Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-03-02

of parliament is the introduction of boot black in the commons cloak room. He is the first of his kind.
 It is said that Christmas shopping was not so brisk in New York this year as it was last. Nevertheless, the popular stores were jammed with customers
 There is an acrimonious debate going on as to which of tho New England states raises the finest turkeys. Thus far Vermont seems to have the best of inc argument
 The roof seats of coaches on Fifth avenue, New York, are supplied with rugs to wrap about the knees Of passengers who care to brave the cold for the sake of the view.
 The church in Shaker village Canterbury, N. H., although built in l192, has never been reshingled. The shingles are of heart pine and were fastened on with wooden pegs.
 A dry goods clerk in a Pennsylvania village ate three large mince pies in an evening and went to bed. Instead of dreaming that be saw his departed ancestors, he went to join them before morning.
 Louisville paper speaks of O robbery in which tho victim was "a hard working, fru- gal man, who, by Q lifetime of toi, had joy long needed rest"
 After having at least fifty fro drills there came an alarm of fire in New York school, and every pupil lost bis head in a minute and assisted to create 0 confusion in which over twenty children were injured.
 The yearly income of the great Kimberly diamond mines in South Africa is S2O, ,0GO, ,0O0, and besides this it is estimated that fully Sl0,000.000 worth of diamonds are stolen every year by the natives who work in the mines.
 The people of WapeIla Ills, recently saw tlr little town of Midland City, twelve miles distant, suspended in tho clouds The mirage was so vivid that the observers could see a train of cars approach and leave the Midland station.
 Edward Sherman, of Whitewater, Wis, has become a raving maniac as q result of an attempt to abruptly discontinue the use of tobacco. He had for many years consumed large quantities of tho weed, both by smoking and chewing.
 Micaiah Henley, the man who invented roller skates, lives in Richmond, Ind. He was O poor woodsawer, and it took nearly his last dollar to pay for tho patent, but the craze for skating that spread over the coun- try made him rich.
 l Tho old saying, "cold enough to stop Q | clock, |" has been actually cxempliflod in Maine this winter. Tho recent storm of snow and sleet frozo the hands of the town clocks in l Bangor solidly down on their faces, and they didn't go any more.
 | According to Tho Railroad Gazette, there were in October 120 persons killed in railroad accidents throughout the country, 5S per cent of whom were passengers. Of the 223 persons injured, 120 were employees and most of these freight hands.
 An old man on the Vermont border, says | Tho New York Herald, died the other day, and in his last hour ho confessed that he had been a smugglor for forty seven straight years, and had beaten the government out of tens of thousands of dollars.
 A diamond owuod in Buffalo and known as the Buffalo gen." weighs 60 carats and is supposed to be tho largest in the United States It is about the size of on almond and before cutting weighed 95 carats. It was bought in Amsterdam for sS0,000.
 Some Wilkesbarre, Pa., young men who have been dubbed the "Pious Ten," havo or ganlzed an Anti-Profanity club. As Sl.50 in fines were collected within ten minutes after the adoption of the bylaws it is expected the club will live high, for time at least.
 In the town of Ofen, opposite Pesth, Q trapeze woman was performing with her 5-year-oli boy. While she was holding the child by her teeth the rope broke and mother and child fell to the ground, the mother on the child. Both were seriously injured.
 A sensation has been caused in Belgian so- ciety by The Ahnanach de Gotha falsely an. nouncing tho marriage of the Countess of Caroman, fourth daughter of the Prince of Chimay, to Alphonse Wanters, Q member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Brussels.
 The Methodists of Lunplins, Ga, have c new church bell, the cid ono being cracked and worn out It's time the old bell had Q rest, for it was cast in lG00 and has in itP tiuaC summoned to. worship men of varying dreed. h tLe NethsrlGIds, Portugal, Eiss.i0 and America.
 A new scheme for barbor defense is SCOT to be tried Perforated iron pipas will bt sunk in the water, and through them petro leum will be forced In this way ferc' stream of blazing oil could be sent down or an enemy's feet to drive it away Iron yes sels could not pass through this lake Of firt because it could be made to extend many miles along the riger