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Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-05-04
Arizona.

The name of Arizona has so long been associated with extreme heat and desert waste that it Is hard to convey to the average enquirer just what kind of a country may be found in our neighboring territory to the east. Southwestern Arizona embraces the counties of Yuma, Maricopa and Pinal-an area of 24,702 square miles-larger than the states of New Hampshire and Massachusetts con- bined.
 It is made up of extensive plains, heavily grassed, over which rise ab- rupt, rugged, barren ranges and iso- lated peaks and spurs. The Gila river flows through it, and the Cobra do washes its western border. This part of Arizona of which we write has climate that is considered especially beneficial to persons with lung trou- bles. The air is dry pure and bracing, containing from 20 to 30 per cent of moisture, as against D to 50 per cent 1 in other localities. A refreshing breeze from the Gulf of California every afternoon in summer relieves the day of undesirable heat In no country is there a greater number of bright nights and sunny days, which, with the pure air, Is a tonic to shat tered constitutions, a healing balm to the consumptive. The soil of Arizona will produce every variety of vegeta- tiOn; fruits, flowers, etc., known to the semi-tropical zone.
 Oranges, lemons and Times are raised in the Gila valley, and various fruits and berries are grown to perfection. There are plenty of cheap lands in Arizona, ranging in price from the government homestead to $25 per acre.
 The public school system of Ari- zona is most creditable to the iber- ality and patriotism of her citizens; a good English education is within the reach of fevery child The cost of liv- ing is about the same as in California building material somewhat higher.
 The town of Yuma, county seat of Yuma county, is located on the Colo rado river, just below the junction of the Gila The elevation is I26 feet above the sea level The climate is simply splendid; the air uniformly dry and invlgorating.
 We have derived most of the above | information from the report of T. E. Parish, Commissioner of Immigration for Arizona, but having been all over the territory, we are able to vouch fo1 the correctness of the report, and present it to our readers; and in an swer to several special enquiries re garding a valuable portion of San Diego's "back country" which is em braced in our designation as the Great Southwest all of which is tributary and will soon be closely unidentified with the commercial interests of this the Silver Gate City.-Southern Cali fornia Informant.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-05-04
A Knnrnrnn nriue.

Kangaroos are great scourge to the farmers in some parts of Australia. They destroy the grass and literally starve the sheep off the plains. This forces the farmers to devise means for killing them off, and a drive" is the one generally employed A yard with high fence is built on the plain, and two fences run from it for long distance, coming to- gether like the letter V, and all the men, boys and blacks in the ncighborhood are mounted on horseback and SCOUT the country for miles around. They drive the kangaroos into the jaws of the V, and thence into the yard, where the blacks enter with clubs and begin the work of slaughter.
 MT. Knox describes a little "drive" his party had on their own account: There were ten or twelve kangaroos feeding quietly. and we were within a few hum aware of it. At the first alarm they rose on their hind legs and took a look all around, and second later they were away. How they did jump! They seemed to go thirty or forty feet at a time, but ou1 host said it was little more than fifteen feet We let loose the dogs. which up to this time had been kept be- hind us, and they went away without any urging. The dogs are kept for this purpose, just as fox hounds are kept in | England and France, or deer hounds in Scotland. The dogs soon overlook and pulled down young kangaroo, and then they were put on the trail of an "old man" kangaroo, as full grown male is called.
 The "old man" led the dogs lively chase. He made directly for water, sev eral miles away, which is their custom 1 If he cannot reach water he takes Iii: stand with his back against tree. and in that position is dangerous creature to approach. We followed the dogs a! closely as we could. but did not come IT to them until the kangaroo was at bay il pool where the water just left his fore legs clear as he stood upright The dog swan around him or stood on the shor, of the pool when we came up. The poo was small one and the creature real ized that it was his safest retreat, and h, was evidently determined to die game A shot from a rife in the hands of on of the men finished him. m.-Philadelphii Times.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-05-04
ncnITPCf.

It is not correct to say "NIrs. President elect Harrison" One might as well write 'lirs. Pastor-elect Smith, or Mrs Defaulter Jones'" When a person becomes sufficiently well known to be chosen president or minister of a church, he doesn't need to be called president elect," ''pastor elect" To the country or to the congregation he becomes sufficiently the center of interest to make compound titles useless Mir. Harrison, or Gen. Harrison, to the country, means the man elected to become President; Mrs Har- rison is that mans wife It is the same with the church congregation; the Rev MT. Blank is the newly chosen minister, and Mrs. Blank is his wife; it makes no difference if there are a dozen Blanks; Mrs Blank to that congrega- tion is the wife of the new parson, and out of that congregation all the ''Mrs. Pastor elects in tho world wouldn't identify her. The ex- pTession is twice bad, because it is condemned by good writers and because it is useless.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-05-04
Inc ianS.

Deputy Fisher and companion came up from the Guadalupe canyon to- day and brought the news that last week four Apaches passed through the canyon making for the Sierra Madre mountains. They were well equipped having stolen fresh stock from New Mexican rancher. An American whose name is unknown was killed by the red devils in the Animas valley the day before they went through. They are thought to be the same band which has been doing the raiding across the border for some time past They recently raided into the San Jose mountains where they numbered five, one of their number being killed by 6 rancher, leaving the four remain ing ones who at the time of this oc- currence made for the Sierra Madre mountains again.-ProspectOr
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-05-04
Horseshoes of Rubber.

The proposed substitution of India rubber for metal in the manufacture of horseshoes is based upon various sup posed advantages, one of these being that the former enables the horse to go easier over all kinds of roads and rough or slip pery ground without slipping,
 According to this design, the shoe con sists of an India rubber bottom piece molded to fit over or around the frog of the hoof, with ledge or protecting rim rising up the front and around the level where the nails are clamped. the protec- tion having ledge under which a steel band or other appliances can be drawn and nipped tight to retain the rubber shoe. The band is connected by studs, which pass through the heel part of the hoof, this being cut away from the inner side for the purpose, and the stud or studs may work eccentrically to obtain grip or fixing. If the rubber shoe is used with an iron shoe the frog portion, or pad, has front plate and two side wings partially imbedded in 1t to hold the rubber shoe in place. If the rubber shoe be divided or made thin in the center swivel or other bar can be con tracted from the rear to reduce the width of the pad, so that it enters easily and also expands so as to fix the rubber shoes in position.-New York Telegram.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-05-04
THE CURIOSITY SHOP.
Curious Expectations About Insects-Flies,
 Spiders GTasshoppers, Bees.


 Spiders, GTasshoppers, Bees.
 The Koran says all flies shall perish save one-the bee fly. It is regarded as death warning in Germany to hear cricket's cry. The Tapuya Indians in South America say the devil assumes the form of fly. Rain is, in some parts of the country, expected to fol- low unusually loud chirping of crickets. Flies are regarded as furnishing prognostica- tions of the weather, and even of other events Spaniards in the Sixteenth century, believed that spiders indicated gold when they were found in abundance Although sacred insect among the Egyptians, the beetle receives but little notice in folklore. It is unlucky in England to kill one. In Germany it is said to indicate good luck to have spl- der spin his web downward towards you, but bad luck when he rises towards you.
 The grasshopper is a sufficiently unwelcome visitant of himself in this country, but in Germany his presence is further said to an- nounce strange guests. A Welsh tradition says bees came from paradise, leaving the garden when man fell, but with Gods bless ing, so that wax is necessary in the celebra- tion of the mass. The ancients generally maintained that there was close connection between bees and the soul Porphyry speaks of ''those souls which the ancientS called bees" It is said that upon the backs of the seven year lOcusts there sometimes appear marks like a letter of the alphabet. When this looks like W it is thought that war is imminent. German tribes regard stag beetles as diabolic, and all beetles are detested in i Ireland, moro especially a bronze variety known as 'gooldien It is also believed that 1 to see a beetle will bring on rain the next day.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-05-04

TIE desperado R. w. McNail, whose deeds of outlawry have made him the special object of apprehension of every peace officer of the territory, was re- gently hunted down near Winslow. in Apache county and, after an exciting duel at long range with Winchesters, his pursuers were forced to retire and the outlaw succeeded in making his escape. This is supposed to be the same person that escaped from the county jail in this place with his shackles on and made his escape good i'll broad daylight, and his subsequent exploits stamp him as one of the most adroit, daring, audacious and heart less scoundrels running at large. His successes have emboldened him and will probably lead to his final capture and punishment for his many crimes. He is a noted stage robber, train rob- Der and murderer and he will not hes itate to commit any crime, however atrocious it may be, that will put mon ey into his pocket.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-05-04

ALL the young orange trees planted last fall in and about Florence are do- ing finely and are making satisfactory growth. The experiments now being made will demonstrate the adaptibility of tho soil and climate of this valley to the production of the citrus fruits, although there is no room to doubt their entire success. Among the semi tropical fruits that are known to do well here Is the date, which thrives exceedingly well. Judge Bartleson has several fine date palms in full bearing, from which a good crop has been taken for several years. We have no doubt whatever that every produc- tion of southern California can be grown here with equal facility and, perhaps, a greater profit. The possi- bilities of our valley have not been tested sufficiently to speak with au- thority on this subject, yet the natu conditions of soil and climate are even more favorable to the growth of semi-tropical fruits than those of Cali fornia, while there are no blighting diseases to injure them. This will in. deed be a grand fruit country in few years.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-05-04

WE have been favored with copy of the decision of the United States Supreme Court in the matter of the petition of Gon-shay-ee, an Apache Indian, for writ of habeas corpus. The substance of this decision, as stat ed in our last issue, is that the terri torial courts have exclusive jurisdiction over Indian criminals and all proceed ings against them in the U. $. courts are void. This is matter of more importance to Pinal county than at first appears, for it throws the entire burden of the expense of dealing with this class of criminals-they are all criminals-upon the people of the counties bordering on the reservation. In practice, the government assumes to say that so long as these Indians are good, peaceable and law-abiding, they are the nations wards and the civil authorities shall not touch them l; but when they commit cr1me the kaleidoscope revolves and the proceed ing is reversed-the people upon whom they have been thrust must bear the expense of giving them a fair and i'm partial trial. There is no spirit of jus tice in this oscillating policy of deal ing with troublesome element over which the government alone should exercise exclusive authority or else delegate it wholly to the people. Our county jail now contains several ol these criminals that were turned loose by the decision above quoted, and the process of their conviction must again be invoked at cost of thousands -oi dollars to punish them for the crimes the action of the government has made it possible for them to commit Our people should present a formid able petition to Congress praying fol | the repeal or amendment of the law of 1885 under which this decision wal made. It is manifestly unjust to tho people and likewise to the Indians who will become the victim of what ever hostility it's enforcement may pro yoke in addition to the usual penal ties his crimes merit. There is nt sentiment of brotherGy love wasted ol these wretches by the people of Ari
 zona and if they are forced to foo
 the expense of measuring out justic,
 to their unwelcome participants il
 the blessings of civilization they vii
 give gospel measure in dispensing it
 wholesome rewards.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-05-04

A strong freproof room has been con structed outside Hawarden castle, and in this will eventually be deposited an enormous mass of correspondence extending over the whole of MT. Gladstoneis public life, and consisting of upward of G0,000 letters
 The little German crown prince has a very scant allowance of toys. The emperor holds that many and costly toys neither increase a child's happiness nor allow those qualities to be developed which are brought out when a child has to turn to its own resources for fill ing up its leisure hours.
 Mir. Henry II. Flagler has built what are probably the finest tennis courts in the world on the grounds of the Alcazar, one of his Moorish hotels at St. Augustine, Fla A tennis tournament will be held on March 12, at which the prize will be a silver model of the ancient city gates, valued at $1 ,00O.
 Max O'Rell writes to a friend: ''Of course my book is full of absurdities. How could it be otherwise? 1 should pity from the bottom of my heart the American who would take the book seriously and who would not or could not see under little coating of criti- cism my love and admiration for America and her dear DeODla
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-05-04
Apaches at Work Again.

Mir. John Brozee, who is working for the Babacomari Cattle Company, arrived in Tombstone on Tuesday morning from Sonora. From MT. Brozee it is learned that on the 25th of last month party of Apache In- dians, undoubtedly from the San Car los reservation, and numbering about twenty, made their appearance in the Animas valley, some twenty miles across the line in Sonora, and mur- dered a Mexican and drove off a num- Der of cattle. Brozee saw the body of the murdered man and the trail of the Indians, and says there is no doubt about their being from San Carlos. It is well known fact that there were three or four Apaches left in Sonora at the time General Miles forced Geronimo to surrender, who have been committing depredations ever since, and it is to be presumed that this plrty of San Carlos Apaches have joined them. It is now in order to hear almost any day that the DOT ton of Sonora is again subjected to a reign of terror at the hands of these red devils. Will there never be a stop put to this business?-Epitaph.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-05-04

IT now looks as though the Samoan difficulties will be amicably adjusted by the Berlin conference without any friction whatever The German Chan cellor has receded from his buster ing attitude aud expresses the desire to establish line of policy regarding Samoa that will secure it's indepen- dence in political and commercial af- fairs. The conference is now in ses- sion and will likely consume several months in deliberating upon the sub feet with which it has to deal.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-05-04
The Highest Waterfall.

A recent traveller in New Zealand de- scribes the great Sutherland waterfall "The water" he says. clashes over the cliff in three grand leaps, and constitutes about one-half of the entire volume of the Arthur river. The first leap is over dizzy cliff into a rocky basin 615 feet below. Jumping forth again, it makes another leap of 751 feet, and then goes tumbling and leaping in one wild dash of 33S feet into the pool at the foot of the precipice. The total height is 1904 feet, making the waterfall the highest yet dis covered. When the sun is shining rain bows of all sizes hang over the fall, and the effect is indescribably beautiful"
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-05-04

FROM meagre reports given else where 1t is apparent that small body of Apache Indians have again sought the freedom of the Sierra Madre mourn tains in Mexico, leaving behind them some of the evidences of tleir fiend- ish cruelty. Whether or not this is the forerunner of more general raid, no one can determine, but there comes a periodical impulse over these savages to shed human blood and it seems utterly impossible for them to resist it. Let our Indian-lov- ing friends in the east ponder over the circumstance elsewhere noted, of their capture of wounded prospector and the manner in which they deliberately put him to death-a horrible, lingering death upon hot stove in his own cab in. Is there a spark of the human virtues susceptible of development in. to civilization observable in these iends? They have been treated with the most humane and tender consider. ation and all possible allowance has been made for the savage instincts born of centuries of unrestrained crime, but the seeds of mercy find nc Judgment in their cruel breasts. Un grateful and treacherous, their repress | ed diabolism only awaits a favorable opportunity to find expression ant their deeds are often too horrible tC relate. The dallying policy of our gov ernment with this perpetual menace tC life and property deserves the emphat ic condemnation of all good people and pnblic sentiment should com pei their removal to place of safet, and their isolation from all their ia miliar haunts of crime. Unless som, relief is given the people will feel call ed upon, as a measure of self-protec tion, to remove by any expedien
 means, the ability of these fends t, further deluge this fair land in trail of blood.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-05-04

THE people of Florence were not lacking in patriotic enthusiasm on the recent centennial anniversary of the inauguration of George Washington as president of the United States, and they observed the day with highly commendable ceremonies. It was a day that the people of the whole coun- try united in honoring and in no DOT ton of our broad land was there a more sincere demonstration than the modest affair chronicled in our local columns
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-05-04
Church Titles.

An archbishop is a high bishop, and is the chief Of the clergy of province. A vicar general is an assistant to an archbishop or bishop. A ''vicar" is one who supplies the place of another; so the vicar general takes the bishops place on occasions when the lat ter does not need to exercise episcopal au- thority. He is chancellor of the diocese gen orally; to Use Q military term, he is the bishops adjutant A domestic chaplain of the pope is called monsignor; this is sort of brevet title. It means literally, My lord " Just as a sovereign's attendants are lords and ladies, so the pope's are made lords by receiv- ing the title of ''monsignor."
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-05-04
THE FRENCH CRISIS.
THE "LIGUE DIES PATRlOTES" DIS
 SOLVED BY PROCLAMATION.

Paul Deroulede's Frantic Performances. Mercurial French Poiitics-What Bou- Iangerism Is-The League Organized for Revenge.
 An acute American now visiting in Paris says: ''The French have totally lost the capacity to remain indifferent" In other words, they cannot be neutrals on any issue whatever; they cannot qui- etly ignore Boulanger and let him drop into his natural insignificance, and so they are perpetually spurring up the government to some action Cor the gov ernment takes the action of its own mo- tion) that makes him more formidable. The latest movement of President Car nots cabinet is the suppression of the Patriotic League and vehement prosecu- tion of it's leading members. The fact that Boulangerism is mostly quackery, that his promises to the poor and the workmcn are transparent demagogy, and that the intelligent so regard him, is not enough; the cabinet seems i'm pelled to make war on all who favor him.
 The "Ligue Des Patriotes" or Patriotic ! League, which is now little more than a set of Boulangist clubs, was founded soon after the Franco-Prussian war by Paul Deroulede; it's avowed object was to cultivate better moral and physical tone among French youth; but its real object was to make the young men good material for soldiers with view to re- venge on Germany. Every member pledged himself to keep in good fight ing trim" and enlist at the first call for troops. It was self evident to outsiders that such an organization would soon become a powerful aid to some ambi tious military chief; nevertheless, it did not increase as one might have expected and only contained 250,000 member: when ordered to dissolve.
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 Deroulede has been furious over th' opposition of the students and indiffer ence of the well-to-do. He is poet, paint CT and soldier; wrote refraines militaires
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-05-04
Grnn.in,a in A Box.

Bobby who is visiting his kind old grand mother)-I wouldn't mind eatin' some of that nice hot bread, grandma. Grandma ell Bobby, you can have all you want of it. Bobby-Yes but ma won't let me eat hot bread Grandma testing the lads moral strength)-She won't know anything about it, Bobby Bobby-All right, grandma; just give me piece, please. -Harper's Bazar.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-05-04
The PeeWee Hat.

There's hats-'nd then, ag'in there's hats As you already know; There's hats ats made for comfort Nd there's hats ats made for show; There's them ats low nd squatty, Nd, then, there's them ats higher Nd you kin see job lot, Jest by lookin' at our choir. There's them ats high nd crooked, damned in nd skewed awry- The durndest shapes nd fzin's All pintin' to the sky; You wouldn't know they wuz hats. Excep' for bein' on Girl fixed up all scrumptious- Like she wuz preemy donna There's jest one little peewee hat At sets close On the head, Nd all made out of feathers like A-glintin' blue nd red; It's mighty peert nd snughle. Nd takin'-yes, you bet! But 'tisnt much on bein' warm Nd keepin' off the wet There's just nothin' to it 'Cept its beauty nd its grace, A-snuggin' close as it kin git To jest the purtyest face Ats in the hull caboodle O the girls ats in the choir only wish 'et wuz it
 Nd could get jest as nigh 'erl
 Chicago News
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-05-04
A Poor Theory.

Stranger-l see it reported that those soldiers orphans were only shamming insan ity so as to save the trouble of going to their meals
 Philadelphian-W Were you ever boyf
 ''l should say l was, :"
 ''So was l. Suppose in your boyhood days you had been informed that big meal was waiting for you on the other side of noun tain, but if you didn't feel like going for it you could have some tea and toast"
 "Whoop! I'd have climbed the mountain. D Philadelphia Record