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The record-union., 1892-05-09
NOT ooURsING MATCHES.
Field Trials to Be Run Hereafter on /;
New Basis.

New Basis.
Everybody who has attended a field
trial and tried in vain to keep up with
the dogs which We're supposed to be try
ing to scent out close-lying quail, will ap-
preciate the action taken on Saturday by
the Committee of the Pacific Coast Club
appointed at the last annual meeting.
The committee consists OF j. NJ. Bass
ford, Jr.. Andrew Jackson, j. NJ. Kill
graft, c. n. Post and w. Schreiber. After
The record-union., 1892-05-09
EVERYBoDYS COLUMN.
Correspondence of Interest to the
General Public

Under this heading the RECoRD-UNIoN
will publish short letters from correspondents
on topics OF interest TO the general public. The
matter in these communications will be un-
derstood to represent only the views of the
writers. 4 II communications must be accom-
panied by the name of the writer not for pub
Hcation, unless so desired but as guarantee
Of good faith.-EDS.
The record-union., 1892-05-09
City Finances.

City Auditor Young makes the follow
ing report Of the receipts and disburse-
ments of the city for the week ending
Saturday Nav : 1909.
The record-union., 1892-05-09

VETERINARY SURGEON AND DENTIST.
1101 street. Sacramento. CAL Improved
Operating Table at Hospital. Night and day
calls receive prompt attention. Telephone
No. 3O4.
Arizona republican., 1892-07-03
A BIuo Law Sabbath.

''l was born in Massachusetts" said he, 'and reared in a strict Puritan fam fly. The Sabbath commenced on Satur- day night. when we children were re- quired to study the Scriptural lesson for the next day. After an early breakfast next morning we went at our lesson again until church time. The morn ing service was from 10 to l2 o'clock, composed chiefly of long winded ser mon, during which we were required to keep awake, pay strict attention and be- have ourselves. This was followed by Sunday school, where we recited our lessons correctly or suffered severe con sequences.
 After cold lunch at home, for noth- ing was cooked on Sunday, we attended church again from 9 until 4 D. III. The interval between this time and o'clock prayer meeting was occupied with re- Hgious reading or reflection, no frivolous games or diversions being permitted on this solemn day. As special dispensa- tion we were given hot tea for supper. Prayer meeting was out at o'clock, and from that hour until bed time we sat quietly at home reading such thrilling and interesting works, especially to chil- dren, as Baxter's 'Saiats' Rest and Fox's Book of Martyrs. I used to sympathize with those martyrs, and compare their miserable state with mine. Washington Post.
Arizona republican., 1892-07-03
Country Boy. Make Good Soldiers.

Country Boys Make Good Soldiers.
 Within a year past the recruiting flag has been hung out in many of our New England towns and villages by officers of tho regular army detailed for the pur- pose of gathering volunteers to fin up the ranks of Uncle SaIn's forty regi- ments of infantry, cavalry and artillery Oncerecruiting stations were maintained only in big cities like New York and Boston, but the material secured there was not of the best. Secretary Proctor had an idea that the country youth were better qualified, morally, mentally and physically, for soldiers life than the dregs of our floating urban population. and under his direction recruiting par ties, each headed by commissioned of- ficer, were sent into rural New England. New York and some portions of the west.
 The experiment is said to be working admirably so far as the welfare of the army is concerned, though the officers do not enjoy the necessity of moving from one town to another, drumming up recruits as crommcrcial traveller drums up trade. The new system of en- iistment and the various minor reforms have had q marked and instantaneous effect upon the character of the army. The soldiers are happier and more coz. tented, and assertions are fewer than they have been for many years.-DOStun
Arizona republican., 1892-07-03

the say iii 'rne south. in the buff. After ! was thirty-fve years old allowed my. i self to gain ten pounds, because after ! that age ] think "A man needs little | more flesh. have never used tobacco and don't drink.
 What do l think of women? To be quite honest. l am q Httle afraid of them; they arc not So trustworthy as horses or dogs; What kind of u woman do like: l like a womauly woman, woman who is gentle and atfectionate and who isn't loud. l like n woman whose face is clean, not daubed all over with rouge and powder. l like woman who has q little bit of consideration for a man, and who, while he is willing to give her de. votion and love, is ready to return it with affection and kindly thoughts.
 "But do you want ne to tell you what IS killing half the population of this country
 The inluiSiiye one said she did-she was 8 seeker for knowledge
 it is the vile air that is in the cars, boats, half the houses and hotels. and in all the places of amusement. You get in parlOr car, and there is one person in that car an invalid, or woman. who insists on having all the veutilators closed, and you have got to sit, possibly sleep, in that foul air, breathing in the diseases that everybody else has. If they would spend less money on making car handsome and more on making it healthful, there would not be half as much wiCkedness as there is, for when men and w nen are thoroughly well there is not much chance of their going wrong"
 "But about women?'
 'l think there are 100 good women to one good man, and where a woman makes n mistake it usually is the fault of a man. It is perfect nonsense, how ever shooting such creatures, as we have heard of lately. They ought to be caught by the nape of their necks and tossed out of a window and left to get along as best they can"
 "Who is your favorite actor?'
 "Mr. Booth."
 "What are your favorite fowersY"
 "NiClets."
 What is your favori,e color?"
 Pale blue"
 And then with characteristic jump from flowers and colOrs, the inquisit;ve one asked, At prize fight do they spill much blood"
 "No," said Muldoon: the amount of blood spilled is usually very much ex. Whom Sullivan fought Kil- rain, on July 8, 1889, the fight lasted two hours and eighteen minutes, and there wasn't enough blood Ehed to entirely stain a pocket handkerchief. A Woman ln New York Sun.
Arizona republican., 1892-07-03
AN ATHLETE TALKS.
eEN-.-LC ADVICE FROM THE LIPS OF
 A PERFECTLY MADE MAN.

How a Perfectly Made Man Is ConstL-
 tuto,!-why It Is That Girls Arc often More Healthy in Appearance Than Their Bruthcrs--FTow to Be Healthy.
 She had been to church. As she walked home she looked up and saw Muldoon.
 From the very beginning women have liked big men-meu who are physically big-apd when they by some accident do care for little men it's ten to one the brains are big. To every woman, and woman is at heart an uncivilized crea- ture, there is q certain pleasure in the knowledge that man can, if he want8 to, kill you with a blow The woman who has not had this sensation is the one who has cultivated the original woman ont of herself and is busy search ing for fresh emotions. Consequently Hercules is Co woman more beautiful than Ad2ais, &gi if she admires man who In ntaliy is strong. a thousand times more does she care for the man who c,,a if he will govern by physical strength and become what Swinburne calls king oC Pain" You can't deny tnis. nor explain it, but it's true.
 The churchgoing young woman who met llr. Muldoon was inquisitive, and she made up her mind that she was go- ing to get some points on bigness and beauty from him; so with the audacity of the fox terrier, the dog of the day, she asked;
 "Mr. Muldoon, what constitutes per fectly made man?'
 "One whose neck, biceps and calves almeasure the same."
 ICwas bit impertinent, but that is the prerogative of a woman and so she asked, Do yours?"
 And he quietly answered, Yes"
 Then she inquired, What is the reason that as one walks in New York one notices that the women are larger, look more healthy, walk better, and from physical standpoint are better specimens than the mem"
 "Well, said he, 'the trouble begins with the care of the boy when he is little chap; everything here is sacrificed i to the cultivation of the intellect, and !! the small boys physical condition isn't ! paid much attention to. You see the ! sons of rich men who arc weak. miser- ! able specimens, killing themselves with | cigarettes, smaller and less strong than | their sisters and having no strength | A good many of them are towards. Train 8 boy morally and , first, and his brain will re- spond when you call on it. Train the brain at the expense of the body and you have just such specimens of man. hood Gs you laugh at"
 "Mr. Muldoon, when you get a man down and are looking him straight in the eyes and know that you have him almost in your power, what are you of"
 ''l am thinking only of one thing, and that is where l can best get a hold of him and how can best keep him where 1 want him to be"
 Then he was asked, How long have you been an athletoY'
 Since l was fifteen years old, and l am now forty-one. weigh 2l5 pounds in my clothes. 205 in fighting trim. or. as
Arizona republican., 1892-07-03
How Men Carry Their Hands.

"A sure indication of character is found in the way in which man car ries his hands," said C. G. Clarke, of Boston. You notice men on the streets. See the young man with swinging arms and palms which are displayed to all who take the trouble to look. He is one of that class whose heart is as open as his hands. He is frank, unsuspicious, q free spender and believer in the hon. esty of his fellows. Notice the business man more advanced in years. His hands are always closed so tightly that he gives you the impression he is ever ex- pecting an attack. This is the attitude of men bent upon a certain object IL is an attitude which displays the quail ties of determination and fight.
 'ln debate you will observe some of our lawmakers emphasize a statement by hammering the desk before them with their knuckles, while others. ap- parently equally impassioned. are satis- fled with the use of the palm. You may rest assured that if sheer determination will succeed, the man who applies .his knuckles will win before his colleague who uses his palm. "-St. Louis Globe
Arizona republican., 1892-07-03

suspected man and introduced himself as collector from the west. He had heard of the gentleman as a bibliophile of authority and wished to consult him about some books which had been of- fered him before he concluded upon their purchase or rejection.
 What were the books:" his host asked
 He ran off the titles of several of the stolen volumes.
 "Nonsense" said his host. Nobody can sell you them. own the only copies in the country"
 Next day the lawyer wrote a letter which resulted in the restoration of the spoil tO it's rightful owner How many rare books belonging to other collectors remain in the collection-for it has never been sold for obvious reasons-no one can say.-
Arizona republican., 1892-07-03

cannot see"
 ''Neyer mind my face; if you are moi
 afraid of losing you shall see it when
 am done with you"
 But how do l know that you have
 money for such sport;' persisted SturJli.
 want You look seedy enough. my fine i fellow
 There" said the stranger: Il have 1 ElO,O00 thelo, If you cIs win it you shall do so."
 With an oath Sturdiyant placed him. self at the table and bade his challenger | do likewise.
 Those of Us who had listened to this singular dialogue now gathered around the table, expecting to see scene of more than usual interest. The stranger had not raised his hat brim and mono of us had seen his face, but we all felt from his general air and manner that Daniel Sturdivant had at last met his match. 1t did not take long to show us that the stranger was an unusually good player. For an hour or more the playing went on in silence. The stakes were high and AAiN i'llNNaN blli Atu Nllll ldIt ShllI. Sturdivant eXerted himself as he had never done before, but in spite of all his efforts hSiost steadily. By the expira- tion of the time indicated above he had lost over S2.00O. noticed the flush upon his face deepen and q strange light come into his eyes. At last, with an ex- clamation of triumph, ho drew toward him the heap of notes.
 "That was well done" said the strang- CT. You are an expert at cheating But go oD; gan hcHt you whether you play openly or dishOuestIv."
 Stur,livaut seii nothing, bCt dealt tle cards again, The hand was played and Sturdivant was about to seize the stakes again when the stranger laid down card and checked him.
 The gambler uttered sharp cry and sat motionless. with his eye fixed on the card, worn and faded acc of hearts, with dark stain across the face. Sur divant's face worked convusively az he gazed at it, and the spectators gathered more closely around the two, wondering at tho strange scene.
 ''ln Gods name, who are your asked Sturdivant, with his eyes still fixed on the card.
 Look at me-" said the stranger quietly.
 As if poworlcas to resist. Sturdivant raised his eyes Co the speaker.
 The stranger raised his hat and sat looking at the trembling man with eyes which blazed with fury. Sturdivant uttered a groan and sank back in his chair, with his face white and rigid. The stranger with one sweep gathered up the money from the table and thrust it in his bosom.
 The ace of hearts is an unluclcy card for you, Daniel Sturdivant." he said coolly: "you played it once when you thought it to yoar advantage. Now, 1 God help you, for that play is returned"
 AS he spoke Hr raised pistol which ! we had not seen. and before we could | stop him aimed deliberately at the trem- l bling man and fired The gambler fell i heavily upon the table a corpse, andthe | bright blood streamed over it, hiding . the fatal card from sight. !
 "Gentlemen," said tho stranger, ris- ing to his feet as we stood paralyzed with horror at the dreadful scene, that man ruined my wife and tried to mur- der me. have been hunting for him for ten years"
 He walked slowly by us down the
Arizona republican., 1892-07-03
4 Too Entorpr,,iur C,I,ec,.r

There Used to be look collector in this city who was the terror of all who knew him. He was well to do and n very learned man. He was great buy CT of books and owned fine library. but nobody olso's library WIS safe if it con. tainad book he coveted. For long time his victims did not suspect him. He would cali, spend an hour or two among their books and go away. Final ly one bibiomaniac, who had suffered most severely, had his suspicious arous- cd. Even then ho dared not utter them, 90 he went to hi3 lawyer about it.
 The lawyer had him make out list of the volumes lost. They were all of extreme rarity and great value. Armed with this list the lawyer called on the
Arizona republican., 1892-07-03

| New Orleans and Nlcksburg. and had | publicly announced his determination to shoot any man who encroachod upon his scene Of operations. Of conrse this left him undisputed possession of the field. and he reaped a golden harvest during the one brief year be conducted his on. l erations there.
 1t was my To. at the time to be com pealed to mGke frequent trips between New Orleans and Vfksburg, teing heavily engaged in cotton speculations. preferred the steamer of which Sturdi- want had taken possession. inasmuch as it was not only the most comfortable but also the swiftest, and time was of the utmost importance to me It was known that 1 carried large sums of money, and was also aprehensive lest Sturdivant should ask me to play.
 had fully made up my mind to re. fuse him, and if he attempted to draw me into a quarrel to shoot him without mercy, as knew that the only chance for my life lay in getting the advantage of him. Strange to say. he did not make eNNh I-'t''oAAAS4l AO Atl's uh'l I Fave him no chance to do so.
 One night we had started out from Vicksburg, and were heading merrily down the river, when Sturdivant came up to the group which had gathered around the stove He had been drink ing. All made way for him.
 Well, gentleman" he said in an un- steady tone, you seem to be terribly dull. Who wants to play for twenty dollars anteY'
 There was no reply. All present seemed to know the man, and no one cared to volunteer to place himself in his clutches.
 "Umph" he exclaimed, with an ex- pression of contempt, afraid to try your luck with Dan Sturdiyant. eh? On maybe you want a little coaxing. Some of you must play with me. l can't stand such treatment, Come, let's see who ii shall be-"
 He glanced around the crowd as if to | secure his victim. For the first time 1 i noticed tho gaze of one of the group fixed steadily upon him. He was a ! stranger to me and was dressed in i plain suit of hoinespun, and his face was l partially concealed by broad brimmed | sOmbrcro. which was drawn down | over it.
 "Are you Daniel Sturdivant, the gam. bler;" ho asked in a calm tone without rising.
 Sturdivant flushed darlily and gave the stranger a keen glance.
 Some persons casl me SO behind my back he said insolcntly, but no one would care to apply that term to me be. fore my face"
 Nevertheless. Eaid the stranger qui ctiy, "l want an answCr--ycs or no"
 Well, then, ! am. said the gambler What of itI'
 Simply this" replied the stranger, "l have heard it sad that you claim 10 be the best card player in the southwest. ! nave c"lns ~Ju nE..tS tUpIDro yea I nar.~ Sturdivant stc0de forward (, step or wo, and thrust lis hand into his breast. IS If to grasp weapon
 Stop sail iiIe stranger If you hoot mo you will simply prove yourself ifraid of mo, Take vuar seat at the able, and "ili naEe my words good" There was sslm thing in the calm, stern manner Ol iGe stranger that seemed to ender the ganblar powerless. He hesi. ated a molGont and then said bully ngly;
 "l never play with man whose face
Arizona republican., 1892-07-03
Notions About SIeep.

One of the rudest acts in the eyes of a native of the Philippine islands is to step over person asleep on the floor.
 Sleeping is with them a very solemn matter, They are strongly averse to waking any one, the idea being that during sleep the soul is absent from the body, and may not have time to return if slumber is suddenly broken.
 If you call upon native and are told "Ie is asleep" you may as well depart
 To get a servant to rouse you. you must give him the strictest cf oiAers. Then at the time appointed he will stand by your side and call, "Senor! senor" repeatedly, each time moro loudly than before, until you are half awake; then he will return to the low note, and again raise his voice gradually until you are fully conscious. - Ex- change
Arizona republican., 1892-07-03
THE FATAL CARD.

Years ago the Mississippi river was
 famous for its floating palaces as the
 large steamers plying between New Or
 leans and the ports above were called.
 Now the railroads have driven all the
 boats off the river. The former class of steamers were, in many respects, de-
 hShtful, but they never ceased to be ob- jects of dread to timid people, for if the racing, which was on that river re- duced to a system, did not result in the loss of the boat, there was sure to be one or more encounters between the more lawless portion of the travellers, in which pistol bullets would fly rather too thick for the comfort of the steady going people.
 The cause of such disturbance was generally Q quarrel over the gaming table. The regulations of the boats usually required that all such amuse- ments should be conducted in saloon provided for that purpose in the Texas" Officers cabin, situated on the hurricane deck, but the sporting gentlemen were by no means careful to observe this rule, and the gaming was most commonly carried on at tho dining table in the main saloon of the steamer, to the great annoyance of two-thirds of those on board.
 Many professional gamblers used to make these boats their homes, travelling back and forth with them, Geecing all who were foolish and verdant enough to fall in their clutches.
 One of the most remarkable men of this class was named Daniel Sturdiyaut. Frenchman, the son of broken down scion of nobility who had settled in New Orleans before the transfer of Louisiana to the United States. Sturdivant had been raised gentleman" by his aristo- cratic father, but on coming of age and finding his fortunes very bad, had taken to cards as ' means to better them. His success m this field was so great that he was induced tO continue it. until at the time of which l write he was one of the most notorious gamblers between St. Louis and New Orleans. He was man of hne personal appearance and of great physical strength. He was also noted Tor his personal courage. As a gambler he was most expert and successful. There were dark stories of deeds which he had committed while under the influ. 1 ence of play and liquor, and it was said by some that ho had killed half dozen men in his lifetime. Yet no one dared l to speak these stories openly. for no one | dared to bring upon himself the anger l of such man.
 He had attached himself to one of the l steamefs plying between
Arizona republican., 1892-07-03
hORITuRNS.

feel the slow, soft shadows in the room And through !he curtains can faintiy see The patient face that was so much to me When life and love and hopo were in their
 bloom;
 Through all the mist, through all the deepen
 ing gloom, lt gazes down in mild serenity, As If to make as gentle as may be Tho echotng pathway lellding to the tomb. on, Mother, lot me grasp thy hand while yet My eyes can sec thee; let thy lips touch mine, Thy cool hand trembles, and thine eyes or wet The tears weep are tears of joy divine. have no pain, have no grief or fear, And death seems sweet to me while thou art
 near.
 Burton Egbert Stevenson in New York Sun.
Arizona republican., 1892-07-03
Respectinr ihe Dead.

Mrs. Granpere-Why, Bridget, heard of the death of poor Tim, your husband, and that you were married again; and now, poor girl Is it possible your second husband too?
 Bridget Gin deep mourning)-Oh, no, mum. He's all right But l always promised meself. whiniver l could af- ford it, wud put on mornin for poor dear Tim, and it's very well off l am mum, since I'm married this time, mum.-Harper's Bazaar.
Arizona republican., 1892-07-03
Economy In Rapid Freight Trains,

A German engineer concludes that if the speed instead of the load of freight trains be increased from fourteen to twenty-eight miles per hour the expenses per car mile at the higher speed would be one-fourth less for repairs and enly one-fifth more for fuel.-New York Times.
Arizona republican., 1892-07-03

stairway 10 the Iower GecK. Just as the steamer touched at the landing he sprang ashore and vanished in the woods.-O. o. in New York News.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-09-30

The choir festival held here last week is
said to have been one of the pleasantest
and most successful ever held in the state
At the service Thursday evening every seat
in church was filled long before the service
began, and after the professional chairs
were placed in the aisles and every availa-
BILE inch of space was filled. The service
was impressive, and the music was grand.
The professional "Stars of the Morning"
by Smart, sung by more than 100 choristers
and clergymen, was impressive to degree.
An eloquent address, appropriate to the
occasion, was made by Rev. w. c. Rich
ardson of Newburyport, Mass. In the an
thems solos were given with fine effect by
Miss Maynard of Walpole, Mr.. F. W. Ban
croft, tenor in the choir of the church of
the Messiah, Montpelier, and by Frank
Balloon of the Rutland choir. After the
service the reception in the parish house
was largely attended and enjoyed,