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Who Was NapoleOn2

Ponisi-''Now, speaking of great
men, what do you think of Napoleon Eo'
naparte9"
Miss Poindextcr (from PHILADELPHIA
--"Pshaw! he was nobody. Who was
his g andfather3'
Miss Bunkcrbill from Boston)-"I
don't think he could have amounted to
much; he had no middle name."'
Miss Gotham (from New York;
"How much was he worth2"
Miss Porcine (from Chicago) -"Did
he make his money before the fire, or
since2"
Miss Montespan (from St. Louis)-
'sDid he belong to one of our old French
families2"
Miss Mount Vernon (from BALTIMORE
-sI never heard of him; but stay
wasn't he some sort of relation to the
Baltimore Bonapartesf"-Baltamore Her.
aid.
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Mamma.

Mama, we'll known to possess valuable
medicinal properties, is produced by a
kind of ash tree found in Eastern coun-
tries, called the Towering ash, often cul-
tivated in Europe and sometimes in this
country for an ornament. 1t is small
tree, rarely over thirty feet high, but very
snowy on account of its large clusters Of
grccnish- white flowers. Sicily is the chief
source of mamma. In that country the
trees are planted in plantations, and when
about eight years old they begin to yield.
Cuts an inch and q half to two inches
long are made in the bark, cutting
through to the wood. One cut is made
daily, beginning near the bottom of the
trunk, with each succeeding cut about
an inch above the former one. The thick,
syrup like juice exudes from the cuts,
and hardens on the bark into white,
spongy fakes, which, when hard enough,
are removed and dried still further be-
fore they are packed for commerce. It
consists mainly of form of sugar called
mantle, and has mild, laxative properties.
There are, in dry, Oriental countries, sew
eral other trees and shrubs also, which
yie.d mama, usually when :punctured. by
insects: but little is known of these kinds
of mama outside of the localities that
produce them. Even some of those plants,
low in the order of observation-disclosures
as lichens-produce mamma. These are
like the plants often seen on old trees
and on rocks, which are incorrectly called
''mosses." Several of these, which grow
very rapidly on the ground, are incrusted
with sort of sugar or mamma. These in
time dry up, when they are carried by
tie winds to a great distance. These
Ii, hens occasionally occur at the present
time in Western Asia and Northern Af-
RIGA, and are eaten by the inhabitants,
and also by sheep and other animals.
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Would Do Better Next Time.

1t is related by the gossips that when
Mr.. x, u wealthy and aggressively aris-
tocratic denizen of the sacred slopes of
Beacon Hill, brought home his third
wife he was not wholly pleased with the
attitude of the grown up daughters of
his first marriage toward their newest
mother. He summoned the boldest and
most aggressive daughter to private
conference. and in good, SET terms re.
proved her for her GOODNESS to his bride.
The damsel listened with respectful pa
tience uetoward the author OF her being,
and when he had finished his reprimaad
gave promise of amendment by saying
with demure impudence' "Exouse me,
p pa; will try and do better the next
time you are married. "-Boston Record.
A big gopher snake was killed recently
at Daytona, Fla, in whose stomach was
found three-foot ratte snake still alive.
The gopher was over six feet in length.
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Presently tho old clergyman, Mary

Presently tho old clergyman, Mary
Browns father, came in, and renewed
his daughters hospitable entreaties.
Mr.. Mackenzie spent Christmas Eve at
the parsonage.
On Christmas Day he walked over to
Bella Browns. where he congratulated
the bride-a faded, washed-out looking
woman now-and shook hands with the
groom most cordially.
II hope you don't lay up nothin' agln
me- said Mr.. Thomas Briggs, rolling
his light eyes solicitously around in theii
sockets.
"Not in the least. I wish you merry
Christmasm cried Mackenzie. "And l
dare say Mary will make you the best
wife in the world"
tBut I'm sorry you got so fur outen
the road last night" said Briggs.
"When said the first house beyond the
toll-gate, I meant on the left-hand side,
not the right" 49,,
"Oh, it does not in the least signify"
said Mackenzie, genially. "The Rev.
Mr.. Brown entertained me most cordl-
ally
And thus basely did he conceal the
secret of his kind apprehension. Men
are, morally speaking, rank towards.
Perhaps it is unnecessary to add that
Mr.. Mackenzie married Miss Mary
Brown, after all.
"And it's jest as WELL" said the toll
keepers bride. II could never hev
brung myself to go so fur West. And
they do say the climate III agree fust-rate
with old Parson Browns bronical tubes.
Mary she's young and flighty, but of
course my Cousin Rolf has right to
marry as he pleases."
And the next Christmas Eve was spent
by Mr.. and Mrs. Rolf Mackenzie under
the shadow of the palms and manzanito-
trees of sweet Santa Barbara.-Helen
Forroet Grnres
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planted where they now stand. The
creeping myrtle, with its thousands Of
arms, is reaching far and wide in this
lonely spot, and its sad grave color is in
most fitting keeping with the locality.
The wind sweeps through the trees, the
leaves fall thick and fast, the weird dead
old cedars wave their bare and withered
branches, the horses feet fall with a
dull thud on the covered avenue; but O
single tree, the holly, with its s arlet Der.
ries, speaks of aught but decay: The
gray-haired Alfred says: "God bless
you, massa," an iron gate clangs behind
US, and the. Hermitage is left in its lone
liness
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TWO POOR OLD SOULS.

IT'S Christmas night; the streets are bright,
And many windows are alight,
And mirth seems monarch everywhere,
For sounds of laughter fill the air.
But in little room which knows
No CLEAN save what the fire shows
Sit, gazing at the glowing Goals,
Two poor old souls.
Round them no happy children press
With words and smiles of tenderness;
To them no friends bring greetings gay
Their friends are dead or far away,
Or else forgetful. At their gate,
Foot deep in snow, no singers wait
To cheer with quaint and jolly trolls
These poor old souls
And yet two5core Of years did he
Do much to add to Christmas glee
With pictures drawn with cunning art
By skilful hand from gentle heart,
And she has told of Christmas time
Ahundred tales in prose and rhyme.
Now recompense no creature doles
Thee poor Old souls.
And many feast in days gone by,
They've spread, when fortune fingered nigh
And they but little knew of care,
And babe their comrades come and share;
And there-how joyous was the scene,
The walls all hung with Christmas green!-
Their healths were drunk in brimming bowls,
These poor old souls.
But ah! they faltered in th, race,
And newer life sprung to each place,
Aud seized the wreaths they'd not resigned;
And thus, discrowned and left behind,
In time too brief they were forgot.
Alas! it is the common lot,
And will be while earth onward rolls,
For poor old souls.
Lett and forgot, until once more
Their names are brought the world before,
And then, perchance, some one will tell
How such picture pleased him well,
Or such story gladness shed
Upon his children as they Sead;
But this will be when deaths bell tolls
For two old souls.
-Mar0Gret Eytinge, in Harper's Weekly.
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Ben. Franklin's Parents.

Benjamin Franklin's father pursued
his calling in Boston, and died there
January 16, 1745. He, his wife and
others of his relatives were buried
near the center of the Granary Bury
ing Ground, on fremont street, and
over the tomb has been raised by liberal
citizens of Boston q neat, Granite obe-
lisk twenty -one feet in heis hit, and bearing
among other inscriptions the following,
copied from an earlier stone, and com.
posed by their son benjamin:
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Around the sacred spot wave the mag
nolia. hickory, oak, hawthorn and will
low. Of these latter, there are four
splendid trees that have grown from
,wigs cut by the Generals hand on the
day he buried his wife, and by him
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GENERAL ANDREW JACKSON,
Born March Is, 1851.
Died June S, lSi5.
And on the other, evidently written by
the husbands loving hand:
Mrs. RACHEL JACKSON,

: Mrs. RACHEL JACKSON,
a. Who died the 22d December, lS2S,
8 aged I'll.
{; Her face was fair. her person pleas
a: ing, her temper emiable, and her
{: heart kind. She was delighted in re.
d: leving the wants of her fellow-crea.-
q: mes, and cultivated that divine
{: pleasure by the most liberal and ur-
: pretending methods To the poor
{: she was a benefactor, to the rich an
{: example, to the wretched conlfor-
{: ter, to the prosperous an ornament.
{: Her piety went hand in hand with
{: her benevolen Q, and she THANKED her
I: Creator for bsing permitted to do
{: good. A being so gentle, and yet so
{: virtuous, SANDER might wound, but
: could not disaonor. Even Death,
{: when he tore her from the arms Of
/: her husband, could but transport her
!: to the bosom of her God.
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JOSIAH FRANKLIN AND ABIAH HIS
WIFE LIE here INFERRED.

: They lived lovingly together In
: wedlock fifty-five years, and without
. an estate or any gainful employ
: ment By constant labor and honest
: industry. maintained large family
: comfortably, and brought up thir-
!: teen children and seven grandt hill
: dren, respectfully. From this in
stance, reader, be encouraged to dill :
: igence in thy calling, and distrust
:: not Providence.
He was a pious and prudent man; :
. she discreet and virtuous woman. :
THEIR YOUNGEST SON
IN F1LIAL REGARD TO THEIR MEM
: DRY PLACES THIS STONE. q
ssstssss
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
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| been so rough with Mary Brown after
ALL" thought Rolf.
For a girl of thirty, she really had a
wonderful complexion--and that way of
crimping her red gold trcsses all over
her head was extremely becoming. 1t
made her look full ten years younger than
her actual age. 49,
sBut you are glad to see me, Mary~
Something of the old romantic tender
ncss-a sensation that he had deemed
dead and buried long ago-had risen up
into his heart, and quivered in his voice.
1t was all right. He was as much in love
as ever!
"Father will be glad to see you, I dare
say" demurely answered Mary. "Please
to sit down, Mr.-Mr.-"
"No 'Mr at all, said Mackenzie, half
vexed, half amused, at this very evident
coquetry. "Call me Rolf, why don't
you?"
Tho large lashes fell over the blue eyes.
"Rolf sounds so very familiar" she
murmured. ..
"But I call you Mary, don't II"
"oh, yes, but you are SO much older
than I anu
He bit his lip. So far as he could re-
member there was just eighteen months
difference in their ages. But upon these
subjects ono couldn't very we'll contra
dict lady.
"Is your father well2" he asked, by
way of starting upon new and entirely
safe topic. as he watched Marys nimble
fngers-how plump and dimple they
were, to-be-sure!-arrange the drapery
and set the rouud table for the coming
meal.
"Quite we'll" answered Mary. 81 ex-
pect him in every minute. He went
over to Berksdalc to funeral this after
noon, and people have no sort of con-
science about letting him come home in
decent time. suppose he is comfort
where there is an illness or death"
Mackenzie lifted his eyebrows inter
negatively. Bella Brown was a very
worthy man, as he rcmem bered him, but
short of speech. and entirely devoid of
imaginative qualities.
If he was q comfort to bereaved souls,
it must have been talent which he had
developed very recently. But he made
no comment on the fact.
"Fine wintry weather" he remarked.
"Quite so," said Mary.
"a decided contrast to the climate l
have left"
The Arizona champion., 1886-03-20
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.

A gcod hotel is needed at Mineral Park.
 Nogales was visited by d heavy gale last week.
 The Tip Top mine will be started up again soon.
 A cattle convention is now in scs- sion in Albuquerque.
 Arizona securities demand d pre- mium in San Francisco.
 A Mexican named Bias Pena died at Vulture on the Ist of March, aged Ios years.
 A term of the district court for Mohave county will be held at Min. eral Park next month.
 The Sllt River Valley News is a very bright little paper. Hope 1t will survive the burden ot carrying such a lengthy name.
 Apaches are still killing and plun- d-ring abou, Clmpls and Nlcosori, in SJnora. Too near th. bord ITS O! Arlzona 10 be plea,ant.
 Elward J. Carroll, civil engineer, accidentally shot and killed himself last week while hrnting on the Rio Verde. His h hJme was il Dfookiyn, New York.
 The Prescott Courier says: "The Prescott admirers ot Mrs. c Ieen Bee Churchill will be delighted 10 hear ,h al she IS heading this way" Al ways did tniuk tnete wcrr some cur lous people m Prescott.
 There arc more complications ahead for our unfortunate territory 1, |, now asserted that the Territorial Board of PArdons i, an illtgIl body, the pa adoning power being vested in the Governor by Federal law. Those poor criminals who have been set free by this board will now. doubtless, at once come forward and give them selves up.- Epitaph.
The Arizona champion., 1886-03-20

A four. gallon galvanized tin bucket was borrowed from resident of Flag. staff during the fire. That bucket has never been returned, and the owner wopld be glad to lear that it was left at the postofiice for him.
 The knights of St. Patrick, with their ladies. Chose who could find any) all assembled in Beal's hall at old town last Wednesday evening to have a good time in celebrating the festival of their patron saint. The O'Riellys and the O'Learys were ab- sent, and the Murphys didn't show up, but the Cokely family turned out strong. The Blacks, including Ter ence, Pat, Moike, Teddy, Patsy, Pete and the rest of the family, were pres ent in profusion. A jolly good time was had all around.
 Mir. George K. Miller delivered a lecture at the school house on Mon- day evening last, on the subject oi Mind and Natter" There was an aporeciltive audience present, who listened altetively to a very instructive and entertaining talk, and all went away pleased. These lectures of Mir. Miller's are not Oratorical efforts, they are simply quiet, pleasant talk, on SUI leCls to whlcn the speaker has given especial thought, and all who listen to them can learn something worth remembering. O. Monday evening next, the zsi, MT. Miller will talk on Ancient and Modern Ire land, subject pregn'nt with smpor' tancc at the present time. E|ery seat in the school house ought 10 be filled.
The Arizona champion., 1886-03-20
Meal Stations.
 THROUGH TICKETS To all lhe imlsor'anl cities, east and west, on sale at all the nsincipal statiOas,
! Meal Stations.
STAGE CONNECTIONS.

 Via Io,una 10 the Indian village Of Acc h.a. I6ml-S
 Nia Nmgatc to Fort Wingate, 2 miles; Zu. nj, 45 miles.
 N,a Ma uelto to Fort Defiance Naval, agenCy) 25 miles; Canon de Chelle, 65 miles; h,sm. L;n' n, 90 miles.
 Nia llollIUok, tri.wrel;lv stages to Fort Apache, 70 niles; Springer'iile Q miles; Show Low, 50 nnle>i iaylorvile, }; miles; Moqui Indian village ,nJ regular stage, 9, miles.
 Via Navajo springs. daily stages to St. Johns, 45 m lss SpriuserSrlie $ miles. Va Ninslow Buhhlm City and SunSet. Ma Ash tolk, daily age, to tre>cIl aad Mh.pIle Barracks, 5+ m les; daily stages from lru,cuE to Phenix and tu.weckly To Fort Nsrde,
 V,a Peach Springs to the Grand Canon of the Colorado, IS miles.
 Wa knsman, daily stages to Stockton Hill, To mles; M.aerai Park, U miie.; Ger bit. Il niiIcs
 Via lucca 10 signal, to miles. Va N,eii->. Se4.ner ta Yum, Colorado IEci age cy, F,rt Mohaye, Moaave Clty, II rdyyiie. AI.lOna, and | dJrItJ CsnIa, N.,aua
 w. A BISSELL,
 CsreIal Passenger Agent, D. B ROBINSON, General AidHa;cr, ALBUQUERQUE, N. Nj.
The Arizona champion., 1886-03-20

Smoke Punch scent cigars. For sale at Sanderson's,
The Arizona champion., 1886-03-20
LOCAL M4TTERS.

There is work all along the line al Fiassl4f.
 The sound of the hammer is heard in the land.
 James VIil will commence building on Monday,
 G. Hoxworth is stell "holding the icit" al the rink
 About zen new business houses are ia course of erection.
 Nr. Ell, Ramsey arrived to-day from Wichita, Kansas.
 MT, P, J. Brannen has gone to Al buquerqIe for few days.
 ]. W. Spaford left town this morn. Ing, bound for Albuquerque.
 Dau Murphy and Charley Olell are building on Cal. David's old place.
 Traffic has been heavy and trains have been delayed over the line, dur ing the week.
 The Middleton residence Jn the south side na, been pIrcha,td by Mr. Geo Loucks.
 General Munger R )bins)n passed up the road on Tuesday, bound for Albuquerque.
 P. J, Brannen & Co. have their new temporary store fihi.hed and stocked with goods.
 The pay armade it's usual monthly voyage over tke road, making hearts lighter and pockets heavier.
 ]. Donahue Sandy has spliced a new section on his house, and now has the biggest saloon in town.
 Sam King Is at his old tricks. He i5 running on the road again, and a better boy never run on any line.
 Now that the snow is disappearing and the weather becomes bright and clear, everybody IS busy buAli,g.
 John x. Berry was busy to day helping to build the new wing on Sand}'s place. John is always doing good lurn for somebody.
 AIonahan, the San Francisco clothes builder, ha, been in town dar ing the week doing rushing business in gentlemen's summer suits.
 Ex- Chief Justice Howard and E M. SAndford, of Prescott, passed through on Friday or thelr way to St. Johns, to attend the district court.
 The labor involved by the transfer of this paper to its new proprietors has caused some little delay in its ap pearance, and has also shortened the usual amount of reading matter.
 Thos. G. Norris and family left on Thursday for Holbroos, where MT. Norris family will remain on visit while he goes down to St. Johns to attend the term of the district court.
The Arizona champion., 1886-03-20
A a;isappreh

Deputy ShcrIf, (whi>pering in Jus tice kokele's ear)--"Say, Jutge, there's couple outside "alts yoa lo j,in 'em."
 Jus,ice-"S.h-h Tell 'em lli slip out and be over to Slndy's in about five minutes.
 Deputy Sheriff -" "raint drink. It's young couple as wants to get married"
 Justice-"Oh, p'shawl Tell 'em tlcy'li have to wal. till coort Is Ad- journed "
The Arizona champion., 1886-03-20
Creamery Butter.

The Edwards County Creamery, Of klnsley, Kansas, Is the neares, to the mountains, and cannot be surpassed tor the quality of its butter. Orders solicited and promptly filled.
 A. C. MCQUARRrE,
 Manager.
The Arizona champion., 1886-03-20
NOTICE.

Notice, IS hereby given that the CO., partnership formerly existing under the firm name of Breon, Murphy X Co.,. has this day been dissolved, by mutual consent, Mir. Paul Breon re tlring. and the sad business will be carried on at the old stand by Mona shan X Murphy, who will receive and pay all debts of the late co partner ship. MONAGHAN x MURPHY.
 NEEDLES, Cal, an. 3, 1886. I'm
The Arizona champion., 1886-03-20
Messrs. Lowenthal & Meyers, o

Messrs. Lowenthal & Meyers, of albuquerque, have in their extensive stock some 1877 D.-p. $. Kentucky Club Sour Mash sWnlskey, which Is the finest quality of whlskey to be found in. the southwest. The T. J. Monarch and o. F. C. Taylor sour mash whiskies are also fine. The firm carries large assortment of brandies and other liquors,s imoluding the fa- nous Hennessy Brandy,
The Arizona champion., 1886-03-20

H PECTaCLES m ! &Fe sut everybody. Gold, silver and nzSsteel frames, fal sight and near sighted blue aad smoke glasses, shooting glasses.
 1. SBASIcK, AL 49u-I que.
The Arizona champion., 1886-03-20

Es HARiCK'S DIAM0N3 PALACE N Is the place to get Wedding Presents, 0 Blrhday Prescats. Christmas Press.
 l J SRASIcx, Albuquerque. N, M.
The Arizona champion., 1886-03-20
T, rritorial Democratic Committee.

The democratic territorial CcMtr1: COmmittee, met in Tucson la { week. A committee WAS appointed lo report resolutions on effective and perma. nent organiz ,tion of the party m Ari- zona. The followin g members of the territorial committee were present: Judge G. C. Berry, ?. J. Dolan, Judge Joseph Campbell, Hou. C. H Gury, Paul Moroney and Samuel Puf- dy. Yavapai, Mohave, Apache and Gla counties were not represented.
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1ailr0aDa.
Savannah, Florida & Westg'fI1- 3

Standard Time. 'uH ~ Cenusg
Time CARD IN EFFEC-r r,->-
L Passenger Trains ON This r CN n u, 1876
daily AZ follows: -0"u VIII ru5
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CONNECTIONS At IERMIN4L POINTS.
At Augusta-Trains 81 and So connect with
outgoing trains of Georgia Railroad, Column
bia, Charlotte and Augusta Railroad, and
South Carolina Railroad. Train SO connects
with outgoing train on Augusta and Knox
vile Railroad. Train 81 connects with trains
At Atlanta-Trains 81 and 81 connect with
AIRLINE and hennesaW routes to all points
North and East, and with all dIyerging roads
for local stations
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Central Southwestern RaiIr DIS

Al! trans Of this system are run by Stand
ara ,5ol Meridian time. which IS J6 minutes
slower tlan time kept bv citv.
SAVANNAH, GA. July is. 1856.
n AND AFTER THIS DATE PASSEN-
~ GER TRAINS on the Central and south
western Railroads and branches VIII run as
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The Queen Mother Of Anam.


rum ''' "' @s"'' v"~t''e'
The correspondent of the Temps gives
some highly curious and Interesting de-
tails Of the visltpaid by the French Resi-
dent TO the Queen Mother OEAnam. Her
Majesty is = years old She is blind,
probably with cataract, which is very
prevalent among old people there. In
spite Of her great age and inirmites, her
influence over the affairs OF the nation is
enormous. The King obeys her mos t
passively. The visit was not IN easy
matter to bring about, as according to
the custom Of the country, no strangers
are allowed TO enter that part OF the
palace occupied by the Queen. NJ. Paul
Bert was accompanied by his wife who,
by-the-by, is Scotch LADY, aud followed
ny Aeuite ot twelve persons On arriving