The Arizona champion., 1888-03-17

a:IS, will be bred the coming season to Bonnie McGregor, a:I6.
 It is the opinion of Prof. Law that while there is less pleuro. .pneumonia in the country this year it is more acute than heretofore. .a 4
 A great many of the cattle on White river, White Pine county, New, had their feet SO badly frozen during the last heavy frost that their hoofs are coming off, r -.-r
 A number of trotting horse men and others are, talking of giving meeting at Belmont course Philadelphia. They propose making the stakes $40, ,ooo, each day giving a $, 1000 purse. s--a 'as s.-
 When out on the prairie hunting for your cayuse, you will do we'll to remember that an object SIX feet high cannot be seen at distance of ten miles owing to the curvature of the eaith, which is seven inches to the mile.
 Sol Noel, a rancher of Mason Valley, New, had COW die the other day under peculiar circum. stances. He held an autopsy on the remains and found the animal s heart in state of decomposition, and a piece of rusty wire in it.
 Hon. J. c. Shibley has purchased from Governor Stanford for sS, ,ooo the bay Ally Palo Alta Belle, by Electioneer, dam Beautiful Bells, I:a9 I.a; (dam of Hinda Rose, 2:Io a'a; St. Bel, 2:a4 I-4; land Bell Boy, ,a7 10 by The Moor. Palo Alta Belle was foaled April 1886.
 The Dallas Texas News, says 'that the Cherokee country, which is now vacant of cattle, offers fine fresh range for between BOG, 1000 and 100000 head of beeves, and the country will be stocked from Texas. That IS what the cattlemen in that section wanted with the cheap trans. portation rates which the Traffic association granted them. The rates went into effect on the Ist of March.
 The first drive of Texas cattle this season started north from the vicinity of San Antonio on the asth of Feb iuary. The drive consisted of "a, 900 head of two and three. .year-old steers, owned by J. R. Blocker, of Austin, Tex. and Col. Stoddard. of Buffalo, Wyo. They will De divided into four herds of 5000 each. The cattle are Tn prime condition ard are expected to yield their owners a handsome prcht. .
 A Maine man who had a sick horse visited neighbor for advice. T heard that your horse was sick last week and that you gave him a. quart Ui kerosene. "l did" replied the heighbor. A few days dfterward the man came to the neighbor Tn the mos, angry mood. "See here, didn't You say that you gave your horse a quart ot kerosencl" "Yes." "Well, gave my h' rse a quart of kerosene, aud he died" ''So dld mine," quietly rel lied the hcighbor.
 San Antonio claip.s to be the first h"rse market of the world. The claim Is based on the datal'of last years trade, which has just been made up. According to these fig nrs. San Antonio in 1887 sold ST. Soo.>eo worth of horses. By rail from that market were shipped G., :. l75 head, against 46. 36s in 1886. he number driven from there las, year was 5000 The total means an Increase In the city's trade of over 10000 Tn two years.
 The Omaha World tells about a rraFhnc descriptions young man "i that city r,c.nlly gave of hi escape from an enraged bull. He sad: "l seized him by the taill D.. there was. 1 was afraid to L"'d on. and dassn', let go.' aBe. twr,n the hurns, oi dilemma, as it "sre,' ssntured d young lady, very much interested. "No, ma 'am," replied the young man; "I wasn't between the horns al aii; an besides, ie w.sn't a dilennia, he was a Jeisey." l.,,
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