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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-04-19
A MOTHERS OPINION.

Mrs. l.. A. Lyford, Proprietress Of
1.-THE Hollywood" 116 Turk street,
San Francisco, says: II am absolutely
amazed at the great good Calderwood's 8
Rheumatism Cure did my daughter
Fannie. She was afflicted in her feet
and ankles with inhammatory rheu-
matism and had to use crutches to get
about. My family physician treated
her for several weeks but the girl grew
worse and SO sent IS to the Office Of
Calderwood's Rheumatism Cure, on
the corner of Market and Fourth
streets, San Francisco, and soon q
messenger came back with three bot
ties of the remedy which she began
using, and before the medicine was
gone she had thrown away her crutches
and is now sound and we'll.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-04-19
Soil Exhaustion.

The richest soils in the world, If
badly used, will produce but few crops,
after which they become less and less
productive, until in the end the fields
are left barren or to weeds, says '1n-
dian Agriculturist-" This has hap
pened in the most fertile places, where
wheat-growing has been followed with
a persistency that may well be termed
heroic, the result being that any one
who now.desires to make living on
one of these ''worn-out" farms must
undertake settled course Of improve
ment of the land. Fortunately, the
misused and reduced in natural fertility
in part, but only SO far as the plow has
penetrated hitherto. Below this will
be. found the virgin soil, cold and coy
it may be, but yet susceptible OF
awakening into the warmth Of vigor-
GUS life and of becoming as productive
as the upper soil which preceded it.
1t is common belief that land regains
fertility by rest, and especially ii the
fallows be well stirred. This Is as old
as the ancient Romans, whose writer's,
taking us eager an interest in agri-
culture as we do At this day, oftel
referred to the land resting, and be-
ing improved by the rest. And this is
True, 1OT INC eO11 ID u0dc VI VI CuHtAy
particles that are slowly soluble. and,
as time passes, the water and the air
together cause these to decay, and let
loose the fer ,ility they have held
locked up. but this is not a civilized
way to manage the land, and neither
is it the most profitable. II is an
aboriginal method, and not a scientific
one. The exhaustion of the land is
more economically prevented by the
action of vegetable growth upon it.
This may be weeds only, but this is
natures course, which she enforces
when man neglects his duty and leaves
it to slow recovery; the better way is
to cultivate and sow it, and make it
produce something profitable while it
Is recovering. It has come to this,
that il farmers can not grow wheat,
except by bare following, then wheat-
growing will have to be given up after
the virgin land has been cropped
few times, for the simple reason that
the cost of maintaining fertility by
this process is greater than the crops
produced will pay for.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-04-19
A asauAarA naarar.

IN the crusade inaugurated nearly half cen.
tsry ago against the professional ignorance of the
old school Of medicine Hostetters Stomach Bit
fers was standard bearer Its victories over dis
ease, when the old time specifics proved abject
failures, proved that the philosophy which
where the case required none, which laid down a.
pnalterabe rules blood letting, violent purgaton,
the use of emetics and the employment OF corro-
sive and cumulative poisons in simple cases OF
liver and malarlal complaint was In fact the worst
of unphlosophy, contrary alike TO the laws OF n.y.
0ienc and Of common sense. Biliousness consti-
patton and chills and fever, now treated BY the
bitters promptly yield where before they obstin-
nately resisted old fashioned medication. 30 do
dyspepsia rheumatism and kidney complaint
nfi surely conquerable by this safe and really
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-04-19
TIL. H,re., t,,r,.

The discussion of the servant
girl question has become SO one
sided that It is well to call
o halt and try to even up mat
ters, says "Boston Budget" Surely,
the shortcomings can not be all on the
side of the maid; there must be few
for which the mistress is guilty. Each
should realize that there is room for
improvement, and that the best way
to accomplish the most work and rele-
gate the domestic problem to the back
ground is by combining the peculiar
and individual abilities Of one with
those of the other. Both the mistress
and the maid should bear in mind that
the secret of happy results In the
household lies in unity of purpose and
mutual obligations. They should re-
member that while managing q house
hold they are managing a peculiarly
organized business, and that evenness
of temper and pleasant mutual rela-
tionship are absolutely necessary.
In too many homes nowadays faith
fulness on the part of the maid is un-
appreciated by the mistress. The maid,
on the other hand, should be willing
to receive instruction patiently. As q
rule, she is young, with lack of mature
Judgment and experience, but If she
falls into the hands of mistress who
has patience and ability to instruct, she
will not only be an apt and eager pupil,
but will also bestow obedience, respect
and esteem. "Women blessed with
homes of their own," says the "F ouse-
keeper" should have womanly in
terest in all young creatures who have
to face the world and labor to suit
every ones whim in the house, with
out the privilege or power to mold
surroundinrs The life is hard enough
without unjust exaction. Women who
themselves can not prepare q whole
some meal are often fastidiously ex-
acting. and expect . maid to know in
tuitively just the thing that they
wish, which is sometimes more than
they themselves could define. Every
housekeeper who has q young girl serv-
ing her has an opportunity to aid
in that girls education; she can be her
good friend and adviser as well as the
administrative mistress. In nine cases
out of ten the maid will respond with
faithful understanding and good will. +"
And again: "a kind word may be rs
instructive as q harsh one. Commen-
dation may show what pleases, MS
readily as criticism can express dissat-
isfaction; and when the mistress says
well DONE let it be an incentive to
the maid to sustain the standard win
ming the commendation. When honest
effort has accomplished good results
let the kind word be spoken"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-04-19

WATERING HOUSE PLANTs.-Methodi-
cal watering of plants is, however, of
the greatest Importance and can be
best acquired by careful observation
and exercise Of good Judgment. One
safe rule may be suggested and that is,
whenever watering is necessary, let it
be done thoroughly aud we'll, and not
repeated until the surface of the soil
shows signs of dryness. The size of
the pot, the nature, age and roots of
the plant will have much to do in reg
ulating this matter, SO that while
some plants need a good drink only
once in every two or three days, others
may be SO thirsty as TO require water
even twice q day. .---..,.-.I
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-04-19

II win, perhaps, require little stretch Of
the Imagination on tho part Of the reader to
recognize tho fact that the two portraits at
dividual and yet they are truthful sketches
made from photographs, taken only . few
months apart, Of very much esteemed cii-
.en Of Minois-Mr. G. II. Harris, who's ad-
Island, M The following extract from . let
ter written by MI. Harris explains the mar
velous change in bis personal appearance. He
writes: "Dr. Pierces Golden Medical Dis
covery saved my Life and has made mo Q
man. Myhome physician says / am good for
forty years yet. You will remembor that
was just between LIE and death, and an Of
my friends were sure y was case Of death,
Golden Medical Disoovery,' when became
bstter, and the Needing from. my lungs
ths Golden Medical Discovery my cough
ceased and was . new man and ready for
/ now feel that It is duty that owe to
Golden Medical Discovery which saved my
Life when doctors and all other medicines
failed to do me any good:
send to you with this letter two Of my
was taken down sick in bed, and the other
was taken after was WELL" These two pho
togrnphs arc faithfully Reproduced at the.
1uI. k1AEELS tu0 uhO OF dOiu-
en- Medical Discovery" Is not an exceptional
one. Thousands of eminent people In ali
parts Of the world testify, in just as emphatic
language, to its marvellous curative powers
over all chronic bronchial, throat and lung
diseases, chronic nasal catarTh, asthma, and
kindred diseases.
Eminent physicians prescribe "Golden
Medical Discovery" when any of their dear
ones lives ore imperilled by that dread dis.
ease, Consumption. Under such circum-
stances only the most reliable remedy would
be depended upon. Tho following letter Is to
the point. It is from an eminent physician Of
Stamps, Lafayette Co., Ark. He says
Consumption is hereditary in my wife's
family ; some have already died with the dis
ease. My wife has a sister, Mrs. E. A.
Cleary, that was taken with consumption.
She used Dr. Picrccs Golden Medical Discov
cry, and, to tho surprise Of her many friends,
sho got well. Ny wifo has also had hem
orrhages from tho lungs, and her sister In
aisted on her using tho Golden Medical d.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-04-19
The Bunoo st..rer.s Victim.

Paying Teller-We don't know the
party who drew this draft. He has
no money in this bank.
Mr.. Hayseed-Don't know himp
Why, the old gentleman told me he
was brother-in-lsw OF George
Gould.-Texas Siftings
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-04-19
A Flnanelal Dl.eus.lon.

Johnny Fewscads-Cany you lend me twenty
dollars for few daysl
Weary Friend-Why don't you pawn your
wAtchf
"Because Its q keepsake from my dear
mother and don't like to part with It."
my money Is keepsake from my dear
father, and don't like to part with 1t,
either."-SDti,gs.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-04-19
An unrr.teful TEACHER.

Little Boy-They won't ever get
me to give another ten cc-.>s toward
o present Of Q book for the teacher.
Mcther-What went wrongp
Little Boy-We got the principal
to select one for her. and he picked
out one that was JUS crowded full Of
information, and she's been teachin'
IL to us ever since.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-04-19

OF medicinal agents Is gradually rclegating
the old-timo herbs, pills, draughts and vege-
fnbIe extracts to the rear and bringing Into
general gene use I the pleasant and effective liquid
laxative, Syrup Of Figs. 70 get the true
remedy sec that It IL manufactured 6y me
California Fig Syrup Co. only. For sale oy
oil leading druggists.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-04-19

s.BRowN's BRONCHIAL TRocHEs'' are
widely known as an admirable remedy for
Bronchitis, Hoarseness, Coughs, and Th roas
troubles. Sold only in bores.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-04-19

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for
any case Of Catnrrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
F.J. CHENEY s. CO., Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have known +. J.
Cheney for the last 10 years, and believe him
perfectly honorable In all business transac-
lions and financially able to carry out any OBJ
legations made by their firm.
WEST a. TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, o.; WALDINa, KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur.
faces of the system. Testimonials sent freo.
Price 75c. per bott'". Sold bv nil DruggistA
Tho groom Is likely 70 be a more stable
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-04-19
Tn. Be.t ,lsn wanted.

.tYes, sir; we want some good men, men ol
first-class character and ability to represent
us. Among our representatives are many Of
the noblcst and best men In America, ant
parties of that stamp can always find . splen
did opportunity at our establishment" Tha
is the way Mr.. B. +. johnson, of the frm O.
B. F. johnson a. Co., Richmond, Va, statet
the case In reference to their Advertisement
In thia DaDer
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-04-19
A Last Resort.

Little Boy-I want you to write
me an excuse for being late to school
yesterday.
Jeweler-Ehp You are not my
Little Boy-N-o. buJ mamma says
had plenty of time to get to school,
so guess the clock you sold her
doesn't 60 right,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-04-19
liov's Ihisi

When 1t comes to a question of staying
qualities, the undertaken can lay 'em ail out
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-04-19

The small boy may fail In other things, but
you can depend upon 1t there ts one thing 10
will always do-get to show In time.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-04-19

We saw a bald headed man In the very last
row, but 1t was Mt church, not the opera
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-04-19

The ball season is here again, and, sad to
say, many man who goes TO q ball gets on
bat, before 1t Is over.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-04-19

BEECHAM's PILLS are proverblally known
as "Worth Guinea box" but they arc sold
at 25 cents . box.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-04-19

Good Draft Horses.
At a recent institute b. Throasel
said; Men who genera ly use good
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-04-19

DENVER BEST LAUNDRY SOAR.
Unexcelled In quality. A BEAUTIFUL PIC
TURE FREQ upon receipt Of Is wrappers.
GEYsERIrE soar Co., Denver.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-04-19

The pig who gets into clover thinks TN
sward mightier than the pen.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-04-19

An exchange speaks OF . wide-awake pie
dealer. That's the trouble with most pie.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-04-19

There's something worse than bad about
the man that some woman doesn't love.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-04-19

Send two 2-cent stamps TO The Road Pub-
fishing Co., Denver, Colo, and get sample
,opy Of The Road and ono OF their great Eng
lIsh Octopus maps free. -
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-04-19

Probably the biggest thing ON Ice next sum-
mcr Will be the price.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-04-19
The Evolution

The coal dealer sometimes, by mistake,
gives the cart driver weight.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-04-19

.Hanson's Magic Corn seive."
Warranted 10 cure, OF monSy rseuuds1 AsH
your druggiss for IL Prizes ID csntA
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-04-19

The best English pound we know of is
twenty shilllngs.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-04-19

SURFACE CuLTIvATIoN.-The whole
theory of modern cultivation Is that
crops do better when they are given
surface cultivation throughout the
season. This process is much easier
than the old-fashioned deep cultiva-
tion, and 1t can be done in half the
time. by it the surface soil is kept
loose and moist all through the season,
and this keeps the moisture near the
roots of the plants The loose top soil
acts as n mulch to the plants, and is
invaluable in dry seasons More and
more every season are farmers coming
to see that fheness of surface soil en-
courages moisture and consequently
nitrification, by capillary attraction,
which largely increases the crops in
dry weather, and as there is scarcely .
summer without dry spells, 1t is ad-
visabl to prepare for these as early in
the season as possible.-Ex.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-04-19

Some people are so constituted that they
would kick at q foot ball match.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-04-19

The potato is said to be deterlorating, bus
It made many mash in its better days.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-04-19
Aaritnltnre.

WATER IN SoILs.-It has been demon
strated that 100 pounds of sand will
absorb IS pounds of water; 100 pounds
Of loan, 10 pounds; 100 pounds clay
loan, so pounds; 100 pounds Of clay.
70 pounds. This explains why some
soils always appear drier than others,
and why after . shower some soils be-
come like q thick paste, while others
are only comparatively damp.-Ex.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-04-19

From the Buckeye State comes the follow
ing: g. was pronounced to have consump-
tion by two Of our best doctors. spent
nearly $500, and was no better. Iconcluded
to try DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery.
bought and used eight bottles and I can
now say with truth that I feel just as well
to-day as did at twenty five, and can do just
bad not done any work for several years."
Truly, your friend,
>>/M. @
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-04-19
oH5Ag gGhA<.z
NARROW, Baldwin Co, Al

II Il would be any more convincing, We
could easily I'LL the columns of this paper with
letters testifying to the cure Of the severest
diseases of tho throat, bronchiA and lungs,
by the use of "Golden Medical Discoyerv.1 y
To build up solid flesh and strength after the
grip, pneumonia, e. lung feverrj, exhausing
fevers, and other prostrating diseases, it has
no equal. It does not make Jat like cod liver
oil and its nasty compounds, but solid, scAole-
some flesh.
A complete treatise on Throat. Bronchial.
and Lung Diseases also including Asthma,
and Chronic Nasal Catarrh, and pointing out
successful means of home treatment for these
maladics, will be mailed to any address by tie
Buffalo, N. Y, on receipt q gix can't n
stamps. to paY pogtaaA
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-04-19

parilla brought mo out, and I feel like spring
chicken have advised several Of my friends
to ~ Hoods 6arsapa1illa, and several have
done 10 and say that It has done them good"
BTEPHKN MciNTME, Weston, Missouri.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-04-19
a<kNa4G7 G74Gas<se

Mr.. Dulaney's address Il Campbell, Ohio.
had catarrh in the bead for years and
trouble with my left lung at the snmc time.
You put SO much faith in your remedies that
derived much benefit therefrom. used up
three bottles OF DR.. 6age's Catarrh Remedy,
five bottles Of your Golden Medical Discov-
cry" and in four months was myself again.
can sleep and eat heartily. 80 long - have
your medicines on band have NO need Of a
doctor ! do not think my house In order
without them. Yours truly,
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-02-08
Hard Deposits In Steam Boilers.

A very simple method of preventing
hard deposits in steam boilers is men
toned by NJ. Schmidt, a French en-
gineer. There are two boilers in use at
the same time, one being at rest, and
the water in use is very bad, being very
c~alcareous and magnesic, with organic
matter, chlOrides and a little sulphate Of
of lime. Each boiler is allowed to 20 on
working for about 500 hours before
being cleaned, when it is stopped,
with the water in it, and allowed to cool
down for about a week. The masonry
is allowed to become cold, and then the
tap is opened, also the safety valve, so
that the water runs naturally out of the
boiler, the latter, when empty, being en-
tered and simply swept. The deposit,
being in the form of damp mud, is easily
swept away, leaving the boiler as clean
inside as if it were new.
This method has been in use some five
years and seems to show that the ordi-
nary hardening Of deposits in boilers is
due to the absence of water in them
while the mud and the iron are being
heated by the brickwork when the boiler
has been emptied by the ordinary meth
cd under pressure. 1t is necessary. how
ever, under this system, to be able to do
without the particular boiler for some
eight days.-New York Sun.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-02-08
AN AUTOMATIC LIGHTHOUSE.
There Is No Keeper, but the Bright Light
Blazes PerpetuallY.

There Is No Keeper, but the Bright Light
Blazes Perpetually.
A remarkable lighthouse is the one
which sheds its warning rays from an es-
tuary Of the Gironde, In France, where it
stands upon an isolated rock in the midst
of a tr~eacherous reef. The popularity Of
this lighthouse is that it Is unoccupied,
and yet its lamp is burning perpetually.
The famous Eddystone light on the coast
Of England, rising from a rock that is
only large enough TO afford a foundation
for the structure, is remarkable because
the men having it in charge are able to
leave their confined quarters only once
In three months, when a vessel comes to
them with supplies, letters, papers and a
new detachment of watchers.
1t was TO do away with this exacting
and lonesome life that the French engi-
neers set themselves about the task Of
devising a method by which the useful
ness Of the lighthouse could be main
tanned without SO much personal atten-
ton. It thus happened that a lamp was
invented that would burn continuously
for two months without being trimmed
or replenished.
The burning fluid used in this lamp is
an ordinary mineral oil. The tube in the
interior Of the lamp is furnished with a
wick having a thickness three times as
great as those employed generally in
lighthouses. Around the burning sur
face Of the wick is a cake made Of a pat
ented preparation consisting largely of
c~arbonized tar. This protection assures
fhe duration and the uniformity Of the
fame. A chimney made Of mica is
placed around the fame, and this in
sures an increase in the power of the
light. The supply Of oil is assured by
means of a reservoir containing 100
quarts, the lamp consuming so grams
each hour. To provide always for the
reservoir being furnished with sufficient
fuel a gauge is fixed at it's side that gov
erns the supply flowing in from another
reservoir at a distance, and this gauge
permits just 81 grams per hour to perco-
late through the little supply pipe into
the supply reservoir.
The diameter Of the lantern is Sc inches
and it cost 81 AGO. The intensity of the
light keeps equable until the expiration
of W. months, when it is necessary to
visit the lighthouse and replenish the
wick. The light can be seen more than
IL miles at sea. The wick is cleansed
and drawn up gradually by the action
of the tar cake at it's mouth. The French
government is arranging toput upothers
Of these houses, and it is also perfecting
an invention by which a perpetual cleo
trio light a be controlled by wires run
ming through a submarine cable to the
the land.-Exchange.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-02-08

Monroe is to haye a new paper, the
Journal by lame.
Charlotte's business mems carnival has
been put off until May 90.
Charles W. Taylor has been confirmed
as postmaster at Washington.
r. d. Leonard, a Rowan county farme~
has deserted his wife and children and
skipped.
Plain Jim Cook, the doctor of the Con-
cord Standard, is having quite a little
spat with the Charlotte banjo pickers.
The raising of funds for the Confeder.
ate monument at Raleigh is progressing
finely. Nearly $500 was raised in a sin
gle week.
George Barrett, a constable Of German
town, y. c, was arrested in sRoanoke,
Va, and locked up on a telegram from
the mayor Of that town, that he was
wanted to answer a warrant, charging
him with converting to his " use taxes
he had collected. Barrett says the amount
he owes is only $75 and he. will pay that
when it is due under the law, He will
be taken back to Germantown.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-02-08
General News Items.

Montgomery, Missouri, had a $4,000
fire yesterday.
The Georgia Central railroad company
is to be r~eorganized
1t is stated that Mrs Maybrick will
soon be released from the English prison
in which she has SO long been confined
On the coast along the North Sea a
violent hurricane prevails. Many dis,
asters and wreck have occurred, even in
what are usually safe harbors.
The Brazilian government has decided
that war shall cease February &c, and
that the presidential election shall take
place March /, as the constitution of the
republic provides,