The Arizona champion., 1884-05-10
SIGNATURES.
Times.

The autograph of the great men of this and former periods in the history oi
 America, have nearly all been published at some time in their career on earth or sunny climes beyond the gorge of time, into the realms of eternal sunlight or frelight according to circumstances. All of these signatures bear striking re- semblance to others made by the same individuals, and that is the only thing on earth or under the earth, or in heaven, that they do resemble. Each of them indicates the character of the man that made it.
 Horace Greely's signature like all oth- CT quill gymnastics performed by him, looked like anything else than his name. A careful observer of the various phases of animal life would have sworn that it represented the various positions assumed by an angleworm and infant game-cock engaged in mortal combat, and that it was complete war map of the tragedy and that the place where Horace ceased spreading ink was the striking picture of the last wiggle of tie worms tail, as he vanished down the little, red lane, lead l ing to the interior of the chicken-hearted pugilist. Of cource, man who wrote his name like that would set dish of doughnuts in his lap at fashionable dinner and eat them all, while the others looked on aghast and listened to the ad- vice to young men to go west and eat up the country.
 General Hancock's signature looks as if a goose and inkstand had been simul- taneously struck by lightning, while a sheet of paper was being whirled about among their respective debris by a cy- clone. It bristles all over with war-like angles
 Jeff Davis autograph is running hand map of the route he took in women's s clothing, when he was trying to get away from Uncle Sam, and at the last stoke of the pen, clearly indicates the pulling up of his dress and discovery of his boots | by the soldiers, and the row that took place when he was captured. The hand cuffs stand out boldly in the flourish with which he underscores it. l Joiiu Logan hdlilc, WilcH WIlllcH ny himself is crooked and warped, and strangely significant of his character. You can spell it any way you like,-up down, forward or backward, and it reads "job" for every three letters and "trick" for every four.
 Dorsey's signature is genuine may the star-routes which he contracted to expedite, and the dome of a courthouse and barred windows of a jail enveloped in its terminating flourish
 Carter Harrison's signature is full of flame and richly curling smoke, and is good representation of his untamed and vaulting spirit. The vice presidency can't be seen init, however
 Among the humorists of the country, signatures are as prevalent as in other branches of fame. Josh Billings, when written by Henry w. Shaw looks as if q dlctionory had been run through cider mill and the juice used as ink.
 Mark Twain, as rendered by Samuel Leghorne Clements, sole proprietor, man. ager and advance agent, appears to be a stream of California indignation flowing from an outraged audience. Geo. Washington Peck is written as if bad boy had logged the old gentleman S elbow seven times, while he was sleep- ing with his pen in his hand and resting on an eight sheet show bill. It is d kind of gurgling- happy, devil-may-care kind of a pyrotechnic display.
 Bill Nye writes his name as if the ink were sufferer from Dr. Dysart's cerebro- spinal meningitis and the humps, and every angle appears to have been the re- suit of the kick Of mule at an unexpected moment.
 J. Armory Knox writes his name with out taking his pen from the paper more than once, and it looks when completed, like the turning-row in freshly ploughed field. It is more upright, how ever, than many of the others, and sug- gests that it's overseer was bound to have it grow when he planted it, and that it is red-ripe and juicy as the other things which he writes.
 Alexander Sweets name is candy pulling on paper. It stretches out thin and bristles in places, and then swells into beautiful curves, like his legs Nei- ther Mir. Sweet nor Mir. Knox is very eco nomical in the use of ink or paper, but Sweets mame is ind of perpetual inky smile.
 Charles B. Lewis signs his name with typewriter to prevent the world from mis- taking it for bull of excommunion from the pope.
 Opie P. Reads signature looks as if he had been interrupted several times by music from the fiddle of an Arkansaw squatter, and can be sung or read at pleasure. If sung, however, larger number of rests than usual must be made.
 Bob Burdette writeshis name big on the Bob, but it peters out, as it were, toward the latter end of Burdette, as if it's owner were tired and had to quit and go and spank the babies.
 w. J. Hampton writes his name in | big round, drummer-like hand, and to- ward it's conclusion, it look as if there | were more coming but he has to quit be- | fore fall for fear of being obliged to write with chunk of congealed ink.
 Carl Pretzel, as written by c. H. Harris, looks as if it would not take much chew ing to reduce it, but it is as slick as pretzel in which the pastry cook forgot to put salt.
 Bob Ingersoll's name looks like the place he does not believe in.
 Our own autograph will be published next week with copious foot notes and rafercnces