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Arizona silver belt., 1894-04-28
Al smnrrlInc s.nrme-

Passing through Hudson street with a friend, chanced to pass the establish. n@nt of firm of folders and repack- CTS" of dry goods. Before the door were a hundred or more little bales of goods bearing odd markings. but showing that they were destined for firm m Tc4cs. doing business in town nsar the Mex icaD line.
 Do you know, asked my cumpan. ion, "why those goods are Fut up in such small packages?
 Upon replying in the negative he con. tinued; They are to be smuggled across the Mexican line The goods are pGr- chased in their original packages and delivered here. The wooden boxes are discarded. and the goods subjected to Hydraulic pressure and baled. Each bale contains about 30 pieces, or half the number of an ordinary dry goods ease
 The goods are then shipped to Tex as, and all marks removed When all is arranged, some night the little bales are slung across the backs of mules. ewo bales to each animal and with an armed escort the train proceeds over the border to some distributing point in Mexico. where the goods are sold to Mex ican traders at good profit
 Smuggling in this manner is quite extensively carried on between this country and Mexico, the United States getting in return for it's dry goods, which are the most easily handled. cheap Mexican coffee and cigars New York Herald
Arizona silver belt., 1894-04-28
Amerlca,s only Fro.tles. B,lt.

What issupposed to be the only frost. less belt in the United States lies be. tween the city of Los Angeles and the Pacific ocean. It trayerses the foothills of the Cahuenga range and has an els- vation of between 900 and 400 feet. In breadth it IS perhaps three miles The waters of the Pacific are visible from it, and the proximity of the ocean has of course something to do with lanish. ing frosts. During the winter season this tract produces tomatoes. peas, beans and other tender vegetables, and here the lemon fourislIes, free that is peculiarly susceptible 10 cold. Tropical trees may be also cultivated with sue cess. and in connection with this fact it Is interesting to know that n part of the favored territory has been acquired by Los Angeles for park purposes, a l it is only aquestion of time when the city will have the unique distinction of pos. sessing the only tropical park in the United States. Strange tO say, only the midway region of the Cahuenga range is free from frost, the lower part of the valley being occasionally visited Now York Evening Post.
Arizona silver belt., 1894-04-28
eIMETALLI5N IN ENGLAND.
Lord Sallsbury's Recent speech and IYh,
 lt Vaout.bti To Io-gCa,t

Lord Sailsbury's Recent Speech aud What
 it Is Thought to Forecast.
 Lord Sliisbu-y's speech n the upper houseduriug the debltaon Indian finance ia regarded as a definite prUnouuoement in favor of international bimetaliism. It ia possibly destined to have momentous consequences S4nsuine b.1netaiiist5p dict the early inclusion Of their currency scheme as a plank of the orthodox Tory platform. but that is scarcely probable until the numerous Tory lnonoinetallists have been converted.
 The subject acquired considerable prominence in the Acclinston election contests. but that is scarcely to ba won dered at, because Lancashire has long been the stronghold of bimetallis.n. Even the Liberal newspapers of that county are compelled. owing to the pres sure of local op.nioa, 10 keep an open IT on currency matters, and some of thu.I at present gre giving considerable space to the discussion of the silver prob lem.
 Tho Liverpool Post, an influential Lilo eral organ, gave prominence the other day to letter advocating the adoption by England and herdependencies and the United States of second. or silver. in- ternational standard. without relation to the first. or gold, standard. "aIl contracts made through gold currency being set tied by gold currency and ail contracts made by the international dollar cur rency being settled by lhe international dollar currency, the latter being the sil- yer dollar d.y.sible into 100 cents."-New York Suns London Letter.
Arizona silver belt., 1894-04-28
GENIUS IS INDIFFERENT.
snrronndings Have Rausht to Do V'ith t,,,
 rhread Of Thought.

surroundings Have NAuSht to Do '. ith tHe
 rhread of Thought.
 It might be beoonjectured perhaps that Scott and Byron s genus was favored by the circumstances of their birth, that the wild scenes in which Scott B infancy WAS passed and the local leg, ends with which his head was filled de. termiued him to ballad writing, and tha, the ballad writing led naturally in its turn lo romance. aud that the high station and uadisciplined liberty of Byron's childhood rostcred that passion ate self will aud brooding imagination which showed themselves in his fierce, scurnful and moody verse. This, we say. might perhaps he conlcctured with some probability and the like might be said of Wordsworth g mtancy.
 But how shall we maintain that the conditions of Keats cockncy birth m a livery stable or his education in dis. sccting room favored the growth of that most delicate and rich typo or almost Hellemc ClearneSs and beauty of iInag. inariouy And how shall we maintain that Dickens mcnial task in the cork ing of hlacl,ing battles fostered the growth of that wonderful humOr and that microscopic accuracy of vision wuich filled the world with laughter and with tnimi,ablc caricUture such as nc comedy, not even Moliere's, had an. ticipatedf
 Again. who would have ventured tN predict that wild. deSpotic. irish evan gelicnl spirit like Patrick Bronte, ban ished to the bleakest of Yorkshire moofs. would have been the father of children so eager, original and vivid in their rev, eries as those who eventually produced the unique passion of Ellis and Currer Bell genlusy So far as we know any thing of the origin oi genius. that ori gin ,s usually surprise
 lt is the rare exception, and not the rule. when we ind Chatham succeeding in producing such h0thuuse flower aS William Put ur James Mill succeeding in e'ab0rating specimen more perfect than himself 0f thinker ui his owu type. lu tAe studious Giligcnt. ditiuse. lucid and rather dreary logieian and tNNlbNAlSA NAN iNAA AE0 hARiN VII ittN English philosophy of the third quarter of this century Nor du wo ever ind in rare instances of this sort the higher kinds of original genius. Pit and John Stuart Mill were considerable triuniphs of training for a purFCse, tut that pur' pose was very limited Cne and had none ut the largeness and freshness of vitality which attaches 10 original gen ius. London Spt ctatur.
Arizona silver belt., 1894-04-28
An ArtIstIn sno,r.

A young artist of Boston, after the re- cent snowstorm in that city, made . snow model in one of tho public squares that attracted much attention. 1t rep resented a girl dressed in the height of fashion, standing with her arms folded. At her feet erouched il bulldog. Theim- ago was modeled m elaborate detail, and though the thaw destroyed some of the fine lines succeeding cold weather preserved the figure A young Swede, John Jepson, was the sculptor; he spent about three hours on the work. He is hoping for another snowstorin to enable him to put up snow statue of some prominent Bostonian on the Common Boston Correspondent,
Arizona silver belt., 1894-04-28
Drained LaIo by Boring Holes.

In Florida Life IS an article from the pen of E. W. Partridge of Monticello with the above title. In it he describes tho effect of the drought of 1891 on Lake Miccosukie, one of the largest lakes in middle Florida, when about 6.000 acres of water became dry land for Q spell. The rainy season of 1899 filed it with water again.
 Mir. Partridge conceived the idea that the lake could be drained by boring holes in its bottom and organized q company to try it.
 Experts were engaged to examine and report on the plan, and the result was that the company has bored number of holes in the bottom of Lake Mlccosukie, and the water Is rushing down through them via a subterranean passage to the gulf. h few months they expect 10 permanently drain the lake and thus TO- cover to000 acres Of valuable lend
Arizona silver belt., 1894-04-28
nftor hal called mn doctor.

after that called mo doctor.
 After he had practiced this walking for a couple Of weeks. ho told mo he had seen n ghost in tho woods three successive nights. laughed at him and asked him if he had been drinking whisky again, but he assured me he had not. Tho next night watched myself in the grove. Sure enough, l saw a figure in white, though l did not be- lieve it was spirit from the other world. saw that tho figure tried to approach tho general. but from fear, or some other motive, he kept his distance from it.
 I had revolver and with this in my hand, though it was not loaded, went with the general to the woods one bright moonlight night. The ghost came as usual, and the general was in- clined to retreat. So was tho figure when showed myself. But pursued it. held up my revolver and threat ened to fire if the ghost did not halt.
 No. Pardyl Don't lrel am your mother. screamed the ghost, not know ing that the weapon was not loaded
 She halted, and l went up to her, the general following me when assured that the figure was not supernatural one. She was dressed in white, as she was usually in summer, and 1 wondered if she was troubled with insomnia.
 "Pardy, General Fawncliifo is your father and my husbaDdy exclaimed my mother when the general had come up with us.
 " Emilyp' he exclaimed, "I wonder ed where Pardy got all hiJ impotence, for l thought ha could have inhsrited it only from me. Y"
 We had a long talk in the moonlight. l knew that my mother had come from California, but her former home was one of the things of which she seldom spoke. The general acknowledged her as bis wife before me. They disagreed and had separated. For the sake of her con she had followed him, hoping that years had softened his temper. She did not care 10 call upon hIm at his house, but when l became on such excellent terms with him she had decided to meet him in the woods, where l had told her that he walked every night. He had fed from her, but she perseyered till brought matters to a head. My nother Is now the mistress of Block Hall, and still have to do great deal of plain speaking Oliver Optic in Philadelphia Press.
Arizona silver belt., 1894-04-28
TERRIBLE DEATH OF A Aorss.
The Costly Animal Goes Mad and Tear
 Itself Almost to Pieces.

The Costly Animal Goes Mad and Tears
 Itself Almost to Pieces.
 J. E. Sechrist of this county lost his fine stallion Fleetwood in peculiar and terrible manner. The animal was'a very fine one, an inbred Hambletoniar. both powerful and speedy A few days ago it was taken with blind staggers, and it's sufferings were terrible The climax of the disease was reached on Tuesday morning, when the animal went crazy. He was tied in his stable. but in his agony he broke the strong rope hal- ter as if it were thread, and driving his head against the side of the barn GOV cred everything with blood.
 Finally be made desperate effort at the door. and tearing it from its hinges went at a run through the field. His speed was terrific. and he stopped not for paling. board or wire fences. but tool; everything in his mad run. Hp raa through paling fence six times and through a foar wire barbel fence IS times, tearing his legs and body in q hor- rible manner. It was just before day. and Mir Sechrist says that every time he struck the wire the fire flew. and the ring of the wire could be heard a long distance. Finally. from exhaustion and loss of blood. he fell and died Mir. Sc christ valued him at g 900 and brought him from Kentucky Oklahoma Special.
Arizona silver belt., 1894-04-28
Mattress NobIeman.

One whose charity ia as broad as the earth. who is generous to fault, wlo is honcsf 10 a rival; who. becoming friend. remains one through thick and thin who loving, loves with nil tha ardor of ,ie, consistent mind; who being co Iced of the right is as im- movable as sphinx an yet l. wiss enough to hold his judgmeEt ia syspense and 10 change his attiiIi should sa- EeTior arguments be brought 10 bear
 such one is an ideal man aud one of nature's s nol lrmen. New York L.elger.
Arizona silver belt., 1894-04-28
Packing q rrunh Well.

Do you know how to pack trunk wcllg asks Ruth Ashinoro in The Lad ics Home Journal And if you don [ how many people do you know who dor And wouldn't you gladly give $ for q large and 50 cents for small trunk that is properly packedf The packer comes with dozens of sheets of tissne pap,r and several pieces of tape Ton cen sit where you belongings are, md as skirts and bodiees are taken down say which you want Then The budiCss nave tholr sleeves stuffed with paper to keep them in shape, the trimmings care fully covered with l.; the skirts arc properly folded; the buauets and bIts have tapes pinned 10 them, and these same tapes arc tackled tn tbe sides of the hatloz. so that DO matter how much thc trunk may Ic shaken rot leather nor rose moves cut of its plHce. Then when everything Is done tbere is laid on the top of iho last tray q list of the filings that arc in the trunk a3 that you don't Ioso you temper acarcbing for the pink lcGicc which isn't there. or tho tan colUFed shoes which you expressly requested should be lett ot home.
Arizona silver belt., 1894-04-28
TRAINING so1A HANDS ALNx.
So Good Reason Yet Advanced Why It
 shonld Not De Dome.

ohoNiN FN1R DC honts
 In one of his essays in book en. titled " BrushwUod the late James T, Fields wrote: If 1 were d hoy again. think ] would learn 10 use my left hand just as freely as my right one so that If anything happened to lame either of them the other would be all ready to write and haudle things just as freely as if nothing had occurred " And un- loubtedly great many of us would learn to use both hands alike if We had Nur lives to live over again. or all the young women who came under my in- struction while in charge of the School of Domestic Economy of the Iowa Ag. ricultural college, not more than Oul in twenty-five could sweep properly, Tho ratio in this respect of those who came under my instruction at Purdue univer. sity was about the same. And as far as my observation extends this ratio will hold in regard to women generally,
 As rule, wcmen, old and young, do not know how to handlea broom. Their right hands only have been trained Their left hands have been neglected When women takes bold of broom it is with the right hand near the top of the handle and the left hand toward the corn, and instead of changing and reversing them as occasi n demands she always keeps them in the same pO- sition. Whether she swSaps to the right or to the left, the position of her hands remains unchanged. And her body is eontorted and her muscles strained in the performance of an operation that would exercise these organs harmonious. ly. if the hands were SD trained that they could be used al will and were changed as demanded by the changes in the position of the sweeper
 refer to women sweeping merely to illustrate my point The same can be said concerning the training of tho hands in numerous other branches of women s work that 1t is unnecessary to mention, and so far as the use of the left hand is concerned men are in no better condition than women Men and women are in this respect niaimed and handicapped alike. Why should snch a state of things existy Why. in this age of manual training, shuuld we over look and neglect the education of the left hand and continue 10 train the right hand at the expense Of the left? No physician or physiologist has ever given sensible reason for so doing and we seem to adhere to the custom merely because it has been carried down to us by our ancestors, --JennCss Miller Monthly.
Arizona silver belt., 1894-04-28
rIrst Person crcrlntei ln AueT.ca,

The first white person lawfully ere mated within the rrlsent limit of the United States. aecciaIug to wishes and desires expressed ~ himEclf was Colo mel Henry Laurrns. one of the geyola- tnary patrio,s. lie was bora in Charleston, $. C., in the year i72l and died on bis plantation near tliat place on Dee. s, l302 His will, which he had requested them to open and read tie next day after his death. was slp- plem.utod with tho following sol. emnly cnjnin it upon ny son, as an in- dispensable duty. that, ss sooN as be conveniently can after ay dccease. he cause my body 10 Do wrapped in l9 yards of towcloth and burned until it be entirely consumed The request was carricd cut to inc letter and was the beginning of cremation i1 Amer ica.- st. Louis Republic
Arizona silver belt., 1894-04-28
4 marking Watch.

" l.. Foyer, jeweIcr, of Cha,mbers- burg, Pa., has in his employ work man who has produced watch that ma ks the hours backward. The figure means XI, II means X. and carrying the figures out it is great thing; for u sparkling party The young gentle man, not ready to be kicked ont. trium phantly shows his watch and stays until 2 o'clock in the morning. --Jowelers Circular.
Arizona silver belt., 1894-04-28
cANr eEr MAao..l Ar AoME.
A Situation Which ls Causing Getrathsd
 Couples Considerable Angoy tnoe.

 A Situation Which Is caasin= Betrathrd
 Couples Considerable Angoy anee.
 A young man and q young woman came over the Ene from New Brunswick the other day and were married here. says a Calais correspondent of the BoS- ton Herald. They had no difficulty in EaGing minister to unite them. al- though they very frankly explained that they couldn't have got married in their natiy, place in New Brunswick.
 The reason for this seeming anomaly lies in the fact that Governor Boyd Of New Brunswick is dead, and that every marriage license must be signed by the governor to ba legal i, t true that ii was Governor B5yd's custom. as by statUte he was authorized Co do. to sign quantities of these licenses il blank and to diaaib5to them to the various officers throughout toe province waose business 1t Is to attend Co such talngs to Dc filled in as circumstances required.
 Now. there is a very fine legal point involved. The question k whether, dur. ing tbe interregruIn caused by Governor 8OydS death and until the Dominion government appoints his successor these marriage licenses siSugd by Governor Boyd are gouJ Can they be used until a new governor is sent down. or are they useless as not bearing the signature of tho actual governor of the province:
 This is wadg N agitating the rmrds Of the New Brunswick lawyers, and es- pecially of tae betrotled couples. They may indeed adopt the old fashioned method of ealing the oaRHs. bnt that takes time, and time counts when the wedding day is set and tLe invitations are out
 Perhaps they had best do as the afore. mentioned couple did-so [, Calais, and thus LllSe asslsIlcs GJJJly sIre.
Arizona silver belt., 1894-04-28
n.cnr MIlas,. Lntr,t.

The way of the wit is hard. Oscar Wilde. moved by the ready appreciation of the English people, has been led to make some remarks which even his ad- mirers are not applauding He has been making some observations on the subject of Puritans and the theater. After deyoutly hoping that he would not" Be offered a bishopric. Mir Wilde added, Il quite expect to see any day in the evening papers. Great Discovery in Egypt Ten more commandments by Oscar Wilde. "-Exchange.
Arizona silver belt., 1894-04-28
CAPRICE AND LAW.

The inconstaut winds that rout thc waves And shake the forest wlde Seom shouting, Foolish mortal, cast Thy tedious rules aside" Tho stars thnt calmly tread their course Tine same that Moses saw Trace on the skies a snrer worth
 "Conform thy life to law" --Jamcs X. Tucker in Youths Companion.
Arizona silver belt., 1894-04-28
Du,lfnII.or onre

Boy-My tooth aches, and mamma said Fshonld come here and let you look at it.
 Dentist see. lt must come out Won't take but a minute. Now be q brave little man. and I'Il----
 Boy (hastily backing off, Mamma didn't say sheuld let you pullit; she only said should let you look at it. Good News
Arizona silver belt., 1894-04-28
4 I,,taI s,ve,,i,s.

At Eau Claire. Wis. negro tramp crawled into car of lunher bound for Burlington, la, and lay down ou top of the pile. He fell asleep, and the lum- Der, being wet, swelled up, crushing him against the roof of the ear. When the car arrived here the following day, the dead body was found. St. Louis Republic.
Arizona silver belt., 1894-04-28
nsnrnuItr m nirh Life.

This coupon, said Old Bullion. en. srgetieally try1ng to clip one from a government bond with 4 dull pair of scissors. "Is what might be called a se2r og fer revenue. "--Chicago Trib. ms
Arizona silver belt., 1894-04-28
SHILOH'S CONS U M p ITO w CURE.

The success of this Great Cough Cure is without parallel in the history of medicine. All druggists are authorized to seli 1t on pos~ live guarantee, q test thst no ether cure car successfully stand. Thst it raag become known, the Prcprietcrs, q ea enormous exs pense, arc placing Sample Bots4U Free Into every borne in tho uAitsd States and csnaas If you have Cough, Sore Throat, or Brosr eAitis, use |, for it wifi cure ycu. If veal ehnd has the Cronp, or tSnocring Cough. pst f frromptiy, and relief is sure If yoR dread thst inridions disease Consumption, use z. Esl yonr Druggist for sHTLoH,s CURE, Price 10 cts., 60 cts and si %. IfyezT Lsiaes are sore or Back lame, use shiloh's Porous pisqter. Price g cts. For sale bY au Drug sfsss end Dssisrs-
Arizona silver belt., 1894-04-28
MATRIMoNIALi
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The evening world., 1894-07-13
THE BRIDGE ENGINEERS.

The distinguished engineers appointed
by President cleveland To decide upon
the span OF the New York and New
Jersey bridge have been in session IN
New York for several days and have
been experimenting tn" important
work OF boring for the foundation of
the piers.
The success OF the great enterprise
depends in Il great measure ON tn" de
cison to be reached hy the engineers,
With practicable span that will not
in the slightest degree interfere with
navigation. the bridge will b" promptly
built.
The engineers OF the Commission are
not only distinguished in their profess
sion, but are men Of sound sense, They
know the vast importanr" Of Tia" hridg"
to the future traffic Of tn" whole con-
tineut, and they are not of a character
to let theories or tcohninalities stand in
the way of desirable practical results,
Capital waits ready to bald the bridge
lust as soon az the result Of the de-
lhcrutious of the engineers ~ made
known. The new Rapid Transit Com
mission will of course. conform It's
plans To the future OF III" bridge SO that
there may be proper connections with
| all its approaches.
The evening world., 1894-07-13
NOW FOR THE ATHLETES.

Considerable Interest IS manifested In
IN. APPROACHING athletic cont At between
the oxford and Yale teams next M"h-
day. Tnc attendance vii. b" larg" AMI
IL win be what the English call swell,
The Prince and Princess OF Wales are
expected to be there, with number or
IN. other Princes OF the blood Royal
Many Of the Royal family OF the
United States will also he present. In
clIdIui, Ambassador Eayard ana family,
C1nsul-Gcnera! Collins, eN-S"cr"tary OF
Location White. and such money kings
as Aston. Vanderbilt and Gould,
our Vale boys have been insisting on
a Cind r path for the hurdl"-rac", but
the Englishmel objected, and 80 TIL"
point has been yielded. objections hay"
been made to some of ia" English rules
! and regulations ut the contests, but no
doubt every thing viii he fairly done and
| the best men Will win. W" want a Vie
| tory 10 make M for our disappointment
| in N. yachting races.