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The Arizona champion., 1884-07-05
BLlSSPUL BABYHO0D,

"Oh, mamma" said little Paul, wher the new baby was shown him for the first time, "can I wear babys dresses when l grow tall enough ?"
 Scene, Sunday-school: Young lady catechising the children on the plagues of Egypt. Y. L.-"And what became of the plaques of locusts?" A pause. Then small boy at the bottom suddenly "Please' miss, l know! John the Bap- tist ate them."
 "Bobby," said his aunt at the dinner table, "will you have a piece of the rhubarb pie or piece of the peach pie?"
 Bobby thought for a moment and then replied:
 "I guess I'll try piece of the rhu- barb first"
 "No, l must not play Eookey," re- sponded nice little boy to his rough looking school companion If I do, my father will chastise me-"
 "Whoa Is that all your pap does when you play hockey? My dad licks me-" he said roughly.
The Arizona champion., 1884-07-05
A RABE OLD BIBLE

There is an old Bible up in the Con. gressional Library at Washington which is we'll wor a walk to the Capitol t7 examine. l is oI Italian orgin, and is supposed to have been written in the thirteenth or fourteenth century; but the actual date is unknown. It is written in Latin, upon vellum, in clear, bold characters, and extremely uniform. The writing is in two columns, three inches wide, and margin of two inches. It is embellished with l46 miniature paint ings and upward of 200 smaller illum- nations, which a"e beautifully executed and are as brilliant to-day as the day they were done. The initials of books and prologues are two and half inches in height, and those of the chapters are one inch in height. It is contained in two large volumes, and cost the Govern ment S2 200 in gold when gold was at high premium, and was purchased at sale of the library of Henry Perkins, Hanworth Park, near London, in June, 1873. The skins in the first volume have all been repaired except five; in the second volume they are nearly all perfect.
The Arizona champion., 1884-07-05

A citizen of Woodward avenue was yeasterday bossing the work of fitting screen doors to his house, when a man of very charitable expression of countenance turned in at the gate and inquired, "Going to have screen doors ?" "Yes." "To keep flies out?" "Yes." Then stop work right where you are. You won't need 'em" "Why not?o "Because l live just back of you on the other street, and this morning bought COW. I'm going to keep her in the barn all summer, and you can bet your bottom dollar that every fly in the city of Detroit will put in his full time on her back. l had one three years ago, and she drew flies in from seven miles around, and three different hy-screen men sued me for damages for killing their summers businessW - Detroit Free Press.
The Arizona champion., 1884-07-05
NOTES.


 beekeeper says that by feeding nitrogenous food the queen can be in- duced to lay at any time. She can be started to lay, and as fast as the bees hatch out strong enough to cover the brood every cell of fresh frame of empty comb inserted will be found to contain freshly-laid egg.
 The auditor of the State of Indiana says that the fences of that State would extend around the world fourteen and one-half times, counting circumference of the world at 25 ,00O miles. These fences have cost $ll7 1000 .000, or $10, 000,0 less than the valuation of the livestock of that State. It laid flat on square miles.
 The United States have granted patents for rinventions designed for assist ing in agricultural pursuits, as follows Harrows and diggers, 2,42l; blows, cess; seeders and planters, 3,5GS harvesters. 6,606; dairy appliances 2,429; fences, 2,SSS; mills and machines for thrashing, etc., 6,740; presses, etc., 2,70S; implements for garden and orchard, 6S2; management of cattle, etc., 1,232; total, 35, ,960.
 A correspondent of the COuntyy Gentleman says that in 1882 the Bald win trees in small orchard were nearly all profusely filled with blossoms. From three trees which were more abundantly filled than the rest all the blossoms were sheared. Last year these three trees blossomed profusely. The correspondent is firm in the belief that the bearing year of fruit trees may be changed at will by the shearing plan.
 The new road law of Iowa provides for levying tax of not more than one mill on the dollar of assessed value for fund for work on highways. This tax with the township road tax, shall not in any one year exceed five mills per dollar. Noxious weeds must be cut twice year if it shall be necessary in order to extermnate them. Trustees may allow any landowner reasonable compensation for cutting such weeds on the highways adjoining his land and have him credited on his road tax for that year for the work.
The Arizona champion., 1884-07-05

SET TO A PECULIAR MEAsURE.-"You look like poet" laughed the funny ed. itor, as the handsomely dressed young ster entered
 The boy smiled and began fumblng in his pocket.
 Maybe you write songs, too," sug- gested the newspaper man.
 "Yes, some time," was the answer. "Haye you got one for me?"
 "Yes, think l have"
 '1s it sung by long or short ineter?" By this time the young man had fished out document, which he threw down saying;
 "Neither, my friend, it is sung by the gas meter"
 It was a gas bill for $l0.
The Arizona champion., 1884-07-05

In ancient times there stood in the citidel of Athens three statues of Mine 5 va. TGe first was of olive wood, and according to popular tradition, had fallen from heaven. The second was of bronze, commemorating the victory of Marathon and the third of gold and ivory--a great miracle of art, in the age of Perices. And thus, in the citadel of Time, stands Man himself. In childhood, shaped of soft and delicate wood, just fallen from heaven; in manhood, a statue of bronze, commemorating struggle and victory and, lastly, in the maturity of age, per fectly shaped in gold aud ivory-a mira cle of ant ,- Longfellow.
The Arizona champion., 1884-07-05

The formation of a company called Eureka, for the purpose of finding lost articles, has been announced in France. Each subscriber pays fifty cents a year, and is registered, together with the ar ticles insured, within certain numeric- al limit.
The Arizona champion., 1884-07-05

So would he: Customer (to grocer)- "HOw much are these eggs dozen ?'' "Twenty-fiye cents" "WLy, how's that? Jones sells them at twenty cents. " "Und " don't you py ov Jones, den ?'' "Because he hasn't any this morning. :" "Vell, will sell dem for dwenty cents, too, veen I don't got any,"
The Arizona champion., 1884-07-05

A little knowledge is dangerous thing, especially of foreign languages. Jones is very fond of sticking in bits of French prigged from Ouida's novels, and the other day when Brown chaffed him about showy-looking young lady he was seen walking down Broadway with, he made answer, "Haw haw, dear boy, that was only ma cuisine"
The Arizona champion., 1884-07-05

"Iave a little fun at home," advises family journal. That's all right but a man in Albany has got into trouble by endeavonng to have little fun at home. For simply branding his wife with red hot poker because his dinner was not cooked to his liking, he was sentenced to year in the penitentiary and fined $l ,000.
The Arizona champion., 1884-07-05

King Muse of Uganda is regularly con. verted to whatever comes along once q year. This time he has been converted by an Episcopal missionary, and now he believes in three orders in the minis. try as firmly as he believes in the gen eral uselessness of clothes.
The Arizona champion., 1884-07-05

A Kansas City woman is said to speak eight languages. The average woman speaking one language, can generally manage to get over good deal of ground in short time. but when we consider the capabilities of woman able to say eight times as much, we shudder at the possibility of meeting.
The Arizona champion., 1884-07-05

In 1883 Kansas had 15S, ,976, 1928 bushels of corn, or nearly twice as much as was grown in any other State. Kansas farmers received for their corn nearly $l5,000,000 more than was re- ceived by ssthe farmers of any other State for their corn crop last year.
The Arizona champion., 1884-07-05

An English florist recently exhibited some very large crysanthemums, and almost succeeded in obtaining valua- ble price for them, but at the last mo- ment it was discovered that they were made by pinning one flower into the center of another.
The Arizona champion., 1884-07-05

A Herd Book for Guernsey cattle is to be established in England.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-01-18
How Pepper Grows.

While 1t Penang. writes : corrc-
epondent II "a exchange. nv gharra
driver took me to see Chinese pepper
plantation. Pepper i very profitable
crop. The vine begins 70 bear in three
or four years after The cuttings have
been planted. and yields two crops an
nnally for about thirteen wears II Il
an East Indian plant. rather pretty. but
Of rambling and untidy growth. =
climber with smooG,. soft stems. ten or
twelve feet long. AMI tough. broadly
ovate leaves. Il i supported as much
as hops are. When the berries on
spike begin q turn red they are gath
cred. ~ they loose pnngcncy X they are
allowed % ripen. They are placed on
mats. and arr either trodden with the
feet or rubbed By the hands 10 separate
them from the spike after which they
are cleaned By winnowing. Black pep
per consists II such berries wrinkled
and hlackcd in the process u drying.
and VIII Y pepper ~ similar berries
freed from the skin and the ileshy part
of the fruit BY being soaked in water
and then rubbed.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-01-18

Ncvclis:s tell rs that the personal 81
curities most In favor with professional
money lenders are bills bearing false
acceptan e. These. they say. are sure
% be paid One ~ Balzac's Insurers.
before advancing son 70 bis victim.
used 70 take out. with the unfortunate
mans knowledge and consent. judg-
ment againsi him for tho sum hc wished
- borrow with interest 81 crushing
rate added on: and this has been OBJ
jctted % hy captions critics A. an i'm
probable sort ~ process which. in the
first place. would not be tolerated BY
law II appears. however. that what
has hitherto looked likr the dream 81 .
romanccr Il realized in London prob
ably every day. A. an ordinary business
transaction; except, indeed. that the
London racttioncr makes biz unhappy
dupcs sign beforehand their formal con
demnatlon. without letting them under
stand 10 what kind Of document theyarc
atIixing their names. L0ndon Wcrli
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-01-18

Mr.. Gladstone. Il sppsars. includes
among bis numerous vocations that ~ 4
dealer In timber. We arc not aware
whether he entered volnntnr N into the
business. but u al events an insight ~
Il has been offered d tho public. III
was applied 70 by Lambeth working
man who wanted 20 make some tables
and chairs out o. trees fellcd ~ TIE
Premier. Mr.: Gladstone replied that he
would make known the subject III the
Lambeth workman's request 10 his SON.
ssas he regulates matters Of the nature
~ erred to- About month a terward
10 most unbusinesslikc DELAY. we
should Imagine Mr.. w. III. Gladstone
wrote 70 the Workman IN these terms:
Elm reference 70 yourIetter.I beg ak
you how many leet you require. We
have beach Of about sixteen feet avail
able. but fear the carriage 10 London
would be heavy" The offer was ac-
ceptcsi. but the beach turned out 10 Be
eighteen feet long. 10 that the stock
book Of the firm has evidently not becn
very rare ulIy kept. II + understood
that. in the letter in viii Mr.. Glad
stone handed over the conduct a. the
transaction 70 his son. he expressed
some Respondent sentiments with re-
gard 70 this branch of the family bust
mess. Gladstonian timber has not been
in great dc and lately. tho last trans
action having taken place in Leeds in
looO- NM Ivh.fcaaH RcrsfsD.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-01-18

THE Boon worrh Rux.-For iive yearu
was great sufferer from Catarrh. Nv
nostrils were 30 sensitive could not bear
the least bit Of dust; at times 80 bad that
the blood would run, and q night could
without much benefit / used Elyss Cream
Balm. ! am living witness Of it, efficacy.
fETEn bnUcE, Farmer Ithaca, n. y.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-01-18

Legions Of people have had their lives
made miserable BY Piles. This painful
diliculty n often induced and always AZ
gravatcd By Constipation. Kidney Wort
4 the great remedy for al affections d
this kind. It acts - . gentle cathartic.
promotes q healthy action Of the bowels.
and sooths and heals che inflamcd surfaces.
II has cured hundreds Of csscs where al
other remedies and applications have
failed. Sold ~ al druggists.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-01-18

TIM only remedy sold in the United
States to-day that actually cures rheuina-
eism n Durango. It never has and nevcr
can fail % cure The worst case. Write Tor
Tree pamphlet. h. x. HeIphonstino, drug.
gist, Wasbinxton. p. 9.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-01-18

trFittei out Tor the season. Dresses,
cloakx. coats. stockings and all garments
can be colored successfully with the Dla-
mond Dyes. Fashionable colnrs. Only
Zoe q druggists. Wells. Richardson 4 Co..
Burlington, Vt.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-01-18

A HAN must b very much elevated whel
he talks down his bootleg for half an houI
installing e for relephone.-N II Her
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-01-18

SoME people are 80 modest that even
their wounds are mortified when the sur
geon looks q them. Boston Globe.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-01-18

Sent free 70 sufferers from nervous,
chronic and blood diseases. brain and heart
affections, nervous debility. exhaustion.
ecc.. who have failed % end relief. II tells
Of wonderful cures effected By DR.. scctt's
Coca. Beef and Iron. with Phosphorus.
sold BY druggists; 81. Dr. Scott, Kansas
City. No. Ask your druggist for pamphlet.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-01-18

WIEN the daughters are infants mothers
are anxious 70 keep matches out Of their
reach. rs different when they grow up.
philadelphia Press.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-01-18

LOVE- says an amorous writer. I" 4
an internal transport" A contemporary
remarks: THE same might ID said Or q
canal-boat. ~ Troy Times.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-01-18

CONSUMPTION n any stage may Be cured
BY fiso's Cure. - cents bottle.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-01-18

WONDER trcad< on heels or wonder Sdma~f-
TN Aerctn< y guaranteed % cure nervous -
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-01-18

I" Samaritan Nerrine cured my daughter
Of fit-," said Jno. Murphy, of Albany, ..
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-01-18

No Sara REnkDr can b had ~
Cough. and Colds. than "BrOlcn's Br0n-
ch'af lfvches." Sold only IN boxes. - ca,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-01-18

THE butcher 9 always happy 20 meat
friends.-X q. PicGynne.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-01-18

The ncccseIiy 70:
prompt and cfIicieni
DO uehold remedies
y daily Erowink NOR,
ifI<H.r1. we. anil Of
these Hoef<ffer<
Stomach HitfcrG igfIIl
chief IN ulerit anu The
most popular. lruK
uirriiy Of the GfonI
och and b HcIE. ina
lnri1I fcvUr<. lIxtr
complaint, 0cbI ify.
rheumatism and min
or 1<Iufrfx are thur
ou<hIy conQslfrtd "
this Incu ~ y 1Fabir
family ~ t0fnfI<c an
medicinal safe xuar.I.
and 10 ID justly NJ
k1r<l<d - n rcrf<;
and most courrrhcn
sIx< remedy or ~
rIMM1 For <uI| Nv al
Drukklri< end Dealers
generally.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-02
Two Americans.
GIN En.ra,nfonn Dali

Some years ago an emigrant from the
United States kept a small restaurant in
a town situated in one of the great stock
raising districts of South Australia. He
was presumably the only Yankee of those
parts. There was an enormously rich old
stockman who came into town from his
lordly cattle range at intervals, whose
nationality was a matter of doubt, though
he usually passed for a taciturn and I'M
communicative bachelor ScOtchman.
One day this wealthy but solitary old
chap entered the restaurant of the man
from the States. When he left he looked
hard at the proprietor, and then simply
remarked:
american, aren't you~
On being answered in the affirmative
the millionaire cow-puncher walked away
without another word. Regularly once a
week he reappeared, silently ate hasty
lunch and made the same stereotyped re-
mark, receiving the same emphatic Eyes,
sireew in reply. At last there came a
time when the eccentric old customer did
not return. One month went by-two
At last a wagon stopped at the door, and
the old fellow, pale and wasted with sick
ness, was helped out and supported into
the saloon. He called for his usual steak
with weak but logged determination
ate morsel, and then tottered up to the
counter. AS he paid his bill he whispered
hoarseIy: american, aren't your
''You bet," replied the proprietor
pleasantly. Stretching out his shaking
hand, the old customer said:
'Shakei So am l."
Then he tottered away without another
word. Three days afterwards a lawyer
came into our countryman's place anC
told him that the queer old guy out on
the Tompson range had died and left hin
a cool ST 600 900.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-02
Corners of the World.


There have been many jokes current as
to New Jersey being out of the United
States, a foreign country, ETC., but the no.
ton that New Jersey is a place very re-
mote, kind OF terra inCOgnltG in fact, is
by no means of modern origin, as may be
seen by what follows:
In GA copy of a remOnstrance of many
of his Majesty's loyal and dutiful subjects
of the ancient freemen of the colony of
Connecticut who cannot see cause to ac-
knowledge Capt. James Fitch to be lord
proprietor of this colony" written about
1897, after complaining that Capt. Fitch,
under pretense of purchase from Owaneco
of lands which the latter had no right to
sell, had engrOssed vast tracts and eX-
posed them to sale for his own benefit
las freely as shOpkeepers do their wares, y
the writer goes on to say: ''Capt. Fitch
having already sold a considerable part
of the colony, why may he not, by the
same parity OF reason, proceed to make
sale of the remainder, and then we may
gOe look usi up new lofts in New Garsy,
Cape Florida, or any other corner of the
world where we can find them"
In a letter from Gov. John Winthrop TO
Philip Carteret, at New York, dated Hart
ford, July IS, 1865, the writer, speaking of
a letter he had received from Mr.. Hutch
insOn, says: ale mentions New Jarsy,
aplace which know not, nor have ever
heard where it ISL
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-02
THE NATIONS FINANCES.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SEC
RETARY OF THE TREASURY.

The Ordinary Revenues OF the Govern
mept-Estimates for 1SS5-COnditlOn
of the Manufactures-Our Trade with
Brazil - ShipbuiidiDg Interests The
Silver Danger-The Tariff Question
Touched Upon.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The following
is a synopsis of the report of the Secretary
of the Treasury:
The ordinary revenues of the govern
ment from all sources for the fiscal year
o,5oI T,,ro % 1891 r-o-o.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-02

has established, under due Congressional
authorization, 10 new light stations ana
discontinued 2, thus increasing the whole
number on the United States coasts from
the 755 reported last year to To at the
end of the last fiscal year. The NUMBER
of movable river lights was increased
from 9T2 to 1919, making an Increase OF
u during the fiscal year. Another steam
fog signal was established, making the
present number 81, including those oper-
ated by hot air. Two new WINS
ting buOys were placed in position;
making the whole number "a. Six beI
bu0ys were added to the % in place at the
end Of last year. making the present nuri-
Der %, and . lighted buoys, which were were
placed on the shoals off Cape Charles anu
Cape Hatteras, make their first appear
ance on the light house list. There were
o. more ordinary buoys, including the IA
placed in Alaskan waters, added 70 the
list, increasing the number from ., - at at
the end of last year to 3,476 at the end OF
this wear
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-02

The principal articles imported, with
their value, were as follows: Sugar and
molasses, $103, 1884, PA; wool, and manu-
features Of wool, $5S, $40, 292; silk, and
manufactures of silk, $49, $40, 12S; coffee,
$40, $50, 7O5; iron and steel, and manufac-
lures thereof, $41, 464, $50; chemicals, $685.
464, 965; flax, hemp, jute, and like vege-
table substances, and manufactures there
of, $33, 463. 39S; cotton, and manufactures
of cotton, $50, 454 ,476; and hides and skins,
other than fur skins, so, 350,906.
The total value of manufactured and
manufactured articles of merchandise
imported into the United States during
the last fiscal year was as follows:
manufactured S235. US. 932
Manufactured ................. 43l. 92I.T6l
Total .........................S 1861, 697, 1923
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-02
Jor Sale.
2fti,tEra1 1lIatrr.
Waukesha Glenn Mineral Water.

DURE DRINKING WATER from the Wau-
i kesha Glenn Spring, Waukesha, delivered
In any part of the world. The demand for the
celebrated water by our leading families as a
regular drinking water is daily increasing.
Invaluable in all kidney and liver difficulties.
For sale by leading Druggists, Sample Rooms,
Grocers, or direct from Spring in Barrels,
Halls and Glass Bottles. Address
7. II. BRYANT, Waukeshas Wis.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-02
Don't TrifIe with the Teeth.

II our teeth were renewed as our mans,
they might not need constant care. But
teeth don't repeat themselves after child
hood. The proper thing is to use 5000
DON'T, which preserves their health and
beauty. 1t never fails.
, 1884-08-07

l~Ohve Harper" in Globe-D Democrat
Mrs Vanderbilt is a lady 50 retiring that
the public seldom sees her, but She Is also Of
plain and simple manners and tastes In spite
Of their magnificent residence IN New York.
People talk very little about her-that is TO
say newspapers and gozsipers--for she does
not like that kim of notoriety, and, indeed,
were IL not for her almost unbounded chart
ties few people would know she existed, 50
much more dazzling Is the nimbus around
her husbandS head. She Is just n good,
motherly, loyable lady, who prefers the So
clusion Of home 10 anything the public might
offer her. She dresses plainly In general.
though when occasion requires she dresses
with a richness and taste indispensable.
There is one thing ahe can not bear, and that
Is 10 ride behind the feet horses her husband
loves. and he-to his credit be 1t said-never
takes another woman where she alone should
sit, though many who love fast driving you'd
gladly do so.