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The Arizona champion., 1890-10-04
TOO MUCH FLESH.f
A Question Which Troubles the Fat World
 What Doctors Shy.

What Doctors Shy.
 Probably no question of personal hygiene has occupied so much attention from laymen or laywomen as the ques- tion how to avoid growing fat. Doctors, we think, as rule take little interest in it as lJ?g as it does not result in some form of illness. About the inconven- fence of being fat, there is generally lit tie use in consulting them. Until within about twenty-five years the fat people, if we may use the expression, lie down under their fat. The opinion that fat ness was irremediable was in fact widely diffused. Mrs. Fanny Kemble used to say, in her grand manner, that "when there was constitutional tendency to fat, no diet, nor exercise, nor sorrow would avail"
 Since she took this view, however, a great change has come over what we may call the fat world. Fat people re- fuse any longer to accept their fatness as hopeless. They deny that any portion of the human family has been set apart by Nature as the prey of obesity. This great awakening was due in a large de- gree to the celebrated Banting, an inn mensely fat man, who, by greatly re- ducing his weight by confning himself to nitrogenous food, filled all fat people with the anticipation of a better day. Tens of thousands followed his example. and cut down their size immensely. tn fortunately he died very soon after he became lean, and panic spread through his followers. Distrust about the effect of his system on the general health be- gan to gain ground. Many people suf- fered severely in strength and spirits by following his regimen too strictly, and it fell into more or less discredit. It would now be as hard to find an original out and-out disciple of Banting as of Priess- nitz, the hydropathist, or of Hahnemann, the homeopathic. But many still fol low him in slight degree, by eschewing butter, eating but little bread and pota- toes and sticking steadily to lean meat,
The Arizona champion., 1890-10-04
Chickens for Japan.

New England enjoys an export trade with Japan in cocks and hens. I learn that Boston fancier, noted for the excellence of his Hamburgs, has sent several consignments of them to this far away land, the birds making the journey by way of California, and costing the Japs about $1O apiece. Their beauty, it seems, is the quality which appeals to the Oriental imagina- tion.-.Boston Post.
The Arizona champion., 1890-10-04
Sheep shearing by Machinery.

The process of sheep shearing by ma- chinery is now performed in Australia by an ingenious kind of device, the results, as represented, being very satisfactory. The apparatus in question is a very simple one, being made on the same principle as the cutter of mower or reaper, and the knives are worked by means of rods within the handles, these m their turn being moved by a core within long flexible tube, which is kept in a rotary shaft, and wheels driven by a stationary engine. The comb is in the form of segment of circle, about three inches in diameter, with eleven conical shaped teeth. Each machine is worked by a shearer, and as the comb is forced along the skin of the animal the fleece is cut. The machine can be run either with a steam or gas engine, or by ordinary horse power, and does not easily get out of Order.-New York Sun.
The Arizona champion., 1890-10-04
Elastic Concrete for Pavements.

An ingenious employe of New ter sey concrete firm has invented paving composition which has some very re- markable features. He claims that his preparation, the composition of which he keeps secret, is just as durable as stone, but is soft and elastic to the tread, so that it is not only pleasant to walk upon but actually gives the foot an i'm pulse like that-in lesser degree, of course-gained from a springboard. Whether his invention be possibility or not, something of the kind would cer- tainly be acceptable to tired townfolk whose feet ache and blister as they stamp along on the hard and noisy pavement Chicago News.
The Arizona champion., 1890-10-04
LIFE FROM DEATH.
Benefactions from the Dead as Illustrated
 by the Egyptians.

by the Egyptians.
 A package of peas was once found in a fold of the wrappings of an Egyp- tian mummy, where it had lain undis- turbed 5000 years. The peas were at once soaked in tepid water and after wards planted. They soon germinated, grew finely, and produced a good crop. It will be remembered that at various times kernels of wheat have been found ill the wrapping cloths of mummies, which, on being planted, have grown and flourished finely.
 The above facts teach us very in tersting lesson regarding the Egyp- tians of the years far, far back; 1t is this: Their religion taught them to provide for the continuance of the fruits of the earth in remote times, so that the blessings of God might be made manifest to man as well through the bounties of nature as in the growth of the spirit. And thus they made use of death for the trans mission of the germs of life to ages in the incalculable future, for they knew that the repose of the dead was sacred among the people of the passing gen erations, and that only chance and natural changes and causes would re- veal their good works-reproducing for others, perhaps at time when the need would be greatest, those life giv- ing plants whose benefits they had enjoyed.
 If the Egyptians honored the dead with costly burials, they took care that life should have the benefit of death in something more durable than monumental stone and the fulsome- ness of eulogy. How much nobler, how much higher, the economic moral ity of this than the later custom of placing marble memorials over or be- side the dead, and inscribing upon them, not always the true character of the occupant of the tomb, but sup posititious one which wealth could perhaps lie to the genera ton then passing onward, and only a description of that which should come after.
 The Egyptian priests tried their dead, in solemn court and and with an imposing ceremonial, and they gave honorable burial only to those who had been honorable in their lives Why may we not believe that those dead in whose custody were left seeds for the reproduction of fruit in after ages were persons of peculiar sanctity of lives or distinguished by the noblest virtues7 We may venture to suppose that these things were confded to their ghostly keeping so that the blessings of the inheritance might be magnifed tous.
 The world is every day learning by sharply presented contrasts to respect more and more highly the wisdom and religion of those mighty men of Egypt whose histories they have so carefully handed down to us. Their monoliths and tablets, thus inscribed, now thou sands of years old, if left where they belong, under the burning heaven of the east, and enveloped by a pure, clear atmosphere, will be fresh, com paratively, as though newly hewn when our shafts and memories shall have crumbled into dust, our books become mildewed and worm eaten and the memories of our honorable dead shall be perpetuated only in other and perhaps inaccurate histories. - James M. Stewart in Washington Post.
The Arizona champion., 1890-10-04
Costly Naval Warfare,

The figures given for the cost of us- ing the great ordnance led to a calcu- lation that the Benbow, which carries two no ton guns and other smaller arms, would in two ordinary engage ments use up guns and ammunition to the value of $65O,OOO. A modern naval engagement on the scale which more than one nation is ready to en- gage in would cost many millions.- New York Telegram.
The Arizona champion., 1890-10-04
An official stenoprapher of the Ge

An official stenographer of the Ger man imperial parliament has calcu- lated the exact rapidity of speech of some of the most celebrated German statesmen. Rickert leader of the fEee trade independents, he says, talks ill a minute 159 words; Count Herbert Bismarck, 145; Singer, the Socialist, l21; Bamberger, the best known bi. metallist among the independents, l29; Stumm. the coal baron. 14s.
The Arizona champion., 1890-10-04
Rc6ttine Old Shfrta.

A gentlenan's outftter in London ad- vertises to fit old shirts with new fronts, collars and wristbands. This is not so economical as it sounds, for 1t implies that the shirt is of linen, not of the ten der and fragile cotton by which the col lar, cuffs and front of the American shirt arc most often held together.
The Arizona champion., 1890-10-04
Expensive Funerals and Monuments.

Is it not about time that the societies and other efforts put forth to reform funerals and reduce the expenses of burials, included the conceited display of monumental People never heard of be- yond their street have the resting places of their bodies marked by stones that cost anywhere from $1,000 to $20, 600. This cannot be the result of family affec- tion, but is more likely to be family pride. There is but one possible advan- tage of such display-that is the creation of showy and interesting cemeteries But people of sound sense are, nowadays, ordering that they themselves be buried without display and their graves marked in the simplest manner. The amount of wealth already unnecessarily stored in our cemeteries is high among the tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions The mausoleums of the dead were in primitive times the earthly homes of the spirits of the departed; but we have no longer this excuse for unlimited expense. -Globe-Democrat.
The Arizona champion., 1890-10-04
Not Expressed Just Right.

q am so glad your sister enjoyed her visit to us, MT. Smith,"
 "Oh, well, you know, she is the sort of girl who can enjoy herself anywhere, you know. Life.
The Arizona champion., 1890-10-04

BABBITT BROS.-Postoffice address, Flagstaff, Arizona. Range, Clark's Valley, Mogollon mountains. Brand as above cut. All young stock branded on both sides, with swallow fork and underbit in each ear; also own the following: Boot, T, 2 H, anywhere on the side of animal. Boot cattle, road brand w on right side; T cattle, oss on right side; horse brand C. O.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-10-18
] PUT DOWN to ROCK BOTTOM PRICES!
Fortunes I'm Small Inventions.

Every little while the newspapers
take up the subject Of inventions and
tell their readers how many have
made fortunes out Of small inventions.
The P'ttshurg Dispatch gave the other
day li>t of small things that have
made their inventors wealthy. II
commences with the pen for shading
different colOrs. which yields an in
come Of $4,000 per annum. The
rubber tip at the end of lead pencils
has already made 100000. a large
fortune has been reapcd by miner
who invented a metal rivet or eyelct
at each end of the mouth of coat
or trousers pockets to resist the strain
caused by the carriage Of pieces of ore
or heavy tools. In recent legal ac-
ton It TRANSFERRED in evidence that the
inventor of the metal plates used 10
protect the soles and heels Of shoes
from wear sold upward of l2,000,000
plates in 1879, and in 1887 the number
reached l43,000y000, producing realized
profits of $l,250000.
A still more useful invention is the
charming weaver" Il device for repair
ing stockings, undergarments, ETC., the
sale of which is very large and increas-
ing. As large sum a. was ever OBJ
tanned for any invention was enjoyed
by the inventor of the inverted glass
bell TO hang over gas to protect the
ceilings from being blackencd, and Il
scarcely less lucrative patent was that
for simply putting emery powder on
cloth. Frequently time and circum-
stances are wanted before an invention
is appreciated, but it will lie seen that
patience at times is well rewarded, for
the inventor of the roller skate made
over $l,000,000, Notwithstanding the
fact that his patent had nearly expired
before its value was ascertaincd.
The gimlet-pointcd screw has pro-
dnced more wealth than most silver
mines, and the American who first
thought of putting copper tips to chill
drcn's shoes has realized large for
tune. Upward Of $4,000, year was
made by the inventor of the common
needle ihrcader. To the foregoing
might be added thousands of trifling
but useful articles from which hand
some incomes are derived, or for
which large sums have been paid.
Few inventions pay better than pat
ented toys. That favoriie toy, the re-
turn ball, a wooden ball with an elias
tic attachment, yielded the patentee an
income equal to $4,000 a year, and an
income no less than $4,000 fell TO the
patentee of the "dancing jImcrow."
The invention of "Pharoah's SER
pents," a toy much in vogue some
years ago, was the outcome of some
chemical experiment, and brought the
inventor more than $4,000. The sale
of the little wooden figure, "John Gill
pin," was incredibly large for many
years, and a very ingenious toy, known
as the "wheel of life," is said to have
produced upward of 100000 profit TO
its inventor. One Of the most success
full Of modern toys has been the ''cha-
meleon top" the sale Of which has
been enormous. The field Of invem-
ton is not only vast and varied, but
is open to everybody, without respect
to sex or age, station or means.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-10-18
FROM OUR ITEMIZERS.
p6y- SEND US THE NEWS. "ySa
Low ELL NEWS.
BY "ANOH. -

Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton Chilas are en-
tertaining Mrs. Childs father, Mr..
White of Boston, Mass. w. L. Sharp
took in Chetopa and other cities west
of there this week.-Our friends in
Guthrie are jubilant over the COVER
nor's veto. Our thanks for late Guth-
RE pspers.-Jas. Bailey was a guest
of his brother w. S. this week.-F.
M. Fulkerson Of Montana, was calling
on old friends here Sunday.-R.
Lowdermilk met with an accident
Sunday that might have been quite
serious, falling through some mis-
placed plank in his barn loft, but we
are glad to report that he is rapidly
neutrality-suspicious. primary 10
nominate township ticket will be held
at Lowell, October 18th, at 7:30 p. M.
Mrs. L. Il. Schermerhorn Of Gale.
ma, and Mrs. Brannen Of Ohio, visited
Mrs. q. NJ. Smith and family last
Sunday.-E. j. Leggett lost enc OF
his horses Sunday.-Merle Rennick
and family of Bcllville, visited his par
enls near here last Sunday.-Srmi'
annual election OF officers for the Sun
day school next Sunday.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-10-18

ALEXANDER WARNER, President;
Il. x. CR0WELh. Vice President;
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-10-18
Cheap sugar.
Chicago lnter-Ocean.

1t is impossible TO tell in advance
lust what effect putting sugar upon
the free list will have upon its price TO
the consumer, but the treasurer OF the
sugar trust is reported as saying that
he has no doubt il will reduce the cost
to the consumer very nearly or quite
two cents per pound. He thinks the
quantity used will be- largely increased.
lie adds that under the new tariff
gran,ilalcd sugar at the best quality
will sell al AZ cents per pound TO job
beers, and If 30 the retail price will I've
so low that the refined article will he
almost universally used. But If the
trust should attempt to put up the
price unjusily on the refined grade,
then the No. 16 grade, over which the
trust has no control, would be stimu-
lated. BY putting unreflned grades on
the free list an eflectual check has
been put upon the refineries. They
may combine all they please, but they
can not remove the safeguard of the
Mckinley bill against dear sugar.
Cheap sugar means material de-
crease in the cost of living. There
are none too poor in these days to use
sugar. 1t is at once a Necessity of
life and u luxury. The saving to the
people on this estimate will be over
$50000,000 OH the imported supplies
alone. The bounty system may, it is
hoped, in time develop the beet sugar
interest to such an extent as 10 make
this country independent of foreign
sugar growers.
The only real danger in connection
with the free sugar policy is the APP
prehension that sugar producing coun-
tries would take advantage of our
new policy to levy an export duty
which would have the effect to keep
v--- up the old prices. Our ex-
w IER perience in freelsting tea
QUEEN and coffee justifies some
soAP;- ] apprehension on that score.
But thus far the indications are that
the price to consumers will be actually
reduced as stated above.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-10-18
Good Advice.

Several years ago l was covered
with boils to such an extent that my
life was a misery. After trying a
number of other remedies without any
benefit, was advised by u wholesale
druggist at Columbus TO try S. S. s
(Swift's Specific). One bottle Of S. S
S. cured me entirely. 1 have not had
a boil since. 10 those afflicted with
boils or skin eruptiOns ! give the same
advice my wholesale druggist gave
me-take S. S. S.
DAVID HARTMAN, Druggist,
May 10, 1890. Independence, o.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-10-18

IRA &. PERKINS, Cashier:
BENZ. s. WARNER, Assistant Co
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-10-18
Tho New Discovery.

You haye heard your friends and
neighbors talking about it. YOn
may yourself be one OF the many
who know from personal experience
just how good a thing It is. II you
have ever tried it you are one of its
staunch friends, because the wonder
full thing about it is, that when once
given u trial. DIR. Kings New Dis
covery ever after holds place in the
house. II you have never used il
and should be afflicted with q cough.
cold or any throat, lung or chest
trouble, secure a bottle of 1t at once
and give t q fair trial. 1t is guaran-
teed every time or money refunded.
Trial bottles 10c at all Drug
Stores. g
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-10-18
A Prompt Cure.

Twas cured sound and well of case
of Blood Poison by S. S. 5. Az soou
as discovered l was afflicted with tht
disease / commenced taking Swift'i
Specific Is. S. S., and in few weeks
was permanently cured.
GEoRGE STEWART,
May z, 1890. Shelby, Ohio.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Dis.
eases mailed free.
SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.,
Atlanta, Ga.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-10-18

Do not spare sulphur from the mix
ture when you salt your cattle. II
will cool aud purify their blood. and
-7 probably save you from
| wATfR having disiemper or bloody
QgKlN murrain. Sulphur Is the
s2Aki9 only remedy / have ever
found, says, WV, HOdsOn, one Of our
exchanges.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-10-18

Remember the News Office for fine
Job work.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-10-18

Having added to my already large stock Of Groceries
and Provisions full line of Dry Goods Notions Boots
Shoes Etc. you are requested to call and get prices before
buying We can and do sell goods low any other
house in Baxter Springs any of the surrounding towns
Resp'y. J,J OSBORN,
Morning journal and courier., 1890-04-22
IN BRIDoRPORT.

The New Msyor's Message Rsaa- New Cisy Astornsy-Abeus Some Of che New officials.
 BRrDarPoRr, April 21-Ths new court of common council held its first meeting to- night ahd listened to Mayor DsForsst's mss- ssgs.
 Attorney George W. Wheeler was appoint cd oity attorney in place of J. J. Phslan.
 Judge R. E. DsForsss, Bridgsports new mayor, is . Yale man, class of '67, and na- tive of Guilford.
 City Auditor Bernard Ksating is graduate of Yale law school and has served Bridgeport as councilman and alderman and as score tary of the board of public works.
 John w. Strong, who has been reelected on alderman of Bridgspyrt, is superintendent of the Eaton, Cole q burnham company of that city. He was formerly st the Winchss- ter armory in New Haven.
 Lawyer Joseph J. Ros:, one of the new msmbers of Bridgsport's board of education, is \ Yale graduate and an ex-aldsrnan of Bridaspors. He is also president of the Bridgsport Young Mems Republican club.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-04-22
ANOTHER BOLD ROBBERY.

Thieves steal Valuable Jewels From |,
 thc Hospital Training school in l
 Broad Daxlight-supposed 60 be the
 Same ones Who Made . Successful
 Job i'm Bridgeport . Few Hours
 KaYlier-A List of she Articles Taken.
 One of the boldest and cleverest of robber- les of the series which has lately been afiict- ing this locality was effected yesterday at the training school for nurses at tho hospital. It was done about o'clock, in broad daylight, when nothing of the kind was expected, and was not discovered till about 6 in the even- ing.
 A man without coat and in the dress of . plumber came to the building about o'clock and said he had been sent by Superintendent starkweather to repair the gas fixtures. Not suspecting anything wrong, the lady in charge allowed him to visit several of the rooms in the building. He stayed about the place for about half an hour and no one took special note of him. Then he departed. Afterward 1t was found that he had entered the rooms of Miss Lamont and Miss Smith who are connected with the school and had taken articles of jewelry belonging to those ladies, all of which were of con- siderable value. A list is as follows: One pair of diamond earrings, ring with set- ting of three diamonds, ring with one ruby and two diamonds valued at 800, gold necklace with the name Lottie engraved on the clasp, an open face gold watch hand somely engraved and the name Edith en- graved on one corner.
 The robbery was not discovered for some hours and word was sent to police headquar- ters between six and seven o'clock as soon as | the discovery was made. The thieves are considered at police headquarters to be set of professionals making rapid tour of this part of the country and who are now prob- | ably in Boston.
 Word was sent Chief Bollman from Bridge port yesterday afternoon of robbery that had taken place about ten o'clock in the morning, of valuables amounting to more than $500 in worth, and it is his opinion they are the parties or party who 50 neatly per formed tho job ct the hospital.
 BRIDGEPORT, April 21.-The police have
 been able to get no trace of the burglars who entered Mrs. Byron Athington's house on
 Fairfield avenue this noon. They have re- quested the police in all the neighboring
 cities to keep watch on the pawn shops.
 The articles stolen include gold watch and chain, pair of diamond earrings valued at
 $500, an amethyst finger ring set with dia-
 monds, gold pencil and case, garnet ring
 and @ pocketbook containing quantity of
 silver. The apartments were entered by
 means of Q skeleton key. The value of the articles stolen was about $500.