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Arizona silver belt., 1895-02-02
MoRks hls pAssAaE.
The Out-to-Dinner Bachelor Makes Him.
 self Useful to the Hostess.

The Out-to- Dinner Bachelor Makes Him.
 self Useful Co the Hostess.
 tNo," said the slightly cynical bach elor to a New York Tribune man, its not because am tremendously popular that get invitations, and don't con slider it such an honor to be invited to dine somewhere every night in the week with half dozen or more invi- tations week to spare Why in the world do you suppose they invite me2 We'll, am good deal like the fellow who is taken on ship and made to work his passage. He pays for his voyage with work work my passage at the dinners Oh, yes, do There's no use in being vain about these things, Nou sec, I'm not married, and there's always some young woman, or old woman for that matter, who has to be taken care of. Now, married maa is at discount at dinner. Of course, he takes a woman out to dinner, but some man has to be provided for his wife I'm iustuscful at a dinner, and that's why get invited. I'm not good looking and never said bright thing in my life, but can talk a streak of stuff and nonsense that is necessary to keep Q dinner going, I'm good na- tured and amiablc like everybody and so l get along comfortably with my ncighbors. In mild sort of way, suppose, am amusing. And then l am a good laugher. l laugh at all the good things that are said, and at many of them that are not so good. 1 get in my own little Jol<cs when the umc comes, and so we row along through the dinner, working my pas sage and my hostess smiling approval on me, Oh, no, it's not a bit damaging to my vanity. simply know it's so aud accept it cheerfully, l can't dance for shuclls, 50 I'm of no earthly use at a dance. If l were good dancer I'd probably come in for all that, too My strong point is a dinner, and so I'm wanted there, and not at a dance, It doesn't wound my vanity bit l en- joy the dinner, Having a lot of pretty women around the table and listen ing to them and talking to them is lots more fun than sitting alone in club, with only a lot of ghost-lile walters to amuse you. It's perfectly fair bargain I talk and am sweet tempered for my fcrriage, and get OF the ferry good dinner and en- jOyable surroundings. That's all there is Co it. and as for the honor of the thing and all that, there's no more honor in my being in- vitcd to dine out every evening than there would be in going out to fiddle for party at a regular price. I talk and get my dinner and pleasant company. The other man gets his five or ten dollars or whatever the price is and tiddles.n
Arizona silver belt., 1895-02-02
MANS MANY FAILlNas.
First of An selnshness, But Sometimes He
 Is Pretty and Pussy.


 Is Pretty and Pussy.
 Poor man is still in for it" in Eng land. After years of patient, silent submission, of waiting oA lords of crea- ton, of pouring tea for him after hunt ing, of bringing slippers and filling pipes and coddling and worshiping, the prim English woman has taken up the cudgel and demands if she cannot have the ballot and wear trousers that she be given the right to abuse man, and, by bringing his vile disposition before the public, warning the still unmar- ried women to take heed and beware, says an exchange.
 To further this pretty scheme an English paper has opened it's columns to ladies with wicked young sons, ter rible husbands, iirepressible brothers and unmanageable fances, and, by the letters received, 1t would appear that all the nice Englishmen had left Eng land, for not ray of hope shines from any part of the kingdom for poor man.
 The statistics are interesting. One might naturally expect that the indi- vidual who does not stand up in a street car or who wears big checks and red cFavats, or leaves his pipe in the drawing.room, would have come in for a share of abuse, but probably the American women, so used to perfec- tion, are alone fussy about such trifles,
 Among several dozen horrible fail ings attributed to man, selfishuess, we find, leads the list with 6s condemners; next comes weakness of character with 6i, followed by want of chivalry, num- hcring 70, followed by cowardice and
Arizona silver belt., 1895-02-02
OId-Time Enemies.

About a thousand years ago China and Japan were to fight each other. The Japanese flag, which was white, had in it's center a large red sun with radiating rays, The Chinese put the Japs sun on their flag, but with their national dragon before it, mouth wide open and ready to devour it--this to symbolize that they would destroy Japan. But, alas, the celestial army of one hundred thousand men perished on their way, and now history is re- beating itself. The Chinese flag is very gay. Its body is pale yellow. In one corner is the red sun just referred to. The dragon has Q brilliant red and white stomach and vivid green back. It stands on three feet, with its long tail stretched ont. The sun seems to be slipping down its wide mouth.
Arizona silver belt., 1895-02-02
A Curious Anecdots of TlberIus.

Tiberius was a man of unusual abil' ity, but with 6 hcredity taint of in. sanity. During the early part of his life he was of rather austere habits, quiet and much inclined to philosophic speculation, The cloud fell upon him when he had already passed middle life and he gave himself up to the most disgusting debauchery. His crueltics were grotesquely horrible. On one oc- casion a friend was invited to Capraca at the same time that a prominent Roman was ordered thither to be put Co death. The friend came first and was promptly hurried away and put to torture as a preliminary to execution.
 Hberius heard of this mistake, but only said: "As you have gone so far, put the man out of his pain"
Arizona silver belt., 1895-02-02
EIcctrLc nnnth Ia ralnIess.

The recent assertions of Dr. D'Arson- val, the distinguished French electro physiologist, that the majority of per sons supposed to be killed by elec- tricity are only partially paralyzed and can be resuscitatcd will be remem- bered, says the Literary Digest. At the recent meeting of the American Electro-T Therapeutic association in New York city Prof. Edwin Houston de- seribed some experiments made by Mir. F. A. Kennedy and himself, which seem decidedly to disprove D'Arson- val's assertion. Four ducks were killed by the alternating current, diff ferent frequencies being employed in different cases, but in all instances, though resuscitatiou was attempted by experienced physicians, the animals could not be revived, and post mortem examination showed that death took
 place in a few seconds after the pas sage of the current. The discussion on the paper was vigorous and interest ing, but most of those present sided with Houston and Kennedy. Accord ingly, clectrocution seems to be pain less and sure death, at least to all who are killed by the alternating current.
Arizona silver belt., 1895-02-02
FANCY WOOD IS DANGEROUS.
Navai officers Take Warning from Haplcss
 Vessels ln the NaIu Hattie.

HNhNhA NhAftir fA&e NsNFhlAik AF'NA stbiANHN
 Vessels In tho Nalu Hattie.
 The details of inc great naval battle at the mouth of tbo Nalu river as laid before the public in the Associated Press dispatches have been of great interest to naval officers. This engagement is bound to have an effect on naval con structiOn in at least one feature. 1t is noted by the naval experts that the heaviest losses in the fight were caused by fire, and at least three of the vessels engaged were in flames during the fight, caused by the explosion of small shells from the secondary batteries. That steel ships should prove to be eombustible was regarded as an ex- traOrdtnary fact, calling for eXplana- tion and correction, and the attention of the board of naval bureau chiefs has been directed to that end. The result will be heavy reduction in the amount of woodwork that will be allowed in the ships of this country.
 During the great naval meet at Hampton roads preliminary to the re- view at New York the visiting foreign naval officers expressed astoniShment and delight at the luxurious apart nents and finish of the interiors of our ships, which made the foreign ves- sels seem barren by contrast. The British vice admiral, Hopkins, com plaiucd that his officers had been dis contented by the comparison of their own plain quarters with the mahogany finish. carved and decorated ward roeinS of our ships. The British naval vessels, by the way, are exceptionally devoid of this class of work, and plain steel walls, unadorned even by pie. tu:ss5 are the rulc rather than the eN. cepuon The objections to woodwork had already been under consideration by the naval designers, when they re- ceived the hint conveyed by the Yalu fight of the startling danger from fire to which these spleudidly-htted ships were exposed, and as result it Is safe to predict that in designs for future American warships the British officers will find nothing to envy on the score of luxury. Some covering, 1t is true, is necessary Co prevent the sweating" ot the steel walls The British rely for this upon heavy coats of paint
Arizona silver belt., 1895-02-02
strnnrs nrnrsIrht.

A writer in the Scottish Review, speaking of the proverbial carefGlness of Scotchmcn about small matters, tells the following ancedote by way of Illustration: The queen was on one of her periodical journeys through Scot land and the royal train was timed to stop for luncheon at a certain through station. Mir C., who lived not far away, and who had famous hothousc, improved the opportunity to send her majesty a basket of his choicest grapes. In due course he received a letter of ac- knowledgment, expressing the royal appreciation of the gift, and compli. menting the donor upon the fncness of his fruit. The gentleman was pleased, of course, and feeling sure that his head gardener would be greatly inter ested in the letter, he read it to him, The gardener listened grayely, but his only comment was "She disna say ony- thing aboot sending back the basket" i"
 in the man ot average stature the height of the body is ten times the length of the face; the face from the chin 10 the hair is as long as the hand; the arm is four times the length of the face; the sole of the foot is one-siXth the length of the body, and six times the thickness of the hand in the thick est place cquals the thickness of the
Arizona silver belt., 1895-02-02
FOR READING THE BIBLE.
Peaszuts in Russia Arc often Arrested
 and Fined

feaeauts In Russia Arc Oftsu Arrested
 and Fined.
 An illustration of what is meant by religious toleration in Russia is afford. ed by case which recently came up on an appeal before the Saraisk dis trict court. IL seems. says the Chicago Tribune, that an officer of the rural Ccndarmerie had observed that several peasants were in the habit of meeting in q cottage where they read the Evan gelists, prayed and sang hymns. Sus- pccting these persons to be StundistS the officer surprised and arrested ten of them. Bef ore the local magistrate the accused declared that they were faithful orthodox believers, but that as the Scriptures were never read or ex- pounded to them by the priests they claimed the right to do so for them selves. The court held that the case came within the proscriptive T cuning of the governors rescript with regard to the Stundists, and each of the pris- ouors was fined fifty rubles, or in de- fault condemned to suffer ten weeks Imprisonment, The tictims carried their case before the central court at Riasan, and their counsel after reaf- firming that their clients were good or thodox subjects, and admitting that an npostate from the state religion was liable Co Q criminal prosecution and to penal banishmert, based his defense upon certain articles of the code, which distinctly comedies to every Russian such religious toleration as the prison, CTS claimed in their private religious exercises. The provincial court ap- pearcd to be unable or unwilling to de- tcrmino the line which divides illegal sectarianism from the rights of the or thodox citizen to read the Scriptures on his own behalf, and the case has been remitted to the senate.
Arizona silver belt., 1895-02-02
PERSIAN FUNERALS,
Carrying tbA Remains of Defnnct Pilgrims
 to the Gates of Paradise.

to the Gates of Paradise.
 Saving an occasional Yah khaki" from the throat of one of the tangle- headed and wild-eyed dervishes stalk ing along barefoot in the sand not a sound broke the stiffness of the bright October morning as our caravan, says writer in the London Standard. moves toward the bridge over the Holman river that leads to the Town of Khane- kin, the customs and sanitary station of the Ottoman government, about three hours distance from the Turko- Persian frontier It is singular cav alcade we form, too, veritable ear avan of the dead, !" for the true pilgrims among us are mainly defunct Persians, whose refuains are being conveyed di- rect to djen1et, the gates of paradise" at the feet of their great saint and Aga, the Iman Hussein, at Kerbela. In front, and perched high up on the biggest camel that could be begged, borrowed, or hired for the journey, rides our tshaush, or conductor, swarthy and turbanned, the blue in his garments proclaiming him a said, or descendant of the prophet the prophet, I may remark in passing, hac score of such in every Persian village. He holds aloft the royal ensign of the empire of the sun and lion, bearing the name of the shah and his own below it in letters of gold. Following him march the
Arizona silver belt., 1895-02-02
DIFFICULT TO DECIDE.
Which of These Two Is Entitled to the
 Prize for Mennnoas.

Prise for Meannoss.
 The meanest man has been discov- cred. He lives in Indianapolis, In fact, there is pair of them and they own factory in the northeastern part of the city, Recently fire broke out in the neighborhood, An alarm was turned in, but by the time the fire de- parment had arrived the fire had gained considerable headway and was spreading rapidly in the direction of Che large factory owned by the m. III. It was necessary to sound a second alarm, as the apparatus at hand was seen to be inadequate to cope with the spreading flames. The telephone in the office of the factory was the near est means of communication with head. quarters. The office was locked, but it was necessary to act quickly, or the factory would be in flames. Already the sides of the great structure were steaming and smoking and any mo- ment they might be enveloped in flames, One of the tircmen forced open the of fee door, called assistance and saved the factory. Now the owners of the establishment have presented bill of three dollars and eighty-fve cents dam ages for breaking the door.
 This is almost equal Co the California man who had several children who were expecting Christmas presents. He was too stingy to buy them, and con ceived beautiful scheme to avoid the expense. On the night before Christ mas, while the children were sitting about the fire talking about the glori- ous things expected from Santa Claus, the father went out into the back yard fired off gun and returned to the house with the information that santa Claus had just been killed and that the children need not therefore expect nny urgseItS
Arizona silver belt., 1895-02-02
A sPscuLAToR's LUCK.
HO Drew on the sultan of Turkey and the
 Draft Was uonOrd.

Draft Was uonord.
 A good story is told of certain St. Louis speculator who Lad need of a large sum of money for his operations, and found himself with very small balance in the bank. Hcconsultcd the cashier, friend of his, as to how he could get over the emergency The cashier suggested that he should draw on somebody not too near tile city The operator said that he knew no one that owed him, and the cashier in- sinuatcd that that would make no difference, if the draft did not return too soon.
 The operator, says the New Orleans Picayunc, reflected for time, and then wrote out a draft on the sultan of Turkey for ten thousand dollars and deposited it in the bank. The draft went to New York and thence to Lon. don, where it came into the hands of the Rothschilds, who forwarded it to Constantinople and it was duly pre- scnted to the sultan's chamberlain, who, not knowing anything about it, referred 1t to the sultan.
 'N ho Is this man? asked the sul- tan.
 Don't kaow him. replied the chamberlain.
 Do we owe hin anything2" asked his highness.
 No" replied the othor.
 Then do not pay it." decided the po- tentate.
 But if I might advise said the crafty counselor, this draft comes through the Rothschilds, with whom we are negotiating two-million loan. Would it be sale, under the circum- stances, to dishonor it2'
 "Pay it" said the sulan, and so the St. Louis speculatof was ten thousand dollars richer thaA he knew, to his own etppic
Arizona silver belt., 1895-02-02
strnnre froper,le. ot crro.tn.e.

A German chemist is reported to have discovered new substance which has the remarkable and unique proper ty of solidifying when heated and re- maining liquid at temperatures below zero. 1t has been named ''cryostase," |" and is obtained by mixing together equal parts of phenol, camphor and saponine, and adding q somewhat smaller proportion of essence of tur- pentine Certain substances, like the albumens, harden on heating, but this Is the only product that again liquefies on cooling
Arizona silver belt., 1895-02-02
JAPANESE PAGonAs,
Eartnqual1eAProof and, Therefore, Able
 to Stand the severest shock

Eartnquabe-P Proof and, Therefore, Able
 to stand the Seyerest shock.
 The absence of buildings of any size and antiquity in Japan is aseribed to the destruction of them by the ire queht earthquakes which occur. The only structures which seem to be earthquake-proof are the pagodas, which are erected before the temples There are many pagodas which are seven or eight hundred years old and as solid as when first built. There is q reason for this, and it lies in them construction, A pagoda is practically framework of heavy timbers which start from a wide base, and is in itself substantial structure, but it is rendered still more stable by peculiar device. Inside the framework and sus- pended from the apex is long, heavy balk of timber two feet thick or more This hangs from one end, and to the other end are bojtcd, at each of the four sides, four more heavy timbers, and if the pagoda be very lofty still more timbers are added on to these, The whole forms an enormous pendu-
 
 lum which reaches to within six inches of the ground. When the shock of an earthquake rocks the pagoda the pens dulum swings in unison and keeps the center of gravity always at the base of the framework. Consequently, the equilibrium of the pagoda is never dis. tmbed, and this is the explanation of the great age of many of them, when from their height one would suppose them to be peculiarly susceptible to the effect of an earthquake.
 Hitherto the long sticks of timber in the center of the pagoda have been supposed to bc for the purpose of sup porting the framework It was not until the recent earthquake brought them into prominence that their pur- pose became generally known among Europeans
Arizona silver belt., 1895-02-02
A GIFTED ACTOR.
Who Was Enabled to Draw tho Pensions
 Of the Soldiers

Who Was Enabled Co Draw tho Pensions
 or the Soldiers.
 A regular perSonifcation of deceased pensioners has been discovered at the station of DapOolic. This is delight tul healthy place in the district of Ratuagiri, about five miles from the sea, at an elevation of six hundred feet, 1t was the residence of veteran sepovs who had been pensiOned after doing good service in IS5T-S. An anouvmous petition brought to light the distress ing fact that the pensions had been drawn long after the decease of the real lncumbents, and that there was, besides, an original scheme by which pensions still due to survivors had been intercepted and were in the main en- joyCd by money lenders in the bazar and hy tho native clerks of the depart ment, says the Saturday Review.
 A long investigation followed, in which the militarvauthorities were all but baaied, But by the skill of an Englshmau in the ordnance depart ment and of an intelligent Parsee books were seized, rolls were inspected, and it was found that one Tannak, who hnd originally been intended for the army, had been in the habit of dressing himself up as pcnsiOncr and drawing the allowances. This enter prising indiyidnai, from his photo graph and from the letter press, must have had a lively sense Of humor. He was sagaej3us enough not Co personatc more than two pensioners on the same day, one in the morning and one in the evening, except on special occasions, when be appeared five times.
 His military salute was admirably given and he subsequently, related, with just pride, how he had managed to draw the alioTuuee of the suhbadar major and of Sirdar Bamnak Bahadur for four years. Of course this gifted actor had got his own ''commission" every time. The sharpness of the English superintendent in detecting a serious of interPolations in the native account-books would have done credit to the best officers in Scotl and Yard.
Arizona silver belt., 1895-02-02
An Involnptary Intestment.

Ever hear about my deal in tur- keys?" said a man whose home is in little village of northern Delaware, q happened to be in a little mountain town of Virginia when an acquaintance asked ne what ! was buying. I said, just for joke, that I'd buy car load Of turkeys, and thought no more about it until next day, when turkeys began coming into the railway station. There was nothing for me to do but to buy those turkeys, and when left town had twelve hundred and eighty of them I brought them up here and when they were let out of the cars to be driven to the place where I decided to keep them it looked as if the little state wouldn't hold 'em. By actual count there was a turkey apiece for every man, woman and child in my vil- lage, but sold 'em off in lots of twen- ty-Gve, fifty and a hundred to the farmers around, and the joke turned ont pretty well, though thought for awhile it was going to be an expensive bit of fun"
Arizona silver belt., 1895-02-02
Must Teach Turkish.

Henceforth the Turkish language mustbe taught in all schools in Tur- key, An iradeh of the government to that effect was communicated recently to the Greek and Armenian patriarchs and to the Jewish chief rabbi. The Jews are preparing to obey at once In the Arabian provinces their instruc- tion has in the past been largely in Arabic
Arizona silver belt., 1895-02-02
Remarkable Prophecy.

The desire of Russia to secure su- preme influence in China was pointed out as danger to England over thirty years ago by the late Lord Cranborne, |, eldest brother of the present eonserva- tive leader; and he added, in words singularly applicable to the circum- stances of to-day: There is but one commensurate view of the whole mat ter; the Chinese ought to be induced by fair or foul means, to give more ample protection to the lives and prop critics of foreigners resident on their soil; both the French and English, therefore, are fully justified in de- mauding such concessions, and punish ing treachery by armed force.'