Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-04-22
Editorial Pencilings on Short Trip
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Knnsas City. April 10.

ILstbts
Kansas City, April 10.
Left Rocky Ford Friday morning, ut
La Junta taking Il through train from
California well loaded with tourists. The
trans.continental traveller needs to enjoy
the scenic wonders Of the Rocky Noun
tains to make the trip average fairly,
such is the unintesesting character OF the
landscape OF eastern Colorado and west
ern Kansas. After leaving tho finely
improved and rapidly developing Rocky
Ford country nothing OF similar attract,
iveness is seen during the day light
travel eastward.
Garden City, KS, once a model, boom
ing western, money-making, money-los-
ing town, now impresses Santa Fe pas
senger as being rather slow place.
Near Garden City the Arkansas river
almost entirely disappears-or rather,
the water which makes it river has been
taken out by Colorado canals. In places
the water supply seems to be no larger
than rms through Vroman's lateral.
Interesting travelling companions COM
pensate for unattr:tctive scenery OUTSIDE
the car window. The corner seat in tho
smoking room OF parlor car Is an OK
collect position to become acquainted
with your fellow-travellers, where they
come from, and where they are gong.
The only drawback to this particular
seat is the quantity OF secondhand nic-
o.ine one is compelled to absorb.
"Many are going to aud fro and knowl-
edge is being increased" We had with
us yesterday young man enroute from
his orange grove in California, an
Englishman returning home from his
second trip to the prosperous Hawaiian
islands anc.her Engiishman bomeward
bcund from II trip round the world. lie
was in the orient during the late war be-
tween China and Japan and told biooi-
curdliug stories OF the baIbarities he had
witnessed by both parties to the contest.
But tho most interesting tourist was
Edwin Walters, nm editorial writer on
the Kansas City Journal who had recent
~ been in Arizona and New Mexico. In
addition TO his editorial labors Mr.. Wal
tiers is n geoloSist and civil engineer. En-
vi, i,onmcnt deprived him of all advantages
school but he studied while in the army
and at the close OF the rebellion became
school teacher, which profession he
followed for many years. Mr.. Walters
has given much Thought to educational
matters and hns many excellent ideas on
up.to-da.e school affairs.
He has been quite n traveller and had
many lively "Reminiscences OF tho city OF
Mexico and tho Mexicans generally.
IIc has visited tho wonderful ruins of
cities in Yucatan, whore he saw pyra-
mid larger than those OF Egypt. He be-
lieves that tho Iucatan people were the
trip south he gathorei valuable relics
from the homes OF tho cli;r dwellers.
Somehow the conversation driftel to
spiritualisni. What DO you think of it,
Mr.. Walters? He gave his experience:
Several yeurs ago he accompanied "A
friend. q believer in spiritualism. to u
seance held by Que OF the best mediums
in the union. Shortly after they entered
the room people began tn emerge from
the little cilbinat on the platform. Per-
hlps n dozen ma.sriaii.sd spirits appeared
among whom wss iis mother, who Ind
been dead fourteen yea.ss. He recoS-
nizcd her and talked with hcr face TO face
FOR fifteen minutes, when sio suddenly
VANISHED. lie wont home astonishcl
and n believer in HpirituRlism. Bnt the
second day after he begun to analy.e the
phcnoncGn. Hc nskei The friend who
was with him IL he saw tho middle aged
woman with whom Mr.. Walters was
talking. Tho friend saw him talking bat
saw no woman. He remembered that his
mother gavo him no new Information
only talking OF things bo knew about
Hc decided that il WAS only clover
slmple OF hypnot.s:n to which he had
paasiveiy submitted aud which the dual
character OF the brain hnd contributed
Those OF orr readers WHO have seen the
wonderful power Of hypnuti.m can easily
agrcc with Mr.. Walters that the convcr.
cation with the spirit o! his mother wns
but the reelection Of his own mind under
tho strange power Of mn hypnotic opera.
tor who assumcd thc ghos.ly g,iisc o'
spiritualisIn the better to hnmbug the
people. Could the facts he asccrtaiEed
it would he shown thnt all the mystcri 4
OF so.called spirituaiism arc n combinu.
tion OK trickery, lsscrlc,nain and dccep-
ton.
At Kinslcy had cue OF those fine sup.
pcrs which hay. given Harvcy's eating
houses such wide spread popularity.
There passes through Dodge City mn
arbitrary, imaginary geographical Inc
which caufes the castboun1 traveller to
set his watch forward ono hour. Which
suggests this thonght: Let onr Seventh
Day Adventist friends worship IN thcii
church ON the day generally called Sat.
urdny. The next morning party o'
them start for trip round the world
Their iirst days rest and worship ON tho
| MP Nuliu DC NntIi III nHu-E'fu. lHs
next Saturday (Sabha,hO would be OBJ
served when at some point in Europe
II they travelled by the most rapid mears
Of transit aud did not stop to stniy til,
people and tho countries. on tho twelfth
Saturday OF tho journey they would bs
ut home worshipping in their own church
And as they wen, home from churcl
they would meet their Sunday.observip,
ncighbors also homcward bound from
church. The trip round tho world eli
difference on Sabbath observance nnt
remove from discussion an Improbable
but most prolific subjcc. for religion,
discussion. ID. W. Il.
Chas. l.. Sabin Missing.
Chas. L. Sabin Of Colorado Springs