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The Arizona sentinel., 1886-12-18
R WORSHIP AT SEA.
An Impressive Order of Exercises Which
 Has Been in Use for Many Years.

An Impressive Order of Exercises Which
 Has Been in Use for Many Years.
 In fine weather service will be held on deck. with the deep blue water s heaving to the horizon from either side under the awning, the captain, bare headed, at the table or capstan covered with the ensign, and the sailors and passengers gathered about, reverent in attitude and hearty in voice, offering a hundred varieties of countenances in the shaded atmosphere, through which the breeze, raised by the motion o1 the vessel, huns pleasantly. But this is not all. A hundred other considera- tions-such as the voice of the waters mingling with the notes of the singers, the sense of the infinite depth beneath the vessels keel, the idea of the little ness of human life in the great melan- choly solitude-tend to emphasize the solemnity of the occasion. And always undermining the singing, pulsing hard in any interval of silence, is the throbbing of the engines-like the fevered, bounding heart of the ship, coursing of life blood through every part of the big, powerful structure. Else" where MT. Russell aptly ikens this action of the engines to the labors of some mighty giant, breathing harshly and heavily, often with fierce hissing through his clinched teeth, as though the burden of his tremendous task grew at moments too heavy for him, and he expended his impatience in a wild and hitter siph g Tt is imnossihle for tha most indifferent nature not to be moved at such time, and one who has feeling and imagination must find It an experi- ence never to be forgotten. The order of exercises, it is curious to observe, is still practically the same that it was hundreds of years ago, in spite of all the changes that have occurred in de- votional methods throughout the world. From ClarE RusSetS "A VoyGge to the Cape. |"
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JUDICIAL MURDER.
Why Prominent St. Louis Citizen Has No
 Faith in CiJcumstantia1 Evidence.

Why Prominent St. Louis Citizen Has No Faith in CiJcumstantia1 Evidence.
 have little faith in circumstanial evidence, having seen so many instances where it was in error. In direct testi- mony witness may distort the truth, but in circumstantial evidence he has a double opportunity to lie, and no way of tripping him up. remember case in Mississippi, happening when I was boy, that has made me chary about using circumstantial evidence since I have been engaged in the practice of law. This victim was poor man, who came there from the North, got hold of a small farm to cultivate, and construct ed log hut down by the river, in which he lived all alone. Near him resided a rich planter. Around his hut the coun- try was very soft and swampy. It was of the main road and was not seen ire quently by travellers, but a bridle-path leading near the hut was used consider ably by people around there to cut off the distance to town. This rich planter one day, in closing up his seasons crop, went to town to settle up with his agents, and it was expected would have consid- erable money with him on his return. The time passed for him to return and he did not come. Later his horse arrived home, riderless. A search was insti- tuted, and early the next morning the body of the planter was found in the swampy land off the bridle-path. His pockets had been rifed, and it was clear that the murder had been commit ted for robbery. Beside the body was found derringer, with the name of the occupant of the hut engraved on it. Leading to the body from the hut and from the body back to the hut were we'll defined tracks. At the hut the man was found sleeping, the mate to the derringer by his side, his shoes muddy, and his hat filled with papers taken from the dead mans pockets. The shoes fitted the tracks Il cely, and very strong case of circumstantial evil dence was made out. He was tried, convicted and hanged. He protested his innocence so strongly on the scaf- fold that the sheriff delayed the per formancc of his duty. Within twelve months after that hard case in that country was mortally wounded, and on his death-bed he confessed 10 having committed the murder, and gave up money and papers he had secured. He said ne had crossed from the road to the hut in his stocking feet, had put on the poor mans shoes, armed himself with his derringer ana laid in wait for the planter, and after committing the murder had fixed the evidences of guilt around the still sleeping occupant of Globe Democrat.
The Arizona sentinel., 1886-12-18
VOLUME XVI.
SOMEBODY PAYS.

Some find it convenient to 1.-Two at their easC And all obligations to shirk On every occasion to do as they please, And give no attention to work; As idlers and sluggards. as loungers anC
 drones.
 They follow their indolent ways; By being thus lax, increasing the tax
 That somebody pays, Free lunches, free passes they have at Ecom-
 mand,
 Rich gifts that to others are lost, And gayly they feast on the fat of the land, And travel regardless of cost, But for all the fine banquets, the wear and
 the tear Of public or private displays, That somebody pays. Some boast of the credit They freely obtain, The taxes from which they're exempt, And 10 cancel the favors received, 1t is plain They've made not a single attempt; With honor at stake, they consent to remain In debt to the end of their days, And with insolent pride, free horse" they
 ride,
 For which somebody pays. Some go through the world with niggardly
 heart,
 And carry miserly purse; While others, with liberal zeal, do their part, And freely their treasures disburse; sAnd for hours of idleness we may enjoy, For losses and needless delays, For waste and neglect, it Is well to reflect
 That somebody pays.
 -Josephine Pollard, iTl ". '. LedQer.
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den, but could not find him. Then, supposing he had made a mistake, he returned to the kitchen. But the par rot gave him no rest, for the man could not tell the parrots voice from that of the Admiral"
 While the writer was in India friend gave her two young parrots. "When 1 inspected them," she says, q could hardly believe they were parrots. They looked like very yellow, ugly. skinny frogs, with white claws and a red beak. and not a vestige of feather, and more firmly than ever declined to have any thing to say to them. However, they were put in basket and fed every two hours on a system of dough-pills poked down their throats and washed down with water, and, to my disgust, I was expected to assist them to these de- licIous repasts." These parrots were named Torpedo and Whale, and were taken to England. Many a time" continues the lady, Il have gone to the kitchen and found it empty of domes- tics, but the whole floor swarming with animals-viz: six pugs, father mother and four little ones, one cat and one kit ten, a huge Mount St Bernard dog and a canary, and among them all, proudly strutting about, Torpedo and the Whale. If Leo, the big dog, was in front of the fire, the parrots would calmly pinch his toes till he made place for them; and the kitten and parrots played games together, rolling over and over.
 "Whale, among his other accomplish ments, possessed love of music, and whistled just like the canary. He also greatly enjoyed my music when play ed, but he preferred scales and exer- clses, his taste being purely classical: Whenever began the former he would climb up my dress on to my shoulder, and there fiutter about just as though he were taking bath Then, one by one he would abstract my hairpins, till at last my hair would fall down. and in that he would plunge and bathe with extreme relish. This was an amusement he was not often permitted to indulge in, however"
 Another parrot owned by this lady was named Doctor Johnson, because, like the famous man of the dictionary, he was fond of tea Of this parrot she writes: 'I was very busy embroidering curtain soon after we landed. and Doc tor Johnson, willing to be useful as well as ornamental, learned how to sew. He would st on the side of the wooden frame, watching the patient needle ss it stabbed the cloth in and out. Sud denly, one day, he made dash at the needle coming through the work. and, pulling it out with jerk, ran again to the side of the frame, and this he re- peated every stitch, with many joyous gambols among the many-colored wools and silks. "-G Golden Ddys.
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equally by the Admiral and his friends; a small cabin being besides appro- priated for the sole ac- commodation of the ex-Emperor, and elegantly furnished, the toilet be- ing of silver, and the bed linen of ex- quisite fneness. The party were also permitted to supply themselves from shore with any articles they might de- sire wherewith to add to their comfort and amusement, permission of which they availed themselves by purchasing billiard-table, an immense supply of playing cards, chessmen, &c., besides a number of the best books in the En- glish language.
 After waiting for the Weymouth storeship and some other vessels des- tined to complete the miniature squad ron, the whole finally sailed out for Tor bay on Friday, the 11th of August; and Napoleon passed away from the shores of Europe to end his days in ex- ile on solitary rock in the Atlantic Chambers Journal.
The Arizona sentinel., 1886-12-18
AMERICAN TASTE.
Its Influence Perceptible in Recently In
 troduced French Modes.

Its Influence Perceptibie in Recently In-
 troduced French Modes.
 Season after season the influence oi American taste becomes more noticeable in the importation of millinery. In. stead of the conspicuous novelties formerly sent out by Paris hou ses, the styles are modified and American ideas developed by the skillful and delicate manipulation of French fingers and trained ideas. Even then the models sent over are in a way naturalized and adapted to the peculiar tastes and capricesss of our. own countrywomen, who have eyes and minds of their own, with very decided preferences for the things they like and the things they dis like, and not at all lowing to the for eign eccentric decrees thrust upon them, if their own good sense and judgment do not approve them. Most of the shapes for the season are neat, trim and stylish There are few pronounced models, but the majority of styles are moderate, graceful and sensi- ble. There are, however, some rather
 
 trimming purposes, and also number of exceedingly elegant novelties. The importations are exceptionally rich, and, in many instances, showy, but the vivid colors and brilliant ''face trim mings," as they are called ,are so artist ically combined with deeper and neu- tral tints, that these gay effects only serve to tighten and brighten the more somber styles of olive, bronze, black and gray.
 The richest imported tailor costumes show none of the severe simplicity of the original suits, velvet and plush be- ing used with free hand, thus render ing them elegant enough in appearance for wear upon almost every occasion where full dress is not required En suite are new shoulder capes of plush, fur or velvet, many of which are cut with long fronts, which extend like the old fashioned talma, thus making these toy wraps more protective than they usually are. The side pieces that cover the arms are separated from the fronts and made to cross each other lG fchu in a way which can be made very graceful. Golden-brown frise and silk Astrakhan pelerines trimmed with narrow bands of fur or marabout and lined with cardinal are very dressy and chic. Many ladies wear these small wraps far into the winter season in lieu of any other outside garment, further protection against th chill blasts being made by the perforated chamois jackef beneath the dress bodice. Chamois , much used as as an interlining this year, long Russian surtouts of plush or velvet being simply lined throughout with firm quality of American surah, with pieces of the chamois laid between the plush and the silk, just over the shoulders and chest, and down DOT ton of the back. The upper side of the sleeve is likewise interlined.-M r. Post.
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READING FOR THE YOUNG.
WHAT ENDED THE CALL.

We were going, on Saturday, ever so tar My mamma and Ito the Dollies' Bazar, Where fifty wax dollies-the loveliest show Went walking about when they wound 'em
 you know. You wouldn't believe half the things they
 could do: Why, one said Good morning." as plainly
 as you. One played the piano, and one, dressed in
 lace,
 Walked up to mirror and powdered her
 face.
 Well, when we were ready we stepped in the And there was lady a-coming to call. She said she just chanced to be passing that And she really had only minute to stay. We waited and waited, and hoped she would Till I saw it was almost the time for the
 show, For I heard the clocks striking all over the And knew that the dolIies would all be run
 down.
 Black, Your little girl wonders why you don't come That's all that I spoke, every Identical word; |; But she said: Little girls should be seen
 and not heard" guess that's proverb, so may be 'tis true 1; But, if people won't see, what can little girls My mamma looked queer, but that ended the
 call, And we went to the DollIes' Bazar. after all Emily Huntington Aitler, in Our Little Ones.
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THE WAY TO BE HAPPY.
Get All the Pleasure You Can Out of What
 You Have.

You Have.
 Most boys and girls think that if they could only have every thing they want ed to wear, to amuse them, they would never be cross or dissatisfied. That is a mistaken idea. Things outside of your self do not make happiness. I knew a boy once, about nine years old, who it seemed had every thing that could make boy happy-a lovely home, papa and mamma who did every thing in the world to make him happy. He had 8 printing-press, a velocipede, bicycle, sled, skates Gce and roller), books-every thing; and yet he was the most unhappy child I ever saw. One winter morning the streets were covered with snow. All the boys in the neighborhood were out with their sleds, shouting and laughing and having the best kinds of times. This boy went about the house frown- ing, growing and whining. What about, do you think? He was not satisfied because his sled was not longer, and utterly refused to go out He ''would not go out with such mean sled" he said. That afternoon was walking not far from this boys house when I heard shonts of laughter from some children, who were out of sight around the corner When I did see them I stood perfectly still. There were four little children without overshoes, or over coats, or mittens. They had an old broom which they were using as a sled. The youngest child was sitting on the broom, and two older boys were pulling him along by the handle. The fourth child, girl, was running along hold ing the little one on the broom. Their eyes were shining, cheeks just like roses, and they certainly were just as happy as though they had the most beautiful of sleds.
 The following conversation was overheard among some little children:
 Three tiny. ragged boys were playing to- gether in the sunshine Thursday on a side walk near one of the North End railway sta tions. A fourth voungster came up, his eyes glistenine with pleasure, his dirty face proud with delight. "Oh boys" he cried, Eve foun tin cint piece."
 The others crowded around and discussed the treasure excitedly. Then they sat down on the curbstone to compare "reminiscences of recent lucky finds.
 II foun' mos a hull piece of top yester- day." said one.
 II foun' big bone in our alley, n'orfuI big bone," said a second, n Pm goin' to make a jumper out of it.'
 The youngest child-the very dirtlest, smallest, thinnest baby that ever walked had listened with a smile of perfect content, and now he chimed in, in tone whose pride and joy no words can convey:
 "Thith mornin' foun' a peanut"
 You see, it is not what you have, what you find, that makes you happy, but the use you make of it. If you use it to enjoy it, get all the pleasure and profit there is in it out of it, you will be happy in it's possession; but if you think all the time that you want the thing you have not got, or can not have, you lose all the pleasure locked up in your pres ent possession. ChriStiGn Uaion.
The Arizona sentinel., 1886-12-18
Fracture of Hotel Dishes.

Hotel managers here say that the fracture of dishes-china, glass and earthenware-is more serious item of expense than any outsider would sup pose. Although they make it a rule, for their own protection, to charge broken dishes to the servants when they are plainly careless, the rule does not relieve the hotels from serious loss every year. The greatest amount of breakage is in handling and washing; dishes may not be actually broken at first, but they are constantly nicked and cracked, and, after that, soon go to pieces. Large houses. like the Fifth Avenue and Windsor Hotels, in New York, sustain loss of fully S10, ,O0O annually in this way, independent of what the servants pay for. Managers say that it would be fifty per cent. greater except for the system of fines imposed on the domestics, who are made by it less needless. Any house. holder can judge, from the destruction of dishes in his own kitchen, what it must be in great hotel.-M, Q, Times tlsm0erGs,
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FUNNY PARROT STORIES.
The Confusion of a Servant-Torpedo and
 the WhaIe-Learning to Sew.

The Confusion of a Servant-Torpedo and
 the WhaIe-Learning to Sew.
 A lady writing in aLondon magazine of Parrots I Have Met" tells some good stories concerning birds of that species. The lady has made two voy- ages to India, and she has seen parrots by the thousand-not otmerely caged par rots, but parrots in full enjoyment of their freedom. She first tells of par rot that used to bite her when she was little girl; then goes on:
 1.-The next parrot became acquainted with was a gray one, and belonged to Admiral Blank. We had one house and Admiral Blank another, and Polly used to spend his time in large cage perched up in tree, where he was very happy and conversational, and became quite friendly with me, as I gave him fruits and other delica cies.
 "Now, there was huge negro serv- ant, upward of six feet high, as black as a coal, but great swell, attired always in most spotless lily-white duck suits and tall white hat, who was told of to attend to these garden houses. His name, too, was White. and White! Whiter' might often be heard shouted through the garden in the stentorian tones of Admiral Blank; when White would fly, with an obedient start, from the kitchen of the hotel hard by. One morning I had seen the Admiral start of, resplendent in uniform, and knew he was gone. Twas surprised. there fore, to hear "White Whiter' called in his tone of voice.
 'I could not understand it, as had never left the garden since he went away, and had not seen him return. Neither could White. He came running and perspiring, went to Admiral Blanks house, sud then looked about the gar
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GERMAN LIEUTENANTS.
Men Who Have to Work Hard Except in
 Time of War.

Men Who Have to Work Hard Except in
 Time of War.
 No student of law, physic or divinity, no city clerk or shopman, no skilled operative or handicraftsman works as hard,'or for as many hours daily. as does Lieutenant in any branch of the German military service, says the Lon- don Telegraph, making a statement which will seem incredible to those who know these officers only by their smart appearance. In the literal sense of the expression, he is slave to duty. It is more especially in time of peace that his labors know no intermission-saye during the brief intervals allotted to him for his meals-betweeu the hours of seven in the morning and nine at night. War time he regards as a comparative holiday, the relaxations of which would be altogether delightful were they lpot accompanied by the urgent probability of getting shot As long as the Father land continues to be on friendly terms with its neighbors, the German sttbal- tern's life-week in, week out, from the opening to the close of the year-is what Mir. Mantalini would have called ''one dem'd horrid grind'' of teaching his men every item of their duty in barrack and field. The constant de- mand thus made upon his time, intelli- gence and professional aptitude is the necessary outcome of the German com pulsory short service system, which only keeps the conscript two years and seven months with the colors, but re- quires that he shall be converted into a perfectly efficient soldier by the expira- ton of that period. To achieve this end his officers have to be at him all the time. They drill him, instruct him in the construction and use of his weap- ons, indoctrinate him to a certain ex- tent in tactics, inspect him in many several ways with relation to his diet. habits and general conduct; in short, look after him with benevolent severity from rosy morn to dewy eve. With such weight of duty and responsibil- ity ever hanging to their shoulders, it may well be understood that they have no time for recreation, and that their day work done, they are only too glad to seek in well-earned slumber a brief rest for their wearied bodies and minds. Yet these overworked men are notori- ously the best military officers in the world, although with respect to pay, leave and promotion, they are at dis advantage compared with their com rades of every European army; to whom, however, their untiring devo- ton to their country's service and splendid self-sacrifice. set an example which, we sincerely trust, British subal- terms will not hesitate to follow.-Liv- srspooI Globe.
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Soundness in Horses.

As there are few absolutely sound horses, so there are a great number practically sound-that is, free from diseases or defects which are likely. within limited time and under reason able usage, to incapacitate an animal from satisfactorily performing fair amount of labor. It requires consider able judgment, based upon extended practice, to know where practical sound ness begins and ends. and upon this point it is not unusual 10 find wide divergences of opinion even among ex- perienced men. All horses. to be use ful to their owners, should be practical ly sound at the time of purchase Reynolds os Draft Horses.
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TWO DARK MATRONS.
They Comment Most Vigorously on Cau-
 casian Charity and Carelessness.

They Comment Most Vigorously on Cau-
 casian Charity and CsreIessness.
 Two negro women meet Tn the street.
 Mandy Undressing Jane)-W'y, how is yer, sister?
 ..Jane-Po'ly, sister; how is it wid yerse'f?
 Mandy-Po'ly. rse jes' been down ter git some O de meat an meal dat de white folks is 'stribitin' 'roun' ter de DO folks. De weader is dun got too chilly fur me ter git up outen my wa'am bed desc mawnins an cook fur de white folks. ain't gwine ter make CT slabe O myself fur nobody.
 Jane-Now yer's talkin'. I gener'ly manages to cook fur de white folks till frost comes. an den I stops went down yistidy an got CT load O de visions whut de white folks is 'strihitin'. Would go ergin ter-day, but got ter work on my dress. Does yer know dat 1 ain't fin shed dat black silk dress yit?
 Mandy-Is dat CT fack?
 Jane-Yes, it is. Wush dem pol white folks would do sewin' fur us ez well as gin us visions. 'spizes ter see things done by halves. 'clar ter goodness de white folks makes me so mad sometimes dat doan' know whut ter do.
 Mandy-So da does me. Wy, lem me tell yer. De las meal da 'stributed ter me wuz made outen yaller con. If wuz, fur CT fact. White folks needn' think dat Pse CT hoss ter be eatin' val Ter con. Neber mine, dar's comin' CT day when we'll pick up an leab, an den whar'n da be?-ArkansGtc TrGU- eler.
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Domestic Intelligence.

Mrs. Colonel Yerger made arrange ments to hire a colored lady to do the cooking, or at least she thought she had made arrangements, but she was mistaken.
 ''I do my own marketing. and I shall expect you to accompany me" said Mrs. Yerger.
 "Tse got no objecshuns. 'ceptin' I wants it Stinctly understood dat you is de one what carries de basket "-T TeSGs SytingS.