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The advocate., 1896-09-30
The Curse Of a Falling Market.


A falling market ls calamity almost
90 much to be depIOred as civil war.
It ruins merchants, manufacturers and
farmers, throws men out of employ.
ment, and leads In q double way to
failure depression and panic. A very
slight fell between the time merchsnc
or manufactures buys his goods or ma
terisls and the time he sells, may turn
bis expected profit into l0ss-he Dor
rows money to tide him over, hoping
next year to recover; but prices fsll
further the following year, and instead
OF relief he finds the loan an ever
increasing weight about his neck.
Year after year he struggles to regain
what he has lORt, but prices continue
to fall and his difficulties to increase,
until at last he fails. His creditors,
some of them wrestling like himself
with falling prices, are further embsr-
asRed by bis bankruptcy, and their
names are soon upon the list of wrecks.
Failures and the natural impairment
of industry due to the disCOuFagements
of a falling market throw many out OF
work. Having no employment they
cannot buy as they used TO, and
shrinking demand is added t" the dan
gers and perpIexities of commerce,
causing q further fall of prices and
new ruin, and 80 thei terScting causes
continue their sad work till stoppage
and destruction reach such vast dimen
sloDs that we call them panic. We are
told sometimes that oVerproduction 10
the cause of business depression, and
sometimes It is true, but generally 1t is
not oVerproduction, but under demand
or lack of ability to buy. There is no
oyerproduction so long as human wants
remain unsatisAed. The warehouses
are full Of pianos, It looks as It too
many were made, but are there not
millions of families that would like to
have a fine planoP 1t is better to de-
velop the power Of purchase than
to cut down the production, and
when a glut has come wholly or partly
from the shrinksge OF the power of
purchase, the cause should be recng
nized and an effort made to restore the
lost power.
Falling prices are often unjust to
debtors-their debts remain the same,
but their means Of payment shrink
the note calls for as many dollars ss
ever, but the number of bushels of
wheat or bales of cotton that must be
sold to get those dollars Is double what
It Was when the money was borrowed
and the note was written.
Here Is q table that tells the story of
the farmers fsll-the Niagara Of sgrl
culture:
VALUE OF AN ACRES PRODUCT
The advocate., 1896-09-30
Great Rock Island Route Playing Cards.

Great hOek Island Route Playing UaPds.
Send 70 cents In stamps 10 John Sebas-
tian, General Passenger Agent c., r. 1. &
P. railway, ChirsVo, for the slIckest pack
Of playing cards you ever handled, and on
receipt Of such remittance for one or more
packs they will be sent you postpaid.
Orders containing On cents In stamps or
postal note for same amount will secure
ave packs by express, charges paid.
The advocate., 1896-09-30

Such is the history of the thirty years
war upon the products of the soil. As
tie vslue Of Cd acres yield diminisbes.
the value Of the acre decreases also.
The advocate., 1896-09-30

1yIE5SyH EMFIGH with our Family gcRIeg,hnR'
wv Plato m and scoop; Welghs aCGuEGt8ly
from VI "a. to 240 lb8. Price B3.3B. q ma ~
1fflI1 centa Tor our 9O0-page GeneRAi CNalOguG
y. Rs BAaL8 CO., 90 20 Wlhaah AVonns CHICAGO Fa
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-07-02
The Queens Avenue.

oroen Elizabeth not only seemed te
ave all the p-erogatives of power, hui
I1cl,ed in her subjects n. chivalry which
L.ould no doubt surprise monarch oi
H. present day quite as much as II
4 ieht delight him. One Of the mosi
I. liant services ever rendered her, al
Iost as flattering as the offer Of Sb
k,l,er Raleigh's cloak to save her fee
kom the mud, is connected with Hamp
Ian House. the home of the great En-
(lish patriot.
The Hampdens were great family
IDr many centuries, and stanzs
Ino,ed In 'Tvanhoe" is typical OF theil
bportance:
trips. Wing and Ivinghoe.
brce churches all of row;
|bese three Hampden did foregoe
nr striking of the Black Prince a blow
Inl glad hc did escape soc.
IUampdcn House stands ON the sum
/, Of the Chiltern Hills. and is about
roo miles from Princes Risborough
xhich was the residence of the Black
ince. 1t is not unlikely that. during
me alteration between subject ano
ncc. high words may have been
ed: that the lordly Hampden OF that
rllcr day could not restrain himself
d In the heat of dispute thoughtless
struck the Prince; but of this there
no authentic record.
But the most interesting tale Is told
an open glade or avenue I'm front OF
nmpden. II is said that Queen Eliz
eth. on her visit to the grandfather
the patriot. was shown to her room
MFR. Hampden. ON looking from the
ndow. she was struck with the gran.
ir ~ the timber and beauty of the
kdscape, and asked:
lno you not think, Mr.. Hampden
II you had an avenue opening dowI
hill 1t would be an Improvement
kext morning she looked out again
there on the hillside lay the scores
noble trees which had obstructed hei
Nv. The Queens Avenue" had beer
dp
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INNA IV0R'S REQUEST.

PERSONAL letters reach Mrs. Pinkham
thousands; some asking advice, and
|ers, like the following, telling OF
! Lydia L. Pinkham's Vegetable
bpound has done and will ever con-
BE- to do in eradicating those fearful
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-07-02
l,a1ZySl3

Mr.. A. W. Burch, an attache OF
the Rome, n. Y, Sentinel. writes
September jth, 1895: "In convena-
iion with one OF our merchants few
days ago, | learned that his wife,
who had been IN very poor health,
was regaining her health and
strength. and that she attributed her
recovery 60 Ripans Tabulcs. ro-
Qucstcd an interview, which was
granted, and the lady cheeriully
gave me the inclosed testimonial:
For long time have beon inter-
ested in the Advertisements CT Ripans
Tabulcs, which | have srcn in the
Rome Sentinel and the leading mag
nzlncs. The advertisements seemed
to be honest and | grew 10 believe
them. Tried to obtain some OF tho
Tabules, but found that none OF tho
druggists In this city kept them. l
was determined to givcthem Il trial,
and at last procured box 10y send
Ing To- Utica. ! had suffered from
Indigestion, sour stomach. heartburn
and distress In my stomach after
eating. i began pv taking n Tahulo
af'cr my breakfast and supper and
experienced Immediate relief, and in
n few daysthc distressing symptom,
had entirely disappeared. Now
when eat anything that usually
di~agtecs with me take one rahuls
and avoid unpleasant consequences.
have also found in them very
agreeable relief for constipation.
(Sisu"d), Mas. G. Il. Brpp. 40
Liberty St, Rome, y. v"
IN IaIt
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\ Good I,Icn.

"If you could have your choice o,
names, which one would you chousc|
Either Smith or Jones"
"Why such Il common oucf"
so my country relations couldnr
find me So easily in the city directory
Detroit Free Press.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-07-02

pc SuhplulutS So NllIS unucrStOOd
physicians.
womb and ovarian troubles,
Rularities, whites, bearing-down
F. diSplacencuts, tendency to can.
Pnd tumor are cured permanently
feel as II | owed my life to your
ftable Compound. After the birth
y babe | was very miserable. l
drawing pain in the lower part
y bowels, no strength, and q terri
ackache. Every day | failed. My
ana said If would try n bottle of
Vegetable Compound, he would
Tor me. The change was won
u After | had taken the first
bottle began to have great faith
When had taken three bottles,
well and growing stout. 1t is a
ure for me to write this to you.
ask women in any way afflicted
female troubles to try it. ."-MRs.
FoR, Pittsford Mills, Rutland
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-07-02

Wigglcs What church does your
family attend:
Wagglcs The Ninth Unitarian.
WigglcS That is the one out 18th
street. isn't ~
Wagglcs dhcsitatiugly believe So
,-Sumcrville Journal
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Heart Disease Relieved In so u,ss.

DIR. Aguew's Cure for the Heart gives perfect
relief in all cases nf Organic or Sympathetic
Heart Disease In ~ minutes, aud speedily cf-
fects cure. II Il peerless remedy for Pal
ptatiOn, Shortncs- OF Breath, ~motherinr
Spells, Pain in Lott side and all symptoms of
a Diseased II art. one dose cunvincos, II
your druggist hasn't II ia stock, ask him 70
procure 1t Tor yOu. II will save your life.
A P0steur Institute has been established at
Athens.
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oAtaryh and Colds Rei,.veS II 10 30 90
Miiutes.

One short puff OF the breath through the
Blower, supp led with each bottle OF DIR.
Agnew's Catarrhal Powder, di fuses this Pow
der over the surface Of he nasal passages.
stantly and permanently cures Cat rrh, Hay
Fever, Colds, HeGdacne Sore Throat, Tom
sillts aud Deafness. III your druggist ha,n'.
II IL stock. ask him 20 procure IL Cor YOU
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-07-02

here isn't anything against love. II
bple wouldn't fool with 1t when
re are other things they should be
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GlddneSS Comes

NJith n better understanding Of the
w transient nature OF the many phys
ical ills which vanish before proper eff
forts-gentlc cfforts-plcasant efforts
rightly directed. There is comfort in
the knowledge that so many forms of
sickness are not due To- any actual dis
ease. but simply to u constipatcd condi-
tion of the system, which the pleasant
family laxative, Syrup Of Figs, prompt
~ removes. That is why il is the only
remedy with millions of families. ana is
everywhere esteemed so highly by all
who value good health. It's beneficial
effects are due 20 the fact, that IL is the
one remedy which promotes internal
cleanliness, without facilitating the
organs on which it acts. 1tis therefore
all important, in order TO get its bcnc-
fetal effects, to note when you pur-
chase, that YOU have the genuine article,
which is manufactured by the California
Fig Syrup Co. only, and sold by all rep
utablc druggists
II in the enjoyment of good health,
and the system Is regular, then lnNa-
tivcs or other remedies are not needed.
If afflicted with any actual disease. one
may be commended tothc most sltillful
physicians, hut if in need Of n laxative,
then one should have the best, and with
the wcll-informcdC everywhere. Svrupof
Figs stands highest and is most largely
uscdand gives most general satisfaction.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-07-02

Counsel-Did you observe anything
particular about the prisoner?
Witness Yes: his whlSkcrs.
Counscl-What did you observe with
reference t. his whiSkersy
Witness That he had none.-Tld
Bits
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-07-02
Fatal Collapse OF "a Reservoir.

by the collapse of the Goodrich reservoir
near Baker City, Oregon. II. French, his
vile and five children were drowned.
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. Nplus Iahulcs are s'li by drtyyists or by m1il
" tue price 90 cents 4 blNr s ~.ut to Ih. kipsns
1hemlrh company, No. 10 Spruc It, Naw York
sanIIIu NInl 10 rrnt.-
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-07-09

Fowler was largely represented III
Rocky Ford on the 4th. ;.
Everybody feels good since the ram
on Friday. =
Mr.. and Mrs. Weiland entertained
fow of their friends with berries and ice
cream the evening of the 4th.
MI. and Mrs. Sigafouse spent the dtll
seeing the sights around Munitou and
Pixies Peak.
Miss Ada Hutchison was one of a party
who climbed Pixies Peak and saw the sun
rise from its summit.
H. T. Leo is rapidly recovering.
A new general merchandise store is 10
be opened up in the Morehouse building
by o. g. Rugtwet. He intends to pm.
in large stock, We arc told. we still
need moro stores-a drug store nnd hard
ware store especially.
Don't forget DIR. RAIDER next Tuesday
night. He always gives us something
good and merits full house.
II all members OF the Library Associ-
alton pay up promptly this quarter new
accession OF books can be made soon.
During tho storm last Friday evening
the house Of Thos. Cage WIS struck by
lightning. A wire clothes line which
was attached to the house conducted the
electricity to the building from post
near by. Mrs. Cage was badly shocked
but soon recovered.
Mrs. Veits of Girard, Kan., is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. O. II. Bernard.
The Sunday School was reorganized
in good working order last Sunday. So
come out and bring the children.
X,Y,Z,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-07-09
MANZANOLA.

Mrs. n. B. Dye is visiting in Colorado
Springs.
The school board had a meeting last
Monday and selected the teachers for the
coming year, which begins tho second
Monday in September. Tho principal
Prof. Mccoy, OF Colorado Springs, comes
highly recommended as an instructor.
Miss Clara Green, OF David City, Ne
braska, teacher OF excellent reputation,
will conduct the primary department
munity.
A meeting was held at the Christian
church Sunday evening, for the purpose
Of taking steps for the purchase and i'm.
provement OF grounds to be as city Gem.
etcry.-Fruit Grower.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-07-09
PRICE & LANCE.

Tho Eighth District Normal Asso-
citation will meet ut Las Animus, July
9th and continue two weeks. Prot.
Edgar Hewett, Of Greeley, will be conduc.
tor. Otero county teachers will find it
profitable to attend.
"A recent visitor from Kansas bar
gained for tract OF Rocky Ford's rich
soil few days since, but the business is
not yet in ahape for publication.
Among the new advertisements see
that OF John Suttig, boot and shoemaker,
who will do your work right.
Among the popular institutions Oh
the Fourth was the Golden Rules car.
riage conveying their many friends ant
customers to and from the fair grounds.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-07-09
Populist Resolutions.

The resolutions Of the Populist county
convention declared that all other issues
were subordinate to that of the free and
unlimited coinage Of both gold and ..ilver
at the ratio Of 16 to /, without charge fol
mintage, and without awaiting the action
Of any foreign nation. To consummate
this end they advocate tho unification, on
national lines, Of all parties favorable to
the restoration OF silver.
The courageous and patriotic action OF
Senator Teller was heartily commended.
Hon. J. O. Ball's services were approx.
ed and his reelection demanded.
The delegates were instructed to sup
port Judge Parker for delegate to the
National convention.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-07-09

.-Supt. Bird informs MS that the Cam
ming Co. is now ready to receive and
commence the canning OF beans. The
crop is a good one and lively times should
soon begin at the canning factory.
Hon. J. II. Crowley reports n very
enjoyable populiat convention ut Denver
last Saturday. Judge voorhees,, OF Pu-
eblo. was elected one Of the delegates to
tho national conventions; also judge Par.
ker. OF La Junta, Mr.. Crowley being al.
ternate for the latter.
Senator swink employed a portion
this portion of the Arkansas valley to
Mrs. King, ono of Cripple Creeks sue.
ceesful hotel keepers. Mrs. King was 80
well pleased with the Rocky Ford coun.
try that she decided to purchase tract
OF land and devote it to fruit culture.
-Heriman & Herriott have been
making extensive and profitable ship
ments OF string beans to Colorado
Springs and Denver.
Mrs. H. A. Tewes is our most ex.
tensive and steady shipper OF asparagus
and will keep up the business during
the summer.
-Phenicie's show windows have pa
triotic look. Our national colors and
Teller's portrait being quite prominent.
WIN. McAbee, VIM. Hireen and Har.
~ Houston, who were arrested for steal
ing calves on tho range, and are all out
on $3.50 bonds each.
One day last week some unknown
persons violently and unlawfully opened
the High Line headgate and spiked it up
so as to secure small run Of water,
sympathy for farmers whose crops are
suffering, should not be allowed to JUS
tify such unlawful proceedings. High
Line farmers cannot complain that thew
have not had fair divide CT the water
which tho river has afforded.
Our market gardeners and melon
shippers will be interested in the card of
T. F. Lynch & Co., Of the City Market,
Denver. They give all the references the
most exacting could require and We COM
mend them to our produce shippers.
Owing to the scarcity OF water about
thirty per cent of the wheat sowed last
spring will amount to nothing.-Fort
Collins Courier.
One Of the Golden Rules show win.
dows attracted much attention on the
4th. In addition to fine DISPLAY of mer-
chandise, it contained wax figure OF an
old soldier who was minus one hand and
one eye, but carried Winchester.
Isaac Adair. with p. ]. Reifel, bas
manufactured a bicycle, the duplicate of
which exists nowhere in the United States.
From the description you will see that
scorcher would not purchase II for a
rond race. The wheel is on exhibition in
Mr.. Reifeps show window and its con-
struction seems about as follows: The
front wheel is made of a grindstone, the
rear wheel Of four stovepipe elbows. An
irrigatiug shovel forms the seat. Pitch
forks enter into the frame work and two
cranks from chain pumps answer the pur.
pose OF pedals. Portions of thres6lng
machine are utilized in the running
gears. An ordinary lantern lights up
the front and game bag full Of monkey
wrepches, etc., completes the outfit. It
has meyer been tried OF the streets and
probably never WILDE. y f'i-'
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-07-09
First Time Exhibited Rare Beasts.

In instruction and interest no other ex-
hibition can compare with really first
class geological collection. Tho Adam
Forepaugh and Sells Brothers united
menageries constitute not only the larg-
est, but in many respects the rarest and
most valuable one in the would. 1t alone
contains school OF trained seals and sea
lions, n hinge, double-horned, white, Sn.
matra rhinoceros; pair of giant male
and female hippopotamuses, Il magnif.
cent polar bear, a stately African eland,
beautiful Niger antelope, and most
singular Ethiopian gnu, or horned horse.
At Pueblo Thursday, July %.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-07-09

There has been ss,sO3 .25 apportioned
among the twenty-six school districts in
Otero county, the apportionment being
made from the general school fund. The
smallest amount to any one district is
ai3, and tho largest is g., 3,326.20. Rocky
Ford district, No. 4, receives s,37l.70.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-07-09

H. T. Hagen is having an increase in
the number of his chinese pheasants, the
first Matching OF eggs being a successful
one. Senator Swink had the misfortune
to lose one Of his pnir imported at the
same time by Mr.. Hagen secured his
birds. These birds arc very prolific and
the climate of the Arkansas valley well
suited to them. The two pairs Of peas-
ants were imported by our public spirited
citizens in the hope OF ultimately stock.
ing the valley with them as a game
bird.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-07-09

The mistake of yielding too much in
little things OF common courtesy and con-
venience, where no principle is
involved, is rarely committed. To prefer
others in honor, to defer to their opinion,
to yield to their innocent and natural
wishes, is most admirable discipline for
MS. To give happiness to others in these
confers far higher and more lasting salts.
faction than the having our own way,
and constitutes us living sunbeam, Civ
ing light to all that are in the house.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-07-09

Sell your milk to the Cream
cry. There is no branch of farm
ing that will pay better than dai-
rying if faithfully followed. The
experience OF years proves this.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-07-09
Vitae Ore
Will Positively Cure

Rheumatism. Kidney Complaints, BrIght's
Disease and all Blood Poisoning. DiptheriS.
Dyspepsia, General Debility. Female Weak
ness, and destroys the NIdus OF every III that
human flesh is heir to. 1t will euro Erysipe-
las Ulcers. Old Sores. Piles. all Skin Diseases.
Bruises. Burns, Etc.
Has cured more Consumptivcs than any
medicine on cnrth IL taken according to d.
rections. For snlc by y. II. KINGERY. Gen
eral Agent, Rocky Ford, Colo.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-07-09
j. W. Bell, one of our old time a,

j. W. Bell. one of our old time and
successful watermelon growers and
shippers, says that the growing crop
looks well. The cantaloupes, however,
arc prospering better than the melons, a
comparatively dry season suiting them
better. Mr.. Bell says he has never
known alfalfa to be SO heavily seeded as
this year. He will soon begin cutting 46
acres which he expects to yield very
largely.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-07-09

"A large number of our citizens nre
taking advantage Of the extension of
water mains to lay service pipes to their
houses. Few towns the size OF Rocky
Ford can boast MS extensive use Of ar
tesian water as we enjoy.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-07-09
The Rocky Ford country. continue

The Rocky Ford country continues
to attract the attention OF east real estate
men. q. a. Peterson, secretary of the
Great Western Land and Irrigation Co.,
Of Chicago, was looking over the valley
last week with view of Infringing out land
purchasers. Mr.. Peterson was accom-
panied by two friends md the trio were
being shown the country by Gibson &
Fcnlason.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-07-09

Do you lack faith and lovo health3
Let US establish your faith and restore
your health with De Wits Sarsaparilla
DR.. Kearby.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-07-09

The board OF county commissioners
met on Monday last for the purpose Of
equalizing tax schedules, md arc yet in
session. They will meet again on Thurs
day, July Goth, at which meeting any
person feeling dissatisfied with any
changes made by the board or other
wise, in the assessment of his property
his or her assessment should be correct
ctl
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-07-09
Andy Waddipeton is not this ye,

Andy Waddington is not this year
raising as many watermelons as hereto
fore. He has in past years found it
profitable to haul melons to Pueblo, but
since the Pueblo dagoes have gone into
the business largely he is going to drop
out--declining to try to compete with
them. But he is not idle, having an Or
churd ard vineyard to care for Us we'll as
general farming.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-07-09

Tho prohibition party at Pittsburg
started the split, and now the republican
party ut st. Louis followed. The same
will be the rnle mt Chicago and no one
knows what tho outcome will bc.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-07-09

Lincoln said that the money power
would try to rule aud oppress the people.
But the people now seem to be awaking
to the truth and propose to do some log
islation in their own interest.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-07-09

The premium list Of the Fifth An
nual Fair OF the Arkansas Valley Fair
Association; is about completed. The
usual liberal premiums which have at
tracted such fine exhibits in tho past have
generally been duplicated for 1896, but
IN many classes the offers have been
made much more generous. On Satur-
day next Sec. Hall will have premium
lists to distribute to all who may call for
them, and will promptly answer all mail
requests.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-07-09
PATTERSON VALLEY.

Clinton DcLong's babe is not expected
to live.
A cousin of Mr.. Cassett is visiting him.
Miss leila Miller lost her bracelet July
4th, between La Junta and Rocky Ford.
It Is hinge band. The finder will
please leave it at the ENrERPRIsR Office.
David Call is hauling his outs TO Rocky
Ford.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-07-09
THURSDAY. JULY 8. 1896.

1t is rurhored that q lnrge number OF
badly infected trees huvo been planted in
some portions Of the county. What does
Inspector Berry know OF the matter?
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-07-09

The present gold standard must be
preserved, says tho St Louis platform.
'rhe way things have been spelling lately
it will have to be preserved in alcohol.