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Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-11-08
An Odd Disc overy.
Written for the Rural Press by NJ. NJ s. P

Written for the Rural Press by NJ. NJ SP.
 In my reading, I lately came across a bit of information that seems to be authentic, and is certainly of considerable interest. It is relative to the stars in our flag.
 The discoverer was, believe, an English gentleman, and one who was sufficiently interested in the subject to visit the church at Brington, England, near Althorp, where IS to be seen the memorial brass plate of the Washingtons.
 This brass plate bore the arms of the family, the stars and stripes. On the tombs of other members of the family as far back us 1560. were found other brass plates all bearing the same design-the stars and stripes.
 George Washington's sgrei,t-grandfather, John Washington, brought with him to America when he emigrated, his family shield and crest. In due course of time, our great Washington of Virginia began to use this emblem of his family.
 It was on the panels of his carriage, on two watch seals and on bookmark. It is described thus: "Red bars. the five pointed stars and the raven issuant out of the ducal coronet" This must be a genuine account, as
 
 officers who served in the Army of In dependence, bear this seal. It is not surprising that this emblem was chosen to be used by the country George Washington served so well and long.
 It was quite new to me to find that what we call stars were not originally so at all. They were intended to represent the rowels of spurs, or as they would be termed in speaking of heraldry, science little known in our own country, 'mullets." !" l Just fancy! Our glorious spread eagle was in the original design only raven issuant out of ducal coronet."
 "Issuant" is only the proper way of say | ing coming out of or on the rise. Treasurer Trove very pertinently says 'The whole concern has been one ot science;the rowels of war have already been trans formed into the stars of peace, and although the eagle allowed the ducal coronet to fall from its talons at the frsi flap, we Americans are proudly confident that our glorious bird will continue its upward course until it reaches the sum-
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-11-08
RAILWAY BREVITlES.


 It is estimated that 10000 miles of new track will be laid in this country in lSS0
 The roads in the Transmissouri associa- tiOn have decided not to remove their head. quarters from Kansas City to Chicago.
 On week days 225 trains arrive and 22t depart from the Broad Street station of the Pennsylvania railroad in Philadelphia,
 A party of railroad engineers from France have been touring America to get pointers on the method of operating railroads.
 The New York Central expects within two years to have it's entire freight equip ment fitted with automatic couplers and air brakes.
 The rate of mortality in England for the year 1888 was one passenger killed in 6, ,942 SSe and one passenger injured for every 220, ,024 carried.
 Snow was being shoveled out of the Al. pine tunnel in August on the Union Pa cif1c, for the purpose of getting out about fifty cars that were showed in during the winter of 1SS9-90.
 The Oregon Improvement company's railroad-the Olympia and Tenino-has been made standard gauge and opened for tA dllC IHo udS SOIl0 SUO men engaged in construction work.
 An official of the Pennsylvania company states that 75 per cent of the wrecks of freight trains on that system are the re- suits of overlooking cars. It seems impos- sible to prevent shippers overlooking cars at points where there are no scales.
 The Southern Pacific company has ac- cepted the offer of subsidy of S315, 900 and the right of way to complete a coast line of railway between Santa Margarita and Ellwood, Cal, thus making a continuous line from San Francisco to Los Angeles
 A locomotive notable for its high degree of ornamentation has just been placed on the Geneva and Sayre branch of the Lehigh Valley railroad. The engineers cab is con structed in Queen Anne style, with stained glass windows. The cozy interior is deco rated with French clocks and steel engray- ings. The metal work is nickel plated
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-11-08
A PRlNcELY LUNCH.
The Man of Millions Who Had "some-
 thing Worth Talking About"

The Man of Millions Who Had some
 thing Worth Talking About"
 Jones and Smith happened to meet at the same table in restaurant
 "Do you dine at this place often!' asked Jones.
 Quite often," said Smith. 1t is moderate in price, at least for the con- mon dishes, the cooking is excellent, the service good, and everything is clean"
 Ut is pretty well patronized, too, ob- served Jones. "A good many merchants and board of trade men come here for their meals"
 "Yes. What are you going to order?
 q think I'll take a porterhouse steak a glass of claret and a pudding or some thing of that kind. A man on . salary can't afford a swell dinner.
 "That's fact. We've got to curb our appetites. I'm going to try veal outlets, breaded, a few vegetables, an omelet souffle and pint of porter. I can't go over seventy-fve cents or dollar for a mere lunch"
 about the 6,ytare -fs.4-. if l could afford such a meal as Tubb; over there at that table in the corner is about to order I'd have something worth talking about"
 "You betl What do you suppose TIbbs is worth?"
 -"He's worth a million and a half
 Jones and Smith looked enviously a the table in the corner where the mill ionaire, with the bill of fare before him was knitting his brows and pursmg ul his mouth in the effort to decide wla he wanted. After studying the printed slip from top to bottom several time he seemed to have come to a conclusion
 Waiter" he said to the white aprone' official standing respectfully by, 'brin! me some doughnuts and a cup of coffee. Chicago Special Press Bureau.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-11-08
Why Many Editors are skertlos.


 In the following the Rev T. Dewitt Talmage undertakes to explain the reason why so many newspaper men are skeptics:
 One of the greatest trials of the news paper profession is that it's members are compelled to see more of the shams of the world than any other profession. Through every newspaper office day after day, all the wickedness of the world; all vanities that want to be repaid; all the mistakes that want to be corrected; all the dull speakers who want to be thought eloquent: all the meanness that want to get it's wares noticed gratis in the editorial columns, in order to save the tax of the advertising columns; all the men who want to be set right who were never right: all the cracked brain philosophers with stories as long as their hair, and as gloomy as their finger nails in mourning because bereft of soap-all the bores who come to stay minutes, but talk five hours.
 Through the editorial and reportorial rooms all the follies and shams of the world are seen day after day and the temptation is to believe neither God, man or woman. It is no surprise to me that in this profession there are some skeptical men; l only wonder that journalists be. leVe anything.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-11-08
A Murder.
st. Johns Herald.


 There WAS killing between the Zuni village and the San Pedro ranch on last Sunday night, about ten o'clock. It ap- pears that the wife of J. K. P. Pipkin had become tired of living with her husband who is said to be worthless fellow, and started from Ramah, New Mexico, for St Johns, accompanied by Jos. Lewis and another family. Pipkin and Joseph w. Hatch followed them. The people of Ramah, fearing there would be trouble. sent three men after Pipkin and Hatch, who overlook them on Sunday night and called to Hatch to come to them. Lewis. hearing the call, ran up a small knoll to where he and the women were camped. and also called to Hatch. As soon as Lewis was exposed to full view ill the moonlight, Pipkin and Hatch, whom. if appears, were concealed in q small ravine. opened fire on him with fatal result. They then turned and fired on the party which had followed them from Ramah, killing horse. The pursuing party then fell back and Pipkin and Hatch fled from the scene. MT. Bond, one of the party from Ramah, rode to the Sedro ranch, gave the alarm, when Deputy Sheriff Hart, who happened to be at the ranch, started to the aid of the party Before he got there, however, the two men whom Bond left there, had hitched up the team, taken the body of Lewis and started back for Ramah. Deputy Sheriff Ashton left for the scene of the murder early Monday morning, and when Judge Jarvis, who had summoned corOner's jury and re- paired to the spot for the purpose of hold ing an inquest, left for St Johns, MT Ashton had gone to the Zuni village fol the purpose of getting some of them as trailers, and intended following Pipkir and Hatch until he overlook them.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-11-08
rhs nari,r of the Riee Fields.

It is of the rice fields of the tide lands of the Georgia and Carolina coast, and Of tho adjacent islands, that we would speak. To those who have never been among them these rice plantations would afford much that is both novel and inter esting. This evergreen region, where the plaintive notes of the whippoorw1u and song of the sweet throated mocking bird float up through the moss covered trees, and negroes, fever and ague, rice birds and alligators abound, would indeed seem to be a new world to our northern brethren, and the picturesque effects charm the eye of the stranger artist.
 The rice field darky is himself dis tinct type, totally different in both as pect and dialect from the negroes of the interior; and not uninteresting sight Is the force, as with shout and song they take their way along the embanlIment to the rice field Their ancestors for generations back, or as they would tell you, mi farrar an mi granfarrar," have lived and labored in these malarial re gions, and they accept chill and fever and other infelicities incident to these ] lOcallGleS as uIlaNOludDle tNl1S, IlouulnS on with no higher aim nor hope, careless for the future and not over anxious for the present
 The cost of living is small, as not many nor very warm garments are con- sidered necessary, and the rice field darky's ideas of 8 wardrobe are ex- tremely limited, from both blissful igno- rance and choice. Fish and game are plentiful, and in these regions heavy diet is to be indulged in only at great risk.-L. w. Robarts in Popular Science
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-11-08
Safe Experts.

In Cincinnati there is man by the name of John Henry Williams, and this secluded individual sports the reputation of being ''the best safe expert in the country" If one should watch him as he gracefully balances billiard cue pre- paratory to making Q hard shot, sur rounded by the elite of social lions with eagles eyes, he would little think that this white knuckled gentleman is a man who handled iron and steel for a liveli- hood.
 But it is so, and there is perhaps no other man in the world who can judge of the workmanship ofa cracksman bet ter than he Almost instantly after viewing "cracked" safe he can tell by whom the work has been done. He has been engaged in this business for many years, and quite successfully.
 Yes, the man who knows the inside and outside of a safe" said he to re porter, 'has about as much as he can do following up successful and unsuccessful attempts to "crack" them by professional 1 burglars, for no occurrence of this kind takes place without the police sending ] for experts to make an examination.
 Indeed. the statements which appear in the newspapers" he continued, ''after an attack on vault or safe are always given by one of our men. The police get the credit for such discoveries, but we are content with our remuneration. ' -E1change.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-11-08
A Deaf Cat in High Life.

Snowfall is one of the best known An goras in the city. and although she is but 4 years of age she is the mother of seventeen kittens, every one of which has been of spotless whiteness. She weighs twelve pounds and has tail that waves in the air like an immense banner. Her eyes are sky blue and she never heard a sound in her life She has been thoroughly trained and knows many very amusing tricks, among which is that of fetching the ball when thrown by her mistress. She performs this with all the fidelity of well trained retriever, and her ability as catcher would make Buck Ewing green with envy. Her marked peculiarities are her grace and gentleness and her habit of playing with shadows.
 A moving object has no attractions for her, but if shadow is thrown upon the floor and moved rapidly about Snowfall will chase it for hours with grace and elegance of movement that would eclipse those of the finest ladies in the land Notwithstanding her fastidiousness in other respects Snowball's appetite is gross, and she prefers raw liver to any other article of diet.-New York World.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-11-08
SCIENTIFIC SQUiBS.


 St Montichiari batteries of artillery using smokeless powder kept up a fire for half an hour without their position being discovered.
 A compound propeller blade, consisting of q sheatbiEG of bronze and delta metal cast on a steel core has recently been pa tented in England
 An English inventor offers system by which coal gas compressed to one-eighth its natural bulk can be carried about and utilized as an illuminant when desired.
 Printing can be copied on any paper of an absorbent nature by moistening the surface of the latter with weak solution of acetate of iron, and using an ordinary copying press,
 The talIoon proposed for polar explora- tions is @ feet in diameter and 800, ,000 cubic feet in volume The journey is to be be gun from Spitz0ergen. and with favora- ble wind is expected to last four or five days.
 A remedy for cholera has been discovered by Frenchman from Cette. People either attacked by or in fear of the disease must sit for some hours in 9 garment soaked in parafiin, which irritates the skin, producing a healthy reaction, and kills the cholera microbc.
 In discussion that has lately been car ried on in Europe as to the distance at which large objects on the earth's surface are visible it was stated that the Himalaya mountains have appeared to view from the great distance Of 224 miles and Mont Blanc 2l0 miles.
 The sanitary aspects of electric lighting were discussed before the English sanitary congress, and it appears that the electric light is better than all other sources of il lumination, because it is not dependent upon the exhaustion of hydrogen, resulting in the yitiation of the air
 The telephone has played an important part in the maneuvers of the Swedish fleet. There is telephonic post on board each vessel, and when lying at anchor they can telephone to one anotherby means of insu- lated conductors, which are run down the ancAOr chains and subneIged
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-11-08
AIIschlevous Parents
American Teacher.


 One of the most vexatious phases of a teachers life is the direct and indirect in- huence of mischievous parents They are not all of class. Some from one cause and some from another are mis- chievous. It would be well for parents to consider carefully the situation. How would parent get along with the family management if the children once a day, or even once week, heard uncom- plmentary remarks made about their parents? How long would community stand if the teacher talked to the children about their fathers and mothers as the teacher is talked about in the home?
 Any parent is mischievous who listens to the foolish complainings of the child about the teacher. Many incidents occur In the school life of child that are not mentioned; they are soon forgotten, while if recalled in detail, especially if magnifed by the imagination and encouraged by ne interest and attention of parents, they are fixed in his mind and become of much moment Parents have no moral right to the recital of unimportant incidents in the school life of their children.
 Any parent Is mischievous who discuss es socially, "go5sipily," ia the street car Ol Ill any pllfdLo BiOup UT PUDllC pldce, pecuiayities of the teacher. This is bsing done continually to the great detri- ment of the schools of the community. As a mere business matter it ought not to be indulged in. The community has large inancial interest in the schools, and the return for the outlay is dependent large ly upon the receptive condition of the community as well as of the pupils.
 Any parent Is mischievous who criti- cises the methods of instruction of a teacher. This is the affair of the teacher and the school officials. The methods are rapidly changing. No man who has not kept in touch with the school work of the past ten years is in any condition to appreciate modern methods. It is practically impossible for any teacher tc bring his methods up to the times in any community if there be one man who i: base enough to rally all the ''mossbacks' of the community against the innovations As matters now are it is part of teach ers work; it is one of the leading feature. of her business as teacher to counterac the vicious tendencies of these meddle some parents.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-11-08
Nails In His Brain.

At Eastbourne, England, tradesman named Thomas Wickens was charged with attempting to commit suicide by driving four long nails into his head Dr. Mcqueen produced four nails which he had with difficulty withdrawn from the head of Wickens. These nails had penetrated three inches and gone through the brain, but, to the surprise of the medical staff at the Memorial hospital, Wickens had fully recovered. Wickens said he drove the nails into his head in succession with hammer, and that he had felt better in his head since the oc currence. He is now sane and able to re- sume business, and medically is regarded as the most wonderful case on record. The magistrate ordered him to be dis charged. London Tit-Bits.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-11-08
Noflce 10 TaxpaYers.
FLORENCE, Pinal County, Arizona.
 Sentsmher Eth 12Qn

FLORENCE, Pinal County, Arizona.
 September sth, 1890. Notice is hereby given that the duplicate assessment of Pinal County, Arizona Terri tory for the year 1890 is now in my posses sion for the collection of taxes levied therein and that said taxes will be delinquent on tht third lay of December, 1890, and that unless b. on that day CT prior thereto, ons and one-half (14) per cent per month during the time the said taxes shall be delinquent, and accruing costs, will be added to the amount thereof as penalty.
 Taxes may be paid at my office in the Coun- ty Court House every day except holidays, between the hours of &. m. and p. m
 JERE FRYER,
 Sheriff and Ex-Oficio Tax Collector.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-11-08
Raisins.
Phenix Herald.

Mir. Henry Crow is having better re- suits than he expected with the first raisin crop from his recently purchased Scofeld vineyard. When the grapes were drying on their trays he estamated his yield at 6.000 pounds. Now he reports a packing already of 5O3 twenty pound boxes, with 100 more yet in the sweat boxes awaiting packers. An excess of COCO pounds over the original calculation is q disappointment not unusual in Salt river valley fruit culture.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-11-08
ma rooms of this boat are all I

The rooms of this boat are all neatly papered with small patterned light paper and bright border of good width. The floors of the sitting room and bed room are covered with a pretty square patterned oilcloth which looks not un- like tiling, and over this is spread a strip of bright, new ingrain carpet for a rug In the sitting room stands hand some hardwood swinging crib, finished to resemble antique oak, and the work of the turner next door, who is second cousin to the month old owner of the crib Nottingham curtains as white as the bed coverings are up at the win dows and looped back with bows of rib bon
 4 rustic stand and flower bowl, as ar tistic as many which adorn Summit ave nue lawns, holds a healthy species of palm, and rustic baskets filled with deli cate vines fill the windows and lend all air of refinement to the room, which is strangely incongruous because of that picture of outer abominations that is imprinted upon the retina of your eyes.
 In the fourth boat lives young COupi6 WHO tI6 Just O6Sil44lHS lie. They are Danes, and have only lived on the river for one year.
 Their boat also contains three rooms, but owing to limited resources they were unable to fit them up as nicely as might be desired, but the same scrupu- 1 lous neatness was over everything. The owner is building another boat, which IS to be forty feet long and have foul rooms when completed. A boat of this size, if built by himself, will cost tht owner in the neighborhOod of $l00, Tho boat now occupied by this couple wa; built by the man at odd times at cos of $86
 This man, who is the ianitor of , Seventh street building, has lined ths walls and ceilings with thick paper, ana the house is snug in the coldest weather The small hold in the bottom Of tn boat has more or less water in it, and il summer it makes a very good mill house, while in winter they can keep supply of meat on the ice without an, trouble, and save money by buying il large quantities. Paul Pioneer Press
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-11-08
Sealed Proposals.
OFFICE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS !
 OF FINAL COUNTY,

OFFICE BOARD or SUPERVISORS l
 OF FINAL COUNTY.
 FLORENCE, A. T., Oct 10, 1S90 SEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RE ceived for the construction Of new road to Casa Grande, according to the plans and spe- cifeations on file in this office, all bids to be in the hands of the Clerk before 12 m, ovem- Der 14th, 1890. The successful bidder will be required to give a good and sufficient bond for the faithful performance of his contract. The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids.
 By ordor of the Board of Supervisors
 WM. E. GUILD, Clerk.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-11-08
Boomerang Mine Jumped.

WHEREAS, IT HAS JUST COME TO MY the owners of the Boomerang mine that said mine has been jumped by one Patrick Morgan, on or about the first day of January, 1889. No- tice is hereby given that said Boomerang mlne was not open for location and warn all persons against purchasing said Boomerang mine or any interest therein from said Morgan.
 JOHN c. LOSS
 Co-ownerin Boomerang mine. CASA GRANDE, A. T., Feb 5, 1889.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-11-08
FRANK SHIELDS.-W. Y. PRICE1 Florence Meat Market, South of eoIns~ood Bldg. All kinds oi
 Choice Fresh Meats.
SHIELDS & PRICE.
Desert Land, Final Proof.

U. $. LAND OFFICE,
 TUCSON, Ariz )na, October 2d, l890.I ATOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT LOUIS A, l< Laud of Dudleyville. Pinal Co.,, Aria. has filed notice of intention to make final proof on his desert-land claim No. 1155, for the F of N. E and \. F of s. 13 of Sec. Il Tp. S. of K. 16 E., before the Register and Receiver at Tucson, Arizona, on Saturday, the 18th day of November, 1890.
 He names the following witnesses to prove the complete irrigation and reclamation of said land 4. Petford Cranston, Charles Odell, E. Kielburg and John Forrest, all of Dudleyville, Pinal Co.,, Arizona. HERBERT BROWN, Register.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-11-08

This is Nym Crinkle's clever and just estimate of Boucicault: He was not maker, but he was such fashioner that genius itself looked on with wonder al his talent, and as the man who digs the trench that brings the water to the thirsty camp is better than the chemist who can make oxygen and hydrogen unite let us believe that the world is les arid than it would have been if Dio' 8oucicault had not lived"
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-11-08
OfI.onr Standing.

The fashion of telling the history of a thing, whether or not the occasion re- quires it's telling, is very common one with orators and writers who do not know exactly how else to spin their yarns.
 A certain worthy merchant was once quite unexpectedly called upon to pre- side at banquet. He wanted to say something in opening the ''post-prandial exercises" which would be graceful and sound well, and so he began in the fol lowing words:
 Gentlemen: The practice of eating meals-ahem,-as we have reason to be- lieve, dates back-oohoo!--to the most remote antiquityr Companion