Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-11-02

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the lanyard the ball from the Meuten-
ants gun had struck the capnon square.
ly In tho muxzls and w8dged itself
there. causing the gun to burst by Its
own explosion. 1t was really . most
wonderful shot
- What rh.y Got.
When Artemus Ward died the press
of England and America was flled with
tributes to his memory. In New
York . meeting Of newspaper people
was held, at which 1t was resolved
that bis memory should be perpetuated.
| The manner In which it was done was
an usingly illustrated by story told
In Hnrpsr's Nagazlre some years ago.
Whether or NOT the apecdote would be
truo to-day, We do not know. =.
A few eutpwer's ago 1 passed
weeks vacation Of Waterfsrda Ne.
and dprng my visit went t9 % yAiass
| graveyard to Wow the hnA resung
place Of Artsmrm Ward. s
with some trouble I found the grave,
there being nothing about the plain
white slab to distinguish 1t from many
similar ones around. While thinking
and wondering that no monutiient had
ever been erected to the humorst,
countryman approached, to whom
said: r-
my friend. can you tell me why It
is that Artemus never has had monu-
ment erected to his rnemorY"
well stranger, guess , !! XII. ...,s vas
died thrss or four hundred printer
feilers down in New Yofk city got to.
gother and passed some beautiful rsso-
iutons. saying that Artsmus should
have . monument, and they would pay
for it then and there; and then they
took up collection, which amount
ed to $20.e0, 90 Tn toldi and since
then this town haint seen either the
monument or the money; but stranger.
we did get copy Of tho rssoludons"
no Dogs UnlsFstana wordsS e.
To q boy on familiar talking terms
with a dog this question may not sound
absurd. but there are many learned
men who H.aintain that while dogs oft
an understand our meaning, 1t IL not
our words but our tones, looks and
| gestures that they comprehend.
But almost every child who loves .
dog could bring some story to con
\ tradict this theory.
I Here Is . true story on the subject
!. that win please all tony masters Of
bright dogs.
\ A traveller in Portugal purchased na-
tive dog which soon became much
attached to him. When spoken to In
Engiish, even accompanied BY the most
| expressive looks and gestures the mas.
ter could command, the dog appeared
puxzled, and be seldom found out what
was required Of him. But when his
master addressed him In Portuguese
badly - his master spoke it. the dog
joyfully executed his wishes.
| After Q time, by repeating the words
| alternately In Portuguese and In Eng
/ lish. the dog learned the latter as well
as the former and would obey 40 readi.
\ ly. But the same command given in
i French reduoed him to Q state Of de.
! spair again.
b AftsrWard tho dog was carried to
Franos- After residing there rome tirue
he became as familiar with the Ian,
| guass that hb Understood directions
given to him, though-perhaps because
!! was hSfder to acqpige-hs never re-
spondsd quite 30 readily as to com.
r2ands In Portuguese and Er glish.
an P1ssadent Arthur's Availability.
!, President Arthur is remembered by
l those who knew him a q most kind
and courteous gentleman. always ready
ITO do friendly act or speak word
Of encouragement. Julian Ralph, In
"The Newspaper Correspondent" pub.
ished in soribner,s Magazine, says that
he reported President Arthur's fahing
trip to the Thousand Islands, and for
all that Newspaper men are supposed
TO be Troublesome, Mr.. Ralph recalls
but ono occlsion when he disturbed
thu president. He gives the oocurrqncs
q. . proof Of President Arthur's ainia-
bility.
.dispatch and returned to the hotel at
re o'clock In the morning, to find oil
the doors locked and ali the Iights, ex-
cspt these In tho presidents suite Of
rooms, gonc out uAe the Israalstes from
Egypt Capt. r. ,. CONN, now part
\ Of treasured memory, and Mr.. Nc
Dons were with me, and we battered al
side door to wake the servnn4s.
4 In dine The door was opened BY ths
i Presidsnt Of the United States. Know.
ing him only a. o Journalist must know
all men, without too much awe Of place
or power, we y0t were chaRrincd al
having disturbed and brought TO the
door prssident-tand particularly one
Of 90 charming a personality a. his
and We begged his pardon.
"Why, that's all right" he said. ''You
wouldn't have GOT In till morning Il
had not come. mo one ID up In the
house but me. Ytcould have sent my
colored boy, but he has fallen asleep
and-I hated to wnkS' him."
10 n1atteR-Of-Taot.
Some years ago there lived mPerth
Scotland, q man Of weak intelleck, well
known by his Christian name, Jamie
One dark night an acquaintance found
Jamie lying at the foot Of an outside