Arizona republican., 1895-10-17
THE WESTERN AMERICA. The Trans Mississippi
 Congress. Attendance From Arizona Is
 Desired. Ample Room for Any Citizen Who Wishes to Represent His
 Locality.

The next great congress in which Arizona is entitled to take part is the Trans Mississippi commercial con- gress, called to meet at Omaha, Mon day, November 25, to continue four days in session. The management of the congress are active in forwarding terest in the body and in inviting the attendance to it. of representatives fromevery state or territory entitled to delegates. An urgent call for the ap- ,pointment of such delegates was yes terday received by Secretary Bruce Perley, of the chamber of commerce.
 By the heading it is seen that George o. Cannon, of Utah, who was vice pres ident of the last Irrigation congress, is president of the Trans Mississippi con- gress, the secretary being Chas. F. Weller, of Omaha.
 Territory embraced-The territory embraced in the representation to the congress includes all states and terri tories lying west of the Mississippi river and those portions of Minnesota and Louisiana which lie east of it.
 Object-The objects of the congress to secure such national legislation as is calculated to promote the business interests and development of the re- sources of the states and territories ly- ing west of the Mississippi river; to in- crease reciprocal trade among them; to discuss such questions as are natur- ally suggested by it's subjects; to culti- vate acquaintance, fraternal feeling and hearty cooperation among the ;oI ed.
 Subjects of Discussion-It is the de- sire of the committee to confne dis cussion to questions of common inter est and to exclude, so far as possible, all subjects which are local in their character Thus far the following have been suggested: Irrigation of Arid Lands; The Hawaiian Question; Nicaragua Canal; Bi-Metalism; Con- struction and Improvement of Water ways and Deep Water Harbors; Trans Mississippi Freight Tariffs and dis criminations; Rail and Water Com munication Between Western Cities and the Seaboard; Construction and Maintenance of Levees On the Missis- sippi and Tributaries; A National Bankrupt Law; Restriction of Immi- grafton; Relief of Agricultural De- pression: Admission of territories to Statehood; Disposition of Public Lands.
 Free medical treatment to those applying before November 1. Dis eases of women speciality. D. D. Briggs, M. D., of Cincinnati, Ohio. Office MahOney building
 ENGLISH SPORTING LITERATURE About One-sixth of the English Periodi-
 calls Are Devoted to Sport.
 It may give some idea of the place of sport in English life to the sedentary American to say that is difficult to find an Englishnan between IS and 65, in fair health, and not supported by the rates, who is not a performer at some kind of sport or interested in some phase of it. Of the 673 reviews and magazines of nonreligious character printed in England, says the Forum, one in six is largely devoted to some form of out-of-door sport or occupation
 Between 1880 and 1885, according to a private index kept in the British mu- scum, there were 266 books published on the one subject of sport or athletics; between 1885 and 1890. 4l2, and, al- though the figures for the last five years are not at hand. the number of books on the same subjects promises to be even larger, almost forty books on golf alone appearing during the last five years Nor does this list include books on topics germain to the subject, such as books dealing with voyages, geography, history, biography and trade, of which there were '73S pub ished in London in 1893, and probably more than a thousand during the last year.
 In a word John Bull loves the fresh air. He is a sportsman, an athlete, a soldier, a sailor, traveller, a colonist, rather than a student, and all the fig ures bear me out in making the state ment. During those horrible days in the Crimea, these sport-loving young barbarians" were ''all at play" when they were not fighting; racing their ponies, getting up cricket matches. and off shooting such game as there was. One fanily-the Pclhams-have hunted the Brocklesby pack of hounds for more than ITS years,
 A GOOD rule in selecting varieties of strawberries is to take only those that have shown the best results in many different sections, rejecting those that appear to be variable, and have exhib- ited weaknesses eisewhere.-Farmers