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Arizona silver belt., 1893-05-06
Nyorl.nr nn nlnnntnIn rors.

Some practical facts are furnished by the experience uf the worlSmen engaged in the construction of the new Central railway over the main range of noun tuins in Peru The line starts from Lima, in latitude l2 degs, Tbe summit tunnel of this line at Galeria is at the height of l5,G4j feet. or little under the height of Mont Blanc. but 1t must be remembered that the climatic coudi- tions are very different and more un- favorable in Peru than in Europe.
 Mir E, Lnne. the engineer in chief finds that the worlSmen up to an altitude of S.00O Go l0,0D0 feet do about the sime relative quantity of work as at sea level provided they have been inured 10 the height or brought mp in the country. At l2.0J0 feet the amount of work deteri0. rates, and at l4.0G0 to l6,0Oo full third has to be deducted from the amount that the same man could perform at sea level
 Mules and horses are found to do about Che same efficient work proportionatey as human beings up to about l7,000 feet in the district. Nineteenth Century
Arizona silver belt., 1893-05-06
Nntca Ahnnt AIll-ntnrs.

There is nothing thata gator likes bet ter than fresh pork and he will toddle three miles from water for a Florida razorback In cool weather ne buries himself in mud and becomes dormant until it grows warm Hunters still make a living by killing him for his hide and teeth The killing of nlligators from the decks of river steamers in Florida has been stopped by law Tourists became very careless in their use of firearms. and would endanger the lives of passengers in their haste to get a shot before the boat got by n plump saurian. Yet it is remarkable that only one person, q woman, was ever wounded in these reckless fusillades. s.-New York Sun.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-05-06
non,nr,,s Ahnnt sno,r.

The snow was particularly light and fluffy, and it settled on the sidewalks like fine goose 6eathers The jauitor of a certain fat k n son of Ham, built like Hercules, The janitor of the next tlut is sop of Grin, The two recognize no color line, and are great friends. Before the sun they pose to clear the sidewalks of the snow ere it should be trampled down by pedestrians. Both were equipped with snow shovels.
 By golly, Pat, shouted the herculean son of Ham, after he had been working for d few minutes, dis ylr snow am 50 feadery dat shoyelin it uint no good uo- how Minds me of pushing fog
 Well beSorra, replied Pat without looking up from his work get fan and fan it of New York Times
Arizona silver belt., 1893-05-06
General ,herman,s Individuality.

In one of Lawrence Hutton's articles on deathniasks he speaks incidentally of General Sherman's strong individuality. which causes a certain sculptor to re- mark When 1 was busy with bust of General Sherman and Ssw him every day, it was curious fact that he made positively no personal impression upon my mind admired him and reyered him. but it was hard work to remember that ne himself was there. 1 stood on the corner watching his funeral with the rest of the crowd was interested in looking at tho notablus, and sincerely gnevcd for the great mans death But do you know at the moment the hearse was draw past me my attention was completely absorbed by some idle incl dent of the occasion. Only at the last second did l think There 1t is again, ] cannot even rivet my attention upon him while his dead body is passing by. ." --St Louis Republic
Arizona silver belt., 1893-05-06

The Wild Career of Bogus Chicago Ham.
 Some small boys fastened 8 wire to one of those wooden hams which are used for advertising purposes, and to the other end of the wire attached Q lot of fish hooks, then dropped the fish hooks into the Madison street cable slot at Madison street, near Halsted The hooks quickly took hold of the running cable, and away sped the ham toward the set ting sun.
 At Green street it struck and tossed into the mud handsomely dressed Jim De Meyer, the wine connoisseur. At Loomis street it struck an Italians hand cart laden with fresh roasted peanuts and popcorn and scattered the load over tho road. The ham journeyed right on, leaving the son of Italy and the street newsboys to fight over the peanuts and popcorn. A bicycle rider was upset at Lincoln street and slightly injured by collidiug with the flying imitation pork. As the frayed edged ham danced along near Western avenue it caught the eye of nearsighted saloon keeper.
 'fWhat a nice addition. muttered he, ''to my free lunch counter" He grabbed board, threw himself into position like Q grand stand ball player as he comes to bat, and as the ham approached him he swiped it about amidship, broke the wire and acquired the ham. The loafers who, clad in their best clothes, stood lazily smoking cigars on the sidewalk, gently led the h.Im grabbing saloon keeper into bis saloon near bv. Chicago Tribune
Arizona silver belt., 1893-05-06
TIE sweeT. SAD YEARS.

The sweet, sad years, the sun, the rain, Alas too quickly did they wane! For each some boon, some blessing i,orei or smiles and tears eitcll he'd its store, It's oheckered loi of bliss and pain. Although 1t idle be and vain, Yei cannoi the wish restrain That had held them everunre,
 Tho sweet, sud yearSl Like echo of an old refrain That long within the mind has lain, keep repeating OCT and OCT, Nothing can e'er the past restore; Nothing bring back the years again.
 The sweet, sad years.
 Rev. Charles D. Bell,
Arizona silver belt., 1893-05-06
morl.lnr In Gren, Altl,n,los.

Owing to the absence of malaria thn percentage of efficient labor at the great est elevation is very high one Men coming from the coast are not found capable of doing efficient work for about two weeks on an average when taken to high elevations. The capacity gradually increases and reaches it's maximum ih Il few weeks or months. according to the constitution of the individual. Nine teenth Century
Arizona silver belt., 1893-05-06
AMERICAN BEAUTY.
COMPARATIVE MEASUREMENTS OF
 GIRLS IN TWO CITIES.

The California Young Maiden Is Claimed
 to Be Nearer Perfect as to Form Than
 Her Sister in New York = Interesting
 Comparisons as to Feet,
 A sculptor's ideal of beauty is evolved on mathematical principles. A perfect woman is or n or 8 heads tall; her shoulders are two heads wide; her legs are 8 to 8 heads long; her waist is 8 heads in circumference. But the size of heads varies in women who are equally perfect in shape; the head of tie Venus de Medici is nearly one-eighth less in pro portion than that of the Venus of Milo or the Cnidian Venus of Praxiteles, which was esteemed by the ancients the most perfect statue in existence. The Medici Venus is a slim, slender girl whose pro. portions resemble tho statues of Psyche. Living reproductions of her are more frequently seen in New York than here
 There fell into The Argonaut's posses sion q list of measurements of the pro- portions of Q young lady of San Fran cisco, who is looked upon as being beau tiful and having a fine fgure--in short, a typical California girl. With these we have compared similar ground plan of New York girl which we secured at the time Professor Sargent was collect ing statistics concerning the young women in eastern seminaries; likewise the measurements of Ballow's well known ideal beauty. They compare as follows:
Arizona silver belt., 1893-05-06
Anh nc nnt Il Chonn.

Here is an anecdote that J. Seaver Page tells of "close call" he had soon after Russell Sage had his "close call" "A wild eyed man, with his hair somewhat tumbled, entered our store, and walking up ptoone of the salesmen held can out at arms length and said, i want a quart CT verniliou, and l want it quick The salesman eyed his visitor sharply and then slid nervously; 'Y-yes, sir, W-wait Q minnit and l-ril find it for you He ran into my office and cried out excited ly; MT. Page, there's man out there with can of dynamite, and he says he wants quarter of a millionr Well, go tell him I'll be out in moment. said l. The wild eyed man was still standing in the center of the store holding out the can when came out. What is it you want, my friendy said very uervously
 The man was beginning to get angry. "A quart CT vermhou, he shouted and want it pretty quick Will you take checky No What do want with a check? 1 tell you want quart CT yer million, 'say that again, and saw 1t slow. said A-qGart--ot--verm said the man 'Ohr exclaimed, intense lyrelieved and wipiug precipitation beads from my brow Here, get this man a quart of ycrmilion and don't charge him anything for it. '"-New York World.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-05-06
Tho Worthy Novei.

The novel that is worthy of the name, and which is calculated to render a broader service than tho pecuniary com pensation of it's author. is the one which takes the problems of life as they present themselves to us all, and by the example of the characters portrayed teaches us the way to their proper solution; that presents us with types of manly and womanly character that may inspire the reader to emulation of their excellences, and that is withai a natural helpful, concrete story of lifa of lives. Such q novel is worth all literary freaks that ever have been l'ver will be pro duced. -Donahoe's 2 ,azine.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-05-06
Tho sn,nlIest pnintlnr.

Probably the smallest painting eve, made was the work of the wife of a Flemish artist. It depicted min with the sails bent. the miller mounting the stairs with sack of grain on his back Upon the terrace where the mill stood wHs cart aud horse. and in the road leading to it several peasants were shown The picture was beautifully finished and every object was very distinct yet it was 50 amazingly small that it's SIT face could be covered with a grain of corn. New York Press
Arizona silver belt., 1893-05-06
Ill. netort Courteous.

A well known New Yorker, famous for his bon mots, was asked by a friend upon returning from Boston recently if be had renewed his acquaintance with R certain lady well known for her hn. pressiye style and blue stocSingish qual tiles
 s'No, he replied with smile, "She invited me one evening to meet some minds at tea. but had an engagement to meet some stomachs at dinner-at the St. Botolph clnb. and So l had 10 forego the pleasure. New York Herald
Arizona silver belt., 1893-05-06
pIg sal,age b New Yorh Inrber.

In 1889 the City of New York on her first voyage to this port. run ashore off Sandy Hook A leading wrecldng com pany of this city took a score Of lighters down to take of her cargo so that she might be ioated A number of tugs aided in the work
 The wrecising company put in "a claim for salvage and was awarded S15,oOO Including the compensation to the tugs which worlsel with the wreckins coiu- pany the total amount of salvage award ed was over $l00,0OO New York Even ing Sun.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-05-06
NYomen Cnrrv nnrgers.

A prominent ieweler says that he sells a anumber of daggers annually to women. These are not ornaments, but serious weapons. They are just large enough to slip easily inside woman's gown. Some women have these made to order, when they are lavishly adorned and in- crusted with precious stones. They are frequently carried in travelling, when they arc intended as weapons of defense. They are preferred to revolvers, which are likely to go off summarily and in the wrong direction. .-Jewelers' Circular.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-05-06
Experlments nith Pigeons.

Experiments have recently been made to determine the length of time through which a carrier pigeon will preserve the "homing" instinet-that is to say, how long a bird must be kept away from its original or home loft before it will lose the instinct to return, Recently seventy two pigeons in the German military seTy- ice were taken from Mayence to Bruns- wick, distance of ITO miles, and kept in captivity month, Then they were liberated. They started instantly in the direction of Mayence and arrived there in 4 hours. --Y Youth,s Companion.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-05-06
An Abundance of Fingers and Toes.

There was born on New Years morn. ing to Mir. and Mrs. J. P Norton, of Wyandotte county, Kan. baby. Each hand of this baby is provided with six fingers and each foot has six toes All the fingers and toes are fully developed and perfect, so that its impossible to tell which are the extra fingers and toes.-- Kansas City Letter.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-05-06

We are told by LiYy that when Hanni- bal had vanquished the Romans in the battle of CannR two women. seeing their sons whom they had supposed dead re- turn in good health, died immediately from excessive joy
Arizona silver belt., 1893-05-06

The doctors from all over the UBi- ted States and parts of Canada, in at- tendance upon the recent quarantine congress were impressed with the inef- fectiyeuess of the quarantine rogula- tions of the United States, taken as a whole. They seemed to regard tho quarantine system of Michigan as n whole the best adopted by any state.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-05-06
rho rr,ptlnn. nnd l,oman..

The Egyptians and the Romans among ancient nations present characteristic examples of inequality in the develop mcnt of the different elements of their civilization, and even of the different branches of which each of these ele- ments is composed. Popular Science Monthly
Arizona silver belt., 1893-05-06
A seasop,s suoeess.

Mrs. Dovelsin's trip to Scarborough was Q great success this year"
 "Indeedi Has she got rid of her old troublegn
 ''lJo. but she has got rid of her old daughter ."-London Tit Bits.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-05-06
Tt wouldn't pay.

The North Carolina boy who went out to shoot birds with a gun made of a brass tube shot himself of course. And we don't know that we are even sorry for his parents It would not pay to saise such il Buffalo Express.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-05-06

The newspaper is the directory of it's town abroad, says an exchange, and every business man in the town who wants te be generally known abroad, should have his name in she local pa pers in connection with bis business, if lIe only occupies a few lires of space
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1893-04-10
FOR COAST DEFENSE
The Great Ship Indiana in the Naval
Review.
THE SHIPS POWERFUL ARMAMENT
She Is the Strongest War Vessel
Ever Constructed by the Amer
ican Government.

WASHINGTON, April 9.-The Indiana
will participate with host of others,
new and old, in the naval review in New
York harbor ontthe 9th inst.
The Indiana is the eighth warship
that the Cramps have launched and is
the largest ever sent from their ways.
Up to this time the New York, with a
tonnage of 5000, was the largest. The
Indiana is the first of the first-class bat
tleships to be launched, and her sister
ship, the Massachusetts, which is from
six weeks to'two months behind the In
diana in construction, will be the uext.
The Indiana is 34S feet long on the
water line and is SO feet inches beam
Her displacement is 10, 400 tons, but
with full supply of coal and stores on
board she will draw "a feet and dis
place II, 900 tons of water. She will be
propelled by twin screws and her en-
gines will be three in number, having
0,O00-horse power. They will be of
the triple-expansion type and will be
built abreast in water-tight compart-
ments, and will give n speed of from
1515 to 16 knots, the guaranteed speed
being Is knots. The armor will be as
nearly impervious to shot as it can
be made. The water-line armor belt
will be of 1S-inch nickel steel and will
extend 196 feet along each side amid
ships. At the ends of the armor belt is
an armored bull1head athwartships
which is to be IA inches thick, and
above that and the water line is to be a
casemate, belt 5 inches thick.
Above the athwartships belt will be
two redoubts, one at each end, forming
the basis of the revolving turrets.
These redoubts will be S4 feet and
inches outside diameter and IL feet
high. Over the armor belt and over the
bow and stern will be a fat protected
deck plated with pinch steel. At each
of the four corners of the 5-inch case
mates rises up a redoubt 8 feet high
and plated with s-inch steel. These
redoubts will be surmounted by turrets,
each 8 inches thick, and besides the
armored turrets there is to be an ar
mored pilot house or coming tower.
The total weight of the armor is to be
2,6S5 tons.
The armament of the Indiana will be
as follows: Four 13-inch guns, 40 feet
long, mounted in pairs in the two main
turrets; eight S-inch guns. mounted in
pairs in the four turrets at the corners
of the casemate: four 6-;nch guns,
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1893-04-10
THE PERU INCIDENT
No Attack Was Made Upon The United
States Consulate.
AN ACCOUNT OF THE AFFAIR
The Riot Was Started by an Anti-Ma-
sonic Element, and Several
We're Injured

New York, April S.-The Herald's
he has investigated the report that a
United States consulate in Peru had
been attacked by mob, for which an
apology has been demanded by the
United States government He says
the attack was mainly directed against
Free Masonry. He says the correspond
ent at La Paz telegraphed him the fol-
lowing account of the affair
stMarchs. 9th party of American stu
dents who were on the way to the Chi
cago fair. attended the funeral of Senior
Cazardia, Chilian merchant of La
Paz. The funeral services were held in
the Masonic temple. This enraged the
anti-Masonic populace, who attacked
the building. They were armed with
revolvers and stones. The attendants
at the funeral were driven out and the
ceremonies were suspended. !. The mob
then set the building on fire and it was
burned to the ground. The residence
of Senior Mendez, custom-house Off
cial, who was believed to sympathize
with the Masons, was sacked and
bnrned. Six soldiers fred on the mob
and wounded several of the rioters; but
the authorities on the whole remained
inactive. The attack was mainly di-
rected against Free Masonry. There
were no attacks upon or demonstrations
of any kind against the American con-
sulate."
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1893-04-10
A Former Nun w1II Wed.

HARTFORD, Conn.,, April Sit was an
nounced today that Miss Louise Marie
Wilcox, formerly of this city, and DR..
Thomas P. Conlon, of Brockton, Mass,
will be married in the hotel Bartholdi,
New York, May IL. The announcement
was a surprise. Nearly 10 years ago
Miss wilcox, who is very pretty, entered
Mount St. Joseph's convent. When she
was graduated it was with the honors of
her class. In 1885 she became sister in
the convent and two years later took the
black veil. Her name in religion was
Sister Celesta. A year ago she said she
had tired of her life as a,nun, and wished
to mingle with the world again. She
secured special dispensation, from
Pope Leo XIII and left the convent.
Miss Wilcox then removed to New
York, where she has since been teach
er of music. Her mother said today
that she had met DR.. Conlon in New
York, and that the marriage would be a
love match.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1893-04-10

mounted in broadsides with special
inter bulzheads back of them; twenty
e-pounders and rapid-fring guns; eight
1-pounders and Gatling guns and tor
pedo tubes. The armament has some
strong points possessed by none of the
battleships or cruisers now afoat. One
is the height of the guns from the water
line, which will enable them to success
fully attack the unarmored ends of for
eign warships. The 13-inch guns are
Is feet above water line and the S-inch
guns are % feet above the water line.
Another feature is that the armament
of either the Indiana or Massachusetts
will throw greater weight of metal
than any vessel aaoat. Either will be
able to throw 6,40O pounds at one DIS
charge of her main battery alone, which
| is 1000 pounds more than any other
warship, foreign or native, is capable of
discharging. There will be single
military mast, with two fighting tops
and a lookout, and means will be pro-
vided for going up inside the mast.
The Indiana is one of three sister
ships, including the Massachusetts and
the Oregon, authorized by act of con-
gress of June 80. 1890. The general de-
signs for the three steel ships were
ready on the day the act authorizing
them was approved. Three months
later the bids for constructing them
were opened. The Union iron works
of San Francisco offered to build one
for SO, ,240 900, or two for SO, 400, 900; the
Risdon iron and locomotive works, also
of San Francisco, one for s3, ,275, 900; the
Bath iron works, one for IS, las, 900; the
Cramp s. Sons company, of Philadel-
phia, one for $1,000, 900, and the other
two for So, ,79o. 600. The latter company
also bid 50, ,120, 900 for a ship twelve feet
longer than in the departments plans,
which We're followed exactly by all the
preceding bids, and 5000, 900 for the
other two. This last bid being lower
than that Of any other, was accepted
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1893-04-10
The Distribution OF seeds.

WAsHINepoN, Aqril s-Secretary Nor
ton has already begun to realize some of
the vexations attending the seed distri-
button assigned by law to the depart
ment of agriculture. Seedsmen are anx-
ious to know what will be the policy of
the department in regard to the pur-
chase of seeds for distribution. In reply
to inquiries addressed to him on the sub
aject, Secretary Morton has said his poll
icy would be 10 purchase seeds grown in
the United States in the open market,
the quality and price being the only
question he would consider.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1893-04-10
ELECTRIC FLASHES.


The U. IS. senate will adjourn Tuesday
The president notified the senate of
his desire to raise the rank of James B.
Eustis, lately confirmed minister to
France, to that of ambassador.
1t is suggested that at each place in
the country where Arbor Day will be
celebrated this year that a tree be
planted in honor of the new secretary of
agriculture.
1t was expected that at 8 O'Clock this
morning every union man working for
the Worlds Columbian Exposition
company would quit work. The force
is estimated at between 1000 and 5 1000
men.
Unusual interest is being taken in the
coming session of the Mississippi
inst. Letters and kilograms from prom
inent men from all parts of the West
indicate there will be a large attendance.
Eleven hundred machinists, boiler
makers, blacksmiths and helpers in the
shops of the Santa Fe road struck this
afternoon for an advance in wages and
other demands with the fellow workmen
in the same lines along the entire sys-
tenn.
From Boston comes a dispatch to the
Evening Post stating thatWilliam Lloyd
Garrison and other leading independents
there are thoroughly disgusted with
Fourth Assistant Postmaster-G General
Maxwell's rapid removal of republican
postmasters, and that there is earnest
talk of public protest soon unless the
policy of the administration is changed
Secretary Hoke Smith has rendered a
decision on the question of revoking the
permits recently granted to the Big
Blackfoot Milling company and the
Bitter Root Development company to
cut so per cent. OF the timber from gov
ernment land in Montana. The permit
is modified las to restrict the cutting
to four sections, and the time to Janu-
ary 1st, 1894.
In the matter of the late Choctaw war
Agent Bennett said the Choctaw govern
ment will never bring their would be
murderers to trial, but will uphold
them in their unlawful acts, and that it
will be assisting in a so-called judicial
murder to permit the militia to. make
arrests in the Choctaw nation. In view
of these facts he strongly urges that the
nation be placed under martial law.
Money to Loan.
have money to loan on short time
loans.,s GEO. w. ROWLAND.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1893-04-10

for the Indiana and Massachusetts,.
The law required that one of the yes
sells should be built on or near the Pa
cific coast, if it could be done at a fair
cost. The Union iron works, in view of
the bid of the Cramps agreed to build
the Oregon, also adding twelve feet, for
So, 100000, and this was accepted as
reasonable on calculating the cost of
carrying to San Francisco material only
obtainable in the east. The Indiana's
keel was laid in 1891.