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Arizona silver belt., 1895-08-31
FOREIGN NOTES.


 Cor. CONWAY GORuOS, who was re- gently drowned by being run down in f z by steamer, was one of the first men to introduce catamarans into Eng land.
 IsISGLAss, NJ. McCalmont's great race horse, will command three hundred guineas, the highest price ever asked in England. The E51 ,SS4 he won during his career of four years were made in only twelve races.
 SAN PELAVo is the patron saint of the village of san Matco, near Ferrol ia Spain; his image was to have been carried about in q procession the other day, but a dispute that arose as to who should carry it caused knives. rcvolycrs ,nd sticks to be used, 50 that forty per sons. including the priests, were wound ed before order was restored.
 AN important change in the military system of Switzerland is soon to be made through a revision of the consti- tuition just decided upon by the Swiss assembly Under the present system the army is divided hito two clu5 cs. the troops of the confederation and those of the cantons. The entire military administration is to be transferred to the confederation.
Arizona silver belt., 1895-08-31
SLAVE WITH A HERDS HEART,
Helpless White Lady Talntai ned by His
 Monthly Cheeks.

hcipltSs Nhtte lstug hhIlthi ued Dy HIS
 Monthly Cheeks.
 A wealthy slave owner of the cotton belt entered the southern army. fought brayely and brilliantly, and died in one ot the closing battles of the war, His widow, says the Philadelphia Led ger, waslcft pennilcss. with large plan tatiou5 incumbercl with mortgages, and hundred or more cmancipated ne grocs who had ceased to be her prop erty Her business affairs were mis- managed by agents and lawyers, ana she lost one plantation after another, Her health failed, and in her old age she became wholly dependent upon one of her former slaves. This negro was grateful to her for having given him start after the war. Learning from experience that she could not manPg ge her plantations successfully, sine ad rewarded the fidelity of a small gtoup of emlnoipatcd slaves by deediug over to them outright small farms, This negro received in this way a farm of twcnty-six acres with cabin. He prospcred from the outset. He made a llNAhE Ohb VI ilAa EAOhtiN anu 9i NNt every year a little money. In the course of few years he bought an other farm and doubled his resources. Other purchases followed, until he was a truck farmer with considerable wealth He did not forget his old plantation mistress in his prosperity. When she had lost all her property and there was no other friend to take care of her in her old age this negro rescued her from dcstitution. He became her most faithful friend. Both arc still living. On the first day of every month the negro farmer draws a check for one. hundred dollars and sends it to the aged lady whose slave he was in his boy hood. At first she was unwilling to become his pensioner, but he pressed help upon her with tears in his eyes, telling her that he would never have got on in the world if she had not gen erously aided him by giving him the first farm His bounty is now her only resource.
Arizona silver belt., 1895-08-31
rAlevlNs RLueJAYs.
A Family Of Them Bring Sorrow to tho
 Heart of Sotpmaker.

A Family Of Them Bring Sorrow to the
 Heart ,f Sospmaker,
 Samuels, the Massachusetts ornitholo- gist, in one of his books tells story of bluciay and bit of soap. 1t was the last piece of sonp that collecting par ty in the Adirondack wilds possessed, and when the theft was committed by tho bird tho nctiou was noted carefully for moro than scientific rougous. Bird 5.udents know thutthc jay will take ai- most anything in sight and eat nine- tcn,hs of what he takes, but they thought he drew tic line on soap. IL has been left to n family of Highland Park CIll) jays to bear out Samuels' story and to break the soap-cating rec ord. says the Chicago Tribune
 On the west side of the track in the suburb lives German who thought last week that he would try the oX- pertinent of making soap for sale. He collected the proper ingredients, put them together, stirred them o the con sisteucy of paste, and then jut at evcn- ing he pattcd cake and put it on a board in his yard to sec i' it would harden over night He slert Q little latc and when inc finally went to look at his soap cake, behold! it ha q all van. ishcd save a thin edge. That was beau tiully hard, though, and not stopping to conjecture what had hecmne of the rest of the cake he stirred up the re- maindcr of his mixture aId patted cakes until he had tweuty-f our, each weighing ouc-quartcr of a pound. The sun had passed behind the h aavy oaks in the yard, 50 the German W sut to the edge of the road, placed his boards so that the ends rested on twt, barrels, and put thereon his soap cakes that they might harden.
 A cement sidewalk was in process of construction across the roatl and a boat full of Portland cement mixed to mush with wator and torpcdon sand was adjacent and parallel to the board and itS load of cakes. Inc side walk contractor was across the road and the soJpmalier went over to tal, with him. His bacl; was turn d on his sticky product, tal,ing advantage of which fact, for this bird is sharp family of seven blue jays, I've full ilcdgyd young and the two parents, de- sccudcd on the board and atta ,lled the soap. The contractor saw them and watched in amazement. They de- vuuryd the mixture of lyc ant grease as donkey dgvoWs thistleS Then the sidewail, man gaspcd out; Hans, they are eating your soap
 The German turned, saw the last bit of one cake disappear and then grabbed big, round, smooth stone, such as the lake casts up and threw it, as man 'pGts shot, straight at the robbers. The birds rose, calling: Thief, thicf.' vocifcrOUsly, for the blucjay is given to calling himself names. The stone land cd on the edge of the board and turned the entire soap product into the sticky mass of Portland cement Soap and cement were ruined,
 The jays did not stop to decide which was the muddcr of the mcu, but made their way toward the rayiuc drive, loudly calling Thief as they went.
Arizona silver belt., 1895-08-31
WIT AND WISDOM.


 THERE are several ways to pay bills, but the majority of the big ones are paid with reluctance. Texas Siftings.
 MAck-"My wife frequently finds women's letters in my pocket" Bob bins--"Does she kicIs9' Macls---''Ycs, because didn't mail them. "- Brooklyn Life.
 WELL, Johnnie, $ said doting uncle to his little nephew, who had been fish- ing all day, did you catch good many fish?" "No, uncle but 1 drowned a good many worms '--Tit-Bits.
 THE difference between statesman and mere politician, my son, consists in the fact that whereas the statesman understands tbe art of deceiying with out lying, the politician lies without deceiying. .-Boston Transcript.
 WArTs-"I ran over q deaf and dumb man with my wheel last night. Potts What did he dc?" Watts-"Ob, he didn't touch me- but he stood there and called me all the hard names he could lay his fingers to. Indianapolis Journal.
 IN THE MOONLIGHT. Miss Bloomcrs-- "l wonder when Charley Newboy will ever learn to ride propcrly?' Miss Knickcrboclicr - "What's the matter now2" Miss Bloomers "Why, he works so hard pedalling that he doesn't have breath enough left to propose. "-- Chicago Reeord
 CUTTING THE GoRDIAS KNor. Mrs. Young did you succeed in matching that piece of dress goods gave you this mcrning?' Mir. Young No, my time was too precious, but ttriumphantly) I've bought enough of something else to make you whole gown"'-Texas Siftings.
Arizona silver belt., 1895-08-31
cHIcAGo's DEAF MUTes.
They Are Educated, Industrious and Tai
 ly Prosperous.

They Are Educated, Industrious and Fair
 ly Prosperous.
 There are between six hundred and one thousand deaf mutes scattered through the city of Chicago, and they are all industrious and fairly prosper ous, earning their living honestly and hncomplaininglv They can do any thing iD which hearing is not absolute ly necessary, and one would be sur- prised tO know how many callingS thIs includes. There arc dcaf-mute print CTS, painters cabinet-makcrs -- and some good ones, too - shoeuakcrs, woOd-carvers, barbeFs, who never pes ter the subject in the chair with re- marks about the weather or the races. bOOkkecperS, cigarmalScrs, mOldurs. ma ehinists and electricians Four deaf mutes arc employed in the post office. where they do their work quite as cf- hCiently as Ehcir companions. One is @ lawyer, and another is chemist Among the women there are dress nsEeFs, millisefss printers, bO0kbind- CTS, paper-box makers and seam stresses.
 Most of these, says the Record, have homes of their own m which both husband and wife are mutcs. lnabout one ease in twenty five the mute has a husband or wife who spealIs IL is cx- ceedingly rare that the children of such marriages are deaf, and as the father and mother grow old they have tics which connect thcm always moro close ly with the speaking world.
 Every provision is made in Chicago for the proper education of deaf chil- dren. There are four regular day schools conducted ny the city board of education, ono Catholic boarding school and McCowan's private school at Englewood X child who graduates from any of these schools and wishes to obtain higher education may 20 to the college for the deaf at Washington, D (, II ihe pupil is poor but worthy, he is not compelled Co pay tuition: otherwise it will cost him about two hundred and fifty dollars a year. This college is the only one of it's kind in the world. Most Chicago deaf mutcs receive their education at the state school in Jacksonville, Ill A great part or the foreign element was cdu- eated abroad and usually associate ac- cUrding to nationality.
 The deaf mutes of Chicago do not neglect Che social side of their life They have organized society which goes by the significant name of the Pas-a-Pas club It has a nicely fur hished hall, where frequent literary and social entertainments are held The members also meet from time to time in ouc auOthcr's homes, and they have quite as happy time, if it i8 not SO noisy, as corresponding number of people who can hear and speak.
Arizona silver belt., 1895-08-31
TrnIne nnd Ii.cyclcs Comnnred.

During the last twenty years the Improvements in railroads have been remarkable, but they must be more re- marliablc in the next twenty. When we sec crashing past us that enormous mass of iron and wood called the yestibulc train we arc prom, to wonder at the wide difference between the construction of this train q 1d that of a bicycle. A twenty-onc and one-half pound safety" will carry one hun dred and lifty-pound mar at nearly the same rate of speed as tlle train, but for every ono hundred and Gfty-pound man the vcstibule train must carry d dead weight of between three thou sand and four thousand pounds. Now, as the bicycle is practical machine, the train must be uunt cessarily Gcavy; and if there is such . diacrepnley in one important point may not an equal discrepancy exist in othrr important points?
Arizona silver belt., 1895-08-31
PASSED THE AGE OF LIMIT.

EsTHER HoRNBACa jcolored) died at Centervillc, Tenn, recently at the age of one hundred and nineteen years. The local newspaper says thcrccords of her age arc practically unimpeachable.
 MosEs AMBROSE, a colorcd man, died at Salem, Oconee county. Ga., few days since at the apparently authonti- catcd age of one hundred and four years. His son says the old man was the father of more than a hundred children.
 FEW couples have journeyed through life 50 lcng together as did Mir. and Mrs. Kistner, of Highland Prairie, Wash. The husband died recently at tn. authenticated age of one hundred and eighteen years and the wife is still hale and hearty in her one hundred and third year
Arizona silver belt., 1895-08-31
FOR THE COOK.

SWEETHEART salad is very good made from the cold minced sweetbreads aft CT they have been well boiled.
 Eco salad is simple and is made with hard boiled eggs served on lettuce leaves, with French or mayonnaise dressing.
 FRIED bread, cut in small squares, should be served with tomato soup It will also go well with consomme or ox.tail.
 lN making mayounaise dressing a half-teaspoonful of white of egg added before stirring in the oil will prevent its curdling.
Arizona silver belt., 1895-08-31
BRIGHT BITS.

A JURY should be firm, but not fixed. -Galesburg Mail
 "IHATE these bicycles built for two, '' said Miss Jcmmison. 1t encourages people to talk behind your back. liar per's Bazar.
 MAX NoRDAU omitted to mention as one of the signs of degeneration the fact that earrings are coming into fash ion again. Denver Times.
 LILLIAN RUssELL's new yacht is named Take Me Well, Lillian, many are willing, but you don't seem anxious to keep them after being taken. Phil adelnhia Press.
Arizona silver belt., 1895-08-31
cHloAao's WOMAN soorsLAoK.
She Runs i'ig Place nhd Makes Lot of
 Money-Hsr Way pf Doing It.

She Runs . ilis Place nrd Makes Lot of
 Money-Her Way pf Doing It.
 The new woman, with her varied propenSities for engaging in all sorts of business which has heretofore beloured to men, is ever before the public. and she of Chicago exceeds all others ir searching new fields for fresh cxhi- bition of energy Nothing phases her fearless courage to grapple with any thing she sees it to undertake, and the more masculine the employment the more consistent it seems to be with her advanced ideas of woinanly ways and mcthods, The fact that the number of occupations open to women have in creased from seventy tO moro than five hundred in less than forty years, must hs exceedingly interesting to the femi- nine pu6lic of Chicago since 1t has done so much toward increasing the number Aud now this city of hustling women boasts with great pride of the "only one on earth who has ever embarked in the shoe-dressing business This is indeed bpOn to the ladies of Chicago. who find it impossible to walk threc blocks without the need of a polish
 The woman in question has been eS- abolished in this enterprise five months One removal to more roOniy quarters has been necessary during that time, and both men and women patronize her clean parlor. The condition of her own shoes after brief tramp through the streets of Chicago suggested the growing possibilities of this unique business for womcni and her present success more than iustifes her iudg, inent 4 place where women can go to have their shoes cleaned and polished Is certainly a necessity in Chicago, and Miss Edison, the sole proprietor and manager of the business, has fortune In prospect. The room is fitted up With nice, comfortable chairs. Capable, gentlemanly boys are hired to do the work, and they receive a salary which is more than they can earn alone, Being situated in Dearborn street, in the center of large office buildings she has the best class of custom. A little stand where good cigars and chewing gum are sold adds to her revenue. and young women who work in the various offices leave their bIcyClcS with her for storage for twenty-five cents a week.
 Miss Edison is described by the Chi cago Tribune us d young woman with business manner, who knows, in western sort of way, how to take care of herself and make her customers ob- serve the proprictics of her place. Sat. urday is her busiest day, and often as many as a dozen women 'are in the chairs at one time,
Arizona silver belt., 1895-08-31
Tho Iked sea Rlown Dry.

The miracle of the Red sea, which enabled the children of Israel to escape from Pharaoh, has happened again, re- ports Maj. Gen. Tulloch to the British government. He has been surveying the route If the exodus, says the Bos- ton Transcript, and saw it with his own eyes. A wind arose so fierce that within few hours it had driven the entire waters of Lake Men zahleh out of sight beyond the horizon, leaving all the sailing vessels resting on the sandy bed. This answers to the description in the Bible, aud the mira cle turns out to be a phenomenon of nature.
Arizona silver belt., 1895-08-31
Some punkius.

This Is how a Latiu-Americau journal describes Gen. Eloy Alfaro, "campea- dor, 1ibcrtador, regenerador and su- preme chief of the Ecuador rebels: 'Imagine all indomitablc sadness, all nostalgia, all aspirations toward the infinite, all revolutionary sombcness, all luminous and grand ideas, all the abrupt energies of the insurrcctiouary conscience placed in the tangible form of man, indOmitable and generous, combative and austerc; such as Allaro. His indigenous head wears golden aurcOlc '"
Arizona silver belt., 1895-08-31
NOT ACCORDING TO THE CODE.
Ncwsboys scourgo a Companion Who yio-
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Ncwsboys scourgo a Companion Who Yio-
 lated QuConsbcrry's Preccpts.
 Several barelerged and leather lunpcd ucwsboys were shooting craps in City Hall park the other night when one of them caught another cheating, says the New York World The two, after raucous argument, set at each other to settle the matter after the code of Quccnsbcrry. During the argument of limb and muscle some one yelled s,rilly:
 "kiggy, here comes de cop!n
 When the party reasscmbled in Spruce street both conbatants stripped and went at it tooth and nail When they grappled the others pulled them apart. Finally both ciinched with a despera- tion that dcfed unraycling and fell squjrming to the pavement, where they sworc between gasps at the others who trod upon their heads. Presently one of them writhcd from the others em- brace
 "Thc dirty sninltcr's bit mel he shrickcd. "Ifc's chawed off me arm. {"
 Oats right snif'ed the other. He was a-tunpin' me in de stummick. No blolic ain't goin' to do dat to me"
 "Wc ain'tr' yelled sympathizer of the bitten small boy "We ain't, hey? Wy, I'll jump you in de t'roat." And he sailed in. The rest of the boys sailed in with him, and between them they were murdcring the biting small boy when a policeman bounced upon them
 Whats the trouble here?" he de- mandcd.
 Wy, dat blokc bit a chunl, out O me pals arm, one of them piped up. And while the policeman put in pursuit of the boy who had bitten the other the rest Of the nowsboys fled up side street, bearing as spells the evening newspapers of the pursued
Arizona silver belt., 1895-08-31
yon MoItI,e,s Cahhnces.

It is said that Von MoltlSe was silent in seven languages. Before the open ing of striking campaign he was walking the streets with head de- pressed when some busybody ap- preached him, determined to extort from him word in regard to current events. How are matters coming on, general?" he asked 'Well, said the general, "my cabbages are coming on very well, but my potatoes need rain.
Arizona silver belt., 1895-08-31
EnglIsh TourIsts in nnssln.

An English tourist party of seventy five ladies and gentlemen left Moscow recently for Nizhni Novgorod, Kazan, and other interior places of interest. This is the first large foreign tourist party which has travelled through Rus sia since the famine year of 1So2.
Arizona silver belt., 1895-08-31
Mlcrohn cnn.ns firnv IInirs-

Dr. Brisscn, of Paris. says that old age is caused by a microbe, and that the microbe is capableofcxtermination The great trouble with this proposition IS the difficulty of stating it excepting as paradox. The only logical way 10 escape old age is to die young.
Arizona silver belt., 1895-08-31
origIn of school vncations.

The institution of school vacations dates bael, considerably further than has been assumed Vacations were first introduced in old IIeIlas, and An axagoras, the philosopher, was the founder of the custom He lived at Lampsacos, on the Asiatic side of the IIcllcspont, honorcd and loved by old and young alike. Whcnoncc asked what the city could do for him, he re. piled: Close the schools annually for one month and give the childrcn's time over to play alone. l wish you woulG choose the month die in for that pur- pose. His wish was granted, and as late as the third century of our era the children of Lampsacos enjoyed a months vacation every year, begin ming with the celebration of the nnni- versary of Anaxagoras' death
Arizona silver belt., 1895-08-31
AN INSECTS QUEER APPETITE.
It Prefers a Diet of ocean Cables to Any
 thing Else

A curious fact was brought under the attention of the visitors assembled at thc opening of the Telephone Trunk lines recently, says the London News. X portOn of the cable laid across from PortpatriCk to Donaghadec was shown around and it was pointed out that the five insulated copper wires constituting the core Of the cable-thc real tclc- graphic cable-were incascd in sheath ing of brass which had been wound around them in the form of a thin metal tape. The object of this was to pro tcct the guttapcrcha insulation from the attacl, of minute marine organ ism known as the "gribblc" There wa time, of course. when the gribblc knew nothing about tolcgraphic iusu- latiug materials, and indeed over a large part of the sea bottom such mod ern luSurics are quite unknown.
 Bnt the era of marine tclegraphy seems Co have created new taste in these tiny creatures wherever cables have been laid down, just as animals of larger proportions have acquired the taste for bananas or pottcd auchoyics. They find their way in between the shcuthing of strong iron wire and eat through everything in the way of in- sulatiug material til they get to the copper strands, when, Of course, the water gets in and the conducting power of the cable is at an end.
 The curious fact is that Che ravagcs of tho gribblc were unknown in Che early days of ocean tclcgraphy. and that this peculiar taste is not only an acquired one, but seems to be extend ing in just the same way as the acquired tastes of human beings. At present the fashion of guttapercha eating does not go further north than portpatrick But it has long been moving north ward, and will probably soon be uni vcrsal. The brass proves an efTcctuul barrier 50 far, but whether these little dcnizens of the decpmay not by and by find even metal tupc piquant addition to their lardcr remains to be seen
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-10-03
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