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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1895-12-05
Pcnr Blight

The secretary of agriculture gives the
following suggestions relative to pear
blight: Pear blight is caused by very
minute microbe which enters the tree
at the blossom cluster, or at the tip
Of the tender growing shoot. 1t may
destroy only the blossom cluster. or
few inches of the twig, or 1t may run
downward several feet. killing large
limbs or even whole trees. The same
microbe causes apple twig blight and
ounce blight. Most of the damage
from this blight is done during the first
month Of growth, beginning at blossom
time. After running downward for
few inches or q foot or more, the d.
sease usually becomes a standstill.
When 1t has stopped, a definite crack
forms in the bark. separating the live
and dead portions. When the diseased
portion blends or into the live part, 1t
shows that the disease Is still progress
ing. Below the blighted portion the
tree may be perfectly healthy. as the
blight kills only as far as 1t reaches.
Healthy, thrifty, rapidly growing trees
suffer more when attacked than those
not so vigorous. In certain cases the
blight does not stop, but keeps on slow
Jy growing in the bark till the close OF
the season. After this such cases con-
tinue progressing slowly, the new blight
for each year coming from germs which
lived over from the preceding seasons
cases. The remedy for the pear blight
Is to exterminate the microbes which
cause the disease. This can be done by
pruning out the old blight in the fall
or winter, thus preventing the microbes
from living over. In mild attacks,
where there is but little blight. and
wherever practicable. 1t is best to cut
out the blight as soon as discovered.
Complete destruction of the blight
should be carried out In the fall, as
soon as all late growth has ceased. In
cutting out the blight, care should be
taken to cut out on the sound wood be-
low the disease.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1895-12-05

House nominated by the Republicans
in caucus Saturday were then formally
elected, the Democrats presenting the
names Of the officers of the Inst House.
The swearing in Of the subordinate Of
flcials of the House followed: Alex B.
Mcdowell of Pennsylvania rs clerk, b.
+. Russell Of Missouri Us sergeant-at-
arms, William B. Glenn of New York
as doorkeeper, Joseph B. McElroy of
Ohio as postmaster and Henry B. Cow
den Of Michigan as chaplain.
The customary resolutions were then
adopted notifying the president and
the Senate of the organization of the
House. The rules of the Fifty-f]rst
Congress were adopted temporarily.
The biennial lottery Of seat-drawing
was then begun. 49,. lasf.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1895-12-05

The Republican managers in Ohio are
alarmed at one unforeseen result of the
election. Their party is so largely in The
majority in both houses of the legisl,-
ture that It. can do anything 1t chooses,
and 1t SO happens that such large ma
1ority of them are temperance men that
they are likely to pass a local option
law. This presents grave crisis to tho
Republican leaders, who know what a
hght on the brewerles and distilleries in
that state means. 1t Is no exaggeration
to say that under the proposed bill min,
out of ten saloons outside of the three
principal cities would have to close their
doors. The bill, while processing to be
q local-option measure, is In reality fl
strict prohibitive measure, and there
would not be over a dozen counties in
the whole state that would have saloons
within their borders. Liquor men ARE
just waking up to a realization Of the
fact that the preachers and the churches
have stolen a march on them and that
unless something very Unforeseen hap
pens their business win be practically
destroyed. The few Democrats in the
legislature would not join with the
liquor Republicans in either branch to
ssve the liquor vote to the Republicans
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1895-12-05
Frostproof Strawberries.

In a discussion of frostproof straw
berries in the columns of the Rural
New Yorker" 1t is made apparent that
Parker Earle varies in hardness IN dif-
ferent parts of the country.
From the cold Northwest a grower
with forty years experience writes
that he has never found any varieties
that are frostproof. T. T. Lyon OF
Michigan echoes this opinion. He
says: mo varieties of strawberries
can be said to be actually frostproof.
although certain varieties, such as
Sharpless, Haverland. Holyoke. and
others, are reputed to be less hardy
than most others"
A New Jersey correspondent names
the Parker Earle as one Of the best
frostproof Strawberries. Mr.. M. A.
Thayer writes that Candy is about the
safest variety he has. Warfeld is long
in fruit, and may have its first blooms
killed by frost. yet produce good crop
from late buds.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1895-12-05

the tubers from frost. This is the most
unsatisfactory and expensive way of
storing potatoes. The next worse Is a
cellar under building. The most sat
isfactory and cheapest way is to store
IN dug-out. In most Kansas soils,
no walls but the dirt walls are needed.
The roof will be of earth over poles
and brush. In wet weather such roof
Will leak unless covered with boards,
corn stalks. straw or other covering.
The best location will be slope or
bank facing south. By leaving an al
ley through the center Of the dugout,
with plenty of large ventilator shafts
through the roof. brisk circulation
Will be set up whenever the door in the
end is opened where the
door opens on the level, as 1t will II
the building is dug In the side OF a
bank. The trouble with cellar under
building is to give 1t air enough.
The dug-out should be built with
bin on each side of a central alley. The
bottom Of the bins should be raised six
inches from the ground. Both the bot
tom and sides are best made of fence
boards, with inch spaces between. The
sides Of the bins should be clear Of
contact with the walls, whether stone
or dirt. Spouts should be placed at
intervals through the roof at the
outside Of the bins. through which to
pour down the potatoes into the cellar.
Such building, carefully managed as
to ventilation. opened up on frosty
nights and kept closed during the
warm days of fall and early winter.
will take Early Ohio potatoes through
to spring without sprout. Early
Rose, Beauty Of Hebron and such va
rieties may require turning over once.
The only antidote for sprouting. aside
from the manner Of storage, that is
known. is the scoop shovel. Potatoes
may be kept in cold storage until Au-
gust without a sprout.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1895-12-05

Captain Won Hunneken, who played
such a conspicuous part in the Chinese.
Japanese war. is now in Berlin, Ger
many, on n special mission giving him
full powers to make arrangements for
the reorganization Of the Chinese army
on the Russian, French or German
model. 1t is certain that the Chinese
srmy needs very radical reformation.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1895-12-05
Planting Trees.

IL l were going to plant q tree Tor
the amount of saccharine matter I
could get from 1t l would plant bass
wood, and I would save all the fuel
by keeping some bees. think there
is no shade tree that we can derive so
much profit from as the basswood.
Next to that would come the soft ma
Pile; 1t blooms so early in the spring
that our colonies of bees build up very
rapidly indeed when they begin to
gather honey and get certain amount
of pollen from the blooms Of these
soft naples. They make very pretty
shade trees. I think as pretty shade
trees as ever saw in our part Of the
country were in a Eastwood grove. The
original trees had all been cut away
from the clearing except O few bass
wood trees that were left to grow, and
the ground was kept covered with
grass. I attended a picnic in this
grove, and I can assure you our Sab
bath school boys enjoyed game OF
football under these trees very much,
and enjoyed half a day looking at
them. think the prettiest shade trees,
however, that have ever seen are the
clms which are almost universally
planted in the Eastern states. have
seen some trees standing on one side
of roadway which extended to the
other side, and 1t is something very
pleasant indeed on hot day to have
these trees. There Is a road that
travel over good deal in the summer
which is almost devoid Of shade trees,
and 1t is very suffocating sometimes to
have to drive for twelve miles along
that road without any shade at all;
but towards the end Of the journey, as
the road approaches the town, there are
a few elms standing, the branches Of
which nearly cover the road, and have
often been very thankful to be able
to stand for minute or two under
those weeping elms. I would recon-
mend the soft maple and the elm, and
I would not despise the white birch.
There Is one objection to the white
maple; borer gets into the tree and
cuts his way around 1t, and the result
is dead top. planted number of
sugar maple trees some years ago, and
I think there Is not one in ten living
today, while planted some soft maple
trees year or two afterwards and they
are all living.-Mr. Dempsey.
Keeping Qualities OF Grapes.-Much
loss occurs every year from lack OF
knowledge of the limitations of grapes
as regards their fitness to keep through
the winter. The most popular grapes
are usually those that have been chosen
for earliness and certainty in ripening.
Most of these are. as might be expected,
poor keepers. The grape most widely
grown of any, the Concord, can hardly
be kept in condition till the holidays.
Grapes that are very sweet become In
sipid when kept long. though they may
look we'll. Isabella when thoroughly
ripened is too sweet to keep long. The
Catawba, however well ripened, has
an acid flavor and is good keeper. The
Agawam is more acid than the Salem
and therefore keeps better. Wilder
and Barry, two black Rogers grapes.
are about the best for keeping. All
these have thick skins. The Eumelan
we have found good keeper, as is also
the Iona, though that is quite as diff
cult to ripen as is the Catawba. The
Brighton is best to eat as picked from
the vine.-Country Gentleman.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1895-12-05

II the American republic had known
that Lord Dunraven contemplated run
ming that yacht race with his mouth 1t
would have insisted that some good and
worthy pugiAst be made to oppose him.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1895-12-05

A dispatch states that a band of thir.
ty-five young ladies' at Topeka, Kansas,
have agreed to ride bicycles to church
and wear bloomer costumes. Perhaps
no harm will be done IL the girls dou't
think about their clothes during the ser.
vice. One undoubted advantage win he
tho drawing Of large number of young
men to the church,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1895-12-05

! The London public Affects to be much
6ispleased at the display Of vulgar
wealth in the Marlborough Vanderbilt
wedding. The displeasure, however,
will not extend to the length of deter
ring the next travelling scion of nobility
from contracting for an equally vulgar
exhibition as soon as he possibly can.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1895-12-05

Tho Wagner season had no sooner be-
gun In Chicago than reports Of various
small earthquakes were received from
different points throughout the West.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1895-12-05

The moral of the story that mans
life was saved by his suspender buckle.
which got In the way of bullet, seems
to be that men should be completely
clad in suspender buckles.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1895-12-05

The reckless haste with which gov
crnmcnt work Is dispatched is illustrat-
ed by the fact that the Worlds Fair
diplomas have Just been finished.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1895-12-05

After the Sultan Of Turkey finishes
killing on the Armenlans 1t Is quite
likely that he will vigorously innuguratc
the reforms demanded by the powers.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1895-12-05

Tho "sick man of Europe" is certain
ly sick enough to need much stronger
medicine than any which is now being
administered by his neighbors.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1895-12-05

The birth of another heir to the Rus
sian throne Is regarded as likely to have
. marked stimulus upon the dynamite
industry throughout the empire.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1895-12-05

A taxpayers defense league has been
formed in Chicago. If there is any
class Of people who need to defend
themselves 1t is the taxpayers.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1895-12-05
The Rocky Ford Enterprise
ROCKY FORD, COLORADO.
CURRENT COMMENT.
Yale retains its supremacy as an edu.
eational center by the score of 20 to 10.

The experience of the Duke Of Marl-
borough furnishes the latest striking ex-
ample of the rapid acquisition Of for
tune.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1895-12-05

Blooded or Scrubs.-We cannot advo-
cate a general departure for any far
mer from so-called native to blooded
cattle. Many of our so-called scrubs"
are really good cows, and such will pay
to keep. 1t is a mistake to suppose
that an animal without pedigree is
therefore necessarily of no use. On the
other hand 1t is equally mistake to
suppose that all pedigreed animals are
good. Like produces like, with varia.
ton, and frequently these variations
produce worthless cows from blooded
stock, and good cows from native stock.
However, the chances are l1rgely in ia
yor of the blooded stock. But the test
needs to be applied to our Holstcins and
Jerseys as we'll as to our nameless cat
tie.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1895-12-05
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TIC
AGRICULTURlSTS

Some Up-to-Date Hints About CuitIva-
tion of tho Soil and Yields Thereof
Horticulture, vItisulture and Eiori-
culture
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1895-12-05

Demand for Cattle.-The Rocky
Mountain Husbandman says: Beef is
bringing a good figure in the market
and so great is the confidence that there
is an active demand for all manner of
horned stock. Bovines of any age, kind.
size or description will sell at good
strong price in advance OF what they
would have brought one year or more
ago. There is only in times Of un-
limited confidence in the industry that
there is an active demand for every
thing In the COW line"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1895-12-05

N a report Of the
Kansas State Board
Of Agriculture, as
quoted in an ex-
change, 1t is said
that II buried, po-
tatoes must be COW
cred lightly at first,
and the covering
added from time to
time, but only
enough to protect
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-26

and Of theira desiressto deceive the people
6-Equal taxation, no unjust discrim
| ination; no favored interest; no partial
| legislation.
Individual liberty; the right of all
citizens to equal opportunities before the
law; equal and exact justice to all men.
8-Honest elections; compulsory official
accounting OF expenditures by political
committees; as well as candidates. per
sonal registration of voters as o safeguard
against fraud.
9-Practical and honest reform in the
civil service.
4 Intelligent and liberal promotion Of
agriculturae.
11-Improved highways of travel
throughout the State in the interest OF
our citizens, and particularly OF the
farmers and bicycle riders
12-Benefcial and needed legislation in
the interests of labor.
3-Federal taxation for revenue only;
no government partnership with protected
monopolies; no modelling with the
present reformed tariff to the injury and
unsettling of business and industries.
14-Sound money, gold and silver the
only legal tender, no currency inconyer.
tible with coin, gradual retirement and
extinction of the greenback currency, no
free and unlimited coinage OF silver.
district construction of the federal
constitution, rigid maintenance of the re-
served rights of the States, no force b1lls.
16-No entangling alliance with foreign
nations; the vigorous enforcement OF the
Munroe doctrine; no jingoism. We re-
affirm the Democratic national platform
of 1892 and congratulate the people that
Democratic legislation and Democratic
administration have successfully brought
the country out of the disastrous financial
and industrial condition into which IL
was plunged by the ill-conceiyed acts OF
the Republican party. We endorse the
administration of President Cleveland.
We invite the attention of electors to
the humiliating record made by the he
publican party in it's recent restoration to
power in this State. In full control OF
all branches of the State government,
equipped with complete power to accom-
plish promised reforms, it has prodlgally
wasted the peoples money and forfeited
public confidence by its defiance OF the
popular will and its scandalous disregard
of the public welfare.
There was loud applause for the home
rule excise planks. The platform was
unaniN Nously adopted.
The convention next proceeded to the
nomination of candidates. which resulted
in the choice of the following ticket
Secretary of State-Horatio 9. King.
4 Attorney General-Daniel g. Griffin.
State Treasurer-Dswitt G. Dow.
Comptroller-J. e. Judson.
State Engineer-Russell r. Stewart.
Associate Judge of the Court of Appeals
John B. Teller, Auburn.
After passing resolution of sympathy
for Cuban independence the convention
adjourned sine-die.
The new State committee met this eve
ming and elected James W. Hickey chair
man.
Senator Hill this afternoon said: The
platform is excellent. The State ticket is
a good one and represents all shades of
the party. No loyal Democrat can find
any objection to it. !"
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-26
FINNERTY'S FUSILADE.
The Fiery Orator Would Like tt
Wade in British Gore,
AND TERRIFICALLY TWISTS THE
LIONS TAIL.

/ --~O1N-SS> -
Seven Hundred Delegates Are Present
-TeIegrams from the Old Country Ex-
| press Sympathy and Encouragement.
Chicago, September 25.-Delegates to
the Irish convention were again in
session today. Secretary Sutton read an
other batch of cable and domestic dis
patches which accumulated during the
night. -Four messages from Belfast were
to the effect that they approved the con-
vention and concluded: "Help us to In
dependence.
| Tyrone wired: s'Tyrone approves.
Hurrah for the Irish volunteers and an
other Ballinahinch -
From Antrim county came this:
Nationalist support the convention.
Remember Orr. -
Dispatches from Donegal and Derry
were to the same effect.
The report of the committee on perma-
nent organization continuing the tenn po-
rary organization was adopted. An
amendment to add O'nonoyan O'Rossa
to the list of vice presidents was received
SO coldly 1t was not voted upon.
In assuming the chair as permanent
presiding officer, ex-Congressman Fin
nerty made fiery speech. He said in
part 1--WE are the friends Of every enemy
Of England, sand the enemy of every
home and nail it to the mast until the
teeth of lying Wings are loosened from
their sockets and fall from their lying
mouths. Ireland is kept harlot OF the
spoils of the British empire. Some Of our
papers seem to be afraid we may compli-
cate this country with England. Suppose
we dop Let the English dare to fire the
first shot. Let the American government
and British government understand we
are in this fight to stay. That we are
enlisted, not for one, two or three years
but for the war, we will enlist our young
Irishmen in regular battalions We want
! to be ready when the time comes. What
do we care for English sentiment9 We
don't want to offend America; we DOM t
want to offend French sentiment, or
Russian sentiment, but we do want to
offend most seriously our hereditary foe.
We sound today the death kneIl of
| Whiggery in Irish politics; we sound the
| keynote of the absolute independence of
the land that gave us birth; we are here
| to renew the work Wolftone started III
France hundred years ago. We will
mete out to England the same measure
| England meted out to u.s. We will devote
our efforts, means, and If necessary, our
| lives for the accomplishment of Irish in
dependence. There are people who hope
we will not offend English sentiment
| Our forefathers did not stand upon the
order of sentiment when they threw over
board the chests of tea in Boston harbor.
The British minister may send here a
battalion of officers if he is so inclined
and he will be welcome. We care not If
the whole Of Scotland Yard is within
hearing. Let the movement inaugurated
here today never come to an end until the
flag floats above a free and independent
Irish Senate
The applause was frequent during MIR.
Finnerty's address.
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-26
THE WEATHER..
Fair.

Boston, September 25.-The forecast
for Thursday is: Fair, stationary temper
ature and southwest winds.
Washington, September s5.-The fore.
cast for Thursday for New Eng land
Fair. followed in western portion by local
showers Thursday afternoon or night,
southwest Winds
WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GEN
ERAL FORECAST.
The barometer has fallen in the lake
regions, thence southwark to the gull
coast and risen from the upper Mississippi
valley and westward to the Pacific coast,
and lowest north of Minnesota. 1t is the
highest on the north Pacific coast.
It is generally warmer throughout the
central valleys and the lake region and
cooler in the northwest. Light local
showers are reported from the lake
regions, Virginia and the gulf coast.
The weather will continue warm and
generally fair in southern St9kes, cooler
and fair will prevail in the central
valleys. Local showers, foDbwed by fai,
is indicated for the StateSon the Atlantic
coast.
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-26
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
ADVANCE IN
Leather and Rubber.

TN order to protect the general publ, (, az q
Il we'll as ourselves the PORTLAND SdO5
AND LEATHER ASSOCIATION depre-
senting the retail and Wholesale shoe trade
of this city, begs to inform the pubic thai
there has been d strong advance IN the
price of various kinds of leather, nota bl =
sole-Ieather and upper stock. and that 1t Is
impossible to sell the same goods Tor the
same money as heretofore. Either the
price of the shoe must be advanced OF an
interior shoe sold.
The details of the advance in price as
given by one of the 1eading manufacturers
OF Massac cbusetts are as follows: Sole
cents, inscle cents. heels cents, counters
cents, calf vamp 8 cents, wslts cents,
randa cents. 6lling cents. Total increase
in price of stock 20 cents. This for a
medium grade shoe, some grades trltie
less. some grades more. SO that it Is abso-
lutely necessary for reliable dealers to ad,
vance the price of each pair from 20 to 5l
cents, and pure ha sers may be quite sure
that il any dealers offers to sell exactly the
same shoe at the same price as heretofore
the chances are he is taking IL out OF the
value of the shoe.
Rubber goods also, the first day, OF Oc,,
tober, will be advanced to the retailers and
jobbers per cent, consequently. the con-
sumer will have to pay a small advance on
some kinds OF gotds.
A. 7. DAVIS, Secretary and Treasurer.
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