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The Arizona champion., 1884-03-22
Gents fine boots at Newell's.

| NSHlo ilnS DOOlS at NeWell s.
 Ladies and Gents ribbons at New ell's. California Canned goods at New. ellis. Fine samples of custom made cloth ing for spring and summer wear, at Newell's.
 Samples of Keep custom made fine shirts at Newell's.
 Overcoats, gloves caps and Cardi- gan jackets at cost at Newells.
 At cost At cost At cost! Gloves. Caps, Overcoats, Knit Jackets, Shirts, Scarts, at Newell's..
 Try sack of "Pride of Denver," Flour, the best in the world, at Newell's.
 J. R. Fitzpatrick & Co. have the finest line of cigars in the Territory. Please call and get prices before send ing away for your goods.
The Arizona champion., 1884-03-22

One of the largest invoices of the choicest brands of cigars ever intro- duced into Flagstaff, was received by J. H. Wilson & Go. this week. They will be put upon the market at unus- ually low figures.
The Arizona champion., 1884-03-22
WEEKLY CHAMPION.
SATURDAY, MARCH aa, 1884.

 house.
 Phil. Grant spent Wednesday ir town.
 C. B, Hawley, of Albuquerque, was in town Sunday.
 The Aver mill will begin operations on the e5th inst. V Brannen & Co.'S. new show case will bea grand affair.
 H. C. Aver and Col Reed came in from the east Wednesday.
 Wilson has enlarged his platform, and will put up an awning.
 Another business change to an. nounce next week.
 w. C.. Stewart was in town Wednes- day and Thursday. w. A. Drake, Chief Engineer, spent Monday in town.
 Be ready for the grand ball on the 26th. Invitations are out.
 Harry Hoxworth returned from trip to Albuquerque yesterday.
 H, J. Miller will soon begin the erection of a large house in east end.
 MT. Drake and family, from Gal. lup, have moved to Flagstaff to live.
 Keep your powder horn dry, Mir. M., you may want to use it on the CHAMPION.
 MT. Tanner. who is we'll known to most of our citizens, was in town Thursday.
 w. A. Switzer is back from a months visit to Kentucky, his old ome.
 - NIT. Lennon, manager of the A. & P. eating houses, was in town Wednes. day.
 D. s. Russell, the live business man from Parker's mill, has been in town this week.
 Bruce E. Rawson, brother of Mrs Spafford, is late arrival, and will re. main in Flagstaff.
 Frank Hart, the leading wool grow CT of northern Arizona, was in town Thursday and Friday.
 We are preparing a list of the "dead beats" who read, but don't subscribe for the CHAMPION.
 Attorney J. w, Stephenson. Of Kingman, passed through town from the east on Wednesday.
 Messrs. Carl & Stemmer are erect ing large building below their brew, cry, for business purposes.
 Sheriff Hinkle will be in Flagstaff in few days to superintend the cree tion of our jail.
 MT. Watson, formerly with D. A Murphy, has accepted position as machinist with Aver & Co.
 w. F. Grounds. late of the firm oi Welton & Grounds, of Mineral Park, spent several days in town this week. J. F. Hawks will soon commence fthe erection of a saloon and restau rant building on San Francisco street. The first national bank of Prescott, successors to Blake & Co.,, opened up for general banking business on Sat urday last.
 From the Tucson Star we learn tha, James Lee, one of the old pioneers of southern Arizona, died in Tucson last week
 The residents of Gila valley are suffering from overflow. The present flood IS six feet higher than the flood of 1882.
 Tiller, the St. Louis Express thief, was captured at Milwaukee on the I4th ult., and about $50, ,ooo of his stolen plunder recovered.
 The House bill restoring Fitz John Porter to his former rank passed the Senate with an amendment which will carry it back to the House.
 B. F. Saunders, of Winslow, we un- derstand, advocates the formation ol a stock association in this portion of Yavapai county. Eugene Turner has gone to St. Johns to practice law. MT. Turner IS an able lawyer, and we wish him nnbounded success in his new field of : labor. s The Apache Chief has been en- l larged to an eight column paper, and I comes to us brim full of news and more sprightly than ever. George A. ( McCarter is making a good paper of the Chief.
The Arizona champion., 1884-03-22
DISSOLUTION NOTICE.

,TE1E partnership heretofore existing be. \ tween Morris Earth and J. H. Wilson, under the firm name of M. Earth x Wilson, carrying on the mercantile business at Flag. staff, Yavapai county, A. T., is this day dis. solved by mutual consent, Morris Earth re. tirlng from the above firm.
 All debts due the said firm must be paid to and all debts owed by the said firm will be paid by ]. II. Wilson, who will continue the business at the old stand
 MORRIS EARTH,
 J. II. WILSON. Dated at Flagstaff, A. T., March 10th, 1884
The Arizona champion., 1884-03-22

Reception and Introduction Committees always at hand. Polite attention, and the best of everything, always in waiting for our guests,
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The Habits Of the Frog.

The frog spends most of his time in
the water, when he loafs under stone,
but he can hop across the country when
his native pond dries up in style that
would discount an American camel
making for an oasis. When he finds
another pool of water he stays there
and makes himself comfortable. Oc-
casionally he will stop and spend some
time in moist locality, where there is
nothing but ooze or damp leaves. He
has four non-palmated fingers, rudi-
mentary thumb, and enormous extensor
muscles in his hind legs. He lives upon
bugs, and has been known to swallow
small birds, but, like other amphibia,
and unlike the ward politician, he can
not drink. His tongue is fastened to
the lower jaw at the tip instead of at the
base, and he Sings it out after a cricket
or June bug like lasso. The encyclo-
p@dia states that the frog is peculiar
for the presence of occipital condyles
and the development of the transverse
processes of the sacrum, but most peo-
pie do not believe this. His greatest
popularity lies in the fact that there is
nothing to eat on his bones except the
muscles of his legs.
The number of frogs sent North
during the spring and summer is enor-
nous. From the tributaries of the
Chesapeake Bay alone the frog crop
averages 100000 a year. In the salt
marshes of the South they grow larger
than they do elsewhere, but the meat is
coarser and not so edible. Frogs are as
prolific as herring. Millions of little
black tadpoles infest every mudpuddle.
The knowing fish esteem them very
highly as food, but the tadpole who es-
capes consumption for three weeks
drops his tail, which is only temper
ary affair anyway, grows four ample
legs and goes out to be ''bloody"
himself until he is shot or hooked to
satiate the inveterate NAV of the lord
of observation-disclosures Sun.
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Who Write the Letters,

Mr.. Fl. I. Buckle, the author of that
marvellous and unhappily incomplete
book, 1.-The History of Civilization, -
letters written on an average by the in
habitants of a country as an unefring
test of its advance in culture and edn-
cation. 1t is satisfactory, therefore, to
read in the general statistics of the
Universal Postal Union for the year
1861--the latest colated and published
by the International bureau-that as
regards the number of letters conveyed
that year in the mails, Great Britain
stands first with nearly 1,230, 900, 900,
while the United States are second
with rather more than 1000, 900, 600.
Germany although at long interval
comes third with 563, 100000, and
France fourth with 535, 900, 900 In
respect to the number of letters and
postcards sent annually to each indi-
svidual, Great Britain again occupies
the first place with SO, as against II in
the United States, 19 in Switzerland,
16 in Germany, Is in France, 8 in
Austria, 6 in Italy, 5 in Spain, and in
Russia. In the number of newspapers
conveyed in the domestic mails the
United States rank first, with 850,000,-
900; Germany second, with 440, ,000, 900;
France. third, TFith 320,000,000, and
Great Britain a bad fourth, with 140,-
100000. The last report of the Amer
lean Postmaster General will naturally
be scanned with interest when he deals
with the depredations of the mails
London Telegraph. .s..t Il
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$500 per Annurn-
SCHOC1 AND CHURCH.
Arkansas has 1900 white and 50

Arkansas has 1,200 white and 800
colored sehool-teachers.
The Springfield (Mass.) Republican
calls on trustees of colleges to main
tain their standard of scholarship by
withholding degrees where they have
not been earned. ffa
From the new catalogue of Middle.
bury College it appears that of the
l, ,268 graduates since the beginning OF
the century, 500 have become ministers
of the gospel.-N. Y. Examiner.
Rev. c. c. MoCabe, ID. d.. better
known as Chaplain McCabe, who has
been for more than fifteen years in the
employ of the Methodist Church Ex.
tension Board, was chosen by the last
General Conference one of the Mis-
sionary Secretaries of the Church.
Joseph Cook prophesies a schism in
the Congregational Church. He divides
the sect into two classes, one of which
''takes Plymouth Rock as a corner
who float in the tides which rise and
fall in the marshes about Plymouth
Rock. Boston Post. ~ -'3-.-
In the Friends annual meeting at
Newport, recently, one of the young
members of the association protested
against the custom of men and women
sitting apart, but nothing was done
toward abolishing it, although the SEN
timent of the meeting is said to have
been strongly against separation
N. Y Herald.
1t is almost impossible to exhaust
the lodging accommodations in JerIsa.
lem. There are four or five converts,
besides several hotels, in the city which
solicit patronage. One of these con-
vents is accredited with having COM
Portable lodging room for 1000 travel
ers, and with being able to house 5000
people on a pinch.
Rev. DIR. Van Horne, of the First
Reformed Church of Philadelphia, re-
Gently preached strong sermo7 against
the practice of cremation, which he
contended is contrary 10 the Holy
Scriptures and the universal practice of
Gods people in ancient times. The
burning of the dead, he affirmed, is a
heathenish practice, and misuse Of the
temple of the soul. Rec
ord. sfAf tesT
The Educational Board of the
Reformed Church expressed great con.
cern, in its last annual report, at the
paucity of students for the ministry.
The number of students, whether un-
der the care of the Board or not, Is
smaller than for several years, and the
earnest recommendation is made that
young men qualified for the service
should be specially invited and urged
by the churches to give themselves to
the work of the ministry Exchange.
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PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

Ex-senator Gordon, of Georgia, is
now taking contracts to build railroads
in South America.
Sleep may knit the raveled sleeve
of care, but it absolutely refuses to darn
holes in socks. Boston Star ID
An exchange says orderlies in the
Italian army now use the bicycle in
the performance of their duties. IL al
ways seemed to us that all Italy was
ever on the point Of revolution N
=. Graphic. 47E
-"American titles of distinction, ;.
says the Judge, are "Bearon Wall.
street, Count Yourchickens, Earl
Ytobed." o, yes, and there's Duke
Comtobed also, and Prints Allthenews.
-Burdette.
"A joker says an expeditions mode
of getting up a row is to carry q long
ladder on your shoulder in crowded
thoroughfare and every few minutes
turn around to see if any one is making.
faces at you.
-"Hello! Johnny, where you've
been all the morning?" asked one nr.
chin of another as he appeared in the
school-room during the afternoon ses
sion. "Been fishin'," was the reply.
"Ketch anythin'P" ''Yes-a lickin',,"
and the second class in geography
stood up.-Bostoss Post.
"A man having built large house
was at loss what to do with the rub.
bish. His Irish steward advised him to
have pit dug large enough to contain
it. "And what, said he smiling,
'shall l do with the earth that dig up
from irP" To which the steward, with
great gravity, replied: ''HaVe the pit
made large enough to hould all.
-"rhat, sir, is very fine quality OF
sugar. said the groceryman. at is
used mostly for making desserts. :"
"Why is it used mostly for making
DESERTS" asked the customer. ''On
account of its superior quality, sir.
20, that's itP thought it might be
used for making desserts on account of
the large amount of sand in it. ~
z. Sun.
"A Brooklyn girl has prepared her.
self for college by mastering the four
books of Xenophon's "Anabasis" and
three of Homer's "Iliad,'' Arnolds
First Greek" book and 'Jones' Com
position" and has read critically the
whole twenty -four books of the ''lliad. y
When she comes to prepare herself for
matrimony, she will find that the arts Of
frying fritters and sewing on collar-bnt-
tons are worth all the Greek 10 the
books.-N NorTjstown Herald. ts
-4'What is the matter with jim
HammonP' asked grain merchant OF
countryman who had just ''got i'm
with some corn. ''IIe's got himself
into trouble" was the reply. $50 |
hear; but what was the matter?n
''Well. Jeems got too prosperous.
''How can a man be too prosperousP"
'1Well. Jeems warn't satisfied with rails
ing the best CON an oats, an the best
hosses an cattle; he ha' to raise notes.
That's where the trouble began. 1 tell
you. man wants to draw the line on
raisIn' notes, ,"--ToroHt0 Naih
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who came one day and asked for an
umbrella? He came twice, | think YOU
said, and asked for me the second time.
VIII you describe him, if you can?"
''He was quite gentleman to look
at, ma'am," said Eliza; ''but this sort
mostly are. Tall and broad-shouldered
and military looking, with blue eyes,
very short, fair hair, and long, heavy,
fair mustache."
THAT will do, Eliza" said Mrs.
Bracegirdle; ''you can 60"
AS soon as Eliza had left the room,
Mrs. Bracegirdle sat down and wrote a
note. Then she tore it up and wrote
another, which was merely an informal
invitation to lunch the next day.
Then she called Harry down to her.
Harry she said, II want you to go
to Captain Fortescue's room and take
this note and the umbrella. See him il
you possibly can and try to explain about
this unhappy umbrella and that
wretched, stupid Eliza"
Then she told Master Harry the story,
at which he laughed immensely.
"Now, you must not laugh, but think
how you can do the thing nicely,
Harry. You can manage it admirably.
if you choose. 1t is too absurd to put
on paper. And make Captain Fortescue
promise to come to lunch, just to show
he bears no malice"
Harry put on his best manners, and
accomplished his task well, though he
felt much aggrieved at having to give
up the umbrella. Captain Fortescue
came to lunch, and this time Eliza adj
mitted him, and blushed as she did so
-LOndon World L--A - -.
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A missionary of the American Sun
day School Union gives sad picture
of spiritual destitution in one of the
counties of Kentu ky: 'Iast month, he
writes, Il visited i02 families in -
County,in which were j63 children. more
than half of whom had no Bible or Testa-
ment. In % families that I visited CON
secutively (having 50 children), there
were only four Bibles and small Tes-
lament. A young woman of sixteen
gears was asked, DO you read your
Bible p She replied, 4 never saw q
Bible. When were you at church p
Never An old man said he had
not seen Bible in nine years. | gave
him mine and to each family such
books, papers. ETC., as had. ! organ
lied i've Union schools in the month" F"
-M 7, EGaaglaer,
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At TIE SIILE.

We bad met, and we had parted
In the stiffness, heavy hearted,
/ was lingering where she left me, at the olden
rustic Stile;
Torn by warning pride and sorrow
All my soul shrank from the morrow,
With its haunting rccollcctions, that no hone
could now beguie.,
And the silence, like token
OF that fact, so rudely broken,
Seemed to fill and thrill the meadows-as her
presence did of yOre;
Seemed to trail along the grasses
Like mist that looms and masses
Shade on shape, till form and shadow blend in
gloom for evermore!
Gone for ever! All was ended.
HOw-we neither rccmprehended;
For, noryouth nor maiden ever yet was known
in tale or song
Who would own, 6eiI-willed, reliant
He had proven harsh, defiant
Nor would she confess impeachment when he
deemed her wholly wrOngl
So that hour, born of gladness, tf
Crept away in sOmbre sadness,
While my heart grew sick to anguish with re-
mOrSeful yearningS vain;
Desolate and lost, and lonely,
Still fingered, dreaming only,
Till the passion of my longing brought us face
to face again!
Face to face! But not in dreaming
Did feel the tender beaming
Of the eyes whose limpid azure smiled on me
thrO' pleading tears!
And leaned to greet my maiden,
With word all passion laden,
As she murmured: Let forbearance light
the pathway thro' the years!'
And that whisper, meek and lowly,
Sweet as music in the holy
Hush of even, fell divinely on the tumult of
my soul,
Till, like balmy incense stealing ..us
Ger the troubled tide of feeling
Crept the rapture of an impulse that no ran
cor could controll
And turned, in shame and sorrow,
Kissed the face that else tomorrow
And forever had reproached me with its sad,
upbraiding smile;
And the little hands outreaching
In the pathoS of beseeching,
Close within my own | claspt them-and zoe
fingered Gt the Stite!
-JFinUOod Watt, in The Continent.
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AS the Westfeld On. " Hotel re-
fused drink of grog to tramp he set
fire to the concern, and that with the
McClurg Block, the oldest building III
Chautauqua County, went to ashes
Buffalo Express. s.,..E.. s..
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The striped convict suits have been
discarded in the Ohio Penitentiary, and
prisoners have been furnished with
clothing the same as worn by honest
people. = Cleveland Leader,
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A eonundrum fiend asks: ''What
is the difference between Italy and
boy who has a penchant for shining
up trees?" AS if we didn't know that
one is sunny cline, and the other a
climb-y son.-Drake' 1raveters' MagG-
zine .La- -. -
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Union Pgcifo-A marriage hetween
deaf mutes.7Y0it City Derrick
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joins Gliddon, stenographer in the
English House of Commons. recently
reported the proceedings of House
Committee five hours day for forty
one days, the inquiry embracing 25,367
questions and answers, which, written
out, covered 1855 foolscap pages.
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We bad met, and we had parted.
In the stiffness, heavy hearted,
was lingering where she left me, at the olden
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-07-19
Much Ado About Nothing.

Mr.. Truman Wallace, who keeps an
exchange and sale stable at 9Th and Tat
nall streets, Wilmington, Del, took
pleasant drive to Newark and Elkton,
the early part of this week, behind pair
of splendid horses. 1t leaked out some
how that team had been stolen, and
that certain team had been seen TO pass
by certain place that answered the
description of the stolen property las such
stories generally run). Legates of our
town enlisted the services Of 1T. Jefler-
son, (" and they set watch for Wallace
(the innocent MANI in true detective
fashion. Wallace with his sprited mays
stopped in Newark few minutes and
then went off to ElSton, closely pursued
by tho miuiGns of the law. At the latter
place more aid was secured in tho shape
of the principal of the Academy and a
constable, whose very name carries with
it terror to evil doors. Poor innocent
Wallace was Swallowed to the FELTON,
House, and there the house was sur
rounded by Gordon of detectives"
bent on taking the man dead or alive.
The team was in the FELTON, House yard,
and the constable with "colored' name
took up his station AT the yard gate, say
ing The team could only escape from the
place over his dead body. Great Eek
citement" prevailed. Poor deluded, raw
detectives, they soon found out that they
were putting to inconveniece an innocent
man. Mr.. Wallace laughed heartily at
the greatness shown on the part of the
officers, and said he hoped they had suf-
Tered no great amount of fatigue, and
further said that hereafter his pursuers
should be known as The great horse
detectives"
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-07-19
Peninsula Points.

Wheat averaged about 20 bushels to
the acre around Port Penn.
A terrific storm swept across Accomac
county on the 10th. Potato and corn
fields were badly washed.
Job S. Butterworth OF FELTON,, was kill
ed by log wagon running over him. 1t
is supposed he was asleep and fell off the
wagon.
A small colored boy was drowned at
New Castle on Friday last. There is
some mystery connected with the drown
ing, as no one seems to know anything of
the affair.
The Democratic ticket gives general
satisfaction ut Dover. There was consid-
cradle disappointment however, us Bayard
was wanted, but like sensible Democrats
they are wheeling into line.
Mrs. Peter Dykes, aged 81 years, died
on Sunday at the home of her husband
near Salisbury. Mr.. and Mrs. Dykes had
been married about Is years. They were
the oldest people in that section.
Milton is lively now. Beach parties,
moonlight rows on the river and other
pleasures are making life tolerable with
the folks. The boys are all home from
College. Among the number "BOb'' Hop
kins is mentioned.
A pan of grease shut up in the oven Of
a stove at the residence of Mr.. Edward
Chase ignited and created big blaze one
day last week. Miss Chase who was in
the kitchen at the Time screamed for help
which soon arrived, and the fire was
finally extinguished without serious
injury to person or property. Miss Chase
was unaware of the presence of the grease
in the oven when she kindled the fire in
the stove. --SIsseS Journal.
We arc informed by the Secretary OF
the Delaware State Fair that there never
has been brighter outlook for the fair
than at present. There are constantly
applications being made for privileges
&C., for the coming fair in September
The only fear is for the ladies depart
meut. We sincerely hope that the ladies
of tho State. especially of Kent county,
will take an interest in tho coming fair
because it is now the only one in the State
and State pride should stimulate every
lover of the fine arts to exert their bes
endavors to make tho ladies department
what it ought to be in every respect.
--Delawarean.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-07-19
Elkton Notes.

The excursion ir ON here to Colchester
was largely attended. About 450 persons
being on board.
Sheriff Smith took Benz. Lodore to the
House of Correction this week.
A horse owned by Edward Taylor ran
off at the depot on Tuesday. The wagon
was broken and injured Harry Thomas.
The New Castle base ball club visited
this town last Friday, and were defeated
by the home team by q score of 90 to 10.
Tho Glasgow nine played on Saturday,
and were defeated by score of 81 to H..
We think the Newark Constable had
better buy pair of glasses before he at
tempis to arrest horse thieves, and this
town ditto-as they can't tell bay from
black.
The young Democrats of this town,
gave Mr.. John S. Writ n reception on his
return from Chicago last Monday night.
The enthusiasm has been bottled.
Mr.. Jos. johnson, the late contractor,
has returned home from his shirt vacation.
We have Blaine and Logan club, and
a Cleveland and Hendricks club in town.