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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-11-30
CURSE OF OPIUM IN CHINA.
People Who become Confirmed Smokers
Live Ten Years on IN Avcisge.

People Who become Confirmed smoS'f'
Live Ten Years on IN AvsIsge.
tSeyen-tenths of the people of China
are opium smokers, and 1000, OOO OF
them die annually from its effects,
said Chinese missionary, recently
who has spent twenty-five years OF 'lis
life in the Flowery Kingdom.
'eThis habit is rapidly growing" he
went on. "It is confined to no class
or sex, but men and women, officials
and coolies, use it alike. AS soon as
opium smoking beco mes a confirmed
habit with Chinese coolie he knows
that he has about ten years to live.
That seems to be the average. con-
slider it easier to reform a sot IN the
gutter, one Of your lowest types OF
drunkards. than an opium smoker.
Place them behind iron bars if you
like, and after being imprisoned a
short time they begin to beg and plead
for opium. They rave like maniacs,
and their sufferings are terrible to be-
hold. They act like wild men.
1.-The opium vice is running China.
The people know it and the govern
ment knows it, but they take no action.
In twenty-five years it has increased
so per cent. Fertile fields that were
once used in the cultivation Of rice are
now growing the opium weed. The
provin ces in Northern China where the
terrible famine occurred a few years
ago, and where thousands perished for
want Of food, had for years been given
over to the production Of opium in
stead of food grains. When food was
short the people learned they could
not live on opium, so they starved to
death.
"a parallel to the suffering during
that famine Is hardly equaled by any
event in the history Of the world.
Human beings died in the streets Of
villages and on the roads. People
turned cannibals. Some dug up roots
and others were found on the roadside,
where they had died biting the bark
of the trees. The dead were not bur
led for the living had all they could dc
to take care of themselves.
"Now, to-day rice is one-third high
er in price than it was>a score Of years
ago, because the crop has fallen off.
Opium shops are everywhere. You
may be travelling along with your chair
coolie, when tho first thing you know
he will put you down and leave you
sitting in the streets while he goes to
take q smoke"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-11-30
OPTICAL PHENOMENON.
Tourists In Norway Soc Themselves Il
the Middle Of . Rainbow.


the Middle Of . itaipbow.
{ correspondent OF Nature. at
ch:istiana. gives an account OF very
euI ious phenomenon witnessed from
the top OF Gausta mountain, height
e.000 Norwegian feet. in Telemarken.
sorth Of Norway. We were a party.
10 says, of two ladies and three gen.
tie.nen on the summit Of this noun
tain on August 4. On tho morning
of that day the sky was passably
clear; at noon there was thick fog.
Between 6 and o'clock in the alter
noon (the wind being south to south
west) the fog suddenly cleared in
places SO that we could see the sur
rounding country in sunshine through
the riffs. We mounted to the flag
staff in order to obtain better view
of the scenery, and there we at once,
observed in the fog. in an easterly
direction, double rainbow forming
complete circle. and seeming to
be twenty to thirty feet distant
from u.s. In the middle of this we all
appeared as black. erect and nearly
life-size silhouetVes. The outlines Of
the silhouettes were so sharp that
wv SNu'A SesStAy hOSoE NAV pho hS ~ 70
of each other and every movement
was reproduced. The head OF each
individual appeared to occupy the
center Of the circle, and each OF us
seemed to be standing on the inner
periphery OF the rainbow. We esti-
mated the inner radius OF the circle
to be six feet. This phenomena on
lasted several minutes, disappearing
with the fogband. to be reproduced
in new fog three or four times. but
each time more indistinctly. The
sunshine during the phenomenon
seemed to be unusually bright. Mr..
Kielland -Torkildsen, president OF the
Telemarken tourist club, writes to
me that the builder Of the hut on the
top Of Gausta has twice seen specta-
cles OF this kind. but in each case it
was only the outline of the mountain
that was reflected on tho fog. He
had never seen his own image, and
he does not mention circular or
other rainbows.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-11-30
Al Norweg,an rsstime.

Ski racing is the national game OF
Norwegians. and rare sport it is. too.
A ski consists of piece OF flexible
wood seven or eight feet long, six
inches wide. and about an inch thick,
with the end turned up in front, as
is the fashion in certain kinds of
skates. With a ski on each foot Nor
wegians of all ages. whether in town
or country. skim over the snow-cla d
hills and oven compete with one an
other in regular races. Ski running
is a splendid exercise, we'll suited to
land where the snow lies long and
the hills are plentiful.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-11-30
NIArbles.

Marbles are made in great quantl-
ties in Saxony for export to India,
China, and the United States. A
hard, calcareous stone is used. This
is broken into square blocks, and
about one hundred and fifty OF these
blocks are thrown into a mill, in
which is fiat slab of stone with
numerous concentric burrows on its
face. A block OF oak OF the same
diameter as the stone, q part of
which rests on the small stones, is
mado to revolve on the slab while
water flows upon it. The whole
process requires but quarter Of an
hour, and one mill can turn out
twenty thousand marbles week.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-11-30

like barn has no place in the economy
is q perfect as possible stable, and the
barns that already exist may be cheap
ly made to hold and protect the feed
for the stock in the more concentrated
form Of silnge, clover, hay and the
grains that are now considered essen
tial in making up the balanced ration.
Practical Farmer.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-11-30
Tried and Approved by tho Bilious.

For over third of q cent ury great specific
has been on trial by national Jury Of the bilious
Although o verdict in Its favor was rendered long
SINCE It is still on trial Never when 1t has beer
weighed in the balance" has 1t been found want
ing. The ZANE of this medicine is Hostetter',
Stomach Bitters, which more speedily than an,
other terminates those villianous eent atom
which attend disorder of the liver. It expels biz
from the blood and secretions, remedies chronic
costiveness and reinforccs the organ of digestion
and assimilation. Sick headache, yelloWness Of
the skin and eyeballs. furod tongue, and other in
dications that the liver has temporarily knocked
off work and gone on the strike, disappear wheI
1t is used. 1t Is a most efficient safeguard agans
malaria rheumatism and kidney trouble, and forti
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-11-30
Something Now.

The "santa Fe Route" has inauguratcd n
through daily free reclining chair car service
between Denver, Colorado Springs and Og-
den In both directions.
Holders OF eecond-class tickets to or from
| Utah or Pacific coast points reading via this
line will be permitted to occupy these cars
without extra charge.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-11-30
4rNA
.TcHs
E.r,y-Hntched Pallets.

wish to give as briefly as possible
what have learned by experience In
carefully breeding and selecting to
secure fall and winter layers. as our
egg market here in Central New York
is the best us to price during these
months. I used to think that puiiets
Matched in June was just as good for
winter layers as those hntched in April,
but the last four or five years l have,
by careful selection and comparison,
fSund that the early y-hatched pullets are
more profitable. taking the year
through, than late-hutched ones. l have
found that the Juno pullcts generally
did not commence to lay before the
last of January or the fast of Febru-
ary, even when the conditions were
favorable, while the April-hatched ones
would commence to lay by the Inst OF
September or first of October, and con-
tinue to lay until next March or April,
without showing any disposition to sit,
giving me very profitable return 1or
feed and care bestowed upon them:
1t Is well to have q few pullets
hatched out late for the next summer
egg laying II one has variety OF
fowls, which after laying all fall and
winter do not lay as well the next
summer. My pullets which were
hatched out year ago Inst April have
laid we'll this summer. OF course I
have had to break them up from sit
ting two or three times, but that is
easily done; Just shut them up few
days In small coop and they will get
over 1t and go to laying again in few
days.
As you ask about the varieties keep
I would say in reply TINT first tried
the White Leghorns, and found that
April-hatched pullets Of that breed
would commence to lay about October
first, and continue to lay until the next
April or the very last of March before
wanting to sit, thus having nice profit
during foil and winter. The last two
years I have used cross, combining
the following varieties: Houdans, Dom
mick and White Leghorns. They did
finely, laying a large number Of eggs.
had few pullets which were hatched
out about April 10, which commenced
to lay about the middle Of September
the same season. This year l have q
cross between the Houdans, White
Leghorns and Plymouth Rocks, and
they promise to prove equal to the
others-Farm Journal.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-11-30
IIow'a Thia{

We offer One Hunured Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured bS
HALLS Catarrh Cure.
FL. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have known +. j.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transactions
and financially able 10 carry out any obliga-
tion made by their firm.
WEST q TRuA1, Wholesale Druggists; Toledo,
O. WALD1No, KINNAN & MAnvIN, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Price 75c. per bottle.
Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials free.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-11-30
Tho Ego.

There is remarkable sympathy
between the eyes. So much is this
the case that any serious injury to
one is almost certain to affect the
other, henco tho necessity which
often arises for the removal of the
injured eye mainly for the sake of
saving the other. This sympathy
has been shown to extend SO far that
color perceived by one eye alone ex-
cites the retina of the other
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-11-30

THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN News, published at
Denver, Colo, is the only daily Populist paper
times, with every Issue Is worth the subscrip-
tion, and 1t is full, fair and strong for the
cause Of reform. Daily. so cents per month !;
weekly, 81 year In advance. Send 30 for a
eample COPY,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-11-30
THE MODERN MOTHER

Has found that her little ones are improved
more by the pleasant laxative, Syrup Of Figs,
when In need of the laxative effect of gentle
remedy than by any other, and that It is more
acceptable to them. Children enjoy 1t and 1t
benefits them. The true remedy, Syrup Of
Figs, is manufactured by the California Fig
Syrup Co. only.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-11-30

ticlc which so richly deserves the entire con-
fdencc of the community as BRowN's
BRONCHIAL TRoCnEs. Those suffering from
Asthmatic and Bronchial Diseases, Coughs,
and Colds, should try them. Price Is cents.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-11-30
Let Them Ride.

She-.Do you think there is any
reason why u young lady should not
ride bicycle as we'll as drive a
horsep
He-Not at all. 1t is just as easy
to dodge bicycle as carriage.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-11-30
GOOD CHANCE!|

odsll 20 Typewriter for elo, II cash with or
famous odell Typewriter Is used by Lawyers,
Ministers, Doctors. Merchants, Editors and
print, simplicity and manifold copies. No
teacher required. 1t will do your work in ono
hours practice. Order now and tnke advant
age Of this exceptionally
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-11-30

Why, that man just suffers tortures In resist
ing the impulse to return q borrowed um-
hrolln
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-11-30
THE AGRICULTURAL WORLD
VALUABLE INFORMATION FOR THE
PRACTICAL FARMER.

some Interesting Experiments IN
Feeding-Enrly-Ha Pniiets-
Poultry Jottings-Practicai Point-
ers. S.-:t
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-11-30

BHEcHAM's PILLS are painless and eiYectu
al remedy for all bilious disorders Is cent
box. For sale by all druggists.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-11-30

Teacher-Now, Robbie, take four slices of
cake from six slices, and what will there be
leftl Robbie-A lickin' for me,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-11-30

A season of experiment teaches how
to avoid mistakes and also how to take
advantage Of opportunities the sue
ceeding year. When the experiments
are made to extend over period OF
three years the results are sufficiently
conclusive to be satisfactory to all
classes. In the feeding of dairy cows
Mt the Cornell university station. which
was done for the purpose of comparing
the effects of the feeding Of grain with
nm abundance of pasture, and during
term OF three years, two lots OF Jersey
cows were used, which We're in good
condition, and running on pasture. Inc
object was to determine If grain Feed
ing In summer was Of advantage; AS
many as sixteen cows were in the herd,
they being divided into two lots OF
eight cows each, the division pelng
innde on the basis of weight, length OF
tho in milk, length Of time In can:
yield of milk per day and per cent OF
fat in milk.
The Food.
From May % to Oct. %. period OF
TWENTY-FIVE weeks, the COWS were
given ample opportunity to secure the
whole of their food on the PASTURE; out
in addition to the green food one lot OF
cows received, each day, four quarts OF
mixed food, consisting of two parts OF
cornmeal, one part of bran and one
part of cotton-seed meal, by weight,
fed In two feeds, night and morning.
The other lot received only the green
food from the pasture. This pro-
gramme was adhered to for three sy,, ssa,
sons, from May % to Oct. 23. Tne
first year, when the pasturage was
abundant, the granted lot gave much
less milk than the other lot, but the
milk from the grain-fed lot was ricner
and contained fully as much butter fat
as the milk from the cows which re-
ceiyed grass only, the butter produc-
ton being the same with both lots.
Pasture and Soiling.
Soiling Is that system in which the
COWS are confined and the green FOOD
supplied them, instead Of turning them
out on the pasture. In the two years
following the first experiment both
pasturing during dry season and soil
ing were tested, one lot Of cows re-
ceiving the same ration Of grain men
toned above during both seasons. Ihe
result was that the increased product
of butter was sufficient to pay for the
grain, and at a period when pasturage
was not plentiful the result was the
same. In oil cases the increased pro-
duct of butter simply paid for the
grain. The largest yield Of milk was
from the use OF pasturage alone. and
rs the milk Is also valuable as well as
the butter, this is an important point
in favor Of grass, and especially as the
grass-fed cows gave not only more
milk, but fully as much butter as the
others This leaves the question open
for discussion, the cost of the land
used MS pasture being factor for con-
siderauoh. .ta1kss.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-11-30

shi1oh's Consumption Cure
Isroh on o guarantee. 1t cures lncipIent Consumr,
tAoo. II b the best Cough Cure Scts, OctA. Si,lQ
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-11-30

"Fiye minutes fo. dlnnerv' yelled the rail-
way porter. "Gopd," cried the editor. "The
last time Il was E6.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-11-30

have It's thorn, you know" "Yes, what Pm
kicking about is that evcry thorn doesn't have
fta rOseD
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-11-30

1t is not impossible to meet with . plump
refusal from slender girl.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-11-30
Sec Colchester spadns Boots adv in other eolun

1t might reduce general expenses II the
tolls of the bells could he collected.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-11-30

"Don't you think Rev. Stills sermons are
awfully narrowi' ~ suppose they are, but,
goodness, he makes up for It, should think,
In length"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-11-30

Hnnson's Mo Sio Corn Saive."
Warranted to cnre. uonsy refan lol ASK
your druggist for ir, Price 10 centA
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-11-30
IF YOU wish the li;ghtest:, sweet
est. finest cake, biscuit, bread
and rolls, Royal Baking Powders
indispensable in their making.

.sI hear you are going to be married."
I" That ia news to mcn ..Some one surely
+ old me you were engaged" "Thats differ
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-11-30

81 passed your door last evening, Miss Gil.
kind Of you! ~ replied the grateful girl.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-11-30

The negro dude is not the only gentleman
Of color. There is the painter
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-11-30

II the Baby IL Cuttins Teeth,
Be sufe and that old and well.tIed remedy, NRa
WINDOWS SoornrNo SyRuP for Children Tssthing.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-11-30

Children are brought up on bottles, but
men are brought down on them.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-11-30

A buckwheat cake and home run depen,
largely ON the batter
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-11-30

Time flea and stays for no man. The onl
fellow who uan beat 1t is tho musician.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-11-30
:'Gep11lan
Syrup

I JUDGE J. B. HILL, of the Superior
Court, Walker county, Georgia,
thinks enough of German Syrup to
send us voluntarily strong letter
endorsing it. When men of rank
and education thus use and recon-
mend an article, what they say Is
worth the attention of the public.
1t is above suspicion. II have used
your German Syrup" he says, "for
my Coughs and Colds on the Throat
and Lungs. I can recommend it for
them as a frst-class redicine."-
Take no substitute. g
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-28
raUsrEEs. SALE.

HtHUSTEE'S SALE.--wHEREAS BY DEED
1850, by Miss E. F. Young, and recor,iea in assJ
book ~ page 367, she conveyed to the undersigned
as as trustee certain lot OF land in the city OF
as SHOWN on the map OF Rogers. Fairfax and
Houston o., ron, addition to the city OF Roanove.
OF the sum Of 'sS ~ .vdcd BsIEer the payment
lnterc.t bearing negotiable notes Of even date
with SAID deed one Tor the sum of Az 81, payable
Exchange Bank OF Roanoke. VA. 'e t'1''o"a'
da Hna wneriss BY deed bearing date the
p1ndersigned truetec did release to said f. F.
f,om sba feran portion OF the said land free
tion Is described as follows iowlt: p'
BEGINNING at the southwest corner Of second
sssen nS n, W; and Eleventh street; thence with
Seconu avenue in an easterly direction d
feet and extending southorly with Eleventh
stree street and between parallel lines $50 feet to an
ton AZ, OF the Rogers, Fairfax and Houston addi-
And whereas default has been made in tho
payment OF the last of the above mentioned notes
to wit: the note for s25O.0O executed on the 25th
day OF September. 1880, and payable two years
And said Berger having requested the under
signed trustee to make sale OF the residue OF the
property which Is still bound under the lien OF
tne ealu oeeo Tor the payment OF the said note
Now therefore the undersigned trustee, by vir-
cure OF the said deed Of trust and the authority of
DAY OF OCTOBER, 1893, In front OF the court
house In the city OF Roanoke, Va, at noon OF
sal9 date, expose to sale at public auction TO the
highest bidder the following parcel OF land to
Wit: $500 W
beginning at point on Second avenue H. W. IS
rect east OF Eleventh street; thence with Second
avenue In an easterly direction 25 feet TO point
on same; thence in southerly direction aud
parallel with Eleventh street $50 feet to an allcy
thence with said alley In westerly direction 50
ieet to point on same; thence in a northerly
erection iSo feet to the place of beginning, and
thown as the eastern halr of lot /, section.4T on
Rogers.
addition. "'on
TERMS OF SALE: Cash sufficient to pay the
COSTS OF executing this trust and to pay said note
OF S21u.oV, with interest as above stated and the
residue, II any, shall be payable in one and two
IRON Hatc OF sale deferred to
the purchaser and secured by n deed Of trmst On
the above described property
9-"S-tds j. a. DUPUY, Trustee.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-28
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
New York stock Market.


New YORK, Sept. s7.-Reports from
Washington that the ways and means
committee contemplated placing an ad-
ditional tax on diatilled spirits, resulted
In an advance of per cent. in distilling
and cattle feeding right at the start.
st, Paul was also firm at this sine, but
the general market did not sympathize.
and, on the contrary, soon devel Jped
weakness. Reading was particularly
weak, the idea prevailing that the COM
psny was about to enter into new and
extended litigation because of its known
inability tu L. eel ito OCTOBER lnterest.
Louisville and Nashville was also
heavy on sales for loonl and London &C.
count. The recent high rates exscted
for the use OF shares has not benefited
the market for the stock. A rise in
Lackawanpa Of ga put an end to SELL
ing TO time. Trading in the stock was
light and even the specialist in the
shares was taken by surprise by the
sudden rise. The first transaction,
which showed an advance OF TX per
cent. as compared with yesterdays
closing, was due to the purchase of
couple Of hundred shares by we'll
known broker who usually operates for
Western houses.
ho Jo"P III Vn0 otOCh C6EtAlukY
dampened the ardor of the bears for a
while. General Electric rose to AK,
an advance of e from the lowest point
of the morning, and the other active
issues rallied from Il to per cent. The
advance in sterling exchange, however,
started up fresh selling movement in
which Missouri Pacific was most con-
spicuous, breaking TO 21A drop of 8
points. All the active stocks fell off, but
General Electric, Burlington and
Quincy, Northwest and Western Union
made the largest losses next to Missouri
, Pacific. The market closed about
steady. The sales were lat ,OOO shares,
including IL, 600 unlisted. Sub-treasury
balances: Coin, SO. 956. 600; currency,
$3,93s,OOO.
Money on call has been easy, rang.
ing from 2 to 3, last loan at 26 and
closing OF day at 2}6. Prime mercantile
paper, 7@s per cent. Bar silver, IA;
Mexican dollars, 5s%. Sterling ex-
change is firm, with actual business
in bankers bills at 4s3@4s5 for
sixty days and 4s6M@4s1 for demand.
Posted rates, 4s51@4ss. Commercial
bills for sixty days 4s3H@4S44 and
demand 4S5h@4S6. Government bonds
steady. State bonds dull Railroad
bonds weak. Silver at the stock ex-
change to-day was neglected.
CIosfpu h,d.