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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-09-21
-. T WICKED OFFICE BOY
. >Gsd TO settle Up an Old soor,
With the Typewriter.

With the typewriter.
IT.. om.. boy and the blonde type
~-;,sr h.S uarreled- 1t was ovel
a tr,v;.I m., ter. to be sure. buI
nevertheless the. ,,o xeIs on sue ovss
Both seemed sp. teiuily resengetai
and whom one d., tne once oos
played on sick and y ens 70 'ne pAss
bali game the typ> ~ri1er naas
known to the employer .he youSn y,
sportive proclivities tn. Vs. as mignl
be expected. caused troubl. y ana .ns
wrath Of the office boy sgaA ms. .ne
young lady with nimblo fng< rs IN
creased more and more. Days pa sseo,
and the lad planned and drearnee =. ~
schemes to ..get back" at his IA Il
tormentor, who stood SO we'll In TIA
grace of his employer. Now ON every
typewriter there is a small gong
which rings when the end NJ the
line Is reached. The office boy
knew this, and as he watched the p, ct
tily tapered fingers throw back the
carriage at each tap OF the bell he
smiled with fiendish glee.
It was late in the afternoon. The
young lady was industriously tapping
the keys to finish the firms corre-
spondence. She had reached the
last letter. and remarked to the office
boy that her best young man was
going TO take her to the theater
that evening. Hence her hurry.
This only made the office boy smile
all the more. for he knew that his
time had come. His eyes seemed to
say, "Revenge 10 sweet" The young
lady slipped the piece of paper into
the machine and began at lightning
speed to write from her notes.
The youth watched the carriage
sliding to and fro. He took from
his pocket Q rusty nail. and as the
typewriter wrote on uncohsciously,
he tapped the bell lightly with the
nail The young lady, never think
Ing, pushed the paper up another
line and went on. Again the boy
tapped the bell and again the young
lady turned the machine. This was
kept up until the maiden had written
all there was to write.
A small figure had sneaked easily
out of the door. The blonde with
drew the sheet from the machine.
Dhe looked at it and looked again
and saw before her a letter written
something after the latter-day step
ladder poetry. Not q single line was
properly written. The girl grew
thoughtful She seemed to remem-
ber that the bell had rung q trife
oftener than usual. She looked
about tho room and then she remem-
bered that the office boy had once
upon time gone to base ball game
and had remarked subsequently that
he would get even.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-09-21
To the Purpose.

A little common sense and . straight
forward purpose will often do very
well instead Of "book-learning'' when a
man finds himself in a tight place.
A member Of professional base ball
club put up at . first-class hotel in
a city where his nine happened to be
playing, says the New York Mercury.
It was his first season, and he was
hardly accustomed to 20 much luxury.
The bill Of fare was q trouble to him,
printed largely in French. rs all first
class bills of fare are. He studied over
1t for some time. Then he bsckoned to
the waiter.
''0ot any roast beef?"
Yes, sab. Any vegetables, sahT
The ball player took up the card
again hopeleasly. Then with defiant
air he described half circle round
his plate. =.
Make 1t kind o. cloudy round here" !"
he said.
And the waiter dtd ..nskzI1IEiaass
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-09-21
AN sNrHUsAsr.


When yer sorter sour on livin' through u,
worry an the fret
Their II nothin' that will make ye fee
SO tine
As to hustle for the bleachin' boards an
set, an set an vt,
A rootin' fur yer baseball nine.
The people In the gran stan simply
cheers the players on,
They halter GAow they knows what
maPners 10;
But right down on the bleachin' boards
is where they have the fun,
Fur rootin' IL the thing that does the
biz.
Yer toes 20 diggin' In the planks: yer
hands are shet up tight,
While yer fingers fairly hurt-so close
they twins
Tell ye have ter let yerseIf right out an
yell with all yer might,
When yer rootin' for yer baseball nine.
An wher your fellers conquer 'em, jes
like ye KEW they would,
And git record leadin' all the line,
Ye feel like ye were In it. like ye done .
heapo good,
A rootin' for yer baseball pine.
Washington Evening Star.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-09-21
READY READING.

A box turtle bearing the initials 20.
C., 1885," was found on the farm of N.
G. Sears, at Elmwood, Conn, last
week.
After many years Of indecision the
photographers have arrived at the
conclusion that the hottest region on
vicinity Of the Dead sea.
Charles G. Mann of Fernandino, Fla,
claims to own a coin that, he asserts,
was found in lump of rock in phos.
phate mine. recently. Tho coin bears
the date of the year 1878.
IT is probable that more false re-
ports have been started regarding
Joe Jeffer sons health than regarding
the bodily welfare Of any other man.
May the famous actor live long and
prosper in all things.
BY dropping a penny in the slot,
passengers on the Newark, N. j., rail
way lines are liable to secure copy
of certain daily published in that
city. The publishers state that nearly
1000 papers are sold in that way every
day.
A reporter who has been at pains to
corral the genuine Spanish method OF
pronouncing Eulalie's name divulges
the secret It is "Ay-oo-lah-lee-ah,' u
with the first two syllables run to-
gether rapidly and the accent on the
"lah." The infanta's full name is
'.Marie-Eulalie FRANCHISE D. Assise-
Marguerite-Rob lisa e-Francoise
de PAullie- Christine Marie de la Piete. -
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Have You Lost Any Photographs.

Look out for your lost family photographs
and look out for the picture agents. We are
led to these remarks by examining q large
number of photographs Of all kinds, which
have been picked up not only In Denver, but
In every county and town In the State, for tho
purpose of cnlarging to crnyon portraits.
They generally have the owners address,
but many are without and would require de-
scribing Most of thom were picked up In
the interest of a defunct concern called the
National Portrait Co.
They were exposed to sale and liable to de-
struction, but were finally rescued by the
Leading Portrait artist, Geo. II. johnson, of
Denver, 9O6 18th street, for the benefit Of
the owners, he knowing their value, as Of
fathers, mothers, sisters, brothers, etc. For
full information, address Mr.. johnson as
above, who will show you that your loss was =
gain, they are now In honest hands.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-09-21
SNAKE CHARMING.
A Talk About the Art and Its DAM
gers ~ . Professional.

A Talk About the Art and Its Dan.
gers ~ Professional.
SNAKE charming has become COM
mon thing nowadays" said a profess
sional snake handler the other day,
after reading the account Of DOT
sonwells n,ishap, land the danger
about the work is just sufficient to at
tract some people. Yes, there liz nj
ways danger unless the poisonous fangs
are extracted. 1t is almost impossible
to charm, or rather drug, some species
of snakes 10 that they con always be
depended upon. They are a treacher-
GUS set, and more so when they have
the poisonous fangs In their mouth.
They know right away when these
fangs have been extracted. They seem
to lose their pride aud ferocity, and
they will try to sneak away and rather
than offer defiance. have known
the hercest diamond-back ever brought
from Florida cool down as tame as q
lamb when It's poison flank was taken
out. Most of the snakes handled by
charmers on tho stage are harmless
30 IAE dS POAooAhhS huy oAS ID S0AA
cerned. It should be a crime, too, to
let those with the fangs in be exhib-
tied.
what nre the secrets of snake
charming? Oh, well, they are simple
simpler than most people imagine. In
| the first place tho snake to be handled
is gorged with food 80 that 1t is sleepy
and drowsy. Then 1t is either drugged
SO that Its senses are dazed and quiet
Sometimes they are put IN boxes con-
tanning Ice and the cold puts them into
senil-torpid condition. In either cases
the snake Ia very gentle and only half
| in possession of its senses. Then the
| snake charmer uses certain motions in
| handling the reptile. and by ,lint Of
dexterity and strength the snake Is
easily passed from hnnd to hand and
allowed to coil its slimy length over
arms, legs and body. The exhibitor,
however, must be constantly on the
alert. When tho snake becomes too
lively 1t is time to replace 1t in the box.
The hand must always grasp it at GER
tain places where tho head can be
guided and held from the body. This
Is the hardest thing the charmer has
handling q reptile with the poisonous
fangs in one must be strong and in per-
feet health. Any nervousness or te-
merity might cost him his life. The
grasp and movements must be precise
and accurate. There is NO room for
hesitancy or uncertainty, and the strain
on ones system during the perform
ance IL great. The charmer II really
| toying with death-and death is one Of
its horrible forms."- Philadelphia
! Press.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-09-21

rseslvsd pauisAsn 10 dspaxts a1A q
he walked home, he wondered conaldar
ably. for Lady Tomlinson bad b%al en-
e1ged upon q three-volurne novel freH
Mudisf during the whole Of tAs-wsll
lesson.
However. it's none Of my business,
thought Mr.. Pargitsr, who was q phil
oso1hsr; and besides she makes II
worth my while"
to finish that rustic head. When II
was quite done, he remarked to Lady
TomliAson that there was nothing more
to do than to smudge in background
Of burnt sienna.
That's where come in," said Lady
Tomlinson. III youn do the edge OF
the background In all the little in-and.
odt pisces round the head, III finish
it"
They carried out that simple pro-
| gramme.
Now there's nothing left but to sign
1t, supposef' said her ladyship.
Exactly So" said Mr.. Pargiter; and
he took q little squeeze of ivory black
on the point Of a small brush and was
about to aflx the magic name of Par
giter.
Let me try" said her ladyship. She
took the brush from Mr.. Pargitsr's
hand, and in great sprawling letters
she wrote In the right-hand corner Of
the picture, Gwen. Tomlinson.'
Madam" said Mr.. ParEiter, with .
low bow, when she had finished, you're
a genius"
And then she placed an envelope in
the artists hand. Il can trust you,
Mr.. PargiterY' she said, in those soft,
purring tones Of hers
Mr.. Pargiter laid his hand upon his
heart, gave Lady Tomlinson what
looked very like q wink, and assured
her, in solemn accents, that she could.
Two days afterward Lady Tomlinson
was "At Home" / was there; l am
an art critic by profession, you know.
On green plush easel, draped by a
heavy curtain of green plush, stood the
rustic head In an eight.inch gilt frame.
don't know what the head was worth,
but the frame was cheap at a five-pound
note.
What do you think Of it, Mr..
Scorcher?" beated that innocent lamb,
Lady T0mlinson, to me; I've just got
home from my frame makers, and it's
the first Of my efforts that I've had
the hardihood to show my friends"
I compared it to Greuze. said 1t
reminded me of Nine. Vigee le Brun
and various other artists. Next spring
they hung 1t at Burlington house; they
hung that two-guinea Pargiter, and we
all went into ecstacies at the private
view.
But the measure of Lady Tomlinson's
iniQuity was not yet full. She pulled
down the wan papers from her boudoir,
and she decorated the walls Of that
apartment with an extraordinary COM
position of trees, flowers, sunsets,
wheat sheaves and good-looking chill
dren and girls, under the superintend-
ence Of the villain Pargiter. Half Lon
don went to see 1t.
Sir John Tomnnson il Justly proud
Of his wife. She is an artistic light
now. She has only got to take young
artist by the hand and his fortunes
made.
"I'm very fond Of Lady Tomlinson," :"
said Mr.. Pargiter to me, tho other day;
'.she throws a good deal Of work In my
way."-C. J. willis, in Argonauh
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-09-21
"Gern1an
Syrup

William McKeekan, Druggist at
Blooningdale, Mich. II have had
the Asthma badly ever since came
out of the army and though I have
been in the drug business for fifteen
years, and have tried nearly every
thing on the market, nothing has
given me the slightest relief until a
few months ago, when I used Bo-
schee's German Syrup. I am now
glad to acknowledge the great good
it has done me. lam greatly reliev-
ed during the day and at night go to
sleep without the least trouble" o
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-09-21
IMPROVING SPARE MOMENTS.
How the Chnutauqua Literary and seisn-
tific Circle Encourages
Coed beading.

| Good D sad,ng.
As the season of long winter even
ings approaches it is natural to think
how they are to. be spent pleasantly
and proftably. The Chautauqua Lit
erary and Scientific Circle is an organ
ization of people who have united in .
systematic way to read good books.
The plan as now evolved includes .
four-years' course Of home reading.
The histories of Greece, Rome, England
and America are the basis, together
with which various scientific and other
studies are taken up. At present the
books are specially prepared SO as to
be acceptable to people of all ages, oc-
!, cupations and pos sit ions in life. They
are all interesting us well as instruct
i've, Persons of tb same locality who
read the course usually organize q
local circle, so-ca lied, and in the
meetings that are h eld discuss the mat
| ter that is being re- I'd and introduce
varied programme which adds materi-
a, 'Iy to the attractiv eness of the course.
Th,. readings for the coming season
1wb; ,h opens Oct ober 1sD are cs-
neciol " fascinating including as they
10 the history and literature of that
marvelon, people, Il he ancient Romans.
Among the other interesting themes
are medieval art ant literature and po-
litical econom v, the latter being taken
from, n verv en- tertal ming book by tho
weII.tnown we'll writ, ", h ichard 7. Ely.
Our readers will do we'll to seriously
consider the advisal MI ty OF improving
their spare time this fall and winter
by reading this course. No one need
hesitate because Of lacA of education,
as it is especially adv. .ntageous for
people who have had 10 opportuni-
ties for book learning By using forty
five minutes day liz til 4's way one
may in the course Of four yes IS acquire
fair education. .o,
Those reading the course IN Colo
RADIO have organized state assL'c,. alton,
from any Of whose officers inforneA zion
may be obtained, although the sea e.
tary, Mr.. F. M. Priestley of UniversiA
Park, is specially charged with the
duties of correspondence. The presi-
dent is Rev. b: T., Vincent of Denver,
and the following are the vice presi-
dents: Prof. Geo. Cannon, Jr., Dem
YER; Rev. H. H. Bell, Colorado
Springs; Rev. R. A. Carnine, Pueblo
Rev. W. G. Madison, Greeley: H. i.
DeLong, Grand Junction; E. A. A.
Williams, Trinidad.
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A snnrou Coior.a Index

or the condition Of bilious stomach and slug
gish liver 10 the human countenance. Not only
the skin, but the eyeballs urc tinged with the ye
low hue when the bile gets into the blood. Be-
sides this, sick headaches cnsne, the tongue be-
comes furred pains arc felt in the liver and
through the right shoulder blade, and dizzsAess
is experienced upon rising from sitting or ".
cum6ent posture by the bilious invalid. For these
and other indication Of biliousness. Hostetter's
Stomach Ritters Is a sovereign remedy 1t is also
eficacious in chills and fever, dumb ague, aguc
cake, inactivity of the kidneys and bladder rheu-
matism and nervousness. 1t stimulates, restores
digestion and sleep, and tends greatly to mitigate
the infrmities of age.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-09-21
Some Pithy Poiuter..

The demand for scrubs is at present
not large.
Milk at regular hours. The cows do
better for it.
Turkeys are profitable on any farm
If carefully managed.
Churn early in the morning; don't
wait till the air becomes heated.
Keep hens at work. An idle hen is
never II good layer.
Broken crocksryware and broken
china make good sharp grit.
Once working of butter fills the bill,
and the main thing is not to overdo
1t.
Beans md peas cooked and thick
ened with bran make good food for lay
ing hens.
Ducks can be raised without n pond
they are often less trouble without
one.
Give the cows some sweet corn. If
you have none, feed field corn. You
can't afford to have them dry up.
Stir the cream in the cream jar every
time an addition il made, and stir from
the bottom. Uneven ripening means
lcsS Of fat in the buttermtlk.
Hard times did not take root in good
dairy localities. The creamerics paid
cash as usual and the farmers do not
know the times are hard.
Ducks and geese spoil their food by
walking over 1t, helce it is not advisa-
BILE to feed hens in the same place,
as they are much more particular.
Peculiarly formed, double-yolkcd or
unnaturally shaped eggs of any kind are
said to be caused by hens being too
fat.
Chickens do not need meat scraps
where they have the run of the farm.
The bugs and insects they gather are
ample food in the meat line.
Watch the prices of mill feeds and by
products from breweries. They are
cheap foods and can be used with
profit.
Success in raising hogs depends upon
good breeding, feeding and general
care. bad luck" is another expression
for poor management.
Do not let stock lose flesh during hot
weather. Better feed hay or green
corn than allow animals to become
poor.
Geese can be picked 3 or times
during spring and summer, and in this
way made profitable. But the feathers
should be pulled only when they are
ripe.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-09-21
Feed for Chickens.

Our Illustration, which we re-engrave
from Farm and Fireside, shows sim
pie contrivance TO cover feed dlsl,
for young chickens. Simply attach a
handle to an old box or basket and
make entrance holes of diameter
sufficient to permit the young chickens
to enter. First remove the bottom of
the box or basket. The object of this
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-09-21


A study of the above table shows that
wheat is about as rich in protein,
which goes to build up the muscle.
as Is oats; that 1t is considerably richer
than corn even in muscle food, but not
80 rich as wheat middlings. which is
derived from the wheat grain in the
process of milling. In the carbohy-
drates, the starchy matter, wheat stands
highest In the list. excclling even corn,
and far ahead of wheat middlings or
oats. The starchy matter Is the fuel
for the body, portion of which may
be stored up rs fat when not needed at
once.
cannot but regard wheat MS ap-
preaching the nearest perfection Tor
stock food of any of our grains, every
thing considered. The oat grain being
surrounded by husk Is the safest
grain we have for stock feeding, for
the ~ason that animals are not SO easi-
ly overfed, but aside from this marked
advantage for the oat grain I should
put wheat ahead, since hundred
pounds Of it furnishes more real nutri-
ment.
The only possible danger in feeding
wheat arises from the fact that there
is no enveloping husk about the grain,
and the careless feeder gives the ami
nal the concentrated grain too hber-
ally and arrangement Of the digestive
apparatus may follow. Wheat can be
fed rolled or coarsely ground or may
be soaked. 1t should be prepared IN
some wny before being fed, though Se
have fed at this station small quanti-
ties without preparation with quite sat
isfactory results. Much will depend
upon the way in which the horses mas
ticate the food. The best form Of prep
aratlon, no doubt, is rolling, the same
as barley is rolled for horses on the
Pacific slope.
In the process of rolling the grains
are simply finttened but not torn apart
In this form the food seems to lie llsnt
in the stomach and to be easily digest
ed. Ground wheat may be mixed with
bran to tighten it, or may be spread
over moistened chaffed lay the same as
shorts or other ground feed.
The present time calls for special
study in this direction, for wheat is
selling mt ruinously low prices. 1t
would be a good thing for the market
If ten or fifteen million bushels We're
fed to our stock, as what was left would
probably bring as large n sum total us
II 1t were all sold. No. hard was sell
ing O week ago in the Northwest coun-
try at forty-fve cents per bushel, and
winter wheat could not have been
bringing more than thiry or thirty-hve
cents in Western Kansas. Where stock
men are in need of feed, wheat in such
sections will often be found cheaper
than corn or other grain, and / advise
| its free use.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-09-21
Melon and Foliage.

If one is going to exhibit melons try
and grow theh 80 that bit Of the TO
liage can accompany them as 1t shows
them of to a good advantage. The
same plan is a good one for serving
melon on special occasions, rs at BAN
auets. Any fruit served with bit OF
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-09-21
Coup for.Fe.Mius Chickens.

Op AoE "4
feed cover Is to protect the food of
young chickens from the older ones.
1t costs but u trifie and will be found
very useful, especially when feeding
the young on food purposely prepared
for them. Place the food in dish or
trough and set the feeder over it.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-09-21
Quantity Of oats to Sow.

Prof. Hays of North Dakota station
In bulletin 10 reports a test in sowing
liferent quantities Of oats in 1892.
sour to 12 pecks per acre were applied
% different plats. The best yields were
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-09-21

MI. THOMPSON q CO., Druggists, Cou-
dersport, Pa, say Halls Catarrh Cure Il the
best and only sure cure for catazTh thsy svs
sold, Druggists sell II, &c,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-09-21

Thrives on goo d food and sunshine, with
plenty Of exercise in the open air. Her form
glows with health and her face blooms with
its beauty. II her system needs the cleansing
action of n laxative remedy, she uscs the gen
tie and pleasant liquid laxative sprup OF
Figs.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-09-21
TIE AGRICULTUR WORLD.
MATTERS OF MOMENT TO INDUS
TRIOUs FARMERS.

What Is Good Food for All Farm
ALtnals and Can BE Fed to Advan-
taEe In Many sections-Msny Mat
ters of Interest.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-09-21

When traveller in Arkansas told q native
that the frequent lynchings were detriment
to the people, the latter replied: That's .
fact. the coroners get twict too much for hold
In inQuestsn
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-09-21

BEEcHAM's PILLS will cure constipation,
keep the blood cool and the liver in good
working order, price 25 cents a box.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-09-21

A boy accustomed to drawing n handcart
through the streets of New York, answered
An advertisement: "Hnll boy wanted" he
said II any boy could haul more than he
could he wanted 10 know 1t.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-09-21

No language can express the feeling Of q
deaf mute who steps on tack In dark
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-09-21

Blood may be tn icker than water, but did
any one know a girl who would not steal her
brothers cigars to give to some one elsel
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-09-21

At the prices now realized for wheat,
1t is a question with many Of our farm
ers whether they had not better feed
1t rather than sell. Answering ono
such question through the Breeders
Gazette, Prof. Henry, of the Wisconsin
station, says:
Our correspond INT brings up very
interesting subject and one peculiarly
proper to discuss at this time, when
wheat has touched the lowest value In
our grain markets known for long
time. The composition of wheat il
shown in the following table, where 1
have compared it with oats, corn and
wheat middlings.
rrah1a oboxviDg tho ,1iyasfihla s,Onsti-
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EIT0-An hts stopped free by On. KIIEKB oHKA1
KERvk RksTORHR. No Mt after first days Mar
veous Treatise and o 90 trial bottle free to NJ
cases. Send Kline 93 rch st.. PhiiAdelphta, IA
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-09-21
THE MODERN BEAUTY

Time flies yet the orchestral lea der sits still
and beats time.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-09-21

A wise editor wants to know why people
say man "feels his oats" when he only feels
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-09-21

Every dog isn't growler, neither is ever,
stgrowler'' dog. They are quite as ofte
pitchers.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-09-21

foliage gives pleasing effect, and
usually the foliage of the fruit itself
is just the thing. Even dish Of
grapes should have a few leaves for
the clusters to lie on; or sometimes
the clusters can be SO cut that a portion
may have the leaves and branches to-
gether as they grew.