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Arizona silver belt., 1895-10-05
THE SEA LION TOLD.
Discovered Tine Fishing in Lake and
 went Back After His TrienGs.

Discovered Tine Fishing in @ Lake and
 Went Back After His Tviends.
 Once upon time Lake Mcrccd stood high in the estimation of city anglers, says the San Francisco Bulie. fin. IL was accessible and didn't re quirc much influence Co east liHe into its waters. Rig fish fingered among the wccdy depths and browscd along the sandy shores un the western end Cornelius S,aEg then kept q road house opposite the old race track and there was a good dinner for the Lclafcd angler under his roof and @ good bed and a bottle fragrant and retgesHiug cEaret Scott Tidball, tho artist John Adams and dozens of worthy hcrman since departed have swung their rods over Che riuplez uf Mcrecd and com pared uotg- around ;he blazing fire at nigh aud wcrc, perhaps. as hgastful uua ucudaeious as the anglers of the generation that succeeded them.
 Tho trou, era passed aegay and vas followed by an epoch of carp. Those muG-grubhcrs fattened on the border ing grasses and led Q life of uudjs- turbcd and ignomini5us indolcnce, Nobody wanted them ut auy price and ths aaIuae,rs grew up ul tho elders of the gang from simple and uulroken laG.u"Hs. Then another aAGE~a took place and the Gsh com.ni% toners an. u1unaoj that they were n9.ng ,5 put muslfalloare iu the la'ie A month OF s1 af5vrwara they did and ia wua sap- posed thc reign of the carp was over and that those fcro.ious fresl water sharks would completely cxtarlninutc them.
 A sagacious sea lion felt recently that there must be something worth seeing beyond thC nei1hbarhood of the Cliff housa and Sutro heights. So he made a journey to Lake Mgrgej and found thc water and tac surroundings conRcui4l He tasted the carp and aD- proved of their davor and. b-irg a genial and generous lion. he ranrocI tJ the seal rocks and told his ehums where he had been and what ha had seen. An excursion party consisting of select number of EauticIGa and lady marine lions was ut aucs organ lA-hi- 'tslAt 2tt q AIE lHD3N4hINh Et.Da JUG band started for Neread EygrytAine was just as the pioneer had represent cd, and 8 brilliant season of feeding md general enjoyment was inau- guratcd
 About this time the Spring Valley company drew a net across the lake to see how the musEallougc were getting on, The seq lion., now permanent residents of the lake, laughed heartily at the experiment and waved their fappers to the fishermen to encourage them to keep on with their nets and let them know how many muslsallongc were left. For the muskallonge had got to the last dozen or SO of carp when the sea lions came in. and the sea lions had done up the muslsallonge when the experimental nets were cast. Nothing but a few catfish and sticlslcbacll now remain in Lake Merced The sea lions arc still there, but unless some more stocking is done, and pretty soon at that, they will return to the seal rocks.
Arizona silver belt., 1895-10-05
COWBOYS BECOMING EXTINCT.
Rapid Decadence of che Genus That Made
 the MIId Mcst Fnnnnua.

Rapid Decadence of che Genus That Made
 the Wild West Famous.
 The cowboy, like the buffalo, is fast becoming extinct. In the dawn of the new century now approaching he will be regarded as curiosity, Ten years hence, says Lippincott's Magazine, he will almost huve attained the dignity of tradition History, which ombalms the man in armor and exalts the pioneer, holds place for him. The niche may be modest one, but he has his part in conquering new country, and no in- partial record of western evolution can omlt ms picturesque figure. Before civilization dcyours his identity let us try to detain it u moment in it's real likeness and garb.
 Dwellers in the long-settled com muuities scarcely realize how great n change has come over the far west dur ing the last decade Ranches there will always be-ranches for grain, hay fruit and bloodod live stock--but not for the rearing of range cattle Yet the time is in easy memory when there was craze over the cattle business, when the cowboy was king pt Dodge City, when hundreds of educated young men went west to share the hardship of hcrders To-day the cattle ranches are deserted or mortgaged or turned into farms. A more advanced iutelli- gence has penetrated the possibilities of irrigation and water Is reclaimiug the wilderness once given over to the loug-horn steer.
 The decline of the cattle industry has been as amazing and rapid as was its rise. The business is not simply suf- fcring from staguation; it has almost ceased to exist Early in the eighties a beef steer running on the range rep resented forty dollars; onc-fomth that sum would pay for him now. Thirty dollars was the average price for COW with calf at her side; now whole herds are disposed of for six dollars head
Arizona silver belt., 1895-10-05
Veterans nIust Not Marry.

Matrimony has received q deadly blow at the soldiers home at Quincy, H., all owing to an order just issued by Superintendent Kirkwood, who an- nounces that any inmate of the home who takes wife will be dishonorably discharged forthwith. While there have been no wholesale matrimonial ventures on the part of the soldiers, the new law makes veterans and their fam flies a charge upon the counties upon the order of any Grand Army post, and Superintendent Iiirliwood takes this summary step in order to minimize the expense to the counties of the state. The order has created much unfavor- able comment among the veterans at the home, and many of the inmates who have never considered marrying again are disposed to squirm under rule that makes it impossible should they desire to.
Arizona silver belt., 1895-10-05
TREES AND PLANTS.

TIE climate of Mexico is so varied that in that country can be raised any product of the tropics or the polar re- gions.
 PERHAPS the largest camellia in ex- istence is nt Piluitz Castle, near Dres- den- Germany The tree is about twenty-four feet high and annually produces about 5O,OOO blossoms.
 TIE witch tree" of Nevada and southern California cxudes or exhales a phosphoresoent substance which makes every branch, leaf and section of it's bark visible on the darkest night.
 FoR many years green glass has been used for tho roof of the Kew Gardens, London. A recent experiment with white glass demonstrated that the plants thrived much better with glass of this tint, and the green is to be dis cardcd.
Arizona silver belt., 1895-10-05
DEAD LETTER OFFICE.
A Large Busincss Results from Misdi
 rected Letters.

Very few persons know the extent of the operations of the dead letter office of the post office department It is known in general way that misdirect- ed letters are sent to the department in Washington, where, if possible, they arc forwarded to the sender or the ad- dressee. The number of letters and papers sent to the dead letter office in year, says the St Louis Republic, is about 6,50O, ,o0O. Of these, 5,500,OO0 are what are called ordinary unclaimed letters, 1850, 900 foreign letters misdi- rected by people in the United States to persons abroad, and about 30,000 let tcrs written to fictitious addresses, while 500,000 letters in a year are mailed by people in other countries to wrong addresses in the United States. According to the last report more than 8O.OO0 letters sent to the dead letter office contained money amounting to more than s1, 800, GOO. A majority of the money and checks, etc, was returned to owners. but last year S300,o00 in checks and notes and Sl0,000 in cash remained unclaimed. The number of parcels sent to this office is not large. More than 1000 letters finding their way to the dead letter office yearly contain photographs. A very large proportion of the matter which reaches the office does not get there because of defect in the post office sys- tenn, but because of carelessness of writers. It would not be possible to state the proportion in figures because the technical distinctions of held for postage" "misdirectcd, etc, include letters which, while properly prepaid and dispatched according to the ud- dresses, still fail of successful delivery by reason of nasty and careless dircc- tiuns, confusion arising from offices of the same name, etc lt is a peculiar fact that while many persons are cX- trcmely careful of their penmanship in sending letters to persons who arc fa- miliar with their writing, they are singularly negligent in addressing the envelope which is 10 be read by persons unfamiliar with the writing, yet upon whose ability to read 1t k dependent the safc delivery of tbe letter. Tho in crease of the business of the dead let ter office, which continued each year until about three years ago, has re- gently ceased, and there is a diminu- tion in the volume of misdircctcd mail matter. This improvement is ac- counted for in part by the improved management of the post office depart mcnt, but to a greater extent by the general diffusion of education among writers.
Arizona silver belt., 1895-10-05
Thonght Itn Joke.

A San Francisco physician was asked to call at given address few days ago and perform a delicate surgical operation. The next day, according to appointment, he went to the address given and found it was an undertakcr's establishment. He decided that he had been hoaXcd and was just about to leave when young man appeared and told him he was wanted upstairs. He went up and found the young medical student who was to assist and two or three more men standing around an improvised operating table in the store room in which the undertaken kept his collins. Baskets and boxes were lying all about the room and a big coffin stood upright alongside the table. The surgeon was positive it was all joke then, but he was informed that the pa tient was in small room adjoining. ready to undergo the operation. He was carried in and laid on the table The surgeon hesitated The coffin be- side the operating table was too sug- gc5tive. The patient noticed it and re- marked, cheerily: "Go ahead, Doc you ought to be able to stand it if I can" The operation was performed, but it tried the surgeons nerve
Arizona silver belt., 1895-10-05
JUSTICE JAcKsoMs TERM.
Next to the Shortest in ,he History of tho
 United States Supreme Court,

Next Co the Shortest in the History of the
 UnItcd States su9rcmc Court,
 Justice Jacl;son's service of two years on the supreme bench of the United States is one of the shortest terms in ,hc history of the court The only shorter term was that of Justice liar. r.son, who was appointed in l7sJ aud resigned the office in the same year to become chancellor of his native state, Maryland Chief Justice RnlCdgc. the only man to be twicc appointed to the supreme bench. says the New York Sun resigned the office of associata justice in l59l, after two years of scrv- ire, to become chief justice of South Carolina. He was uuugl chief justice of the United States supreme court in l5a5 and presided one term, but the nomination wa, rejected by the senate because it was discovered that his mind had become impaired. Associate Jus. tice Trimblc, ot Kentucky, died in 1898 after two years of service. These are the only justices whose terms have been as short as that of Justice Jack son, save one of his associates, still upon the bench.
 The longest terms were those of Chief Justices Marshall and Story, each of whom served thirty-four years. Five others served over thirty years, five be. tween twenty five and thirty, six be tween twenty and twenty-five nine between fifteen and twenty. six be- tween ten and fifteen, seventeen be- tween five and ten, and eight less than five years. Some of those included in this summary are still upon tho bench Justice Field, appointed in 1863, is the oldest in point of service of the present bench, and his term approaches the the longest in the history of the court.
Arizona silver belt., 1895-10-05
"RABBIT DOCS. %
Vigorous Plea Against Their Persecution
 by Florida Legislator.

2
 by a Florida Legislator.
 Among the amusing discussions dur ing the legislative session at TaIlahas- see was that on bill of Sullivan's of Escambia, providing for the prompt slaughter of rabid dogs, The reading clerk, says the Florida Times Union, had just read the title when an old gentleman, 8 representative from one of the interior counties, arose and with great gravity and dignity said:
 MT. Speaker, am opposed to that bill. 1 am opposed to it because don't see why rabbit dogs should be killed any quicker than any other kind of dogs. I've got a rabbit dog He ain't much on looks, but tell you, when that dog gets on a hot trail in the broom sedge and little later you hear his voice a-yelping in a high key and the yelps gettin' fainter and fainter, till by and by you can just hear 'em down in the holler, and you go there and you see the little bench-legged yeller rascal barkin', his eyes bright and his fore head wrinkled with excitement, under sartin tree, jes' get you a pole and meat is your'n for dinner"
 There was breathless silence during the eloquent appeal for the rabbit dog. When it had been concluded others rose sp and paid glowing tributes to the qualities of the rabbit dogs they owned, until one would have believed that a thing necessary to a mans candidacy m the state of Florida is frst-class rabbit dog. The bill, by the way, was kAlel 6y Q large uaiositv.
Arizona silver belt., 1895-10-05
PEsT-KILLlNe INSECTS.
The Ichneumon Flies Which Do Away
 with Caterpillnrs.


 with Caterpillnrs.
 A family of insects that are immense ly valuable in killing the oaterpillars that prey on the most luxuriant trees in the city, and in many cases have made them almost leafless, are the ichneumon flies. In appearance these insects are not unlike the mason waSps, with their slender waists and torpedo like bodies, but they are perfectly harmless to man, though terror to the caterpillar.
 The wehworm, says the New York Tribune is one of the pests of the parks, This caterpillar is grcgarious in Its habits, and spins a big web around the leaves it intends to eat This is no doubt spun as a protection from the worms enemies, but Trib- une reporter the other day noticed that an ichneumon fly had forced her way in, and every second one could see her dart out her ovipositor, or egg-laying tube, and puncture a worm, who would squirm up, but the mischief was done. An egg had been laid below the skin, snd when each of those caterpillars turns into chrySalis that egg will hatch and gradually eat the pupa.
 Another of the ichneumon flies was seen stalking the big and ugly.loolling caterpillar of the golden moth The fly actually crept up to her victim on tiptoe along a small twig, for the cater pillar in seh-defense can emit an acrid green fluid, and as it can swing around with great force, the fly has to be eau tiOus. In this ease the fly was success fuL She got within striking distance and the next moment the big caterpil- lar was writhing in Tage but the egg had been laid successfully, and the fly was out of reach, searching for another victim.
 A big species of the ichneumon fly can often be noticed crawling along the dead limbs of the trees. Watch one stop. She has heard a worm boring its way in the center of the bough she was walking on. She is busy at once driving her needle-poiuted ovipositor through the wood, and it is always with unerring aim, As soon as the borcr is struck an egg is deposited AAlt tAl4GA NlcNlLl or llllN most Lstlul llF is the elm tree borer- that is doing in- calculable mischief through a large re- zion of this country. This pest was imported into this country only a few years ago, but has already made great inroads into the naples, sycamores and elms
 Prof. W. Beuttenmuller, the cntomol- ogist for the American museum of art. remarked recently that probably there had never been such pest of insects injurious to every sort of plant as this year, but at the same time insects such as theichneumon fly and lady-bird, who prey on these bugs, have increased wonderfully
 Another probable reason why the rayagcs have been so bad this year is that the ordinary number of birds to be found in the parks all through the summer has greatly decreased. owing, no doubt, to the severe frosts in the southern states last winter, which killed thousands of birds that make their southern homes in the region above New York.
Arizona silver belt., 1895-10-05
DIFFERENT KINDS OF GIRLS
How They May Ho Distinguished by tn
 Young Men of the Period

How They May Ho Distinguished by the
 Young Men of the Period.
 It has occurred to me. says a writer in London Truth, to compile a Guide to Girls for the use of young men who are beginners in society To give some idea of the scope of that work, I sub init the following extracts:
 Not exactly pretty, but such good daughter beyond description, and as tenacious as O barnacle. To be scrupulously avoided
 Knows everyone and goes every where" - Middlc-agcd and unprepos- sessing; has been hawked about for years. Not only knows everybody, but knows more than they do themselves.
 "SO clever'-Clear eyes, high fore. head, masterful, Talks pretentiously upon pretentious subjects.
 "Very artistic" - Untidy, unwhole- some, unkempt; voice which sounds as if tt had come from her boots. Too much soul" and too much body" To be well aiken before taken.
 "So goOd-natured d"-Chatters unceas- ingly; agrees with everybody, Looks stupid and amiable, but is shrewd and selfish.
 "An heiress"-Imperious and super cilious; forehead generally shiny. Needs a fortune and more to make her not only prcsentablc but bearable.
 "Writes"-Affects a far-away, prcoc- cupied air; dresses curiously, and talks riskily. Depreciates the work of others, and by inference magnifies the excellence of her own. Has nothing more original in her than original sin.
 "Sings beautifully" - Bursting with trills and trolls; with the slightest en- couragement would set to singing, even in the middle of a dinner. How CTS hungrily around the piano To be taken in homeopathic doses.
Arizona silver belt., 1895-10-05
Iowa Lnr,es pIsannoarInr.

There is no longer doubt as to the gradual disappearance of the smaller lakes in northwestern Iowa. It is only of late that the phenomenon has at tracted general attention, and but re- gently have people become interested in the preservation of these natural bodies of water. Whether anything can be done to check the process effect ing their extinction is a problem worthy of serious consideration.
Arizona silver belt., 1895-10-05
Escapes tho Keonest.ryed puntor.

So still lies the ptarmigan, so per feet is the tone of summer plunape in keeping with the stunted vegetation of it's mountain fastness, that the keenest- eyed hunter might pass through flocl, of them without being aware of their presence
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1895-09-10
6 ; | n a.
yfe,u y)ort, |. Sept.

Wit9lieoer Der y9lmerican Saptilt
MtliOnerD Union" baben bent Yup-
tilt 9tiilondrp MagaSine" Serirbte
iiber Die al ben Willpu0reu in GhinG
perlibten GjrauIGmteiteu sugelhift. aus
oenen bcrporgebt, odB Der Mufitano
einen beOeuteno gr0Beren llmfdng
bate, al5 bisber gemeloet wDrOen luur.
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erlten g8oAe oes Sum- wuroen idmmt,
li6e Wiilionsaniioltsn i'm ipciiliheu
Gbina pDm PObel 0epliinoert uIo l46
Wtiilionare. Wdnner 6raueu uno &ln
Der, aus oenielbcn pcrtrieben. Sn be,
YrOpinS Sia=S Ibuan, Der 9rOBten oes
&sihes, waren sablrei6e tleine Sta.
tipusn iber ods Sbal oes Oberen Oan9,
tle=6luhes perltreut. Die 0iehrsahl
Der Wiiiliondre bate ii1 Ddbreno Der
lebten iiinf Sabre aui's 2ano begeben.
g8Gbreno Die Vcb0roeN in muuben
6dllen periuht 81 babeu ibeiuen. bic
Wiifpnen su beibiiben, 10 iOmten lie
ood) iiIr Die Wiilliondre Ai6ts meiter
tbuu, als ibnen bel Der Ulu4t bslllI,
LID AZ jeiu.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1895-09-10
s il rfei.
8 onb n, 5. Sept.
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Der @iener Correspondent Der
ySailo Nems" beridtet. oaB Die GNo.
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aiien, etua 81 Meilsn bon Sonitautt-
nOpel entfernt, in eridrefenoer Neiis
um iitb sreiit. Sdalib erliegen etwG
40 YerIOueu Der Seube.
Som itautiuopel, 5. Sept.
Der 6robpeiier bat cine 9lnsabl
9eamte in 9ui6, bic Der Steuererprel.
lung uno Der Wtibbanoluns Der 9lrms.
nier iiberfiibrt uuroen abgeieBt.
Sn Sitlis sriff elm Srupp G,enoar.'
men cine Sanoe &uroen an, bic lid i'm
Huiber gesirt 8epalttbateu 81 S6ul-
Den tpmmen liebeu. Die Guroen wurs
Den nit iaperem Serlult 9eiblGgen
uno armenilbes ei9entbum, bas lib liz
ibrem geIiB befano, ben giSentbilmern
suriiterltattet.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1895-09-10
IuSlanO.
Seuti d | an B.

Die iiiniunoswansiaidbriae Grinne=
run9sieier al Die rubmrel1cn Sage
Oes oeutlbiranS0liiben &rie9es uno Die
9ldnSenoen @aIientbaten Der oeutiAen
Irmee erreIbte am beutiSen SeoantaSe
ibren SObepunit.S Die &eibsbaupt=
ltuot erireute lib eGten &aiIerwetters
ugo auf ben nit Sabnsn uno 8ulrlan=
ben reid 9elbmiidten StraBen wO9te
bon WtOr9ens iriib bis 9lbenos ipGt Elm
risliger StrOm ieltlid setleioeter, iei-
ernoer Weniben auf uno nieoer.
Der &sIbsanSei9er perOIfentlibte cine
Sepelhe 9Sllbelm's ii. on SIsmarf
Die iOlAenoen gSOrtlaut bate:
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iiinilrnoSuaniialien Sabrssta9 Der 9s-
ibI0tllb oentpIlroi9en lleberSabe bon
Seoan ielert, iilble ib mid SeOrun9en,
Gp. SurblauAt su perlihern, o0B ib
itsts nit tisiltsr 0anlbarisit Der Oisnlts
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1895-09-10

- ~ ONt's
@iuno. Der Geoatteur oes .&pr=
wGrts" lit inter Der glntla9e, oaB oas
Slatt beleioi9euoe slrtitel iiber ben
Gaiier 99ilbelm entbulten babe. oer=
baitet poroen, uno siuei 2lusgaben
oes Slattes iino nit gsiblas bslsat
Dproen.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1895-09-10
Gro 5 britann nien.
Gueeustomn, 81. gluu

Ger Jteo Star=0ampIer ,R9pns
lano", &apltdn Soeswib, Der am 2l.
9iugult pon 9bllaoslpl,a uacb Queens
tOmn uno 9iuerpOOl abiubr, lit beute
bier ein9etrOIien uno berib.et, poB er
orei Gage lang mitten auf Dem atlantis
I6en Ocean nit beitigem Sturmpetter
81 tGmpfen gebabt babe. Der Sturn
lei l6lieblib 10 beItia geuOroen, oaB
Ihpere gSellen iiber oas Sbiif binipe9=
geltiir,t ,udren, mas ben &apitdn per=
anlaBt babe, idmmtlibe Yaiagiere
unter Set 81 laIlen, nm lie Der @eiabr
su eutSieben, ilber Spro geipiIlt sll
.peroeH. Iieier 3gltano babe bis
gum gtittiupb 9eoausrt, 100 Der Sturn
nabaelaiem babe. she Die Paiiagisre
ans Sano ltieBen, uabmen Sic Ye=
l6liille an. In oenen lle Dem &apitdn
ibren Sant abtatteten, oaB er lie 9iiif-
LID bur1 ben Sturm binour49ebrabt
babe. SrOb oes ourh ben Sturm
psrurIa4tsn 9o9en Wsusnsansss bat
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1895-09-10

Der &bpnlanb feinen Sdaoen senoms
men, nur oas lei6tere Solstuert a1
Sef mar Siemli6 mitgenommen pors
ben.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1895-09-10
ND. 1859.
Berlin, 4. Sept.

Ser ,@Ortpdrts" bat bic Namen Der
Tabritanten unb 8eihdftsbduIer per=
OhentliAt, mel6e pe9eu SdlieBens ant
Seoantaae ibren glngeltelten ben 2obn
fir ben Sag ab9eso9en batter. Ge9en
ben Geoatteur oes yyorpdrts", Yiuno,
1T pegen gerOffentlibuna zines
S6mlbartitels iiber bic @inmeibun9
Der Raiier g8il6elm 8eoabtnibtirde,
in tuel6em bielelbe ygle9ir=Sirhe" Gee
nannt miro, Die 9lntlage Der Maieiidts=
beleioi9ung erhOben pOroen. Ser
glrtitel oes ySOrmdrts" ilber Die Se=
oanfeier, luesen beilen bas glatt be-
i6la9nabmt woroen mar, lit iiber=
i6rieben: .Sas opnaitiia=milittril6e DE
6eit".
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1895-09-10
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