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The Arizona champion., 1891-01-17
Ehoda Islands Yeterans.

If you meet ex-Governor Ladd, of Rhode Island. ask him how he turned the laugh on the group of distinguished people amid whom he sat in the presi- dential grand stand at the Grand Army display. Everybody who is on speaking terms with him knows that he is as proud of his little state as though it was as big as Texas, and the chafing to which he was subjected while the thousands of men in the departments from the great states were marching past was not calculated to make him particularly comfortable.
 Don't forget your eyeglasses when little Rhody's department is due." eau toned Governor Burleigh.
 "I say, Ladd, don't you want to bor- row man to carry flag for your boys?" shouted Governor Bulkeley over the heads of rows of people.
 "Is it possible that Rhode Island has a department by itself" provokingly queried Mrs. Alger.
 And so it went for couple of hours. Finally little Rhody's department flag was deserted turning into Huntington avenue. Then came the department commander proudly riding ahead of q staff us numerous as the largest. Then came Reeves splendid band, and then platoon after platoon and post after post of splendidly equipped veterans. MT. Ladd was surprised himself at the dis play made by his state. and when after the division had passed he turned to scan the faces of his prosecutors they were looking abstractedly at nothing in particular. They saw his smile out of the corners of their eyes, however; it was so road-Boston Herald.
The Arizona champion., 1891-01-17
Pleasrr.. of Life a. Honolulu.

This is truly tropical land, the climate and temperature being somewhat marvel ous It is entirely different from Califor- nia. or from anything I have yet seen Thero is no winter there, yet it is never too hot and uever cold. The temperature is between 70 degs. to 60 degs. all the year IOund. with a few extra showers of rain to emphasize the winter months. The fragrance is intense after a shower. for the Japanese lily, cocOanut, bananas and palm trees seen to distill perfume. Such fruits as cocOAnuts, date palms, bananas, mangoes. oranges. bread fruit. lemons, lines and sweet potatoes grow here in abundance. The principal productions. however. are sugar. rice and bananas.
 The natives are strong race. have the bronze skin of the Chinaman and the black curly hair of the negro. They arc an affable and affectionate people, but are extremely lazy. and much prefer the tinlile of their gay guitars to work. They dress very gaudily, tho women especially.- Edinburgh Ladies Journal
The Arizona champion., 1891-01-17
How cnuhnrs r,rnnd the ca,zeH.

As soon as all the brands of cattle are worked and the animals that are to be driven along have been put in the day herd attention IS turned to the COWS and calves which are already gathered in diff ferent bands consisting each of all the cows of a certain brand and all the calves that are following them If there is g corral each band is iH turn driven into it if there is none. ring of riders does duty in it's place fire is built. the irons heated. and dozen men dismount to, as it is called ''wrestle" the calves The best two ropers go in on their horses to catch the latter, one man keeps tally, couple put on the brands. and the others seize throw aud hold the little unfortu mates
 4 first class roper invariably catches the calf by both hind feet. and then, hay ing taken a twist with his lariat round the horn of the saddle drags the bawling little creature. extended at full length. up to the fire. where it Is held before it can make struggle A less skillful roper catches round tue neck, and then. if the calf is large one. the man who seizes it has his hands full. as the bleating, buckiEg animal develops astonishing strength. cuts the widest capers. and resists fran t1cally and with all it's power If there are seventy or eighty calves in corral the scene is one of the greatest confusion. The ropers, spurring and checking the fierce little horses. drag the calves up so quickly that dozen men can hardly Eold hold them: the men with the irons. blackened with soot. run to and fro; the calf wrestlers grimy with blood. dust and sweat. work like beavers; while with the voice of stentor the tallyman shouts out the number and sex of each calf The dust rises in clouds and the shouts. cheers. curses and laughter of the men unite wish the lowing of the cows and the frantic bleating of the roped calves to make Q perfect Babel.-Theodore Roose- welt in The Century
The Arizona champion., 1891-01-17
Effects of Absinthe TippIing.

The young men are cultivating ab- sinthe and when the present generation reaches middle age the absinthe tippler will be one of the frequent guests at our hospitals. which are now full of drunk ards and narcotic takers am now treat ing a man who has reached the last stage. The effects are fearful It is drink that serves as a powerful stimulant at first, but is the most injurious in the end be- cause of its strength. It is easy to drink absinthe to excess because it requires such 6 small quantity to do the work
 The intOxication it causes is eXhiiarat- ing and pleasant. but after it is drank to excess the digestive organs are destroyed and the appetite ruined With the effects worn of comes a terrible thirst. with giddiness and tingling in the ears. mental depression and fn,e.y hallucina- tion and loss of brain power The symp- toms of an excessive drinker breaking down are muscular quiverings, loss of physical strength. euaciation and a sal low complexion. Paralysis finally sends him to the grave.-Physician in Globe Democrat.
The Arizona champion., 1891-01-17
Russell uarrison,s Wedding.

The ceremony was performed at Omas ha in the handsome Trinity cathedral by Dean Millspaugh before a brilliant gath eT;pg of prominent society people. Just as the last solemn words were being spoken which were to bind the beauti- ful Miss Saunders to Atr. Harrison a well known lawyer of Omaha, one Gf the guests and an intimate friend of the HarTisons. without q moments warning dropped dead where he stood. The eff~ct of such sad affair may be imagined. The scene of happiness was changed in a moment to one of mourning. The bridal wreaths and roses were trampled under foot in the wild rush for assistance, and, where but few minutes before the strains of the wedding march were re- sounding, now the screams of women and the weeping of friends were heard. Pale and frightened the bridal couple left the cathedral, and many were the solemn and grewsome prophecies that their married life would not be happy one.-CMcaSo News.
The Arizona champion., 1891-01-17
Rapid Transformation seenerr.

A very ingenious arrangement for scenery has been invented which will work something of q revolution ia pieces vhcro rapid changes and transformations are necessary. So unique and complete is tho invention that Q change from an cE- tcrior to an interior, CT vice versa. can bo made almost instantaneously and without darkening the stage or lowering tho lights On one of the francs or flats four or five scenes can be arranged with effect. In Pantomines and spectacular pieces the advantages will be most valuable.-New York World.
The Arizona champion., 1891-01-17
The "I-ohn Maker" nt Sen.

Another device. which may be called the echo maker. that of Mir De la Torre. has been examined by a board of naval oii cers. of which Commander Bainbridge Hoff. United States navy was the head. and report was made to the navy depart ment of a somewhat favorable nature It may consist of q tlaring funnel screwed on the nuzzle of a rife It is operated by firing the rifle in the direction Of the supposed obstacle such as a rock. an ice berg. another ship. or a cliff If the ob stacle is there. the beam of sound pro iected through the funnel strikes the ob stacle and rebounds. and as the echo is more or less perfect in proportion as the obstacle is more or less parallel to the ship from which the gun is fired. and as it is near or remote. the position of the obsta cle may thus be inferred.
 The board reported that De la Torres method was firing blank cartridge from a rifle in the presence of objects as small as 6 spar buoy and as large as fort. and catching tEe return sound or echo. He claims that sharp sound projected at or nearly al an object. and only when so directed, will in every case return some of the sound sent, so that theoretically there wifi always be an echo. and the difference in the time between the sound sent and the echo will indicate the remoteness of the object Tine board found that a re turn sound could be heard from the side of fort a half mile of. from passing steamers q quarter mile of if broadside 10. from bluffs and sails of vessels about the same distance, and from spar buoys 200 yards away Arnold Burges Johnson in Popular Science Monthly
The Arizona champion., 1891-01-17
Children in the Hotels.

'Yes, Indeed. we entertain a decided antipathy to children, and have good req sons for it. too. " said the day clerk of a high priced hotel on upper Broadway.
 How is that2' inquired reporter. ''l thought every good natured person was fond of children"
 Oh. yes, no doubt they are nice, but a hotel is no place for them unless it be de voted exclusively to the dB of families There are not more than half dozen first class hotels in this city where children are welcome In the first place, they are more trouble than they are worth. and in the second place they serve to keep away profitable patrons Now ill every hotel from one end of the town to the other no tices are posted in all the rooms to the ,efTect that children must not make play ground of the corridors. or ride in the elevators for the sake of enjoying pleasure excursions. It is impossible to enforce either rule With one or two exceptions New York hotels are largely patronized by business men from other cities These are the transient guests. and they are the most profitable They do not. as Q rule, take their families. and, although they may be fond of their own offspring. they decidedly object to put up at Q hotel where other peoples youngsters are whooping things up in the corridors, or upsetting dishes in the dining room. Then. again. just think of an old bachelor sleeping. or trying to sleep, in room cd joining that occupied by teething in fant Why. he would pay his bill and leave the following morning. Oh, no; there is no money in children for any ho- tel New York Mail and Express.
The Arizona champion., 1891-01-17
Symptoms of Coffee Poisoning.

Chronic poisoning by coffee has been studied by Guelliot. of Reins. who inds it among well to do overfed individuals. while tea poisoning occurs in hard worked and half starved women. The symptoms "f coffee poisoning are want of appetite, sleeplessness and nervous treEblings. with various indications of indigestion and torpor of liver Tea poisoning re, quires rest and nourishment; but the vic. tim of coffee excess usually needs to un load his system by exercise on low diet. -Arkansaw Traveller
The Arizona champion., 1891-01-17
Good for Little Rhody.

A Rhode Island man whose trunk was wrecked by the baggage smasher brought suit for damage, and in giving him a verdict for $50 and costs the judge said: "There should be 500 suits where there is now only one. No railroad has the least anxiety about a passengers bag gage. The way to bring about reform is to go for their pocketbooks. Detroit Free Press.
The Arizona champion., 1891-01-17
Prisoners Placed on Parole.

In Now York the court may send the prisoner to what is known as the state re formatory instead of the state prison provided it is his first offense egoes to the reformatory for the maximum time fixed by law as the penalty for his crime For example. if the maximum term for burglary is twenty years and the mini mum term one year, his sentence is fixed at twenty years At any time after one year that the directors become satisfied that the prisoner will lead an honest life they may. after providing employment for him. either by the board or his friends. permit him to go out OH parole. The con ditions are something like this: He shall report to the warden at the end of each month what amount he has earned what expended, what his associates have been. and other matters pertaining to his life. This must be verified by his employer. If these conditions are faithfully observed during the term stipulated in the parole whether it be six or twelve months or longer. al the end of that time he receives an absolute release, which restores him to citizenship
 If he violates the conditions of his pa role he may be returned to the prison on an order issued by the directors and be compelled to serve out his full term. or if incorrigible may be transferred to the state pemtentiary and there be compelled to serve out the maximum term In Ohio the man may be paroied at any time after serving tue minimum term. but the parole continues in force until the end of the maximum term is reached under substan tially the same conditions as are in use in New York.-Chicago Times Interview.
The Arizona champion., 1891-01-17
THE VOICE OF FAITH.

NTis best we should not know The paths our weary feet must go
 Our father knowing this Has yelled the future from our anxious sight The wished for morrow cometh after night,
 And after sorrows-bliss. Tis night that ushers in the day, rTis death that takes our cares away.
 God knowing this Has given US on earth our barren years. Our heartaches, sorrows griefs and tears,
 And after sorrows-bliss What if the form is bent, the hair is gray, While youth and beauty quickly flee awayi
 God knoweth best The soul from out It's earthly prison bars Will upward soar above the radiant stars
 Forever be at rest.
 -GnlYeSfon NeHa
The Arizona champion., 1891-01-17

A doctor of Vienna has invented q fluid the use of which he claims will minimize the horrors of war. The fluid is to be placed in q shell, which is so constructed that it will burst in falling or striking any object offering but slight resistance The fluid upon being re- leased so affects persons inhaling itsodor that they immediately become uncon- scious, and remain in that state half an hour or more.
The Arizona champion., 1891-01-17

Posy rings. or those with motto en- graved on them. have been made famous in history and poetry, for it was ring of that kind which Essex sent to Queen Elizabeth by deceitful woman who did not deliver it until the earl had died.
The Arizona champion., 1891-01-17

It has been decided that electricity is not dutiable. The question came up through the organizing of a company to electricity on the Canadian side of Niagara falls with the idea of selling it to American consumers
The Arizona champion., 1891-01-17
It Means Nothing.

When England sends cruiser or q fleet of them to Vancouver it means nothing, and when the United States sends real able bodied man-of-war to- ward Behring sea it means nothing The chief difference between diplomacy and lying is that the former is honorable and the latter disgraceful.-Detroit Free Press.
The Arizona champion., 1891-01-17

BABBITT Postotfice 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. E-
The Arizona champion., 1891-01-17
Edncatinn in .Innar.

: The people of Japan are greatly Inter ested in the education and elevation Of women. In 1887 there were l2S new schools and societies for girls and women established In that country These are in addition to the public schools. which have long existed. Public Opinion.
The Arizona champion., 1891-01-17

The best books are within the reach of tho most meagei purse. You can get 2 good companion for as little cost as 0 gooc cigar
The Arizona champion., 1891-01-17

Dr. Honocque. of Paris, has invented a new spectroscope for Investigating ihe changes in the blood It is expected to prove of importance in studying nutrition.
The Arizona champion., 1891-01-17

The practice Of softening food for chil- dren Is decried ty dentists. ''lt is al the bottom of mary set of bad grinders, |" one scientist declares.
The Arizona champion., 1891-01-17

A process has been discovered for pro ducing photographs on Dletal.
The Arizona champion., 1891-01-17

Cincinnati bossrs lhp biggest pin pool game ID ths country.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-14
Angry GrOcers.

Respectable grocers are much in
censed at the disreputable practice re-
sorted to by baking powder concern to
introduce its goods in this market. 1t
employs lot of cheap and incompetent
people to 60 around and make what
they call TESTS" of baking powders,
which simply mean condemning every
kind except the one they peddle. So
ignorant and unprincipled are these
parties that where two samples from the
same package have been given them
they have pronounced one very good
and the other very bad. They indis-
criminately condemn the best known
goods of very highest reputation which
in any way compete with their own.
All the high class ,grocers are dealing
largely, and have been for years, in the
baking powders condemned by these
itinerants, and they resent the accusa-
tion that they are selling impure and
adulterated goods, especially as they
know it to be untrue and made for
purely mercenary purposes.
An evidence of the fraudulent intent
of these parties exists in the fact that in
several instances they have been given
their own baking powder to examine,
when, supposing it to be another, they
have unhesitatingly condemned it as
adulterated.
Methods of this kind indicate both
ignorance of the first principles of bust
ness and absence of either honor or
morality, and will disgust consumers as
well as dealers.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-14
FIRE MATTERS.
Business Done at Yesterdays Meeting
of the Commission.

Business Done at Yesterdays Meeting
of the Commission.
The fire commissioners met in regular
session yesterday morning. There were
present Messrs. Kuhrts, Broderick, Stein
and Chief Moore, who had returned on
Tuesday from San Francisco.
In the matter of the suspension of
Charles Harrison, driver OF engine No. 6,
Harrison made statement that he was
drunk, as charged. 1t was on the day
the president was here that he took his
spree. His suspension was continued
till June 1st, unless the chief needs him
meanwhile.
A bill was presented by DR.. Morrison
for medical services rendered HI. j.
Prius, a tillerman, who was injured last
Fourth OF July. 1t was agreed to allow
the doctor $25 in payment of his bill.
The petition OF I. II. Ward ct al. for
the reinstatement of j. B. Ryan as
driver at the Boyle Heights engine
house, which was presented at the last
meeting and deferred until this, was
filed.
1t was represented by the chief that
hay loft was needed at engine house No.
4. The matter was referred to Mr.
Kuhrts and the superintendent of build
ings
Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-14
THE BOY BANDITS.
They Are Lectured, and Inform on
Secondhand Dealers.

The small boy bandits, or rather petty
larcehists, who were arrested on Tues
day, again appeared at tie police station
yesterday, and were lectured by the de-
tectives and the deputy district attorney.
They finally promised to help the Off
GERS prosecute the secondhand dealers
who have been buying the plunder
which was taken in by the miniature
robbers. AS result of the boys informa-
ton, Z. w. Mcdaniel, JIG. Morris and
w. r. Rauk, three of the dealers, were
arrested yesterday, and compelled to
deposit bail at the station to secure their
attendance when wanted in court. War
rants have been issued, and number
more arrests are to be made soon.
1t is promised that the prosecution
under the new law will be made vigor-
ously, and that the dealers will be made
to keep within the bounds. The law
now provides that anyone buying second
hand books or goods of any kind from
minors without acknowledged consent
of the parents, is guilty of misde-
meanor. 1t is public offense for the
proprietor of any saloon or other resort
where. liquor is sold, to allow minors
under Is years of age to frequent or re-
main in such resort, even for the pur-
pose of playing pool or other games.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-14
Government Chemists

Have certified the remarkable purity and wholesome
of the Royal Baking Powder, and to its superiority
as leavening agent all other Baking Powders:
The Royal Baking Powder composed of pure and wholesome
ingredients either phophates
injurious substances EDWARD G. LOVE, Phi D.
The Royal Baking Powder undoubtedly the purest and
reliable baking powder offered to the public.
HENRY A. MoTT, M. D., Ph D
The Royal Baking Powder pe quality and hghestn strength
ofan Baking Powder of which have knowledge.
VIM MCMURrRIE, D
Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-14
NEW SUITS.
Complaints Filed Yesterday With the
County Clerk.

County Clerk.
Among the documents filed with the
county clerk yesterday were the prelim-
mary papers in the following new cases
John Frazer VS.. N. B. Valin ct al. f:
Suit on building contract for $500.
John r. Cox VS.. E. Sorabjee ct al.
Suit on foreclosure of mortgage for $4,000.
Charles L. Batcheler VS.. Henry An
derson ct al: Suit to quiet title to GER
tain real estate.
E. L. Buell. VS.. A. J.. Viele ct al. Suit
on foreclosure of mortgage for $1,000.
Mrs. A. @. Austermell VS.. A. M. Shink-
wink: Suit on contract to sell and con-
vey certain real estate.
Charles s. Gilbert VS.. Charles A. White
ct al. Suit to quiet title to real estate.
Mrs. Mary E. Benson applied for the
legal guardianship of her three minor
children, j. Wax, Bessie M. and Marie
Benson, in the matter of their interests
in the estate of John W. Benson, de-
ceased.
Harriet F. Davis, Charles Dillman and
Amerlan, the two latter constituting the
firm of Dillman & Co., yesterday filed
petitions in insolvency, and prayed for
the discharge of their respective liabili-
ties.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-14
DROPPED INTO POETRY.
AND TRIED BUT FAILED TO COM
NIT SUICIDE.
An Old Man Finds Life Not Worth Liv-
ing, but Fails to Garry Out His Inten-
tion-His Letters.

"a man has taken poison in a room at
the corner of Sixth and Regent Streets"
was the message received over the tele
phone at police headquarters shortly
after O'Clock last evening. The patrol
wagon was sent out and Officer Vignes
brought the man to the station. He
was not dead, and the police surgeon,
after making an examination, gave it as
his opinion that he was not in any
especial danger.
He was an old man, apparently we'll
past the three score and ten mark, and
seemed to be laborer.
Before taking the poison he prepared
two letters, one addressed to the coroner
and the other in the form of will, Civ
ing his few personal effects to the men
at whose house he was living. 1t is not
yet known what kind of poison he used
but it is supposed to be strychnine.
Following are copies of the two let
ters:
To THE CoRoNER-I am about to com
NIT suicide, and this is to obviate any
necessity of an inquest. l am native
of the state of Maine, and nearly 80
years of age, and my name is A. Towne.
| have no relatives. l have tried hard,
very hard to make living, but can't do
it, and so believe with the poet that
says:
And he that sleeps for only night,
Though never before were his dreams so bright;
Shall surely awaken with the light
To another day of sorrow. -.A
So better by far the sleep of the dead,
For he that sleeps it never may dread;
Though hard ne the pillow beneath his head,
He never shall waken with the dread
OF another day of sorrow.
A. TowNE.
OF course expect the county to bury
me, 80 y
"Rattle his bones over the stones, -
For he is II pauper that nobody owns"
A. TowNE. 9y
Mr.. James Ferguson, cor Regent and Sixth
streets, Los Angeles, CAL:
My personal effects bequeath to my
dear friend James Ferguson, hoping that
he may realize enough from them to
reimburse himself for what 1 owe him.
My wash clothes, which comprise the
most OF my underwear, are at Wong's
laundry on Los Angeles street, nearly
opposite of here. Ienclose the ticket.
A. TowNE.
Good bye, old fel., and also your dear
wife, Mrs. Ferguson.