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The Arizona sentinel., 1886-04-10
J. W. DORRINGTON, Proprietor.
NUMBER 19.

run into the bushes, frightened almost to death, as you can well imagine. Then the Turtles gather up all the ponies and oxen, drive them off, burn all the wigwams they can, and hurry home with the cattle. Now these sav- ages think they have done quite a fine thing in robbing their neighbors of their cattle and plundering and burn ing their homes. And they wish to let other Indians know what clever rob bers they have been. So the Turtle, chief chooses a piece of smooth, cream colored birch-bark, chews up a little tobacco to serve as ink, plHcks a twig of soft wood for q pen, and with the tobacco juice draws the following pict- ures:
 First comes a turtle, and it is a very big turtle, because he thinks that he and his clan are very great personages indeed. Then he draws as many way ing lines, to represent bows, as there are Indians in the party, and perhaps the.same number of Indians with top knots; his lines bend forward to show in what direction the trail went. Fol lowing these, rising sun stands for daybreak, and three lines under it mean that three days went by in going to the Bears. Next, he puts down as many little pyramids as there were Bear wigwams, and draws them upside down to show that they were destroyed. After that, he draws, as we'll as he can, wee, wee bear, very small, in order to show his contempt for the Bears Finally, he draws with the greatest care as many oxen and ponies as he has captured, because he is chiefly proud of this part of his exploit and wishes all the world of the woods to know what great and successful rob- Der he is. He does not tell that the Bear braves were away when he sur prised the camp, and probably does not care to tell that part of the story. We may understand it from the ab- sence of any sign for scalpS. Had there been resistance and men slain on either side, the exact number of dead would have been noted by drawing just as many human figures without their heads.-Henry Eekford, in st. NichOIdS.
The Arizona sentinel., 1886-04-10
Solid Concrete.

A kind of concrete, hard and solid, is now being used for building purposes in Paris. It is composed of eight parts of sand, gravel and pebbles; one part of common earth, burnt and powdered; one part powdered cinders, and one and a half parts unslacked hydraulic lime. These materials are thoroughly beaten up together, their mixture giving con- crete which sets almost Immediately, and becomes in a few days extremely hard and solid, which property may be still further increased by the addition of a small quantity, say one part, of ce- ment. Among other constructions to which this material has been applied is a house three stories in height, 65 by 45 feet, standing on terrace, having a perpendicular retaining wall 200 feet in length and 20 feet high. Every part of this structure was made of the hard con- crete, including foundations, vaults of cellars, retaining wall, and all walls, ex- terior and interior, as we'll as the cor nice work, mouldings, string courses, balustrades, parapets, and the building is without band iron, lintels or wood throughout.-N. r. Sun.
The Arizona sentinel., 1886-04-10
CURVED PITCHING.
Its Possibility Illustrated and Explained
 A Father Whose Baseball Days Are

Its Possibility Illustrated and Explained
 A Father Whose Baseball Days Are
 Over.
 Several years ago thought that it was impossible to make ball curve, and when one of my ''chums" said he had seen it done, laughed at him; but he insisted so strongly that when went home I asked my father. He was an old-time player, and when he said it was impossible to make ball "curve," that settled it with me. Then I was certain that my friend had been deluded. Not long afterward however, saw game between two pro- fessional clubs, and as l sat directly back of the catcher, and could see the ball from the time it left the pitchers hand, there was no longer any doubt in my mind about a ball being made to "curve." Moreover, I learned myself, after weeks of hard prac- tice, to throw a curve ball, and many times since then have had the satisfaction of 'striking out" hard hitters, who were un- used to ''curves." "What causes ball to curve?" is question asked by many, and I would offer the following original expla- nation:
 When ball is thrown through the air, the resistance of the air is only on one-half of the surface, that is the half facing the direction the ball is thrown. The other part of the ball may be considered as the "dead half"
 Suppose the ball is thrown from A to B, and given a rapid rotating movement on its axis, as indicated by the arrows (ac- complished by holding" and delivering" the ball certain way), the resistance then is only on the Hive hal" which is rotating
The Arizona sentinel., 1886-04-10
LiUe HGJ. Dead HaLf.

rom M to N; hence it Is seen that the ball will be influenced by this, and will be con- stantly moving from true line curving toward K, and will describe portion of a circle.
 This was the explanation offered to my father, who still insisted that it was merely a theory, and could not be demonstrated. So one summer afternoon number of us boys prevailed upon him to join us in game of baseball Now, great many years before this, father had been member of a local club, which ''had downed every club it ever played" as he said and so he had made up his mind to show us young sters thing or two." When he stepped up to the home plate ready to strike, it was with determine tion to show us that our so-called curves were simply optical illusions which he would soon dispel. I was the pitcher, and the first ball threw was slow 'out-curve' (that is, it curved away from the striker-curves are desig- mated as "outs, " ''in-shoots," drops" and ''raise''). Father drew back the bat and struck at the ball as though he would knock the cover off, but he missed it. He tried again and again, but could not even make foul tip"; so finally he gave up and consented to watch for 8 short time from behind the catcher, and was soon con- vinced that curve ball was not an optical illusion, but an accomplished fact. After a short time he started slowly home, but, as he left us, he said: ''Well, boys you are right; the game is getting too scientific for me, and l guess my baseball days are over." And, in truth, so they were.-J. Edwin Taylor, in St. Nicholas.
The Arizona sentinel., 1886-04-10
PITH AND POINT.

A man never fully realizes how in- significant he is until he attempts to de- scribe to his wife the dress worn by an. other lady.-N. r. Journal.
 A Kansas man points with pride to the fact that his wife has worn one bonnet for twenty-five years. The feel ing with which the wife points to the husband has not been described. Chico 90 Tribune.
 -He-Speaking of their marriage: l think they both made a very good match. She-How can you say so? Why, she's birthstone personified, and he's perfect stick. He-Brimstone and perfect stick-precisely the es- sentials to a good match. Pittsburgh Chronicle.
 About sixty patents are issued to women every year in the United States. Anybody who will notice what curious contrivances the dear creatures put upon their heads and bodies need not be told that woman is an inventive animal. Boston Transcript.
 -"Robby," whispered young Feath- erly, "did your sister Sadie get a note from me last night? It was written on pink paper" fI guess she must have got it," said Robby, ''cause when she came down to breakfast this morning her hair was done up in pink curl-pa- pers. ."-BoSton Post.
 -"Then you are studying music this year, are you?" inquired young lady of her friend. "How do you enjoy it?" 70, it is delightful. I have such fun practicing. Inearly drive Aunt Jane crazy Mother goes off neighboring and I have the house all to myself. Come down and hear me practice some day." 70, dear, no, thank you. The doctor says I must avoid all unpleasant things. "-TOledO Blade.
 -'.I never saw such a man in all my born days!'' exclaimed Mrs. Crimson beak to her husband. who had been i'm posed upon in a purchase she had re- quested him to make for her. 'I never knew you to get anything without be- ing cheated. ," ''What, never?" said Crimsonbeak, chestnutically. No, neverr' emphatically replied Mrs. Grim sonbeak. ''Well, guess you are right. I have always been suspicious of it since
 
 opened the window to see how far he'd have to jump to the ground.-N r. MdH
 -"As usual" said Fogg, ''the boys took to ringing my bell last night. 1 went to the door the first time, to see the young rascals running around the corner. It wasn't long be- fore the bell rang second time, but they couldn't fool me twice. So I let the bell ring half dozen times without answering it. This morning Mrs. Els mother dropped in, in high state of excitement She said she rang, and rang, last night, and couldn't raise soul. Under the circumstances, didn't feel quite so angry with the boys. I was a boy myself once, and you can't blame them for wanting a little fun now and then. '-BoStom Transcript.
The Arizona sentinel., 1886-04-10
INDIAN PICTURE WRITING.

How the Turtles Notify the World of
 Their Achievements in War.
 Let us see how an Indian of North America goes to work to write. Sup pose wild Indian belonging to the great clan whose members call them selves the Turtles, makes a raid on a village of huts and wigwams owned by enemies belonging to the widespread clan called the Bear clan. Suppose it has taken the Turtles three days of hard travel through forests and over the hills to reach the Bears. By means of their crafty spies, they find that the brave men of the Bears are away hunt ing moose, and that most of the squaws and pappooses are either in the fields of maize or in the woods, where the berries are ripe, and only a few old men and women gre left behind to keep watch over some ponies and oxen. Then the Turtles, each clutching his bow, creep on the village under cover of the woods, and with terrific yell rush at the wigwams. The old people
The Arizona sentinel., 1886-04-10
THE HUMAN VOICE.
Its Infallible Indication of the State of a
 Speakers Mind.

Its Infallible Indication of the State of a
 Speakers Mind.
 Nothing betrays so much as the voice save perhaps the eyes, but they can be lowered, and so far the expression hid- den. In moments of emotion no skill can hide the fact of disturbed feeling, though strong will and habit of self control can steady the voice when else it would be failing and tremulous. Ger tain voices grate on the nerves others are just as calming as they are irritating, quieting, or like com posing draught. A good voice, calm in tone and musical in quality, is one of the essentials for physician-the ''bedside voice." which is nothing if it is not sym- pathetic by constitution. Whatever it's original quality may be, the orator's voice bears the unmistakable stamp of art and becomes artificiality; as such it may be admirable-telling in crowd, impressive in address, but overwhelming and chilling at home, partially because it is always conscious and never self forgetting. An orators voice. with it's careful intonations and accurate accent, would be as much out of place beside a sick bed as a brocaded silk for a kitchen girl. The voice is much more indicative of the state of the mind than many people know or allow. One of the first symptoms of failing brain power is indistinct and confused utterance; no idiot has clear or melodious voice; the harsh scream of mania is proverbial, and no person of prompt and decisive thought was ever known to hesitate and stutter. A thick, loose, fluffy voice does not belong to the crisp character of mind which does the most active work, and when a keen- witted man drawls and lets his words drop instead of bringing them out in the sharp incisive way that ought to be natural to him, there is a flaw some- where.-ChicdgO Sun.
The Arizona sentinel., 1886-04-10
READING FOR THE YOUNG.
THE SANDMAN.

Now nddy mid nod. and niddy dee dee, where can that lettering sandman be? This baby's eyes are bright as pins, neigh
 ho; Now where is that sandman lingering SOP sandman, dear sandman, wherever you be, Hasten, pray, to this boy on my knee! Perhaps he's at work far across the deep, A-getting the little Jap boys to sleep; Or tripping on through an Esouimaux town, To fasten some winking eyelash down; But sandman, dear sandman, what shall we
 do To still this young tyrant's shout of: "Goo.
 goo?" The bee is asleep in the crimson rose, And niddy hid nod the poppy's head goes; The yellow chicks sleep meath the old hens
 breast, But here is my bird still out of his nest; So sandman, dear sandman, OCT land and OCT
 sea, Haste, sprinkle your grains in this young
 rogue's ee. Soft the fringes drop OCT the bonny eyes, Sparkling like the stars in the midnight skies; Through the parted lips that two pearls d1s-
 close, How the sweet breath comes, how the sweet
 breath goes. Why so quick and so light the sandman stept, We hardly knew when the baby slept!
 Annie M. Libby, irl Good Housekeeping.
The Arizona sentinel., 1886-04-10
WOMEN AND BIRDS.
A Cruel Fashion Which is Unworthy O
 American Women.

American Women.
 Women were once taunted with their devotion to their canaries. A more se- rious accusation can now be brought against them. The alarming decrease of American song and shore birds has been deplored by lovers of nature for many years. It has been due in part to unavoidable causes, such as the drain- age of marshes, the conversion of wood- lands into farms, the destruction of for ests and rapid settlement of the country; but much larger share of the exterml- nation of bird-life is directly attributable to feminine folly. An interesting and valuable supplement of Science discloses the magnitude of the evil and suggests legislative remedies. It is plain, how ever, that the friends of the birds can not hope to accomplish their purpose by means of legislation unless they can appeal successfully to pub lie sentiment for adequate sup port and encouragement. Sin- gularly enough, they must begin by de- claring war upon modern fashions and enlisting the svmpathies of sensible American women. Wanton and im- provident as is the destruction of birds for sport, food and scientific and anna teur collections, the slaughter is mainly conducted for the millinery trade.
 Some of the details of this wholesale sacrifice of bird-life on the altar of fashion are of startling significance. At Cape Cod 10000 terms have been killed in the season by single agent of the hat trade. At Cobb's Island, on the Virginia coast, an enterprising business woman of New York has re- gently succeeded in filling contract with a Paris millinery firm for 40,000 bird-skins of gulls, sea-swallows and terms, at 40 cents apiece. The demand for egret and heron plumes has ex- tended the line of slaughter from Flor ida all along the Gulf coast. In Texas sportsmen receive orders from New York for the plumes of white egrets in lots of 10000. The prairies and mountain wales of the far West are secured for birds of small sizes and every variety of plum age, and from the Pacific coast hun- dreds of thousands of bird-skins are shipped annually. Nearer home the coast line of Long Island, once one of the favorite haunts of sea-birds, has been the scene of indiscrimate butchery. Terms and sea-swallows have well-nigh disappeared from the marshes between Coney Island and Fire Island, which ten years ago were their breeding ground. At Seaford, Moriches, Greenport and many other towns the slaughter of birds for the millinery trade is lucrative means of livelihood; and the New Jer- sey coast is ravaged in the most merci- less manner. The land-birds suffer in the same way. Robins, gold-winged woodpeckers, humming-birds, thrushes, orioles, cedar wax-wings, blue-birds and meadow larks are shot by the thousand and the skins and plumage sent to the shops to be used in frivolous ornitho- logical displays in female head-dress.- N. r. Tribune.
The Arizona sentinel., 1886-04-10
A WISE DECISION.
How a Dusky Cadi Settled yexatiOus
 Legal Question.

How a Dusky Cadi Settled a yexatiOus
 Legal Question.
 A decision which is not likely to be cited during important trials was re- gently rendered by negro magistrate who lives near Memphis. During an entertainment given in church, two negroes became involved in a fight. and the sociable was broken up. The next day the man who had kept the door on the night when the fight had occurred was arrested on warrant of assault and battery and was arraigned before the magistrate.
 Look heah, jedge, whut's doneP I ain't had no fight
 "Didn' Jim Lane an Tom Boyle fight las nightp"
 "Yas, sah, but ain't got nuthin' ter do wid dat.
 ''Didn' yer keep de do'?"
 ''Yas, sah. :"
 Wall, sah, ef yer hadn'te let dat couple in da wouldnter fit in dar I'll fine yer twenty-fi' dollars. '-Arkan- saU Traueler
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A NUMERICAL FAMILY.
How Mrs. Beasley Saved Herself Lots and
 Lots of Trouble.

How Mrs. BeasIey Saved Herself Lots and
 Lots of Trouble.
 "Do you find in Arkansaw many queer Christian names?" gentleman asked of friend who had just returned from visit among the hills.
 ''Yes, for Christian names--or rather in this case given names, for some of them are decidedly unchristian-have ever been of interest to me. I found, just this side of Bear Wallow, young fel- low named Logdistilled Peterson, and a little farther on I fell in with a gentle man named Allwool Jones. MT. All wool Jones was a circuit rider, he in- formed me, and he asked me to stop at small log church and hear him preach I did so and must say that Allwool's s sermon was something more than yard wide. One afternoon 1 stopped at a house and addressed a young fellow who sat on the fence:
 "'Who lives herep'
 "'We do.'
 "'Yes, but who are we?'
 "'Pap, mur an the rest uv us.'
 "Just then a man came out and, as he approached, said: Six, git down offen that fence an hep Four chop some wood. Stranger addressing me, won't you git down?' As I was in much need of rest dismounted. The man yelled: Come here, Seven, an take the stran- gers hoss.'
 "I was conducted into the house and in that cordial manner, the peculiar so- cial property of Southern backwoods- men, was urged to make myself at home My hosts name was Beasley and was kin to old Ham Bledsoe what lived in Middle Tennessy, near Drake's creek summers Mrs. Beasley moved lot of clothes which she had hung in front of the fire. kicked cat, spanked with a shovel an enormous brindle dog, and told me to feel easy, for she would get a snack to eat after awhile. had never seen so many children belonging to one family. Look which way I might, caught sight of dirty faces and tow heads.
 "'You have quite family I said to MT. Beasley.
 "'Ruther, but we live in CT big neigh. borhood whar we've all got room
 [" I should think that you would have found some trouble in selecting names for all your children
 {" I didn't though. 1 know that great many folks have had trouble in that way, an was determined to steer cl' ar uv it, so 'dopted rule; an when the fust chile was born, we called him One. The next was named Two, the next Three an so on. Wy, it worked like charm an we didn't have bit uv trouble I would advise ever body to 'dopt the rule. One is married to a sorter slouch uv woman an lives down van on the branch. Twois ahoss trader All the rest air at home. Three thar, turning to blushing girl, is old anuff to git married. Eight, don't stan so clost to the fire, you'll scorch yer britches. Mur, make Nine an Eleven behave tharselves. Twelve, go on now an rock the cradle fur don't you hear Sixteen cryin'P'
 "Yes, it was very large family, and don't know how MT. Beasley could have managed had he not adopted the system. "-ArEansqs Trav- sler.
The Arizona sentinel., 1886-04-10
"YOU CAN'T MOST ALWAYS
 TELL"

The man you now pass by with bitter looks ot ScOrn, Because he is so very poor, and so very lowly born, Next spring you may be very glad to take him by the hand, For his praises may be sounded over every inch of land A champion he may become, before the world to shine, As pitcher or a catcher of a jolly baseball nine; Although you see him calmly sit a-smoking of cherooTs, He may whip the great John Sullivan out of his biggest boots; He may try Sx-dayS walking at some fa- nous hall or rink, And beat the rest of fellows there, as quick as you can wink: He may chance to be located within the win ming boat, Or you may run for office, and may chance to need his vote. So of all the many queer words that are given out to spell, The queerest of the queer, are-"You cant most always tell?'
 -Gc1ddlps Sun.
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PUDGYS EXPERIENCE.

A Dolly's Mistaken Idea That She Was Unloved and Forgotten.
 "Oh, oh, my heart is brokenr' and Pudgy tried to turn over, but found she could not.
 "To think it's only two months since Christmas, and she loved and kissed me all the time then, and now she has forgotten all about me-" And a pitiful little sob sounded under the pink sunbonnet.
 Ut isn't my fault. I'm sure let her throw me on the floor, or sit on me, or let Jip carry me round in his mouth, without fretting or complain ing the least bit. Pm just as whole as I was at Christmas. Why did her Uncle John bring that painted thing from Paris, and spoil all my lovely times? Here I've been under the stoop since yesterday before lunch, and she has never missed me. Oh, dear, dear!" and Pudgy tried again to roll over on her face and wipe her tears on the dead leaves under the piazza. Just then sweet baby voice called out: Mamma, 1 don see her. Please, mamma, help me find my dar- ling Pudgy." The homely face under the piazza beamed with gladneSS. "She loves me; knew it" And Pudgy forgot all her doubts.
 You must come in, darling. We'll look in the house; and, at any rate. you have your new doll"
 Mamma, I'll never love any doll as do Pudgy. I must find her. know she's out-of-doors, and so cold;'' and little Helen's voice was as full of tears as Pudgy's had been. Just then out flew Jip from under the piazza, with a very draggled pink bundle in his mouth, and started across the lawn. Mamma, mammal There, Jip has herr' and Helen started after her. Fortunately for Pudgy, a earriage passed just then, and Jip dropped Pudgy, who was picked up and hugged to her hearts delight, and was carried into the house, Helen whispering: '1 love you best, Pudgy-you are so com for ble."
 Underneath the pink sunbonnet two black, staring eyes tried to wink back the tears that made ridge through the dirt on the cheeks, and Pudgv tried to put her head down on Helen's shOul der.
 When Helen was seated in the nursery she looked atPudgy's face and said: 'Why. mamma, she looks as though she had been crying-see the streaks.
 T guess it rained last night, and sine must have lain Out-of-doors. Did you forget her when you came in yester- day?"
 q 'faid I did, mamma Darling. precious Pudgy! I'll never fordit you adain. I love her best 'cause you made her, mamma. and can hug her close.
 Pudgy was perfectly happy.-Chris- tiGp Union
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AN UNPLEASANT DUTY.
Scotch Soldiers Who Have to Proclaim 8
 Warning Against Themselves.

ScOUcn "nO nave to HrOcla1m a
 Warning Against Themselves.
 Almost the first duty of new regi- ment stationed in Edinburgh Castle is its only unpleasant one. Immediately it gets into it's quarters at the Castle it has to dispatch representative body through the oldest streets to cry out at the top of their voices that the citizens must be wary of the soldiers beguiling ways. This is called ''crying down the credit of the regiment, and the cere- mony has just been performed by the Seaforth Highlanders. One Monday forenoon detachment of these, ac- compansed by drum-major, paraded High street and neighborhood to dis charge what must be described as this unpleasant duty. It consists of pro- clamation to all whom it may concern, that any one who is so foolish as to SUD- ply the soldiers with goods on credit to the amount of more than a single day's pay does so at his own risk At her own risk, it might be said; for, owing to some reason unknown, it is understood that the proclamation is specially ad- dressed to shopkeepers of the softer H1~---GI-