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The Arizona champion., 1884-04-26
HIS DUTY FIRST.
Aftef that Retaliation far fnsufts and
 Annoyahces.

A lady living on Harrison avenue, Boston, near the Albany bridge, is the owner of very large and intelligent Newfoundland dog. He is a faithful animal, and has been trained to run of errands and fetch up wood and coal, which duties he performs, as faithfully as a human being. Yesterday morning she wrote an order for her dinner, and placing a silver coin inside the paper put them in a basket, and giving it to the dog sent him out to the market. He was returning with his purchase when gang of corner loafers called up few idle CUTS and set them on him forth sake of seeing what he would do. They parked and yelped and howled around him, biting his legs and Hanks until the blood came in places; but with the ex- ception of occasionally striking at his annoyers with his feet when they came close in front of him, the Newfoundland paid no attention to his disagreeable companions until he had arrived home and placed the basket on the house steps After whining and scratching for few minutes he was relieved of his charge by his mistress coming to the door. As soon as the basket was taken from him he turned upon his heel and walked back leisurely with his hands in his pockets, apparently tor the sole purpose of inspecting the weather. Arriving in the midst of his late antagonists he saun- tered upon one of them in patronizing sort of way, and taking them into his capacious jaws nipped him until there wasn't yell left inside him, and then threw him against the side of building By the time this was accomplished the other CUTS had taken the hint and begun to evacuate the sidewalk Tn an undigni- fled manner. But the Newfoundland was after them in earnest Seizing one of them by the nape of the neck, he threw him across the bridge, another was hurled through an open doorway, third was cornered at the door of his own resi- dence and whipped into submission, and in this manner the avenger pursued his task until the last one had been thor oughly chastised. Then the master of the field went home as quietly as he had come, and, after dressing his wounds by the most approved methods of canine surgery, composed himself to sleep Boston Globe.
The Arizona champion., 1884-04-26
GoNxRYs, TRICKS.

The tigers of India are fond of monkey meat, and the monkeys are not fond of being eaten. They, therefore, match their brains against the tigers cunning and strength in this way; The monkeys drive away tigers and leopards by as. sembling in all their strength upon the trees beneath which the tiger is lurking 1; shaking the branches with all their might and main, and pattering down upon and about their would-be devourer such shower of dry sticks, twigs and leaves, that the latter is forced, with an angry growl, to quit his lair and seek other and quieter quarters. But no peace is he allowed so long as he re- mains in their vicinity.
The Arizona champion., 1884-04-26

Even small children have an eye for the eternal fitness of things. Give a three -years-old boy hammer and he will immediately cry for looking glass.
 Leap year gives women the privilege of whistling when they want to stop a horse-car. But unfortunately, leap year does not give her the ability to do so.
The Arizona champion., 1884-04-26
HOW TO EAT AN ORANGE

Oranges should never be eaten ir company" says an authority. We have noticed the disadvantages of eating oranges, too, and have come to the conclusion that the only way to really enjoy an orange is to retire to som sheltered spot in the grove, strip, seize the orange and go in swimming in it.
The Arizona champion., 1884-04-26

"I never can enjoy poetry when Pm cooking" said an old lady who dropped in on us recently. "But when I step out to feed the pigs and hist myself on the fence, and throw myself into a few lines of Capt. Jinks,' 1t does seem this airth was made to live on after all."
The Arizona champion., 1884-04-26

Cold winters are not certain distroy- CTS of caterpillars. The eminent lady eDtomologist of England, Miss E. A. Ormerod, states that many caterpillars can resist very low temperature when in their winter quarters, and may even be frozen hard without suffering and ipermanent injury.
The Arizona champion., 1884-04-26

"All things come to him who waits sadly sighed the serenader who had been standing under his sweetheart's window for an hour vainly endeavoring to dodge the shower of crockery, hair brushes, stove-lifters and other household utensils too numerous to mention.
The Arizona champion., 1884-04-26

An importantcigar strike took place in Rockland, last week. The principal striker was a North End woman, who discovered her youngest son, aged seven surreptitiously smoking an old stump of his fathers under cover of the cellar stairs.
The Arizona champion., 1884-04-26

TTUHI T dC III AmerlCa to his Sweet heart in lreland
 70 Bridget deer, Be coming here,
 Right to the arms of Pat; Don't stay away Another day
 Be after minding that" To which Bridget replies: 70 Pat, my lad Now don't feel bad
 Tv, married Barney Rue; And we've boy, To give you joy
 I've named the child for you"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-10-30
THE FARMERS.
They Have Nothing I'm sympathy WIKI
Cleveland and Refuse to support Him.

They Have Nothing I'm sympathy WIKI
Cleveland and Refuse to support Him.
The Albany Erening journal reviews
the record of Gov. Cleveland's acts in re-
lation to the farmers, and says:
The farmers owe nothing to Gov Cleve-
land or to the party which he represents,
and it is not at all surprising that they and
their representative organizations refuse to
render him support. He has never
honored them by official recognition,
and he has offended them needlesly
as the conservator of their interests as
the great taxpaying majority of the State,
but has countenanced in various instances
Legislative action that has needlessly taken
thousands from taxpayers. If the farmers
owe their thanks to any one for the prohi-
btion of manufacture of oleomargarlne
and for the rise in the price of butter, the
obligation certainly is not 10 Gov. Cleve-
land, but to the Republican Legislature.
As means of legislation he deserves none,
for the Governor is not a lawmaker. But
the truth is, that Gov. Cleveland has not
been friendly to the farmers. When the
test case against o. II. Mccain of Brook
Ign for selling oleomaroarine was brought
before the Supreme Court on appeal after
McGann had been found guilty the District
Attorney of Kings County asked that the
case be postponed, and astonished the
court by saying that Gov. Cleveland had
requested the postponement Judge Troy
declared such interference on the part Of
the Governor to be most extraordinary and
uncalled for, and added that, as no appeal
had been made for executive clemency, he
did not understand why the Governor should
interfere with the administration of justice.
Thus we find Gov. Cleveland interfering to
postpone the pro secution of an alleged
vender Of bogus butter.
Vetoes for items for 81, 900 for the State
Dairymen's Association, for so, 0G0 to test
the salt supply-a matter of great interest
to the farmers-and for SO, 0C0 to prevent
the sale of adulterated goods and drugs,
are further proofs of his hostility to the
farmers
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-10-30
Scrnbbing Railroad Cars.

cts no small job cleaning these
cars" said an employee to reporter,
while vigorously scrubbing an express
car on the Pennsylvania Railro ID tracks
Every inch of the exposed woodwork
must be gone over, even to the narrow
strip above the ventilators. Water of
itself is of small consequence in remov-
ing this coat of black. You might rub
this car for week, using only water,
and then not do the work properly.
We dip our brushes in I've and that cuts
the dirt, so that when we use the
sponge, soaked in water, everything but
the paint is removed 1t is very hard
on the paints. AS rule we scrub q
car twice before it requ res new coat
of paint and varnish. Two of us can
clean baggage-car In a day. They
don't have so many windows. The
windows add greatly to the work, as
they make so many little corners that
require an extra amount of rubbing.
1t takes longer to clean passenger
car. 1t takes two men about two days,
although when we are in hurry to get
car out we have four at work. two on
each side. The work is very hard on
the arms. The scrubb;ng takes nearly
all the varnish off and makes car look
old and common. The lettering in
gold leaf loses its bright appearance
and frequently has to be rele tered, as
the edges of the leaf pull Off. We are
kept busy all the year round. In the
winter time we have to use warm water.
"There is no funny business about
the work then. You ought to see our
hands when the weather is cold. Hack
is no name for it. We clean the cars
of all the roads running into the Union
Depot. Sometimes when we are rushed
we only scrub a circular spot over the
number of the gar. We clean the ca
booses occasionally. After getting ac-
customed to the work it is not very
hard, Luz it's the same thing over and
over. After the car is newly painted
it will run several years without being
cleaned After one scrubbing the dirt
catches more readily and is harder to
get off the second time. Pitts G1trgh
DiSD1tcL
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-10-30
A Winning Argument.

"What will Won do fur us poor farm
ers eff you git elected to the Legisla-
ture?" asked a granger of candidate
who rode up to his cabin as soon as tho
granger called off his fourteen dogs.
"Oh! there are plenty of things I'll
do. For instance, I'll reduce the tax on
dogs. That will help you little
you'll take it all off, will you?'
Eyes. every cent of it. Will you vote
for me?"
NO, I'll be hanged if do. 1 don't
want the tax taken oif'n dogs
That's singular. Why?"
"Kaze the burned dogs killed forty
seven of my sheep, last night, and /
want to make the dog-taS pay fur EN-"
"Fhen Ill make law to kill all the
dogs"
"If YOU ever make law I expect it
will kill dogs, but don't think you'll
make any. L don't want the dogs
killed.
That's strange. Why don't you want
them killed?'
"Wall, eff 1t weren't for dogs to kill
sheep, mutton and wool would soon be
too cheap; and eff it wuzn't fur huntin'
dogs, 'possums would be too dear. You
see I'm fur protective tarif on dogs and
fur free trade opglutton and 'possums,
1 guess you mought ez wei move on,
strange, onless = onless ye've got
some coffin varnish' in that thar hot tie
in yer hip pocket git powerful dry
talkin' politi ks. Thanks. tiat kind nv
argument will win all owe these parts.
I'll vote fur We, stranger. Paris Bea-
CON.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-10-30

ling. and sea whether care for you or
not?" he said.
She raised her eyes shyly 10 his face.
but the passionate love she saw there
daxzled her, and she dropped them n
sweet confusion. Placing his arm
tenderly around her he drew her gently
to his bosom, and pressed passion tie
kisses on her sweet, quivering lips and
burning cheeks. After few moments
OF silent bliss, he sat down on the rustic
seat and drew her down beside him.
and gazing down fondlv into the sweet.
blue eyes raised to his, said: "You
have not said yet whether you would be
my vile or notY
IL cannot imagine any greater happi-
ness than to be your wife," said Alice.
Miss Martha Alderman was alre ady
to return home W en- her brother pre-
sented himself in the drawing-room of
the house where she was staying. He
surveyed the ancient garments in which
she had arrayed herself for travelling
with such evident disgust that it
awaked her indignant surprpri~e.
"What are you looking at me in that
way for?" she asked sharply. This
dress is good enough to spoil with dust.
Come to look at you, you are wonder
fullyspruced up yourself. Why. your
suit is new-new gloves, tool"
II wish You to d ess yourself hand
somely, Martha" her brother said,
quietly, ~to attend my wedding!"
"You can't be married till We get to
Meadowville. Dorothy surely never
came here with YOU"
Il told you some time ago, Martha,
that had no intention Of marrying Miss
Gaines."
"Then who are you going to marry"
"Alice Desmondl"
Miss Martha simply stared, with a
creeping horror that her brother was
going mad.
"She is Philip Desmond's daughter.
my Alice's .niece!"
what are you talking about? Philip
Desmond hasn't been married, but"
"Twenty years. Alice is eighteen,
just the-age Of my dead love-"
Miss Martha had soft place in her
heart, hard as she seemed, and she had
loved her brothers betrothed in that
long ago when they were all young.
Her voice was very gentle as she asked,
"Are you sure she loves you, Robert
| She is very young"
"But she loves me, Martha; do not
fear for my happiness, sister,"
And Miss Martha selected the richest
costume in her trousseau to attend the
wedding, and stopped on the way to
the church to buy gift for her little
sister-in-law that proved her goodwill,
as well as her generocity.
1t was not until the party returned
to Meadowville that Miss Gaines re-
allied how vain castle in the air she
had built upon Miss Martha's match
making
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-10-30

ACCORDING to the most recent Stats
tics the population of Mexico is now
1000 200, and there are 146 cities,
3l2 towns, g., 1856 villages, missions,
$3.50 haciendas, and l4,605 ranches,
BESIDES 2,2l3 collections of groups of
houses, tabulated as congregations,
barrios, rancherias, etc. The value of
priva G real estate, rural, is $773, 000,-
900; private real estate in cities, ST.
5O6, 036, 900; cattle of all kinds belong
ing to individuals. Sic, 900, O0O; prop
erty belonging to the nation, $40, 900, =
90; the total real estate, not including
mines, coasts, bays, lakes, rivers, etc,
being 50. 50, 100000. The agricultural
products are valued at Sl77, 451 ,0o6,
and the Industrial products at Sl4,-
600. COZ
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-10-30
a MEMORY.
by MAZDA L. cRocl;En


sweep a tender. loving chord
OF memory's harp tonight.
And music l,w, too sweet Tor words,
Nibrates An dear delight;
Then coming softly cross the years,
In weet anu happy baui,
The music ows. all dashed with tears,
From the circle OF the stars.
The gold and purple sunset CLEAN
Falls acfoss the magic st and:
She comes ~ me. as In dram:
With happy smile press her hand.
feel her breath upon NV cheek,
touch her Inning silkcn h III.
The happy wor a cannot speak
she understands; why need carer
Why need care? hro' all these years,
My faitblul heart IL here "a one.
He glorious eyes are not Tor tears:
She smiles and ,eads me on ana ON.
kiss her che k: adown the years
The music sofUlyto e. and goes,
And throts away in happy tears
Ger migronette and rose.
But the cleaning of a setting light
Shines sud envy across tire sea;
Over the day crcers deepest night;
With folded arms she goes iro III me!
The music dies adown the years.
NY heart will n he forever more:
j only see thu ough bite tears
A dark. and cold. and silent shore.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-10-30

IN the fifty-eight provinces of Euro
pean Russia thrre are 1867, y - hors 8,
of which number nearly 5000. 900 are
in the military circle of Kazan. Com
plant is made that too many horses arc
exported from the country. The mum
Der exported in 1919 was $4,000, in
1880 it was $4,000, in 1882 it was 30, 269,
and last year the number is believed to
have reached $1,000. It is proposed
that an export tax of 80 goLl rnbles on
every horse valued at under 800 rubles
be imposed.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-10-30

In the matter of coal, America has
great futu e. While England, now the
greatest producer in the world, has but
II, 300 ,uare miles of coal lands. no
less than 1872, 900 sluare miles OF such
te ritory have already been discote cd
in tho United States. Although over
25J, 1000 men are constantly mining coal
in America, we burn more than we
mine. 1t would be we'll to consider
this fact in judging of the action OF the
coal syndicate W on they stop produe-
ton at the expense of their miners
The Current
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-10-30
Boston Strawberries.

Waiter-"What will you have. miss -
Customer docking over the restaurant
bill-of-fare)-"Permit me to cogitate.
In the correlation of forces it is recog-
nized property of atomic" Waiter
Shouts across tho hail to head server)
BAKED beans for one. "-Phitadel-
Dhid Call.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-10-30
TIE Candidates COntrasted.

Mr.. BLAINE has what may be called the
American instinct.-Geo. VIM. Curtis, IN
Hdrper's Weekly, Nou. 5. 1881.
81 HAVE no personal grievance with Gov.
Cleveland. / shall speak from the record,
and / will ask to be ostraciZed from all de-
cent society if l. cannot point to corruption
stalking straight to the door of the execu-
tive mansion and knocking at the door
and coming out Of the door, with all that
corruption sought at the expense of the
people. If / can not prove that brides
known to fail in the Assembly in 1888 we're
placed so near Mr.. Cleveland that if he
does not have the money he can get it at
any time-if / cannot prove that am not
what / profess TO be."-State Senator
Grady before the Tammany Committee,
Sept. 8, 1854.
as there any good reason why Hendricks
should be selected from forty-fve millions
of people to be the possible head of a
Government which he did his best to de-
stroy?"-Geo. W. Curtis IN 1876.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-10-30
OvELY HANDS.

oNisL HANDS.
We sat beneath the budding trees
i b Id her dainty hand;
We felt the gentle evening breeze
Sweep DER the sleeping land
/ saw the slender finger tips,
The bushes on her cheek.
The blooming roses on her lips,
And thought need not seek
Among the fairest Of the fair
In all tho goOdiy lani
To find a wealth of charms SO rare.
Or such lovely hand.
III I'D another hand at draw,
That was "a better thing.
And b t the limit when 4 saw
-Four a.es AID a king.
-Uatchet.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-10-30

IT is not generally known that during the
next Presidential term four Justices of the
Supreme Court will Iass the statutory age
of seventy years, which entities them to
retirement, with salary. Their names are:
Chief Justice White, BON Goth of No
vember, 1916.
Mr.. Justice Miller, born 9Th of April,
1916.
Mr. Justice Field. born 4th of November,
1916.
Mr.. Justice Bradley, born 18th of March,
1915.
1t is probable that the next President will
appoint the success sors of al of these
Judg 8. A tremendous responsibility will
therefore rest i'm the hands of either Grover
Cleveland or James G.. Blline. Is it s1e
TO put The Supreme Court of the United
Safes in the hands of Democratic Piesi-
dent? Do we want Cnlhounism--Smte SOW
@ eighty -enthi oned in that tribunal?--Bpf-
fclo Express.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-10-30

EVERY mans ability may be strength
ened or increased by culture.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-09
PERSONAL AND nMPERSONAL.

George W. Williams, the Cincinnati
colored lawyer. has been admitted te
the bar in Boston. Boston Herald.
Old Grow, a prominent Indian
chief, evidently inclined to become civil
lied, has subscribed for Bozeman
IN. T.) paper Chicago Times.
-Thirty-five boys and four girls are
the results of the married life Of d. j.
| Burke, of Jackson County, Fla, who
has assumed the matrimonial yoke five
times.--N. Y, Herald,
The students of St. Andrew S
University have lost first-class lecturer
| through the retirement of Minister
Lowell from the Rectorship of that in
stitution. Next to Gladstone and Ruskin,
Lowell is said to be the most pleasing
speaker in England. Chicago Inter
Ocean.
Mrs. Annie Gordon, living near
| Bluffton, S. c., is one hundred
and eleven years of. age. She
is a member of St. Matthew'S Baptist
Church, of that place, and walks four
miles to church to partake of commun-
ion on the first Sunday of every month.
N 0. Rcayusse.
The denial by Miss Jennie Flood,
the daughter of the California million
aire, that she is engaged to marry an
English peer recalls the fact that she
once refused New Yorker because, as
she contemptuously told him, he had
not energy enough to spatter the mud
on his trousers in rainy weather-N 7.
Times
Old Captain Jake Vanderbilt is
the name of a member of that noted
family which is seldom heard. He is q
brother of the dead Commodore, and,
though now over fourscore years, still
has full possession of all his faculties.
He lives very comfortably on his Staten
Island farm, and seldom troubles
Billy" as he calls his nephew, or any
OF the other members OF the family
n. Y. Tribune
MIR. Parnell's movements have been
always wrapped in much mystery. He
Is seldom in Ireland, and there are not
more than half dozen to whom his
London residence is known. His sudden
disappearance from the scene in the
midst OF more than one great crisis oc-
casioned some reflection, and for some
while preceding his recent triumphant
appearance in Dublin his Cork con-
stituents could not hear from him or
ascertain his whereabouts. Philadelphia
Record.
There is story that Congressman
Willis, OF Kentucky, got his first nomi-
nation 1,a in his district in a peculiar way.
There were two prominent candidates.
for the Democratic nomination, which
was equivalent to an election Their
strength in the nominating convention
was exactly equal Mr. Willis proposed
| to his competitor that there should be no
quarrel about the matter, and that the
readiest, fairest and most amicable way
to-settle it would be to toss pennies.
The competitor agreed, and Mr.. Willis
won the toss, the nomination and the
seat in Congress Somebody asked Mr..
Willis the other day if the story was
true. Certainly" said he, but / have
not had to toss pennies for the nomina-
ton since then" IN Y Herald.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-09

A well-known clergyman in the
north port of England entertained re
Gently brother clergyman from some
distance. The evening being unpro.
pitious, he asked him to remain for the
night. At dusk the clergyman asked
his guest to step irto the manse while
he gave orders to have his conveyance
ready in the morning. AS the visito,
entered the manse the olergyman's wife
mistooH him in the dark for her hus
band, and, seizing the pulpit Bible which
was on tine lobby table, brought the full
weight of it across his shoulders, ex'
claiming emphatically: Take that fo,
asking the ugly wretch to stay al
Right. ~ Chicago Inter Ocean.
In a recent article in the North
A0ierican RetaeW, Gail Hamilton gives
her own idea of marriage engagement.
She says it is not life-and-death af-
fair On the other hand, it is period
of probation, during which, if either or
both of the parties to the preliminary
contract are dissatisfit i. they may with
draw fro Ii it
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-09
Eating Cancer.

John Naves, young man living near
this place. has been afflicted for five years
with one of the most angry looking eating
cancers that ever saw. His nose has
been eaten away. and the cancer was feed
ing itself on his cheek. mouth and throat.
and all thought it was only question of
time when life itself would give way. l
advised Swifl's Specific, and its effect was
wonderful. After the first bottle he could
attend to his business, and after five
bottles he is nearly or quite well. The
poison has been forced from bis system,
and he is new man.
NJ F. CRUMLEY, NJ d.,
Ogiethorpe. Ga
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-09
Goods at Your 0wn Prices.

M. Henry Regensburger's stock was
sold yesterday at Sheriff's sale, Mr.. II
Burgower, being the purchaser. He also
bought from the assignee the balance oi
the stock of goods. Mr.. Burgower is now
ready to offer to the public his well as
sorted stock of underwear, caps, gloves,
mittens, hats, shirts, trunks. and vali:es
This stock must and will be sold at the
shortest possible time Avail yoarself OF
this opportunity and call early