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Arizona silver belt., 1893-03-18
Electrician Revived from Death.

A curious accident has happened nt Konigsberg to workman employed at the town electrical works He was oc- cupied in fastening some of the conduct ing wires, when his head must have come in contact with some of the upper wires. He received such a shock that he fell senseless among the net of con ductoTs, and instinetively held on with his hands, They remained hanging 90 fast that later on they had to be torn loose.
 His companions believed that he was already dead when they released him, but doctor whTsas called succeeded in bringing him back to life. The flesh of the mans left hand was entirely burned off, and he had received injuries on his face, but it is believed that they will not be fatal London News
 4 Thousand Cattle Burned.
 Gauson Bros. have received word from the superintendent of their stock range in the Bear River valley that more than 1000 head of fat cattle haye been de- stroyed by the great forest fires that have for weeks been sweeping over that region. Nine houses and four cabins were also destroyed, and three herdsmen fatally burned.
 The cattle were feeding in small valley. A strong wind suddenly blew a sea of fire down upon them. The an- inals stampeded, but they ran in the wrong direction. Before the cowboys could turn the maddened animals the herd vas surrounded by flames. The cattle huddled in the center of clear ing, about mile square in extent, and the cowboys thought they might remain quiet and eventually escape. Showers of cinders and sparks fell upon the herd, however, and presently steer ran amuck among it's companions, goring them with its horns and believing frightfully. The other animals broke and ran in all directions. Many of them dashed into the midst of the flames, where they perished in horrible agony.
 Others ran into the burning forest near where the cabins had stood, and paused to drink at a water hole, but the fluid was scalding hot, and the poor brutes, maddened by their intensified sufferings, viciously charged each other and every other living object in sight. To save their lives the four cowboys who were within the fiery circle at tempted to force their horses through 9 narrow belt of blazing greasewood, the shrubs standing about two feet high. Before they had gone ten feet the ami mals had inhaled flames and dropped to the earth, their riders being compelled to run back to their starting place,-- Boise City Letter.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-03-18
Cost Of Cabling.

The navy department has issued a new table of cable rates of the world A chart of the world Is published, on which the submarine cables are indi- cated, with the principal coInmunicat- ing land lines and the seacoast stations. Detailed maps are also given of the tele- graphic accommodations in Central America and the West Indies, in eastern Europe and in the Mediterranean ooun- tries The tables of cable rates include the Atlantic cables, Cuba, Bahama, Bermuda, African, European, Asiatic and South American.
 1t appears that 1t eosts more to send messages to the West Indies than it does to places in Africa. All the important places in Africa are now reached by telegraph and you can sit in Gila Bend, A. T., and communicate with busi- ness men at Asaab for $l.3l per word. If you want to reach anybody in Yene- zuela from New York, it will cost $3.64 per word, and then the message must go by mail from Quayaquil.
 The islands in the Pacific are now about the only places with which imme- diate communication by telegraph can uot be had Washington Letter.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-03-18
An ostrIch Amnnes Af.Icans.

News has just reached Liverpool of tbe arrival at Sierra Leone, west Africa of remarkable specimen of the ostrich 1lribe, which the people of that colony have seen for the first time. Theostrich, which is ten feet high, has come from central Africa, and walked distance of at least 600 miles to the British colony. The bird was sent by the great Moham- medan chief, Alimamy Samadou. to Mir. Alfred l., Jones, of Liverpool, who has the coaling establishment at Sierra Leone. It came down with caravan of the Alimamy's headlnen and traders who arrived in the British settlement with their produce, ivory, gold, etc,
 It is most unusual circumstance for au ostrich to be found in central Africa, and when it reached Sierra Leone the whole population turned out to see it. The traffic of the streets was stopped, and the governor had to send a special company of native police to escort it to the Sierra Leone Coaling company's premises, AS the Alimamy Sanadou is a great Mohammedau, it is thought that the bird may be regarded in some re- igious connection.
 Knowing the great reverence the Ali, many has for Queen Victoria and tho English people, it is the intention of Mir. Jones to offer the bird to her maj esty as present. from the great Mahom- medan chief, The ostrich, it Is said will be sent over by the next African steamer to Liverpool, Stand ard
Arizona silver belt., 1893-03-18
Traveiing stones In Yeyad,,,

The curious 'trayeling stones' of Australia are paralleled in Nevada
 They are described as being perfectly round, about as large as walnut and of an ivory nature. When distributed about on the floor, table, or any smooth surface within two or three feet of each other they immediately commence trav- cling toward each other and meet at Q common center, and there lie huddled in bunch like eggs in nest. A single stone removed to a distance of four feet, upon being released returns to the heap, but if taken away as much as five feet remains motionless. It is needless to say that they are largely composed of magnetic iron ore. e.-Grass Valley Union
Arizona silver belt., 1893-03-18
4 scotch Tenant. erIeranses.

Mir Hope Johnstone, of Aunandale, who owns one of the largest estata in the south of Scotland, has raised an ae- tion in the Dumfries sheriff's court against one of his hill tenants which is exciting great interest in the north. Mv. Hope Johnstone sues the tenant for pay ment of the last half years rent amount ing to e425.
 The tenant pleads that he is entitled to retain the sum due because the land lord has violated the agreement conccrn- ing the burning of heather, with the ob. ject of providing additional cover for game, the result bearing that the ten. ants sheep had no young heather U cat
 He also pleads tl,at he has suffered severe losses in consequence of the landlords keepers having killed down weasles, hawks, owls and smaller birds owing to which there has been plague of yoles, which lave eaten up tbe pas. lures. The ease is regarded throughout Scotland as Q test action, and if tue ten. ant Is the winner, then landlords whc sacrifice everything 10 the preservation Of game are likely to have a bad time oi it.-Londou Truth.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-03-18
A New Luuber Saw.

The introduction of a new saw fm lumber Is to be noted upright imple- ment, thin like bandsaw and having direct steam attachment, at each end of it a steam cylinder, each of which has but a single steam port. The upper piston draws the saw and tie lower piston mp and the lower piston draws the saw and the upper piston down, each piston drawing the saw, but neither of them pushing it, this causing the saw at all times to be rigid, so that very thin saw can be employed.
 Below the lower cylinder are heavy pair of balance wheels, these giving a steady as well as uniform motion to the saw, and to these balance wheels are connected a pair of rods, the upper ends of which connect with knuckle joint at the lower end of the saw, thus throw. ing the lower end of the saw ont as it is going up and against the log as 1t is coming down. The log carriage is op- erated by the same engine that runs the saw.--New York Sun.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-03-18
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 Many remarkable legends and folklore stories cluster around the natural his tory of the common garden toad. All early writers on the characteristic habs its of this harmless little creature make 1t a point to never allude to it without interjecting 8 few cautionary notes on its "extremely venomous bite" or tho awful effects of ''inhaling the direful creature's breath" The facts in the case are that it cannot bite at all, and if it should it has no ''venom" with which to inject the wound. When irritated the toad may exhale an offensive. secretion by means of follicles on the neck and other parts of the body, but to suppose that this secretion is poisonous is the height of folly.
 Another toad belief--one that was rife 300 years ago--was that the ugly little batrachian's head was set with price. less jewel Shakespeare alludes to this curious belief where he says:
 Sweet are the uses of diversity. which, like the toad, ugly and yenomous, wears yet n precious jewel in its head.r
 The belief in the ''toadstone" was not only current in England and the other countries of Great Britain, but was known to learned men as one of the popular fallacies of all Europe. In Hungary it was believed that the toad ate dust and drank dew as his only food and drink. The action of the dew on the dust and the dust on the dew was supposed to cause secretion to form in the animals stomach which was vomited up each spring during melting time.
 The Jaques de Mahen collection of oddities at Rouen has tray containing a dozen or fifteen of these so called toad. stones" But, as hinted above, the Brit ish belief was that the "toadstone" was to be found only in the head of the warty little animal. Fenton, who lived and wrote in the Sixteenth century, says. "There is to be found in the heads of old and great toads stone they call borax or steton, which, being used as rings, gives forewarning of venom"
 Lupton, writing about the year i633, says: "The crepandia or toadstono is very valuable. Touching any part envenomed by the bite of rat, wasp, spider or other poisonous beast ceases the pain and swelling thereof During that uncer- tain period of time chased as the Mid dc Ages people in general believed that ae toad hGd the power of charming it's prey, Us well as men and larger crca- turcs. ln classical times it was thought that DO plga could live who had the 'nis. fortune to be looked squarely in the eyes by a toadi h some respects this latter belief partakes of the nature of the le geud of the basilisk, St. Louis Repub- lEc
Arizona silver belt., 1893-03-18
The India Rpbl,e, Worm.

The latest triumph of Yankee invent. i've genius is an india rubber fshworm It is said to be remarkably good imita- ton Of the common earth worm, is inde- structible and iH actual use proves as al- turing to the fishes as the genuine arti. cle. The old fisherman will be quick to perceive its advantages. One can equip himself for . days sport without dig ging over q whole garden in his search for bait. 4 handful of India rubber worms will last him Q whole season, and there will Do no necessity for pulling up the line every few minutes to see if the small fry nibblers have left the hook bare.
 Possibly the greatest admirers of the new bait will be the feminine fishers who, however expert with the hook and line, have never reached the point where they can impale an angle worm without a series of shudders. The only one who will find it q drawback will be the girl whose chief delight in fishing comes from the excuse it gives for keeping some young man at her side to handle tho horrid worms. The inyenticn of the rubber worm turns angling int6 an exact science, with no room for flirting ac. cessories.-Troy tN. Y.) Times,
Arizona silver belt., 1893-03-18
Mexican E,cnsntinns.

The Mexican government has recently heen making some excavations in the plaza of Tialtelolco, which have re suited in uucoyeriug some very interest ing remains of the ancient Aztecs. Three feet below the surface a white floor of cement was found. Three feet farther down was another Below that steps of terrace work painted blue were uncovered, forming low pyramid; be- heath this were crypts, containing hu- man bones and same relics. Among the latter were whistles of glazed pottery a stone inaskoid and pottery stamp, in which appears the cross of Quetzalcoatl
 In another part of the excavations over 400 small idols or household gods were found, some representing the god dess of water and others the moon. One thousand arrowheads of obsidian and serpentine were unearthed. Many ar ticles used in the game of ball were also excavated. A great many other interest ing relics of the ancient Nahautl civih- zation were brought to light. Boston Transcript.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-03-18
Tho rerrls wheel.

On the Midway Plaisance there will be an exhibit which is intended to rival in novelty the Einel Tower, This will be the Ferris wheel. Its diameter will be 250 feet Tho wheel is intended to convey passengers around . circle in cars, from which visitors will have a full view of the exposition grounds md buildings The wheel will be 26l feet in night. Around it, suspended be- tween the two crowns by steel truRnion pins, will be 36 passenger cars with q seating capacity of so persons each. The entire structure is of steel and somewhat resembles huge bicycle wheel revolving between two towers. The principle of construction is some what similar to an old style Englisli breast water wheel in that it consists of stiff outer crown, which is suspended from the center axle by system of tension rods. The wheel practically consists of two wheels placed on the same axle, spaced distance of 2Sl feet apart and held together by struts and ties The great axle is the largest piece of steel ever forged in this coun- try, being 33 inches in diameter, 45 1-6 feet long, and weighing 56 tons.
 The axle is supported by means of steel towers lS7 feet high. These are each supported by four legs, two yerti- cal and two inclined, connected at the base by eight huge portal struts, thus forming au almost solid arch of steel. The foundations of masonry beneath the tower taper from an immense base to a night of IS feet and under this are piles and concrete. Passengers, while indulging in their novel trip, will be just as safe as while riding out to the grounds on a railroad train Arranged in groups on the rods around the crown of the wheel are 5000 incandoscent lights of various eolors These will be alternately extinguished and relighted at night as the wheel reyolyes The engiAes which are to revolye this struc- ture are in themselves an object of in- terest They consist of two-hnk mo- ton reversible engines of 30 inch bore, foot stroke and LOGO horse. power
 The Ferris wheel is to be located in the middle driveway of the Midway Plaisance, about loo feet from one of the entrance gates The driveway divides at the wheel, and passing on both sides eonyerges after the wheel has been passed
Arizona silver belt., 1893-03-18
Cnnrasa orn.nrs-

Humorous, if a triAe unkind, was She orator, who, when describing the in- ordinate love of praise which character ized an opponent, said, He is so fond of being praised that really believe he would be content to give up the ghost if it were but to look up and read the stonecutters puff on his tombstone. !" Thisis in striking contrast to the graceful and witty compliment paid to the beau tiful Duchess of Deyonshire and her sister, Lady Duncannon, of whom, when they canyassed the electors of West minister on behalf of Fox in l7S4, it was said that never did two such lovely portraits appear on canvas. ."-London Standard.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-03-18
A Noble Husband.

The historian Xenophen relates that when Cyrus, the founder of the Persian empire, had taken captive young prince of Armenia, together with his beautiful and blooming wife, of whom he was remarkably fond, they were brought before the tribunal of Cyrus to receive their sentence. The warrior in- quired of the prince what be would give to be reipstated in his kingdom, and he replied that he valued his crown and his liberty at a very low rate, but if the noble conqueror would restore his be- loved wife to her former dignity and possessions he would willingly pay his life for the purchase. The prisoners were dismissed to enjoy their freedom and former honors, and each was lavish in praise of tho conqueror. And you, :" said the prince, addressing his wife, what think you of Cyrus?r "I did not observe him." she replied. Not observe him" exclaimed her husband. Upon whom, then, was your attei ou fxel?" Upon that dear and generous man, she replied, "Y5ho declared his readiness to purchase my liberty at the expense of his life"
Arizona silver belt., 1893-03-18
On the worry day the administratial

On the very day ths administration changed hands, Surveyor General Roy al A. Johnson rendered his registration and is prepared to step down and out whenever the President desires to ao- cept it. Gen Johnson has made splen- did official, and if there were no other grounds upon which to rest his record, his investigation into and report upon the Peralta grant would be sufficient to give him lasting honor. Into this great shadow he went deeply and thorough ly, and produced the most positive proof that the grant was a base fraud, and the people may now enjoy the fruits of his research, Gen, Johnson has always shown his friendship for tho people oven where self interest might incline less upright and honest man to do no more than strict duty requires, and he allies himself to the cause of the oppressed simply because they were right and needed assistance, They will long remember these things and some day will show their gratitude for his uAsslfsh labors. Tucson Enterprise.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-03-18
Puu,pl.,n Pie.

When melancholy days come round and leaves get brown and red, Wlen corn is shocked, and when you add a blanket to your bed, Whom apples, pared and quartored, arc set in the sun Co dry, This is tho time you anack your lips and think of pumpkin pie luis pumpkin pies tempting dish to almost any fellow, SS sweet and tcuder, luscious CyumD and then, wthal, sc yellow. You sir up eggs and milk and spice aud sugar --Oh, my eyel~ and then you add the pumpkin, and that makes the pumpkin pie.
 Brandon Bannoi
Arizona silver belt., 1893-03-18
sI.aI ernss.

Sisal grass is likely to prove @ very important source of wealth for Mexico. It grows in long, narrow blades. often to the length of four or five feet, and these, when dry. curl up from side to side, forming flexible string stronger than any cotton cord of the same size ever manufactured It is iu great de- mnd among florists and among manu- lecturers of various kinds of grass goods, and it is said to be capable of being ap- piled to many new uses. Ropes. cords, lines Of any description and size may be manufactured of it, and ships cable of sisal grass is one of the possi- bilities of the future. It is almost im- pcryious to the action of salt water, and is not readily decayed or disintegrated by moisture and heat It takes its name from the port of Sisal, in Yucatan, through which it was formerly exported. -Board of Trade Journal.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-03-18


 The large export movement of specie from this country HOW taking place, in addition to extraordinary exports of merchandise, in ordsr to balance our foreign trade account, is ascribed by ex-Shipping Commissioner Bates to tue enormous amouRt of freight charges paid for the employment of foreign ships AIr Bates estimates that ship ping charges amount to an average of l5 per cent. on the valuation of the merchandise carried At this rate there was charged against us on the S7.7 per cent of our imports and exports car ried in foreign bottoms last year, S235, ; 000, 0O0 Our owa vessels earned on the 12.3 per cent carried by them, S33, 900, ,000, leaving a balance against us, to be set off against the balance in our favor on the merchandise account of S202, ,O00, 900. This is almost exact ly the amount by which our last year 8 exports exceeded imports of merchan disc. Iron Age.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-03-18
How One Painter was started.

The Pail Mall Gazette tells story of a British--or was it an Anerican?-co lector, who paused before a picture by the late Belgian artist, Mauve, for the first time, having been struck by it's beauty. He asked how much it cost, and was told $l25, "Nonsense,' he said, its too cheap. Make it $500 and I'll take dozen more from him at the same price. Thus was Mauve's financial sue cess Llegun.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-03-18

The policy to be pursued by the new ly appointed Secretary of the Navy, Mir. Herbert of Alabama, is marked out in his report as chairman of the Com hittee on Naval Affairs made to the House on the 18th ult., to accompany the Naval Appropriation bill. That policy is to construct no more cruisers at present, but to provide for the build ing of seven or eight more battle ships ss fast as the steel works are able to furnish the armor for them With these battle ships and reasonable number of torpedo boats our navy would rank fifth among the nayies oI the world, Mir. Herbert calls atten. tioR in his report to the fact that in 1860 the expenditure for the navy, in the days of wooden ships, cast metal guns aRd cast-iroh projectiles, was 70 cents per capita per aHnum, while dur ing the past ten years of building a modorn navy of steel ships armed with steel guns the expenditure per capita has been less than 32 cents.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-03-18
Maltese Wit.

The poorer Maltese have a ready wit. An English officer, failing to make a Maltese understand what he meant, called the poor man a fool" Under standing this much the man, who had travelled about good deal, though he did not understand English, replied by asking, Do you speak Maltese?" "No." Do you speak Arabic2" '.No." "Do you speak Creek" ''No." "Do you speak Italiang' No" 'phen if l be one fool you be four .'-London News
Arizona silver belt., 1893-03-18
Cnrslcnn Rnnditn.

Corsican bandits have friends in every village, who supply them with what they want, and those who have only taken life or two out of revenge are not regarded as criminals. We have seen girl scarcely out of her teens flash up with anger if anything were said against the vendetta. --London Saturday Review.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-03-18
Free colnase comml,teen n.

A Washington dispatch of March sth says: The Senate Finance Committee will be reorganized strictly upon hard money lines. Voorhees,, of Indiana, will go to the head of the committee, and Coke, of Texas and Vest, of Mis- souri, have been added MePherson, who opposed the free coinage of silver, was induced to get of the conmittee by being tendered the chairmanship of the Committee on Naval Affairs. It is said that Senator Stewart, of Nevada, will be one of the Republican members. Vest was held in suspense for some timo as to the soundness of his views cn free silver, but was finally accepted oa pledging himself to free coinage. This pledge was exacted ill each instance and and made the test of eligibility for ser vice on the committee.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-03-18

The railroad mileage of Connecticut is greater according to area than any country of Europe except Belgium. Delaware, Illinois, Iowa, Massachu- sets, New Jersey, Ohio and Penpsyl- yania have, each of them, larger traekage to the square mile than Ger many, France or Holland and each of the States except Iowa and New York, has larger relative trackago than Gre t Britain.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-03-18

The number of students of electrical subjects entered at Cornell university has increased from 2s in 1881 to 230 in 1899, and in many other institutions the proportionate increase is even greater
Arizona silver belt., 1893-03-18

The greatest days run of an ocean steamship was about 5l5 miles. The steamer in question was 569 feet long and had previously been known to make 800 milesp per day for three days in succession.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-03-18

One or two slight circumstances may bend the twig and thus incline the tree A Christmas gift bent Dr. Schliemann, the discoverer of buried Troy, to his life ,,.,.rl,