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Arizona weekly enterprise., 1882-11-04
A Rocky Mountain Wife.
How She Went for a Divorce---A Trout Trappe
 Highly Served.

HOW She Went for Divorce---A Trout Trapper
 Highly Served
 She was fair, robust, and as fresh as morning glory" She rushed in up- on him, while ke was deeply immersed in the problematic rights of landlord against tenant. He is 8 very promi- nent political lawyer; she is beautiful young child of nature from the Platte Canon.
 She blushed. he bowed, she chased to the right and subsided into conven- tent seat; he closed his calf-covered vol tune of Illinois reports and arose with his hands under his coat tail and the other one extended, ready for fee.
 Good morning madam"
 "Are you MT. T.--, the lawyer?"
 That is my name, madam. What can do for you?''
 Well, sir, am the wife of the old N, up the Platte. I married the old man two weeks ago last Friday and don't like it. want divorce. How much is it?''
 The excited young lady here pulled out an odd looking tobacco pouch round which buckskin was coiled, and pro- ceeded to unite it. The young limb of the law, whose eyes had been wander ing in a wandering way over the strange apparition, stammeringly repli- ed:
 'Why, really, my dear misses-beg pardon, but forgot your name?'
 Il ain't no misses no longer. I am Miss Bella Ann P-, of Littleton, and am willing to pay for it"
 Be patient, my dear Miss P-, and l will advise with you"
 "I don't want no advice I want 8 divorce against old man N. He ain't the sort of 8 man thought he was. He ain't rich and is stingier than Texan COW, and he won't leave me be- So left him and went over to Bar Creek to Arthur Benchi's mother. Arthur used to like me before 1 mar ried old Jacob N, and now 1 want 8 divorce"
 The lawyer reasoned with the excited young lady and assured her that he would be only too happy to file her ap- plication for a divorce were there grounds for the application. The an gry young daughter of the mountain listened impatiently to the counsel of the young lawyer with the fury of a young lioness.
 At last she burst forth:
 Cant get no divorce unless more cause, can't IP Then I'll just tell you, Mir. Lawyer, I'll get it anyhow. Arth- UT told me how to get it. can send him to Canon City penitentiary. and get divorce on it He traps trout, he does, and 1 can prove it on him. for ] got him to make the trap and help him do it, and I can prove it. ''Now," said this brilliant young mountain amazon,'' ''can't I have divorce and let the old man go to Canon City?"
 The young lawyer thought she could and at one wrote letter to the 'olC man advising him to let the young gir go.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1882-11-04
Mountaineers and Turkeys,

The mode of hunting wild turkeys, adopted by the Blue Mountain hunters of Tennessee, is to "corn' suitable part of the woods frequented by the birds generally in old clearings.- Corning is simply the scattering of corn upon the ground and making choice feeding places, that the turkeys, which fly in tlocks, are not long in discovering. When hunter discovers the presence of flock in his ''field'' he corns it, and generally feels certain that in time he will have every one of the turkeys baggod. When the clearing is scattered with the corn, the hunter takes posi- tion in it from which he has view of the feeding-placf, but where he cannot be seen by the birds. The turkeys drop into the clearing with great flutter and much gobbling by the males. The hunter picks out the bird he wishes to secure on the ground, and another at which he will shoot when they rise. He shoots the one on the ground and the other in the air. Large shot are. used, and heavy charges of powder, as the feathers of the game are very close and the skin tough. A skilful hunter rarely fails to bring down his two birds, but novice usually sees both birds take wing without any apparent damages from his charges. It is almost useless to try to get a shot at flock of turkeys by flushing them, as their hearing and sight are extremely acute, and flock always gets up and removes itself from harm way long before the hunter is within gunshot.
 But while so willy in that respect, they lack all semblance of shrewdness in visiting the "corned" places. No mat ter how large flock is, it will continue being reduced in number by regularly visiting the place in the morning where it was shot at the evening before, and in the evening after having been shot in- to in the morning. This is kept up un- til only one bird comes to feed where all of it's companions were Killed Sometimes, when pair of turkeys re- main, the two will join another flock, and accompany it to the feeding place it has selected.
 There are many pot-hunters among the Blue Mountain people who trap snare, and net the turkeys, and the le gitimate sportsmen destroy scores oi their traps and nets every season Hawks and foxes destroy many turkeys The hawks are of immense size, some that have been killed measuring six feel from tip to tip. Wild turkeys weigf from eight to twenty pounds, and largn numbers are sent from the Blue Noun tain region to New York and Philadel phia markets. Sportsmen from thr cities visit the region every season, and; spend weeks at the cabins of the loca: hunters who serve as guides to tho 1 hunting-grounds.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1882-11-04
Late Tests With ImnroYed Gatlings.

Thorough test trials have been i'll progress at Sandy Hook with Dr. Cat ling improved guns, before the United States Ordnance Board, for the past two weeks. These trials, which have been eminently successful, may be prolonged for another week. Dr. Gatling was present during the first ten days. The new feed allows the musket-caliber Cat ling to be fired at any degree of eleva- ton. The penetration at 5000 yards was through one and half inches of timber, and at 2,500 yards (giving the gun 56 degrees elevation), the bullets struck the targets (which were com posed of boards lying flat on the ground) passing through two one-inch boards penetrating the sand four inches. At 2,000 yards-664 elevation-the bullets passed through two one-inch boards and five or six inches in the sand. IT every case the bullets struck the targets point on and retained their rotary mo- tion. This was proved by the spiral scratches on the balls after they had passed through the boards. The gun is now being tried at shorter ranges These experiments have established the fact that Gatling gun fired at various elevations can kill men in entrenched positions at all ranges from 100 to B. 800 yards. The elevation required for different distances is determined by a quadrant and noted. As the gun re- mains quite steady while being fired, the bullets can be made to drop at the point desired. The value of such a weapon of warfare is unquestioned. Dr. Gatling's new torpedo, one-barreled gun was also fired and worked well, making excellent targets at one mile range Army and NaUy Journal
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1882-11-04
AN AMUSING COURT SCENE.

A young Austin lawyer was appoint ed to defend negro who was too poor to hire. counsel of his own. After the jury was in the box the young lawyer challenged several jurymen whom his client said had prejudice against him.
 Are there any more jurymen who have a prejudice against you?" whis- pered the young lawyer.
 "No, boss, de jury am all right. but now l wants you to challenge de jedge. l has been convicted under him seberal times already, and maybe he is beginin' to have prejudice agin me-"
 The young lawyer, this being his first case, took the advice of his client, and, addressing the court. told the judge he could step aside.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1882-11-04
Wanted Him to Feel at Home.

The managing editor of the EGgle has been spending few weeks in the coun- try, and now he writes with one hand while he lifts himself up by the waist band with the other so as to keep his muscle in trim. During the first day of his visit abroad he dropped into the local grocery store to order some New England molasses, or something of that sort.
 '.From Boston?' inquired the pro prietor. Here, Pike, you get of that bag e beans."
 ''No, not from Boston," replied the managing editor.
 Never mind, Pike, sit still; from New York, I suppose. Folger, you drop off that kit of burglars tools, suddenr'
 Not New York either," smiled the managing editor.
 ''Keep your seat, Folger. Maybe you're from Philadelphia. Look here, Abrams, you'd better fly off that barrel of rum before get around therer'
 Mistaken again." said the manag- ing editor. Pm not from Philadel- phia.
 Don't move, Abrams. Sit right where you are. Perhaps you've come from Washington, sir. Phillips, Ii you don't rise off that case of wire bustles you'll wish you had swapped places with Guiteaui''
 ''Wrong once more," observed the managing editor. Il don't come from Washington.
 That's all right, Phillips, keep your seat. May l ask where you are from, sir?"
 Certainly" replied the managing editor, ''rm from Brooklyn" Here, John! Quick! Run over and get stack of poker chips for the gen. tleman to sit on! Lively now! We al- ways try to make a man feel at home in this section. and when ho comes back. I'll see if I can't find something strong enough for you to drink, sir. ."- Brooklyn Eagle.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1882-11-04
The Tailor's Discovery,

"Now, then. Mr. Cassimere, are you ever going to get these trousers done?" exclaimed promising youth on hur-- riedly entering the establishment of his favorite tailor They'll be done to- morrow, sir" replied the tailor, quietly. That's what you said yesterday" Exactly" Well isn't this to-mor- row?" Certainly not" ''Well, wasn't to-day tomorrow yesterday?" 1t was. but it isn't tomorrow to day" Well. when in creation will tomorrow be, thenP" 'Don't you know. sir?" '.No." s'Do you remember the last suit made you?'' "Yes." You will remember that when I called for my money you always said that you would pay to-mor- row. I have discovered that tomorrow never comes. Do you understand?" The youth sought the street, and by the ungentle slam he gave the shop door it was quite evident that he did
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1882-11-04
Kentucky Philosophy.

You Wfyam, come ere, sah, dis instunce. Wu
 dat you got under dat boxr l do want no foolin'-you hear me? Wut you
 say! Aint nuh'n' but rocks; 'PeaEs ter me you's owdashus p'ticler. S'pos-
 in dey's nv new kinc. I'll des take a look at dem rocks. HI vel der
 you think dat Is bline? I calls dat plain watermillion, you scamp, an
 knows whah it growed; It come fum de Jinlmerson cawn hel, dah on
 ter side CT de road. You stole it, you rascal-you stole it! watch
 ed you fum down in de lot, En time gifts th Ough wid you, nigger, you
 won't eb be grease spot. I'll fix you. Mirandy! Mirandyl go cut me En cut me de toughes' en you e'n fine any
 whar on de place. I'll larn you. Mir. Wi'yam Joe vetters, ter steal
 en ter lie, you young sinner, Disgracin' yo' ole Christian nanny, en mak-
 in her leave cookin dinnerl Now ain't you ashamed CT yo'se'f, sur? I fig.
 Is shamed you's my soni En de holy accorjan angel he's shamed CT wut you has done; En he's tuck it down up wander in coal-black,
 blood-red letters "One watermillion stolen by wfyam Josephus
 Vetters."
 CT at Sunday-school, Ud say of he kuowed how you's broke de good
 Lord s dOld n Rule! Boy, whah's de raisin give yous Is you boun
 fuh to be black vilion? Is prised dat chile CT yo nanny ud steal
 any mans watermillion. En Is now gwiner cut it right open, en' you
 shan't have nary bite, Fun boy who'll steal watermillions-en dst
 in de days broad light Amt - Lawdyl it's greenl Mirandyl Mi
 rand-yl come on wi dat switchl Well, stealth green watermellonl Who ev-
 CT yeered tell CT des sich! Can't tell wen dey's ripe? Wy, you thumI
 um en wen dey go pank dey is green; But wen dey go punk, now you mine me, dey' 5
 ripe-en dat's des wat mean. En nex' time you hook watermiions-you
 heered me, you ign ant, you hunk, Ef you do want lickin' all over, be sho dat
 dey allers go "punkl'
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1882-11-04
Toilets of Circus People.

If circuses would but permit the pub lie entrance behind the scenes, they would double their half dollars. It is a curious sight. The actors come from the ring, heated and tired with their last performance; the lady bareback rider, seated on a chest, in loose wrapper; the clowns now sober face 8 mixture of red and white powder and perspiration; the actors who go on next, all putting on the last touches of their toilet. Cir GUS actors take more pains with their toilets than most people imagine. We watched one tall young man in tights as he dressed his hair before going out in the tumbling act. He oiled it and patted it down, he oiled it and patted it up, he sliced it back on the sides and carved it down in the middle, and he waxed his mustache into most beau tiful curl. It took him no less than ten minutes, and he stood, meanwhile, be- fore an old, battered piece of looking glass, supported on stick, in the cen ter of the dressing tent.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1882-11-04
Death in a Bunko-Roou,

A sad occurrence during race week last year was the death of an aged and respected citizen who had been inyeigled into a den of bunko men on Asylum street. His death was from heart dis. ease, due probably to the excitemen. and fright when he found himself alone in room with a party of roughs and all strangers to him. The police made diligent search for the rascals, and al though two or three arrests were made the right parties were never discovered. At least one of them was here again last week, and, under the belief that the af- fair had blown over and had been for gotten, revealed to one or two persons the secret of the last moments of the victim. He was induced to enter the room by a man who pretended acquaint- ance with him. Then the usual practices of bunko men in defrauding their vic tins were attempted. He became sus- picious, and finally frightened. It was noticed that a strange expression ap- peared upon his features, and moment later he fell back in his chair All of the men, with the exception of the ono who tells the story. fled the room at once. He regarded the affair as nothing more than simple fainting fit, and used such means as he was conversant with, to revive the old gentleman. They were of no avail. Then he slipped his hand beneath the vest and found that the heart had ceased to beat. Rough as he is, and accustomed to scenes of strife. he relates that he was staggered for moment, and stood, staring dumb founded at the body. Then he turned away, locked the door, and went quiet ly but quickly down the stairs. He made no attempt to find his compan- ions, but fled town on the first train leaving the Asylum street depot.-Hart- ford Courant.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1882-11-04
Pramatnre Anxiatv.

On the banks of the Kennebec river. a few miles below Bath, lives an old lady. Years ago she cried so violently when about to be married that it was with difficulty she could be pacified. On being interrogated as to the cause of her great grief. she replied that it made her sad to think she was to live so near the steep bank of the river, where her children would daily be in danger of falling over and being drowned. The lady has now lived there about fifty years, and has never had child.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1882-11-04

''How are the colored voters coming on, out on Onion Creek?' asked an Austin candidate of darkey with load of hay. "Dar's heap ob sickness out dar among de colored folks" ''What is it, malaria?" 'sI reckon dat & de name ob de stuff. Hit am sumfn what he got from de druggery-shop." What stuff are you talking about?" '.De stuff a white man out dar puts in his watermillions to keep de colored folks from mistakin' em from dar own watermillions. ."-IeraS Sittinqs.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1882-11-04
ABOUT IMPORTED CIGARS.

Il like your imported Havana cigars very much, but you must let me have them little cheaper" said an Austin tobacconist to drummer for New York tobacco firm.
 We can't do it. I am offering you these imported Havana cigars at the very same figures we have to pay the New York firm that manufactures them, and they bought their Connecticut to- bacco when it was cheaper than it is now,n
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1882-11-04
A lady living near Toronto became

A lady living near Toronto became very sick The doctor ordered dose of brandy. The husband started for the city to get it, but thinking that the priest who lived near might have some brandy, he went to the priests house and secured his flask Afterwards he gave the priest money to replace the borrowed liquor. The priest was fined SIS for selling liquor without a license Justice is mighty and must prevail ip CuI.a Iu.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1882-11-04
AN ExAcrING LANDLORD.

An Austin man, who had been living in rented house, notified his landlord that he was going to move.
 Il hope" said the landlord. "that I will find the house in the same condi- tion it was when you took it.''
 "No, I do not expect to leave it in the same condition that found it
 Well, you will have to do it.''
 ''All right, then, I'll drop a cat in the cistern, and advertise for bed bugs"
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1882-11-04
NOT HER FUNERAL.

"Are you not alarmed at your chil-' dren playing on that cistern with the trap door open? Are you not afraid they will drop in some day and get drowned when you are not looking on," said one Austin lady of another whom she was visiting.
 ''No," was the complacent reply; "we get our drinking water from another cis- tern they can't fall into"
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1882-11-04
Texas siftings
MUSICAL NOTES.

"What makes you ask such high price for this little room?" asked Kos ciusco Murphy of an Austin landlord.
 Well, there is young man next door who plays on the accordeon. You, don't expect to have your innermost soul stirred up from the bottom every evening, and not pay for it do you? He sings, too."
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1882-11-04

It IS not generally known that few springs of cedar bush, mixed with hay or any kind of litter for hens nests will keep them entirely free from hen lice.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1882-11-04
Rrewster's Hats,

A gentleman who recently travelled in the same car with the Hon. Benjamin Harris Brewster, Attorney-General of the United States, says that he was much puzzled by the fact that Mir. Brewster carried six hats with him, one on his head and five piled up on the seat by his side. One of them was a century old in style, being of high brown felt, very high and furry. For it MT. Brews- ter manifested strong partiality, al- ways wearing it when he left the car.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1882-11-04

The best thing in bonnets continues to be as in the pasta pretty face.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1882-11-04

The crews of schooners find it possi- ble flor man to serve two-masters.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1882-11-12
The NICKEL PLATE.
Eyerything LookIng satisfactory.


CLEVELAND, November 1.-THE Directors
of the Nickel Plate meet in New York next
Tuesday, when two of the present board
will retire and Gen. Devertux and Judge
Burke will take their places. No change
will be made in the officers, general or sub
ordinate, and no removals will be made
the controlling interest are pleased with
the existing force of employees. A railway
official of one of the roads, whose position
gives weight to his opinion, expresses the
belief that the. Nickel Plate control has not
been purchased by or for any individual,
but by the New York Central, Lake Shore,
Bee Line and Hooking Valley Railway Com
panies AS such, the arrangements for ter
minal facilities at Chicago are not yet con-
cluded, nor at Buffalo, though at the latter
place the tracks are connected with the
Lake Shore tracks, and trains continue to
run as heretofore.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1882-11-12
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
The President and "BiIly" chand-
Ter Back to Washington
.-.Mork Ahead.
Secretary FoIgsr Makes a Report
Upon the Work Of vari-
Gus Commissions.
Claims Of Postmastsrs-- River
Improvement Star Routers--
Financial. General News.
Special Dispatch to The Sunday Register.

WAsHISGToS, November 11.-President
Arthur and Secretary Of the Navy Chand-
Ter have just returned to the Capital. The
President will be engaged upon his mes
sage TO Congress the balance of the month,
and Chandler will likewise be very busy
upon the accumulated work in his depart
ment. -
It is not thought by Republicans that
.2ss z J = de e .sy =.
,s.ais y sSs fss:lSssl 3 lszSss .
the result Of the election. ~
a prominent official said tonight
that:;"Mr. Folger will continue as the head
Of the Treasury Department during the
balance of his term There is no reason
why he should resign, and every reason
why he should not. He has made one OF
the best Secretaries the Department has
ever known, and it is more than absurd to
charge upto his acconnt the defeat sus-
tanned by the Republican ticket in New
York. Mr.. Folger VIII stick, although
there are several changes that will occur
in the Department before long"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1882-11-12
STRANGE OPERATION.
AnRsShetIcs Displaced by Mesmerism


LOUISVILLE. November 1l.-At the
Homeopathic Dspensary, yesterday, a sim
gular operation was peTformsd. A colored
man named William Tell was suffering
from q large tumor growing on his Ace and
neck. The surgeons attempted, before I'M
dertaking its removal with the knife, to
place the subject ander the influence of
ether and other aDRsthetieS, but the pa
TENTS system refused the influence Of the
strongest applications. DR.. A. G. Smith,
one of the surgeons Of the Dispensary, at
tempted mesneric influence upon Tell.
which was speedily affected, the patient
remaining insenSible to pain when
pin was stuck nearly through
his hand. The operation of the removal
of the tumor began at $50 A. N. Owing to
the size and case IL was not concluded until
II, during which time an incisiOn was
made and afterward the application of the
usual means to stop the flow of blood made.
Tell was kept hypTotised all the time.
When the operation had been completed
the patient was aroused and stated that he
had been conscious of all that was said and
done, but felt no pain whatever. The
operation was performed by Drs. Smith
and KOehler, of the DiSpensary staff, and
is causing much commentin medical circles
as an Improvement on the use of anes-
thetiCs. Tell is doing finely.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1882-11-12
AN INTERNATIONAL RACE
Mohr Johnny Bull Champion.

NE,YoRK. November 1.-THE lnterna-
tiOnaimaIch race of one mile, between
Georg champion amateur OF EnSiaud,
snd Mers, amateur champion of America,
for tn championship OF the world, took
place tday at the polo ground, and was won
by Gorge, who led Myers Is yards, and
made Ie mile in minutes and 2l 20 sec
onds. Myers time was minutes and 2I24
second, Betting at the start was even,
and so much confidence was placed IN
Myers \ his admirers that on the thiEd
lap, WIN ne was from -four to six yards
behipdeven money for his winning was
bHered
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1882-11-12
RAILROAD MATTERS.
The Ohio CentraI-RaiIwRy COnstruc-
tiOn During October.

COLUMBUS, o., November 1.-THE Ohio
Central railroad having completed their
southern extention from Corning to the
Ohio river and Charleston, w. Va; where
they will make connection with the sea-
board, yesterday incorporated a company
for their northern extension from Toledo
into the Michigan lumber districts, so that
they will have hauling for the return cars
which go north with coal. The incorpo-
rators are: Ex,Speaker James f. Neal,
John L. Martin, w. B. Andrews, G.
G. Hsdley and Alex. W. Scott. Work
has already begun in Michigan, and the
line will be in operation for the spring
trade.
CHICAGO, November 1.-THE Railway
Age states that the railway construction
during the ronth of October in the United
States segregated LOGS miles of main track
on seventy-one different lines in forty
three States and Territories, and estimates
the total construction for the year between
IL. Geo and 1900 miles, which far exceeds
the construction in any previous year.
Dakota leads in construction during the
past month with l2l miles Texas is next,
with 60.