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The Arizona champion., 1891-04-25
A Preynricatipg Driver.

An old bus driver Is removed for his pre- varicating propensities whenever be gets a load of country excursionists on his bus. He points out the objects of interest on tira line of route.
 That, ladies and gents, is the Rile ex- change. So called because George Hi was in the 'abit of gofn' there once week and gittin rid of all the bad sixpences as came into the rifle trisuary. 1 has 'eard as low Queen Elizabeth used to do the same with her ole clothes. The bank, gents, you'll observe on the right. The cellars-oyer which am drivin' at the prisint moment without any hextra charge-is chock full O sov'rins. They empty the bags down holes in the pavement just like yer do coals.
 "The Mansing 'ouse, where Dick Vitting- ton was born; Bow church, which, as you all knows, is where the bells is wot Dick heard at 'Ighgate harchway. Why, good gracious, they're just going to ring now. Yer see, knows the chap as rings 'em, and he allus likes to obledge me when 1 am carrying such a respectable party as this. " The old fellow gets many tip.--L.ondon Tit-Rtts
The Arizona champion., 1891-04-25
Rs6xgerator

rhere has been great improvement iu re frigoraton sincs they wers frPt intro ducod. The old fashioned ice box hnet with charcoal or some other non-conducto, of beat WAS formerly aT we had for keep ing Ice. By improved methods a greai deal of the time and material has beer saved in the manufacture of refrfgerators and thoroughly trustworthy one maj now be purchased for ten dollars and up ward. An ioe box or ice chest, when tn, ics is in the same compartment e the food h not % expensive, and 1t keeps the foot colder, but there Is greater waste of ice and 1t i great deal moro trouble to keef clean.
 Some of tho best refigerators are far nfahed with shelves of slate, and stil othsn arc made with the entire compart, msnts where the food is kept lined with stonewsrs. These axe considerably mort expensive Chan . zine lined refrigerator The smAllest 0 those made with stone ware compartments cost t25. It seems a, if the food kept in them would be mort wholesome than that kept in zinc lined refrigerator. which is 90 apt to have close stuffy odor, no matter how often 1t il washsd--Eew York Tribune.
The Arizona champion., 1891-04-25
A sab..,su.. for Hone.

ssTho first food of man" has been put to many uses and converted into many forms by human ingenuity. but it's latest appli- cation Is perhaps the most remarkable. An inventor has just taken out patent to protect substitute for bone or celluloid, and the material which is to substitute these substances is produced from milk. Casein--the solids in milk-ars in the first place reduced to partly gelatinous con dition by means of borax or ammonia, and then it is mixed with mineral salt dissolved in acid or water, which liquid is subse- quently evaporated.
 The method of procedure is to place the casein in suitable vessel and incorporate under heat the borax with it, the propor- tions being ten kilograms of casein to three kilograms of borax, dissolved in six liters of water. When the casein becomes changed in appearance the water is drawn oil, and to the residue, while still of the consistency of melted gelatine, one kilogram of min eral salt, held in solution of three litres of water, is added. Almost any of the salts of iron, lead, tin, zinc, copper or other min erals which are soluable in acid may be used. When the mixture is effected the solid matter is found separated from the greater portion of the acid and water and Is then drawn off.
 Next the solid matter is first subjected to great pressure to drive out all possible moisture, and then to evaporation under great heat to remove any remaining moist, ure. The resulting product is.called lac tites." and can be nodded into any desired form. By the admixture of pigments or dyes any color may be imparted to it, but the creamy white color natural to the sub stance is the most beautiful. being very close imitation of ivory. Combs, billiard balls, brush backs, knife handles and all other articles for which ivory, bone or eel luloid are employed can be made of this new product of milk.-New York Tele'
The Arizona champion., 1891-04-25
The conduetor's rurn Cam. at L..t.

The Conductors Turn Came at L.st.
 He wns the chronic car joker on that line of road, and seldom boarded the train without guying the conductor. or left it without raising "A general laugh at the company's or trainmen's expense. One day, however, he arrived late at the sta ton and barely in time to swing on with, out ticket. He had just caught kis daily crowd of fellow travellers, when the conductor appeared.
 .Haven't got any ticket" began the joker, in his usual vein. and tho crowd awaited it's daily guy.
 "All right; give me fifty cents, respond. ed the official.
 Never carry anything so small, !" and the traveller picked out c twenty dollar bill. but did not pass it up.
 Make out your receipt first" he contin- ued, "Pm all business today" Then as the receipt was duly punched out hs took 1t and began a long and lAbored inspection of it, still holding on to his twenty dollar bill. at the same time Aggrsvating the busy conductor with supcrfuous questions: "En- zine all rights Air brakes or hand brakesi ' Newsboy chainedt Any rebate on this tickets Punched it all you want tof Any stop over alowAdf" etc.
 As the conductor began to tire of the business, the funny man handed over his twenty dollar bill and suddenly drew 1t back, adding, "One question mors: Is this through train" Bot your Dfe." replied the conductor, taking the bill; land what Is more," he added. pocketin9 the bill and deliberately moving away. ''it's through without 'change,'" and the entire car smiled at the funny man and his disappear. ing twenty dollar biil.-Buffalo Commer. cial
The Arizona champion., 1891-04-25
When Reptile. Were Ram pant.

At the close of the coal forming period there occurred a great emergence of land from the water, and reptilian life rapidly spread and grew. The reptiles which had previously existed were all of one kind. Their remains are found in this country wherever the deposits in lagoons, lakes and estuaries have been calculated for their preservation. From this point of time, however, began what may be appropriately called the epoch of reptiles.
 The paleozoic period was brought to a close by great upheaval, due to oontrac- tion of the earth's crust. by which the AZ leghenies and the Ural systems were up lifted. Then began what is called the "mesozoic epoch" ," during which the rep. tiles may be said to have run creation. That Is to say, they were the highest order of beings at that time alive. What man is now the reptile was then-that is, lord of all existing things. Reptiles walked upon land, navigated the water, flew through the air, and, in short, pursued every avenue o' existence that Is zoologically conceivable. Professor Cope in Washington Star,
The Arizona champion., 1891-04-25
Learned . Language in a4 Hours.

Of Cardinal Mezzofanti, who could speak ffty-six dialects and languages, it Is relat- cd that while he was at the Vatican trav- eler arrived in Rome from Asia to be con. leased whose language no one who met him could understand Cardinal Mexzo- fanti was sent for, and found thas evosi he had never heard It spoken. By means of signs he learned the strangers errand, and that he had with him dictionary of bis pstdyc tongue.
 This the cardinal took, and informing the pope that he would be prepared in twenty four hours to confess tho man, re- tired to his room. When at the end of the time named he appeared and announced that ho was ready to proceed. it was found that he had mastered the language sufIi- cicntly to converse quite freely with the traveier.-San Francisco Argonaut. E
The Arizona champion., 1891-04-25
Some Rare shells.

The Cypreas are most attractive fam fly to the she'll lover, . large number of species being known. One is used as money in Africa, and in ls4s over six tons were shipped by England alone. The orange cowry, the name suggested by its color, Is Q rare form, and few years ago . good specimen would command a large price. Thousands of the various kinds are brought into the United States every year and sold for various purposes. the tiger cowry being the most common.
 The great concb strombus Is Q common form in the curiosity shops. Their home Is on the great coral reefs of the tropical waters, and to show their numbers l have poled boat along which could have filled in the course of few hours. In the Gulf of Mexico they arc used for bait in the Havana fisheries A portion of Key West is called Conchtown, from the belief that the concha Is a staple article of diet there; but this is hardly true. Conch meat is sometimes eaten, but steady diet of 1t would result in change of tho dentitiou of the people; in a word, conch meat k tough. Francisco Chronicle.
The Arizona champion., 1891-04-25
Sim pls rs.ssr for Llnemsn.

The modification of we'll known ex. pertinent has been turned to good account in being made handy tester for llnemen. A small square of india rubber has e plate of brass fastened on each side. A strip of zinc and twenty Ave cent piece can be slipped under between tho brass and the rubber. while from the plates t7o leading wires are taken. Tests of continuity can then be taken by connecting the wires to the circuit and touching the two pieces oi metal with the tongue. New York Com msrctal Advertiser.
The Arizona champion., 1891-04-25
Keen Yonr Hat shiny.

"I haven't had my hat ironed since I bought 1t two months ago." l heard a gentleman say AS he handed it to the at- tendant of well known hat store to have it dressed over. You seem to have the common idea that ironing spoils silk hat" replied the hat man. "That is great mistake. No one wears a silk hat over year, while the ma jority of men change with the spring and fall styles. You might iron a hal every day for six months without wear ing of the nap or injuring it unless you should burn it in ironing, which rarely happens. The leading nat store proprie- tors do not care to disseminate much in formation on this subject because they sell hats with guarantee to iron them for you at any time free of cost. If it were not for the common idea that iron. ing hurts the hat, the stores would be clogged with the mere business of iron. ing hats. New York Press
The Arizona champion., 1891-04-25
Electric Fire Indicator..

Electric heat indicators, consisting of thermometers incased and protected by iron tubes, provided with platinum wires, and connected with Q system of electric bells and indicators on deck, are the latest invention for preventing spon. taneous combustion among ship cargoes. Should any undue heat arise n any part of the cargo, the mercury in the thcr- mometers will rise, make contact with the platinum wire. and give an instan- taneous alarm on, deck. indicating at the same time the exact spot where the heat exists. s.--New York Telegram.
The Arizona champion., 1891-04-25
rh.rpuxA,x Fair nfi,Asx.

Soms time ago one of St. Psul's promi. nent dealerH in musical instruments gave an openins. embracing an aftrsetive sntse- tainmsnt, to the public. The succeeding day . young man, denominated in circus patois 6 "Reub," walked leisurely into the establishment and said:
 ''Got any Ice cream on draoGht"
 'srhis k not refreshment basar," rs- piled salesman softly.
 "I knowed that, but yer had some in here yesterday"
 "Oh, yes, that was an opening day, and wo did entertain largo number of cut friends with cream. You should have been around"
 q wasnt, though, but I kinder reck. ened you might have come left over. Couldn't yer manage to give away some if man was to buy . musical instru. mentl" and the youth picked up forty dollar guitar, thrummed it careisssiy, d the same time resting his basilisk eye on : eb5o upright piano.
 II think we could; Charlie, scs If thers isn't soma cream in tho back room for thia gentlsman. Please walk right in, sir"
 The prospective customer walked in ~ directed and was handed . nut brown chocolate ice. .
 Yer give some cake. too. yesterday, understand."
 A plate of mscaroons, jelly cake and lsdy's fingers was promptly placed beside him, after which he demanded glAss oi iee water. The repast over, he re-entered the salesroom, wiping his mouth on tho baek of . big hand. .
 "Wnll Pm throu9h u ha said
 sYes, sir; now what can I do for yout"
 ~of course don't proposs to eat your arsam under false pretsnsss. You've toted squar with me an I'll toss squar with yoa. You may give me ons sf them nickel aptses kasooa sssd iA tAar wiaAss. "--Dt HAal olsha
The Arizona champion., 1891-04-25
Literary Tad. . Hundred Year. Age.

One nigh. suppose that the period tn which we now live has some pretenHons to originality h its literary fads at least. But here is century old newspaper declaring tiat -4, Gy3 af,is arc now ia tho press from the pens d young ladies of fashion. ' In spite of thu hyperbolc, 1t is quite cvi. dent that novel writing was positively cpl. demic. Al Mrs. D-'s school, says The Times, "all the young ladies write novels in the fourth class" It might be some consolation to the literary pessimist to dis cover something in proof of the assump- ton that the present generation is the most irrevereut in history, but here is The Post ia few years earlier) asking: What is Jemmy Boswell abouts Where is his Life and Letters of the great lexioograph. CT, the Atlas of obscure sentiment and pompous phraseologyf" We are not even original in condemning the redundancy of Johnson. --Harper's Baxar.
The Arizona champion., 1891-04-25
sse sAssssred.

It was on . street car Two lady friends were ehaftsring away as only ladies can.
 "Ohi I'm to have some new diamondsr' suddenly exclaimed ono.
 ~Lrft posdbler
 "YeA My husband Is going to make Acoo sll in lump next week. and he says I may have s50o to put into diamonds.
 .Dear mol h it speculation of his"
 sYes. There's man who wants to sell Aim piecs of Woodward avenue property for tlS, 600, and he can turn his bargain svsr to Mir. Blank for Syoo0."
 "How nicep'
 '~Ths dickens 1t hr' growied . man s9xuns tho aisle below his breath. So it's hsr husband who is after my lot. and hc cen sall it to Blank for $500 more. l ra- thar gueD not, old man--not this yeAri I'll hop oH and hunt up Blank and have his option in half m hour. ."-Detroit Pree Rra
The Arizona champion., 1891-04-25
Imagination and Sympathy.

It takes imagination to realize vividl, anything outside of our own conscious ncns, but, directly we have this keen reali zation of another's condition, we are ir come sort of sympathy with ktm. Who would tread upon a worm or wantonly crush butterfly or kick dog if he wers vividly realizing the pain he was infiict- ings And, still more, who would wound . fsfiew being by word or deed or look; who would oppress ths poor, cheat the ignoran, or dsspise the feeble, if the distress they created was ever present before themf So true is it that Evil is wrought by want of thought, as we'll as want of heart. ."-New York Icdpsr
The Arizona champion., 1891-04-25
Music.

Iwent to the Auditorium the other night to hear somebody play on the violin. But that was not violin which the slender, dark eyed performer used, and the music that 90 charmed me was not drawn from strings and flashed forth by any ordinary bow. The heavenly notes to which I lis- tened were like those that young leaves give forth when May winds first find them, or that ipples make drawn softly over pebbly beaches. And when they died away and hoated like a whisper through the hushed house it was no longer music; it was a great golden jacketed bee settling sleepily into the heart of a rose; it wss the chime of Q vesper bell broken in mellow oadences between vine clad hills; it was c something that had no form or shape, nor somblance to any earthly thing, yet hoated midway between the earth and sky, light as the frsilest flower of snow the north wind ever craSloi. Substanceless as smoke CT wind followed mist.-Chicaxo Herald
The Arizona champion., 1891-04-25
TIE WAY TO SELL A HORSE.

The Granger Got Big Price anA DtA.'t
 Have to Divvy on It, Bfthar.
 Postmasrer Sexton telh story of weli known horse fancier and 6 gfanger'who had a couple of fine horses to sell. This rustic, who lives in an adjoining county in Indiana, came to town with < letter of in troduction to this connoisseur. who has an irresistible liking for fine horsedosh and the money to gratify 1t. The writer of the letter of introduction specially urged the city friend to take moro than passang in- terest in the man from the country.
 The farmer drove his horses to the gen tleman's residence and gave him tho letter.
 "Are your horses blooded"
 "Yes, they come of fair stock"
 "Can they make good timef'
 "Yes, pretty fair time"
 "Whnt do you ask for themt"
 "Oh. think that 800 or s4o0.will about suit me, because sm deueedly.hard up just now"
 My friend," said the city man, "Pve just bought pair of horses or l would take those of your hands, but let me say to you that you don't know how to sell your team. Ton ought to ask at least q 500 as be- ginner, blow about their wonderful speed and brag about their bearing and pedigree. l know man who wants to buy . team, but you must not approach him as you did me. He will never take your horses. If you are stiff in your price and do some braggng think I can find you 8 customer. Drive past my office on La Sale street at 10 o'clock in the morning two or three times and come in when shake my hand. kerchief"
 In the morning the granger did as he was directed. the handkerchief was shaken and he was beckoned to come In. In the office was the man he had seen the night before and his friend.
 That's a fine team you are driving; is it for snlet"
 "Well, dunno"
 "Have they pedigree"
 "You bet they have. It's as long e the pedigree of Queen Victoria"
 Do they hold their heads highr
 "Why, half the time they arc way up in the clouds"
 Gan they make good timet'
 'Greased lightning ain't acircumstAnee.
 What do you ask for theinp
 Fifteen hundred dollars and not a con. unentsl cent less." "cil, sdu tnc irienu ol thc man ~ whom the letter of introduction was pre- seDted the night before. "Fm looking for just such team. The price suits me. Come to my office across the way, and Til give you check and take tho horses. '' The farmer was almost paralyzed, because he thought that $oO0 or s7O would be the outside figure. And he went home to Lake | county satisfied that ''those fellows up in Chicago are smArter'n chain lightniug,"- Albany Arpus
The Arizona champion., 1891-04-25
A ChlId's Imaginatiea.

1t is not difjaQik q turn child's atten
 ton in any direction, and he quickly catches the spirit of those around him. II hls iu,sgination is quickened and strcugth- ened by frequent representations of the feelings. thoughts and conditions of others, his synpatbies will he constantly aroused. and his impulses wifi become kind and generous. If however, he is suffered to g,nw up without these delicate perceptions, who csr, wonder that his sympathies are dull. his beneyolent impulses weak, and that. instead of developing into a nJble srd eenerous manhood, hs siuks into . stolid and uninaginativs ssif Ansospeon'
The Arizona champion., 1891-04-25
wh...,pr 1A.ir Curiesity.

]. First Sightsser (as his companion pauses before doorway)-What do you want ts go in there fori
 Second Sightseer-D Don't you sss shst sign, .positivsly no admittaness''
 Etxst SighAssss~ xhae's sA Ww1 Q EixAt tA-yg9g ------ ---------.--
The Arizona champion., 1891-04-25
rAs r,.ss q IL

Nsrdlhg-xhat giri in the candy stors mny hs ealy pees shcp Etri. but shs's . txus wsmAni
 Yasen-Fm convinced of ik me hoyi wAy, ouly the eshsg day got her b hrsak Asl1Ax fss nA a1A AAhe hAnds4 bnsk ope Gallng anA ssyNn1nna Onfs h. ahnas~
The Arizona champion., 1891-04-25
One War of Putting It.

z Though not exactly D child, perhaps, . lad once appeared before Bishop Wilber. force for confirmation. The bishop feeling sure that he had confirmed him hsfore, bent oyer and said in B low tone, "My boy, think have confirmed you before" The lad opened his great wide eyes and replisd, '"You be . liar. D. Cassell's Journal.
The Arizona champion., 1891-04-25

rAs CsapAaxitiss sf the ceAs.
 Joaes-Why dien't you give Whippleton sskisfaetion when he challenged yvui
 Rohinson-AceorSiingt te the code. eeald pse fight him unless retracted the insult. Issss-Asd what wss the insult, prayf HebinssnL eolA him he was not ny saHal.-Kass Fields Washington.
The Arizona champion., 1891-04-25
Y..sAf fui rAs.s Of aeogr.phy.

While youngsters appear to get consid- srAhly "mixed" in dieesting thsir histor- ieal ihfoematinn, their ideaa of geosraph- ical facGs Ars also unfreQusntly. to ssy the isnat. original. A young hopaful saad that .sAs snrface of the earth o0usasssd of land ska wasr. 7. "What, ,thm," askcd the tsashw, do land and watsr mAker -lfpA," was the instsnt rsjotndr. .--Cas- sanh Jeuxnai.
The Arizona champion., 1891-04-25

Young New Yorker (watking on Fifth avenue with pretty country ecusint--i swfully warm, Mars! Let's take 'buss
 Pretty Cousin (blushing swsstiy- -oh, George. some one would bc sure to ses us here on the avenue. Please bs patient tiil we get to the park. Bhors
The Arizona champion., 1891-04-25
MCMILLAN & GOODWIN.

T brand on right side of nose. Ewes, crop in right and split in each ear; wethers, crop in left and off split in each ear. Range, three miles north of Flagstaff. P. 0. address Flagstaff, Arizona.
The Arizona champion., 1891-04-25
What We All I.iks

What We All Like. .'There is one thing about dumb man like" Whats thatf "He doesn't talk too much with his mouth. ."-Harpers Bazar.
The Arizona champion., 1891-04-25

II orses or mules branded as above on the left thigh belong to the undersigned. Range on Stoneman's Lake & Mogollon Mts.
 JAMES ALLEN,
 Camp Verde, Aria.
The Arizona champion., 1891-04-25

Other identification Needed. "What name. plssseP "Smith.p
 "Dear mel How indednitsin-Lowsu Citi
The Arizona champion., 1891-04-25
THE BOVSER FAMILY.
The Celebrated Family's Lat
 est Trouble.
Ma. soWsEa STUDIES TIVE MIND CURE.
Not Good for . Toothache. Time for a
 Divorce.

Alter supper the other night Mir. Bowssr went to his oyercoat pocket and got out a small book and began reading 1t, and after waiting leng enough to let him understand that I had no curiosity on the subject l qusrisd;
 'Somsthing new on poultryP
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-06

MAYOR BALDwIN's message is a care
fully written document and deals in a
practical manner with the city's affairs.
The individuality of the man is shown
in every line, and there is positiveness
about the message that is refreshing.
Most of the recommendations of our
worthy mayor we approve of, but we
can not endorse his views upon the
water question, in which he favors the
issuance of an immense amount of
bonds to secure the Quassapaug and
Hop Brook supplies. This is the great
question of the day and should not be
decided with reckless haste.