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Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-06-20

FRED Brands, raise real estate ifom HoQ 10 eAVV,
Il. O.. Cline, add personal property 500.
Thos. A. Carr, raise real estate from si,S75 to
$3.50.
Clark & CO.. raise mdse. and fixtures TO $500.
Chase 3 McCabe, raise cattle to 100 head.
Colorado Tel. and =. Co raise 20 S25.
T. r. Conway, trustee. raise mill 70 5000.
Mrs. @. A. Carvil, raise block 20i 70 81, 200.
T.. y. Conway, raise real estate, Hardee add. TO
eG65.
Mrs. NJ. Carson, raise real estate, from $50 to
s475.
Henry =. Carter, add large horses, 5000.
O.. j. Cornell. raise real estate from 500 to $500,
May A. Carter, raise household goods 10 seoo.s
Carlisle Gold Ming. CO. raise real estate to &c.,
600.
John COgbett add fixtures, $500.
s. A. 3. A. A. Comfort, raise real estate to
800.
Columbia Cattle co. raise cattle 70 go head.
Curtis 8 Noel. raise cattle to $50 head.
do do raise ranch Improvements to $500.
Mrs. l.. Collins, raise house in park 70 81 900.
J. X. Cauthern, raise fixtures TO $500.
A., t. S. F. r. r., add IS miles tel. wire @slO
per mile.
A. r., & S. +. r. r., add one locomotive.
do do do Al box cars.
do do do 20 Fat cars.
do do do tel. line II miles, Q
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RECEIPTS. DIsBURsENKNTs.
Taxes Of 1913 10 70 Due Co. s Ter. $40 70
Tovaa Of 1909 n oaE "a
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-09-14
How Americans Cheer.

The arrival Of the president and his
party called forth what to my British
ears was most unexpected vocal DEM
onstration, says the Review Of Reviews.
The people not only cheered as British
crowds are wont to cheer. They in
dulged in sounds which are to us ex-
pressive of strong derision. They liter
ally caterwauled. I was almost as sur
prised as Milton makes out of his fallen
hero to be when, instead Of the ap-
plause he ntid2sted, he was greeted
with one vast Sas. 1 suppose every
nation develops MS own style Of plaudit.
The Germans have their short stuc-
cato "hoch," the British their sonorous
"hurrah," while the Americans have
selected the shrin feline yell. Asking a
fair Chicagoan the reason Of this
strange preference, i got for answer,
II guess they want to make as much
noise as they can; and they find they
make most noise that way.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-09-14
Considered the Point.

In Illinois there is an old law on
the statute books to the effect that
in criminal cases the Jury is '.judge Of
the law as we'll as the facts" Though
not often quoted, once in while
lawyer with desperate case makes
use Of 1t. In one case the Judge in
structed the jury that 1t was to Judge
Of the law as we'll as the facts, but
added that II was not to Judge OF the
law unless it was fully satisfied that
IL knew more law than the judge.
An outrageous verdict was brought
in, contrary to all instructions of the
court, who felt called upon to rebuke
the jury. At last one old farmer
arose. "Jedge." said he. weren't
We to jedge the law as we'll as tho
tactsp" "Certainly," was the re-
sponse; "but told you not to judge
the law unless you were clearly
satisfied that you knew the law bet
ter than I did" "Well, jedge." an
swered the farmer, as he shifted his
auid, ave considered that pint. -
Argonaut
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-09-14
rh. FESTIVE Firecr.cker.

Stop! here are firecrackers! How
that pungent odor annihilates time.
One really has stcong desire to take
a pack, squat down somewhere and
"fire it or" 1t is strange that no one
can make tirecrackers like the Chi
nese; they seem to possess some exclus-
i've knowledge or secret. Yet how SIM
pie they are. A strip Of thick coarse
paper is cut six inches long and IN inch
and half wide. Across the middle of
it the match paper, or stem, is laid,
protuding a quarter Of an inch from the
bottom. A pinch of fine powder is laid
upon it and the paper folded and past
ed. This is deftly rolled into q hard
cylinder. The bottom is plugged with
a particle Of soft red clay, and the
cracker is then laid in mold and
pressed until dry, the clay meantime
being rammed in still more firmly. FL
nally a slip Of thin red paper is
pasted for the envelope. This is one
description Of the manufacture. Col.
Field speaks Of another method where
by the paper was rolled and pressed
around a form, and when dry the fuse
was entered, the bottom plugged with
clay, the powder put in and the paper
at the upper end punched down around
the fuse, after which the red envelope
was put on.-Demorest's Magazine.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-09-14
BITS OF FUN.

Mr.. Kaller-What is your name my
little man? Boy-When am good it
s "Billy;' when l am bad it is
''William J."
Young Mr.. sapley-I wish could
ret me hat that was suited to my
head. Miss Palisade-Why don't you
Try a soft hat2
He (stroking sdiminutive mustachs)
In Queen Elizabeth's time men who
wore boards were taxed. She-Yes;
md it taxes some men now to raise q
beard
The wife-Of course, can make
allowance for q little heat of temper.
It isn't every man that can be master
sf himself The Husband-No. II he
has wife.
Master-How is this, Bridget2 Ny
coffee is much stronger to-day than It
is usually. Servant Girl-Oh, please,
sir, I've made mistake. gave you
the wrong cup. That is my coffee.
Mollie-What lovely complexion
Hattie has. Ellie-Yes, she must use
some face wash or other. "She does,
I'm sure" ~ knew it. I wonder
where she gets it2" "Out of the
nydrant-"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-09-14
Stacking Grain.

A correspondent writes Orange Judd
Farmer: If l have log or large pole
start my stack or rick by laying the
first bundles with the heads upon 1t.
This will keep the grain of the ground.
II have no log start as If putting up
a shock and continue until the bottom
is the proper size. Lay double row
of bundles on the outside remaining on
the ground to keep the butts even.
When this is done get on the stack
and with short-handled, shortened
fork begin laying the second or "bihd-
ing row Of bundles. Turn the heads of
these toward the outside and place
them so the heads will just about reach
to the bands Of the first row. Continue
this until the middle of the stuck Is
reached, laying the heads toward the
outside all the while. Then begin again
on the outside, laying this row without
getting on 1t ut all. Bind 1t rs before,
stepping on the heads Of the second
row. Keep the middle high and solid.
Grain stacked thus will not slip or
take water. l have used this method
for many years with good results.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-09-14
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used The many, who live bot
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and cc,.eas.
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties OF perfect lax
ative; efiectuall!y cleansing the system,
dispeiling coids, headaches and fevers
and Permanently curing constipation.
II nas given satisfaction to millions and
net with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufac.ured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-09-14
ONLY ONE BRAVE MAN.
The Stage Coach Was RiHcd hut II
Got tho Plunder Back.

The Stage Coach Was RiHcd Hut He
Got tho Plunder Back.
"One day in October, 1877, ! was
staging it in Northern California, "
said Thomas M. Spencer. There
were six of us in the coach. We
were talking about stage robbers.
Suddenly there was halt. and one
of the party said: Speak of the
devil and he will appear Well. we
all got out and stood in line and
gave up our purses and watches.
The driver had thrown off the mail
bag and the Wells-Fargo safe. There
were two robbers, neither Of them
masked. They were not polite like
the knights OF the road of romance,
but swore continuously. The job
was done in about five minutes. and
the robbers told the driver to go
ahead. We did SO for a half-mile or
SO, when one of the passengers. a
silent man whom l had taken for a
commercial man. said to the driver:
GO slowly and wait for me at the
ford He then produced Win
chester from the bottom of the coach
and started back over the road alone.
".Who is hep we asked of the
driver
".Wells-Fargo man. l guess;
never saw him before, but guess he
knows his business. If he comes
back he will have got them; If he
don't they'll have got him.
Twenty minutes later we heard
some rapid firing. We stopped at
the ford. Nearly an hour passed and
then the man who had gone back ap-
peard on the trail He walked
slowly, as If in pain, and a bloody
was tied about his
head. Drive back and get tho box,
he said to the driver. Did you get
'em? asked the driver. Both of
'em, he replied.
1--WE drove back. In the middle
of the road where we had been held
up, both men lay dead. The Wells
Fargo detective, calculating that
they would stop to rifle the mail bag
and the strong box, divide the plum
der. and then seperate, had quietly
walked back. One of them he drop
ped with his Winchester before he
was suspected; the other got in one
shot before he fell, and that had
struck the brave man glancing blow
On tho head. Our property was all
restored to us. We helped bury the
lead robbers by the roadside. The
brave officer refused to accept the
purse we hastily raised for him."
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-09-14
THE snArL.s MOUTH.
A Naturalist Says 1t Is Well NO Big
wild Boast Has One Like II.

a Naturalist Says 1t IL Well no BIG
wild Boast Has Ono Like It.
"It is fortunate thing for man
and the rest o. the animal kingdom, ~
said the naturalist to the New York
Sun reporter, THAT no large wild
animal has mouth constructed with
the devouring apparatus built on the
plan of the insignificant-looking
snail's mouth, for that animal could
out-devour anything that lives. The
snail itself is such an entirely un-
pleasant, not to say loathsome, crea-
ture to handle, that few amateur
naturalists care to bother with it,
but by neglecting the snail they miss
studying one Of the most interesting
objects that come under their obser-
walton.
ANYONE who has noticed snail
feeding on a leaf must wonder how
such soft, aabby. Shiny animal can
make such a sharp and clean-cut in
cision in the leaf, leaving an edge as
smooth and straight as II it had
been cut with d knife. That is due
to the peculiar and formidable mouth
he has, The snail eats with his
tongue and the roof OF his mouth.
The tongue is ribbon which the
snail keeps in coil in his mouth
The tongue is in reality band
saw. with the teeth on the Surface
instead of on the edge. The teeth
are SO small that us many as 80. 900
of them have been found on one
snail's tongue They are exceedingly
sharp, and only few OF them are
used at time. Not exactly only q
few of them, but few of them com
paratively, for the snail will probably
have 1000 or 5000 OF them in use at
once. He does this by means of his
coiled tongue He can uncoil as
much of this As he chooses, and the
uncoiled part he brings into service.
The roof of his mouth is as hard as a
bone. He grasps the leaf between
MS tongue and that hard substance
ands rasping away with his tongue,
saws through the toughest leaf with
ease, always leaving the edge smooth
and straight.
'By use the teeth wear off or be-
come dulled. When the snail finds
that this tool is becoming blunted
he uncoils another section and works
that out until he comes to the end Of
the coil. Then he coils the tongue
up again and is ready to start in new,
for while he has been using the latter
portions Of the ribbon the teeth have
grown in again in the idle portions
the saw has been filed and reset, SO
to speak-and while he is using them
the teeth in the back part of the coil
are renewed. So think l am right
in saying that If any large beast of
prey was fitted up with such de-
voring apparatus as the snail it would
go hard with the rest of the animal
kingdom"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-09-14
mi. wo.,a.. Wh..t Supply.

There seems to be a considerable
shortage in the worlds wheat supply
this fall. and the United States Will
be called upon to meet the detclt.
The statements of the harvests OF the
world, which are prepared annually by
government officials at Vienna, were
sent out this week. The grain and
seed market estimates will show Aus
tralia's yield of wheat to be IA, QOO,- :
600 metercentner, or 1873 per cent. I;
rye, "a, 100000 metercentner, or SO
per cent; barley, 145, 900 metercent-
ner, or 93.5 per cent; oats, 1900, 900
metercentner, or 82.6 per cent. The
Hungarian minister of Agriculture
gives the following figures: The def
cits to be filed by the importing
countries will require 379, 900, 900
bushels, and the surplus available in
exporting countries to satisfy their
demand is 379, $685. 900. The world $
product of rye is given as 4s5, ,OOO, 600
hectolitres.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-09-14
IN roRsron LANDS.
TfsAision's Power Visible In All Grades
of Old World Social Life.

rradition's Power visible In All Grades
of Oid-world Social Life.
In addressing his faithful Brandon
burgers ON the occasion Of the open
ing Of their provincial diet recently,
Emperor William laid stress ON the
important part which tradition plays
In monarchical states. and the New
York Tribune thinks that, although
he dwelt more especially on the in
fuence which 1t exercises on the re-
lations Of q nation toward the dy-
nasty that has ruled over 1t for many
centuries. yet it cannot be denied
that 1t pervades the entire social life
of the old world. Nor is its influence
confined, as might be supposed. to
the classes Indeed, 1t Is just as
potent with the masses, a fact read
lily comprehensive when it fs borne
In mind that people on the other side
Of the Atlantic are, as rule, con-
tent with their social statua The
yeoman farmer takes pride in the
fact that his ancestors tor hundreds
Of years have been yeoman farmers
Like himself. and educstes his chill
dren to live up to the traditions OF
LQelr IOTeIdtnoES 4AOE0 AEO R0~9-
snts in England, Germany and in
Brittany who can trace their descent
back to the twelfth and thirteenth
centuries, and who have sufficient
sense OF dignity to prefer to be at
the head Of the yeoman rather rhan
at tail end OF the aristocracy. In
the same way the retail and whole
sale traders In Europe. even In such
republican countries as Switzerland
and France, take an honest pride In
the fact that their forefathers were
traders like themselves, and it is the
traditions of their ancestors which
constitute the principal incentive
for preserving untarnished by any
failure or commercial dishonor the
good name which they have inherited.
In France the lawyers in particular
are fond OF pointing out how their
fathers and fathers fathers had been
honored members Of the lnagistracy
and of the bar. and they, too. strive
to live up to the traditions Of what
is known in the Gallo tongue as the
noblesse de robe.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-09-14
august 4
Flower

have been troubled with dyspep-
sia, but after fair trial of August
Flower, am freed from the vexatious
trouble. B. Young, Daughters
College, Harrodsburg, KY. | had
headache one year steady. One bottle
OF August Flower cured me. It was
positively worth one hundred dollars
to me-. w. Smith, PM. and Gen.
Merchant, Townsend, Ont. I have
used it myself for constipation and
dyspepsia and it cured me, 1t is the
bestseller ever handled-C. Rugh,
Druggist, Mechanicsburg, Pa. q
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-09-14
Drawing Water.

The cheapest and easiest method Of
drawing water from well 100 feet
deep is by force pump and a wind
mill. To convey the water to n house
on an elevation, a pipe may be attached
to the pump, and to keep up n constant
supply there should be q cistern near
the house which should hold a stock for
use in case of failure Of the wind at any
time. Where the cold is intense In the
winter the pump may be placed in a
cellar well protected by bank over it
and a double door, and tho discharge
pipe should be laid in the ground be-
low the reach of frost. 1t will be a
help to fill the ditch in which the pipe
is laid wit sawdust or chaff, and to lay
the pipe In wooden box, SO as to have
air around 1t.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-09-14
A Hin. to Inxentors.

Professor Bell thinks the time oc-
cupied by inventors in working out
the problem Of aerial navigation by
the usual inflated gas bags and meth
DDS of steering them is wasted. He
thinks feasible means of propelling
and directing an airship would be by
u kind of trolley system whore the
rod would hang down from the car to
the stretched wire instead of extend
ing upward. He recommends the
idea to inventors.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-09-14
Agricultural Pointers.

Do not tolerate dirty milking.
Put extracted honey in attractive
packages, neatly labeled.
Locate the bees near the house where
they can be heard when they swarm.
If the bee keepers supply Of honey
is small, he will do better to Sell near
home.
Don't forget the salt box. Keep a
constant supply where the cows can lick
when they like.
Avoid having butter warm enough to
become soft when 1t is being handled
or the grain will be spoiled.
The price paid for ''canners' Is low,
but it is more than poor COW Ia worth
on the farm II kept for her milk.
Honey eau be extracted, If the work
is carefully done. without the least in
jury to the comb, which may be re-
placed in the live, to be refilled.
Use sawdust under and around the
hives to prevent grass and weeds
springing up to annoy the bees. Some
use sand or gravel for this purpose.
The Italian is the most prolific and
best all-around bee. With its long
bottom of the flowers, as the black bee
cannot.
Do not neglect to weed tuInips. II
they have been planted in drill rows
the wedding can be accomplished with
cultivator.
Do not risk having grain stand in the
shock too long. There are number Of
small wastes which constantly go on
and which will, in short time, aggre-
gate more than the cost of stacking.
ventilate the vegetable cellar at night
80 it will be cooled by the night air
and keep it closed during the day. Gel
lars need ventilation and should be kept
cool as possible.
Dig potatoes as soon as the vines
have died and store them in q cool eel
lar or elsewhere until the air grows
cooler outside this autumn, when they
are best taken out and buried.
Do not allow weeds to grow up and
seed among the potatoes after they are
ripe. A few weeds often produce many
hundred seeds which it will require ex-
tra work later to destroy.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-09-14
others are ~ firmly convinced

sea. Others are q firmly convinced
that the wild ancestors Of long wool
sheep lived in cold climate, and in
low, heavily grassed lands. Among the
fossil remains of the sheep found in
Europe, palaeontologists describe two
distinct species, one Of which Is named
the Marsh sheep Even at the present
day the numerous breeds Of mountain
sheep, after so many centuries OF do
mesticatlon, are entirely different in
disposition :ind habit of the long
woolled or low-land sheep. Indeed.
the two breeds cannot attain their full
development on the same pasture. e..
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-09-14
Lice and Tick. ON sheep.

An expensive experiment was made
by Prof. c. p. Gillette, of the Color
ado experiment station, on the preven-
ton of lice and ticks in sheep, which
we give as follows:
After shearing the sheep an emulsion
consisting of per cent kerosene is
made. Perhaps this may be slightly
weakened. During tho treatment a
man should stand in the vat and give
each sheep a thorough drenchiug. The
emulsion should be kept well stirred
at all times. The cost Of materials for
dipping fifty-eight sheep was Sill.
The scab parasite. ticks, lice and mag
yots all succumb to the destroying pow
sr of the kerosene. The dip does not
remain permanently in the wool after
drenching it; 1t should be renewed after
each annual shearing. Too much kero-
seme Is likely to take of the wool, hence
it must bc thoroughly emulsified. An
emulsion made at the rate of two gal
Ions of kerosene, half a pound Of soap
md one gallon of water churned togeth-
er, and added to thirty or forty gallons
of water after churning, will be strong
enough to accomplish all that is de-
sired.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-09-14
Caught In tho Tolls

OF that lurking foe, chills and fever, we often
struggle vainly to free ourselves from Its clutch
Palliatives there are without number, but II you
want real remedy, Of course you do II afflicted
with this abominable malady, hasten to procure
II you follow this suggestion, permanent restora-
tion to health will reward You Every form
of malarial disease is permanently eradicated by
the Bitters, which is likewise a reliable safe
guard against maladies of this type. Not alone
thin continent but throughout the tropics, 1t is
justly regarded as complete antidote to miasma
poison in air water No less effective is 1t for
disorders Of the stomach, liver and bowels, rheu-
mntism, kidney complaints and nervousness. Nc
one sojourning in malarious region, or who is
subjected to outdoor exposure in rough weather,
or to excessive mental or physical strain, should
be without this fine defensive tonic.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-09-14
The Ori.in.l Homes Of sheep.

A British agricultural exchange, dis
cussing the origin and distribution Of
sheep, believing that British domestic
sheep were principally derived from the
high grounds of Persia. Afghanistan
and India. and that they could not ex-
list far inland owing to too dry eli
mate and the scarcity of salt, says:
"Our mountain sheep are principally de-
rived from Asain wild ancestors there
Is every reason to believe, but that
sheep can do well when attended to
away from the seaboard we have am
plc proof in Australia. There are even
Mt this day many species Of wild sheep
inhabiting the mountain ranges in the
center Of Asia. far removed from the
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-09-14
A Minister'S Rebuke.

A clergyman was annoyed by people talk
ing and gigeling. He paused, looked at the
1 was preaching, young man who sat before
me was constantly laughing, talking and
making uncouth grimaces. paused and ad-
ministered q severe rebuke. After the close
of the services gentlemen said to me: 'Sir,
you made great mistake; that young man
was an IDIOT Since then I have always been
afraid to reprove those who misbehave them
selves In chapel, lest should repeat that mis-
take and reprove another idiot" During the
rest Of the service there was good order
Church Standard.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-09-14
Bill's Picnic.

What's Bill Jones takin'so much
time thumpin' that one trunk around
rorP" asked one railroad employe Of
another.
.S-S-Sh! Don't bother him. He's
enjoyin' himself. That's the first
trunk marked glass that has come
this way in month"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-09-14
..EIi!''

why do people always say .HiH
when they want to stop a stage"
They don't like to tantalize the
horses by saying 'Hay""-Harper's
BaZar.