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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-05-17

ONE OF the first English words mas
tered by the Japanese must have
been advertise. " Since she opened
up in business with the rest Of the
world, Japan has been the most por-
sistent and successful of advertisers.
At every great exposition down to
oar worlds fair, Japan has been an
exhibitor. The wonderful skill OF
the Japanese in their specialties of
Sandiwork, has become known all
Ter the world, and Japanese ware
has gone into millions of American
and European households. Person
ally and individually, the Japanese
have always been welcomed. sharing
none of the dislike which has been
lavished on tho Chinese. Doubtless
politeness, which is national char
acteristic of the Japanese. has done
much to win WY for them in the
hearts OF other people.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-05-17
Man Struck by = wAtery Meteor.

On page fifty-nine OF the Letters
OF George Lord Carew," London edi.
tion, OF 1916, there is queer ao'
count OF one Havers. who was struck
and killed by what was at thai time
called "watery planet" Divested
Of the quaint language in which the
original account is given. the story is
about as follows: Mr. Havers, who
was a London merchant. was sitting
on the piazza of his country house.
when u globe of water about q foot
in diameter fell, striking him square
in the breast, drenching his clothes
and leaving him SO badly MANNED
that he died three days later. His
only remark after being hit was: "l
have been struck with a watery (?)
planet; God have mercy on me-. !"
Lord Carew says: at 10 the
strangest accident that ever oc-
CURED in the history OF the world. "
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-05-17

OUR Canadian neighbors. it is
pleasant to say. are learning that
honesty is the best policy in the long
run. The industry of smuggling
Cinnamon into the United States
was, up to short time ago, a profit
able and popular occupation on the
other side of the border But the
American customs authorities have
become so alert and active that little
or nothing can be- done in this line.
and the tide has begun to set the
other way. Cinnamon deported from
Tacoma or San Francisco under the
Immigration law have discovered
THAT they can leave the steamer
when it touches at Vancouver By
the payment of the Canadian head
tax of $50 they secure the right to
land. and there they remain.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-05-17
Declded.

Once. when Judge Williams was
presiding In the supreme court in Bur-
lington, says the Green Bag. Jacob
Mack was making an argument.
when he was told by tho presiding
Judge to omit discussing the ques-
tion, as it had been decided. Mr..
Mack inquired, at has" "Yes."
said Judge Williams. .'in the 10th
Vermont" "Where?" said Mr.. Mack.
putting his hand to his car. "In the
10th Vermont" repeated the jndge.
Mr.. Maeck. very graveiy bowing re-
piled: II will buy the book, your
honor.n
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-05-17
MPORE,,sT COLORADO NEWS.
REIMBURSEMENT ORDERED.
Creede Citizens VIII he Relieved From
Burdensome Payments.

Creede Citizens VIII he Relieved From
Burdensome Payments.
A delegation Of Creede citizens attended q
meeting of the State Land Board nt Denver
Tuesday. The delegation was appointed at
town meeting of the people Of Creede, and
consisted of Mayor P. NJ. Macarthur, Morton
S. Thomas, Colonel s. d. Potter, d. l.. Matz,
T. 8. Jones and W. L. Munsell.
The object of the visit to the Land Board
was to ask relief from further payments on
account Of lots which werp purchased In
Creede during the boom, and which brought
prices many times the value OF the land. The
terms of the purchase were 80 per cent. cash,
and the remainder In seven years Some Of
tho lots brought as high as s., 500.
The petition Of the Creede citizens is that
the Land Board re-appraise the lots upon
which improvements have been made and
give the holders Of the certificates chance
to su rrender them in July, when the reap
prasement will be made.
The board adopted the following resolu-
ton:
''That all persons now holding certificates
Of purchase to lots in South Creede who have
made one or more payments, and who shall
surrender their certificates of purchase, shall
be released from further payments, and such
lots shall be declared forfeited to the state.
and said lots shall be re-appraised, adver-
tlsed and sold; provided, always, that the i'm
provements on such lots be not forfeited, bui
the owners thereof may remove said improve.
ments, or that said Improvements may be ap.
praised by the state appraiser, and any other
purchaser than the owner of such improve
ments who shall purchase said lots shall pay
to the owner of. the improvements the ap-
praised value thereof.
THAT all lots in South Creede not hereto
fore sold shall be appraised and advertised
and leased TO the highest bidder"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-05-17

DEPRESSING news comes from Bay
leuth. Young Siegfried Wagner,
son of '.the MASTER" has developed
great talent as conductor, and di-
rects his fathers works with suoh
ffs~ and energy that the forte pas
sages in the Gotterdammerung can
be distinctly heard at Nuremburg,
fifty miles away, when the wind is IN
the north. This is bad enough In
all conscience, but to add to the hor-
ror of the situation it is asserted
that the young man has begun COIN
posing on his own hook, and that he
excels his father in the strength OF
the "tone pictures" he evolves. This
1aeans in all probability, that he has
succeeded in getting moro noise out
of an orchestra than the old man
could, and the news will inspire con-
cert-goers with feelings of the mos t
dismal apprehension.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-05-17

NOT to be outdone in the business
OF picking up some foreign-born
spouse, an American woman not long
ago accepted the hand not of some
European count, but of Jap student
studying in this country, married
him and went home with him to the
land of the mikado. Was she happy
IN house that had no furniture
save a few floor mats, a few comforts
and chop-sticks? Did she enjoy living
on an exclusive diet OF rice and fish
Was it relief to live where there
were no beds to make or chairs or
tables to dustp Did she cotton to
the Japanese style of having her
husband live with his mother and
sisters, whom she was compelled to
serve as slave? The answer will be
found in Mrs. Jap's return-ticket to
America and her suit for divorce.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-05-17

How many moro elections do tho
Brazilian insurgents want? If they
did not vote at the regular time it
was their own fault. A new presi-
dent has been elected without them
and the least they can be expected to
do is to fall into line and behave
themselves. They have been thor
oughIy whipped on sea and land and
ought to be satisfied with their lives
and property. They have no right
to dictate terms now
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-05-17

DR.. PARKHURsT announces that he
will clean out Tammany, and beside
the task that he has chosen the
athlete who tackled the Augean
Stables had what is known in these
vulgar days as snap.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-05-17

FROM the tone Of some recent OBJ
servatlons in English liberal papers
it may be inferred that the obs ervers
have about concluded thai Lord
Rosebery does not wear Mr.. Glad
stones size OF hat.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-05-17

t- be true, as Rudyard Kipling
.,,, thst the Americans are in the
railway wsiting-room stage OF civl-
iization. The fact would certainly
account for. the large sale OF Mr.
Kinlinp,s books in this country.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-05-17

uur o,eer decree issued by the
rrancb oover,sment forbidding mem.
t... nj tho ma lions diplomatic SER
yi.s y "a sntnr into contracts OF mar
nisss @ y,,h wo,gsea OF other countries
sstssnsa,v ilgaestivB al the pRft
.omsa nss bareto'ere played Ia the
paIitIeI 81 ffAhec'
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-05-17

THE czar has ordered the dismissal
of 200, 900 troops SO that they may
work in the harvest fields. This may
not be turning swords into pruning
hooks but it is step in that direc-
Mon and will do the czar far more
asod than his huge armies ever have
SSass or ever will do for him.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-05-17
UnapprecIsted Liberalism.

The new pastor OF country church
said to one of his deacons:
II fnd that Brother Linkum has
very liberal religious vlews."
YES" replied the deacon, "Broth-
er Linkum is more liberal in his
views than in his contributions"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-05-17
THE TOASTOF THE NAVY
DRINK THE HEALTH OF SWEET
HEARTS AND WIVES.

No Oniccr Ever Forsets It on Saturday
NIght-A Custom That Is Dear to the
Hearts of tho Gallant Men on Uncle
Sans Ships of War.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-05-17

Now that Mark Twain has gone to
the wall. the dark cloud of financial
success which has obscured his lit
erary fame in the past is lifted.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-07-20

During recent rise in the lower
Mississippi among the victims were 4
Mr. Henry. his wife and his ten-vcar-
old boy. Quite early in the morning
the faNt-riNing tide over>pread the ward
and came into the house. Mr.. Henry
climbed up higher and higher. and
finally he and his family were on the
roof. with the family dog and eat anL
Il half dozen chickens But the. tid,.
kept rising until finally the roof
slipped OFF and then bcrln a singular
-nI adventurous voyage. Sometime.
he roof would spin around a. if in =
macIStrum. and then again the wave.
would sweep completely over it. Tn,
chickens and cat were soon svept
away. and also the dog. although he
always managed to crawl back again.
Hui the most distressing occurrence of
tins unlucky voyage was the unwcI-
come visit of ten-fuot ALLIGATOR
which seemed desirous of taking pJss-
age with them. Mr.. Henry was not
rash enough to attempt teepush off the
creature. but he yelled at it once. or
twice. and finally the big saurian dis
appeared under wave, and was not
seen again Some time later. when the
sun was just setting. the roof ground
Ell on high ridge and there remained
until the tide rcceded.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-07-20
What Did He Eat?

There comes, says the New York
Herald. good story from Monte Car
To- from that holy of hoIies. the salon
wherein are the trentc-et-quantre ta-
blcN- Just as the cards were bcinr
Ahu1iled for the commencement of play
Il gentleman deliberately counted out
twelve one thouSand-franc notes and
placed them on the black without even
taking the precaution of insurinp
tnem- 1t was playing the limit and
byStandcr remarked:
Rather bold play. sir"
We'll, said the player. Il dreamed
last night that saw this table exactly
as 1t IS now, and on the first coup black
won"
The cards were dealt for the first
comp and black won. A suppressed
'oh. from the byStanders greeted the
announcement: Red loses" and then
from across the table came a woman's :
voice.
hat did You have for supper last
nlg2t? Do tell me-
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-07-20
ENGLANO'S QUEEN.

QUEEN VICTORIA has a wholesome
dread of fire. Whenever she goes
abroad she always has a couple of fire
eNtinguishers sent out in advance and
fitted up in the house where she will
reside.
WHEN the queen aScended the Brit
lsh throne more than forty-one per
cent of the English people could not
write their names. The proportion in
that condition has been reduced to
seven per cent.
EN-EMPREss EUGENIE. who was not
long ago guest at dinner with Queen
Victoria, has now only careworn lines
and sad. dullish expression of the
face. whose beauty was once the admi-
ration OF Europe.
TIE queen has splendid collection
OF tdblcclothS, some of which are coy
cred with most interesting designs.
One. for instance, represents the field
Of Waterloo. with the figures of Wei
hn&ton and Napoleon faithfully por-
trayed.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-07-20
National Wc.Ith OF Eurone,

Holland still enjoys the distinction
of being the richest country in Europe
The national wealth of England per
capita is S4.O26, France. 300. and
Holland, $1,000, The average incomes
per head are given as follows: Eng
land, 500; France, sos, and Holland,
sG25-- With one-tenth the population
of fngland, Holland has one-fourth as
much aggregate wealth, and with one
eleventh of the population of France.
Holland has nearly one-third as much
wealth On an area of one-quarter of
Iowa Holland sustains 3, 75O, 600 of peo-
pie and wealth in the aggregate of
S47- 500. 900, 600.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-07-20
The PARASOI ANT.
How the industrious Insect Acquired Its
Queer Name

How the Industrious insect Acquired Its
Queer Name
The fact that the ''parasol ant" of
the West Indies has grown to be such
a pest that the government OF Trinidad
has had to adopt appropriate legisla-
tinr AGAINST its ravageS draws atten-
tion to the remarkable habits of the
little creature. 1t has been definitely
determined that they do not cut the
circular bite out of the leaves that
they bear away 50 like a parasol over
their heads. for the purpose of eating
them. or for nest lining. a. has been
suggested. These bits of leaves are
simply wanted as the soil on which To
cultivate a certain sort of fungus that
they feed upon; and the ants are as
expert in its culture as any mar'-et
gardener Of Pals in the growing of
hi, beloved mushrooms. \ nest of
these tiny agriculturistS has thus been
described by the director of public
works of Trinidad. who has had them
on his study table: ''Each fOra@er
dropped his portion of leaf III the nest.
and it was taken up bya small worker
and carried TO a clear space to
be cleaned. 1t was then taken
in hand by the large workers. which.
after licking II with their tongues re
duced it To a small black ball of pulp.
These balls were built on the edge of
the already formed fungus bed, and
slightly ~mOothed down. The new
surface was then planted with portions
Of the fungus brought from other
parts of the nest. Each piece Is put in
separately. and the ants know exactly
how far apart the plants should be. 1t
sometimes looks as if the bits OF fun
gus had been put in too scantily in
places. vet in about forty hours tif the
humidity has been properly regulatedl
it Is all evenly covered with mantle
a. of very fine snow. When il Is re
membered that most persons who have
tried tbs. cultivation of edible fungi
have failed, because of the difficulties
arising from the handling of the spores
and the maintenance of the needed
humidity. it almost seems that we
must concede t. these tiny creatures a
greater degree of agricultural skill
than is possessed by the average
farmer.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-07-20
SIGNED a BOGUS WILL.
Daring Trick Intended to Pcrvert the
Meaning of "A Mans Deposition.

Daring Trick Intended to Pcrvert the
Meanina: of Mans Deposition.
One If the most daring tricks | ever
came across. said New. York attorney
the other day. according to the St
Louis GloBe-DCmOcrat was in the ease
of = man who deliberately impcr>nnated
I lawyers clerk and persuaded a very
sick man to sign will without reading
il and which disposed of his property i'll
direct opposition to his wishes. 1t wa
Il case of family dispute. and the olI
gentleman, who was quite wealthy
had decided to disinherit his eldest soI
and leave the property To a younger
one. Being warned by his doctor that
he had only day or two more To liz,
he sent instructions to his attorney t,
draft his will and send it down prompt
y for signature.
While the lawyer was preparing tn,
document representative Of the eldest
son arrived with Il paper. which he said
was the Will prepared 10y the sick man:
attorney. The will was signed with
out hesitation and duly witnessed. and
when. two hours later. the Iawver's
clerk arrived with the ~cnuif1c viii Ia,
WAS not allowed To enter the house
being warmed oil the premises by tn,
houNckcvpcr. ON his return To tn OF
flee his employer saw at once that :,
fraud had been committed and II,
FASTENED to the house To have ii set
right In the meantime. however. the.
sick man had become Unconscious. and
he died without being able t. execute, :;
viii after his own wishes. The borus
will was upset. hut the fraud could
never be sufficiently proved to convict
the man suspected of concocting it. and
he inherited quite large sum Of money
"a the next of kim
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-07-20
HIS FIRST COFFEE.
The surprIsing Experiences of fionee
Life. i'm the Eastern States

The surprising Experiences of Pioneer
Lite i'm the Eastern States
Rev Joseph Doddridge. in his Notes
on the Settlement and Indian Wars of
the Western Parts of Virginia and
Pennsylvania" gives detailed and
realistic account of the pioneer life of
that region. He was born in l1G9- His
mother died six or seven years after
ward. and his father sent him II Mary
land to scnool. ON his way thither he
saw some wonderful things and had
some surprising experiences, which lac
thus dcscribeS:
At Col. Browns in the mountains
for IT,. first time saw tame geese. and
for Gantcring pet gandcr got a 50
we're biting by his bill and beating hy
his wings ] wondered very mach that
bir,.s - large and strong should bc ~
much tanner than the WI Il turkeys At
thi, place. however, ali was right cN
cept the large birds which they called
geese The cabin and its furniture
were such as had been accustomed to
see in the backwoods, as my country
was then called
vt bedford everything was changed
The tavern at wh-ch my uncle put up
wa- stone house. and was plastered
inside. both as to the walls and the
ceiling / was struck with astoniSh-
mcnt. ] had no idea that there was
any huu~t- ia the world which Nvas not
bui.t of logs. but here | looked round
the h"usc and could see Eo logs. anI
above could see no jOists Whether
such thing had been made by the
haUGs Il man. or had grown up OF
itself. ! could not conjecture
" hen supper came ON, INV confusion
was worse confounded- \ little cup
stood in bigger one. with som.
brownish stuff in 1t. which was neither
milk. hominy. nor broth What To do
with these little cups and the little
spoons ielonging To them | could not
tell. and was afraid to ask.
1 watched To see what the big folks
would do. and then did the same. and
found the coffee nauSeou- beyond any
hing / had ever tasted continued
80 drink aS the rest of the company
did. with the tears streaming from my
-eS: nut W:,c:I IL was to end / was at
= loss to know. as the Ettlc cups We're
filled Immediately after being emptied.
This circumstance distressed me very
much. but looking attentively at th,
grown persons. / saw one man turn his
cup bottom upward and put his spoon
across it. observed that after that
his cup was not filled again. and !
followed his example with like happy
result.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-07-20
OUR GREATEST DEADHEAO.
The Postmaster General Has Unlimited
Passes All Railroad Trains.

L
Passes All Railroad Trains.
The postmaster general of the
United States has at his command a
greater number of railway mileages
free of cost than perhaps any man in
the world" said railway passenger
conductor to st. Louis Republic man
recently. My ignorance of this came
near costing me my job a few years ago
Over in Illinois one midnight the
through train of which / had charge
was tagged at little way station and
a red-faced man climbed aboard the
front passenger coach. The stopping
of my train at that hour of the night
made me mad to begin with. and was
in no good hsmor when | approached
my new passenger to collect his fare
Then, when he showed at me a much
handled piece of pasteboard, signed by
the postmaster general and command
ing in imperious language that the
holder be carried free of charge on all
trains carrying United States mails, |
lost my temper completely. l was so
mad that | would listen to no explana-
tion from him. because / considered
him either a train robber or an impos-
ter, and | made him pay his fare in the
coin of the realm, for which gave him
a receipt.
Il soon heard from my mistake after
l reached st. Louis. The post office
authorities and the railway people
came down on me like a thousand of
brick. / learned from them that INV
midnight passenger was a post office
inspector, and that every man in this
service is provided with a card from
the postmaster general commanding
the conductors of all railroad trains
which carry mail to pass the bearer
free. The name of no railroad com
Pany or official appears on the card.
but the holder of il can travel on any
road in the United States as far as he
wants to go without paving a cent"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-07-20
Chemical Perfumery.

Chemistry seems to furnish substi-
tutes for the expensive perfumes now
made from flowers 1t has long been
known that the exact odor of the ban
ana is produced in the laboratory.
There seems possibility, however
that even when some fragrant plants
cease To be cultivated for the perfumes
many may become of Importance in
surgery. 1t has been discovered that
some such plants are free from the at
tacks of insects and from fungous
growthS, and this may be due to the
fact that their essential oils have anti.
septic properties The eucalyptus yields
an antiseptic, and SO do other familiar
plants.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-07-20
4 Little Green.

During a strike on the North British
railway, much difficulty was expert
Hhcea To md the necessary engineers
l" Keep the necessary trains running.
'he OF the substitutes, a young fellow.
ran some distance past station. and
Then putting back. ran as much too
far the other way. He was preparing
IL make "a third attempt, when the sta
ton agent shouted, To the great amuse-
ment OF the passengers: Never mind.
lamnas; stay where you are! Wen
shift the station"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-07-20
He Would stick. To the fi'-, !,

\ young man visited hi9 -, /
other evening. and a. lac aIi'',-
residence he seated hlnl~-i-
piazza and began Go i'e - !
his fair ones mother "I' 4
watering her tiowrr>- Ns
beautiful evening. Mr. "a.
fresh the breezeS are ihl7 :.
oh. YES. was the rather st s--1-t
they are pretty fresh hu' -; -; :
a. fresh a. that paint t'I -
was put ON bout ten 1-lHl''-
uncomfortable eNpre-~l"n =.
ov-r the counteHauee 'l ~
man. but the younE lady yus55 q !
in an appearance and invite InE 4
to take a seat in thr ha INN,
invitation he refused hs
thank YOU very much Juiia, -.
ing all things into e'1>--'
guess IN stick to the pla--A.