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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-04-30
SUCCESS SFUL HIGHWAY MEN
They Rob n Berwind Man of Fur Thous-
and Dollars.


Denver. April 27.-A special from
Trinidad to the Republican says:
A daring hold-up occurred at half
past ten O'Clock yesterday morning
about mile and n half east of the coal
camp Of Berwind. The victim was
John Aiello. the leading merchant of
the camp, and the amount of booty Sc
cured by the hold-ups was $4,000. Mon.
day being pay day at the camp, Mr..
Aiello telephoned on Saturday to one of
tom each month"; for the necessary cur.
rency with which to cash the miners
checks. The money was sent by eX-
press on the Gulf train to Franklin. the
nearest railroad station to the camp.
Mr.. Aiello, accompanied by Mr.. Il. II.
Mackey. one of his clerks, met the train
on its arrival and placing the money In
satchel started for the camp, which
is about three miles distant. in n buggy.
The road runs through n narrow canon,
with high hills on each side.
When within mile and half Of the
camp. four masked men sprang out
fr m behind some bushes which lined
the road and leveled their guns on Mr..
Aiello and his companion. commanding
them to throw up their hands. Mr..
Aiello grabbed his revolver. but before
he could use 1t one of the highwaymen
fired at him, the ball going through his
clothing annd grazing his side. The
shot frightened the horse which Mr..
Aiello was driving and the animal
started to run. throwing the occupants
Of the buggy out. Two of the hold-ups
covered Aiello and Mackey with the
guns while the other two started after
the runaway horse. and being mount.
ed soon overlook 1t and secured the
money. All four OF them then made for
the hill and, although n large posse was
soon organized and In pursuit. at last
accounts the robbers had not been cap
tured. There is no clue to the identity
Of the men, but they were evidently
posted as TO the proposed movements
of Mr.. Aiello and that the money would
be sent to him by express this morning.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-04-30

this Is not practical, then eight-sided
or square. with the corners cut on. It
may be made OF either wood, stone or
cement. Wood has heretofore given
the best satisfaction. owing to the en-
siIage spelling around the walls Of
stone silos Still. the cement silos that
are being built now appear to be giving
good satisfaction. and have the advant-
age OF being built for all time to come.
as they will never rot A wood silo
may be built for 81 per ton capacity.
while a stone or cement silo will cost a
little more.
What Crop to Put in Silo.-Any green
crop can be put In silo with good re-
suits. but the chief ones are corn
and clover. There is no crop as sure
as corn. No crop will give as large
amount OF feed and withal as cheaply
raised as the corn crop. 1t is estimated
by experimentalists that from 25 to 50
per cent of value OF the corn plant is
saved in silo over the ordinary way Of
curing in the field.
Glover, while not quite SO sure crop
in some sections. will e G large yield
OF choice fodder which can be cured in
the silo without reference to the state
of the weather. The loss to the country
through clover being ruined by unfa-
sorable weather is enormous. The Sec
ond crop can also be easily taken care
OF in this way at time of year when
1t .s almost impossible to cure it in the
field. In addition to this. clover helps
to form a balanced ration. furnishing a
large amount of the expensive albu-
minoids without having to purchase so
much Of the costly foods as oil meal,
cottonseed meal, bran. peas. etc.
We are also all aware Of the great
service clover is in acting as a sub
soiler and as a soil enricher. by its alb
sorption through the roots of nitrogen
from the air.
Value as a Food.-Some farmers still
feel suspicious of that rotten stuff" as
they term ensilage. but II they would
go into the barns where this stuff is fed
and note the appearance of the stock.
they would make up their minds that
the more of this rotten stuff" we had
the better 1t would be for the country.
The University of Wisconsin issued
bulletin containing a hundred ra-
tions fed by practical farmers all over
the state. and significant fact is that
over rs per cent feed ensilage. and near
" all of them largely. feel safe in
saying from my own experience and
also from observation that no man can
keep herd of dairy cows profitably
without furnishing ensilage as a large
part OF daily ration.
Now. my brother farmers. let me urge
II this want has not already become
filled that you stir yourselves. Visit
the silos in your own neigh borhood, and
select the one as pattern which seems
to suit your conditions and circum
stances best, and lose no time in COM
menc!ng to build. and can assure you
thst It will never remain empty.-G. Y.
NJ. in Farmers Review.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-04-30
Horse Meat for Export.

good deal of attention is being
called to the possibility OF exporting
horse meat to those countries that use
It as a staple article OF diet. Ameri-
cans generally think with horror of
eating this kind of food, but we must
remember that other nations have GUS
toms differing from ourselves, and that
II they like horse meat and are able
and willing to pay for it, there is no
reason why 1t should not be furnished.
The first attempt to send this kind
Of product to the countries across the
sea has not resulted favorably. It has
been sent out canned. and this gave the
Europeans chance to cry fraud" and
"unhealthful." Besides, 1t has made
1t possible for dishonest tradesmeu to
palm it off on some Of their customers
as canned beef. Therefore the tide of
opinion has t, this time been against
1t.
To meet these objections it is now
proposed to ship the meat smoked. as
the Europeans like it that way, or else
alive. Since this class OF meat sells in
Germany for ? cents per pound. it is
believed that the animals can be
shipped alive and at profit, even IL
they hare to be slaughtered at the
ports or entry.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-04-30
Got the Mink.

have been raising poultry for Is
years. During that time I have bred
the Buff Cochins. Barred Plymouth
Rocks, White Plymouth Rocks, Black
Breasted Red Game Bantams. G. g.
Bantams. White Guineas and W. H.
turkeys. The breeds that suit me
best are w. H. turkeys. White
Plymouth Rocks. White Guineas and
G. S. Bantams. My house is built
Of dressed siding. rooted with
flooring boards. has brick foundation
and is In size 12x16. 1t has three win
dows on the south side. The total cost
was S35. 1t has gravel floor and the
perches are two feet from the floor.
] feed corn. oats, rye, wheat. pota-
toes. cabbage. scraps from the house
and some meat In winter. In summer
they have the range of the farm. The
market for dressed fowls is not good.
having been about So cents per pound
for some time. I always get eggs In
winter and at all other times Of year.
I have not had any disease for long
time. except gapes and not much OF
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-04-30
wat Ais My Chiekens9

This is most common question.
1t Is asked especially at this time Of
year. The men that ask 1t are those
that have been feeding too condensed
and heating ration for long months.
The following letter is to the point:
What kind Of disease is it that will
kill off chickens inside of half an hour?
They never looked better and never
laid better, but just die after being
sick short time. c. G. @.
Valverde, Colorado.
The above description OF the disease
Is altogether too scant. We might
think 1t cholera II the writer had
given more information. but as he says
the birds never looked better we are
forced to believe that indigestion alone
Is the cause OF the losses. We have
for years noticed the great losses that
occur every winter from this cause
alone. There are two phases Of Ia
digestion, one in which the birds are
constipated. This precedes the other
stage. In which the fowls are mani
testify affected by diarrhoea. The lat
ter stage Is not hard to determine. and
farmers that see their fowls get sick
and die from this stage Of Indigestion
at once report that they are dying Of
cholera. The former state. that Of ID
digestion. is quite often fatal. but 10
not noticed. The farmer does not see
them get sick. and so when they fall
over he thinks they have died Of old
age or Of some Insidious disease. Tho
whole is the result of feed. Grain IL
fed to very great extent. and no bran
mashes are given. Oil meal should be
fed at stated intervals the year round.
except when the fowls have access to
green food Of some kind. In that case
there is seldom any occasion for using
oil meal.
To avoid these losses the poultry
man or farmer should establish ra-
tion that he should insist on being
fed, and that should contain some ele-
ments that will give the digestive or
gans the desired looseness.-FarmeTc
Review.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-04-30

| ing on Carr avenue in which charge
of giant powder had been previously
placed, and the explosion occurred be-
fore he had realized his danger. He
was taken from the building and sent
to the Pixies Peak hospital.
Grace Clifton was asleep In Coughs
Union dance hall when the fire started.
She was awakened by the whistle, fell
over trunk and was stunned. She was
carried out by George Randall and
John Wilson. but not until she had been
badly burned about the head and arms.
With many saloon to be gutted, many
of the rough element of the town be-
gan drinking heavily and there was
danger of trouble. Goods from looted
stores were scattered all over town, and
the sober men of the camp could fore
see riotous night TO follow. Mayor
Steele and Marshal Jim Marshall turned
their attention to peace measures. Ev-
cry saloon was ordered to close its doors
and keep them closed. Hundreds of
citizens We're given powers Of special
policemen, and the local militia COM
pany were ordered out after dark to
protect property and the peace. The
town jail was found to be in the track
Of the fire, and the prisoners in the
many cells were turned out. There was
no time for ceremony.
The postoffice was directly in line of
the progress of the fire. and as soon as
the fire had crossed Myers avenue and
the Topic theater was ablaze, It was
seen that the office building must go.
There was no time to get anything out.
The clerks and postmaster and Inspec-
tor Waters hurried everything possible
pers, cash, registered mail and the
pouches of outgoing letter mail made
up and by that time were obliged to
leave.
Fully 25.OOO letters in the general de-
livery and the individual boxes. togeth-
er with all merchandise packages and
paper mail in the Office. were destroyed.
1t will be impossible to get the office
open for several days. As soon as a
building can be secured the officials
will make some effort to handle the let.
ter mail. but until this is possible will
not open pouch. If possible the Mid
land Terminal depot will be secured
temporarily
Dispatches received from Cripple
Creek state that the people take a
philosophical view of the situation and
are not disposed to sit down and weep.
Committees have been appointed to aid
those who are made destitute and home
less by the fire. and liberal subscriptions
have been made by the citizens who
were not burnt out.
Already work on new buildings to
take the place of the old has been com
menced. and soon the city will see n
marked improvement over the appear
ance Of the district as 1t existed before
the fire. An ordinance will be passed
to prevent the erection of frame struc-
lures.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-04-30
Poultry Notes

Selling eggs direct to consumes is
one of the best ways OF disposing OF
them. The consumers are then salts
fed with fresh eggs ana the producers
get better prices tor them. But II
takes a little VOL. .uuu,rrs
and consumers together.
II you can. select old birds to breed
from. The eggs of the old lens will, 1t
Is believed, give more vigorous chicks
than the younger hens. There is dan
ger that the incesSant breeding from
one-year-old birds will cause a deteri-
oration of the vitality of the flock.
Is there not souIL oIu .y.ustsI IyIng
around unused? II so, .,uunu ii up and
give II to the hens. They will need 1t
for shell making. Now that the hatch
ing time is near, the eggs should have
shells strong enough to prevent them
breaking under the weight of the
heavy hens.
We are told that at this time of year
hens will sometimes odt straw and hay
in such quantities rs TO ;orm great
wad in the crop; but We have found that
it sometimes happens that Ills eating
straw is occasioned by the hen eating
eggs and then devouring all the straw
covered with any o. lEt nrOken ogg
Tho paw twepdS are rather bright lI,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-04-30
A Wyoming Homie de.

Green River. Wyo.. April 26.-John
Martinez arrived in town this evening
from TIills ranch. near where he shot and
killed Henry Nichols. II sheep herder in
the employ OF Davis n Entcrline of Rock
Springs The two men were in George
Wcbster's camp Mt the time. quarrel
ensued and Martinez claims he had two
witnesses to the effect that Nichols shot
two shots at him before doing the deed.
Martinez gave himself up to Sheriff Nc
Dermott and was lodged in jail. The cor
oncr was tlcgraphcd from Rock Springs
to 20 to the scene of the shooting and evil
dcnce will be taken tomorrow.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-04-30

A bill recently passed by the New
York assembly and now before the SOW
ernor for signature Is a most decided
move for the establishment Of temper
ance in all OF the cities and towns Of
the state. 1t establishes local option
in all Of the towns. and the question
whether or not the licenses are to be
granted must be decided by poular
vote. In all towns Of less than l.20o
Inhabitants the licenses are placed al
800 each. in towns and cities OF 1900
to 5000 they are to be 5000 each. and
in larger cities $500 each. The effect
will naturally be to decrease the ium-
ber OF the saloons. The bill does not
at ell meet the desires OF the saloon
keepers and saloon interests.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-04-30
Forestry is engaging the attention OF

Forestry is engaging the attention OF
the present government to probably
greater extent than at any former pc
riod. A commission has just been ap-
pointed by the president to investigate
the whole subject and ascertain what
steps can be taken to preserve the Tor
ests now growing on the public do
main. and also consider what can De
done to reforest the denuded portions.
The appointees are from the National
Academy Of Sciences. and are as fol-
lows: Professor Charles S. Sargent,
the director of the Arnold Arboretum.
and well-known forestry expert
Alexander Agassiz. General Henry l..
Abbott, an engineer and hydrographer'
who has a special familiarity with con-
ditions in the west: Professor William
II. Brewer of Yale University, bo'an-
list who has served on the geologicai
surveys in California, and Mr.. GiHord
Pinchot, who is classed as an arbori-
culturist OF merit. The report Will De
awaited with interest. Forestry Is n
subject of immense Importance to the
American people, in the light OF "hat
has been accomplished in foreign lands
How to prevent fires is the most VeX-
ing of all the problems to consider, as
fires are the great destroyers OF our
trees. 1t is well-established fact that
the annual loss from this cause alone
is far in excess of the requirements oi
commerce.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-04-30

Its success In feeding. 1t Is useless to
attempt the improvement OF our do
nestle animals by greater care In
breeding unless at the same time We
Improve In every particular. It is fol-
ly to spend money for an animal of
c!- Jlce breeding. possessing in an emf
nent degree the qualities desired, un-
less we afford its offspring an oppor-
tunity to develop those qualities fully.
II we aim to winter our cattle at a
straw stack and allow them to pick a
living in summer along the roadside.
1t Is not likely we can improve much
on our native cows. They are just
what generations of such treatment
has made them.-J. Smith.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-04-30
Across tho TrochR.

New York. April GA dispatch to
the World from Havana says:
General Macco has given the Span
iards shock by sending Bcrmudcz
and Sainz across the trocha with thou
sand men. The Cuban leader himself
has not vet tried TO cross the fifteen
mile barrier Of trenches. fences and
forts which the captain general has
thrown across the narrow part of Cuba
TO imprison the dread mulatto cavalry
leader in the western end of the island
and force him to surrender or fight TO-
900 Spanish troops with his half-nhked
and hungry followers.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-04-30

Statistics recently presented at tho
nineteenth annual meeting of the Cham
ber OF Shipping of the United Kingdom,
at London, showed that the total vol
ume of trade Of the Kingdom, exports
and imports. with transit goods. fol
1895 amounted to S3.153,000 tons. or
495, ,465 tons more than in 1894. wheh
however, the volume of trade was II pc.
cent in excess of that OF 1893. AS re-
garded transit goods, 1895 now held the
record The tonnage met register
which moved this enormous trade was
on December 81 last. 7,6i3,lOS tons-say
2,163,22 OF sail and 5,479.SS1 of steam
a reduction of 203 sailing vessels. oi
1877, 1853 tons, and an increase OF 81 steam
vessels. of III. 1881 tons, as compared
with December 81, 1894.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-04-30

farmers had been better acquainted
with this subject 1t would have been
worth hundreds. aye. thousands OF dol
lars to them this unusually dry season.
will not attempt in this short arti-
Gle to go into any long description. but
will merely confine myself to generali-
ties.
What is silo? 1t is box. bin or
receptacle in which is put corn. clover,
oats, peas, or any fodder in a green
state to be preserved for future use.
This box should be air-tight or practi-
cally so. 1t should be of as great n
height as convenient. on account If less
cost of building. and also becaure the
ensilage will be better preserved. 1t
should be Of such an area that at least
one inch. or better two. of surface is
removed each day. in feeding the stock
In shape 1t is better to be rourd II
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-04-30
Klinrs LAW EYhsLnms.

New York. April "I.-Thc new hotels
did large business yesterday In the
way of dispensing liquors to persons who
purchased sandwich or more pre-
tentlous meal along with their beer or
whisky. The police kept sharp look
ont TO see that the law was not violated
nv the hotels. and also kept their eyes
omen TO discover illcgitimatc places of
liuuor selling rooms in the rear OF sa-
looms cspccially in the Italian quarter
and on the lower side of town. There
was no apparent attempt of the regular
rcputablc saloon keepers TO cvnde the
law for the interior of the saloons was
exposed completely.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-04-30
Superior Plymouth Rocks

Superior Ply mouth Rocks
For 90 years have been engaged In
keeping fowls. I have raised tho
Barred Plymouth Rocks. Buff Cochins.
Dark Brahmas. Light Brahams. Hou-
dams. Single and Rose Comb Brown
Leghorns. Black Breasted Red Game
Bantams. Booted White Bantams and
Pekin Ducks. like the Barred Ply
mouth Rocks best.
My hens have the very best house
that can be built: II never freezes In
winter. In the morning feed warm
mash, with corn at night In winter.
In summer give them plenty OF green
stuff. In the winter we fed lots Of po-
tatoes. AS consequence OF this
treatment and feed we got about as
many eggs in winter as In summer.
sometimes lose fowls from disease.
We doctor fowls successfully. The
Barred Plymouth Rocks are the best
fowls we ever had. We now have
hens that are seven years old. have
never wanted to sit and are laying at
the present time. We think that the
Barred Plymouth Rock. II rightly
handled. is the best fowl for the mar
ket. The Leghorns will lay more eggs
from March to September than any
other fowl, but will not lay so well in
winter. We have had Plymouth Rock
pullets lay at four months and eight
days old-C. L. Hoyne in Farmers Re-
view
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-04-30

N That is quite a fairy story which
omes from California to the effect that
plot had been formed to abduct Cor
elius Vanderbilt and hold him for
NAnsom. Nobody appears to know any
hing about 1t but Mr.. George E. Gard.
he ex-United States marshal and the
(yetective who tells the story. Wiscon-
IN veterans. some OF them at least. will
Remember the same Gard. who came to
;khe national encampment of 1889 at the
head OF the California delegation. he
being at the time department COM
.mander.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-04-30

that. Two years ego a mink killed
l2O chicks and 40 turkeys In three
nights. Then I got the mink. In
raising broods l have had very good
success. 1 have raised as high as 80
chicks with one hen, and have raised
10 turkeys with one turkey hen. I be-
liere that the White Plymouth Rocks
will mature as early as any chicken
and they are also good egg producers.
| had White Plymouth Rock pullet
last summer that commenced laying
when five months old. and the day she
from her eggs.-A. z. Copeland in
Farmers Review.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-04-30
Successful breeding.

No matter how thoroughly breed
tsnds in the direction desired. to make
any great results possible this ten
dency must be backed by proper
physical organization. The point
wish to enforce at present. however,
IL that success In breeding owes half
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-04-30

M. John w. Riddle, United States
large d'affaires at Constantinople,
eems to be an effective protester. When
- Turkish government acquisced In
- attempt to expel the American mis-
ouAries from Anatolla. Mr.. Riddle
teatened to sever diplomatic relations
s)eh the Porte unless the orders to
Del the missionaries were at once
pocinded. The orders we're rescinded.
!. Riddle is the sort Of man to Crap
- with the Armenian question.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-04-30
NInfins Sentenced.

wmscsparrc. Pa. April 2I.-Thc gang
OF Italians who belong TO the Maiia So
cicty in and about lIazclton. who were
convicted Yesterday of arson, were sen
fenced TO twenty years each If Ill" P'n''
t,ntiorv They are Jim lassa''l'a'
r,,,,s r,rrnr Joseph Camorant ana
Mike Spcci. The former VINO "'' 'i''
loader of the Matias was sentence" ~
serve an additional i've years Tor ''o
berry,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-04-30
The French Crisis.

Paris, April 27.-President Faure sum
moned NJ. Mcline to the palace today
and asked him to form cabinet In
the event Of NJ. Meline's failure to do
so. 1t is believed that NJ. Dupuy or NJ.
Trcycinet will be entrusted with the
task
The radicals and socialists protest
AGAINST NJ. Mcline being at the head Of
the ministry, and demand Goblet cab.
met
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-04-30

hostilities will not be suspended
3 ba during the rainy season. the
Ing forces. additionally armed
umbrellas. may bring the war to
g. A great many people in the
lsod States are annually and seri-
~ "5abbed" with umbrellas.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-04-30

he crowned heads Of Europe would
otld the discomfort Of their people
ny time render war necessary as
= @6traction.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-04-30

The western man who refuses to live
with his wife because she has had
seven other husbands Is Of n fault-find-
Ing disposition. A woman with all
that domestic experience ought to be q
household treasure,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-04-30

How little eastern writer's know OF
the west and south. One of them. IN
the Philadelphia Times. speaks OF
George d. Prentice as editing tho
Courier-Journal at the time he was sent
to Richmond by President Lincoln. Mr..
Lincoln died more than three years
before the Courier-Journal was born.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-04-30

A NJ A F X A | D
that the above term
has become rather
q hackneyed ex-
preston OF late
years. for the
changes have been
many upon this
word at all our in
stitute meetings.
and by the public
press. Still. u our