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Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-06-01
What Timber Culture Mears.

There is much in the tone and tenor of Secretary Nobles definition of the require m nnts of the timber law to draw out approbation in the treeless west, especially in that portion of the country between the Missouri river and the Rocky Mountain range. The decision was given recently in the case of James Hair. of Kerwin, Kan sas, on appeal from the decision of the commissioner of the general land office. Hair in his application made oath that on the land in question there were two cottonwood trees and four cotton wood sprouts two inches in diameter. The section was returned by the official surveyor as timber land under. a ruling of the department that the words "devoid of timber" in the timber culture act necessarily meant "withr out timber" or "destifute of timber. ," The law was complied with in all re-' spects, and the question involved was whether the land was devoid of tim- Der so that it could originally have been entered under the timber culture law It was shown that there were a few small trees or bushes on the claim. Heretofore the interior department has ruled that one or two trees on a claim constituted timber in sufficient quan- tity to preclude an entry under the timher culture act Secretary Noble reverses this rule. He says, after re- viewing the law at length, its intent, i:s spirit and the country to which it applies: ''No arbitrary rule can be established for the government of every case. It should be the desire of the department to ascertain what the intent and purpose of congress was in the passage of the act. Clearly 1t was Q encourage the artificial growth of timber in a prairie country. 1t is within the experience Of all mankind living on the prairie lands that ravines are to be found thereon, and 1t would not seem that congress intended to 1 exclude every tract of that kind. II 1 stands to reason that 1t was not the purpose to deprive the occupants ol he great prailies of the west Of the 1 benefits of the act if there happened to be a single tree on ,heir claim. ] iake it that the words devoid of tim her' mean practically so. To give the construction placed upon it by the legal decision just cited, according to their legitimate deductions and fail conclusions, would prevent an entry of any prairie land that had any tim Der of any character upon it, stand ing, fallen or otherwise. This is cer
 ainly too narrow a view to take of the act, and perhaps goes as far to one ex- treme as one of the cases cited does te the other" This is the broad as op
 posed to the technical view of the acl of congress, and the one which promises the widest good to the lar gest numher-Fx xchange.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-06-01

One night the caravan stopped at small town called Hythe, and the tents were pitched and the animals made comfortable About o'clock in the morning, when the keepers were all asleep "Clytie," who was very wide awake, managed to break her chains, and, finding himself free, proceeded to take walk abroad. She went soberly away from the tent, as a well behaved elephant should do, until she came to a little shop which was tightly closed for the night. She felt abou. the door and window with her trunk and then drew back from the door with her head held low and lunged suddenly forward with rush. The door crashed inward and Clytie followed with evident satisfaction at finding herself in an elephants paradise.
 In one moment she had overturned boxes and jars which stood on the counter and vas stuffing the sweetmeats into her greedy mouth. She had broken into candy and fruit store and proceeded to sample every thing she could reach. She did not think of stopping merely because the man who owned the candy rushed hurrieoly into the store and out again yelling, "Owi Owi' at the top of his lungs
 Nor did she stop when the whole neighbor- hood took up the worthy man's cry of ''Owl Owl" She went on eating and eating until ittls man named Job and her keeper came running up, and cried out in a sharp voice:
 Hi, there, Clytie What dye meanl Come out O that now, dye hearr and led her back to the tent.
 Everybody was puzzled to know why Clytie selected that candy store from any other, until the owner of the store offered the solution He had fed an elephant from bis shop as many as twelve years before. | Was Clytie that elephant? Moro inquiries were made and the fact discovered that she was the very elephant that had been fed there a dozen years earlier Her memory was better than ter gratitude
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-06-01
De No n Camp.


 This IS the name of the camp in which the great Reymert mine is To- cated, distant ahout two miles from the Reymert mill, on the other side of the mountains on the Pinal road. The town is growing rapidly and with in a short time it will be quite an i'm portant camp. There are several min ing claims in the neighhorhood, which will soon come into notice. There is one store owned by Messrs Knight and Curry, and is well-flled with gen eral merchandise; two saloons run respectively by Williams & Mcqueen and George H. Sarrick. These saloons are well supplied with such beverages as are usually kept in such places. A large hotel will be built soon where travellers will be accommodated in satisfactory manner. Already there are several families in the camp and 1t begins to look like real home place. Boring for artesian water is being carried on, and if struck, De Noon will immediately become an i'm portant place. It has now a popula- tion of about 150 persons.-Star.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-06-01

Toilet requisites are being made with horn of plenty handles.
 Ladies' gold rings with three large stones are in great demand.
 Three turquoises within circles of diamonds make beautiful ring
 Three single pearl studs are now fashion able for evening dress
 An oxidized silver belt buckle, wreath shaped, is much admired
 A lace edged napkin wrought in silver makes a new bonbon tray
 A silver soap box with marine scenes in rePousse work isa novelty.
 A conspicuous ornament for the hair is diamond toad, with emerald eyes
 An intricate frosted wire hairpin with three gold prongs is among the latest
 richly painted porcelain lamp supported by three silver cupids is new attraction
 satin silver engraved o'clock tea kettle with lamp, is destined to become popular
 An attractive queen chain has a bail of gold studded with diamonds for pendant An engraved silver shaving pot, gold lined, with brush to match, is handsome present. A comet of diamonds in the hollow of A crescent of similar stones is a unique brooch Small feathers in diamonds, joined at the stems with a band of tiny garnets, are seen as . ladies pins
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-06-01
Giant Glaciers of -.alaska.

The southwestern face of St. Elias, 1t is safe to say. will never be climed: it presents mass of broken snow, beauti- kul, yet forbidding. We estimated the summit to be about 1000 feet above us, making its total height 1S,500 feet. It seemed to us that the coast survey in giving it 19,500 feet was too liberal in its figures, The day was cloudless; the whole scene was one that baffies descrip- tion. It surpassed in grandeur, though not in picturesqueness, the very best that the Alps can offer. Roughly speaking the eye encountered for miles nothing but snow and ice. 1 had never before thoroughly realized tke vastness of the Alaskan glaciers, though during the past fortnight we had spent many weary hour in crossing immense moraines.
 One of the glaciers we looked down upon was not less than sixty miles long, while another attained a breadth of twenty-five or thirty miles. From below I had gained the impression that ice covered with debris predominated over white ice. 1 now saw that this was not the case. and that the ratio of debris to clear ice was probably not greater than that of ten to one. When standing at a considerable height one appreciates for the first time the beautiful curves through which the glaciers alter their course. We noticed this in particular in looking down upon the Agassiz glacier. It appeared at one point to describe three or four arcs of concentric circles with radii varying from eight to ten miles, each arc being indicated by a light coating of stones, the whole resem- ! bling an immense race course. Through the middle of the Tyndall glacier, and for distance of several miles, two ligh; streaks of moraine ran parallel to each other. presenting from above the appear. ance of a huge serpent crawling the length of the glacier.-Scribner's Maga ] zine
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-06-01

CONFIDENCE is revived in Tucson in the old Narrow Gauge railrod enter prise which will be built as a standard gauge from Calabasas, down the Santa Cruz valley to Tucson over the Mar row Gauge grade to the San Pedro i; down the river to Florence and across the mesa to Phenix. A junction is contemplated at a convenient point on the San Pedro river with line to the Deer Creek coal fields, Globe and the Flagstaff road. The arrival of a lot of construction material i'll Tucson certainly looks encouraging and it is possible that our valley will have a railroad in full operation within a year from this time. In addition to this road if we can secure another southward to Casa Grande, with an ultimate connection on the Gulf of California with the road now under construction from the city of Mexico in northwesterly direction to San Diego, we woull enjoy the advantages of competition and become railroad center of no small importance. With railroad connections and the construc- tion of mammoth storage reservoir at the Buttes, our valley. will at once possess rare advantages that are not enjoyed by any other locality in the territory, and a city of considerable magnitude will soon be built on the banks of the meandering Gila.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-06-01
Arizona Tobacco.

There was very superior article of tobacco raised at Tanque Verde last year. L. Zeckendorf X Co. purchased two tons of the product which they manufactured and put up in packages for smoking. The brand of this to- bacco has become very popular. This year the product will reach ten tons. all of which has been purchased by Messrs. ZeckenGorf, who have estab- lished a factory for its manufacture.
 Here is enterprise. This firm gave encouragement to the cultivation of tobacco and have already established a brand, trade for their goods which have become very popular, as the to- bacco has proved to be of a very su- perior quality and it grows most lux uriantly. Arizona is destined to be an imports nt producer of this product.- Star
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-06-01

THE political guillo.ine has been started upon the federal officials of Arizona and clean sweep of the demo- cratic incumbents of-the various posi- tions is saiI to be on the programme. In this action the present administra- ti0n is but following that of its pre- decessor and there are no tenable grounds for objection to it. The democratic officials expect to be dis placed and they will not be disap- pointed. The policy of home rule is nuw receiving it's first practical test in the Territories and it's success depends altogether upon the spirit in which the people accept the will of the ap- pointing power. Private piques and disappointed ambitions should be laid aside and complete harmony be re- stored in the party ranks that need all the strengthening influences of CO., hesion possible for future successes. The present is not the end of the political struggle and, unless dissen- sions rupture the present political par ties they have much hope for in the future. Their strength in Arizona is nearly evenly divided and it is only by inc strlctest fidelity to partisan prin- ciplcs that the greatest blessings of a progressive administration can be per petuated We counsel the most lib- eral conciliatory action in the ranks of the republican party, even under cir camstances thlt may not exactly ac- cord with their ideas of right, for there is no real cause for the least dissatis- faction. The President exercises his best judgment, based upon the data before him, in making his appoint ments and all good partisans will gracefully submit to his wishes. The appointments yet to be made must likewise bring some disappointments, but they are of personal character and should not be permitted to swerve any one from the least fidelity to his party's principles.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-06-01

Wide Awake for June might well be called "true-story number" It opens with a reproduction of Henry Bacon's beautiful painting, "Tne End of a Long Day." photographed espec- ially for Wide Awake--a lovely pie ture. Then come the true stories- five of them: "A Plain Case" is by the new famous writer, Miss Wilkins, who grew her early laurels in Wide Awake; this story Is most pathetic. The scene of Miss Risley Stewards brilliant story is on board an ocean steamer;it is entitled "The Naughtiest Boy l Ever Met" Mrs. General Ere mont's Is California story, "The House that Jack Built" Mrs Annie SawyerDowns' story is of the Con federate side in the Civil War, jolly tale, "The French Member of Company B." The story by Sara Trainer Smith, "Overboard in the Java Sea-" will go to everybody's heart. The serials are excellent: Margaret sidney's "Five Little Peppers Further On" has a tre- mendous surprise for readers; "Sibyl lll . I IbCoo; bg dlDOt, VIII De eH- joyed by Wide Awake's grown-up audience.
 The number abounds with readable articles: Relics of Torture," by Mrs. F. A. Humphrey, describes various curious machines" for punishment in old times which she saw in Eng land; Mrs. Clafin's "Letter from Daisy" on behavior is excellent; Miss Poulsson's Two Sermons" is exquisite Sailie Joy Whites "Volunteer Read ing in school'' is of great suggestive value; Little People in the Studio,' with its eleven pictures, is charming reading for everybody. "Men and Things" the new department, is filled with enjoyable anecdotes and talks notably "The Footsteps of Genius Lord Tennyson's Chalk Pits," and "Fish-Catching on the Potomac" The poems of the number are by Clinton Scollard, Mrs. Whi'on-Stone, Marian Douglas, H. R, Hudson. Kate Putnam Osgood, Alice Wellington Rollins and Elizabeth L. Gould
 Wide Awake is $40 year D Lothrop Company, Publishers, Bos
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-06-01
A Eanoous Dn1.

A deservedly famous dog is Wolf, the nigh leader" of the dog team that drew the sledges in the Grcely Arctic expedition, says Golden Days. The off leader was Tiger, who fell victim to starvation's demands; but Wolf still lives, and is now in California for his health Wolf has history He is the only dog ever enlisted in the United States navy, and after the close of the expedition Wolf was given his regular papers of honor able discharge from the government service. Wolf was born in the north some eight years ago, and taught to draw sledges across the frozen sea by his Eskimo master Lieut.. Greedy chose Wolf for his superior strength and wonderful intelligence, and he and Tiger led tho team that dragged the unfortunate band of explorers northward He is a large animal, with long, gray, silky hair; and al though of grave demeanor, allows children to ronlp with and ride on him He is now the property of Gen Sherman, and when lTfs health is restored he will come east and pass his remaining days in dignifed ease.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-06-01

IT is reported that Judge W. W. Porter will not comply with the wish es of the people of this county and hold an adjourned term of court here this month, but will visit California after completing the calander of Mari cOpa county. Tins is quite a disap- pointment for it was hoped the iail would be relieved of its numerous prisoners who must otherwise remain therein until the regular October term at considerable expense to the county. The capacity of the jail is overtaxed and it is barely possible that some of its inmates are innocent of the charges upon which they are held, yet they must suffer during the long and hot summer months in close confinement awaiting the slow movements of jus tice. IL is a hardship to these poor unlortunates fer which there is nc remedy beyond the pleasure of the District Judge.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-06-01
Final County Mines.

The Star is reliably informed that negotiations are pending for the dis-| posal of the '79 mine, near Dudley<. vile, owned by Messrs. Scott and O'Brien. Capitalists from Indianas have had favorable reports on the property and when the completion of8 the Tucson, Globe & Northern R. R.. is assured, the parties will undoubt- edly take the mine. The '79 is well developed and shows large deposits of ore rich in carbonate of lead and car-s rying fair per centage of silver.' enough 10 make big paying invest-a ment with the railroad in operation. The claims are situate close to the. Gila River where good water powers sufficient for. all requirements, may be obtained.
 John T. Bates has bonded his gold clalms between Dudleyville and Rivers side, with every prospect of quick. sale.
 Operations at the Sample mine, un2 der Mr. G. H Barnhart's management. are progressing satisfactorily and large bodies of good ore being blocked out by drifts and shafts. When our infor- mant left there the prospect was good for striking another body of the verya rich ore, running well up in the huns dreds in silver.-Star.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-06-01

THE New York murderer, Joseph Kemmler condemned to suffer death by electricity during the week com mencing June 24th, dreads the exper- mental ordeal far more than he does the old process of hanging by the neck, notwithstanding the assurance oi experts that death will be instan- taneous and painless. The new method certainly seems 10 be the most hu- mane way of taking life and under ordinary circumstances the shocking barbarities that frequently attend the hanging process will be avoided. Al most any death would seem preferable to the slow strangling that many crim- inals undergo upon the gallows, and if human life must be sacrificed in expia- ton of crime, the dreadful penalty should be shorn of all possible sem blance of cruelty and torture. The new process will receive its first practical test upon Kemmler and its result will be of interest to science as well as to demonstrate a progressive step in the most solemn application of the law for the good of the general public.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-06-01

AMONG the many eligible candidates for appointment to the Supreme bench of Arizona the claims of Florence will likely receive recognition by the Pres dent and Hon. R. E. Sloan be selected as one of the three judicial officers of the Territory Mir. Sloan is native of Ohio, which is in itself an omen of good fortune. He graduated from Monmouth College in 1877 and after wards from the Cincinnati Law School He was admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Ohio and a few years later he came to Arizona and for two years practiced his profession with good success in Phenix. He then Ivmoved to Florence and was chosen District Attorney, in which capacity he displayed a knowledge of law that added to his already well-earned repu- ta,ion. At the general election last fall he was chosen to represent Pinal cnlnty in the Legislative Council and t'ok leading part in it's deliberations. Tie is an ardent republican and posses les all the essential qualifications for the discharge of the exalted functions Of the position to which he aspires. He is endorsed by the bar and the people and we have but little doubt of his selection. It is generally believed that change will be made in the judiciary during the coming month and the news will be hailed with de light that announces the appoint ment of Mir. Sloan.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-06-01
Rounding Them Up.

Friday last, Deputy Marshal Dun ovan assisted by Deputy Sheriff Parks of Graham county, arrested three more men supposed to be parties to the rob bery of Paymaster Wham, namely: William Webb, Ed. Follett and Walt. Follett, all of whom live in the i'm mediate vicinity of the scene of the robbery and have cattle interests there. They were surprised at ranch near Pine, fourteen miles east of Fort Thomas and arrested alter showing some resistance. They were taken to Fort Thomas and placed in the guard house. The deputy marshal reports that evidence Is rapidly accumulating against the two men first arrested, Cyclone Bill" and Cunningham.
 Another of the Wham robbers named Seabird Henderson, was ar rested at Globe, Arizona, Friday night by Lieutenant Dade. This Is the man who wore the buckskin suit and is supposed to be the genuine leader ol the gang. Another man named Pow CTS, well known here, is also implicated and it is supposed will soon be arrest ed. Henderson was sent to Fort Thomas to-day.-Wilcox Stockman.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-06-01
The Chest at Chat,,a,,,.

This was a money box, made in the reign of good Queen Bess, for charitable sailors to put their contributions in. These contribu- tions were doled out to poor sailors who had come home sick or disabled by accident or old age As it was found that the box did not supply money enough, every sailor was forced to contribute portion of his monthly wages to the chest In George the Thirds days, the chest was removed from Chatham to Greenwich, and in the reign of the sailor king, William the Fourth, sailors were re deved from the duty of giving part of their hard earned wages for the support of their sick and worn out mates, and the amount was charged on another fund
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-06-01

SOME of the best detective work by which crime and abuses have been brought to light, has been done by the newspapers and their ubiquitous re porters. In looking back over the most notable trial of offenders against the law it will be seen that newspaper exposures were generally the first in timation the public received of crook edness. The la est gool work in this line was the exposure of the barbarous management oi the Cook county in sane asylum of Chicago. A re- porter of one of the city newspapers ieigned insanity and obtained adnlis- sion to the asylum and witnessed such brutality towards the helpless patients that will send some of the attendants 10 the penilentiary and completely re- form that institution. The county aims house at Philadelphia was like wise investigated by reporter and is now undergoing purifying pro cess in the cour,s. The Chicago re- porters distanced the detectives in ac- cumulating tangible evidence against the murderers of Dr. Cronin, and the officers have been astonished at the accuracy of their work. There is no ] nf ln the efforts of the newspapers in this self-imposed task, which is, strictly speaking, outside of the ordinary sphere of journalistic duty. News paper m 9n can relate many amusing instances growing out of a popular but erroneous belief that the news paper is public highbinder whose | special mission is to expose every ] private and public grievance and to regulate the morals of individuals as well as of communities. We have sometimes incurred the displeasure Of men possessing ordinarily good sense and intelligence in refusing to expose personal shortcomings that were neither fully substantiated nor of any public concern whatsoever. This con- fusion of personal and public interests IS one of the most unpleasant subjects with which the newspaper has 10 deal, and while it seldom exceeds the limit of propriety through its columns and its management becomes the reposi- tory of many compromising incidents, the public is given the benefit of only those matters that serve to detect and punish crime and to preserve the morals of the public. Tue press is worthy of praise for its disinterested efforts in these respects. and honor for the fearless manner in which il deals with the guilty ones.