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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-09-17

OF late years the tendency has boon
10 place oil business on cash basis.
Tho old-fashioned way of settling at
Christmas or New Years has given place
to the commendable method of rendering
bills every thirty days. Among business
men this is expected and cash every thir-
ty days 10 considered as good us cash at
time tho business is transacted. This is
probably hardly practical for enforce
ment in an agricultural community
where farmers are most able to pay after
marketing their leading crops. But
farmers would find it to their interest to
adjust their expenditures 80 ms to be Us
nearly as possible on cash basis.
Some close economy might be required
to get started on the plan Of paying cash
for all purchases but when onco this hab-
it was established it would be found to
be 80 satisfactory that it would never be
abandoned except under the stress of un-
forseen and unfortunate circumstances.
This reasoning leads up by easy stages
to obligations incurred for the home pa
per. We have many subscribers who
are in arrears for various amounts. In
many cases it is pure thoughtlessness
and neglect TINT causes the subscription
TO be unpaid. The amounts nre small
and while no one subscriber would feel
the burden Of payment the total Of the
delinquenoiee is sum that is a very i'm
portant mntter in tho finances of the Of
flee. Labor and paper bills must be met
and the office is each week compelled to
pay out money for the benefit of those
who do not contribute anything to its
running expenses. After allowing for
those whose circumstances are such that
they can not pay as they would like to,
there is large amount due on subscsip-
tj9B that GOULD easily be paid II an effort
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-09-17
Select Your Girl

The manager Of the Festival Of Noun.
tain and Plain 70 be held in Denver next
month offer to pay all expenses. railroad
faro and hotel bill Of the young lady 80
locted by each county in Colorado 10 rep.
resent such county and advertise il 70.
sources in the gr and parade, the youns
lady 70 oct In The capacity Of maid Of
hooor 10 the queeo of the plains, along
With othen fru@ syssy county IN the
by vote. CNp The coupon, All "a ~
name OF your fayorite and toward 70 ihe
county clerk each week. Take bold and
do the voting, the enterprising hortieul.
turists Of Otero county may bo depenel
upon 70 help out.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-09-17

was made. In order to mako start for
an approach to cash basis We shall
send ont monthly statements 10 all who
have not paid in advance. Hence, about
October 1st, il You have not paid in I'D
vunce, look out for bill.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-09-17

Most OF our readers arc aware that
the outside pages Of tho Enterprise are
printed in Denver. Tho printers OF these
outside pages have the privilege Of insert
ing advertising mntter on those pages.
Among The advertisements inserted by
them in the issue Of Sept. 3was Wolcott's
letter to tho Republicans Of Colorado.
Our auxiliary publishers charged Mr..
Woloott or Mr.. Hanna for the spnce oo-
cupied by the letter the snme as they
would for patent medicine notice.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-09-17

Tho experience of tho past season
has proved to our melon and vegetable
growers the necessity Of nm organization
to control shipments and look after col
lections. As soon as the rush OF this
seuson's business is over the work for
next year should be begun by perfecting
an organization. BY combination and
having central authority to control
tho melon trade Of Rocky
Ford can be expanded indefinitely and
almost tho entire northern half Of tho
Union secured for market. And this
should begin about the first
frost.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-09-17
Free Silver Ticket.
For President.
WILLIAM ]. BRYAN,
of Nebraska.
For vicc-Prcsidcnt.
ARTHUR SEWALL,
OF Maine.

"Wc demand the FREQ and unlimited ooin.
age of both silver md gold Mt the present
legal ratio of 10 to I, without waiting for tho
Md or consent OF any other nation. We de-
mnnd TINT tho standard silver dollar shall be
q full legal tender with gold for all debts,
public and private, and wo favor such legis-
monctization of any kind of legal tcndcr
money by private contract" 90.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-09-17

Old Papers in packages of 20
price 3 cents at Enterprise office.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-17

side of the whip-line and haul on the
other, and the hawser is pulled out to
the wreck; this hawser also bears a
tally-board, directing that it be made
fast two feet above the whip-line.
Now there is one endless small rope,
and large one three and half inches
in circumference, connecting the wreck
with the shore.
To this large rope is fastened the
breeches-buoy (whose form r we'll
known) by a snatch-block; this block
can be opened at one side and closed
securely after it has been slipped over
the hawser.
Meantime, the surfmen have buried
the sand-anchor deep in the sand, and
tackles are hooked to this anchor and
the hawser, which has been made taut
Then a crotch is set under it upon the
beach, which raises it over eigEt feet
from the ground. The breeches-buoy
now hangs from the hawser by the
snatch-block; to the sings by which
the buoy is attached to the block one
side of the whip-line has been made
fast, and the buoy is hauled off to the
wreck; man gets in, putting leg into
each opening, and is hauled tn shore
through surf that often covers him;
he is taken out, and the breechcs-buoy
travels to and fro over this aerial rail
way till all are rescued.
Then the apparatus is recovered as
l,a oh - saI
back to the station. the boat and gear
are put in order, and the rescued ones
are attended to.-"The Story o. Life
Saving Station" by Teresa A. Brown, in
st. Nicholas.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-17

you may call them if you like. On the
right are shown three small lakes or
ponds.
The rudely-drawn bear in the upper
left-hand corner is the signature of the
writer, her coat-of-arms, so to speak,
and indicates that she is a member of
the Bear family. -
The figure of a mullet below stands
for the person addressed-a man of the
Ntullet family.
The three crosses are the girl and two
friends-crosses because they are
Christians.
The two triangles Indicate the wig
vans and the figure in the one is the
Indian sign for hand and tells the
visitor at which wigwam he is to call.
In little more elegant English the
invitation would read: Miss Bear in
vites Mr.. Mullet TO meet her two Chris
tian friends-at second lodge from the
road beyond the Lake.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-17
To Cut the Cemeteries.

A petition will be presented to
the city council next Monday from
several property owners beyond
the city cemeteries, asking that
several streets be widened and
others opened which pass
through the cemeteries in both
north and south and east and west
directions. Some of the streets, if
opened, will pass directly over
large number Of family lots con-
tanning many graves.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-17
INDIAN GIRLS LETTER.
A Fair Sample of Picture Writing Which
Was Very POnular Once.

was very Popular once.
When boys and girls nowadays have
anything to say to their friends who
are far away, they sit down and write
a letter in plain English, French or
German, as the. case may be; but be-
fore you are able ito write you have
to learn how to make some 26 letters
and how to combine them into words,
so as to tell your friends what you are
thinking about-this is called sound
writing. -,
There is another kind of writing
picture writing, it is called-in which
there is no alphabet, and instead of
words some picture of the object is
used, as for example, instead of the
word cat we would have a drawing
of the animal
This kind of writing was used by all
people in the early days of the world,
and in most countries it is so old that
it has long been forgotten, but here
in America the Indians have practiced
this old art until very recently.
The following letter, written by an
Indian girl to friend whom she wishes
to visit her, will give a very good idea
of this kind of writing, which it is like
ly our own ancestors used thousands
OF years ago.
The straight lines running through
the picture represent the paths of the
locality-public highways or streets
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-17
PERSONAL MENTION.

Mr.. John J. Stevens is in Austin
on business.
G.. w. Ray and family, of Pettus,
are at the Southern.
Mr.. Chas. Hummel and family
are in Rockport.
Chas. Miller, we'll known citi.
zen Of Del Rio, is at the Southern.
Mr.. Gus Schneider, living on
Blum street, is reported as quite
ill.
Mrs. w. w. Wilson and daugh-
ter have returned from their visit
to Eureka Springs, Ark.
Mr.. James sCullimore and
daughter, Mrs. Katie Campbell,
have returned from Richmond, Va.
Mrs. George Epson has gone to
Sabinal to visit her parents, Judge
and Mrs. l.. w. Florea, on their
ranch.
United States Marshal r. C.
Ware and Deputy John B. Walter
have returned from Austin, Fed
eral court having adjourned.
DIR. Robt. L. Withers has writ
ten his friends of this city from
London, Eng, saying he is enjoy
ing his trip thoroughly.
Capt. Chss. P. Smith, wife and
daughter, Miss Marguerite, left this
morning for an extended tour of
the Republic Of Mexico.
Mr.. g. A. Showers and family,
and Mr.. r. Taylor and family left
this afternoon for Rockport on a
ten days tarpon tlshing trip.
Alberto Martinez, principal OF
the Spanish department of the
San Antonio public schools, leaves
next Monday for visit to the City
Of Mexico.
Mr.. Chas. F. Sauer, Of Shepherd
& Sauer, left yesterday to visit his
former home, Memphis, Tenn. He
will also visit New York to pur-
chase the fall stock for his firm.
Messrs. A. Sherman, Val, Ed.
and Joe Dugosh, R. Nagel and the
Chieslik brothers leave tomorrow
for a fishing and camping trip to
the Second Mission.
Mr.. Sam Schram, of Chicago,
formerly proprietor of the old
Dollar store OF this city, is shaking
hands with old friends in the Ala
mo City. Sam is now in the bicy-
Gle manufacturing business.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-17
WRECK ON THE COAST.
How Uncle Sans Life savers succor Those
In Distress.


On the discovery of wreck by night,
the patrolman burns a red signal light
with which he is always supplied) to
notify those on the wreck that they
have been seen, and that assistance
will be rendered.
He then hastcns to the station, and
the whole crew turns out; the boat is
run out on it's carriage, all apparatus
is collected, and they proceed TO the
part of the beach nearest the wreck. If
practicable, the life-boat is launched,
each man wearing life-belt. They
pull off to the wreck, and under the
keepers orders, which are promptly
obeyed, the passengers are taken off to
the beach, and the boat returns until
all have been rescued.
If the boat cannot be used on account
of the surf and the weather, they pro-
coed to rig the breeches-buOy line be-
tween the wreck and the shore.
Coming abreast of thewreck, pcepara
tons are made to get line to the YES.
sci. Each man has his part of the
work to do; the keeper, assisted by
man No. /, has been loading the gun;
he puts in it proiectile to which is
fastened strong braided line, 600 yards
long, and so coiled in box that it may
follow the shot without getting en-
tangled. If their aim is well taken,
the shot will pass over the wreck and
the short-line will fall across some part
of the vessel.
The crew on the wreck haul in this
line, to which the hfe-savers have at
tached a pulley with heavier rope
through it; both ends of this rope are
kept on shore.
Fastened to this pulley, or tail-block,
is tally-board with directions in
French and English, instructing the
wrecked men how and where to make
il fast.
When it is fast on board the vessel,
the life-savers fasten a hawser to one
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-17
WITH a TABLE KNIFE.
A Woman Cut Her Wrist With Suicidal


Intent.
Without any known cause, Mrs.
Mona Rawlston attempted to COM
NIT suicide this morning by cut
ting herself. Mrs. Rawlston is a
young married woman, % years of
age, and her husband is a boiler
maker in the Southern Pacific
shops. They live at the corner of
Oak street and Sunset alley, where
they have been keeping house, and
until recently boarded at 913 Ave-
nue. ID.
Mrs. Rawlston cut an artery of
her left wrist with a table knife,
about 10 80 o'clock, and but for the
timely arrival of Assistant City
Physician Clavin, who was sum-
moned, she would have very likely
bled to death. She was exhausted
from the loss of blood, and after
the doctor stopped the flow, q hack
was summoned and she was re-
moved to the City hospital, where
she is now resting easy as could be
expected. She will recover.
There Is no direct cause assigned
to her action, although 1t is said
she had been using stimulants for
several days. She has lived In
Texas thirteen years. 1t is said
her home is in Mansfield, o.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-17
Pet Goat as q smureier.

The customs authorities of an Eng
lish port have unearthed new method
OF smuggling. On passenger steamer
plying to France there was pet long
haired goat, which regularly accom-
panied the crew. A discharged sailor
gave away the scheme, and on the next
trip the goat was seized. Examination
showed that the goats own hair had
been clipped very close, then round its
body were packed cigars, lace and
other dutiable articles, and then the
false coat was skillfully put on and
fastened with hooks and eyes. After
this experience, even a poodle dog is
pinched and pulled around by the off
GERS before being allowed to pass.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-17
Steamship Line to Japan.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, July us.
Iwsnaga, of Toxic, Japan, general
manager Of the Japanese Mail
Steamship company, limited,
signed yesterday contract
with the Great Northern Railroad
company for the establishment of
steamship line between Toxic
and Seattle. Thus the Great
Northern system extends its oper-
ations into the far east and its bills
of lading are in force from Toxic
to Buffalo, N. Y, st. Paul being
the headquarters Of this great sys-
tenn, and one of it's principal east
ern terminals.
The first steamer will probably
leave Seattle about August Is, and
for the present there will be one
steamer east, the monthly service
to be increased as required.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-17

try again. and then lie made Eve.
God liked Eve so much better than
Adam, that there have been more women
than men. Boys are trouble. They
wear out everything, but soap. If L
had my way, half the boys in the world
would be girls, and the rest would be
dolls. My papa is so nice that think
he must have been a little girl when he
was little boy."-St. Andrews Church
Record.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-17

re Dr. Niles NERVE PLAsrERs for sPTNAY
WEAKNESS AL druggists sell 'em Tor 25c
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-17
LIGHT FLASHES
IS. D. SCUDDER, Fire Insurance.

Sam Walton and Fred
Schneider were arrested yesterday
at the Sunset depot for fighting.
One Of the sheriffs left over on
account of his big spree was taken
in charge Of by his friends last
night and is nearly sober today.
Died, at Galveston this morn
ing, G. A. Brown, brother Of assist
ant manager OF the Grand opera
house, Henry M. Brown, who left
this morning for Galveston to
attend the funeral.
Carl Beck's band furnished
delightful concert at Muth's gar
den last night.
"A colored wedding was cele.
brated In style on Centre street,
between water and Matagorda
streets, last night.
ID. F. Brock and Chas. Martin
were arrested last night by Officers
Scott and Mass and Capt. Roberts,
as suspicious characters. They
are said to be bunco steerers.
Gases against A. Gallatin,
"Garibaldi," and J. M. Rodriguez,
for keeping dogs without license,
were before the recorder today.
The county clerk issued a mar
Rage license this morning to
Thomas Bugucki and Rosa Rut-
kowski.
-Messrs. Frank Smith, Geo.
Allensworth, g. King, w. B. Ham,
ilton, V. e. Hamilton, E. Altgelt
and w. Frommer have returned
today from the Tyler drill, having
drilled with the boys yesterday.
-Nicasio Montez, charged with
assault to murder, was committed
by Justice Jones this morning, and
his bond fixed at $500. His sttor.
neys are trying to get bond for
him.
Assistant City Marshal CARA
has returned to duty after his
vacation.
The roads to the seven-mile
crossing of the Salado are now pro.
nounced as good and the postpo ned
bicycle club run will likely be
given Sunday next.
The newly elected officers of
Elk Lodge, X. Of p, were installed
last night.
During the month of June
there were 48 patients In the city
hospital, q of whom were received
during the month; discharged as
cured %; two died. Prescriptions
filled were 253; meals furnished
$3.50.
-Floorwalker Forsythe OF Joske
brcs.' house Is laying of today
with bad case OF pain, caused by
removing 16 teeth from his head.
There were eight vagrancy
cases before the recorder today.
Sam. Jeffrey was before the
recorder today, charged with draw.
ing a knife in a threatening man.
ner.
-Strayed or stolen, ...:male:.pup
dog; has on license No. 1928. Lib.
eral reward paid IL returned to
1902 South Alamo street,. LII 2ta
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-17
AFact to Re Considered.

Caller lin editorial sanctum) Young
man, do you think 1 could lick the
editor?
Office Boy Cjudicialiy)-What is Your
record as sprinter?-Puck.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-17
A Girls Essay ON Boys.

"Boys are men that have not got as
big as their papas, and girls are women
that will be young ladies by-and-by.
Man was made before woman. When
God looked at Adam, He said to Him
self. We'll. I think I can do better if
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-17
Cholera in Egypt.

CAIRO, July 17.-There were 495
fresh cases Of cholera reported on
Tuesday and Wednesday and 419
deaths from that disease.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-17
-Twenty-six cases were befor,
Judge Shields today.

Pitcher Pat Dwyer was re.
leased by the San Antonio Base.
ball club this morning, leaving
Parvin, Nevin and Herbert to do
the pitching.
Evening journal., 1896-09-17
WAWASET PARK ENTRIES.

SOME FAST HORSES FROM
SMYRNA, WEST CHESTER AND
BALTIMORE WILL TAKE PART.
The following are the entries in tn
races which are TO be held at Wawa
set Driving Park this afternoon:
245 class, purse, S40.-Cyclone, S. g.
j. H. Elliott, Wilmington; Linda, b. m
n. p Ewes. Wilmington; Tom, br h..
Palace Stables, Wilmington; Lud
Wilson, g. m, r.. b. Hoge West Ches.
ter: Cecil. b. h.. George w. Johnssn
wilmington; Ellis r.. b. h.. Harry G.
Smith. West Chester; Una, b. NJ. G
II. Crockett, Middletown; Carrie S., b
M, II. Lynch, Wilmington.
2.33 class, purse, $40.-Shipsmith, s
&, r. II. Wilson. Wilmington; Garret
Jr.. br h., c. II. Crockett, Middlet0wn;
Fannie b., blk. m, /. ID. Wallace, vii
mington; Jennie E., b. m, J. D. Evans
Wilmington; Ellis p, Harry G.. Smith
West Chester; Joe O., S. &, lober
Blakley, Henry Clay.
Free-fOr-all entries.-Orphan Boy, b
h.. r. J. Farley, Wilmington; Mamoral
b. m, j. b. Green, Wilmington, Bill
West, &. g.. Boston Fear, st. Augusten
l.ottie, b. M, W. s. Marshall, Wes
Chester; Wilbert, br. h., Robert Brown
Wilmington; Harry r., 6. &, Harry G
Smith, West Chester.
Evening journal., 1896-09-17
Elevator Etiquette.

"The absurd custom which constrains
a man to remove bis hat I'm an elevator
when there are women aboard seems a
trifle more absurd whore 1 live than else
where, said an inmate Of an up town
studio building. "It seems more absurd
for this reason; The building is more de
voted 60 business than to residence pur-
poses, and men walk about its stone floor
ed halls and corridors ns II they wore in
the street They no moro think Of taking
off their hats when they meet a woman
TINT is, unless they know hcr-than they
would outdoors. Yet these very mon, as
soon as they enter the elevator remove
their hats solomnly rs If they were PER
forming religious rite. / object TO the
practice not merely because it is absurd
but because when the elevator is crowded
it is had for the hat Why a man should
take off his hat in an elevator any more
than In q horse car merely because womcr
arc present l do not understand New
York Sun.
Evening journal., 1896-09-17
JERRY TALKS OF AMOLE.
HE THINKS DOC" is A FIRST
CLASS PITCHER WITH COOL
SPEED AND CONTROL.

Pitcher Jerry Nops sat with the Ori
oles on the bench at Union Park, Bal
timore, yesterday and seemed at hon
and delighted with his surroundings
He was pleased with his reception /
Baltimore and with his position there
lie is a pleasant, intelligent young
man.
In speaking of Pitcher M. S. Amole
whose release from Wilmington Man
ager Hanlon bought on Monday
Pitcher Nops said:
"We have been playing together thi
season. He is a good pitcher. Amole is
about feet 9 inches tall, weighs about
100 to 165 pounds and is a little heav
ier built about the shoulders and
chest than myself. He is always known
as Doc Amole. He came from Coates
vile, Pa.
"Amole is left-hander. and I thinl
this is his first year of pitching in F;
professional league. He has beeI
pitching in a sort of amateur leagu
among the towns near Philadelphia
He is about twenty-three years old. II
has lots of speed, good curves ana fin
/ control"
Evening journal., 1896-09-17
BASEBALL NOTES.

Six of the members of the Lancaste
team, with three substitutes defeated
the strong Marietta, Pa, team yester
day by a score of s to 0.
Nops has evidently been trained to
field his position as well as to pitch
and that, too, with less expert throw
ers behind him than the Champions
When the first man up in Saturdays
game, Jones, went out. Jennings to
Doyle. he throw found him back of
the first-baseman, ready for emer
gencies. Jack whispered a few word
in his ear as he walked back to the
box, evidenly telling him to depend
upon the throwing powers of the
Champions, and not to wear himesli
out uselessly. Nops took him at his
word, and had no cause to regret it,
Baltimore News.