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Arizona silver belt., 1894-02-03
Mhnt chinese l.nirnrn. r.n,.

A Chinese mandarin has forwarded the menu of splendid banquet given Nt Peking to the foreign diplomatists, which follows: First came four classic dishes--u namely, swallow nests with pigeon eggs, shark fins with crabs, dog fish with wild ducks, duck and cauli- flower. Then succeed delicacies served in cups placed before each guest, swallow nests, shark fins. plain morels, yegeta- bles, mushrooms with duck feet, fried partridge pigeon in slices. Then there appeared four dishes-namely ham in honey q puree of peas, vegetables and dogiish; four side dishes, halioot cheese with bamboo buds Ca kind of asparagus) roots of bamboo, chicken, shellfish four hors d'muvres in duplicate, ham and chicken, fish and gizzard, pork tripe and vermicelh duck and pork outlets. Each guest had also placed before him plates of almonds, pistachio paste. pears and doranges. Finally the following were the roast aud boiled meats: Sucking pig, roast duck, boiled chicken. boiled pork. There was profusion of Eu- ropean and Chinese wines. No opium was smoked, for official China is not yet reconciled to the drug which it owes to the East India company. Asiatic Guar terly
Arizona silver belt., 1894-02-03
Has Its Good Points.

tn some villages in Japan robbers are tried and convicted by ballot, when- ever a robbery is committed the ruler of the hamlet summons the entire mule population and requests them to write cn slip of paper the name Of the per son they suspect as having committed the crime. The one receiving the largest number of ballots is declared duly elected" and isaecordingly hanged. This system, like all others, has its peculiar advantages. It insures the punishment of somebody for every robbery commit ted. whereas under the system in vogue in most civilized countries in nine cases out of ten no punishment is inflicted on anybody for the crime. Of course they may not "elect' the guilty person. but dispose of some other character equally as bsd There IS much in thc system to commend it to other nations --Pomona Gal Progress.
Arizona silver belt., 1894-02-03
70 stop 2 rroIIer car In.tnntlr.

A Rochester man has devised plan by which a trolley street car can be stopped almost iustantaneously, or with in space of three feet, while the car is going at full speed. His device is oper- ated by lever in the motor1nan's cab. It is, generally speaking, S steel shoe, upon which the rear wheels of the car ride, the under side of which is corru- gated so as to produce great friction upon the rails of the track On the top of the shoe is an arrangement which, as soon as the wheel rises upon the shoe, clamps the outer rim of the wheel and at the same time grasps tho inner edge of the rail. The simple weight of the car crowds down the shoe upon inc rail and at the same time clamps together, as in Q wise, the wheel and the rail, and all this by q single movement on the part of the motornan. New York Telegram.
Arizona silver belt., 1894-02-03
Virginia, Only slave.

The state Of Virginia once owned a slave-the oUly one probably the com monwealth ever did own He was known as Ben the Bell Ringer of the Uniyersi- ty of Virginia. The university only had $2OO left over when it was endowed and t was proposed to buy a negro with this amount and keep him as a bell ringer. They bought Ben, and in his time he be- camea great character at the university. He knew everybody and wasyery useful to everybody. Ben used 10 get very drunk on the liberal and constant fees he received from students. He died in the Albemarle poorhouse at an advanced age.-Richmond State.
Arizona silver belt., 1894-02-03
4 near. ? CD and a .,sergel.n

On Sunday evening an amusing incl. dent occurred in the Champs Elysees quarter, A man named Haja, employed by NJ. Mars@ile, a wild beast tanner, thought be had a right to add to his wages by exhibiting his masters bear in tA9 streets With this object in yiew Le installed the bear iu au open cab, and taking his seat beside the animal told the coachman to drive to the Champs Elysees. Inc vehicle reached the Avenue Victor Hugo, followed by crowd of boys and young men, Who by their de nsiye shouts attracted tho attention of two sergents de vile They stopped the cab, and after ascerteining the truth one of them got into the vehicle and or dered the cabman to drive to the nearest police station. Thep presence ofa stranger beside il SO excitel the bear that l,y its swaying backward and forward it very soon upset tho vehicle. Tie merriment caused by the sight of the cabman. the sergeuts de vile and the tanner sprawling on the groand, with the bear almost u2der the upset cab, can easily be iui- ayined. Paris Cor London Standard.
Arizona silver belt., 1894-02-03
Mhr rlsl shonlh 1sc cnrcd rnr.

Migratory fish arc matched and partly matured in fresh water They feed and grow in the sea, but they are never caught there, 80 that their protection and preservation should be in the hands of those who are so deeply interested in making them salable commodity Be sides all this there must be sono consid- eration for tine sportsman, who without question spends in tho neighborhood in which he fishes 10 times as much money as all the fish he catches. if sold, would tetch.--Fishing Gazette.
Arizona silver belt., 1894-02-03
Sweetheart Abbey.

There is in Galloway, Scotland, an ancient ruin known as Sweetheart ab. bey. Within is ivy covered, storm bat tered walls lies buried the affectionate and devoted Dervorgill, with the heart of her husband, John Baliol, em- balmed upon her breast. Lovely in their lives, in death they are not divided. The crumbling masonry is still and must ever be a romance in it's symbols of death and decay, telling every day, as it has for 800 years, the thrilling story of a woman's tender love and devotion --Ex. change.
Arizona silver belt., 1894-02-03
EUGENE.
,,vn Olirlng NyIol,o

A trlnIe crown, D IivlnR NiObe,
 Was thine; rare.set with priceless gerns Unknown 10 mine or mart--the disdems 0t beauty. motherhood and royalty, But with tho days of empire waned thy bloom, 0 flower of n throne and hearts as well. To France tho honr of destiny hefell And thou vert left alone besdea tomb. When be, lAst scion of this kingly line, perished by sword Of ruthless Zulu slain, Thy mother heart could brook no further
 pain,
 But refuge sought in the ali love divine, Where iath and coDsecration wait 10 sec The lifted veil of immortality,
 -lsadofe Baker in Springfield Homestead.
Arizona silver belt., 1894-02-03
Allncnther rnn En.r-

George is plain, matter of fact boy, outspolen and honest who does not per init anything to rufile him Al his ex- aminations some of his answers were much like the boy. When be was asked what was the difference between decimal and common fractions, he replied prompt ly aud with the air of that question be. ing almost too easy;
 "Oh, a decimal fraction has point, and the other hasn't" New York Times
Arizona silver belt., 1894-02-03
slnnder From Inc pnlnit.

A preacher at Lafayette, Ind. is re. ported to have about broken up his church the other day by saying in q ser mon that God made the earth in six days, and then he rested then he made man and rested again; then he made woman, and since that time neither God nor man has had rest. E.. Louisville Courier Journal.
Arizona silver belt., 1894-02-03
First Judisial nonors For a woman


 To Henry VIII belongs the honor of having conferred judicial rights upon a woman. Lady Anne Berkeley of York was allowed by the sovereign. who had the widest experience of the virtues of women, to.sit as a judge, appoint a com mission and actually to pass sentence on some men who had been killing her deer and despoiling her park. The sentence is not recorded, but the fact remains that at least one woman has exercised ju- dicial rights.--New York Sun.
Arizona silver belt., 1894-02-03

There is a tribe in central Africa among whom speakers in public debates are required to stand on one leg while speaking and to speak only as long as they can so stand.
Arizona silver belt., 1894-02-03

The use of the flannel shroud dates back to acts of parliament IS and 19, Charles II, which, toencourage the wool en trade in England, compelled that all bodies should be so protected.
Arizona silver belt., 1894-02-03

The air we live in is gaseous at and near the surface of the globe, but if NJ. de Fouyielle is right at an elevation of a few miles. above the ground air is either liquid or solid or both.
Arizona silver belt., 1894-02-03

The milk of cows Is not considered good for food by the Siamese. The milk in the cocoaRut, however, is mach used. Cattle are raised for beef.
Arizona silver belt., 1894-02-03

Burialwithin city limits was in heath- en times illegal, very wise provision to which moderas are returning
Arizona silver belt., 1894-02-03
SHILOH'S CONS U M p ITO V CURE.

Tho .suoesss of this Great Cough Cure n without parallel in the history of medicine. All druggists are authorised te sek itsss poss 1.-two guarantee, test that ho ethes curc oau successfully stand. That it may become Snown. the Proprietors, ss an enormous ex- penss. src Placing Sample Bossse Free inte every home in the United States and CanaaA If you have a Cough. Sore Throat, or Bron . chitis, use it, for it will cure you. If ycus. child has tho Group, or whooping Cough, use t promptly, and relief k sure If yon dread that insidious disease Consumption, use f. tsk your Druggist for sHTLoH's CURE, Price 10 cts, SO cts. and q O.. Efyeur Lungs 2 are sore or Back lame, uso Salloh,s Poroag, Plaster. Price p cts. Fer sale hy an Drag sists aal G--iyrs.
Arizona silver belt., 1894-02-03
HOST NOTED ciSTRaTOa la TIE WORLD

Has his methods now in book form. and for sale, fully illustr ,lng his most approved methodsof Altering Colts, Soasi ing Cutie and possi especially hidgliug Horses, etc Also showing his ropes sad instruments, end tell ing the best after treatment of castreted stock Very important e sil stock owners md write him at Chaflcs,on, 6soiss' t,S,. nj.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-02-03

A pneumatic tired safety bicycle that
rested against the curb in Eighth avenue
opposite the Grand Opera House on Fri
day night had a crowd about it for an
hour 1t bore a huge placard with the
inscription, For Sale, Price $12."
The placard had been placed there by
the owner, who had made a wager that
he would display the bicycle for two
hours, and that no one would venture to
buy it.
There was lot of lively talk among
the crowd that stared at the bicycle, but
nobody went into the cigar store where
the man who had bet that a purchaser
would appear was anxiously waiting for
some one with $l2 to materialize.
A stout Englishman neatly dressed
came along ana studied the placard with
frown.
81 hate these practical jokes, he cried.
Il ride a bicycle myself, and only wish
l had sl2 in cash, and I'd get that wheel
That reminds me of the story of the man
who stood ON London bridge and offered
to sell genuine gold sovereigns for pen
ny apiece and stood there an hour with
out selling any,"
The bicycle owner won his bet finally,
to the chagrin of the man who felt sure
that bargain would be snapped up
The fun of it was that the owner would
have been forced to part with it under
the terms Of the wager.-New York Sun.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-02-03

have never met with a more passion
ate, fiery actress than Ristori, with one
possessed TO the same degree by the
demon of tragedy Yet when she came
to Paris for the first time she was nurs-
ing her last child. Well, on the days
she was acting she brought her baby
with her to the theater, put it to sleep
and went to give it the breast during
the intervals of "Myrrha." which is sim
ply the most monstrously passionate of
all dramatic works. Did the part of
nurse detract from the partof the tragic
actresss By no means. Did the part Of
the tragic actress detract from the part
oil the nurses No more than in the 9TH
er case. am, no doubt, quoting an ex-
ceptional fact, which may be solely ac-
counted for by the strength of organiza-
ton possessed by Nine. Ristori, but La
Manoran also showed us numberless
contrasts Of feeling altogether unlocked
Tor. -"Recollections of Sixty Years"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-02-03

Fish stories are good, but they cannot
compare in interest with the hen stories
that were told at the Plowman Farmers
meeting in John Hancock building
James Rankin, of South Easton, the es-
sayist, described a pair of healthy chick
ems Matched from a double yolked eggs
which were joined at the wings by a
fleshy integument They had to be sep
arated, because one of them developed
tendency to turn somersaults, which
proved a source of annoyance and dan
ger to his less alphabetically inclined
mate. He also told of flock of ducks
that would never enter the water unless
accompanied by young lady attendant,
and at certain hour every day they
would come to the house and quack for
her to come out and go with them to
the waters edge. Boston Transcript.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-02-03

The way in which different phases Of
human nature rub against one another
In great city like this was strikingly
Illustrated while the search was in prog
ress for the victims Of the Hotel Royal
ire BY mere coincidence strong
picture was presented to those who had
occasion to travel on the Sixth Avenue
Elevated railroad late in the evening.
Diagonally across the street from the
hotel is n hail. in which some sort of an
entertainment is held nearly every night,
and passenger on an elevated train can
look into the windows of the hall and
ec the merrymalxing there.
While the digging was in progress
person on a train in passing the scene OF
the disaster could look out of the win
dow on one side Of the car and see
workmen in the light Of smoking and
hickering torches digging down in the
ruins anxious 10 find what they 30 much
dreaded TO see. These mon were black
and griIny, and over their heads black
ened walls with gaping windows told
tho stranger in town that this was the
scene of the terrible calamity Of which
he had read 80 much in the metropolitan
newspapers in the last two or three days.
The passenger need only turn his head
to witness sight strongly in contrast
indeed with the one just described.
A ball was in progress, and everything
was bright and cheerful Men in even
ing dress had their arms encircling the
waists Of their fair partners, the women
In handsome gowns, with low cut necks
and short sleeves, and each couple dane
ing around the room to graceful music
They seemed oblivious, as they undoubt-
edly were, Of the grewsome scene only a
few feet away and within plain view.
In one picture all was pleasure and mer-
riment - all the bright side of life
Through the other frame the picture
showed the shadows of misery, misfor-
tune and horror. New York Tribune
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-02-03
Mrs. Helwig.. ). oaa Loose reeth.

Armed with aS'search warrant Treas
ury Agents Soehnglen and Harlan Wis
tied the residence of DR.. Emmey Hell
wig, a female physician. and after ran
sacking the place they located a big
package of false molars. The teeth
were all single, no sets being found
They numbered just 5,034. The woman
was taken before Chief Treasury Agent
Seaman, where she admitted having
brought the teeth from Germany. She
came to America Oct. A. 1890.
There is a duty of go per cent. on
porcelain teeth, and as the lot was val
ued at 5000 the duty would have been
considerable. After safely passing the
customs officers at New York Mrs. Hell
wig came to Chicago where she opened
a dentists Office. This failing to pay
she hung ont her shingle as a female
physician. Chicago Tribune.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-02-03

The city of Carson, New, experienced
the other evening the thickest and cold
est pogonip fog lin the memory Of the
Oldest inhabitant" The pogonip fog is
peculiar TO elevated attitudes in the Ne
vada Sierras, which is something for us
to be thankful for The pogonip ascends
from the valleys. and its chill embrace
Is so much feared by the Indians, who
are predisposed to affections of the lungs,
that they change their camp if apprised
by the atmospheric conditions that the
dreaded fog is approaching.
Odgen, chemist of the Nevada min
ing bureau, furnishes this pleasing de-
scription of the pogonip: In the White
Pine mountains, the Toyabi, the Myko
and the Parranagat ranges it is quite
common TO see the trees. houses and
everything out in the open gradually be-
come white without any apparent cause.
There is no perceptible fog, but the lot
air from the valleys gradually ascends
up the mountain side, and becoming
crystallized, the minute crystals attach
themselves to anything in sight. This
phenomenon affects human beings in
just the same manner, and when the fog
passes by, the frozen particles will adj
here to the hair and clothing, producing
a very grotesque effect. Providence
JOurnal
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-02-03
Use Pure Wnter Freelx.

Unhygienic habits report themselves
Enthusiastically in the skin both in color
and odor. To health and beauty it is
essential that one should use pure water
(rain water is best) frequently and free
ly and follow its use with brisk friction
all over the body with piece of coarse
flannel, which is wonderful aid to a
soft and glowing ska. as it stimulates
healthful circulation. Sun and air baths
are necessary to the proper nutritive
functions of the skin, and daily atten-
ton to the promptings of nature is i'm
perative to save it from becoming We
hicle for offensive exhalation. Care will
do much to put off the evil day of wrin-
kles and decay .-Exchange
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-02-03

In buying carpets remember that the
best are always the cheapest. The more
limited ose's means are. the more essential
IL Is that only a good article shall be pur-
chased. The best quality of body Brussels
viii outwcar two or more OF the cheaper
tapestry carpets. A finely woven. smooth
ingram carpet may cost half a dollar more
per yard than one Of common texture. but
II will be cheaper In the end. Rugs for
the center Of thf room can be made from a
body Brussels, with a border to match.
They should be tackled down. Japanese
cotton rugs, pretty and durable cost from
three 10 six dollars. They are good for
bedrooms, bathrooms and sitting rooms.
Buy handsome rugs whenever you can
anorc 70. They are good investment;
Tor, unlike carpets, they do not wear out.
and you can hand them down In the family
the same as silver or diamonds. A beau
tiful oriental rug Is joy forever In Sc
Letting one be particular to see that the
coiors are rich, and have some brightness.
In general, when choosing carpets have the
groundwork rather light, and the colors
somewhat neutral Such n carpet will al
ways look clean, and you will not feel the
need Of shutting out the sunlight through
fear Of fading. Maria Parloa in Ladies'
Home journal.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-02-03

Artificial miniature auroras of the
borealis variety have been produced by
both De la Rive, the French savant, and
Lenstrom, the Swedish astronomer. In
Professor Lenstrom's experiments,
which We're made in Finland, the peak of
a high mountain was surrounded with a
coil of wire, pointed at intervals with
tin nibs. The wire was then charged
with electricity, whereupon a brilliant
aurora appeared above the mountain. in
which spectroscopic analysis revealed
the greenish yellow rays so character
istic in natures display of northern
lights. "-St. Louis Republic.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-02-03
SHE WAS A JEWEL.
But She Had To Seek New Fields For Her
Peculiar Ability

But She Had To Seek New Fields For Her
Peculiar Ability
A fashionable New York dentist up town
had one of that peculiar type Of servants
known as jewel. She had Justcome from
the operating chair OF the dentist round the
corner the day she was engaged and had
made up her mind that it was a genteei
business. Her employer was very fussy
man and almost scared her to death with
instructions. His Office was in his HAT in a
swell neighborhood, and it was a part Of
her business TO answer the bell.
BE sure to treat everybody politely" he
said II have some very nice patients, and
then, you know, people who come to see
dentist are rather touchy. The least thing
sets them off,"
Eyes, sur" said She
"They may be in great pain, you see."
"Yes, sur" said she.
The girl turned out TO be good girl, but
In the course Of six months the dentist be-
gan to miss some Of his best customers. He
got out his book now and then and tried to
account for the falling off. Finally one
day he was talking to his wife about IL at
the table.
SIS it The lady with the green carriage
and yellow legged HOFFMAN you mean9
suddenly inquired the girl, who had been
listening.
"Yes-Mrs. -. She hasn't been here
for months," was the reply.
Eyes, sur You we're out when she called
last" psid the maid.
Are you sure that you treated her po-
litelyf'
"Oh, yes. sur. sent her round the cor
ner to DIR. Blank. He's first class den
tist."
"WL-wh-a-wnat" The doctor nearly
chokei on what he had in his mouth.
"Oh, he's good Dentist" said the jewel,
with charming naivette. HE fixes all my
teeth"
The doctor groaned. "And-the-the
others" A sickening sensation overcams
him.
II always serd shem around to DIR. Blank
when you're cut, sur. 1t is only polite,
sur"
"Politep' yelled the doctor. Eyes, IT.,
---W
The doctor is sill there, but the jewel
has found another situation, where her pc
likeness won't get her into trouble.-Nev
York Herald.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-02-03

John Blazer, tailor of Terrell, Tex.
has received check for twenty-five dol
lars from G. G. Hemining. president Of
the National Bank Of Gainesville, Tex,
in payment for uniform which the for
ner made for.the latter thirty years ago
when both we've inmates of the famous
Rock Island prison. The uniform was
made from two Federal overcoats. and
in that garb Hemming evaded the vigi-
lance of the guards and effected his es-
cape. Hemming learned of his benefac-
tors whereabouts only few days ago.
and instantly sent him the check for the
above amount out of gratitude to Blazer
for enabling him TO escape.-Cor. St.
Louis Republic.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-02-03
An Anelent rhllndelphln nird.

Poor old Crocky Baldwin. the anti
quated cockatoo at the Geological gar
dens, whose age is variously estimated.
but who is known 10 be well ON to 100
years old, is pining away. Crocky's
days are numbered, and the mournful
old bird seems TO realize it. Since his
precarious condition was published some
time ago letters have been received at
the Zoo from all parts of the country
expressing solicitude for the condition
of the aged bird. In many of these
epistles offers Of various sums have been
made for Crocky's remains after death
has done its work. These offers range
from five dollars all the way up to fifty
dollars, the latter offer having been re-
ceived from Boston taxidermist.-
Philadelphia Record e.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-02-03

On one of the cold mornings during
the cold spell a large hawk pounced upon
one Of Benjamin Hallers tame ducks
that at the time were in a pool of fresh,
unfrozen water in the canal bed short
distance beyond the third lock" at Mace
donia. The hawk fastened its claws
around the neck of the fowl close TO its
body, but the duck was in deep water,
and true to itsnature il ducked and drew
the hawk with it under the water.
Again the duck dove. which was too
much for his hawkship.. The hawk re-
leased its hold on the duck and with diff
Guilty Topped its way 60 the shore. Tho
weather was cold and froze the feathers
Of the hawk together so that it could not
fly. William Halter was witness of
the capture and escape game between
tho hawk and duck. and when it was all
over he took hand at the game by cap
turing the hawk. The bird measured
0 feet O inches from the tip Of one wing
TO the tip of the other wing.-Juniata
Valley Sentinel