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Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-12-15

It Is said that all the best American pearls come from the limestone streams of Kentucky and Tennessee, and are produced by a large fresh water mussel, whose shell is no whit in- ferior to the imported mother-o'pearl
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-12-15
4 Convenient Feeding Bin.

The arrangement shown in the accom- panying illustration appeared not long ago In Rural New Yorker, where It was de scribed us a convenient feeding bin that had been used with much satisfaction.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-12-15
ARIZONA ENTERPRISE.
FLORENCE, = DECEMBER 15, 1888
FARM AND GARDEN.
INFORMATION AND PRACTICAL AD- VICE ON MATTERS OF INTEREST.

The Season for TranspIanting Trees in
 Various Sections of the COuntry-Direc-
 tiOns for Moving Large Troes Without
 Checking Their Growth.
 The time of year for transplanting trees varies in different sections and under diff fering circumstances The season for do- ing this work Is less important than do- ing 1t in the best manner, and If much enrth goes with the roots. any time when the trees are dormant or not in state of rapid growth, will answer, providing of course, the soil fs in condition and circum- stances generally are favorable. The most trees are probably trnnsplanted in the spring, though there are numerous adyo- cates for fall planting.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-12-15
The Custom of Putting Blinds on Horse.

The Custom of Putting Blinds on Horses.
 The custom of putting blinds on horses indiscriTninately is a great error, says Col. J c. Battersby in his treatise on practical horsemanship. Following are in brief some of the statements made by him on the use of blinds on horses:
 Carriage horses look well in showy hesdgear and handsome blinds are great improvement to the style and general ap pearance of real well set up carriage horses. But for buggy. cart. car. stage, wagon. truck and general travel they are wholly unnecessary, and ss regards safety they are detriment rather than an ad vantage Horses, like ourselves, want to see where they are going. and the horse that shies proves that he wants to keep out of danger by the very fact of his shy ing. We must consider that a horse leading an artificial life like ourselves. walking in the dark in a strange place. don't see what Is around him if he has blinds op, and Is. therefore, naturally timid and careful If horse Is too care ful and takes too wide circuit in shying. it Is with the best intentions from his in stincts But because he does 0 little toe much he should not be abused, but spoken to softly and kindly.
 A shying horse and sulky, balky horse are different. Shying Is not vice; 1t is more habit than fault. There are times when shying horse would save life-ii he would only shy at the right time and | place. Our course is to chastise or cor rect a horse, if necessary. for doing wrong. and encourage him for doing right To give horse the advantage of seeing around him We would use headstal without blinds But we would make ar exception of the carriage horse, for we want him for style. park show and excus able vanity, and to indulge this harmless ambition we will admit that the carriage and coupe horse for this reason, should have on blinds and let the driver look out for danger.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-12-15
CoRl nakssisAerS.

Ys, H,s undersigned Ba',k, and Bdnke's 2, 4sil pay al pri=es drd,vn II The Louisiana State Lotteries ,chich may be present cd c! our counters.
 R. VI. WALNsEY. Pres. Louisiana NHt.l Blk PIERRE LANAUX, Pres. state Natl Bk A BALDWIN, Pres. Now Orleans Natl Bk CaRI KO.IN Pres. Union National Bank
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-12-15
HINTS ABOUT POULTRY HOUSES.
The Importance of Ventilation Without 1 DrauRhfa=A Cond Floor.

The Importance of Ventilation Without
 Draughts-A Good Floor.
 Of all points connected with the plan ming and building of poultry houses. that of ventilation receives, perhaps, the least consider ation. though It is one of the most important, as eveny one is ready In gen eral way to acknowledge The most usual compromise for intelligent ventila- tion Is to make few holes in one end of the house and let the air get in and out as best it can But such method is to be avoided neither should any holes be made near the ground or anything done to create a draught upwards. as when this occurs there Is great danger of the fowls having to roost midway between two openings Ventilation must be procured without strong draughts The plan of forming small chamber In the roof of the house and inserting ventilating traps at each end of this chamber will be found a good one
 The floor Is another very important item It ought not to be less than six inches above the ground outside. 50 as to prevent water running into the house. which 1t will do If below or upon level Of all the floors that may be laid down in poultry house the following Is one of the best: First. dig the ground out to 8 depth of twelve or fifteen inches and then fill up half of this with broken bricks. gravel. burnt ballast. coarse stoues or slag. which must be well beaten down A compost of coal ashes, fine gravel. quicklime and water must next be made, well mixed together and spread over the other so as to raise the floor to the required height above the ground This, when hardened. will be a perfectly dry floor, one upon which water will not stand. and yet it will be hard and firm In It's nature, as well as warm and comfortable It is easily cleaned and in expensive Of course ashes or soil must be always thinly spread over 1t, ss they should be upon every kind of floor. and renewed every day or two.
 The question of size is one that must of necessity be ruled by the inclination of the owner. We mean as to whether he prefers to have one house or several scat tered about. house 12 feet long by wide and or 8 feet from the floor to the caves will be large enough to accommo date fifty fowls,
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-04-05
C..:aracter Training at Home.

1t well for our moral reformers,
who nre just now so hard upon the
com non school for its deficiencies in
moral training, to remember that the
fair contrast is not between a great
school in the lower wards of metro
politan city and an ideal family in the
most secluded, social, suburban pre-
serve; but between that school and the
homes of its children. and the swarm
ing streets where they are tempted of
the DEVIL at every corner, and crowded
like droves of cattle on the way to and
from the school-house. If the critic
would follow the children from their
school hours through the rest of the
week, he would see that a majority,
even in the best community, are never
under moral. sanitary. social and re-
fining influences so elevated as in the
school-house. Nothing is gained by
such overstrained and one-sided pict-
ures of the defects of the character
training side of the public schools as
we are often called to witness in our
educational gatherings. They do great
injustice to the teachers and schools,
and play into the hands of those malig-
nant ecclesiastics, who forget that even
burning zeal for religion does not ex.
cuse from telling lies about the people
common school.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-04-05
ARTIFICIAL LIMB S.
Tho Trade in Legs and Arms Better Than
1t Ever Was Before.

1t Ever Was Before.
Five years after the war was ended
and all the MANNED soldiers were sup
piled, there were some makers who
thought the wooden leg and arm busi-
ness was at an end" said an artificial
limb maker. But they were all
wrong. There are more manufacturers,
big and little, at present than at any
time, and the annual sales are larger
than ever before. Machinery is respon-
sible for this. The railroads have cut
off twice as many limbs AS were de-
stroyed by powder and ball from 1861
to 1865"
"Do the makers sell more legs than
arms?"
"Yes, many more. An artificial arm
is now constructed with hand the fin
gers of which will hold pen. or pick
up light articles, such as a handker-
chief, hat or a newspaper. A good
many men when they lose an arm. tie
the empty sleeve TO their breasts. But
all artificial LEG supplies the lost one.
A man can work and walk in it. He
can follow any ordinary vocation about
as well as ever"
What improvements have been
made of late years?"
''The principal one is the substitution
of rubber tor toes, fingers and ankle
joints. This is a patent. The small
makers build limbs entirely of wood.
The material used is English poplar.
Philadelphia is the market for it, and
there it is bored and thoroughly sea-
soned by the jobbers. The price of
legs is from $50 to 500. according to
the location of the amputation. For
arms it is S75 to 800. Legs weigh
about FIVE pounds on the average. Six
pounds is heavy weight. The lighter
it is the better. 1t is fact that many
people walk upon artificial legs so well
that you could not tell they were on a
wooden pin. l know of one young
man in town with a wooden leg who
has taken a prize for waltzing. Five
years is the average time an artificial
limb can be worn before it must be re-
placed. The Government allows Grip
pied soldiers $75 every five years to re-
new their arms and Leg"
How do manned people take their
infiiction?'
..At first the man who loses his leg
wishes it had been his life instead.
The sudden change from health and
strength into a cripple is a terrible
thing. But after he gets an artificial
limb on and finds how much more cas-
lily than he supposed he can get around.
his feeling alters completely. Human
nature is wonderfully adaptable and
some of the jolliest people in the world
are among the unfortunate victims Of
accidents-Giec9o Tribune.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-04-05
VALUABLE RELICS.
a Young Woman Who Is Making Money
by Searching for Them.

A clever young woman is building
up a business of somewhat novel
character in New York and Brooklyn.
Travelling agents have long made a
good thing out of antique furniture
picked up on excursions in the wilds of
rural New Hampshire and Connecticut,
inducing farmers wives to ransack their
attics and bring out mirrors that only
wanted regilding, or brass-handled
chests of drawers in want Of nothing
but polish and varnish to fetch round
sun.s from modern worshipers of brio
a-brac gone by. The best hunting
ground for such things. curiously
enough, has been overlooked almost
entirely. New York and Brooklyn, as
things go in this country. are ancient
cities. There are low-browed Dutch
homesteads within the limits of the
former city. and old houses on Second
avenue, in the Washington square
region and on Fifth avenue itself, in
New York. which only need to yield
up their treasures to delight all the
lovers of last century carved oak,
mirrow-front wardrobes, rare spindle
legged monstrositics and choice bits of
buhl. This young woman has begun a
series of tours among the stately old
mansions sunk to second-class boarding
houses. or gone yet further on the road
of neglect and decay. and when she
finds a relic of past grandeur. she re-
habilitates it and introduces it to an
art lover or a curio lover. or person
ambitious of the repute of an art or
curio loyer-with money. An old ebony
cabinet inlaid with mother of pearl, an
old dressing table with tray of Sevres
let into the top. an old chair covered
with French fowered satins of the
early years of the century. these are
grand dukes in Punishment to be re-
stored to their lost estate. 1t is pleas
ant business for young woman with
some knowledge, good eye and better
Judgment. and she makes it profitable.
M = Nail and Express.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-04-05
THE CHAMPION.

Exultant, proud,
The hero bowed
To the eager, worshiping, countless crowd
Then stood upright.
Like victor knight,
A figure of virile grace and might.
From the Temple of Fame
The priestess came
To write on her tablet the heros name
And now behold
His name enrolled
On the virgin tablet in script OF gold.
Then she asked: 20 son,
What hast thou done
For the need OF glory thou hast WONT
From sword and brand,
From traitors hand
That sought to ruin thy fsther-land-
"'Twas thine to save,
Thine edict gave
Freedom and manhood 10 the slave"
The hero heard;
But never a word
or his the list'ning silence stirred
"An orator then"
She asked again,
'sThou swayest at will thy fellow-menf
Doth poets soul
Thy name enroll,
And crown thy head with its aureolef
''Or dost thou bless,
BY Heavens grace,
With holy counsels fallen race"
His dull head hung
And his surly tongue
At the priestess' feet this answer flung:
That's not my laY;'
'Ta'n't in my way
To gable, or scribble, or preach and pray"
III pleased. she viewed
The multitude
Adoring, and her quest renewed:
Then hath thy hand
Wrought out some grand
Achievement by thy genius planned"'
His fierce eye shone
As il looked upon
His hand, hammer Of bone and Drawn.
She understood:
''-Tis hand imbrued
In the blood Of a slaughtered multitudef
"Some warrior great,
Thou rulest fate
or pope and emperor, church and stater
''Well, men must die"
And her sorrowful eye
Gazed on his brute-like majesty.
No flush OF shame
With his answer came:
mo, priestess; that is not my gama;
''I say with pride,
These fists defled
The world-at thousand pounds a side"'
Contemptuous burned
Her eyes, she spurned
Her tablet from her. then home returned
AID there she stood,
From her altitude
Scorning the man and multitude.
But big, broad zone
With jewels shone
Round his huge bulk OF Drawn and bone.
-EllrGrd p Jackson in HIrper's Weekly.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-04-05
JACKSON cIIY,s FATE.
An Eastern Town Which virtually Died
Before 1t Was Born,

An Eastern Town Which Virtually DIED
Before 1t Was Born,
Just across the Potomac, near the
western end of Long Bridge, tract of
land containing 80 acres, was recently
sold for $4,000. which in President
Jackson's time was fabulously valuable.
A gentleman from New York. widely
known as a popular inn-keeper of that
day. offered 5000 for a lot 75x15O
feet. upon which he proposed to build
the finest hotel then south of Philadel-
phia. But the owners of the land
wanted $40. 900, and that settled the
business-no hotel was ever built. The
land referred to-90 acres-was laid
out during Jackson's administration
and received the name of jackson
City," 1t was owned by company
which issued 800. 900 in bonds, and the
corner stone was laid by President
Jackson with military and civil pomp.
But it never make spurS-never had
a population of over twelve souls, and
in few years the cornerstone was
dug up and used for years by an old
colored "aunty' as a mortar to beat
her hominy in.
Not far from the proposed hotel was
natures cause for the origin Of the
craze to build a city which was to
rival Washington-Curtis Spring
which was famed as picnic and excur-
sion resort. Curtis Spring was the
capitals Saratoga, and the little
steamer took down thousands of pleas
ure parties annually. During the late
war most of this ground was occupied
as forts for the defense of Washington.
The locality is now occupied by several
brick yards. The only remaining struct-
ure of that city "laid out on paper" in
1887, is an old dilapidated brick build
ing. almost directly in front of which is
square post bearing these words:
Center Of pike, 10. 200 feet from juno
tiou." Nobody knows what the words
mean nor why the post was placed
there, Obstructing as it does legitimate
travel.
By the way. little to the north of
this is Mason's Island, or Analostan
Island, as it is now called, which is
separated from the Virginia shore by a
small rivulet This island is the birth
place of James NJ. Mason. who. with
John Slidell. was sent by the Confeder-
ate Government to Europe. in 1861, to
secure the recognition of the Confeder-
acy by England and France. The
ruins of the house in which he was born
still remain upon the island.
And then Arlington is almost within
stones throw of this island. Who
has not heard of Arlington, the former
home of Robert E. Lee, the chieftain of
the Confederacy. and now the resting
place-the silent home of more than
10000 soldiers. who gave their lives for
their country? But there is one fact
connected with this spot not generally
known. The iron flag staff from which
the stars and stripes fly to the breeze
stands upon the exact spot once Occu-
pied by charming little summer house
erected by Washington for his own use.
and frequently occupied by himself ana
wife during the cheated term in town.
And it was on this spot that the Mar
quis de La Fayette stood on his last visit
to this city about sixty years ago. and
pronounced the view from it the finest
in the world. - Washington Letter.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-04-05

Y sAllcommdnicatioas for this paper should
ne accompanied by tGe name OF the auIlor;
10 necessarily for publication, bat as an eyi
a. nee OF good faith on the part Of the writer
NT1te only on one side o. the paper. y
pariicula ly careful in giving names ard dates
70 have the letters and figures plain anG
distinct
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-04-05
THE OPAL IN HISTORY.
A Precious Stone which Has Always Beef
an object of Superstition.

A Precious Stone Which Has Always Been
an Object of Superstition.
The opal has been conspicuous in the
superstition of nearly every age. and
the first mention of the gem either in
history or tradition invests it with a
sacred character. One of the earliest
traditions of the opal is found under
the reign of Nebuchadnezzar. when he
carried the Hebrews away into captiv-
ity. The tradition runs that the Israel
ties had so mingled idolatry with Juda-
ism that the latter was almost lost in
the orgies of the Assyrian priesthood.
and what is known as the Babylonian
Talmud for time superseded the Le-
vitical laws and canOns. During their
captivity small number of Jews found
refuge on Mount Lebanon. where they
built tabernacle. Beside the altar, in
the tabernacle. was golden serpent
guarding a table on which lay an opal
of marvellous briliiancy. The priests
taught the worshipers that in this stone
was imprisoned the spirit of Moses,
who was undergoing penance for his
sin in murmuring because the waters
that flowed from the rock of Marah
were bitter; but that after the lapse of 4
certain period he would be liberated
and would again appear in material
form to deliver his people. So great
was the belief in the power of the opal
that the ancients averred that the gods
themselves could not resist its influence,
and that any divine favor asked by its
possessor would be granted. King
Richard, of England, surnamed Ceur
de Leon, is said to have had full faith
in the benign qualities of this gem, and
never to have gone into battle without
one. He carried it with him during
the crusades, and to it he ascribed his
victories over Saladin and his Saracen
hosts. Shortly before he laid siege to
the Castle of Shalus. garrisoned by the
forces of the Viscount of Limoges. in
1899. Richard had left his favorite
charm with lady of rank, rs a token
of affection. After the battle had be-
gun the King bethought himself that
he had forgotten his amulet. and was
Immediately seized with foreboding
of i'll. During the battle that followed
he was mortally wounded. and died
eleven days later. Precious opals sell
dom exceed an inch in diameter, and
yery few stones are of this size. Its
value depends entirely upon its bril-
liancy and play of colors. 1t is rarely
sold by carats or grains. For large
fine gem of great beauty $1,000 has
been paid, and fine ring or brooch
stones often bring from 800 to $500.
while smaller stones are sold from one
dollar 70 800. But large opals. like
large diamonds, bring immense sums
of money. An opal in the Imperial
Museum at Vienna-nearly as large as
a mans fist. and weighing seventeen
ounces-is valued at $3.50, ,O00-SUiss
Cross.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-04-05
Mexican
Mustang
Liniment
CURES
THIS GOOD OLD STANDBY

sccomplishes for everybody exactly what s claimed
fori One Of the for the great popularity OK
.he Mustang Lninent Is found In its universal
applIcability.' Everybody needs such medicine
The Lumberman needs it In case OF accident
The Housewife needs IL for generaifamiiy uS7.
The Canaler needs it for his teams and bis men
The Mechanic needs it always on nn "orH
bench
The Miner needs it IN case OF emergency.
The Pioueer rreedsit-can't get along witnou. n
The Farmer needs It In his house, MS ssao'e'
and his stock yard
The Steamboat man or the Boatmnh 49,
It In liberal supply anoat and ashore.
The Herse-fnneier needs it-is nS 0sSs
friend and safest reliance.
The Stock.groweF needs it-it WIN Save AA~
thousands Of dollars and . world OF trouble.
The RaiIrsad man needs it and WIZ neeo /" "
lpns N hiz LIE is n round Of accidents and dangers
The Baekwcodsman needs t. There notS
ing lfks it a an sntidote for the dangers 70 m%
HTrh ana comfort which surround the pioneer.
The Merchant needs h aoous ms ssofs smoos
sia enoioyees. Accidents viii happen. and Wnen
tn.se cums the Mustang I&ninent II wanted sonce
Nee, q BessIs In the House. It's ne oess o
economy.
Kse, q 8seals In the Fsctsry. infnneons
r.. s go Of accident saves pain and soss OF wages
Kee, q Beetle Always In she Stable fs4
ssS Whsn wsssees
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-04-05

ness"
None of US feel prepared for that, think,
let our surroundings be what they will. ~
said Jenny; ''but please don't go home so
soon, Mrs. Johnson"
20, yes, must, for find am not swift
in doin' any more, and somehow feel tired
to-day. / always like Jed to find his supper
waiting for him when he comes in at night !;
but come over dear, and chirk UP my old
heart often"
THAT will, but don't look for me to-mor-
row, for Edward is coming, you know"
Jenny walked down to the gate with the
old lady, picked a bouquet of sweet peas
and pinned on the snow-white 'kerchief
Mrs. johnson wore, and bidding her good
afternoon, went singing back to the house,
while the old lady went slowly back to her
home, which somehow, seemed quite cheer
less and lonely to her this afternoon.
The following morning Jenny Orcutt an
swered knock at her door. Jed johnson
stood there with a troubled look on his face.
and she saw beneath the brown mustache
the tremulous workings of his mouth
"Wil you come over and see mother,
pleasel l fear she is very sick. / knew
nothing of it until this morning. She
seemed well last evening. Ii you will
kindly stay with her, will go now for a
doctor"
so, yes, 1 will go now. Indeed, 1 am
sorry to know she is sick; she seemed well
in the afternoon, for she sat with me until
tea-tima"
In few minutes Jenny was beside her
friend, and Jed was flying on the road tc
the village. Mrs. johnson had been seized
with an acute rheumatic attack and lay
moaning in great distress.
SIT is so good OF you to come to me, dear, =
she said. "Jed is almost beside himself, fol
ne never saw me sick beforem
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-04-05

I'm leap year the young maids
fancy lightly turns to thoughts Of love.
-Ne6raska STATE Journal
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-04-05

For some time past telegraph wire
No. 4. along the line Of the Wabash
road, in Indiana, has refused to work.
and on investigation it was found that
an old man had cut the wire and ran q
line into his house. where he was util-
izing the electricity Is cure for rheu-
matism.