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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-04-09
The Organ Grinder,

The Organ Grinder. Above the quiet village street, Cool willow bran ches wave and meet, And locust blossoms fall in sweet Midsummer snow beneath the feet. Often adown the dusty way Sleek cattle indolently stray; And groups of little children play In sun and shadow all the day. Sometimes an organ grinder brown Comes with his wrinkled simlan clown, And sets hls tuneful burden down Before the finest house in town. Then soon 8 merry band and fair, Entranced, applaud each hackneyed air Or shout at Jockos antics there, AS at some mime of genius rare. And I, though should list my fill, To some old maestro's magic skill, Could never feel such honest thrill As these young alchenfstSof i'll. He goes, as organ grinders do, To play elsewhere his tunes anew; The laughter of that merry crew Dies down the leafy avenue. They follow him in Faeryland, A region where all winds are bland, Where every hour Is pleasure planned, And wanderers lie on every hand. Pied Piper of our village street, Play on, thy wheezy tunes repeat; Once more to think such music sweet I'd toss fortune at thy feet!
 George Horton, in Chicago Herald.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-04-09
An Amicable Retraction.

s'Last week, 3 explains the editor of New Mexico paper" we spoke of Colonel Allgore as an ignorant old scoundrel who deserved to be in the penitentlary. The Colonel, we are informed, says this language is action able, and he intends to sue us for islander. In order, therefore, to show that we are not actuated by malice, and are willing to meet the Colonel half way in settling this matter amicably, we voluntarily retract the word ignorant.'"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-04-09
Don't Forget!

THAT TT IS NOT ALWAYS THE THING
 THAT MAKES THE MOST NOISE THAT DOES THE MOST WORK.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-04-09
WATERBURY POSTOFFIcE

Mails Close. New \ ork City-7.5O 10 20 m; {. 1e, 53O 7SepH Boston-700, 7.50 m; 12. 36, a1o, z. 30 m Southern-7.5O, 10 20 a M: 2.10, b.30, 50 m Western-1.5o, l0.20 A; 21o, 5.3e, 73c pn Canada West-7s0 Is 3o m 21o 58O. :. 90 , m. Eastern-7.0o, '.50 m; 12. .Ss. 2. 10, T3s m Canada East-7 %, 7.5O n; 12. 30 21o, z 80 D m. Albany-7.50. 1920 m; 2.10, 53o, 7.30 m Northern N. Y.-759 10 20 m; ;. 10. 53O q 30 m Providence-7Oo, 7.5o a m; 1230, 2.1o, 7.30 pm Springfeld-7Q0, 75e am; 1s sO ,. 10, 53o : 90 pm. Worcester.sR, 50 am; F, So. a1o $50, 7.s0 pm. P1ttsfeld Nsfes-7.5e m: ?. 1e, 5.30, 7.3o ? m. Hartford-7.00, 7.50 m; 12. .30 210 7.So B n Bridgeport-7.5O, 1o.20 m; 2.1o, 5.3o, 73O m New Haven-7.50 10. 20 am; 12 3e 210 5.S0, q 90 pm Ansona-7.50 1e,a m; 12.3o, s.1O. 5so, T.S0 D m Birmingham-7.5 10 20 am: 12 30 3 TO- Se s pm Union City, 50 a m; 2.1e, 5.3o pm. Naugatuck-7.5O 50 III; 2.1e, 5.30 m Seymour-7.50 m; 21O, 5.3O m Winsted-10.55 m; 6. 30 D nl Stations on Naugatuck k R. north Waterbury
 10 45 Iii; 6.30pm. Meriden-7.5o, 102O m; 12 30, 2 10. 5. 30, 7aopn Danbury-7.50 a m; 1.25, 2.1e, 5.3e, 7S0 D m New London-700, 7.5O am; l2 30 9 10, D. 30 7 90 pm Watertown-10.45 m; 6.30 D n " Oakville-1o45 m; 6 63O D m Woodbury-7S0 i045 m; 125p pmF Southbury-7.s0a m; 1.35 m Middlebury-123 30 a m
 Wolcott Cru, Tn, Sat) 12.30a n
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-04-09
The Masters Touch,

The Masters Touch. Athwart the walls the lazy sunshine falls, And idle shadows in the corners play; Without the brook in aimess hurry sprawls Impatient oer the pebbles m it's way Useless and still the idle mill wheel stands, Useless beside the noisy waters run: Yet they but wait the touch of master hands, And straight their mission in the world be.
 gun. So life, at first. is like the noisy stream, The idle wheel whereon the sunbeams shine, When, 10! the Master touch, and straight the
 dream
 Of life becomes a purpose all divine.
 A. C. Wins, in Christian Inquirer.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-04-09
Wise Nature.

Wise Nature. ''If Nature never acts part in vain, Who," said an atheist, shall this fact explain Why, in the glow-worm does her power pro duce
 Such lavish luster, for so little use?' plain, blunt fellow, who, by chance stood b1 Heard what he said, and made him this reply Mature" quoth he, explains her own design She meant to mortify all pride like thine, When OCT an insect S tail such light she spread, And left such darkness in a coclzscombs head" '"
 IN. Y. Ledger.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-08-10
Getting Ahead of uncle Sam.

The government has commenced surveys in Idaho for storage reservoirs with a complete system of irrigation, covering millions of acres of arid lands, and no sooner had the engineers start ed out than they were followed by sur veyors in the employ of specula- tors, who will file on lands and water rights along the streams and gulches. Such monopoly by speculators prom ises defeat to the plans of the govern ment. One corporation outside of Idaho is attempting to own and con trol Bear lake for storage and Bear river for distance of 40 miles in Idaho, that they may sell water to the lands and towns in Utah. Cover nor Sharp has telegraphed the secre- tary of the interior stating the facts and asking that steps be taken at once to prevent this great wrong to Idaho.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-08-10
Mount Graham. lSolomonYille Bulletin. |

Mt Graham is one of the highest mountains in the territory and its summit is one of the most pleasant places in the summer that can be found; plenty of timber, good noun tain water game and other attractions. A great many people from the Gila valley and the mining camps in the county go to the coast to escape the hot weather who would stay at home if there was any place with reasonably good accommodations where the at mosphere was cooler. We hope that next year, at least, some one will have the courage to engage in this scheme, even on limited scale, as it will give many of our people who cannot get away from their business for more than a week at @ time, a chance to take short vacation once or twice during the summer. With plenty of fruit, vegetables and other farm pro- duce so near at hand, itcannot fail be a SuccpSS
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-08-10

Work has commenced on the deep well which is expected to spout pure, cold mountain water in the near future. On Saturday last Clemins & Gulf ar rived in town with the boring appa- ratus and at once commenced work !; but on getting down about IA feet they encountered a huge boulder, and, in drilling through it the drill wore on one side and made the hole crook ed so that when the casing was driven down it was bent and rendered use less. It was drawn out and another piece put in and the work continued. Doubtless by the time the next Bull letin is issued an abundance of water will have been struck. The drill is now down about 20 feet.-Solomon- vile Bulletin.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-08-10
To Study French Irrigation.

c. A. Kenaston, of the Geological Survey, has been appointed by the Secretary of the Interior special com missioner of the department to visit France for the purpose of studying the irrigating system of that country, with view to the improvement of our own. The reclamation of the arid regions of the West is regarded by Secretary Noble as of such vast importance that an effort will be made to utilize all available knowledge of the best systems in use in Europe. MT. Kenaston has been supplied with letters of introduction to the French Ministers of Public Works and Agri- culture and to Minister Reid.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-08-10
Some Gigantic Reservoirs.

The Johnstown dam cost, originally, $240,000 It covered an area of about 500 acres, impounding the water from fifty or sixty square miles of water shed. It was 72 feet high and 100 feet long and formed lake that held 4S0,000,000, cubic feet of water, 3,6O0,- 000,600 gallons. It has been spoken of as the largest artificial lake in the United States, but it was exceeded in size by the reservoirs formed by the following dams:
 Croton dam, in New | York-434 feet feet long, PAS feet being of masonry and the remainder of earth. The height is about 40 feet. The found ation of the dam consists of two lines of stone-flled cribs, with ten feet of concrete between them. The down down stream face is curved and faced with granite. A small crib dam, 300 feet below, forms basin which serves as cushion to break the fall of the water. The back of the dam is filled with earth. Impounds 5,00O, 100000 gallons.
 Sweetwater dam, in National City Cal ifornia-Rubble masonry in Portland cement 9S4 feet high, 46 feet thick at bottom and 12 feet at top. Of curved type, with a radius of 213 feet; 360 feet long on crest. Impounds 6,OOO,- 000, GOO gallons.
 Dam at Oakland, Cal.-Earth; 80 feet high, 300 feet long and BIO feet wide at base. Impounds 5,O0O,OOO,OOO gallons.
 Dam at Redlands, Cal.- Bear Val ley dam-Granite masonry in cement !; 64 feet long, 20 feet thick at base and E feet at top. Curved type, with ra- dius of 335 feet. Impounds 10000, ,0OO- GOO gallons.
 Dam at San Mateo, Cal.-This is to be ITO feet high, 700 feet long, 176 feet thick at base and 20 feet thick on top. It is to be in Portland ce- ment, concrete masonry, and it is to have a capacity of 32,000,000,00O gal Ions. It has only recently been be- gun.
 The Quaker Bridge dam, Los Ange- les county will dwarf all these. It will be 265 feet high from bed rock. with base 216 feet wide. Ninety nine feet of its base will be beneath the lake bottom, so that the visible masonry will rise 166 feet. It will impound about 37, 300, ,00O, ,00O gallons ot water, forming lake 16 miles long -Ex.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-08-10

The proposition for a new court meets with geltr favor, i l fact there is virtually no opposition. The pres ent court house is far in the rear of the present already-developed and rapidly growing condition of Pinal county.
 The Proposed Dam Near the Mouth of
 TOnto Creek.
 [Globe Silver Belt.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-08-10

The new barber shop has crawled to the top.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-08-10
Where to Stop,

MT. H. w. Klein, the well known boniface, has taken the Russ House at Tucson, and, after thoroughly renoyat- ing it, has thrown open its doors to the travelling public. MT. Klein is Q landlord-famous for his Inequalities and right royal treatment he ac- cords his guests. The Russ House is pleasantly situated hotel, convenient to the business portions of the city and is one of the most popular hotels in the ancient and honorable pueblo. Persons from this portion of the terri tory having occasion to visit Tucson will find the Russ House the proper place to stop at.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-08-10

ARMER, Gila Co.,, Arizona,
 August l, 1889.
 EDITORS SILVER BELT During the past week there has been party here under the auspices of Maricopa coun- ty, consisting of Surveyor Brecken- ridge, James McClintock and Col. Nor ton, collecting data and making esti- mates on the quantity of water that a dam would hold, built in the Box can yon, near the mouth of Tonto creek. Their estimate is based on a two hun dred foot dam, located about one quarter of mule. below where Ton to empties into Salt river, where they find the bed of the river two hundred feet wide, with sloping walls on either side, composed of sandstone and lime rock, sloping back one foot with each foot ill height to the elevation of one thousand feet.
 The Aneroid barometer shows an elevation above the dam, at Aliens crossing, of thirty feet; at Steamboat rock, sixty feet; at Armer's house, one hundred feet; at Robertson's crossing, one hundred and ten feet, and at mouth of Pinto creek, one hun dred and forty feet. Hon. C. H. Pet CTS ranch is eighty feet higher than the dam. They find the valley below Steamboat rock to be two miles wide and above about the same. It is esti- mated that were this dam built, over one million acres of arid land in Mar icopa county would be reclaimed and turned into the best of arabic ranches. and a sufficient quantity of water stored to irrigate the same, while they approximate not over one thous- and acres under cultivation on Salt river in Gila county at the present time. One half the dam, if built, will be in Gila county, and the other half in Maricopa. There is where the sol ons of Gila let their foot slip in estab- fishing the county boundary.
 A rough estimate of the cost of the dam would be from eight hundred thousand to one million dollars. It would make lake about twenty-five miles long by two wide and an aver age of about eighty feet deep.
 Salt river at Phenix, during the past three months, has only been af fording about twelve thousand inches of water, and the Arizona canal alone has capacity of sixty thousand inch es. It is no doubt inevitable that the dam will be built in the not far dis tant future-if not by the government by private enterprise, as the lower Sa44 river valley has not water enough tc irrigate what land is already under cultivation. If the dam is built the government will no doubt condemn the land that is to be flooded, anc those now in possession will be paid { reasonable amount, and Gila county indemnifed.
 This is the basis of report tha Maricopa will make to the Senat, committee in September next. Tn, reading of the Aneroid makes tn mouth of Tonto creek eleven hun dred feet above Phenix, and the sam, below Globe. Yours,
 GEO. A. ALLEN.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-08-10
Stage Lines.
Proposals for Building Court
 House.

Sealed proposals will be received by the Board of Supervisors of Pinal county for the construction of a court house and jail at Flor ence, Arizona, not to exceed in cost S30, 900; each bidder to furnish his own plans and specifications, All bids must be in the hands of the Clerk on or before the first day of Oc- tober, 1889, and be plainly marked ''bids for Court House and Jail"
 The successful bidder will be required to give good and sufficient bond for the faithful carrying out of his contract.
 The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids.
 By order of Board of Supervisors of Pinal County, WM E GUILD, Clerk,
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-08-10
Patron Saints

St. Joseph, spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is the patron of the Universal church. St. Pancras, patron of childhood. St. Aloysius, patron of youth, purity and students.
 St. Agnes, patron of maidens
 St. Monica, patron of matrons
 St. Maxima, patron of virgins and wives. St. Vincent de Paul, patron of charities. St Cammillus of Lellis- patron of hospitals. St. Sabine, invoked against gout and rheu- matism.
 St. Apollonia, invoked against toothache. St. Benedict Joseph Labre, invoked against lightning.
 St. Koch, invoked against contagious dis eases
 St. Barbara, invoked for the last sacr% ment.
 St. Blase prevents and cures sore throats. St. Sebastian is the patron of soldiers. St. Hubert Is the patron of hunters. St. Thomas Aquinas, patron of schools. The fact is beyond dispute, says a prominent Illinois dairyman, that the fine aromatic flavor of butter, and also it's keeping qualities, depend upon the management of the cream from the time it is separated from the milk until it goes into the churn.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-08-10

Major Powell announces an estl- mate that is everywhere regarded as conservative, that the irrigable land of the central west, now wholly barren, will make eight states like Indiana, and Colonel Hinton, an expert Of the survey, estimates that twenty acres Of this land cultivated under irrigation will produce as much as one hundred acres of land under the average In diana culture. This would enable the whole irrigable area to support forty times the population of Indiana-say 1OO,O0O,0O0.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-08-10
THE GOLDEN WEST

The we'll on the Golden West is now down 525 feet, and not 605 feet, as re- ported last week. The work of bor- ing was delayed by losing the sand pump, which could not be taken out, and the borers are now at work cut ting it away with the drill Had it not been for this trouble, water would have been reached before now. One side of the twenty-stamp mill, or ten stamps, is now in position and will be ready to start as soon as water is se- cured. The pump has been ordered and is now on the road There is sufficient ore on the dump to run the ten stamps four months. Eight new men were put to work in the mine this week Mir Loss will soon put in use the Burleigh drill, which is now being successfully used at the Silver Reef.
 There are numerous properties in this district that will prove rich in sill yer, gold and copper when developed. Many mines are now being looked after by eastern capitalists. When the three mills now about completed are in operation, things will be lively about them.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-08-10
The Casa Grande Mines.
 TDailv Citizen.1

There has been much written and said in the past about the various properties in the Casa Grande mining district, but there never was time when the prospects were brighter for the mining industry in that section than now From MT. Chris c. Loss, superintendent of the Golden West Company it is learned that
 A NEW DISCOVERY
 has been made in the Silver Reef mine. In clearing away the side of the hill near the powder magazine, preparatory to starting a tunnel to the main shaft, an immense ledge was struck on the surface, being contin- uation of the rich body of ore that was encountered in the dykes. The smell ter, engines, boiler, etc., are now in position at the Silver Reef
 THE MONARCH.
 The strike reported last week in the Monarch mine is proving to be better than was at first thought. The body of ore is growing richer, and, from present development, is immense in size. MT. Conlee, the superintendent, has everything in readiness to start up the mill as soon as the pump ar rives for the we'll It was shipped two weeks ago, and is expected to arrive daily.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-08-10

The mill at the Reymert mine was started up last week and is running steadily. In the meantime the work of boring for more water continues, and when secured the plant will be increased. It is believed that not less than 50 stamp mill will be put to work on this property during the next twelve months.
 The agitation of the new railroad from Casa Grande to Florence is now the absorbing topic at Florence. The people are enthusiastic over the proposition.
 MT. Ochoa was not posted in regard to the rumor that new paper was to be established in Florence. With a little experience in that line, he is in clined to believe the venture to be one wherein the profits will be exceeding ly small if any.
 The fruit crop about Florence is better than before.
 The mines throughout the country are all reported ill good condition.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-21
1.-THE JIG'S UP" he SAID,
An Augusta Store Thief Arrested In
Savannah.


John .Jones, 17-year-old colored bow.
was arrested yesterday by Detective Bsach
on charge OF stealing $50 and good deal
of clothing from the store of DAILY & Arm
strong in Augusta, where he was employed
as porter.
Jones stourly denied the charge, but the
officer held him until he could be identified.
The Augusta firm was informed of the
arrest of Jones, and Mr. McCaully, a mem
Der of the firm, came down last night and
identified Jones, and when Detective
Bosch brought the porter into the
barracks office he said, "The jg's up,n but
would not commit himself. Mr.. McCaully
said that for several weeks the firm had
been missing articles, and early one morn
ing $50 was stolen from the bookkeeper's
desk. The porter was the only one in the
office when the money was supposed to
have been taken, and he was called upstairs
TO undergo examination. While upstairs
he suddenly heard somebody call him, and
he went down to answer them, but did not
return. He went out the front door, and
was chased long distance down the street,
but finally escaped
The house where the boy lived was
searched and good many articles which
had been taken from the store were found,
When Mr.. McCaully asked Jones why he
ran away, the boy replied that he was
afraid that they were going to put him in
prison. MIR. McCaully will take Jones back
to Augusta this morning.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-21
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FIVE TO GO TO OHIO.
Prisoners Convicted in the United
States Courts.

Prisoners Convicted in the United
States Courts.
The United States circuit court djourned
yesterday afternoon until Jan. 9, and Judge
Speer and District Attorney Erwin left for
Macon last night.
There were five persons convicted at the
session, and United States Marshal Corbett
and his deputies will leave tomorrow for
columbus to lodge the prisoners in the Ohio
penitentiary.
The case against W. c. Umbach, which
was not concluded on Tuesday, occupied
the greater part of Yesterdays session.
the jury finding Umbach guilty Of
burglary in the daytime. The court sem
fenced the prisoner to three years in the
Ohio penltentiary. r. r. Richards, Esq,
counsel for Umbach, moved for an arrest of
Judgment, and the court said he would
hear the motion Jan. 9. This does not,
therefore, operate to stay the sentence.
M. T. Stegin, an ex- United States mar
shall, charged with extortion, was acquitted.
Mr.. Stegin called at the MORNING NEWS
office last night and stated that the state
ment In court by Lawyer Pease that his
family was in great penury, and about to
be dlspossessed for being delinquent in rent,
was not true.
The court passed sentence yesterday on
Frank Brooks (colored), convicted Of per-
jury in the Kate Glover pension case. The
prisoner was sentenced to the Ohio peni-
tentary for one year and one day.
District Attorney Erwin was quite sue
cesstul In prosecuting offenders at this
term, convicting five of the six persons
tried. The following were the convictions
of the term:
G. W. Russell, larceny, three years; W.
=. Umbach, burglary, three years; bill"
Smith, burglary, four years; Solomon
washington. perjury, five years; Frank
brooks, perjury, one year and one day.
Russell and Umbach were convicted for
their descent upon Fort Oglethorpe and
abseracting and selling property of the
government Smith is the colored man
who attempted to burglarize the Waycross
postotfice, and the two colored men, Wash
ington and Brooks, were connected with the
fraudulent obtaining of pension for
colored woman who represented herself to
be Kate Glover. The woman could not be
found when the matter came up in the
courts here, having forfeited her bond.