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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-09-08
wha, Our sleep Really Il.

II was ut one time supposed that In
sleep the brain was richly charged with
blood. This is now confessed to be
an error, says the New York World
Sleep ensues when the brain is largely
denuded of blood. when cerebral amaze
mia is established. To partly empty
the brain of its blood supply. to keep
the head cool. the body sufficiently
warm and TO send the blood rather to
the lower extremitics-this is the
physical problem of the sleepless.
During sleep great number of the
Bodily functions continue quite nor
NAL without interfering with sleep it.
self. and therefore sleep is not SO like
death as some OF the poets have i'm
agined. Man asleep is not so pro-
foundly different from man awake. the
two chief points of difference. however,
being these: A greater indrawing of
oxygen and exhalation OF carbonic acid
and n complete vaso-motor rest With
a heavy sleeper there should be no
thick curtains. but with a light sleeper
curtains are essential. as sunlight plays
upon the optic nerve and rouses that
attention which 1t is the one object Of
the sleeper TO keep in suspended ami
nation.
Perfect or nearly perfect health is
the first condition of sound sleep. But
scarcely any one is quite healthy. The
one great thing to do is not only to
tire on, the body, but TO fatigue the
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-09-08
The City by the Sea.

Inc Sty ~ thc ocns
Crowned with the hoar of centuries,
There, by the eternal sea,
High on her misty cape she sits,
Like an eagle. fearless, free.
And thus in olden timo she sat,
On that morn Of long ngo:
Mid the roar of Freedoms armament
And the war-bolts of her foe.
Old Time hath reared her pillared walls.
1 Her domes and turrets high:
With her hundred tall and tapering spires
AL flashing to the sky.
Shall not sing of thee. beloved?
Ny beautiful. my pride!
That thou towcrest In thy queenly grace,
By the tributary tide.
There swan-like, crestest thou the waves
> That. enamored, round thee swell
!Fairer than Aphrodite. couched
D., On her foam-wreathed ocean shell.
: Oh. ever. mid this restless hum
Resembling from the street.
OF tho thronging. hurrying multitude,
And the tread of stranger feet
Ny heart turns back to thee-mine own!
b Ny beautiful. my pride!
With thoughts of thy free ocean wiha.
And the ciasping. fond old tide
Win all thy kindred household smokes.
Upwreathing far away;
And the merry bells that pealed NJ now
On my grnndsirc's wedding day:
To those green graves and truthful
hearts.
Oh. city by the sea!
Ny heritage. and priceless dover,
Ny beautiful. In thee!
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-09-08

Heaven help them men OF ours that
falls into the hands of them Span
ians." said the man with the market
basket, according to the New York
Press. That's all I've got to say"
Why" asked the man who works
on buildings, combatively.
Because, my friend" answered the
man with the market basket, they'll
be shot, that's why"
Il thought that they expected shoot
Ing when they went to war;" said the
man who works on buildings, sarcas-
tically.
Eyes. but not that way, my friend"
explained the man with the market
basket. Its a international law OF
modern warfares that when man
shouts I give up you can't shoot him.
Now, them Spanians is ignorant and
they don't understand English. So
what will be the use Of shouting when
they can't understand that it's the in
ternational law? They'll just 60
ahead and shoot our boys, mark my
words"
And since when 1t is that our men
Will go and shout that they want to
give up to n dirty dago? Tell me
that?" interposed the conductor.
Il amt talking about what you may
call specific" said the man with the
market basket, hastily. I'm Just n
discussing the international side OF the
subject. SO to speak,"
Whats the trouble with you Is that
you know too much" said the man who
works on buildings. You read them
there yellow Journals till you talk fool
ish. Here Saturday night you give us
talk on strategies In this ere car.
and now you gas about us a-needins
to shout give up to lot OF Span
iards. Let me tell you that II you
keep on a-reading them there papers
you'll be took up for insane, that's
what will happen to you. Now. what
we should OF done long ago with this
here war Is to OF wasted no time with
them there ships. Ships Is no way 20
fight war. The best fighters there
Is In the whole world is the Irish, and
they never fight on ships. You wal,
till some OF them Irish laddybucks gets
Into Cuba. and this here war'll be over
SO quick that We won't hear any more
gun about military things from some
Of them darned fools that sits In cars
and makes everybody sick"
He slared Mt the place that had been
occupied by the man with the market
basket. but the strategist had vanish
cd.
Right YOU are" said the conductor.
Il got to listen to more blamed CAB
about this war from people who don't
know nothing about 1t than can tell
you. Now, to my mind. the war Is
Just us simple Us A. B. C. II we had
n had the right man In Washington the
war would have been settled long ngo.
It's this here" But the man who
works on buildings Jumped on the car
and the conductor got no chance to
save the country.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-09-08

The Longest speech on Record
The longest speech on record. says
the Toronto Globe. is believed to have
been that made by Mr.. De Cosmos. IN
tho legislature OF British Columbia.
when a measure was pending the
massage of which would take from
great many settlers their lands. De
Cosmos was in a hopeless minority.
The Job had been held back until the
eve Of the close OF the session; unless
legislation was taken before noon Of a
given day the act OF confiscation would
fail. The day before the expiration OF
the Limitation, De Cosmos got the floor
about 10 n. m, and began speech
against the bill. Its friends cared lit
tie, for they supposed that by o'clock
he would be through and the bill could
be put on its passage. Ono o'clock
came and De Cosmos was speaking still
no had not more than entered upon
his subject. Two o'clock-hc was say
Ing Gin the second place." Three
o'ciock-hc produced fearful bundle
Of evidence and insisted on reading II.
The majority began to have suspicion
of the truth-he was going to speak till
next noon and kill the bill. For
while they made merry over II. but
MS II came on to dusk they began to
get alarmed. They tried Interruptions.
but soon abandoned them. because each
one afforded him chance TO discuss
and gain time. They tried to shoot
him down, but that gave hir, breath
ing space. and finally they settled
down to watch the combat between the
strength of will and weakness OF body.
They gave him no mercy. no adjourn
ment for dinner, no chance to do more
than wet his lips with water. no wan
dcring from his subject, no sitting
down. Twilight darkened: the gas was
1T, members slipped out to dinner In
relays and returned to sleep in squads.
but De Cosmos went on. The speaker.
to whom he was addressing himself.
was alternately doing and trying to
look wide awake.
Day dawncd and the majority slipped
out in squads to wash and breakfast,
and the speaker still held on. 1t can
not be said that 1t was very logical.
eloquent or sustained speech. There
were digressions in II; repetitions also.
But still the speaker kept on. and at
las, noon came to a baiIled majority.
livid with rage and impotence.
And single man. who was triumph
ant, though his voice had sunk to n
husky whisper. his eyes were almost
shut, and blcared. and bloodshot: his
legs tottored under him. his baked lips
were cracked and smeared with blood.
De Cosmos had spoken twenty-four
hours and saved tho lands. In the
United States congress William j.
Bryan once made n long speech for
time and held his hearers spellboand
for fourteen hours.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-09-08

active mind and so drive the congested
blood from the brain. Quiet and reg
ular habits, certain monotony of
light etening occupation will tend in
this direction, while great variety OF
evening entertainments is generally
fatal to the victim Of insomnia. 1t is
unwise to go to bed on either an empty
or very full stomach; a slight meal
before rest is the wise course.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-09-08
Revolutionary Soldiers Prayer.

care not for the hurried march
Through Augustus burning noon.
Nor for the long cold ward at night.
Beneath the dewy moon:
I've calmly felt the winters storms
Der my unshcltered head.
And trod the snow with naked foot,
TIL every track was red!
My soldiers fare is poor and scant-
tbs what my comrades share.
fon heaven my only canopy
But that / well can bear;
dull and feverish weight OF pain
Is pressing on my brow.
And am faint with recent wounds
For that l care not now.
But oh. long once more to view
My childhood's dwelling-p place,
To clasp my mother to my heart
To see my fathers face!
To list each well-remembered tone.
To gaze on every eye
That met my ear. or thrilled my heaft'
In moments long gone by.
In vain with long and frequent draugh
OF every wave / sip
a quenchless and consuming thirst
Is ever on my lip!
The very air that fans my cheek
No blessed GOODNESS brings
burning heat or chilling damp
Is ever on Its wings.
oh. let me seek my home once more
For but n little while
But once above my couch to sec
My mothers gentle smile:
It hnunts me In my waking hours
Ills ever In my dreams.
with all the pleasant paths OF home.
Rocks. woods. and shaded streams
There Is n fount--I know It we'll
It springs beneath rock.
oh, how Its GOODNESS and Its lght'
My feverish fancies mock!
pine to lay me by Its side.
And battle my lips and brow.
'Twould give new fervor to tho heats
That beats SO lnnguid now.
may not-I must iingcr here
Perchance It may be Just!
But well know this ycarninE soon
VIII scorch my heart to dust;
One breathing of my native ar
Had called me back TO life
But must die-must waste away
Beneath this inward strife!
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-09-08

a tailor accidentally swallowed n
needle and died rs a result of the in.
ilammaiion. Little things 1, equcntly
nave great power. as is seen in n few
doses OF the famous Hostetter's Stom.
nch Bittcrs. which. however. has an
entirely different effect. The Bit,ers
llakc nervous, weak and sickly per.
sons strong and well again.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-09-08
A. II. = q. $. W. Promotion.

Cincinnati. Sept. 6. 1850. c. RI
ley. Mt present Superintendent of Car
Service OF the Baltimore & Ohio South
Western Railway. with headquarters
Mt Cincinnati. will be promoted to the
newly created position Of Superintend-
and the position he formerly held will
be abolished. Mr.. Riley came to the
Baltimore & Ohio South Western Rail-
way from the G. c. c. & St. L. Rail-
way about year ago. and has earned
his promotion by meritorious services.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-09-08
La Sal Mounta,n.-New Rich Mining III.

Best reached by way OF the Rio Grnndc
Western Hallway from Cisco or Thump.
scn's Station. Daily stage line from
ThompHon's to Moab-hcrc outfits can be
secured at very reasonable ratcs-thcncr
by wngon or saddle to In Sal mountains.
twenty miles distant. The formation "
iEnigcnous and all the mctaphoric rocks
abound. Veins OF quartz. guartzite. Dor
rhyry, granite. spar are well defined. Inc
district promises a great future. Send 10
y. a. wadlcigh. Salt Lake City. for pam
phlct.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-09-08

HE was father to mel" the youth
protested. when I was left an or.
phan at 3 years OF age It was he who
took 1t upon himself to repeat all the
bright things I said to everybody In
his office! He was indeed a father to
mel" The thought was too much for
him: man although he was. he bowed
his head and wept.-Detroit Journal,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-09-08
IN THE ODD CORNER,
QUEER AND CURIOUS THINGS
) AND EVENTS.

Tho Longest Speech on Record-It Was
Made Against Time and Was Full of
, Bad Mistakcs-what Our Sleep Really
Is-whcn People Meet In Japan.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-09-08

81 shouldn't think you would care for
my Hoctcty. MIR. Jibbcr: I've refused you
i've times That's IL: I'm an immune.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-09-08

On the Panama and other South
American rivers II is no unusual thing
for n steamer to run on TO snndbank
and be obliged TO wait for several
Representatives n wcek-for n heavy
rain TO iIOnt Il ngnin.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-09-08

II wouldn't marry the best woman In
the world" well. you would be lucky to
get n wife like mine" what does she
say when you stay out later she calls
over the baniatcr that there IL water
melon on the Ice for me-" Then she's no
woman. she's an angel"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-09-08

A German missionary declared in n re-
cent address at Frankfort that In consc'
uucncc OF the massacrcs In Armenia there
were Mt present In that country about
$1,000 widows and orphans. German aHy.
kut and Mcscri to assist as many OF them
as possible.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-09-08
Halls Cntarrh Cure
n constitutional cure. Price, 15c.

what happened to Jones?' "Ninc peo-
pie out OF ten called him Smith"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-09-08

How did Eleanor announce her ciislLI,J
ment to the family7" "She Just wifA.'%
the finger that had on the diamond rms
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-09-08
''ToE.GUM CURES coRNS
Or money back. &c Mt nil druggists.

There Is bicycle path l. 200 miles Ions
between Calcutta and Lahore. In India.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-09-08

Church professions are prohihi,od T.,
Mexico. Even a priest came, ie,. ~, ~
MILK the streets In his churchiy gar.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-09-08
neau,x n R,ood DssH.

Clean blood means . clean skin. No
beauty without It. Cascarsts, Candy Cathnr-
tic cleans your blood and keeps IL Glenn; BY
stirring up the lazy liver and driving All in,'
Danish pi,nplcs. hollis. blotches, blackhead',
and that pickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascnrots, beauty for ton consA. All drug
gtst-. satisfaction guaranteed. toc. 2Sc. SO
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-09-08
CENTRAL SAVINGS BANK.

Corner 18th and AInpahoc sts.. Denver, Colora5N
Assets Jan !. VI tlSs GS.65I assets Jan l. U, ~.
sis.'a. Largest per cent OF growth OF any bank y
Denver. You can bank safely by mail Interest ~
rer CENT on savings deposits of $50 to sou s'nl
Jour SIGNATURE with check. draft or money ofi''
and start account
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-09-08
CAMPFIRE SKETCHES.
GOOD SHORT STORIES FOR
THE VETERANS.

sank Into Darkness-why the Gunner
Could Not See His Conductor
Had No Chance to Save tho Country
Protected This Flag for Generations.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-09-08

Have you been Interested in tho war
Mrs Clipper Yes: I've enjoyed II 50
much"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-09-08

This war has hurt one branch OF Amcr,
lean trade" whats that?' I'VE can
sell the Spanish nny more barbed wire.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-09-08

Educate Your Bowels with Cascsrsts.
Candy Cathnrtic, euro constipation forever.
Toe. &c nc c c. fail. druggists refund money
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-09-08

To Cure Constipation Forever
Take Cnscarcts Candy Cathartic. ioc OF -
II c c. C. fail to cure druggists refund monc'
The age-herald., 1898-03-20
AhNISION.

Misses Lucy and Ellie Whisenant visited friends in Rome, Ga, this week.
 Miss Abbie Chambless, who Is teaching in Hef1in, came over this week to visit friends and relatives.
 Mir. Theodore Gray and Miss Emma Brothers were united in marriage Wednes- day by Rev. G. B. Russell. Miss Brothers Is daughter of pr. P. H. Brothers, oi Zulu.
 George M. Riser and family have moved back to Alpine, where MT. Riser will en' gage in the mercantile business:
 Miss Emmie is visiting friends in Fair burn, Ga.
 Mrs. J. F. Sturdivant and children have weeks in Talladega.
 Mrs. M. L. Vincenheller, of New York who has been visiting Mrs. W. W. Barnes left yesterday for Meridian, Miss.
 Dr. A. J. Battle, president of Shorter college at Rome, Ga, was in the city this week seeking a location for girls school Dr. Battle has concluded give up the presidency of Shorter college.
 Evangelists Collins and Lundy began a holiness meeting at Oxford last night in a big tent stretched near the electric car line.
 Miss Maggie Lea, of Rome, Ga-, Is visit ing Mrs. M. B. Welborn.
 Mrs. A. M. R. Russell and Mrs. Robt. Coker visited friends in Tallapoosa this week.
 Miss Lunie Weeks, of Jacksonville, is wis., iting her sister, Mrs. Cason.
The age-herald., 1898-03-20
Birmingham Literary Clubs;
 How They Are Progressing

The Bronson club met in St. Pauls hall on last Friday evening. Quite number or ladies were present as guests or the cluD, also the Rt. Rev. B. P. Allen, bishop or Mobile. The following was the programme: Instrumental Solo-Miss Leonora O'Neal. Address -"Infuence of Literary Socie- ties" MT. P. A. Gavin.
 Instrumental Solo-Miss Augusta Macke. Address-"History of Civilization" MT. A A. Bloombergh.
 Music-Mandolin, violin and piano, Miss Cox and young ladies of the convent school Address-"Critical and Complimentary" MT. A. J. Krebs.
 Bishop Allen addressed the club at the conclusion of the programme.
 Mrs. J. H. Barclay entertained the Clion- ian club on last Friday afternoon. The fol- lowing programme was rendered:
 Paper-'Places Made Famous By Burns, Mrs. Dan Green.
 Reading" Essays of Elia,' Mrs. Florence Randolph.
 Paper-'Land of Mermian," Mrs. Rich ard Randolph.
 Current Events-The club.
 Mrs. Dan A. Green will entertain the club on next Friday afternoon at her home in Eleventh avenue, South Highianos'
 The Cadmean Circle met on last Friday afternoon with Mrs. Zack P. Smith. The following was the literary programme:
 "The Russian Church." Mrs. Thomas Parke.
 .Some Characteristics of Russian Litera- ture." Mrs H. A. Sharpe.
 Reading-Mrs. Anna o. Phelan.
 The club will meet on next Friday at- ternoon with Mrs. Anna O. Pheian.
 The members of the Amaranth Literary club were the guests of Miss Mary Sholl on last Friday when the following pro gramme was rendered.:
 Quotations from Robert E. Lee, the oF ization of the Confederacy-NIiss Hen rietta Wilcox.
 Character Sketches, Davis, Lee, Jackson, Mrs. Sydney Lanier, Lincoln, Grant Sher- man-Miss Grace Smith.
 The club will meet on next Friday a1uer noon with Miss Mamie Kelly.
The age-herald., 1898-03-20
IN THE SOCIAL REALM.
BY MRs. GEORGE 0. BALL


in his chosen profession because of his physical weakness. His artistic career was meteordc. For six years he worked in the . office of London architect for the meagre salary of g per week. Although he spoke several languages fiuently, he had had very few educational advantages. His first ar- tstdc' experiments were with figures in Japanese style. He illustrated the "Morte d'Arthur,." Then he was discovered by Oscar Wilde, and lo his fortune was made! Beardsley caught the spirit of Wilde 8 poem 'Salome," and his illustrations of that work set all London to discussing hls genius.
 Of, course, there were Philistines among tn ecritics who savagely pulled the young artist and his work to pieces; dissected his methods; denied him talent, and called him a freak and a crank But London went crazy over the young boy of 21, who al- though indifferent to perspective propor- nons and many rules essential in art, hah succeeded In giving the world new idea, a fresh sensation. Aubrey Beardsley es- abolished ''The Yellow Book" an Illus trated monthly magazine, which for while enjoyed great popularity.
 Beardsley became member or the Catholic church short time previous to his death. He was not a handsome man, and is described as being almost as gro tesque in appearance as some of his carl catures. He was thin, and tall, five feet nine inches in height, with red hair ana colorless complexion. He represented him self in one of his best posters in the corner of which he wrote, "All the beasts are not in Africa" The artist had his own idea of his critics. "I serve my critics gladly, he said at one time; their inconsistencies and futile hypocrisies fill me with amuse- ment. The British public, or rather those who make their laws in the press or on the platform, will forgive anything to French artist, nothing to his English comrade. Thus, they go into raptures over brutally realistic, though admirable, work Of Lau- tree, and hide their faces before more in- nocent art contributions to the Yellow Book. They alone have discovered the un- mentionable. The critic desires to produce not criticism, but copy, and abuse trips glibly- off his pen"
 Beardsley constructed a rational theory along which he worked. He expressed 1t in this way: Artists are in the habit or using thin lines to express backgrounds and thick lines to express foregrounds Now, what say is this: If the same value of line is kept-that is, if the background and foreground are drawn with lines Of the same thickness-the same effect-in fact, a better effect-will be produced. This IS what all my late work illustrates. The idea is mine. but the technical part of my work is not new.'
The age-herald., 1898-03-20
THE DECATURS.

The Lotus Whist Club is recent addi- ton to the social societies of the Decaturs. The club rooms are situated in the north west wing of "The Tavern and the apart ments are gems of loveliness and luxurious decoration. Every possible effort has been made to combine comfort and beauty. It is not intended to confine the clubs functions to the noble game of whist alone but many other social features will be added. The name of the club, Lotus, is taken from the beautiful flower which grows with such profusion in Swan Lake.
 A large number of his admiring friends rendered Baxter Crawford a farewell sup per upon the occasion of his leaving here for new fields in Fl Paso, Tex.
 A social entertainment and dance was given at the home of H. A. Pettey last Wednesday evening. There were forty-six couples present.
 A liberal Philadelphia family have made a donation to St. Johns parish church to build a guild house, which will cost about $2500. Provisions have been made for a library and reading room, and all the church societies and St. Andrews Brother hood will be fixed up with separate meet ing rooms.
 The New Decatur Tennis Club has been reorganized for the season. They will meet as usual on the Tavern lawn.
 The New Decatur Dramatic Club is pre- pairing for an entertainment to be present. ed some time in April. The proceeds will go to old confederate soldiers.
 Mrs. G. w. Daugherty, of Verona, Miss, is visiting Mrs. J. c. Eyster. s ?,
 Mrs. A. s. Boyd is visiting in Huntsville.
 Mrs. J. S. Reed of Huntsville, has been visiting her niece, Mrs. H. B. Scott. Ai .
 Miss Annie Laurie Vert is the guest of Miss Olive Nuckals of Huntsville. e
 Mr. and Mrs. N. R. Smith have returned from northern trip.
 Misses Helen and Edna HayaS of Lime stone county, are guests of friends
 MT. and Mrs. D. G. Terry, of Waterbury Conn.,, the guests of Mrs. Edith Mill Ter
 Miss Ursa Bailey of Limestone county, has been visiting the family of A. z. Bailey.