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Arizona silver belt., 1895-10-12
RATHER ABSENT MINDED.
The Professor Thought the Under Pie
 Crust Was Little Tough.

The Professor Thought the Under Pie
 Crust Was Little Tough.
 A certain one of our scientific men-a man whom you can't help knowing if you have had much business with the Smithsonian institution--has the repu- tation of being extremely abscnt-mind- cd says the Washington Star. l don't believe most of the stories they tell about him, but here is one on whose truth I am willing to stake my best bonnet He's a married man, this scien- tific person, and his wife is a good housekeeper. She is an excellent cook, too, but she prefers to buy most of her pastry ready made She bought a pie the other day, a juicy pie, blucberry pie, in fact. All day long it lay on the pantry shelf in one of those thin paste board plates bakery pies always come in. Its juice gradually soaked through the lower crust-you know how blue berry pies do-and when the lady of the house-that is to say, the cook put it on the dinner table, the paste board plate went with it. The scien- tifc mans wife cut the pie, and to make the handling of it easier, cut the pasteboard plate, too. The scientific man took his slice Of pie and ate it med itatively. His wife kept silence. He ate the top crust and the blueberrics and the bottom crust and the paste board slice till he had eaten about half Then hIs iooK or inward coutem- plation gradually changed to surprise, and then to mild distress,
 My dear" he said, looking up, isn't this under crust just little tough?"
Arizona silver belt., 1895-10-12
ODD AND OTHERWISE.

FoRrY-rwo per cent of the population of Rhode Island are wage-earners.
 SCALES for weighing diamonds are so accurately poised that an eyelash will turn the balance,
 X FRUIT which is a cross between n a peach and plum grows in the yard of James NJ, Long at Paducah, Ky,
 OVER three hundred and sixty mill lion passengers have crossed the Brook- lyn bridge during the twelve years it has been open to the public.
 CANNING horsefesh is one of the in- duStries of Oregon. It is difficult to distinguish piclSled horsehesh from canned corr beef.
 Two-TnR)s of all the letters which pass through the post offices of the world are written by and sent to peo- pie who speak English.
 ALUMINUSi burial caslSets are said to be almost h,destructtble. They are light, and tho cost is about the same as that of the or iinary metal ones.
 A SORT of as phalt pavement made of molaSses and sand has been laid in Chino, Cal, Strange to say, the heat Of the sun does not soften but hardens it,
 AN electric railroad, suspended from the roof of a railroad station in Manches- ter, England is used to convey luggage in basket trucks from one part of the station to any other.
 A wEIaHrY couple were recently we'd ded in Chicago by Justice Martin. They were George Hayes and Lettie Kelly. The groom weighs 800 pounds and the bride 2s6 pounds,
 A BEMABKABLE apple tree flourishes near the residence of Oscar Wells at Mount Olin, Ky One half of every ap, pie that grows on the tree is very sour, while the other half is very sweet,
 THE PariSian dresSmakerS rub lyco- podium powder on their hands, and thus prevents the precipitation from soiling the delicate ribbons and silk fabrics that they are constantly finger ing.
 A ROUND trip of one of the ocean steamers, like the St. Louis, entails an expense of about s7O,OOO. The coal consumed costs nearly SIS, 900, the provisions sl2,O0O aud the breakage s5, 900.
Arizona silver belt., 1895-10-12
CHARLOTTE.


 CHARLOTTE RussE. Dip mold in water line it with small sponge cakes; put glace cherries on the bottom; nix n tablespoonful of sugar with little lemon juice and brandy Add two tablespoonfnis of cream and whislS to . stiff frothi stir in a little gelatine dis solved in milk. Fill the mold cover with cake and stand in a cool place to set.
 CoRNUCoPIAs. - Mix we'll together three eggs, half Q pound of sugar, half a pound of flour, two tablespoons of water, one teaspoon of baking powder Drop in tablespoonfuls on q pan and bake in moderate oven; when done, take out, and while still hot roll in the form of a cornucopia and hold in shape till cold; fill the cornucopias with whipped cream.
 GoosgBERRY CHARLoTTE.--Pick two pounds of gooseberries Wash them well and boil with half a pound of sugar until reduced to a pulp. Dis solve little gelatine in half cupful of hot water; mix it with the goose berries and pass them through fine sieve. Line a mold with small sponge cakes and pour in the gooseberries. Stand aside to set. Turn out on a dish and serve with cream.
 APRICOT CHARLorTEs. Butter mold. Cut stale loaf into fingers, and round the size of the bottom of the mold; fry them in butter and arrange them in the mold. Pare and stone one and one half pounds of apricots; boil them with one pound of sugar for half an hour. Pour into the mold, cover with slices of bread dipped in butter and bake in moderate oven. Turn out on dish and sift powdered sugar over it.
Arizona silver belt., 1895-10-12
4 NICE AUDIENCE,
It Was So D@causo It Was Compel
 to Be.

It Was So D@causo It Was Compelled
 to Be.
 Daniel Frisbee, once q newspaper man, now ON actor, tells tle San Fran cisco Call:
 At one place called Welt Union, in Iowa, we had the oldest experience l have vet met with, We played in hall thirty feet underground that had for merly been two saloons, the stage be- ing composed of dining tables Though the theater was packed wi;h people, we might have been playing to wax figures for all the interest they exhib- tied in the play. There WIS not one laugh or sign of applause from the be- ginning to the end of the performance. We noticed a man going uI and down the aisles, but did not pay much atten- ton to him until he came behind the scenes after the show and was intro duced as the proprietor of the theater the ex-Saloonkeeper.
 Pretty nice lot of an audience he remarked to me with the pride of own erShip.
 "Yes, quite a lady-like one" an swered; 'very gentle and timid"
 They've got to be. walk up and down the aisles with a club, and if l see anyone making noise l throw him out"
 And that accounted for the silence, The people stood in such awe of the sa- loonkeePer that they did not dare to smile.
 If luckless wight smiles it never smiles again.
Arizona silver belt., 1895-10-12
WHAT IS eLeorRlclrYq
SoIne of the Various Theories on the
 Mysterious Current.


 Mysterious Current.
 Well, what is it? It is scarcely possi- ble to say There are theories many of them. It is evidently something of which we cannot take part; we can not cut piece of it off and subject it to analysis; nor can we pour little of it into bottle for future study and contemplation. It is like the wind, it's effects can be measured; it's force, strength and quantity can now be cal culated to very nice degree. Still, to lilSen it to the wind, it is stupendous power, mighty typhoon, blowing, as it were, without moving, two ways at once nlong all parts of its path; giving off halo of magnetism at right angles to that path everywhere.
 One of the incest theories, perhaps, is the one that considers electricity condition" of atoms, brought about by chemical action, as in battery cell or by what might be called a severe irritation of the magnetic halo, as in dynamo, and by other means, such as heat and friction.
 What this condition is is beyond us; it may be violent rotation, or it may be an equally violent vibration of atoms; probably the arc light would prove it to be vibration. But as no man has seen an atom at any time, not even with the most powerful mlcro- scope, it is impossible to say. Friction in some form or other is present, as heat is produced before burning, or de- struction, takes place.
Arizona silver belt., 1895-10-12
A DOCS QUEER TRICK.
Evidence of Reasoning Power shown in
 Ills Actions.

Evidence of Reasoning Power shown in
 Ills Actions.
 A dog and horse owned by Col. W. J. Rulings, of Oil City, Pa, says the Der rick of that city, afford the neighbors considerable amusement The animals are companions and full of intelligence, The horse has learned to pick and un- tie all sorts of knots, and unless the door is fastened by paddock it is im- possible to keep him in the stable dur ing the present hot weather, with the lawns in the neighborhood offering Overpowering temptations in the way of juicy, clean grass. This trait gives tbe dog much trouble, for the horse pays no attention to his barking or sharp nippings, but keeps trespassing on the colonels lawn or that of neigh boTs without discrimination. After trying by all manner of stratagems to get the horse back into the stable where he belongs, the dog will give up the job in disgust, rush into the house, and by barking or dragging at the dress of some of the lady members of the family, cntice them to the window or yard, and as plainly as if he told in words show that the horse is in mis- chief. This performance has been re- peated dozen times during the sum mer and in no case has the dog begged outside assistance until he had tried by every effort of his own to persuade his companion to return to the stable.
Arizona silver belt., 1895-10-12
Saved by yaDox,

A large Newfoundland dog saved Q boys life at Baltimore recently. The boy is eight years old, and the dog, formerly tramp, is now well cared for. The boy md the dog were romp. ing on the dock in the morning, when the boy accidentally fell overheard. There are twenty feet of water in the dock. The big Newfoundland saw the boy fall, and just as he came to the sur, face sprang into the dock and swan to the fast sinking boy. The boy clutched the woolly hair on the dog neck, which kept him afIoat, and then the dog started to swim with his burden to the other side of the dock. A man rushed tO the rescue and when the dog reached the place jumped into rowboat and managed to pull both the dog and the boy out of the water. The dog became a hero in the eyes of the people who had heen attracted to the scene and he was given frst-elsss dinner for his hcroism.
Arizona silver belt., 1895-10-12
MuTILATED TITLES.
Some Strange rwbts Given to the Nance
 of Hooks.

Some Strange rwsts Given 10 the Nance
 of Books.
 A successful bookseller should be a mind reader. People ask for books by the quecrcst mutilated titles 4 dealer in books says:
 One of the most inutilated titles is that of The Heavenly Twins" For instance, il is common to have il called ''The Twin Angels, The Heavenly Prodigals," The Blue Angels" or The Heavenly Angels"
 The other day man came in and asked for Tine Travelling Hebrew" When l told him thought be meant "The Wandering Jew" he began to laugh, and said:
 Well, l was sure he was on tue go. anyway
 Not long ago lady came in aud asked if VIC hai Two Boats Which Went by in the Dark" She was not the least abaShed when handed her Ships That Pass in the Night"
 One of the most common bulls in a bookstore is that which people make when they ask for "a vest pocket edi- ton of Webster's Unabridged, " or "the Bible wltn Doln the uIa and New Tes- tamcnts in it.n
 Not long ago young man came in and asked for that horse book" We named over lot of treatises on horses, but he said; Tt wasn't them"
 We were then compelled to confess our ignorance, when he cxplaincd: Well, my boss didn't exactly tell me it was horse book, but he said to ask for The Horse with Seven Stables"
 We gave him The House of the Seven Gables" with the privilege of returning 1t if it was not the right one. The book never came back. Youths Cn,,p.r;,,
Arizona silver belt., 1895-10-12
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.

MISSOURI in 1890 had I,676, 7O6 acres sowed in oats, which produced 3s,s2O,- l4Q bushels
 AlIssoUM grew in the census year thirty-one tons of hemp from seventy nine acres.
 TIE first rye producing state is Penn sylvania, with 336,O4l acres and 3,7i2,- l64 bushels.
 NEBRASKA, according to the last cen sus, had ll3,6Os farms, having 21, ,593, ,444 acres,
 ILLINOIS claims the largest number of improved acres on her farms, having 52, 669, ,O6O.
 THE farms of Kansas produced in the census year an estimated value of s95,- O7O,0sO.
 TIE increase in fruit farms in this country has been mainly in the west and southwest.
 NEVADA has the smallest number of farms of any state-1,277, with l, ,0Gl ,416 acres
 TIE best sugar manufactured in this country in 1898 amounted to 27,OS3. .322 pounds.
Arizona silver belt., 1895-10-12
THINGS TO REMEMBER.

WATER may be softened by the addi- tion of rock ammonia or little pow dered boraz.
 PEOPLE who are obliged to walk or stand about much will find they get less tired If they change their boots or shoes several times a day.
 ON no account keep the soiled linen bag in the sleeping department, for it is very unhealthy and tends to taint the air which is inhaled during the night.
 RED cannot be recommended on ac. count of it's washing qualities, as 1t is very apt to fade. To prevent this add a little borax 10 the washing water and the color will retain its usual brightness.
 To UTILIZE ordinary dripping is not at all difficult in a well-regulated household, but bacon fat is often vast ed It should not be, however, for it is most handy for basting poultry of every description.
 DOORS and furniture easily become fnger-markcd. Try rubbing them with
 
 water and then polish with a mixture composed of two parts sweet oil and one part turpentine
 ISR stains and iron rust are easily re- moved by rubbing with salts of demon and dipping the material in hot water alternately, until the marks have dis appeared. A solution of salt or sorrel in hot water k another favorite recipe for that purpose.
 FLANNEL should bc chosen for its strong sclyedge, fine and even texture, and the short hairs on its surface. Low priced flannel is not cheap, for it is probably made with old wool and largely composed of cotton, which rem ders it harsh and tends to make it shrink considerably.
Arizona silver belt., 1895-10-12

NEWSPAPER WAITS.

A SWALLOW may not make a summer, but frog makes a spring.-Tcxas Sift- ings.
 FOND PARENT-''I wish, Bobby, that I could be a little boy again Bobby T wish you could-littler than me "-- Tit-Bits.
 TIE REPORT CoURrEoUs.-Uucle- You only write me once every month, when you want money" Nephew "a studentJ-"I beg your pardon, uncle; last month had to write twice. "--Lus- tige Blatter.
 "IsS'T this coat too big for me?" he asked of the tailor. Tt is, sir, replied the enterprising clothicr, but | am something of a phreuologist, and can forcsec that it will not be long before you are a big man. ."-Harpers Bazar.
 II AM on my way home, doctor, said a parsimoni0us city alderman, who was fond of getting advice gratis, meeting a well.known physician, and I'm thor oughly tired and worn out, What ought to take2" Take a cab" re- piled the intelligent medico.-Tit-Bits.
 MRS. R. was very sorry that the clergyman of her parish had been com pelled to leave. "You sec" she said, ''the poor man fell off his bicycle, and his doctor has told him that for some time he must try an incumbent posi- tion. So he has gone away for another cure. Punch.
 IN SWITZERLAND. The landlord pre- sents his bill to the traveller. The lat ter looks at the sum total and prepares to pay without demur Mine host, stupefed at this unwonted prompti- tude on the part of guest, stammers out: Beg your pardon, sir, will you let me have another look at the bill? must have omitted something. "--Le V,f,air.
Arizona silver belt., 1895-10-12
NOT SAVED BY HIS RANK.
German Emperor Was Hszed by the Stu
 dents at Bonn.


 dents At Bonn.
 Dr. W. Clark Robinson, of Edinburg. was 6 classnate of Emperor William of Germany at Bonn, says the Boston Transcript. Telling of his first meet iDg with the German emperor he said the other day: Ut was in the fall of 7s when first met the emperor. He was a student at Bonn. I shall never forget the amusing spectacle he pre- sented. You know it is the custom of the students at Bonn to take q daily plunge in the waters of the Rhine. For the new man this is a trying ordeal. When they go down to the Rhine to take their first swim they are repeat edly tucked by the older students un- til they cry for mercy. Everyone was on the lookout for the princes initial appearance, and when he ventured into the river he was ducked unmercifully. But William would never give up. Down again and again went the future emperOr's head, but he pluclily refused to give up. Finally, when he had reached the verge of total collapse. he was pulled out of the water looking more like drowned rat than live man. It took us nearly twenty min utes to bring around Germany's future ruler.
Arizona silver belt., 1895-10-12
UNcANNY NlNE-plNs,
4 munchAusen-Like Story of Bsheaded
 German Criminal.


 German Criminal.
 In an imperial city lately criminal was condemned to be beheaded who had singular itching to play at nine pins. While his sentence was pro- nouncing he had the temerity to offer a request to be permitted to play once more at his favorite game at the place of execution, and then, he said, he would submit without murmur.
 As the last prayer of a dying man his request was granted. When he arrived Ut the solemn spot he found everything prepared, the pins being set up and the bowl ready, He played with no little earnestness; but the sheriff at length Gceing that he showed no inclination to desist, privately ordered the execu- tioner to strike the fatal blow as he stopped for the bowl.
 The eXecutioner did so and the head dropped into the culprits hand as he SGised his head to see what had oc- cured; he immediately aimed at the nine, conceivinR that it was the bowl which he grasped, All nine falling, the head loudly exclaimed; 'I have won the game"
Arizona silver belt., 1895-10-12
coREs AS WEATHER PROPHETS.
Said to Be Infaniblc by Man Who Uses
 Them.

Said to Be Infalliblc by Man Who Uses
 Them.
 Do YOU know that the best weather predictor in the world, said a we'll known physician to a Philadelphia Record reporter, lis a well-developed hard corn on any of the principal toes? l have one on the third toe of my right foot that informs me of coming change in the weather far more relia- ply than the signal service man with his wealth of scientific instruments. Of course, l keep the corn well pared, but that doesn't make particle of diff ference with the merit of it as prog nosticatCr. Just about twenty-four hours before change in the weather the corn begins its predictions by sharp pain that can only lilsen to red-hot needle being thrust into the joint of the toe. The pain is intermit- tent, and for this I am thankful, for if 1t should pain without pause it would drive me daft. l can assign no cause for the phenomenon, nor have ever been able to get a reason from the hun dgeds of doctors know, many of whom are afflicted the same as myself X great many of my patients are possessed of a similar infallible barometer, and many of them have come to me for re- lief But the only relief can suggest Is to remove to Q country where the weather never changes"
Arizona silver belt., 1895-10-12
bad nRAvEsT oF WOMEN.
sho Catches Rat with the Aid of Her
 Skirts,

Shtfihs
 Oregon hns had number of women who have distinguished themselves in various ways, some in literature, some in art, some as slayers of wild beasts, others as increasers of the population, some by climbing mountains, others by tumbling down them, and so on; but . deed of bravery has lately been done by Portland woman which it is quite cer- tain no other woman in the state, and probably no other woman in the world, has nerve enough even to attempt, This woman, says the Morning Orego- nian, is employed in large establish mcnt on Third street. and her name must be kept secret to prevent the place being 'overrun by people anxIous to sec the woman who is SD brave.
 There are quite number of other women employed in the same room, as well as several men. A day or two since rat straycd into the room and could not find it's way out, and the men started in to catch and kill him. This was easier said than done, for the rat was agile and daring, and fled from one eAhNu9iA w ulipNiSi' NhlA' tAlc NOuiSu and girls flew up on chairs and tables, and would have perched on the ceiling like flies if they had been able.
 There was one exception the brave woman who has immortalized herself She stood her ground, and finally, when the rat had been polled from behind n barrel and was dashing across the floor almost over her feet, she "serouchedn down and let her skirts touch the floor and captured the rat, and when it eu- deavored to push its way out she swat. ted it over the head and laid it out. This is fact, and if any person in any country can produce similar case of bravery and presence of mind on the part of woman he can take the
Arizona silver belt., 1895-10-12
CHEZ FOO, CHINA.
The Oriental Watering Place Where the
 Recent Treaty Was signed.

The Oriental Watering Place Where the
 Recent Treaty Was signed.
 Chee-FOo, where the treaty of peace was signed between China and Japan, and which also goes by the name of Yen-Tai, is one of the best known ports in the northeastern part of China It is situated at the head of one of the bays of the Gulf of Petchili and is in the neighborhood of two of the most prom incnt places in the recent Chino-Japan. csc war. lt was here that the peace of 1876 between England and China was signed; by which three new ports of entry were opened to foreign commerce. The signing of the treaty on the sth of last May between the two inimical brothers of the far orient has given Chce-Foo a new historical importance. From June 8, 1850, until the Chino European war, France had occupied Chee-Foo without any interference from foreign powers.
 It is thicltly populated, having one hundred and twenty thousand inhabi- tants, according to the consular re- ports of 1891 In summer it is fash ionable watering place like Trouville and Brighton. It is very attractive. with its villas with vine-enshrouded verandas clustering on the hillsides which overlook Semaphore Point or dotting the plain. Beside the signal. tower pretty pagoda rears its head. crowned by its cap with upturned wings. America and Russia send pe- troleum oil to CheeFoo, England cot tons and metals. The great article of export is raw silk.
 In the quarter facing the sea, in q small hotel, bearing the European name of Beach hotel, the peace treaty between the Chinese and Japanese plcuipotcntiaries was signed,
Arizona silver belt., 1895-10-12
Mysorc Infants Must Not Marry.

The maharajah of Mysore has re- solved to put down by an act of the legislature the custom of infant mar riagc among his subjects. A bill to that effect was published last year. After good deal of discussion the measure has now assumed a definite shape and form. When the act is en- forced any person causing or abctting infant marriages, or any person of eighteen or over eighteen marrying an infant girl will be punished with im- prisonment of either description, which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both. The same punishment is prescribed for any man who, having completed fifty years of his age, mar ries girl under fourteen years Six months Imprisonment or fine, or both, will be meted out to the abettor or abettors of this offense. All girls un- der eight years of age will be consid- cred as infants under this law.
Arizona silver belt., 1895-10-12
Iron In MIX.

Cows milk is almost at the bottom of the list of the food substances that contain iron. As it is so important to infant life Prof, Bunge has been led to experiment on animals 10 sec in what proportion iron is present in the system at different ages. He finds that the younger animals contain much more iron than adults In guinea pig or rabbit one hour old, for instance, there is more than four times as much iron as in the same animals two and half months old. He infers from this that long-continued exclusive milk diet is not good for babies, but should be supplemented by wheat prepara- tious.