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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-11-18
TREMENDOUS FRAUDS IN cusA.
Dcplorabic Results of tho wcyicr Admin.
istration Developed by General Blnuco

Dcplorablc Results of tho wcyicr Admin
istration Developed by General Blnnco.
New York. Nov. 1G.-A Havana cable
to the Herald says:
General Blanco's Investigations into
the condition of Sis,in's army In Cuba
have already revealed a dcplorable con-
dition OF affairs. Not only nrc frauds
in connection with the payment of
troops being brought to light, but proof
is being obtained that OF the 10000
men sent 10 General wcylcr only n
small percentage are now lit for actual
service. The towns are gnrrisoncd
principally by conyIlcscent soldiers,
too weak, in many instances to offer
more than a feeble resistance to the
attacks OF rebels.
One of the first aTmy surgeons says
that one of the most difficult tasks OF
the new administration will be to care
for Spain's Ill troops. In not one of tile
many hospitals in Havana. for exam.
pie. is there any available beds.
On November the military governor
of this city received a message to the
effect that 500 sick and wounded SOL
diers were on their way to Havana,
He communicated this fact to the hos.
pital authorities. only to receive the
reply that 1t was absolutely impossible
to receive another man.
The military commander in Guincs
reports that patients in the military
hospital there are entirely without med
fcineS and other neceSstlrcS. AMI that
the food supply is entirely inadequate.
PWDrictors of stores have notified the
hospital authorities that they will not
furnish any more goods on credit.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-11-18
THE LARGEST DIAMOND.
A Gem Onered for Sale I'm London foz
Ie $4,000, 900.

A Gem offered for Sale In London for
Ie $1,000. 900.
The largest diamond that was ever
found Is now offered for sale in Lon
don for $5OOO.OO0. 1t is known as the
Jager-Fontein diamond, and 10 bigger
than the Regent, nlthe Imperial, the
Kohlnoor and the Orion put together,
weighing OIL karlts and being as big
us an ordinary potato. 1t has a beauti-
full blulsh-white color, Is shaped like an
Icicle, three inches long, two and one
half inches thick at the thickest place
and tapers down to a point. 1t was
found last year at the mine of jaeger
Fontein, in the Orange Free State. by
n negro truck driver the morning be-
fore the mine was delivered to a syndi-
cate to which 1t had been sold. The
trucsman noticed 1t In the earth while
he was waiting for load, placed his
foot upon it until he was able to pick
it up without observation, and then, as
soon rs he could leave work, carried 1t
to the house Of the manager OF the
mine and placed in 1t his hands. The
latter at once saw that 1t was stone
Of great value and cautioned the truck
man to preserve silence, as the mine
had been sold. and 1t might be claimed
by the purchasers who were not, how
ever, In possession of the property. As
q reward for his honesty and discre-
tion, the truckman was presented with
the finest horse and saddle that could
he procured and 5000 In cash. But 1t
Is said that his good fortune proved his
ruin, as he spent the money In disssipa-
tiOn and Inns not done a days labor
since. The diamond was taken to Ion
don by the manager and delivered TO
his principals. by whom he was suit
nbly rewarded. II Is too large for an
ornament and too valuable for any or
binary citizen to purchdsc. 1t Ia held
by the syndicate with the expectation
that some Indian prince will buy 1t for
his crown. Until the lager Fontein was
found the most valuable gem in exist
ence was the Imperial which Is known
MS the diamond without history. for
1t mysteriously appenred at the French
exposition In 1850. nnd none but Its
original owners know where 1t came
from or when It was found. 1t Ia sup
posed to have been smuggled out OF
one of the South American mines and
kept In concealment for several years.
The Kohinoor. which be.ongs to the
British crown and Is worn In n brooch
by Queen Victoria. weighs only 122
carats: the Regent. which belongs to
fhe government Of France md is on eN-
htpltion in the louvre weighs 13I car
ats. and the Orlcff. which was present
cd to Catherine the Great by Count Or
lon. her lover. weirhs 193 carnts. and
Is In the crown Of the Russian car.
The Imperial weighs $50 carats.-Chi-
cago Record. u.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-11-18
INNOCENT MAN WAS LvNcHep
So, Says the Chief Justice Of the North Da-
k0tu Supreme Court.

So, Says the Chief Justicc Of the North Da-
koia supreme Court.
Grand Forks, y. D.. Nov. 1G.-"An In
noccnt man was lung by lynchcrs Mt
WAliamsport," was the startling state
rrent made to-day by Chief Justice
Corliss Of the State Supreme Court.
al have ample documentary evidence
to the statement" continued the judge.
'.The Supreme Court ordered n new
trial In Coudot's case because 1t np-
pearSi that he was convicted on the
uncorroburGted evidence OF Holy
Track and Ireland. both of whom con-
fessed OF taking part in the murder OF
the Spiccr family. and whose state
ments were rcfu,cd by the strong nlibl
Testimony given by DIR. Ross, the resi-
dent agency physician at Standing
Rock. DIR. Ross vcracity is unqucs-
toned and his testimony is supported
by notes from his memorandum book.
Another fact IL that Holy Trick and
Ireland made two other previous con-
fessions. In neither Of which did they
implicate Coudot. Holy Track and Ire
land were sure to have exp:atcd their
crime on the galiows. as there Is no
question OF their guilt. hut the mob
made no distinction and hung the In
nOcent with the guilty. The lynchinG
Of Coudot Is n foul crime and bot on
the fair name of the state. and his mur.
derers should not go unpun.shed.'
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-11-18
CURES RHEumArlsM. ETC.
a Recent piscovery That Is working
wopdork,


wondsrI
The most prevailing amictions that
for a century have been engaging the
most scientific nkill OF the medical
world are rheumatism. neuralgia. ca
tarrh. asthma, la yrippe and their kim
dred ailments. The country is full OF
sufferers from these complaints. Al
though the most learned experts Of the
medical professica nave labored for o
century to produce curative. until
quite recently no positive results were
effected. To the Swanson Rheumatic
Cure Co., 167-69 Dearborn street. Chi
cago. belongs tho credit for having
produced the new remedy. 1t Is being
extensively advertised under the
trade mark Of "Five Drops" Tho
trade mark ic aeir-explantory. Five
drops make q desc. The effect is mag
icai. In days gone by other alleged
cures have been marketed with the
promise to take effect In thirty days
or more. Five Drops begins to cure
at once. Immediate relief Is felt. In
order to more effectively advertise Its
merits the CO orpany will for the next
thirty days ,end out 100000 of their
sample bottles of this positive
cure for 25 cents bottle by mail pre-
paid. Lavge bottle. 900 doses. 81 TOR
thirty days 3 bottles $2.50) Those suf-
fcrIpg should take immediate advant-
ago OF this generous offer and write
them to-day.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-11-18
A Big Game Preserve.

Tie Mountain and Lake Hunting and
Fishing club has purchased II 900 acres
of land near Ironton. Missouri, to be
nscd as a game preserve. The tract Sc
lecic,l for the purposes OF the club is in
llic heart OF the richest game regions
IN Missouri. In the beautiful Arcadia
ralley surrounded by the Ozark noun
ilins. The Intention of the club Is to
present the preserve to the state at the
expiration OF Nifty years, provided the
plans OF the club successfully carry
,ut. Within fifty years 1t Is believed
by members OF the club the preserve
will be the most extensive aud the
richest In game In the United States.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-11-18
VIII salute tn, Austrian Flag.

London. Nov. 1G.-AccordingN to n
special dispatch from Vienna, the
Turkish government. in reply to the
demands OF Baron De Calico. the Aus
tro-Hungarian ambassador to the
porte. for the dismissal of the vail of
Adana. Asia Minor. and the. mulcssar.
iff of Merslna. the port Of .Adana. for
the recent indignities offered to the
Austrian merchant y Brnzzafolll, has
agreed to dismiss both officials and to
salute the Austrian flag. The incident
is now closed.
The Vienna correspondent of the
Daily Chronicle says:
!. The commanders of two Austrian
warships had received instructions to
bn,prarl Mersina in case the Turkish
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-11-18
English s.e., Rails.

In tearing up siding on the Straits
willie division Of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad. the other day. the sec
tion men discovered that several OF the
rails had been made In 1868. Subse-
quent investigation revealed the fact
that these rails were part Of lot that
were bought in England during the war
at a cost OF SIPS per ton in gold. The
rails were still in very fair condition
and for light motive power would last
ten years longer.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-11-18
500 Reward, 500.

The readers of this paper win Be
dreaded disease that science has been able
to cure In all its stages and that is Ca
positive cure now known to the medical
fraternity. Catarrh being constitution;
treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken
Internally. acting directly upon % the stoTs blood
thereby destroying the foundation of the
disease, and giving the patient strength
by building up the constitution and As as
proprietors have SO much faith in Its
curative powers that they offer One Hun
cure. Send for list Of Testimonials.
Address +. ]. CHENEY q Co.. Toledo.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-11-18
A valuable Franchise secured.

The franchise of easy digestlon-one Of
the most valuable In the gift OF medical sci
ence-can be secured by amy person wise
either to suppress growing dyspepsia, or to
uproot 1t Mt maturity. Bilious. rheumatic
and fever and ngue sufferers persons
troubled with nervousness and the constl-
pated. should nlso secure the health fran
chise by the same means.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-11-18
A Lesson.

| ofiiciais close acquaintance. "Your eleva-
tion to political houofs hasn't made you at
~ should say 1t hasn't. "A man doesn't
know what real humility is until he has
got nm appointment and had all his Intimate
/ friends tell him they don't see how on earth
| he came to be picked out for 80 important
| an Observation-Disclosures Star.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-11-18
MouNrA1N DEW HAIR TONIC.

The Greatest Hair Grower on Earth.
I want partner in same. can grow
a full head of hair on the baldest head.
Send to the discoverer only for 1t; no
matter IL you have been bald for thir-
ty years or more. Geo. w. Schoenhut,
Eldora, Iowa. =,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-11-18
nsautx 4. Hood peep.

Clean blood means clean skin. Nc
beauty Without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar-
tic cleans your blood and keeps It clean, by
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all i'm
purities from tho body. Begin to-day 70
and that sickly bilious scomplexion by taking
Cascarets,-beautyf for ten cents. All drug
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, 10c, Csc, Soc.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-11-18

Rudyard Kipling has written ono Of his best
stories for the ls'S volume q THE y y.
title and Is stirring tale OF heroisn n the rnnts
Those who subscribe to THE YOUTHS COMPAS-
ION now will rrccvo paper free for the rcst of
tho year. and THE COMI'ANlON's twelve. color
calendar for ls.s. THE COMPANIONS yearly
calendars nrc recognized among the richest and
most costly examples OF this form of art
Illustrated Prospectus OF tho volume for lss and
sample copies OF tho paper sent on application.
THE YOUTHS COMPANION.
:D5 Columbus Ave, Boston. Mass.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-11-18

Russia Is said to own 10. 900 900 horses OF
nearly onc.half Of the whole number In cx
is:cncc. Most of them belong to the peas
ants of that vast empire.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-11-18

sYou don't seem to object to your daugh.
tcr's gathering autumn leayes!' "No; II
takes her mind on painting them"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-11-18
A Won,iersnI Man.

"what patient man that Hanford is."
ais he patient? never noticed It."
eyes; he inflated his tires with hand
pump this mo,ning without swearing that
he would throw the thing away and kick
his wheel to pieces rathoE than ever to try
to do 1t again."-Cleveland Leader.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-11-18
For Prospectors and Miners

A cabinet containing complete OUTFIT for
testing for gold and silver qunlitntiyely; y
Is very simple; my one can make the ties!
by express upon receipt of hye dollars.
charges G. o. d. Address G. u. De Forest,
1913 Chnmpa street. Denver, Colorado. +. U.
hox No. lS.El
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-11-18

government delayed giving satisfac.
tion for the indignity beyond next
Thursday ut noon.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-11-18

The largest number Of tracks In any Ger
man railway passenger station is Mt Frank
fort-twenty -one-Munich coming next with
oil
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-11-18

Ss Is to rh %aeS nfsss
while riding horseback you can blame the
horse'
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-11-18

Barr-what do you think of Composer
new opern? Sluver-After hearing 1t real
lied fully the Significance Of the sayini
'.Face the music"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-11-18

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Druggists refund the money II It fails cure. ESQ
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-11-18

"There is one thing l can't understand
s'What Is it?" 'If man dies his widow Ia
called his relict." "And if she dies her
self she is called the remains"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-11-18

sThe equal gufrrngists used to struggle T.
get men to let women vote" Eyes" "Ant
now they have to struggle to get the womei
to vote"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-11-18

Our New Upright Grand Plano Only 8203
rs down and siO q month. Reliable and fully war.
ranted. Write TO Tho Montelius Plano Co.. bl7-5l9
lGt h 1T. Denver,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-11-18

One large agency In London employs
women for bailirs. putting them In charge
where the victim OF distraint Is woman
or an elderly person who II not likely to
mike troublc for the custodian.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-11-18

Plso's Cure for Consumption is tho best
OF all cough cnrcs.-George W. Lotz, Fa.
bucher. La. August III. 1895.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-11-18

FITS permanently Cured. aonts nervousness after
hrst days OF DR.. klnc's Great Nerve Rcstorcr.
send for FREE $500 trial bottle and TREATISE.
Dr. r. H. kLiNK. Ltd s1t Arch ST.. Philadelphia, Pa
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-11-18

Br!ggs-whnt kind of fellow Is Willow
snap? Griggs-; don't know. I've only scci
him when he was with his wife.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-11-18

"IIns that young man proposed yet who's,
face Julia saw In the mirror when she weni
down cellar backward Halloween nightf
.'No: but her brother IL going to chase hin
mp and ask him why he doesn't"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-11-18

Cstamenth Cures Catarrh, Hay Fever, Etc.
Send 80 cents to Broadway Pharmacy, Denver. and
get ABSOLUTE GUARANTY. At your Druggist.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-11-18

kitty has sued Jack for breach of prom
isc." .'Brcach OF promise? Why. they ar
married." 81 know. but he promised to bu
her wheel aud he hasn't done It,"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-11-18
Don't Tobacco Spit nnd Smoke Your Iifs Away

To quit tobacco easily and forever. be mag.
netic, full Of life, nerve and vlgor, take No!To'
Bac, the vonder-worlser, that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, soc or sl. Cure guaran-
teed Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or New YorE
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-11-18

"IIow stntuesque yonr daughter Is. Mr.,
Scndds!' "Stntuesque? Why, bave seen
that girl sit for hours at time. not moving
finger, while her mother worked"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-11-18

Educate Your Bowel. with cnscarets.
Candy Cathartic. cure constipation forever.
l0c. coc. IfC. c. c. fail. druggists refund money.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-11-18

1--WE are going to send our son to Harvard
university" "Harvard? oh. yes, that's
one of the old fashioned universities that
you can get Into without subscribing for a
m zInpv
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-11-18

"Eitty thinks Harry doesn't intend to pro
pose" "Has he quit visiting herr'' .'So;
but he gave her silver name plate for her
wheel"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-11-18

Botanists have found no fewer than Il
different kinds OF flowers on Spitzbergei
most of them being unknown on the Eur'
mean continent,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-11-18
Smoke slcdgc Cigarettes. 90 for cts

1t Is estimated that ms many as 00,OO0
farmers and others In France make their
living by the manufacture Of Roquefort
cheese.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-11-18

Everything on earth has It's mission"
SLOW about mosQuitoes!" "They make us
think more kindly of flies"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-11-18

"DId little Jim enjoy the nutting party?"
'No; he insisted on wearing his new shoes"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-11-18

Star Tobacco is the leading brand Of
the world, because 1t is the best.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-11-18

No-To-Bac for riSty Cents.
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure. makes weak
men strong. blood pure. boc. ti. AL druggists
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-11-18

Mrs. wInsIow's Soothing syrup
For children tcethng tho gums. reduces imam
alAys pain, wind collie. rs cents bottle
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-11-18

"was the quarrel serious that the prisoner
had with his lnwyer?" "No; there wasn't
any sausage vat In the ROOM"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-11-18
To Care Constipation Forever.

Take Cascarcts Candy Cuthartic. los or &c.
II C. c. c. fail to cure. druggists refund money.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-11-18

Sold by druggists 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-11-18

"what makes folding beds always. want to
shut ups" '.Perhaps they prefer the wild
lives they may lead as sideboards."
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-11-18
THE TURN OF LIFE

chills, as If the
heart were go
ing to stop for
good, are symp-
toms of a dan
gerous nervous
trouble. Those
hot flashes are
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The Opelousas courier., 1897-03-20
An Editor O

When you ask % man to subscribe for
your paper aud he saws: oh. [ never
read much, aud besides, times are too
plagney tight" immediately apologize
to him for the mistake, and leave him.
Life is too short to waste time trying to
teach a jackass how to sing soprano.
All gentlemen now read newspapers
and lots of them. Show us a man who
lives for years in Il town or county and
never subscribes for the paper pub
lished there, and we will show you q
man whose head il shaped like a piece
of pie with the point up, and whose jg-
Dorance is only exceeded by his gigantic
gall. A country newspaper is an insti-
tuition that works day and night for
every decent man in the county, there
fore, every decent man in the county is
in honor bound to assist in its support.
The great trouble is that some swell
head galoots fancy they are making the
editor IA present when they subscribe
for his paper. VIZ have the profoundest
sympathy for "a ma who lives in the
county for years and never subscribes
and pays for his county paper. 1t that
poor fellow was to encounter an idea ia
the lane, he would turn and fly the
other way, with the tail Of his garment
beating the atmosphere. Don't waste
much time on such cattle. Some of
them haven't sense enough to, keep
warm in h~ades.-Texas Harpoon.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-03-20
AhsfhCp.

In the last issle in speaking of absence We
promised to deal with the evil effects OF irreg,
lar habits on the growing character, and also
the great injustice done to pupils by having TIC
tolerate the irregularities OF their classmates.
the want of space colnpcls lis to In brief.
One of the objects OF education I'D character
huiltiing. The building OF cIlaractel&is not like
the building Of N house. Ynn may bGEin Il house
to-day and hul1-ior q week. and Id the house
remain in an t.ntitaslied condition fHdfn month.
Then you may htysn again and finisiAEpur
house. During the Ime between wor@, pats
of the house are opposed to the weather
Since these parts are E.ller covered or painted
on completion OF the h1Gte. that nu4ees no diff
ference. But let n pupil coSgrraInoi Il week
and then remain at horne for some time, That
girl or hoy comes back still a pupil, but can his
defects lie covered or painted SO as to appear
the equal of his companions? Certainly not.
By the side Of him they are stars. He receg-
niZes his darkness and in his efforts to shine
with those who have such Roadway on him he
becomes discouraged and Respondent. There
is a gap III his education, and as education is
character. The farce OF habit Increases i'm
time. His disgust of school becomes more
marked. If it is Il hoy he wants to leave school
and clerk in Il store for ten or fifteen dollars;
and if he cant get slcll a lucrative position he
becomes Il loafer. II it is a girl she either goes
into society or dies out of existence altogether:
While this Set+o pupils remain at school theil
presence is an Imposition Of their fellow pupils.
They do not know eina.gh 10 get along with ex
plantations given to others, and, consequently,
extra time is given tn The unfortunate creature
This time is not theirs; and when they get it
they literally steal il.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-03-20

Les relations des Etats Unis ct do
PEspagne, qui, depnis lie commence
ment de rinsurrection Cubaine, ont etc
plus gu moins p6nibles, ont atteint IN
point critique ces jours d%erniers. LIE
DR.. Rniz, citoyen American, mourdt
dams une prison Eapagnole, par suicide
dissent les Espagnoss; mais le consul dos
Etats Unis, Mr.. Lee, atnnan dc croire
quill succomba d Ia vioI Amp ct eoulat
fare une Observation-Disclosures les
Espagnols s'oppossfSt ysSStce leur fat
dependant de c9Aer SgsaS Ia requate
formelle des E,ats. Unis. EMr, Lee. cn-
nny6 de la faiblesse-,de rinsoucianc e
de administration sur la question dc
protection aux citoyens Americans, a
donn6 90 d6mission, distant gull ne peut
roster dams un poste GU il est oblig6 de
voir les citoyens Americans aussi ex-
poses, sans 10 gouvernement montre la
moindre disposition d'intervenir. Les
d6p6ches %pr6tendent que ga d6mission
ma pas etc accept6e. Les n~ouvelles,
con1me tonjonrs, SO c~ontredisent du
jour au lendemain, mails il est evident
que IL situation est tres critique ct Dull
sufft du plus l6ger incident pour pro-
v0qner IN cOnf1iES
The Opelousas courier., 1897-03-20
Brann on Mann.

NJ IT
The place 70 take the true measure of
aiman is not the forum or the field, not
the maI5at place or the amen corner,
but liiseown firesides. There he lays
aside his mask and you may judge
whether he's imp or angel, king or cur,
hero or hnmbug. [ care not what the
world says about him-whether it
crovns him with rays or pelts him with
bad eggs. ! care never what his repu-
tation OF his religion may be. If his
babies dread his homecoming and his
better half swallows her heart eyery
time she has to ask him for a five dollar
bill he's a fraud of the first water. even
tho, ne prays night and o till he's
black in the face, and howls halieluiah
till he shakes the eternal hill. But if
his children run to the gate to meet him
and loves own sunshine illumines the
face OF his wife when she hears his foot
fall, you may take it for granted that
he's true gold. for his homes a heaven,
Tor the Lumbug never gets that near
the great white throne of God.-Icono-
clast.