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Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-09-22
Attempted Jail delivery.

On opening the cells of the county jail this morning, 10 allow the prisoners the freedom of the corridor, Jailor lick ey had his suspicious aroused that something was wrong He kept a watch over the prisoners, and about eleven o'clock was rewarded by the dis covery of a set of tools, with which an attempt to effect an escape had already been made. The outfit consisted of an old table-knife with the point of the blade broken of, the piece remaining on the handle having been manufac- tured into saw; a wooden key, made in imitation the keys used on the locks of the cells, and promiscuous collec- ton of wire. One of the iron rods of the outside windows had been cut con- pletely in two when the discovery was made. Suspicion pointed to John Henksen, who Is charged with the theft of D burro, as the prime mover in the affair, and on being charged with il admitted the correctness of Jailol Hickey's suspicious, the other prisoners all claiming to know nothing of it. The discovery of the plot was timely one as with the instruments used the way to liberty would not have been a diff cult one.-J0urnal-Miner
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-09-22
neef for Hehrew Coneamers.

There is 0 great deal of meat killed here for the consumption of the Jewish popu- Iation, and the method of killing is very different from that adopted by the Gen tiles. The cattle are taken from the stalls, tied by the hind legs, ropes arc fastened around their heads, and thelr noses thrown up so that their throats are exposed, and then their threats are cut. This operation is always performed by an officer of the Jewish church, who alone handles the meat and prepares it for the market. He must be sl1illful man, not to say a courageous one, for it is no small matter to handle these big cattle and cut their throats. This throat cutting is a revolting sight, and the animal expires in great agony, falling in 8 pool of blood. The instrument used is a long knife, with the very keenest possible edge. It is drawn once across an animals throat, sinking deep into the neck, which it some times nearly sewers from the body. The killing must be done at one stroke. Two would be regarded es mutilation, and mutilated beasts will not be eaten by tht Jews.
 After the killing, the knife is cleaned until it is absolutely spotless, and it i: 1 then wrapped in several layers of clotl and put away where no Gentle hand may touch it. All this killing and dress ing is done according to the laws of tn Jewish church established and adhered t from time immemorial. The person win performs the office is vested with the gu thority of the Jewish church, and it is flo him to see that the beast, in every part internal and external, is in perfect condl tion, else the carcass must be rejected The meat, when cleaned and dressed, hung up in the ordinary way, but eac separate and distinct piece must have th seal of the synagogue affixed to it. Thi ceremonial is performed by the slaugf terer lighting a stick of sealing wax wit Q candle, and then inpressing it with Ii seal, which is then tied through 0 slit the meat made by another knife. Thu every identical parcel of flesh intended fC Jewish consumption is dressed end sealed and it may be interesting to note hel that the Jews only use the forequarte rejecting the hindquarter altogether Boston Herald.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-09-22
Pima Republicans.

The following county nominations were made by the Republican county convention at Tucson, Monday: Council-Chas. F. Drake.
 Assembly-H. B. Dodge, H. B. Ten ny, J. J. Chatham, Lewis Martin and l. N. Town.
 Sherif-Douglas Snyder
 Assessor-M. g. Snyder.
 Trcasurer-G. B. Heney.
 Recorder-T. A. Judd.
 District Attorney-H. R. Jeffords. Probate Judge-Thomas Cordis. Surveyor-John Gardiner
 Superyisors--H. D. Lacy and George Atkinson.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-09-22
Trippels numerous friends extend their cJnaraJuie ti5ns
extend


 Trippel's numerous friends extend their congratulsa5ns
 Bessrs. Whaley, Lacey and several other enterp1ising gentlemen will soon construct a canal which will irrigate one of the most fertile tracts on the Gila. The head of this canal will be several miles above Agua Caliente, but the land which 1t will irrigate lies wholly in Yuma county.
 The harvesting of the sorghum crop on Colonel Norton's Mohawk ranch is worth travelling many a mile to see. The work is being done by Apache and Yuma Indians, The crop on the 40 acres Is variously estimated by our several local experts at from six to eight hundred tons. Fifteen Indians have worked six days and only suc- ceeded in cutting one-sixth part of the enormous yield; like CaFbero oats, another field is needed to stack it on-
 The Indians had an immense num- Der of visitors at their great festival this week The fiesta began on Mon day and continued until daylight Fri day morning They had the usual amount of dancing, crying and sing
 ing, with an occasional feed and an ex-
 tempore address by some gray haired,
 grizzly countenanced medicine man.
 The last days business was the big
 sham battle, which differed but little from the one of last year. The cere-
 monies concluded early this morning with sin aging and dancing, the bright light of the sun closing up the show until one year hence.
 lNogales Sunday Ho1eld.i It is now quite probable that No , gales will shortly have a bank. , A young man on the Mexican side was exhibiting a rat with six legs the other day
 t Manuel Verdugo, the murderer of , Louis Cohn, was taken to Magdaiena
 Monday where he will be tried on 2 charge of breaking into and robbing q y store.
 7 An important mining sale has been ] made in Sonora but the Herald is not : at liberty to say anything about 1t at - present. By this sale some populfef z citizens of Nogales get a good sized D sack and the purchasers who are St c Louis parties drop into cold turkey. e Capt. Noon has letters from San I Francisco stating that there is in th tt n city good deal of talk about [ e Noon n district and that it is not unlikely that t there will soon be rush of prospee- e tors and mining men to Nogales from 3. that quarter. A number of old-time [, Arizona prospeetors are getting things 5, in shape with q view of returning to o this section.
 n The fruit crop around Imuris and
 Magdalena, Sonora, is immense and il
 is predicted that large quantities o e peaches, apples, pears, qmnces and " grenadas will be allowed to rot in the s- orchards Mir Mapes, who has beer r. in some of the orchards, says that tht " crop of all kinds of fruit down ther, e this year is unprecedented and that ! ef is being sold for a mere song.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-09-22
sociesy's Demands of a HO stess.

Certain hosaesses in certain cities have be- come enormous social powers: they have tact and intelligence, they become the admired of men and the envied of women. Certain wo- men who have no social position know that if they are seen at such a house, introduced by such a woman, their social position can be advanced As such a hostess is very apt to be good hearted, many undesirable people get into society through her good natured but inconsiderate introductions. Society may be false condition of things, but it demands of a hostess the highest order of virtues. She must have self possession, memory and tact, coolness and gentleness, and conlposure, po- likeness and serenity. But she must also have tho negative virtue of knowing whom not tc introduce, sometimes very hard thing to know.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-09-22
Sizzling Discovery.

The discovery by the inhabitants of a locality hitherto unvisited by the pestilent scourge of fever and ague, that it exists in their very midst, is decidedly startling. Such discoveries are made at every season, III every part of the Union. Subsequently, when 1t Is ascertained, as 1t invariably is at such times, through the valuable experience of some one who has been benefited and cured, that lIostetter's Stomach Bitters Is thoroughly etfica cious cradicator Of the malari poison, and 9 means of fortifying the system against 1t, feeling of more security and tranquility reigns throughout the whole neighorhood. Besides the feil- rife forms of malarial disease, dumb ague and ague cake are removed ny the potent action of the Bitters, to which science also gives its sanction es a remedy for rheumatism, dyspepsia, constipation, liver complaint, debility, kidney troubles, and all diseases inT- pairing the organs of digestion and assimilation.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-09-22
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Easily Frightened.

Typhoid fever kills more people in this country every year than most of the yellow fever epidemics do. Yet nobody runs away from typhoid fever. They stay where they are and take the chances. But at the first hint of Yel- low Jack country villages, towns and whole cities lose their heads and run off as fast as their legs will carry them. In Havana yellow fever sometimes pre- vails all the year round, but the citizens stay there, and the American tourists visit the city and never think of danger Why does a touch of the disease in this country produce such 8 general scare?-Atlanta Constitution.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-09-22
Forms of Attack in War.

The attacks upon our country might be r5st,s>from the land or from the sea, Land attacks. Sther from the north or south border. are not to be greatly feared; for,
 as we could easily bit..ne. into the field our full flu iI strength, @ % we wTcufdt n such event,
 have decidedly tho advantage>l>verc c!. an ap- that is, form the Gulf of Mexico, or froln either ocean, would be aimed at our cities OF the seaboard, or at those within easy reach near the mouths of large navigable streams; also at sizable harbors. impor- tant depots. coal mines near tho shore line, and navy yards. The enemy's navy would strike our merchant marine wher- ever found, and would. of course, if strong enough, endeavor to defeat and destroy our navy a1oat.-American Mag
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-09-22

THE occurrence of another dry sea son very forcibly demonstrates the ab- solute necessity for storage reservoirs in southern Arizona, in which suf1i cient water can be impounded, when the rains suddenly raise the river to a stage of flood, to supply the irrigated lands at the time when the river does not contain sufficient for that pur- pose Nature has made this easy of accomplishment, at the head of this valley, where the Gila river is confined to 6 narrow channel between rocky buttcs and flows over a solid bed rock. | The construction of dam at this point to a heighth of sixty or eighty feet will create lake six miles long by nearly two miles wide, with an aver age depth of thirty feet-enough to supply all existing canals with ! plenty of water throughout the dryest season possible. Such body of wa ter contains ten billions cubic feet, sufficient to supply canal forty feet wide and eight feet deep, having q velocity of one foot per second, with water for a whole year. The excess of water in the river during the winter rains will more than fill such a reser- voir and the usual summer floods will likely supply an equal quantity, and therefore the question of an adequate water supply for this valley resolves itselfinto the simple business proposi- ton of the construction of dam at the buttes, the cost of which is esti- mated to be less than S15O,0O0. Cut down the stated capacity of the reser- voir thereby created one-half or even three-fOurths, and the water supply will still be sufficient for double the quantity of land now held by private parties in the valley. With the uti lization of such an opportunity for 2 permanent supply of water, our valley will possess all the requisites for { high degree of prosperity and invest ments here will be among the safes and most desirable Of any in the west The necessity exists for its construc ton and there is no doubt that tn, enterprise displayed by the Florenc
 Canal Company will recognize it worth as an important adjunct to tha great water way.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-09-22
Korse and Bicycle Race.

A telegram from Deming tells of the result of the horse and bicycle race from Silver City to Deming. The dis tance is called 49 miles and was made by the horse in three hours and forty minutes, or at the rate of a mile in four and one half minutes for the en- tire distance. The bicycle came in a bad second, one hour and seven min utes behind its rival. The race was for 800 head of cattle valued at $I5 head
 there was also $4,000 cash wagered on the side. The result was a surprise.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-09-22
rhe Aocu1nnlation oe nranuscrints

Now, it will hardly be said that there are not more than two hundred and fifty people in this country who earn their liv ing by their pens. do not know the ex- act figures; nobody does; but l should not be surprised to learn that there were at least twenty times as many. And what becomes of all the work that these people produce? A great deal is taken up by the cheap and obscure magazines, by the weekly story papers, and by the daily papers which are reached by the compara- lively new syndicate" system. But all these are not enough; and yet these are all there are. There still remain thou sands of writers who have no vehicle for their productions, even when these are such as the editors of the magazines and papers would like to print.
 Every editcr will tell you (and tell you truly, in spite of the skepticism of many of the rejected) that what is offered would be gladly accepted, were not the number of accepted and paid for contributions already in excess of what the magazine can ever hope to use. The Century and Harper's, for example, have in their draw CTS MSS. enough to fill at least two years issue; many of these MSS. have been kept five years; some longer yet; occasionally they will return a paid for contribution to the author of it, with permission t sell it again. It might even occur that { magazine would accept first rate article scarcely expecting to be able to use it, bur in order to prevent rival from publish ing it. 1 cannot assert that this has beer done; but it is by no means impossible What is true of the great magazines i true in proportion of the lesser ones. Th' 1 supply exceeds the demand; and if nt author were to write a line from nov until 1891, the periodicals would still havt barely exhausted their over abundant sur 1 plus.-Julian Hawthorne in Belfords.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-09-22
ChiIls ard Tever.

The sovereign remedy in the treatment of intermittent fever is quinine, and the most common forms in which it is employed are the sulDhate and bisulphate, and The Boston Journal of Health affrms that, owing to it's great solubility, the latter is preferable.
 Several methods are employed in giving quinine. Some advocate the use of a single large dose to ward off an expected attack, others prefer to give the remedy in small doses, repeated at intervals Of two or three hours. The weight of evidence is in favor of the latter method, still, in some cases, the former will bo more effective If tho disease has existed but for a short time, says Scien- tile American, five grains of quinine should be taken during the sweating stage, or Gs near as possible to the paroxysm which has passed, and repeated every four hours until ringing noises in the cars are experienced. Even if by this method the second occurrence of paroxysm is prevented, the use of the drug should for several weeks be persisted in, and be given three or four times daily in de- creasing doses.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-09-22

TIE conference committee has fn- ally agreed to the senate amendment to the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill cutting down the irrigation appropri- alton to SlOO,000, and the bill will likely pass and become law. This action was the result O. an intimation from the president to cut off every
 -hle"ieilar iWrder to show as large surplus as possible for cam paign argument, and yet it is believed the amount appropriated will meet the requirements of the short season that will elapse before another ap- propriation can be made. It is a de- plorable fact that congressional legis- laiion is so largely governed by purely partisan motives rather than the good Of the people.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-09-22

AN exchange tellsof q peculiar weed growing along the foothills in Utah whose odor attacks sheep that come within a few yards of it and causes them to sneeze and tumble about un- ul the blood gushes from their nostrils and their necks become broken in the general gymnastic exercise. It attacks only sheep, and horses, cattle and bu- man beings can handle it with impun- ity. It is probably an extract from tho Mills bill removing the duty from wool.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-09-22

THE republican Territorial Conven- ton met in Tucson Wednesday and its deliberations were presided over by Hon. NJ. W. Stewart, of Cochise coun- ty. A platform was adopted favoring home rule, demanding the removal of the Apaches, favoring the construc- ton of reservoirs and the develop ment of artesian water by the govern ment; the exclusion of the Chinese and the protection of American labor. Gen. Thos. F. Wilson, of Tucson, was nominated for Delegate to Congress ; B. $. Coifman, of Tombstone for Joint Councilman for the southern District, and J. R. Fitzpatrick, of Prescott, for the northern district. The Phenix glee club was present and enhyened theproc eedings with cheerful campaign songs.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-09-22
Ya!,IaATountain.

Mir. J. D. Burgess, of the Table Mountain mining camp, seventy miles north of Tucson, was met at the Cos mopolitan yesterday. He says that developments are going ahead at the Table Mountain group, and that sever al men are at work
 The camp is just now attracting some attention from investors and the near future may develop something of interest to the mining industry of that district.
 He also reports that seven miles south of the Table mountain group, near Dudleyyille, new and rich strike Of high grade ore las been made in the Sample mine-Star.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-09-22
An Ianocent Abroad.

The Phenix Gazette states that Jeff Fiddin, miner from Silver King mine, and sojourning at the Commercial hotel, imbibed too much of tanglefoot Friday evening and made Q raid on the bar and assaulted woman who came to buy beer. He afterward re- paired to the new dining room and proceeded to demolish glass doors, etc He was arrested and this morning assessed $75 or 75 days in the city iail. He took the latter
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-09-22

CocHIsE countyi is claimed as tbe residence of the Governor, Delegate to Congress, member of the Territorial Board of Equalization, members of several other Territorial offices; held the chairmanship of the late demo- cratic convention; has the candidates for joint councilmen of the southern district and the secretary of the Terri torial central committee, and still it's assessor discovered no hogs in the county.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-09-22

ALL the efforts of David $. Terry, the husband of Sarah Althea Hil, to have the order and sentence for con- tempt of court revoked have proved unavailing, and the belligerent lawyer will be compelled to serve out the term of imprisonment imposed. This is a fitting finale to the comedy of Sharon vs. Sharon and it places the mischiev ous principals where they properly belong.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-09-22

AWARDS for Indian dcpredations up to lSoS have been reported favorablv hy the House committee having them Tn charge and thereis dim prospect that some of the great grand children ot the more recent claimants will re- ceive payment. There are no flies on the department routine to which such claims are subjected, for the cobwebs of age protect them.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-09-22
A Singular Sight.

A gentleman who arrived from so- nora the other day tells of singular sight which he saw about 45 miles southwest of Hermosiilo. While trav- cling along he came to a spot cover ing about half an acre where wster probably remained. standing for 8 time after one of the very few rains that have visited that section this season. But instead of the place showing depression in the earth 1t was literally mound of dead cattle It appears that as the water disappear ed the cattle began to bog coNn and thirsty animals continued to wade in. get stuck and die until they were three and four deep. He estimates that there Is at least 450 dead cattle in the heap and states that they doubtless came, many of them from great dis tances as water Is very scarce on the arid range in that section.-Nogales Herald.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-09-22
He Wasn't 9 Bit Sorry

"Papa," said beautiful girl, as the old gentleman came in late, did you notice the dead body of young man in the yard?"
 'Why, no; what's the matter?"
 ''I refused young 81r Paperweight to- night, and from the hopeless, despairing look upon his face when he staggered from the house 1 fear he may have killed himself"
 Well, I'm glad you refused him" said the old man spitefully, "he has just beaten me five straight games of bil- Eards. life.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-09-22

IT is amusing to observe the com fort certain democratic newspapers are extracting from the recent Maine cleo tion, wherein they calculate by a com parison with the returns of previous year that their ratio of gain exceeds that of the opposition. The trite pro- verb that "miss is as good as a mile holds good even in politics.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-09-22

THE yellow fever refugees from Flor ida, that were rendezvoused at Tender sonville, North Carolina, are stamped ing on account of the disease having broken out among them, and it is fear ed the contagion will be spread through o1t the Atlantic seab ard Tie fsver has also appeared at other Florida towns and the alarm is so great that people are flying in all directions to escape the infection.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-09-22
4 suceessfal sssn.s s Advice.

A millionaire who has made every dollar of his fortune with the aid of advertising, offers, on retiring from business, this bit of of advice to those he leaves struggling behind while he makes his arrangements to enjoy life "The fault of the ordinary advertiser is this: He goes in for spurt and while the fit is on him he will pay money to any journal he may fall across. By and by the bills come in; !; he finds he has spent three times as many dollars as he meant to, and as there are no replies to his advertising he thinks the specially he has been trying to introduce has fallen fiat on the public taste or business has be- come dull and he fancies buyers are few and little likely to pay any atten- ton to his 9 announcements. He stops short, accordingly, and loses nearly all the benefit of his previous expenditure The success reaped by those whose advertisements appear regularly should teach men of busi- ness first to be careful in the selection of the medium they chose and next when satisfied on this point to per severe, disregarding apparent failure and never retrenching expenditure when business Is dull, as that is th( very time when advertising is mos necessary.-COm. Bulletin,
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-09-22

THE nomination of Gen. Thos. F. Wilson, of Tucson, by the republican Territorial Convention, gives fully as good satisfaction to the party, perhaps, as any one who aspired to that posi- ton. If his election were possible Gen. Wilson would make an able and useful member of Congress, for he possesses the ability and understands fully the workings of official matters at the capitol. But the chances great ly favor the reelection of Hon. NJ. A. Smith and we believe he is stronger to-day with the voters of the Territory than he was at the last election Il this belief is verified the recognized talents of General Wilson will not b6 called into immediate acquisition, al least as representative in Congress o- the interests of Arizona and its peo pie.