The Argus, 1895-12-12

Formation of Another Body Water Like the Dead Sea. of Historic Facts About the Putrefyiajt Waters AJtnough Growing Fouler Every Year. They Are Not Devoid of Ufe. Will there be another Sea of Sodom? Lieut. Lynch, of the United States navy, has established the fact, pre previously - viously previously not known with consummate accuracy, that the depression of the Dead sea (also known as the Sea of Lot and in the Scriptures as the Salt sea) is over thirteen hundred feet below the level of tha Mediterranean, while that of Lake Oenesaret is eight hundred feet lower than the ocean. The measure measurements - ments measurements were made twenty years ago, a long period in a semi-volcanic region. Lake Genesaret is connected with the Dead sea by the Jordan flowing through it from north to south, and engineers and scientists are satisfied that the bed of the Jordan is gradually sinking. My 1 ... 1 . - , - 7 , , T?f ; ra .win UlUiK. Ul ins lUiiauimuwu! the neighboring towns and villages in indicate - dicate indicate that the lake is continuously fall falling - ing falling toward the bottom, while the water is becoming denser from year to year. The salt strata in its neighborhood are growing constantly, it seems, and sul sulphur - phur sulphur springs are becoming frequent on the plains surrounding it. In the north and east of the lake the palm trees, some of them alive, more of them dead and barren, rise above the water at a distance of from twenty to forty feet from shore. That they should have taken root in the water 13 impossible, and the supposition is that originally they stood on islands submerged with the sinking of the lake s bottom. The catastrophe which resulted in the destruction of the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah and in the formation of the Dead sea is computed to have oc- corred about nineteen hundred years before Christ. The Dead sea has puz zled scientists ever since, and many of its remarkable features have now been explained. Its depression below the level of the Mediterranean is the deep deepest - est deepest known on earlh. The bottom of Lake Genesaret is on a much higher level at present, but if it continues to sink as it has done in the last twenty years a repetition of the events of fouT thousand years ago is not improbable. As the world has not been treated to a spectacle of terrestrial evolutions on a grand scale within hundreds of years, the creation of a second Dead sea with within - in within the compass of ordinary travel would surely attract the attention of all civi civilized - lized civilized nations, and at the same time help to solve many problems of a scien scientific - tific scientific nature. Josephus, who was born in S7 B, C, reports that the water of Genesaret was "clear as crystal, sweet and whole whole-some." - some." whole-some." I tried to drink of it, but found it putrid and nauseating. It left a salty taste in the mouth. I asked the fishermen, pl3'ing their trade on the lake as in Biblical days, whether the water was always unfit for drinking purposes, and received answer that it grew more and more foul every year. This seems to indicate that the sur surmises - mises surmises as to the change of conditions in the lake are correct. The water of the TWftf? cpn fi Q icTvi.11 Iriinim ia PTitirpl tt unfit for uso by man. The stench aris arising - ing arising from it creates a pestilential atmos atmosphere - phere atmosphere for many miles around. I have never been able to approach the lake in summer, but the natives have in informed - formed informed me that about this time of the year the water, even a foot below the surface, acquires a temperature of ninety degrees. It Ikis been observed that past midnight the temperature of the water on the surface measured in the. neighborhood of one hundred de degrees. - grees. degrees. There is. however, one false im impression - pression impression in the pubiij mind to be cor corrected. - rected. corrected. The Dead sea is not dead as to animal life. ITnwks, partridges, frogs and pigeons are numerous upon its shores, and all sorts of crawling in insects - sects insects abound there; the sluggish wa waters, - ters, waters, too, arc covered with ducks in fact, the fauna is the same as that in inhabiting - habiting inhabiting the shores of Lake Genesaret, with this difference, however: All specimens of the üiiimul world about Sthe Dead sea are slate colored, while those enlivening the uUores and surface of Lake Genesaret wear their ordinary plumage and scaly dress respectively. The Lake Geue aret, also called the Sea of Tiberias or Galilee, is situated sixty-five miles north of the Dead sea. Its extreme length i-j fifteen miles, its greatest width mx and three-fourths miles. The water is very deep at the shores. In some spots its depth meas measures - ures measures one hundred and sixty feet, in others seven humlrcd and fifty and more. In the northeast and northwest the shores re fi.it and swampy; the mountains of S-jfed aporca the lake in the north; ia li.e went we liave the hills of El-IIatmn:i and Ilattin. The volcanic plateau of Juuiaa commences in the east; it is distinguished for many dead craters; its greatest s height is called Ilermou. and ii. wear:, an eternal snow cap. Palms that bring forth no fruiting, papyrus plants and oleander flourish in the neighborhood of the shore. The stones at. the edge of the water are literally covered with turtles, some of which grow over a foot and a half long. Ducks are plentiful in some parts: ia otliTi th.i r'i'-nn h-.-ldi forth in large uiiinls ; .-'.'a ; V.i .Uv limes." The time for seasoning wood varies very greatly, extending from weeks in the case of some timbers to many months or years in the case of harri

ii i rt r n ta r n uiantic k xacinc it. tt. uo. TIME TABLE. -gSTWABD. ml Cal STATIONS. Lv. ..CMeago. . . Ar Lv Kansas City Ar Lv...Denver. ...Ar Lv . A Ibuq'rque. Ar Ch'o At'ne BAÜTWABD. Id I UOp I loa 100p I lOp P i Bp lOp I lOp tp t tea i 4Sa 4!m Urn l 2Ue i 40p tli)p fnu I Mu Exp ie uop 1 Kp i oop a OUa 8 2&a. 10a. 12 SO,) 1 Up, Wp. S OUp. 7 40p. 1 56a 40a. a. Kid Ja S UOp 8 tOa OUa 4 CBa 10 tup 1 OUa 8 15p 8 15p 8 0-p wingate tsallup. Holbrook . Wiuluv Flagstaff Williams Ash Pork. Kingraan Needles Blake. Daggett Ar...Barstow.. .Lv Ar.. . Mojavew. .Lv árUasorelM Lv Ar JSan Diera. X Ar San FranVo Lr 1 Kd .12 20a .11 top . 8 45p Up 5 40p 12 aup 10 OUa 8 80a t 45a 8 20a 8 00p SSOp 10 40a 9 Ha 7 27a 6 06a 4 50a ii ro 8 &5p 7 2&p 2 P 2 lOp 10 Oua 11 4Sa, 12 lip e oop 3 10 45a fVMKR OR WISTKK. The Santa Vé Route is the moat oomfort- tilc Railway between California and the hast. The meals at Harvey's Dining; Rooms are a excellent feature of the line, and are only Inalied by those serred on the new Dining ars which are carried on all limited trains. The Grand CaBon of the Colorado ean be sac bed in no other way. JHO. J. BYRJTB. - Oenl Pass. Agent, Loa Angeles, Cal C H. SPKEKS. ss't Geu'l Pass. Agent, San Francisco, CaL H. H. TAN SLYCK, Gent Agent, Albuquerque, Lie, ft. M. 11, P. dP. Railway. " TIME TABLE. 1 effect Norember 18, 1895. Mountain time. o. 1.. OITH. ISam STATIONS. o. 2. XOBTH. Lv. Ah Fork. Ar i 20pm Meath 8 06pm Wick low 4 52pm ...Rock Butte...: 4 40pm ..Cedar Glade. 4 15pm Valley. 8 Mpn Del Rio 8 Sown Aera OUara. i Mam Item Jerome J a notion 8 tspm 127! 41. -Granit.. , 8 16pm Massicka. .: 8 02pm -Whipple 2 47pm Lv I i Ar 2 45pm Ar J ITeaeott j Lr , K)pnl Iron Springs 1 82pm Summit.... 1 ftOpm .Ramsgate 1 22pm Skull YaJlev....$ft- Kirkland 12 20pm .Grand View. 11 Ham Hillside 11 7am Date Creek Jl 13am Martinea 10 Ham I ( 10am i 40am l&am : 01pm 20pm. : tipn "pin Supra. sTpm. SUprn 04m - . aupm. t 41pm. ! V-'pm 12pm. 2im ' thm. pa. 1 Oupm .Congress 10 40am Harona Hala. 10 27am Wkckenburg M (Mam Vulture 9 47am ... ..Hot Springs Junction..... 9 Ram -.Beardsley 9 15am .............Feorlo 8 Ham Glendnle. 8 4Xam . Alhambra 8 40am Ar... .Pnenlx- Lt 8 80am Wo. 1 makes eonneetiona at Ath Fork with , a P. vestibuked limited No. 8 from the sat. This is the finest train west of Chicago. So. 2 also eanneeta with A. A P. No. I from e wast. Persona desiring to stay over at Ash Fork ill find the bast of accommodations at Fred iarvey'e hoteL No. 2 makes close connection at Ash Fork ith A. A P. trains Nos. 1 and 4. A. A P. No. 1 eajehas San Francisco 10:4a a.m. second mom mom-is. - is. mom-is. A. A P. No. 4 is a vest i baled train broughoat, lighted with pinten gas. dining ar running through. Los Angeles to Chicago, lining ears under the management of Fred larvey. with bis unexcelled service, care and ttentioo to bis guests. Noa. 1 and 2 connect at Jerome J a net ion rtt h trains of ü. V. A P. Kr. for Jerome. Connecting at Pi-sseott with stage lines for ill principo! minina eami at Congress with mil; at Phenix with the Maricopa At Phe Phe-ix - ix Phe-ix Ry. for points on the S. P. Ry. This line is the best route to the Great Salt ilvsr Valley. For information regarding sls valley and the rich mining section t ribo ribo-xry - xry ribo-xry to this road, address any Seat s FéRonte rtiraumatUe. or ;V GEO. M. SAROEXT, "..Vrtml Ft and Pass. Agt, Prescott. Ar)x. ; UK T. NICHOLSON. . V 0..1PacVkati I.LmT 1 Asst. Geni Manager, Prescott, Aria. I IRA P. SMITH. 1 Commercial Agent, Pho-mlx, Aria. E. COPELAND. Geni Agent, El Paso, Texas. lacs lines for Haraua Hala. Station and Tar. Mall fteaedule. Daily from the east at 12 -SO and4 :10 p. m. : Daily from the west at 12 40 a. m. - Daily from Fort Apache stage line 7 JO a. m. Daily, except Monday, Springerville and St. (Tohna stage line at 7 -00 p. m. ' Semi-weekly from Seam's CaBon stage line M oeday and Friday) at 8 -JO a. m. - Weekly from Young and Heber (Saturday) 1 7 0 p. m. DaPABT. : Dally, east of Colorado at 10:40 a. m.; east and local at 12-2B a. m. - Daily for the west at 12-80 p. m. . Daily by Fort Apache stage line. 7 xW p. m. Daily, except Sunday, by Springerville and St. Johns stage line at 8-00 a. ra. Semi-weekly by Keam's CsHoi (Tnesday and Friday) at a-" - ween i-px J1 ii' ELISHA M. SAN FORD, j 1 ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, i 4 rBBSCOTT, ' - ABIXOBA. W. M. PERRILL, Xla-tcrC Attorney Tfav-raxjo County sU-Laaoos, - abixoba. Win practice in all courts of Arisona. . T. . B-CVCB. i. B. JOBBg. Dist. Att'y. , BUNCH & J0HES, ATTORNEY8-AT-LAW,

Mr. Cleveland submits to congress the usual grist, but much of it is dry-as-dust and the average reader cares nothing about it. As a matter of fact, when one has once read one of bis messages, it is not necessary to wade through another one their lack of dissimilitude being so per perfect. - fect. perfect. However, we herewith present our readers with a few points of the message. President Cleveland notes the opening of the free wool market in the Argentine Republic and also that the boundary 'differences be between - tween between that nation and Brazil have been settled by arbitration in which this country acted as arbitrator. The resumption of specie payment by Chili is regarded as evincing the ascendency of sound financial prin principles - ciples principles in that republic. " .The close of the Chinese-Japanese war has developed a domestic con condition - dition condition in the Chinese empire which has called for prompt attention, ow owing - ing owing to the manifestation of the aver aversion - sion aversion of the Chinese to all foreign ways and undertakings, mob attacks on foreign missions causing much loss of life and property have been the result. Although but one American suffered it is plainly the part of this government to take prompt action, and a special Ameri American - can American commission has gone overland from Tien Tsin to demonstrate the readiness of our government to check similar outbursts. The cordial relations with France have been undisturbed, with, the ex exception - ception exception that the treatment of John L. Waller, formerly United States consul at Tamative, Madagascar, re mains to be fully explained. Mr. Waller remained in Madagascar after his term of office expired, hav ing procured business concessions of value, and upon the declaration of martial law by t he French he was arrested upon various charges, tried and convicted by a military tribunal and sentenced to twenty years in prison. This government requested the records of that tribunal. The records of the court proceedings and charges have been procured, but the evidence is still missing. Meanwhile it appears tha.Mr. Waller's confine confinement - ment confinement was not onerous. The presi president - dent president recommends the acceptance ef the French invitation to participate in the Paris exposition of 1900. He especially commends the recent reso resolution - lution resolution of the French chambers favor favoring - ing favoring a permanent treaty of arbitra arbitration - tion arbitration between the two countries. . Speaking of the proposition to re relieve - lieve relieve the financial situation by the free coinage of silver at tho ratio of 16 to 1, the president declares no government, no human contrivance, no act of legislation has ever been able to hold the two metals togesher in free coinage at a ratio of appre appreciable - ciable appreciable difference from that which is established in the markets of the world. A change in the standard to silver monometalism would bring a collapse to our entire j credit system. ' In reference ' to Venezuela tho do' V " tei and suggests that Great Britain sub submit - mit submit its claims to arbitration. The president touches briefly on the Hawaiian question, ending by saying: "Mr. Thurston, the Hawai Hawaiian - ian Hawaiian minister, furnished abundant reason for asking that he be recall recalled." - ed." recalled." A change in the alien laws is sug suggested - gested suggested which will chock the vicious system wh'yh at present overcomes the immigration and contract labor laws. The president has no suggestions in the Nicaraguan case, but expects a peaceful settlement with such con consideration - sideration consideration and indulgence toward Nicaragua as are consistent. Occurrences in Turkey, while ex exciting - citing exciting concern, information is hard to obtain, but our consul at Sivas has been instructed to investigate. It is not the intention of this gov government - ernment government to become entangled in the eastern question, but simply to care for those entitled to its protectinon. Ships have been sent to points of actual disturbance ami on demand

Heavenly Phenomenon. In view of the alleged fact that the sick, the lame, the halt, the crooked, the blind, the deaf are daily being cured or relieved of their various ailments; and even the dead almost "commanded to come forth" like Lazarus of old; the pre predicted - dicted predicted coming, by astronomers and others, of "the star of Bethlehem," may be of interest to many. "There are many astronomers who confidently predict its reappearance, and the recent disturbances in the heavenly bodies have encouraged some to believe that great astrono astronomical - mical astronomical phenomenon is approaching. According to the calculations of the past, the star should appear some t ime between 1890 and 1895, and the present year being the last of the time set for it, there is considerable anxiety displayed by those interested in the question. In the year 1572 the star appeared the last time, and of its appearance then we have the most trustworthy account. 'One evening, as I was watchingHhe heav heav-ans - ans heav-ans in my accustomed 'manner,' Tycho Brahe writes, 'I saw to my astonishment, in the constellation of Cassiopeia, a brilliant star of un usual clearness.' A few nights be before - fore before this the author-astronomer, Cor Cornelius - nelius Cornelius Gemma,' saw the star, and called it the "new Venus." Both men thought that this wonderfully brilliant phenomenon of the heav heav-ans - ans heav-ans was the old star of Bethlehem, and its appearance at that time tal tallied - lied tallied with its appearance in 1264, 945, 630 and 315. In 1254 the Bohemian astronomer and astrologer, Cyprian Lowitz, gives an account of the ap appearance - pearance appearance in the heavens of a won wonderfully - derfully wonderfully attractive star that had not been there before. In his accounts we have similar descriptions of the strange visitor, appearing suddenly and moving gradually away, until finally swallowed up in space. To him, also, we are indebted for an account of the same star which ap appeared - peared appeared in 945, when the heavens seemed to be lighted up by this strange heavenly phenomenon. The Chinese chroniclers, who watch the heavens with great care, also men mention - tion mention the appearance of a comet or a new heavenly body, which they isaster to their -ojr any ill luck anee to theirj rejoiced that the '0. ing down upon them. - . . ' "There have been altogether twenty-six historical accounts of the appearance of strange new stars in the heavens. Many astronomers rea reason - son reason from this that should an unusu unusually - ally unusually brilliant star appear this year, it would not indicate that it was the old star of Bethlehem. They say that the wise men simply saw Venus at the time of its great splendor, others assume that the star was oc occasioned - casioned occasioned by the conjunction of plan planets, - ets, planets, or that it was a comet. In 1826 the German astronomer Ideler, sug suggested - gested suggested that the star was a conjunc conjunction - tion conjunction of planets, and Encke repeated it in 1831. To support their theory, they show that there was a conjunc conjunction - tion conjunction of Jupiter, Mars and Saturn in September of the year 3 B. C. "During the last year unusual dis disturbances - turbances disturbances and appearances in the heavenly bodies have been noted by scientists, as if they were somewhat affected by the attract Tve force of another body not regularly acting

seven pound-., with its bone removed and tho pía i: t:;cre f pressed full of liio-ld v-seawMied bread crumbs, should have its riml soi aped and cross-gashed to innku snml eliceWs. and then be m!;li;Kl all over with salt, pepper and mixed hci !)s. dredged with flour and baked iipoii a raclc set in a pan in a well-lieale.1 oven, a full half hour be- isifl allo-ve I lor each pound of meat, and then siiouid be eatcu sparingly hot. j 1 ') a :ne ha rmer. Npring Cream. Clean two dozen ' stalks of rhubarb, cut it into pieces, and put into a saucepan with the grated J peel of one lemou, two cloves, a piece piece-of - of piece-of cinnamon, and as mnch good mois' sugar as wilt sweeteu it. Set it oW the lire and reduce it to a marmaladl Strain it thiongH a hair sieve and adt j to it a pint of good, thick cream k Serve in a deep glass dish. If wanttu in a shape dissolve a little gelatine ia a- little hot water, and strain it when nearly cold on the cream, pour it into a mold and set on the ice. B"ian Bud- get. J Soliui.it-s ; utlcr Heat. A German chemist has made the dis discovery - covery discovery of a new coa:;i:nd body which is said to possess líie verdín r quality of solidifying under t!ia action of heat and again to revert to the liquid state at a temperature below thirty-two de degrees - grees degrees Fahrenheit.- To this substance the name of Vrostnse"' has lccn given and it is stated to be obtained by min mining - ing mining equal parts of phenol, camphor and saporine with the addition of a smaller propfrtiouoftic itsscnce of treben treben-thi - thi treben-thi ' pre an COy substances, kudu' as r-iLniuL-n.-imi w..-rr-when exposed-to the heat,-but once they have attained this condition they, cannot be made to resume the liquid state, although they may bo subjected to exceedingly low temperatures, N Y. Sun. Friend I can't think why- you . don't attend to yourself instead of having that young Dr. Gravely." Emi Eminent - nent Eminent Physician "I can't afford it, my boy. My charges are five dollar a .visit, while Dr. Gravely only charges one dollar and fifty cents." Bos Traveler. lackc 1 o -o f.srotttal. "I have ha!: a r.ut'.jn to jflve up trying to be a man," siíivd i ha jew Woman, 'What !" shrinked the ot'i.ei s. "There is no use trying. I have made the most strenuous eiTorts possible to feel half scared to death when I go into a dry goods store, and I just can't do it." Indianapolis Journal. His Own Jonah. In a spite of bravado the whale thought to dive beneath, but the huge ocean steamer caught him and dug a bole in his Lackboue. The whale shut Wred. "That's the greatest hard ship I ever tried to unde; o,'

upon them. More meteoric showers have been reported in the southora part of the world than usual, and storms of great dostruct iveness hare swept over the whole globe. The coldness of the last winter is attrib attributed - uted attributed by astronomers to the influence of the planets, and whenever a comet has approached the earth in the past, unusual weather has pre prevailed - vailed prevailed beforehand, as if to announce its coming. Moreover, the powerful telescopes now used for scanning the heavens reveal an unusual num number - ber number of eetysos, as if the disturbance had caused some of t he lesser bodies to travel u little out of their courses. The wonderful variable star Algol, in Feresus, for instance, has con constantly - stantly constantly of late undergone great changes. .A dark body, almost as large as Algol; has several times blotted out its existence from our view. The appearance of this nuge .black object is a mystery to astronomers today. Then the snows of Mars, which have so long been visible to powerful telescopes, have gradually disappeared. Early last October it was reported that the polar snow cap of Mars had entirely disappeared. No such rapid and un unexplained - explained unexplained disappearance of the snow on the earth or on Mars has ever before been reported. Jupiter, in its recent appearances, has been more brilliantly belted than ever before, and as it rises, it dis displays - plays displays an unwonted profusion of color. Venus has been shrouded in more or less showers of meteors, so that its face could not be seen dis distinctly, - tinctly, distinctly, but when the atmosphere did for a short time clear up, it shone with unusual brilliancy. Its bright brightness - ness brightness in the last few months has at attracted - tracted attracted much attention, even among those who are not expert "star gaz gazers." - ers." gazers." All these facts taken in con conjunction - junction conjunction with the changing condi condition - tion condition of the weather upon the earth, have lead many to predict the ap approach - proach approach ofsomet ning. unusual in the solar system. -Thi object will very likely, be a new' star, comet or won wonderful - derful wonderful conjunction of two or moré planets, or the long-looked-for star of Bethlehem."

That Xante, "llassayanipa. What a familiar ring there is to the above, and where it the human to set foot on Arizona soil who has never heard of is. Its tone carries one away back to the deeds and dar daring - ing daring of men that will live on and on, and to this day the "Hassayamper" is held in reverent regard by all who face him. Its past is the life of the country. Following the men who camped on its rugged banks and be became - came became innoculated with that inspira inspiration - tion inspiration known in poetry and song to only its waters, the founders of that to greet the tender foot is presented again in all of its magnificence like it was tho first caravan of old. As to the origin of its name there are two sides to the question. One is that the . Yavapai-Yuma Indian dialect says it signifies running wat water, - er, water, while from another source the story goes that the Spanish crusad crusaders - ers crusaders while passing through this sec- "wvears ago cap-Lured a ing to escape, oui jv. mortally wounded, and while in lue' throes of death pointed to his sweet heart and passionately exclaimed, "Hassayampa." From this act of af affection, - fection, affection, the present name is said to have been chronicled in the charts designating the location of that stream, and as interpreted is believ believed - ed believed to mean "Beautiful Maiden." Orrick Jackson in Journal-Miner. Ourself was one of those "pros "prospectors - pectors "prospectors of the early days," and did that sort of thing along the East Fork of the Hassayampa as early as 18&1. But so far as that romantic story of the "Spanish crusaders" aeul the never failing "beautiful Indian maiden," etc., etc., is concerned, am of the opinion it should bo classed along with other mythology, and of equal credence and no more. Of ouo thing we are certain, the old "pros "prospector - pector "prospector of the early days" had never heard the myth of the "Uviutiftil," etc, etc. . . '

Farmers' Rice. Three pints of milk; let it come to a boil. Bub two egps with flour nntil ia little flakes or frrainb; stir into the milk quickly and cook for five minutes. Serve with cream and sugar. Dome. New Cheese Sandwich. Cut brown bread into very t: slices, buttering lightly. Lay bc ivo of these slices, sandwich f of cream cheese made which has been Housekeeper. Tea Rolls Take one pi and flour enough to make a batter?- tablespoonfuls of yeast; set this sponge to rise over mrht. and let them riaeuu- . til Tgrht Bake in a flour, one egg well beaten, a piece of butter and laid tn.r size of an egg. well mixed; then set aside to r'se; make in small rolls and let theinrise uutil light. Bake in a quick oven. Detroit Free Press. Orange Pudding. Four or five oranges, sliced, sprinkle sugar over. let stand two or three hours, one pint of milk; let it come to a boil; beat 1 ' , 1 yelks of thrce CZZ two tablespoonfuls . ciirmr tn'.tacnnnnfn l.nrn ttirfh and stir into the milk: let cook a few