The Skylight Kicker, 1897-12-09

P4 naa ine rtigni 01 viay. lPVaa a Hot 'iluio in the Knst l'nrt ! of Town nna the Air yan I.o den With tho Odorof War. Tho Particulars. I he cry of "skunk!" skunk!" ul- tetVd by femalo voices Tuesday iu the fotonoou caused tho ofllco force of The tijt'Knit to rush out doois to asceitalu ttrhat w as' tho matter. Coming from t,be! direction of tho couithuuso wc beheld a handsome. full-grown 3kuuk fading his way towaid , , .... . -yr our ofllco pursued by two ladies who wero poll ing him uilli stones aud sticks. sfrlio aggiessiveness of tho ladies m m-'3j - '3j m-'3j I couraga iu tho men, and they Usplayoil a great ileal of valor when llisKunk was in tho lead, blanloy Jy . 111.,. Si i;es, who is a good shot, armed hitn- ,ff;...i 1 i. 4iy favoilto weapon, a six Slifioter, :iud lushed to tho sqeno of cain.igo and wasted two shots skliuk without spilling blood. ut tho f, U this timo tho skunk was inclined toliill on Mis. Norn McC'abe, who was aijiiod with a doublc-bladcd ax. At .. .... ,.. , uueiuto mo junior cuiior 01 j he lubuisi: appealed on tho scene with a dljTwii beer boltlo (it, was empti) and liirw this missile of death nt thu un un-frftpectiug - frftpectiug un-frftpectiug skunk. Foituuately he hit tholliottstj whloll was much latger lhau thllaiilmat. flfter this nupaiallel act of bravery orr thp pal t of tho editor he mliied ft the Held of battle and tho skunk Mrs. MeCaba.wJio didn't thohtiaiiifsfr' ' W..rT'. T ,"H It wasn't many minutes after this until tho war whoop was given, aud wc jooked and beheld tho skunk mak making - ing making his escape iu tho direction of thu jail or courthouse, but fate was against him for somcouo struck him with a long handle shovel aud .repeated it until ho was dead. P. S. Just befotc going to pi ess we lc.au that W. II. Carroll was au intctcsted spectator in the skunk bat battle, - tle, battle, but as ho was not actively en engaged - gaged engaged in tho skirmish, under tho late uilliig In tho war department at Flag Flagstaff, - staff, Flagstaff, ho would not bo entitled to n nonsiou or full nay, unless ho can piovo that ho throw somo missile w itliin a dozen foot of tho skunk. George Habbitt, of the firm of Mab Mab-bitt - bitt Mab-bitt llros., after tho smell of battle had somewhat vanished, emerged fiom amouj: tho boxes iu the basc- mont of their mammoth mcicautllu establishment, anil mado a circuit at a safe distance from tho deceased skunk, whoso carcass had begun to petrify, and timidly iuqulrcd of thoso who were stfindlng over tho corpse if it was dead. When he was assuicd that llfo was extinct ho approached nearer and tie wed tho remains for thlity minutes and inqulied if it was sure enough dead, and tho odor potrilled. FIEST ORANGE SHIPMENT. The ItipleMdo Comianr Sent Out a Cnrload Yesterday. . Tho Hist cavload of otanges from thu Salt River valloy was sent out yesteulay moinlng over tho S. F. P. & V. They weto shipped by the lu lu-glesido - glesido lu-glesido company anil wero conslgued Chicago. The shipment consisted qf 350 )ovh of tho navel variety. Tho boxes l Im from 80's to 12C's and fruit

ing the gtist.bst the'steam appeared to Iks up, and districtattorneyClark moved to dismiss the proceedings alleging that mandamus was the proper remedy for the defendants. While tho district attorney was ar arguing - guing arguing tlio motion and firing authority at the court in support of said motion, Attorney G. W. Glowner, who repre represented - sented represented tho defendants, Chris Jnrgo- scu aud Josa Uliavez keep whistling down blakes until the court throwed on tho brakes and ordered the prison prisoners - ers prisoners brought into court. Deputy' Sheriffs Wm. Miller and C. A. Bush acted as ushers and seated them in the front row, as they also had reserved seats. Attorney Glowner requested that one of the defendants have a seat by him, and he started to obey, when Deputy Miller pulled him back to his. seat and wouldn't let him go. This caused Attorney Glowner to use some language toward veputy Miller that was uucompllmentary to Mr. Miller, and theattorney drifted back to the dark vagcs aud asserted that tho tight of counsel to talk with the accused had never been abridged from Nero, 'the tryauU time to the present, or- words to that effect, auy way ho vvont so far back that the memory of mau runneth not to the contrary. By this time tho District Attorney concluded that Attorney Glowner's system was impregnated with alkali, and that thoy had better go ahead with their legal arguments. The throttle was then thrown open and Attorney Glowner contended that the prisoners wero illegally restrained of their liberties by j. C. Milllgau, who had issued the warrants aud had re refused - fused refused an examination for a period of ten days. , District Attorney Clark admitted that tho Justice of iho Peace had not followed up the statute,, but contended that a wi it of mandamus should be sued out to compel said justice to glvo tho pilsonera an examination. Tho cour t after hearing the arguments pro and con took the matter under advise advisement - ment advisement until 2 o'clock p. m. Tuesday. Ou Tuesday tho court met pursuant to adjournment and continued the matter until Friday. Habeas 20rr.ua is not only considered the highest writ, but tho most' speedy route to liberty known "to the law. Tho proceedings tlursjar hare beou novel and intac intac-$stlng - $stlng intac-$stlng to the writer. "

box and sold at retail at $1.60 a dozen. Salt River valley oranges t aro in greater demand iu Chicago than any other variety, a fact which is crucify ing to California glowers, who aro un unable - able unable lo get In on tho catly fancy tnarkot. Several California men have tried to do so this y ear by shipping immature fiuit winch failed to please tho fancy of tho eastern buier. There is not now aud theto will not be for ueaily a month auy fruit in California fit to ship. Chicago commission merchants havo advised local growers not to ship until the fruit Is lnatuie aud so not Imperil the excellent icputatlou already made by tho Salt River valloy oranges. Another shipment will bo mado by tho Inglcsldo company In time .to reach Chicago for tho holiday trade. Their oichaid alouo will yield tin ec cailoads this year. Phoenix Repub lican Dee. 2. Notes About Women A woman 'J7 years old tides a bicjelo iu Dubuque, la. Tho Chcuy sisters will succeed the yellow fever lu New Orleans. Mem phis Commercial Appeal. "Mile. Maik Twain" is what tho Fi Fi-gato - gato Fi-gato of Palis calls tho daughter of Samuel L. Clemens. Miss Piatt is a coloied woman who is a successful Chicago lawyer. She speaks several languages and is much pationUed by foicigncrs Her prac tice is coulined almost entirely to ollicu woik. Thctc H somolhiug about tho name of Jessie Lincoln that lecalls that of Jessie lloutou Fremont. Both ladies weio mauled lather suddeuly, accord according - ing according to patcinal Ideas. St. Louis Globe Democrat Ju7pkalaur Is at a loss to 'lsnbw li othc-the neonlfe of. 'the United

,.,.,, t,,. li mil n,, '' If llitv I Count ry' in tho light of an exclusive peisotial possession, like a hotso or house, sho would piob.tbly not now be enjoying thosalubiious climatoof tho federal capital. Now Yotk Com Com-meicial - meicial Com-meicial Adveitiser. Some Oriental Saws. A man may bo known iu three ways: liy his purse, Ins voice aud his auger. Scandal injures threo persons; Ho who ullcis it, ho who heats it, ho of whom it is said. A penny In a jar makes a gtcal noise. Tho punishment oftho liar Is that no one believes him, even wheu ho speaks the tiulh. Tho w olid Is like tho buckets iu a well, tho full one Is soon empty, tho empty one soon full. Tho emulation of tho wise Is tho life of science. If some one says: "I havo studied autt teamed nothing," believe him not. If auolher says: "I havo learned, but never studied, uellher believo him lint if still another says: "I have studied aud learned," he is to bo be llctcd. A sago onco said: "I havo learned much fiom my teachers, mote from my companions, aud most from my pupils." - Who Is wise? Ho who can learn fiom every one. Who Is strong? He who cau couliol his passions. Who is rich? Ho who Is satisfied with his lot. Who is honorable? Ho who honors others. Thd )iow custom houso at Tanipleo Is gltlng employment to COO men in its eoitsli notion. It will bo a two sloty builtling und 10UU leci iu icugm It will 00 finished by Maich I 1898. MAKKs OUAWW 1 " 350 OIRLj.