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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-09-21

THE occasion for the prolonged contest
now going on in the House, the Democrats
seeking TO staYe OF the unseating Of MI.
Ncnable. the Republicans striving by every
means in their power 70 obtain aquorum'
reflects peculiar discredit upon the Repub-
lican members. The public business is de
ferred, and the interests Of the people OF :he
United States calmly ignored, that the Re
publican partisans may crafty their I'M
worthy feelings by placing in the seat OF
man who was elected by an undoubted ma.
jority a man who has no claim whatever TO
be a representative in that body. Whatever
the issue Of the filibusiering which has been
directed with so much yigor and ability by
Colonel O'Ferrall and Judge Crisp, II has at
least served TO call closer attention 10 the
merits Of the Nenable-langs.0n case. This
will have no effect so far as the Republican
members Of Congress are concerned, but it
will at least prevent the general public
from being deceived boy the course which
the Republicans have been pursuing.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-09-21
JUST OPENED

JUST OPENED
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withstandng ihe fact thit Woolens Gre
higher, these Blankets are lower ln pr''-
than We have ever had them;
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Blanket tor g: uf course We have tArh
Tor less, bur this particular Blanket nief-
It's your inspection.
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ct Table Cloths. and Napkins to maicl
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one lot Ladies' Pure Linen. Fine nrmsl'ch-
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our Gin Enterprise continues. Your
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-09-21
THE VALLEY TURNPIKE.
RECOLLECTlONS OF THAT HIS.
TORIC HIGHWAY.
II Passes Through Nirginia's Eden and
and War-It was stonewaiI Jacksor's

Written Tor the Times.
The Valley roads only rival among Amer
lean highways is the National road, and
that, once the shibboleth Of statesmen, IL
now abandoned, for many miles of its
Eastern course, TO the drumming pheasant
and the humming ratllesnake, who seek its
bare track TO strut and bask. Not so with
the other. Paralleled for the whole ninety
two miles, from Winchester to staunton,
closely by one railroad, and more distantly
by n second, it is trayersed constantly
and kept in as good order a. ever. One is
never out Of sight on 1t Of vehicles or horse
men. although seventy wagons in three
miles would be an extraordinary sight now.
The writer once counted that number, and
it was in time Of peace, too, nearly every
vehicle being mountain schaise,
bound to or from East Tennessee and
southwestern Virginia,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-09-21
JOUR OPENING ON MONDAY
Fall and Winter Stock
NIL LcLmsE AZ PRaNlOrs EFFOArs.

We tfor me-
for and that popular We aimed Tor centre shot, and We think
VIII
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-09-27
Arizona's Brave Days of Old.
NogaleS Herald.

The bravest men are often the most retiring. Nobody noticed particularly Fred Henry, of Bisbee, delegate to the democratic territorial convention. If you questioned him he would merely say that he was working in the Copper Queen mines, and yet, by inquiry among old timers, it would be discovered that the little, quiet man had been pioneer hero, who from 1863 to 1879 withstood every shock and charge of murderous red men. who for so many years strove desperately to drive pale faces from their Arizona hunting grounds.
 The Battle Flat in the Bradshaws south of Prescott, deserves to rank with | Thermopylae and Bannockburn in point of true courage and determined daring. MT. Henry and four companions were prospecting for mineral At four o'clock in the morning, when all nature was dark and still, band of 150 Apaches, painted in their fercest colors, made a sudden dash upon the little camp expecting to sweep it's unconscious inmates out of ex- istence in a twinkling.
 But those savages had not yet learned the indomitable pluck of that white race which had peopled this continent and made it the greatest on earth. Graspine | WGdDO1s than their assailants, the little grour clustered together and, aiming by sounc
 alone, drove back the first onset. Wher the next charge was made they had taker the most available stations among tho
 jagged rocks about them. Down tum
 bled five Apaches at every volley. UT
 the steep cliffs they rushed again ant
 again, only to fly back, pierced with bul
 lets and bowling with baff1ed rage.
 As the sun rose that morning, the un
 daunted pioneers, peeping now and the1
 from behind their granite defenses, could
 see dead and dying Apaches for lons
 distance down the narrow trail, some stil
 wiggling in mortal agony; many nor
 stiff and cold and terribly mangIed Nor did the garrison itself escape un scathed. Shot and arrows had riddlec l them, despite their caution. One died o his wound after the fight was over, anC all were laid up for many long da, ; thereafter. But they maintained the un l equal contest for nine and half hours ? weak from the loss of blood and the ter rible tax on brain and muscle.
 l Driven by modification that five shoul hold out against thirty times such mum , Der, the savages made one final effort t 7 carry the camp. Again they were move down with leaden hale, and at 80 p. Ii . the survivors of this seemingly easy attac fled in terror, believing the pale faces t t be supernatural spirits against whom g were folly to longer contend.
 l There have been many such instance
 of heroism in Arizona's early history, bu 4 we doubt if such fearful odds were eve I so long and so successfully resisted. 2 And yet when the Herald man sal t Come Fred, tell us about that Battl t Flat fight" the latter simply remarked }, "Yes, l was there," and became as dunn
 as an oyster
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-09-27
MT. Baxter's Ranch.
PheniX Herald.

The remarkable success attained by Reuben Baxter in grape culture is worthy of frequent reference, as an example for others who may wish to follow in his line Some months ago he secured a desert section of $40 acres just beyond the Sam Bartlett fig ranch. Last April he cleared off large portion and, among other things, set out 40-acre whey ard of mus cats. With few irrigations but frequent cultivation he secured stand of 97 per cent, certainly a record seldom, if ever, equalled. His method of using water is through furrows on each side of the vines No surface flooding is permitted. The cultivator distributes the moisture evenly after ditch gates have been closed.
 Every vine looks strong and vigorous and an average height of nearly three feet can safely be given as the growth thus far.
 In addition to grapes, MT Baxter has already put 40 acres of his desert inte hourishing alfalfa; ten acres into miscella neous fruits and 110 acres into grain Thus, 200 acres have been reclaimed ant are now under thorough. cultivation all within a year. Next year he vii have harvests of hay and grain; his vine and many of his fruit trees will be yield ing fruit.
 It is safe to say that nowhere else O. the globe can wild land be sooner an more easily converted into rich, produc tive soil than in Salt River Valley, pal ticularly in MT. Baxter's neighbol hood.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-09-27
John Browns Body.
Solomonville Bulletin

1t was 2S years ago to-day that s. H. Drachman struck Tucson, after Il days trip from Yuma which was considered very good time.-Citizen.
 Sam rode blackboard from Yuma; the Indians were everywhere, and times were exceedingly squally for tenderfoot When within ten miles of Tucson one of the mules attached to the blackboard be- came sick and was unable to go farther, which necessitated a stop. Sam and the driver got the mules off the road and they proceeded to hide themselves as best they could. The driver had been telling Sam blood-curdling Indian stories all day, so he was in terrible state of mind At every sound he was up on his elbow, shaking with fear. Finally he heard the unnistakable sound of approaching horses. He tried to awaken his com panion, but could not. Determined not to be surprised in the camp he concluded to escape alone, but he had not gone more than 15 feet before he wedged him. self between two cholla bushes. By this time the horses were getting very near him, and although bis body was punctur- ed by the chollas from every side, he heard sound that brought joy to his soul, Some one on the horses was sing ing John Browns Body Lies 8 Molder- ing in the ground" Sam immediately called for help and up rode Charley Shibell and several others who liberated Sam from the brush trap and escorted him to Tucson. He has had some rouph 1 experiences in Arizona since, but the night before he reached Tucson he de. clares was the most miserable.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-09-27
MIND READING EXTRAORDINARY.
Remarkable Feat Performed by John
 stone at Chicago.

CHICAGO, Illinois, September 18.-Paul Alexander Johnstone, the mind reader, whose recent feat of picking name out Sof the great register at the Grand Pacific hotel, after a long drive blindfolded through crowded streets attracted such wide attention, performed another feat to-day which, to all appearances, totally disproves the theory that man has only five senses, and also the belief that mind reading is really a species of muscle read ing Johnstone opened a difficult com bination safe in the presence of many well known people at the Wellington Hotel, and under the following remark able circumstances: He was first blind folded and the badges thoroughly exam ined by committee. His ears were pack ed with cotton, so it was impossible for him to hear; then his nostrils were sini- larly filled to destroy, for the time being, the sense of smell, and finally his hands were covered with thick kid gloves to dis prove the theory of muscle reading, In his mouth he held lighted cigar so that even the sense of taste was temporarily destroyed. The proprietors and book keepers of the hotel then took position behind him, and while Johnstone turned the knob of the safe they were requested to think of the combination. Without touching either of the gentlemen, the mind reader turned correctly to the mum bers and swung the door open. The crowd which witnessed the act cheered him repeatedly, Johnstone declares that his idea in opening the safe under sucl peculiar conditions was simply to prove that man actually possesses more thar five senses and that science is in error In conversation the mind reader couple his performance to-day as in some re spects comparing in importrnce to tn, scientific world with the discovery of tn
 circulation of the blood or the law o
 gravitation.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-09-27
Luxurfant GiIa.
RuckpYa Blade

Colonel Dennis Madigan paid the Blade visit yesterday. He has been for some time engaged in holding down a ca nal site, or canal rather, for about fifteen miles of it is already completed. This is the old Gila Bend canal and heads on the south of the river about twelve miles be- low this place. MT Madigan claims that the location of the head has many ad- vantages, two in particular. One is, that the water can be used on the land from the very head of the canal, and the other, that where the head is located the river passes between two high buttes which re- quires a construction of a dam only 600 feet long. The enterprise, of which very little mention is made, will soon come to the front as one of the largest and most beneficial projects undertaken in the Gila valley. The great body of land lying between its head and Gila Bend, and along the line of the Southern Pacific railroad for twenty miles or more beyond that place, will become subject to irriga- ton from this canal. We are informed that ex-Governor Wolhey is one of the principal men in this enterprise, and is now east for the sole purpose of enlisting capital with which to complete the pro- ject.
 The Gila valley will yet come to the front and that before many years. It has more fine land and more water than any other valley in Arizona. The vast amount of land on the south side of the river ad- jacent to Gila Bend,we are told,is beauti- fully clothed with green grass and differ ent varieties of wild flowers brought forth 1 by the summer rains. This alone is worthy of note, for on the average desert, gener- ally nothing but cactus and grease wood flourish on summer rains. This goes to show that there is a difference in desert solls;one remains barren through the sum- mer rains, makes no difference how much rain falls upon it, while the other springs up with luxuriant vegetation and clothes itself in mantle of green, seemingly in g single night, when a liberal amount oi rain is favored 1t.
 The Toltec canal, another great enter. prise is rapidly being pushed to compile ton. On account of the heat only about twenty teams have been employed so far but it is proposed to put 100 more to work immediately. When all the land on the Gila river comes under cultivation and thousands of happy homes dot its broad acres, who can cite us to an equal or 6 l prettier picture
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-09-27
Horse N. tes.

There Is always somebody who will buy a good horse at fair price, but 1t Is not every owner who IS willing to sell horse for just what he is actually worth. A mans over estimation of his horse often causes him to miss a really profitable sale.
 The National Horse Breeder thinks people who are talking about the coming of the two minute trotter will be interest ed in learning that to trot a mile ln the time named horse must get over the ground at a rate of A feet ln second, which is a trihe fast for trotting galt
 When you have trouble with your horses and cannot manage them as. well as you like, in nine cases out Of ten 1t IS your own fault. There are but few horses that are not tractable and docile II they are treated properly. It might be well for you to take time and investigate the matter if you do not get along with the management of your horses properly, and it's worthy motive that prompts man to become proficient in this direction.
 The Russian Minister of the Interior has submitted for the approval of the ministerial council, bill for the suppress sion of horse stealing. It prescnbes that gypsies shall be prohibited from moving 1 about in Russia. and that every owner ot | a horse must take certificate from the police or from the authorities of his rural district attesting his rightful ownership | If horse is sold this certificate must be | produced and transferred to the name oi | purchaser The one who sells d horse if | to be held responsible for it's good con 1 dition and must return the purchase money and pay a fine if he deceives the buyer in his representations of it's agt and health. If diseased animal Is solo and infects the purchasers cattle the sell! CT must pay all damages and be tried be fore criminal court.
 Dr. Leahy, horse trainer, says "When horse stops and proposes tC turn around, don't resist the turn, bu give him quiet horizontal pull in tn direction he wants to turn, so as to carr, him farther around than he intended t. go, and, if possible, keep him goinl around half a dozen times. In mos cases this will upset all his calculation and he will go quietly on without mucl ado. If six turns will not do give h1n twenty. In fact, if he will keep on turn ing to your rein you are sure to conquer as enough turning will confuse him an leaves him at your command. If he vii not turn, and will back to the rein, kee him going backwards in the directio you want to go. He will soon get tire of that and prefer to go with the righ end forward; but before you let him 2 give him decidedly more backing tha he hkes-St Louis Globe Democrat.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-09-27

TIE census returns give to Arizona a population of 59,69l, an increase of 47. per cent. in the past decade. The forma. tion of the new counties of Cochise, Gila and Graham in 1881, will somewhat change the figures of increase or decrease in the territory from which they were taken. For instance Cochise, portion of Graham and portion of Gila counties were taken from Pima county, and a proportionate share of their present pop ulation added to that of Pima would show a large increase in place of a decrease. Apache also lost big slice when Graham county was created, and Pinal county was carved up to give Gila county stand ing room. The figures given by the census bureau, as published on the fourth page of to-day's ENTERPRISE, show that Pinal county has gained 1,242 above the census of 1880, when it contained 41S6 in- habitants. Out of this number a very large proportion was taken, and the rel ative gain is therefore much larger than these figures represent and the increase s nearly one hundred per cent. The same is true also of Pima county which is charged with decrease when 1t actually shows an increase.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-09-27
A BOTANICAL COLLECTION.
Which Embi aces Some of the Rarest
 Fauna and Flora Known.
Tucson Citizen

NANNNNA-E
 A Citizen representative dropped in at the home of MT. John A. Spring yester- day for the purpose of examining that gentleman's handsome botanical collec- ton. Mir Spring has fifty varieties of dried flowers of Arizona, put up in the best style and care. J. R. Churchill, pro- lessor of botany, Boston, says he has never seen specimens of herbium so well made, and that such a handsome assort- ment has never been received in Boston. From a careful personal examination the writer must say that he never saw more neat, clean and we'll made collection. A hurried glance does not give much of an idea of the work required in preparing these specimens for exhibition-the col lection, which requires tedious climbing and search; the pressing, and they must be changed every three days; the chenni- cal preparation they must undergo to re- | tain their natural color, and finally the pasting on the sheets or mounting. Dur | ing the process one-half the flowers | gathered with pains are thrown to one side, during the different stages.
 Speaking of the collection MT. Spring says he has seen flowers the past week that havenot been seen before in eight years. Their appearance now he attrib- utes to the copious rains.
 Mir Spring has placed his collection al the disposal of Mir Zeckendorf for exhi bition at the worlds fair. They should be given a prominent place in that ex hibition. q know three new varieties ot flowers" said MT. Spring, "but owing tC the rains have not been able to secure them" Any one desiring to see this col lection will find it at Fleishman X Col drug store and we can guarantee in ad vance that they will be richly repaid.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-09-27
THERE is a strong movement well un

THERE is a strong movement well un- der way for the construction of good wagon road between Globe and Florence, over which heavy freight teams can pass. It is designed to bring Globe and Casa Grande railroad station within seventy miles of each other-about half the dis tance now travelled to reach rail trans portatiop at Wilcox. Twenty-six miles or this proposed road will be new and is yet to be constructed, and while its cost will be somewhat great, it's correspond ing benefits will more than repay it every three months. The placing of one hun dred or two hundred heavy freighting teams on the road will create Q strong demand for hay and grain, and every farmer in the valley will be directly bene- fted. The town of Casa Grande will en- joy large share of the advantages to be derived from this diversion of trade and in fact the whole county is deeply inter ested in it's construction. On this route there will be but little interruption of travel on account of floods, for the Gila river is bridged by substantial structure at this place and the Casa Grande road is to be graded above high water mark This important matter will be brought before the supervisors at their next ses sion and action will probably be taken to push it to completion.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-09-27
4 Quiet Wedding.
Phenix Republican.
ALFRED c. LoNGMoRE

Dr. A. J. Chandler and Miss Julia Pope were married in this city yesterday morn ing at 3 o'clock, Rev, Rickerson officiating. But a ewfriends of the contracting parties were present at the ceremony, which was solemnized at the residence of J. D. Walker.
 It had been arranged that the wedding should take place this morning, but the clouds that rolled up foreboded heavy rains and a consequent stoppage of the Southern Pacific trains; SO, rather than risk 0 delay of the honeymoon trip, the ceremony was hurriedly arranged fol yesterday morning. A carriage was in waiting, and, followed by the best wishes of the wedding party, the happy couple drove to the depot, where the morning train was taken for Los Angeles. Thence San Francisco will be visited, the inten ton being to return home in about three weeks.
 The groom is one of the best knowr citizens of Arizona, having for three years filled with credit the position oi Territorial Veterinary Surgeon. Int bride is the daughter of Judge Pope, O St Louis, and is lady of many accom- plishnents.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-09-27
First Catch Your Rabbit.

Macon Telegraph: There is some thing that may be of interest to the direc- tors of the State fair. A unique attrac- tion has been offered some of the large fairs by the National Coursing Associa- don of Hutchipson, Kan. It is a race for life between long-eared jackrabbit, fresh from the Western plains, and a pair of long-legged, 1.-the looking grey hounds, ever on the alert for race The plan is to place canvas or wire around the inside fence of the race track, leaving a pen at one end with gate large enough to admit the hounds. A rabbit and two greyhounds are taken out together in a plain view of the multitude in the grand stand. The rabbit is released at the same moment the hounds are liberated. He digs his toes in the truf and springs for ward as if shot from a catepult before the hounds have shaken the kinks out of their legs, The rabbit goes over the ground like scared streak of brown lightning the swiftly flying hounds close at his heels. It is exciting from the start, and as the rabbit widens the distance between himself and. the hounds the spectators go wild with excitement. Around the en- closure they go on the veritable wings of the wind until they have travelled mile, then the small gate to the pen is opened, man stands in front to turn the rabbit, and with one final leap he seoots into a little gate, kicking sand into his pursuer's eyes as he disappears from sight. The next minute he can be seen sitting on his launches pulling his whiskers and smil- ing at the hounds who are whining and snuffing at the gate, The sight is well worth seeing, rendered all the more in- teresting when it is stated that it is not once in 100 races that rabbit is caught.