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The Arizona champion., 1891-01-10
Webster as a Sportsman.

The Boston Commonwealth relates what it says is hitherto unpublished story of Daniel Webster. One autumn during the prevalence of strong northeaSterly storm, Mir. Webster, in company with some two dozen other sportsmen, went to Brant Rock to shoot ducks. The birds were flying in considerable numbers, but only few passed over the rock, and consequently the prospect for fat bags was rather slim. However, the tide of Mir.
 Webster's luck was turned before the day was over in the following manner: Two ad- venturous sportsmen were cruising in 6 small boat off the rock, popping away at the birds in lively fashion that filled the Sportsmen on the rock with envy. Suddenly flock of about thirty brant hove in ight near the boat, and when within range the floating gun. ners banged away into the midst of them, dropping several The birds, confused by the discharge of firearms and the loss of some of their number, wheeled and made directly for the rock. As they passed over every gun was, of course, discharged, and all but two CT three of the flock fell upon the rock A ques- tion that at once presented itself, of course, was, "Who killed the birds" Each one of the twenty-fou sportsmen was sure that at least two or three birds had fallen before his gun, and as there were only some two dozen birds in all killed, it did not look as if division of the spoil could be readily accomplished MT. Webster, however, was equal to the occasion. Assuming mock judicial air, he addressed the group of excited gunners: My friends" said he, ''this case is easy of adjudication; I'll buy the birds and you can divide the money" And this ruling of the 'court" was accepted.
The Arizona champion., 1891-01-10
OYER WILD BILLS GRAVE.
Salutes in Honor of the Dead
 Shots Memory.
HOW THE FRoH1IERSMEE REMEMBER HIM
$15,O00 Offered for his Body for Exhi-
 bition Purposes.

There has been another red letter day in the history of Deadwood. That was the day on which Wild Bill was killed by McCaull. Though a popular man, Bill was a dead shot, and McCaull could not have killed him if he had not approached him treacherously McCaull was imme- diately locked up, but the excitement be- came so great that a mob assembled for the purpose of trying, convicting and lynching him. While the proceedings were in progress the chatter of hoofs was heard and a man on horseback appeared riding at full speed with his reins in his teeth and with rife in one hand and an Indians dripping head in the other. He had shot and killed the Indian just out side of Deadwood, and the event was considered of so much importance that the crowd forgot its lynching and pro ceeded to gratify its thirst for vengeance by contemplating the gory trophy which rolled at it's feet McCaull was after ward taken to Yankton, where he was hanged by the neck in a lawful manner.
 Wild Bill was buried in the old ceme- G6TY Mlbn d IuuS Wl11OC DOdIo dI u1o head, but five years later some of his friends exhumed the body and gave it proper burial in the new cemetery on Mount Moriah. It was reported at that time that Wild Bills body had turned to stone, and a man came here not long afterward and offered the undertaken $15, 1000 if he would help him steal it for purposes of exhibition. Since then there have been many inquiries about the case, but no one believes that the body was petrifed. Bills new grave on the mount ain top shows that it is the resort of many curiosity seekers. A path is worn across lots to it from the main wagon road, and the white headboard has been whittled away by relic hunters until it resembles big toothpick.
 One man appears to have worked 8 knot out of the board, and the ground all about the well beaten grave is cover ed with cartridge shells. There are frontiersmen, it appears, who show their regard for Bills memory by standing upon his grave and emptying their re- volvers into the air, throwing away their cartridge shells as they reload. The other day the city marshal found it necessary to run in one of these fellows, who had done little else for week except shoot his revolvers over Wild Bills grave. The man appeared to have genuine regard for the dead mans memory, and as he submitted to arrest he expressed his sense of the outrage in most forcible terms.-Cor. Chicago Herald
The Arizona champion., 1891-01-10
Stories of Beau Brumme1I.

Beau Brummell, the glass of fashion in his day, died in poverty at Caen. Many droll stories are told of him. He was once met imping on Bond street On being asked what was the matter, he replied that he had caught a cold in his favorite leg, adding: q left my carriage yesterday evening on my way to town from the pavilion, and the inf del of a landlord put me in a room with e damp stranger"
 Meeting Lady - at Ascot, be entered into conversation with her, on which she ex- pressed surprise that he should waste his time on so unfashionable a person, and begged him to think of the risk he ran of being seen.
 ''My dear lady," he replied, ''pray don't mention it; there is no one near usn
 The story of ''WaleS, ring the bell," Brum- mall always denied, but it is quite true that after his quarrel with the prince, on meeting his royal highness, whe was determined to give him the dead cut, Brummell turned to the friend he was walking with, whom the prince had accosted, and coolly asked: "Who's your fat friendE"
 Brummen once borrowed $500 from gen. tleman. Some time aftsrward the lender pressed for his debt, on which Brummen de- clared he had paid him."
 "Paid meTn said the gentleman, "whenF'
 "Whenl" cried Brummell indignantly, "why, when I was standing at the window at Whites and said as you passed: An, how do you do, JemmyF"
The Arizona champion., 1891-01-10
The 1tig Desert Can Be Reclaimed.

M J. Dybowsh ridicules the popular notion that the Sahara consists largely of shifting sands and contends that this hot region might be colonized and utilized for agricultural purposes. All that it needs is water; and the main drift of M. Dybowski's communication is to show how abundant this is at small depths be- low the surface. In many parts palms, when once planted, can reach it with their roots. In others very shallow ar tesian wells suffice, and the water flows continuously. He advocates system of irrigation from artesian wells, and, as a proof of the abundance of water, men, tions one such well that yields over a thousand gallons per minute. When once palms are established the whole aspect is changed by rich vegetation that grows around them.
The Arizona champion., 1891-01-10
Why Crabs and Lobsters. Are Red

The shell of the crab and lobster owes its bluish gray color to the superposition of two pigments or color1ng matters which have been isolated-a red pigment and a blue one. As long as these two pigments exist simultaneously the crus- taceans remain gray. But the blue pig ment is very fugitive, and sometimes under the influence of a disease it is de- stroyed, and crabs are found with DOT tions of their shell more or less reddish. When the crustaceans are immersed in boiling water the blue pigment is en- tirely destroyed, and the red pigment, which is very stable, appears alone in all its brilliancy.-La Science en Famille.
The Arizona champion., 1891-01-10
The Galley Slave.

Think of six men chained to bench, naked as when they were born, one foot on the stretcher, the other on the bench in front, holding an immensely heavy oar Q5 feet long), bending forward to the stern with arms at full reach to clear the backs of the rowers in front, who bend likewise; and then, having got forward, showing up the oars end to let the blade catch the water, then throwing their bodies back on the grooming bench. A galley oar sometimes pulls thus for ten, twelve or even twenty hours without a moments rest. The boatswain or other sailor in such stress puts piece of bread steeped in wine in the wretched rower's mouth to stop fainting, and then the captain shouts the order to redouble the lash. If slave falls exhausted upon his oar (which often chances) he is fog ged till he is taken for dead, and then pitched unceremoniously into the sea- Stanley Lane Pool.
The Arizona champion., 1891-01-10
Spicy Correspondence of Statesmen.

The courtesies extended between members of the early California legislature were often characteristic of the times. A great deal of the bitterness which was then felt between the friends of the great San Francisco vigi- lance committee and the members of the law and order party was constantly cropping up Many anti-vigilance bills were introduced and one in particular by Harvey Lee pro- voked much discussion, although it was filled with absurd and unconstitutional provisions Lee, being of an ardent temperament, spoke long and warmly for his bill A crushing reply was made by Caleb Burbank, who was a man of large physique, as well as strong intellect, and afraid of nothing. He had scarcely taken his seat when page handed him a note, which read as follows: Burbank
 "SIR-f you ever refer to me in that manner again shall take occasion to visit your desk with a bowie knife H. LER.n To which the following reply was promptly sent:
 "H Lee:
 "SIR-Whenever you find occasion to visit my desk with bowie knife be sure and fetch pail to carry home your entrails in.
 "C. BURBANK" -Bancroft's Popular Tribunal
The Arizona champion., 1891-01-10
STORIES ABOUT MEN.
An American Girl Declines to Dance with
 His Royal Highness.

His Royal Highness.
 The only snub the prince of Wales ever re- ceived at Homburg was administered by an American girl and in such a manner as to take the breath away from her mother. It was the season the prince fell on the salon floor with Miss Winslow while waltzing. He had overcharged himself with wine while at dinner. Presently he caught sight of this southern girl, distinguished looking, hand some and passionately fond of dancing, who had some days previous been introduced to him. He dispatched an equerry to summon her for waltz. On the instant and while her mother was dumfounded for want of a suitable reply she said: ''Convey my regrets to his royal highness and inform him that shall dance no moro this season."
 "But you forget Miss Winslow," continued the emissary, ''that this is a royal command"
 "And you forget, sir, that am an Ameri- can and am not accustomed to obeying royal commands"
 At this the equerry vanished and the young lady's mother recovered her breath. The plucky southerner kept her word by ab- staining from dancing the remainder of the season. Chicago News.
The Arizona champion., 1891-01-10
Kerosene Jake,s urea. R..e.

A reporter wandered into a Bowery mu- scum the other day. Having made his peace with the stout man who presided over the tickets, he inspected the aggregation of wonders assembled within. Among them was a colored man in tomato tinted tights, who was perched on platform without any apparent occupation. He was a man about 9 years of age, and seemed to have no suffi- cient deformity to warrant his presence. The scribe having run over in mind the wild man of Borneo, the seven cannibal brothers and other great names in history without satisfactorily placing the man in tomato tights, repaired to the gate keeper for information. That func- tionary was a man wearing dirty collar three sizes too large, so that his head looked like house with fence around it.
 "Surprisin' wonder,n he said in answer to the reporters query about the colored curios- ity within. "That, sir, is Kerosene Jake, though just now he is only just doing the head act"
 "What is thatf
 Standing on his head when the aujisnce requests"
 ''Why do you call him Kerosene JakeF' asked the reporter.
 "Well, you see it's this way" said the gate man confdentially, expelling sufficient to- bacco juice to keep his mouth in converse tional trim: ''he's the champion kerosene drinker of America-thinks nothing of drink ing four pints day-and takes to it" added the gateman refectively, "just like it was beer. Well, sir, he kep' to work drinkin' way into Jooly till we hit that hot spell. The thermometer upstairs clim up to 109, and all the time Jake was drinkin' cheap grade oil 150 fire test. You see that's only allowin' him Al degs margin before explodin'. So me and the manager consulted and put Jake on the head act until winter You can see for yourself, young feller, we couldn't afford to run no risks, and have Kerosene Jake bust in the dull season. ."-New York Tribune.
The Arizona champion., 1891-01-10
A Queer Interdict.

In Glasgow, Scotland, recently Sheriff Lees decided a very unusual case. George Sharp, builder, applied to have a Jane Hanah, friend of his wife, interdicted from entering his house in his absence. Jane defended the case, stating that she had Mrs. Sharp's per mission to enter the house. This was not denied by MT. Sharp, but he stood on his rights that Mrs. Sharp could not receive any visitor-not even a near rel ative-against his wishes. This conten- ton, the sheriff says, Is sound law, and has granted the interdict asked.-Lon- don Letter.
The Arizona champion., 1891-01-10
Beard Raiser from Wayback.

A Boston man has twin brother living in the west who looks very much like him. The other morning the Boston twin, after being shaved, went home and found there his brother, who had just come east The west ern twin needed shaving badly, and was di- rected to the barber shop. He entered and seated himself, but the barber paid no atten- tion to him. "What's the matter with youg' said the western twin after waiting long enough. ''Why don't you shave meT' "Why, I've just shaved you," said the bar Der. Much you did, said the twin. Look at my face" The barber looked at big, black beard of a weeks growth, felt of it to assure himself that his eye was not deceiving him, and burst out: "If you can raise a beard like that in twenty minutes you'd better go into the mattress business. ."-Chicago News
The Arizona champion., 1891-01-10
Cotton Stalk Bagpfne,

The manufacture of bagging from the cotton stalk, which was commenced not long ago, Is rapidly on the increase. Ex- pert cotton men declare the product to be fully equal to any other bagging ma terial, being quite as strong as jute, less infammable and only shade darker. The cotton stalks have heretofore been a troublesome incumbrance of the glean- ed fields. They had to be beaten down and burned or plowed in for the succeed ing crop. They are now, however, worth s ton to the manufacturer, and 80 con- stitute very handsome source of reve- nue.-New York Commercial Adver- fiSar
The Arizona champion., 1891-01-10
Max O'ReIl's English.

q have lived so long in England that feel almost an Englishman, however" said M Blouet, better known as Max O'Rell, to a New York reporter lately. "Still, speak with French accent, as you will readily no- tice. And that reminds me I delivered a lecture in Scotland-I have since written Friend Newfoundland in apologizing for my bad English, as is my usual wont, big, ruddy Scotchman stood up and shouted: Don't apologeeze. Yer spek English quite as weel as ourser'n
The Arizona champion., 1891-01-10
Far Ahead of Darwin.

A Chicago man is featuring on theory of evolution that annihilates Darwin He believes that man is development from plants through the brute kind. The Chinaman, he says, sprang from an alli- gator, the alligator from a pine log and the pine from electricity in the earth. The negro came from the gorilla, the English man from the bulldog, the rishman from the terrier and the German from the goose.-New York Evening World.
The Arizona champion., 1891-01-10
Long Sernona.

Mir. Sturgeon, in the annual meeting of his evangelists thus speaks of the longwinded- ness of certain preachers: ''There are some preachers who ought to have two pounds of Chapman & Halls gunpowder sewed in their trousers, to go off when they get to second ly,'n and there were some brethren whom he was afraid to ask to preach, because he never knew whether they would leave of in this world or the next.
The Arizona champion., 1891-01-10
Anal
Tun Pnints nf Viex.

First Wood Sawyer-This ere is 8 hard, hard world; no chance for enjoyment at all. How I'd like to knock off and go duck hunt ing like did when I was a boy.
 Second Wood Sawyer-You must be crazy.
 "Crazy because want to go duck hunt ingp
 "Clean daft In Maryland, where just came from, duck hunting is a regular trade, and men are paid so much head for ali they kill. I've been duck hunter for six years.
 "What on earth are ye doin' out here7"
 q came here to saw wood for 8 rest D. Omaha World.
The Arizona champion., 1891-01-10
Effect nf the CIimata.

"Who is this gentleman who registers 'M'sieur Danniele de WyllsonneP" "That2" said the clerk, looking over tEe register; ''oh, that is Dan Wilson, of Ohio He has been in Paris three months and just got home last night" "And who is this, then, just be- low him, who writes himself Daniel Wilsonf' "That is the son-in-law of the president of the republic of France. "-Burdette in Brook lvn Eagle
The Arizona champion., 1891-01-10
Great Magnetic Power.

A Duluth newspaper, telling of the power of the magnetic iron ore of that vicinity, says that the miners have to wear moccasins, because the ore draws all the Jacks from their boots; that houses near the mines have to be built with wooden pins or bolts, because the iron draws the nails; that wild duck that had inadvertently swallowed few hair pins was stopped in its flight over the mines, drawn earthward, and made prisoner, and that persons with too much iron in their blood are so magnetized that they sleep in a trance
The Arizona champion., 1891-01-10
The Attack to Rs Rsneued.

Young Man-I love your daughter, sir, ds. votedly. May I hope for a blessing from youi Old Man-Have you spoken to my daugh. ter upon the subjectl
 Young Man-Yes, and she refused me.
 Old Man-Well, doesn't that settle iti
 Young Man-No, sir. You forget that am life insurance agent, and never take nc for an answsr.-SSw York Sun
The Arizona champion., 1891-01-10
It Makes B Difference,

Husband (all ready for the theatre)N declare, dear, it's raining hard
 Wife Cbuttoning her gloves)EWell, what's a little rainf One would think from your tone of voice that we were about starting for church.-Harpers
The Arizona champion., 1891-01-10
HihnIIzod hR a Rahu-

When house has once been we'll vital. ized by baby, or succession of them, 1t Is like Faures battery. charged with electricity; it does not give it of but very slowly. It is never an empty home after that.
The Arizona champion., 1891-01-10

Norfolk, Va, claims the distinction of being the worlds greatest peanut market. It disposes every year of ?, ,O00, 900 bushels of peanuts. most of which are grown in Virginia.
The Arizona champion., 1891-01-10
A Question of Discretion.

''I see they have set Schwab to making hash in the penitentiary."
 ''So I understand"
 "Don you think it is a mistake to let the Anarchists into the secret of making any more of these dangerous compoundsl'-Chi- cago News.
The Arizona champion., 1891-01-10
FLAGSTAFF LODGE.

ATO. !, F. & A. M. Regular meetings of this lN Lodge at Masonic Hall, on the fourth Mon day in each month Sojourning Brethren cor dially Invited to attend.
 J.w. SHARP. W. A. j. E. BURcHARD, Sec'y. Examining Committee: W. J. Hill, Niles J. Cameron. John Rosebaugh.
The Arizona champion., 1891-01-10
ROYAL ARCH MAsoNs.

CTLTED CORPORATIONS on the third Satur- D day in each month in Masonic Hall al s PM. sojourning Companions are cordially invited.
 J. E. BURCHARD, H. P. F.W H. GUTTER, sec'y.
The Arizona champion., 1891-01-10

No men are perfect. Some men think they are and enjoy their belief all by themselves.
The Arizona champion., 1891-01-10
T. E. G. RANSOM.

WToMAN's RELIEF CORPS, No. 82, meets at W G. A. R. Hall every two weeks on Thurs day, ct o'clock P ".
 MRS. P. B. RUHsBY, Pres MRs. LENA ELNoRE, Seo'y.
The Arizona champion., 1891-01-10

Georgia has silver throated mule. It ts . case of veterinary tracheotomy.
The Arizona champion., 1891-01-10

c--i, Let Englisl, actors take away From us what cash they can; Twill all come back some future day With John L. Sullivan
 -p1ts1 CSuz4sa
The Arizona champion., 1891-01-10
@. P. s.

MOUNT FRISCO CHAPTER, No. (, 0. E. M Regular conversations in Masonic Hall second and fourth Friday nights in each month
 MALIssA E. WEST, Worthy Matron,
 J. E. BURcHARD, Worthy Patron, j. GUTHRIE SAVAGE, Secy
The Arizona champion., 1891-01-10

A Cold, Hard Fact. His face is his fortune-an insurance agents.-Texas Siftings.
The Arizona champion., 1891-01-10
RANSOM POST.

MO. {, G. A. R, meets at Grand Army Hall. on IN the second and last Saturday in each month. Whiting Comrades are invited to at end.
 GEO HoIwoRTH, P. c. L. L. BURNs, Adjutant
The Arizona champion., 1891-01-10
SECRET SOCIETIES.
I. Q. Q. F.

I. Q. Q. F. ENLAGeTAFF LODGE, No. Il, I. O. o. F., meets I every Wednesday evening at o'clock. Whiting Brothers in good standing cordially Invited to attend.
 c. R. BAYLKGS, \. G. A. s. ALvo.D, Sec.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1891-10-08
ANDERSON. SC, THURSDAY MORNING. OCTOBER S, 1891

they won't be here long, and then you
will wish you lad. had a good letter
to day from an old army friend who Is
in his eightieth year, and his wife the
same, and they are hale and hearty and
happy, and he quotes, "JohD Anderson
my Joe," and writes without glasses and
says his love for old friends grow purer
and stronger as the years roll on. He
writes me periodically and always cheer
fully and I put his letters away among
my treasures. These letters for the home
and heart are the only compensation for
absence, for separation of kindred and
friends. Solomon felt it when he said,
"As cold water is to 8 thirsty soul, so is
good news from a far country" Then
write to your parents, children-write to
your brothers and sisters-write often,
write thougbtfully. Don't write hurried
ly and carelessly like it was something
disagreeable that had to be done-but
take pains both in the manner and the
matter-write letter that is worth the
postage and will do to read more than
once. There is no better evidence of good
conduct and good principles than the af-
fectionate and carefully written letters
that school girl or college boy sends
home to the parents once week.
BILL ARP.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1891-10-08
How to Get Rich.

"The way to get rich," says an editor
whose mind scars beyond the brink of
eternity, "is to trust nobody, befriend
none, gel all you can and save all you
get; to stint yourself and everything that
belongs to you and to be the friend of no
man and have no man for your friend ;
to heap interest, cent upon cent, to be
mean, miserable and despised for some
twenty or thirty years and riches will
come as sure as disease, disappointment
and death. And when pretty nearly
enough wealth is collected by q disregard
of all charities of the human Leart, and
at the expense of every enjoyment, death
will finish the work-the body is buried,
the heirs dance and fight over what you
have left, an. he spirit will go-where ?
By all means get rich, it will pay-tbe
devil"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1891-10-08

There were in Anderson County this
gear AZ white male teachers, "a white
female, Sc colored male and 25 colored
female, making a total of 13l white
teachers and 81 colored teachers. These
teachers have been in charge of over
$500 children between the ages of 6 and
Is years old. These 131 white teachers
have had the training of 1857 boys and
girls, and the 81 colored teachers have
been teaching 1856 children. Think of
it teachers. What wonderful opportu-
nifty you have had presented to you.
With just how much sincerity, energy
and success you have improved them
eternity will tell.