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Arizona silver belt., 1894-09-22
IN OFFICE slxTY-FouR YEARS.
The Record of au oetogenarian Postnlas-
 ter in the Buckeye State.

The Record of au OetOgenarian POstmas-
 ter In the Buckeye State.
 Postmaster General Bissell has found q man in the postal service whose cN- pcrience has interested him so greatly that he contemplates making use of a recent letter written by this man in preparing his annual report, says writer in the New York Times ". II. Waii&ee, Sr. postmaster at ilumnonds- vile. O., now cighty-two years cf age. wrote two fair pages of letter paper recently without noticeable error of composition and in good, firiu hand, fo gIgc tle secretary Gis experience in brief. He has been sixty-f0ur ycar5 in. the postal service having held office uadcr thirty postmaster gererala He began when he was still Dcy, und has been he postmaster at Ilammondsvill many years. When he was Grst post master, Iud the charge fer letters was twanty-Grc coutR for four Eundgca miles pr over, hc had taken two busA- els ot oats or two bushels 9j pgtatJCs, or five dozen of eggs. or four P urd5 of butter, O. two.thirds of 8 L4ahcI of wheat, or one and CnC-thir3 pounds uf eomraou wool as fair compcnaa,iou iu kind the posLagc The postage c2 CAuty-tw0 such letters, he says would be about equivalent C. tE1 price of 8 p3oj mtlrh COW, The pust- masters Ugsr expected tg Juvl; olt that letters were written on one eherrof pa- per, if thsY were ou two sheets the postag, was to bc double. Mr. Wal lace gives some entertaining accounts of his nany long tlps over the mourn tain- before thc railroads were con slruetcd indicating that he fyps t travelled man many veaUs befofg there was much travelling Uetwceu the east and the west That he is q pretty capable citizen at his age is plain from the fact that, beside being postmaster. he Is the station agent for thc Penn syivania railroad ut liammondsvillc
Arizona silver belt., 1894-09-22
in Latah. Wash.

tn Latah, Wash.
 IN long sea voyages sauer-kraut has been found valuable as preventive against scurvy
 toa short English typewriter girls are called typistes, while the boys are simply typists.
 TnH monkeys of South America seem tocomprehend the meaning of pictures, and often grin with merriment at comic design
 As safeguard against bigamy, it has been proposed that man and wife have each ring tattooed on the third finger of the left hand,
 \ WAGON laden with stone at Leb- anon, Ky, knocked down little ne- gro aud one wheel passed over his head, producing only a scalp wound.
 THERE is way of making artificial ice in France 80 thatwhen big square of it is violently rapped, it separates into small and perfect cubes.
Arizona silver belt., 1894-09-22

pulling the outfit along pretty lively through right nasty piece of road, when the passengers were startled by hearing a voice commanding the driver to throw down his reius There were three or four passengers on the inside, and if it had been light enough to see them they would have looked mighty white, 1 tell you. But old man Lane was made of different kind Of stuff When he heard the agent tell the driver t. drop the reins he just reached pack and pulled out two guns that he used to carry because if was the custom of the country to do it, ana kept his eye fixed on the doors looking first at one door and then the other quickly so as to see the thieves when they made an appearance
 "A shadow feii in each dog} window about the same time, and quick as a dash old man Lanes guns were stuck through either opening and off they went. He got meat both cracks Tbcn ne leaned out the window and banged loose at the fellow who had ordered the driver to hold up lie got him, too, and then jumped oat of the stage. There were four of the road agents, and the lasl one, alarmed at the fate of 1is companions, stuck spurs into his horse and rode away up tho trail The passengers, who had nearly recovered from their terror and surprise. were now amazed tr sec old man Lane cut the harness from the lead mule, jump on his back and go sailing away nfter the fleeing fugitive Shots were heard pretty soon, and in ten minutes UT so back came old man Lane, leading ihG bandits horse, while the map himself was sitting up in thC sdddIe. shot through the back. On examination iJ was found that two of the attacking party were killed and inc other two wounded, and the whole quartctta was brought into Junction. When old man Lane was asked what caused him to bloom out into such 8 progressive citi- zen of the territory, he drawied out:
 Well, had q good dcat of busincss 10 attend to up here at Junction, and didn't like tre idge of being stopped when was on Bty way 10 attend toit,  One of the men wdG rot very badly wounded, and before leaving Junction to return home cid man Lane vent to see him m the temporary locGup Look here, my friend he remarked, ' just want to give you little bit of ad- vice fyou persist in a.lvliJHing of the business that you have started ont in when sort sf stopped you : think l. would be Eafcr for you il you would loJls over the way bill of sEy >,age you. might intend to hold up aud find ont iu advance who it NsY ar.ying.' Old man Lane ia living yet and is na hale and hearty as p2u please, and # he starts On a stage ride DOW anywhere in Montana the driver don't even think it peecssary to lock the trEaA3re box
Arizona silver belt., 1894-09-22
PRICELESS GEMS.

THE "Nizam" weight, 3l0 carats; value, ee0o,O0o.
 TIT Great Mogul"- weight, sso car ats; vaiue, e4O0000.
 TftE "Koh-i-noor" weight, cut l06 carots; value, eil0,o00.
 TuE "0rlofp' weight, i0i carats, color, perfect; value, ei00,O00.
 I'm Tam" weight, uneut, fig car. ots; cut 8 carats; value, g25,0OO
 TnE Pitt or Regent weight, un- cut, 4l0 earats; cut, l36h carats; value, elSN000,
 TuE AIatan" Belonging to rajah of Matap) weight, 367 carats; value, ee70OoO,
 TIE "BaraganZa" by Portu- gal; weight, in rough, i,6so carats; value, es50o,oOO
 TnH jogersfontein Excelsior''--re- gently found, weight. uncut, 909h car cts; color, blue.white, estimated value when cut, $500, coo
Arizona silver belt., 1894-09-22
oLD-TImE FASHIONS.


 GREEK ladies had steel and brass mir TOTS parasols fans and smelling bot tlls
 CcRsGr7 have been found on the mum mic yf Egyptian princesses of the royal family
 Tu women of the middle ages always parted their hair with swall dagger. Wh,a not iE use it was carried in the Eirjlc
 WmE hairpins were invented in Eng land il lIl5 Before that time the fe nal c9iitVres were held in place by fiu1 wooden sl,cwers
 LS Inc sixtecuth centu.y nc lady was considered in full dress unless she had @ mirror -t her breast, It was cyal in shape about four by six inches in size.
Arizona silver belt., 1894-09-22
The Seller Sold.

A good story is told about trausac- ton in pigeons in which Q crafty dealer overreached himself 4 Philadelphia man went to a dealer to purchase q dozen homing pigeons, and was both surprised and delighted at the ex- tremcly low price asked for the birds. The bargain was finally concluded, and the pigeons delivered. Two weeks later the gentleman happened to be passing, when the dealer stopped him and asked how the birds were getting on, q don't know" replied the gen tleman. T have not yet heard from my friend" Your friend?" .Yes; bought them for man in San Fran cisco" The dealers jaw fell in dismay, and then, with rueful laugh, he ad- mittcd that he had sold the birds so yheaply because he knew that on be- ing released they would immediately return to their old home. But from San Franciscol It was a clear case of the bitter he i-'rr lit
Arizona silver belt., 1894-09-22
CHINA BRIG. A.eRAc.

TnE sails of Chinese junlSs are shaped like the wings of an insect.
 CHINA has an academy of manners thct presoribes etiquette for the whole empire
 lN China jailers arc supported by contributions from the prisoners and their friends
 A aEuIcSAt agent Is found in the coclroach of southern China, and therefore this insect is considered sa- cred
 4 CHINESE encyclopedia, which in the Chinese comprises five thousand and twenty rolumes, is about to be added to the library of the British mu. scum.
 OVER four millions of edible dogs arc gU"rallv sacrificed Co deli@ht the pal atcs of the Chinese. These animals have bluish-black tongues and never bark.
Arizona silver belt., 1894-09-22
DoN'r-Do NOT.

Dos'T read this if you expect Co find the old stercotypcd advice unamended. DON'T go to bed with cold feet un. less they have been pickled and taken inwardly
 "Dos'r lie on the left side too much lie on ,hc right side all you can, as it pays better.
 DoN'T jump out of bed immediately on awalenirg in the morning -hut this advice is unnecessary. No sane nan ever did it.
 DoE'T eat between meals--if you get hungry have the meals oftener or whenever you get hungry
 DON'r take long walks ol an empty stomach. r you want Co walk ou stomach atall try and 0nd a full one, as it is softer travelling. < stomach is aos very good place for lcng walk, aI.yway-- Texas Siftings.
Arizona silver belt., 1894-09-22

representative in congress from the Eighth Alabama district The senior senator from Georgia, John 3. Gordon, was likewise q lieutenant general in the army of the conf leracy Edward c. Walthall, of Mississippi, a major general in the confederate service, and of late the junior United States senator from his native state, while not now in active politics having resigned for the balance of his present term in the up- per house, has been elected for and is confidently expected to take his seat in that honorable body in March, 1895 The senior United States senator from Missouri, Francis M. Coclrrell, was a brigadier general in the confederate army; and the other senator from that commonwealth, George C Vest, held positions in both houses of the confed- crate congress, The present senior United States senators from both North and South Carolina, Matt W. Ransom and M. c Butler, were major generals in the confederate service. The repre- oentatives from Tennessee in the upper house uf congress are Isham C. Harris. the senior, and William E. Bate who is the junior senator from that com monwealth The first mentioned lyas a war governor of his native state and the last named was a major general in the confederate army. And lastly, Eppa Hunton, who saw service as brig adler general M the confederate army, at present occupies the position of junior senator trom Virginia ib the congress of the United States Thus do we perceive that of the multitude of those who distinguished themselves in the military and civil annals of the eonfcderacy only twelve remain il, na- t;npai halle
Arizona silver belt., 1894-09-22
A. rrrr.- .c CrlInrnnl..

M. Berti!lop tgcaUt 6ucrCsSc6 in tho Identification ul anarchists have drawn uGah attention sp the AuthroPometrIc arparturnt of Paria,. oyer which he 9rcsidcs, He is the official of whom t1e gaJitaol criminali i nas' iI dread, for he has brought his y tenn to such a statc af perfection tIat i've minutes so.uctnucs suillees for the discovery gf the phot9aaPh taken pc haps scars ago, and to which atc appended "ari- oUs telllaIe details, including the dates of fhe eJndamuar'ons N Aiah the culprit has already undergone The case with which .his la done is ali the more re- markablc owing C the fact that the depaEmena contains upwards of one hundred and fifty ,housaud similar documents Everything Is so well classified that photographs which may not larc been lo2i7gd a5 for years are frJlnp,ly 3.scarlgca. Nine Enclsure- meats,rf prisoners. are taken, and the mcu employed in this work are so eX- pert that t is dono in > few minutes
 After undergoing this process the HuA
 priE is photographed Occasionally re sistancc is offered, but this is rapiu.g overcam.. Tucg, is no aoceiying M
 BerriIlon who.is said to be the special horror of picizpochot5 from the British side of tIe channel,
Arizona silver belt., 1894-09-22
Genius Rewarded.

Congressman sometimes adopt queer expcdients to gain the good will of their constituents Years ago, T mem. ber from western state was afraid that his first term would be his last, as he had not managed to make himself power in congress, While lie was de batting what he should do. a friend said; You live near the center of the United States, don't you?" Yes" ''Then, why don't you introduce a bill to have the capital moved to the prin- eipal town in your district?" The congressman introduced the bill, and tho people of his district at once con cludcd he was great man and sent him back for another term He rein troduced the bill in tho next congress, and, although it was promptly pigeon holed ia committee, his constituents gave him third term as reward for his genius. "E
Arizona silver belt., 1894-09-22
PADS lN JEWeLRr.

FHE fashionable yachting pin of yoye has given place to the belt buckle.
 OVAL buckles of plain. duli-sarfaced silver across which b cuamcled dainty little flag, arc the latest
 A uSE thread of white metal which passes through the hair and holds in plgcoa cchcatC pair of butterfly wings, beautifullly enameled, has captured thc feminine hcart
 TmDr Is passion for any form of ticra-hlJe hair ornaments at this season.
 TEE 'a-cst sleeve links are bong and wcdEc-sharcd, the white surface be- ing sprinkled with the tiniest of silver stars.
Arizona silver belt., 1894-09-22
eRIEF. VALuAsLE RlNTs.

IT is said that cucumber peels will kill cocllruachcs
 WooD ashes are excellent to clean discolorel tabie ware.
 To REMOVE egs stains on silver. rub with salt on a damp cloth.
 WATEB standing ia q roouo is n good disinfectaut as it absorbs all inpuri- ties
 BLEACTD sPonges ars the safest to use, as the bleaehing process diaiufects them
 POTATOES cooked in fhe skins contain morC nuuiueut tbaa # peeled before boiling.
 STEEL lspnes may be oieaBscd oy rub ping with raw potato dipped in fine brickdust.
 FoE nausea scOrCh some rict. pour boiling water over it and drink as hot Bs possible
Arizona silver belt., 1894-09-22
THE LANGUAGE WE SPEAK.

TuE English is to become universal.
 fri3 3iacreasing, it is estimated fully 2,O19,09) annually.
 TiEg centuries ago less than 3,O0O,- 0J0 people spoke the English tongue,
 Ia oil pgrts of the globe over lI5, 600, GOO Pcople at the present time employ it.
 Or this tlle United States claims 65,- Ooo,091 British islands 3S,OOO,O00 and Canada 30op,OOO
 NEsr INDIES British Guina, etc, l,- 509,u0J Australasia, 100000 South Africa, India and other colonies, 9, 500 GOO
 FrEcZ hundred years ago the Eng iish--pgul;ing people resided principal iy on th l'ritish isles; now English is spoken more or less in nearly every country
Arizona silver belt., 1894-09-22
LARGEST ROSE eusH.
Mobile Has the gouor UE Hsvlng Ihla
 Dcauriful MgputaIn of FIousrs.

The largest rose bush in the United States is in Mobile, Ala, said citizen Of N2w Orleans tJ 8 reporter for tae St Louis Glohc-Dcnocrat 'It>bclouys to the pceIas whicL, in common par. lance, is known as the cluster musk rose, and blossoms. sJ iuXuri1usly that during the season from three 10 ioar bushels of roses have been gathered in one week, and when shedding its petals the ground beneath is complete ly covered with its fragrant blossoms
 It's trunk for five feet from the ground is nearly,a foot in circQmier. euce. and it has .heen estimated that if its branches grew on one continuous vine 1t would exceed mil, iu length. These branches have entirely covered the side of the house near which the bush grows, and have extended to the neighb0ring trees surrounding it, so that when it is in bloom it forms a per feet bower of roses.
Arizona silver belt., 1894-09-22
sinseng ,n China.

Ginseng s an importantarticle of ex- port to ChinG, and the trade is largely in the hands of the resident Chinese themselves They buy the root of wholesale dealers, who get 1t of coun- try folk at about two dollars and fifty cents a pound Chinamen seldom Duy directly from the countrymen, because the latter being unacquainted with the Celestials are unwilling to send the root C O. D. The Chinese make nys- tery of the trade but they send abroad yearly many thousands of dollars worth of ginseng.
Arizona silver belt., 1894-09-22
HANDY WITH A GUN.
A Montana Man Who Was a Ter
 TOT to Stage Robbers.
Whcu He Went Out on Business He Objected to Being Delayed on the Road--uow He Got His
 Reputation.

Tho business of holding up stages in the west and robbing the mails and the assenRers would not be followed by so lany desperadoes if few more of the aaelcrs were like old Robert Lane,
 lc lives near Dillon, Mont.;n said George Craig, of Butte, to reporter ar the Washington Star Lane is as Iuiet an3 peaceable citizen as ever went to church on Sno lov nnl put his four bits int the contribution 1ox, He has lived in Montana Iye twenty years, and even in youth he never personally indulged in the old-time wild excesses of life out there. nor in any of the hur- F burly of frontier existence, He has always pursued the even tenor of his way on his little ranch near Dillon and ever been regarded as the safest and most peaceahle citizen in the eommuni- ty. He is called Old Man Lane out in Montana and everybody knows him. Several years ago the old man went dow 0ed RoGil which is nearer to lon is, to take the
 The mules wore
Arizona silver belt., 1894-09-22
LIe aARiEs OF THE WoRLO.

THERE are 100000 volumes credited to the British museum giving it sec ond place
 FnsT oE the fist in point of size is the Bibh5thegue Rationale sD Paris. with 2,225,OoC volumes.
 I'm Berlin library aud the impegiai library ci Russia are about equal each owning .OC0,G95 volumes
 TIE library of congress contains Gs50O0 bound volumes aud BROOD pamphle Deiug she aftL largest in | ,e world
 fnE new national library building at Washington Co rc completed iu three years wii cost S5oglggJ Forty miles of shelves of steel costing S9O,oO0 will Dp useF
Arizona silver belt., 1894-09-22
WEALTH or MINISTERS.

CEIsPI is worth perhaps S1, 900 GOO, amassed il politics and in law
 NAEQUs RUDiNI's fortune is esti. mated at 35,oOO,OOO francs.
 LORD EJrOy, the colonial minister, is said to be worth $500, ,Ooo per year.
 LoEO RosEBERY is credited with hav- ing a larger fortune than Marquis Ru. diui
 gHASCEL4OR WON CAPRIvI and Prnce Winddischgraetz, the Austrian pre- mier, both souno riches negative quantity
Arizona silver belt., 1894-09-22
ONLY THE REFLECTION
Horrible Thought Produced by the Focus
 of n Window Pane.

of Window Pane
 They sat on the sofa They had just come to a mutual understanding, and he had measured her finger for the en- gagement ring, and they were in the first throcs of tender reminiscence.
 "Do you remember he said, in u trembling voice-'you do not reJnem- Der when you first saw me?'
 Yes, l do.a
 Did any thrill or throb tell your heart this happy moment would come? No, that could not be expected.
 Yes, something did seem to whis- per that we might become man and wife"
 My darling!' he said, and he kissed her fondly
 ''Yes, remember l saw you from the window, leaving the house, and thought how awful it would be to mar ry bandy-legged man; but it was only the glass in the window that was uneven and made you look Sc.
Arizona silver belt., 1894-09-22
A LESSON TO TlmTD LOVERS.
If Kou Woptd Win Woman Propose While BancIng with Her.

If Kou Would Win Woman Propose . While Dancing with Her.
 A certain ballroom belle tells how she received an offer of marriage during the dance:
 My last proposal she says, was from a man Et 3 ball. On his dress coat, as he claimed me for waltz, was long white thread. I smililgly called his attention io itand took it of. My sister saw me, and, knowing things were in that interesting conditioE when 8 word would precipitate matters, thought to tease me by saying
 Who is jt that says if woman will take the trouble to pick thread from mans coat that man may have her for asking2' She laughed glee, fully at our discontinue and Hoated away.
 The first time we stopped to prom. enade my partner glanced down at me, anG there, caught in the flowers of my gown was this same long thread He bent down to take it 6if just as we came to a clearing among the dancers.
 What are you doing9'' ! said
 I'm picking thread of your coat" he repeated, stepping in front of me, Win you2" ! thought he meant would go on with the waltz. laid my hand in his ald we gllded into our places.
 Did you understsnd2' he whis- pered.
 Now, it was bad enough to have to refuse man on the sofa, but to have to do it when you are in his very arms; when, while he tells you over and over that he loves Bou, he can em. phssize witt. q hand pressure without rcpfoof; when every second yoG are being drawn closer and closer. until the wretched truth dawns upon you that the music and the dance are sec ondary things, and that iu reality you are being hugged, actually huggcd by a man you arc Lot going to marry you must resist the impulse to put both hands against him and push with all your might You simply get tired suddenly and Ere taken 10 your chap eron, where at least you can refuse him proeerh. ~ShefflrN Telegraph
Arizona silver belt., 1894-09-22
.ONrAOGRATEs lN CoNoREss.
Only Twelve Men Jo Bs Found In Both
 Branches- -Passing Away.

The men who enjoyed prominence in the military and civil service Of the confederacy are rapidly passing from the arena of national politics, says the Augusta Chronicle. Below is record of such as are still in active life at Washington; The senior United States senator from Alabama, John T. Nor gan, was a brigadier general in the confederate army; and her other sena- tor, James L. Pugh, was q member of the confederate congress. Joseph Wheeler who attained the rank of lieHtenant general Tn Che confederate -.srNieN haa frr I,vo1vo 1cars hnnr IL
Arizona silver belt., 1894-09-22
Ye Edltnr neta rnnnr

From tho Plunkyille Bugle. 'Si Neatherwax, while playing ball on the commons the other day, the ball hlt him in the ear, causing great fun for the boys. We understand that Si is going Co town next Saturday to see Gn Il. D. md have the ball extracted from his ear as the owner threatens % have him brought before the squire H his property Is not returned. ."-In. tH if, rfst r,51 E., I-f,r,,1i
Arizona silver belt., 1894-09-22
RELA1Eo oF RoYAL RuLgRs.

THE emperor of Germany sits for his photograph at least once a week.
 QurgN VICTORIA, who was once a sisillful afcher, Is now dean of one of one of the oldest guilds of bowmen in Europe
 TaE sultanof Turkey has ordered that no newspapers be p=.onshed until the afternoon, SO t4se censors will not have to fnr@ess5u their morning nap in order to supervise them.
 THEBE is report that the German emperor will visit Dubiin next year for the pnrpose of making acquaintance with and inspecting the Royal dr2- goons, of which he ia honorable colonel.
 WnEN it comes to costly toys, the lat est sFr ont to the boy king of spain iaaFbe said to cap the climax. lt is nouang less than an infant regiment comprising four hundred warriors, ranging in age from five to eight years.
Arizona silver belt., 1894-09-22
eexroars AND lelr~als.


 Astrslct eSporta'l last ycur t2 Tar sfey sia0os worth, against @ sooooo Imports
 Io TIE French West Indies We ex. ported ss,s0o, against si ,sco,o0o of i'm. ~arts
 Io TuPoIi we exported nothing, but from ti.ere imported ss4,ooo worth of goods
 WITil tho South American republic Boliyia Che total trade both ways $ only sao,00O
 rHE total value of our exports to witzerlana was only s7,300, against imports aggrcgating sie,o0oo0o.
 tRosr uruguay our imports amount ed to & l,6es,000, while we sent only S03o, GOO worth of merchandise in re- turn.
 To THE extensive East Indian pos sessions of the French republic we ex- ported si56,o0o woriAi but imported .othins.
 rHn country with which the least mercantile business was done is Corea, '.the hermit nation, as it is called, the imports being sGa
 TIE country with which our exports and imports almost exactly balance Is the African republic of Liberia, the margin of difference being only $500