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The Arizona champion., 1883-11-03

Accidental Shooting "Blind Jim"-Other Social Happenings.
 FLAGSTAFF, Oct. 3I, 1883.
 DEAR CHAMPION: Your corre- Spondent sends his first greeting from this thriving mountain town, with the few news items that came to the sur face during the few hours spent here. The weather here is delight fully warm and sunny during the greater part of the day, but cold, chilling wind creeps down from the snowy San Francisco peaks about nightfall, from which time overcoats. gloves, and all the paraphernalia of winter are required during the early evening, and heavy blankets for your little bed.
 The new hotel, to be conducted by Messrs. Spinney & Mclean, opens with social hop on Frid'y, oth inst. A general gathering of the elite of the lumber town and vicinity is antlci- pated, and from the number of ladies that your correspondent saw in Flag staff, we predict a very enjoyable time for those participating.
 During our brief sojourn in this town among the clouds, we noted great numbers of. deer and antelope. They are brought in from the adja- cent country by ranchmen and hunt. CTS.
 William Zimmerman, hailing from Mineral Park, arrived here on Sunday last and disposed of his pony. With this accession to his cash balance, and being anxious to do justice to his min. ing interests in the way of "talking them up," he invested literally in conversational water" and was soon aglow with eloquence and (high) wine. Boon companions and jolly fellows were not wanting to join Will liam in his "high lonesome. g." Will liam was introduced to the mysteries of horse poker, and now William walks.
 George Hawks and "Poker Bill engaged in a quarrel in the Clipper club rooms. The dispute being ad' justed, Hawks was about to put away his "trusty little gun," when it wa: accidentally discharged into the foot of MT. Ralph Osborn, one of the proprietors. MT. Osborn, we were informed, was in no way connected with the quarrel, and we may here say, is universally spoken of as quiet gentleman, whose many friends regreI the painful and serious termination O. the many disgraceful rows that occur in Flagstaff.
 "Blind Jim," we'll known along the A. & P. line, now makes this towr his home. Here, too, is the grave O Stoner, the man killed over a yea
 go, and for whose murder Jim wa extradited from Kansas, and tried ano acquitted by the court at Prescott
The Arizona champion., 1883-11-03

Sheriff Paul's recent successes in securing and killing stage robbers has elated the Tucson Star to brilliancy. In speaking of its pet, that paper sug- gests that he now turn his attention
 to Northern Arizona. We don't need him in Mohave county, MT. Hughes. We have a sheriff, in the
The Arizona champion., 1883-11-03

Wheat in Los Angeles remains un- changed in price, but barley has taken a tumble. Feed is quoted at 85 to 90 cents for whole; crushed and ground, ST os1s, the latter figure being 2H cents lower than last quotations.
The Arizona champion., 1883-11-03
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REM EDY.

Is a never failing cure for Nervous De. 5ility, Exhausted Vi- :alily, Seminal Weak
 ness, Spermalorrhoes, Los; Manhood, lmpo- tency, Paralysis, and l d all the terrible ef- fleets of self abuse, youthful f lie, nd ex-
The Arizona champion., 1883-11-03

Judge Primey sentenced Larsen, one ofthe Gillette stage robbers, to a term of ten years in the penitentiary at Yuma.
The Arizona champion., 1883-11-03
WEEKLY CHAMPION.
SATURDAY, NOV. 3, 1883.

7nis Pate, is Enhe,ed af Beon Po'f Ol6see PfaeA Spyings, as S<eond ClasS Naner
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-04-05
The Missing Link.

There is on exhibition at the Roval
Aquarium, Westminster, a little Sirl
seven years old, who, it is claimed. IS q
specimen of the missing link between
man and the aIthropoid apes. This lit
tie walt came from Borneo. and belongs
TO the Lao country; she is called Krao.
The body of this child is completely
covered with a coating of dense black
halr, quarter of an inch long; the skin.
such OF it as is seen, is of q dark olive
brown. krao has many of the traits of the
monkey, she has the full pouched cheeks,
into which she stuffs her food. monkey
fashion. Like the anthropoids, herfeet are
prehensile, and the hands so flexible that
they bend back over the wrists: the lips
protrude. SO as TO give her chimpanzee
look; there are some symptoms of an
aborted tail in the elongation of the
spinal column. Yet this monkev-like
creature appears to be as intelligent as
a European child of her own age. She
is playful and gentle, and can articulate
many English words, which she uses in
telligently. 1t seems there are numerous
specimens of the tribe to which she be-
longs in Borneo. They are hairy race.
and when they reach adult life are of a
low order of intelligence. Little Krao
was great favorite at the Aquarium.
and. the Darwinians, of course, claim
that she and her kindred established the
probability OF the theory that the human
race did descend from some extinct
species of anthropoid DemoreSfs
Monthly,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-04-05
Knew Him by the rs.

Mr.. F. S. Chanfrau is credited with
the following anecdote, told in New
Orleans paper: ''Once, said Mr.. Chan
frau, '.when travelling in the South, l
noticed IL our car tall, stout gentle
man in a big coat. He was alone. His
manner was so gentle and unassuming
that was both charmed and amazed to
learn it was Thaekeray. We'd promp-
ter in our company, Jack Huntley-poor
old Jack!-who was an Englishman
When he found out it was Thackeray he
shuffied up the aisle until he stood just
behind the novelist, who was smoking.
Huntley took off his hat and gazed with
a world of pride down upon the quiet
face, and then, with that charming Eng
lish pronunciation, clustered out: Mr..
Thackeray, yer honor, Hi am an Heng-
lishman.' When the man began to
speak Thackeray had half turned his
face, but not his gaze, upward toward
Huntley, but at the sound of the familiar
Cockney voice, the note of manly respect
and reverence in that Yer honor, Hi am
an Hengiishman, his whole face was
illuminated. He grasped Huntley's
hand. and there he sat and chatted with
our rough old prompter for over half
an hour. 1t was a verv gracious act.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-04-05
RUSSELL SAGE.
His Predictions Concerning the Future Of
Money and Stocks.

| New York correspondent says: /
| called on Russell Sage the other after
| noon to inquire about the meaning of
the high rates of interest. The maonate
was at his usual place ut his desk be-
hind the office door, which swung open
| against his chair. His desk was covered
| with piles of little envelopes. those OF
| each pile bearing the name of one of his
brokers. a tall, gray-haired man was
| leaning over him and talking in short
sentences, earnestly, but in low voice.
Mr. Sage listened and responded in
monosyllables Six or eight young men
who might have been his sons or Young
er brothers were at the stock-tape out
side, and alternately peeping through
the crack behind the door, Watching
their chance to get at the ear of "Old
| Reliable" The tall man presently re-
tires, and the young fellows dodge in
one by one and hand Mr.. Sage a piece
of paper. He says yes or mo- or
lnstantaneously makes a new proposal,
records it in a little memorandun-book,
and they withdraw. When my turn
comes go and take the offered chair at
the left of the father of puts" and
''calls. He shoves aside the memoran-
| dum-book and smiles broadly as he SAYS
| to me: Il told you SO; | told YOU "a
| month ago that Western Union would
60 to So, and here it is at S5l this very
hour. Now | express the opinion that
Western Union viii 90 to 80, and YOU
| may print that as you did the other, Il
you wish to-" John McCann, his sec
retary, who has written some excellent
| character poetry, comes in at this mo-
ment and lays down fresh statement
| of the stock market during these fifteen
| minutes. Money 12 to 15'' is in the
list. Mr. Sage utters an exclamation of
surprise. That's abnormal and tempo
rary, he says. 1.-The boys have pushed
| the market and money is scarce lust at
this moment, but it will probably come
| down. 1t is premature. High tide will
| come in May, l think; then look out for
big figures all along. Money can't stay
where it is; | didn't think it would 90
above or 10. To o casual observer
the marked characteristics of Mr.. Sage
IN his office are perfect calmness. and
perfect readiness. He decides on his
moves as quick as Morpby ever did,
only glanclng at the figures as Morphy
glanced at the chessmen, and his tran
quillity is unvarying. He never betrays
the least excitement, but announces the
disposal of fortune as quietly and soft
ly as he might say to the lady at the
head of the table, ''Two Jumps of sugar.
please" fancy he would make an ex-
cellent Observation-Disclosures that is.
Another thing that is curious is the gener-
confidence that he inspires. The men
who talk with him evidently believe,
what he says, and act on it instead of
going in just the opposite direction, as
they would when utilizing the advice of
the average speculator. In some way
he has succeeded in inspiring the conf
dence OF the men who deal with him.
And all the while, whatever happens.
ho ic IL bull-Ihe short Tor optlmlst. /
like him for that. So am |: believe in
the future.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-04-05
A Lack Of a shaa.

The minister called at the house where
the freckle-faced little girl lives the other
day, to see her mother about getting up
donation surprise party for him. and
was invited to make himself comfortable
in the sitting-room while waiting for the
lady to come down stairs.
Say! Hullon'
The holy man started violently, and
the voice said again, ''Say, know you.
This was becoming interesting. The
minister recognized the tones of the
wicked little girl in the inquiry. "You
don't know where am do youp"
Dear me, is that youpn he said greatly
relieved. Really, l can 'tsay do know
where you are. Are you under the sofa
or behind the bookcasep"
Thought you didn't know. I'm in
the closet n I've got to stay here ever
SO long. Bet you don't know what
I'm here for, though -
81 am constrained to admit that / do
not, but | might surmise that you were
in durance for talking slang. Little
girls should not say bet
'Does spreading the gospel make lit
tie girls good SO they won't get whipped
by their pa?" inquired the freckle-faced
girl through the keyhole.
''fes, indeed, it makes them Christ
ians, and then they don't do naughty
things, but go to Sunday school and learn
to be good to everybody
"Ain't ashes better?" asked the young
heathen in the closet
''Ashes better! Why, what in the
world does the child mean? What is
that girl talking about, Mr. Holyroll?"
asked the girls ma, who had Just en-
tered the room In time to hear the sin
gular question.
Indeed, madam, / am puzzled my
self. l can't understand the bearing of
her question at all
You know, ma, said the wicked lit
tie girl, ''you know when Uncle Dick
slipped down on the sidewalk in front
OF the church last Sunday'n hurt his
wrist, he said if Mr.. Holyroli would
spread more ashes'n less gospel he'd
take more stock n his bein' Christian. -
The relations between the family and
the pastor are now somewhat strained,
and the servant girl has been instructed
to lock the freckle-faced cherub down
cellar every time the door bell rings
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-04-05
He Promised.

A prisoner for the Work House from
the western part of the State arrived
here the other day accop. panied bv his
wife. and as she parted with him at the
depot she said:
NOW, Henry, two years will soon
pass away"
"Yes, Katie
.. nope this viii be great lesson to
you."
81 think it will. +"
''You are going to reform?''
81 am, that,
I'm SO glad to hear you say so!'
NOW, then, promise me that for ths
next two years you won't drink, smoke,
gamble, go to horse races or circuses or
hang round saloons. Come, that's
good man"
He promised, and there is some danger
be won't be able 70 break it.-Detroit
Free Press.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-04-05
Great Britain Still Growing.

Those who think that England's man.
ufacturing greatness is on the decline,
would do well to study some official fig
ures which have been recently pub
lished. When Victoria commenced to
reign. there were less than 500, 1000
horsepower in the stationary engines.
In 1880 the estimate was 2.200, 600.
During the same forty-three years the
production Of pig iron had increased
from l 400, ,0G0 to $500. 600 tons per an
mum, and the production of Goals from
1876. 600, 900 to 1.147, 100000. The an
nual consumption of cotton had in
creased from 49,, 100000 to 1.404, ,000,-
600 pounds. while the value of the cot
ton manufactures had increased from
$50. 100000 to S475, 100000 and the
number of yards of linen manufactured
had quadrupled. Indeed this last is the
proportionate increase all round. Yel,
in the meantime, the population has in
creased only thirty-three per cent
Demorests Monthly
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-04-05
Tom 0chiltree's s Joke.

A story is going the rounds at the ex-
pense Of Congressman-elect Tom"
Ochiltree, which the Boston Traveller
says, is vouched for as entirely correct
by that distinguished Texas statesman.
Once when he and Mace were both stay
ing at the st, Charles hotel, New Or
leans, ne remarked to friend that the
s'slugger' did not look to be a very
quick man, and finally made bet of a
basket of wine that he could give him a
blow and escape punishment by instant
ly apologizing, before the fighter had
time to put up his fists. Accordingly,
Ochiltree approached the champion of
the ring, and without word struck him
on the nose with his open hand. But
before he could open his mouth to utter
the apology, the bystanders saw a
vision of fiery red head and mustache
and nice new dress suit presumed to
inclose the figure of man, knocked
from the end of the bar through the
folding-doors out on the sidewalk.
Ochiltree was at once picked up and re-
paired by his friends. Then they as
sisted him into Mace's presence, and he
explained that he had tapped that
worthy's nose merely to carry out a
wager, and said he was sorry-which
was quite evident. "Then that's hall
right quoth Mace, turning to the
crowd: ''and I'm glad Hi didn't 1T i'm
ard
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-04-05
The Texas Scorpion.

The scorpion, or singing lizard, as the
insect is familiarly called, lives in South
ern climes, where he can be found in a
boot, forinstance, Immediately after the
man has put his foot in it. He. the
scorp, Is only one and ahalf inches long,
and half his length is composed of six
jointed tail, in the end of which there is
| sting, with which he makes himself
talked about After he has driven that
sting few hundred yards into a victim,
it is surprising how much that man has
to say about scorpions in general, and
that scorpion i'll particular, and how flu
emily he says it. 1t is hard to believe
the effort is impromptu, but it is.
You might hold a dozen post mortem
| examinations on as many scorpions, and
| never suspect that the insect is pedi-
pdLp0us pulmonary drachniddn of the
genus ScO7pt0. To satisfy yourself on
that point, you must examine the scor-
pionin Webster's illustrated unabridged,
where it is also stated that the sting of
| the scorpion is painful. To become per-
suaded of this latter fact, however, you
| need only to examine the live specimen
that is not in the dictionary. The harsh
language Webster uses when he calls
the insect pedipdlpous pulmonary
GrachRidGn suggests that possibly Web
| ster is trying to get even with the whole
species for the act of a single specimen.
The Texas scorpion does not seem to
have any steady occupation, but spends
| most of his time loafing about old ruins
| waiting for somebody TO tread on the
tail of his coat. He is unsociable, for,
like the house fly. he will climb right
into bed with q perfect stranger. On
the slightest provOcation, he will curl
his tail over his back like hench-
legged fee. He is very easy on the
trigger, One joint of a scorpion 5 tail
has as much lifting power in it as a
seven horse power engine. 1t has been
| known TO raise a two hundred pound
man right up off the ground at one
effort and a picnic.
1t has never been ascertained precise
ly what the scorpion lives on. Perhaps
he is sustained by the consciousness of
| knowing that he is pedipalpous pull
9aopary GrGchnidaR. We have known
some people with high-sounding titles
who's mode of making both ends meet
was {. profound mystery to the general
public. Nobody ever has been known
to die from the rebuke of scorpion,
but that they cause a species of mad
ness will not be denied by anybody who
has listened to the language of a man
who has been stung. Ii the sufferer is
not mad for time, he talks as if he was.
-IeJ1S Siffiys0s.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-04-05
Remains Unsettled.

A well-known minister exchanged
pulpits with an interior preacher the
| other day, and the town preacher de-
| clares that while he is willing to struggle
forthe suppression of sin, he is not willing
| to distribute gospel facts to congrega-
| ton of such polemic inclination. Dur
| ing the sermon a man whose most
| prominent feature of wardrobe was a
| checked shirt with wooden buttons arose
| and said:
"Cap'n, wush you'd reshuck that last
| pint
Il don't understand you, replied the
| preacher.
Il AK you let out your back band q
| little on that last statement"
MY friend, [ am totally in the dark
| as to your meaning"
''You said that Enoch went to heaven
| in a chariot of fire, Strip little more
of the bark off and let me understand
| the timber better. A chariot is sort of
wagon, amt it?"
Yes replied the preacher.
'sWas it two horse or single horse
wagon?'
81 can't tell. -
''Wall, you must tell Some time ago
| fellow 'riv a wagin over one of my
| hogs and k. led him, and when | fotch up
| a suit, couldn't tell whether it was
| one or two horse wagin, and conse-
| quentlv didn't rekiver damages. Since
then Use been very careful. So
want this chariot business settled right
| here"
My poor friend
81 know I'm poor, without enough
corn to run me through the next crap,
but settle the wagin question"
! Il say that the chariot makes no diff
| ference, so far as our interest in heaven
is concerned. All we need to know
about it is that it ascended up to the
| home prepared for the bliss of the SER
wants of the Lord. -
| THAT talk sounds well enough, pard-
| ner, but when man comes into this
neighborhood with pints, he's got to
specify. If you say the wagin had two
horses, we'll accept your statement and
let your business 90 on, or it will be the
same if you say that the vehicle only
| had one hoss. All we want to know is
that the thing has been settled Can
you square the difikility, Cap'n."
II cannot"
''Then come from behind the box"
The minister obeyed and the question
remains unsettled. TrGU-
eler.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-04-05
Hokusai.

One hundred and twenty-three years
ago-in the year just before the first OBJ
served transit of Venus-there was a
looking-glass maker in Yedo, who was
made happy by the information, Its a
boy." Neighbors and friends rushed in
to congratulate Mrs. Middle-island, the
happy mother, whose son, North-house
(HokusaD was to become the most IA
nous artist in Japan.
As the boy grew up he was fond of
drawing, and always had pencil or
brush-pen in his hand. He made pic
lures of babies on their mothers backs,
of chubby children playing, of the own
erless wolfish dogs and bob-tailed cats
of Yedo. Nearly all the japanese art
lists before North-house, had painted
only lords and ladies of the court, no
bles' costumes and gorgeous silk
dresses, aud gold-lacquered vases and
palanquins belonging to the Mikado.
Many of their subjects were Chinese,
but silken curtains and red temples and
pagodas, with abundance of gold clouds
in the picture to cover up the plain or
common parts, were what one saw on
most famous works of art.
But Hokusai was a man of the people,
He cared next to nothing about Chinese
heroes, or high lords of the court,-ex-
cept to make fun of them, and so he
struck out in new line. He pictured
farmers and mechanics, thatched cot
tages and shops and markets, pack
horses and street dogs, and everything
in humble life. He especially entered
into the Juvenile world, which is only
as high as yard-stick, and while his
brother artists scared into the mount
aims and clouds Hokusai kept on the
ground, with the result that even the
babies understood his drawings, and
dyers bought his books for their pat
terms. To study some of the dainty
pictures dyed into dainaio Japanese
lordD lady's skirt, or to read japanese
fairy tale on a brides robe, is often to
recognize Hokusai' pictures reproduced
in color.
Hokusai opened studio in Yedo n
1910, and labored steadily with the
brush until 1S49-about five wears be-
fore Commodore Perry entered the Bay
of Yedo. His chief books of pictures
are his nanguG, or albums of sketches.
Occasionally he made journeys, and the
fruits of his travel were his Hundred
Views of Fuji-Yama, besides many
pictures of natural scenery. His draw
ings are more simple and less finished
than ours, but are much clearer than
those of most japanese draughtsmen,
so that, of them all, Hokusai is best un-
derstood by foreigners.
Hokusai is dead, but thousands of
japanese still chuckle over his carica-
lures; and in American met; l-work, sill
verware, wallpaper, silk, embroidery,
and a hundred forms of decorative art,
the strokes of his pencil are visible, with
character all their own.-"A Japanese
Funny Artist," by William Elliot Grit-
ifs, IN ST. Nicholas for March.