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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-11-17
SHIPPED HER GOODS HOME.
American Woman ssnds Furniture In g
Van All the Way from Germany.

American Woman scnds Furntturc In .
Van All the Way from Germany.
Miss Drake. Philadelphia woman.
who has for some years been residing
In Weisbaden. Germany. has just re-
turned home. bringing with her lot
OF valuable furniture, which she ship
ped in fashion never previously at
tempted. Miss brakes father was at
one time American minister to Ger
many. During the family's residence
abroad, the young lady. having a taste
for the unique in furniture. had by
degrees come into possession OF a
great deal OF valuable household goods.
Recently she decided to return to her
native city. but was fearful lest some
of her effects should suffer damage In
transit. She hit upon plan which
was decidedly novel. although some
what expensive. She hired one OF the
largest furniture vans to be had In
Europe. and in 1t were packed her
household goods under her close and
careful supervision. Six strong horses
drew the van from weisbaden to Ham
| burg, where the body of the vehicle
was lifted from the axles and deposited
III tue uoiu VI tne Ierman steamship
Assyria. which was bound for Phila-
delphia. Upon the arrival OF the As
syria at Philadelphia Collector Thorn
as. upon the application of E. Buchey
& Co., the representatives of Miss
Drake, detailed Customs Inspector Ma
guire to take charge Of the vehicle.
The huge box was set upon wheels
once more and six horses drew 1t to
the South Forty-first street residence.
where 1t was unloaded under the eye
of the inspector. The van will be sent
back to Hamburg, completing a jour-
ney of 5000 miles. Miss Drake is en-
tirely satisfied with the result Of her
experiment. her cherished belongings
having been deposited in the Philadel-
phia home without sustaining break
; or scratch.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-11-17
oLoRlss IN HIS wIrgs LOSS
Male hrsts Eztsnds Thanks to the Man
Who 8tolo y Watch.

Male hrats Extends Thanks to the Man
Who stoio = Watch.
In recent Issue of New York pn-
per appears the following letter to the
editor: "Sir-I take pleasure in report
Ing through your columns the fact that
my wife yesterday lost the chatelaine
watch that she has. or had. the bad
habit OF wearing dangling to PEN
dant on the bosom OF her gown when
she has occasion to deck herself to
go downtown or elsewhere on the
streets. have long insisted that
women who wore their watches In such
Q manner did but tempt thieves to
steal. yet my words have no effect up
ON her. and day after day have seSs
her 90 out only to see her come home
again with the watch there and a
smile OF scorn on her face for me.
Yesterday when she returned there
was neither smile nor watch. also
desire to extend my sincere thanks to
the gentlemanly and urbane pickpock-
ct for pinching the bauble. He has
taught her In one or two seconds what
I have been years trying to teach her.
and am SO grateful that l am almost
tempted to offer him IS as a token OF
my esteem. ! gave the watch to my
wife dozen years ago and nobody
knows how much l have regretted my
thoughtless kindness. l shall make
no effort to recover the trinket. and II
any other men situated as have been
want to combine with me to organize
q society for the prevention OF women
wearing their watches on the outside
OF their clothes In public places. I shall
be glad to do all can to get them to-
gether and solidify them as one man.
With these few remarks I shall close
by again extending to the pickpocket
in question the continued assurances
Of my distinguished onsideration.-P.
X. K"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-11-17

After seven hours battling with \
strong current that set out to sea. the
shipwrecked crew grazed the shinEle.
Carriages conveyed the crew to Slos-
gers "shanty." as he called his ele-
giant Highland abode. A splendid COL
lation had been prepared. including a
fine Scotch leg of mutton. boiled with
caper sauce. Chivcrs forgot that he
was vegetarian.
Lord. how dry rowing makes one!"
he exclaimed. and they filled him up
foaming breaker of brown ale. Chiv-
ers forgot that he was n teetotaler. ana
drank 1t of.
As they sat by the log fire. Sloggers,
Balson and Batson lit up and offered
Chivers. cigar. He forgot the doc
tors warning about tobacco and smok-
ed 1t. Later on they Joined the ladies
In the little cozy. wood-walled draw
Ing room looking over the brink OF
precipice. right out to sea.
Slogser's pretty young wife dispens-
ed the aromatic "Souchong" In dainty
cups of biscuit china, while her
sprightly younger sister offered cream.
and plenty OF 1t. too.
Next day Sloggers said: Chivers. my
boy. we're old friends. and want to
do you a good turn. there's nothing
really the matter with you. or II there
was. the shIpwreck's cured you. All
you want is fresh air. an active life.
something to do. and eat and drink
what you like. You shall be my High
land agent. steward. overseer. call It
what you will. Try It for n year"
Chivers clasped Sloggers by the
hand.
"Slogsers." said he. you under
stand me. You are my friend. don't
think there's much wrong with me.
The doctors mean well. but they don't
understand my complaint. You alone
have discovered the physic that suits
me."-New York World.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-11-17
HOW HE WAS. CURED.

Chiycrs had no definite occupation
but his nerves were shattered. That
was his occupation.
What do you think is the mstter?''
says he to Sir Andrew Leech Of VIM
pole street.
do you drink tea?" asked the doc
tor. cycling him inquisitorIally-"after-
noon tea?"
Yes" says Chivers. anxiously.
with cream?"
why. yes"
"That's the mischief! II Is the cream
that is wrecking your gastrics. my
friend.
on goes poor Chivcrs Mt once to Sir
Bolus McGorge in Harley street.
Doctor" says he, I'm feeling very
?oorly-should you say. now. tea was
bad Tor me?'
MY dear sir. that deponds-take
plenty OF cream with your tea and II
Will do you no great harm"
Chivers then looks in on the cele-
bratcd homeopath. DIR. Dodgem Of We'll
beck strcet-quite the rising man on
digestion. you know.
Doctor. pray tell me the truth about
teal
Teal" says Dodgem. "the most In
sidlous OF poisons!"
What! With plenty OF cream?'
with or without. Nothing can
make 1t wholesome"
Chivers took to coffee. As he felt no
better he consulted Katterplasm. MD.
the family doctor. who asked him
cheerily:
"Injy your fud? Sleep sound?"
Neither" says poor Chivers.
"If you slept you'd eat. Do you
drink coffee?"
81 do. in preference to tea"
AT night?'
YES"
Just so-it's the coffee keeps you
awake-want OF sleep naturally weak
ems the stomach"
So he left of coffee and took cocoa.
Chivers had never smoked. but now
he felt sort of craving that he could
not allay, and friend offering him
cigarette. tried It. and 1t seemed to DO
him good; but his appetite did not
improve: he fancied he slept little
better; 1T he couldn't quite decide,
SO he called In DR.. No. 5. and explained
his sad case.
DO you smoker" asked the great
specialist. whose acute nose had de-
tected q faint aroma of tobacco while
feeling his pulse.
"Yes: 1t is bad?" inquired the inva-
lid, timidly.
Bad! Are you aware tha. Sir Ben
jamin Brodie proved that few drops
Of the liquid sediment of that noxious
weed would Instantly destroy full
grown cat?"
"But-but." urged Chivers. I'm not
a full-grown cat"
mo. sir. you haven't the vitality Of a
kitten-give up tobacco!"
Chivers gave 1t up. But he still felt
very low. He thought he would ask
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-11-17
"CHIVERS FORGOT HE WAS A
VEGETARIAN."

VEGETARIAN"
old Katterplasm, NJ. D., the family
practitioner, to dinner, and confide in
him his perplexity. No tea-no cof-
.ee-no tobacco-and getting weaker
every day!
"Oh! take glass of wine; you're
feeling run down. You want a fillip!
Take two glasses once in way-do
you no harm-do you good!"
Chivers took two and felt better; but
the next day he received pamphlet
issued by the Society for the Total Alb
olition of Hops and Wines" which
proved that indulgence in alcohol
tempted the best men to commit crimes
of violence and shame. and hurried
thousands into lunatic asylums!
"Old man! say!" cried loud voice
close to him. which made him start,
hang all doctors! cure yourself! Look
at me-never thing the matter with
me since"
"Since when?" asked Chivers, turn
ing a lack-luster eye on his hale and
rubicund friend.
"Since 1 became a vegetarian"
Now, II there was one thing Chivers
could still fancy it was boiled leg Of
mutton and caper sauce. The strug-
gle in Chivers' breast was brief but
decisive.
Bounce" he said. "I have gone
through much-I know how to suffer.
The bitterest sacrifices seem to be de-
manded OF us in this world. I re-
nounce boiled mutton"
But Chivers, in his tea-less, coffee
less. tobacco-less. boiled mutton and
caper sauce-lessness grew daily more
detected and more pale.
Come up to Scotland. old mana
little yachting round the Hebrldes-do
you all the good in the world. Sea
air. you know"
So Chivers went on board the Sky
lark. She was cutter rigged and only
25 tons. She had not been out more
than two hours when she struck on n
rock, and, as it was evident that she
was fast sinking, they had just time
to haul to the boat that was towed
astern and jump in-all four of them
with pint of rum and a biscuit.
The weather was rairly good. but
there was six hours of hard rowing
between them and land. and no mis-
take.
Well, that wreck cured Chivers
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-11-17
RrItIall Battle ElaEE,

The names of no fewer than 105 bat
ties are emblazoned on the banners Of
the various regiments which form the
British army. But many actions Of
great Importance. both as regards mil
itary results and the roll Of killed and
wounded, are not so commemorated.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-11-17
Some New Stamps.

Those who are given to postage
stamp collecting will be interested in
Knowing that Spain has just issued a
new series OF postage and war-tax
stamps, of various denominations. A
similar issue has also appeared in Por
to Rico.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-11-17
Georx,a.s Annual "Hoss Swap"

All north Georgia is excited over the
annual horse swappers' convention.
which began at Gainesville on Oct. IL
and continued three days. Over 5000
horses changed owners during this es-
sentially Southern convention, which
was the greatest event of the year In
that vicinity,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-11-17
GnluH Eaat ne MALI

Then take the Union Pacific. Quickest
time. finest equipment. Pullman palace
sleepers. free reclining chair cars, dining
cars buffet smoking and library cars. In
Denver to-day. in Omaha, Kansas City,
Chicago. st. Paul. st. Louis. Ogden or
ments. Ticket office 9i1 18th street
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-11-17
His ProErnIn.

so Placehunter expects a sinecure.
does he?" "Yes; he thinks he'll be
appointed Government Weather Proph-
ct for Cuba. He intends to predict
several months of heat and rain and
60 of on q vacation.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-11-17

"I told him that would fight for my
country till the last" remarked the Phil
ippine lnsurgent. Didn't that content the
American?" mo: he limited that there
might come time when 1t would be more
patriotic to go to work for ms country,
-Washington Star.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-11-17
Fastest SWIMMING ou.dru,.d.

The otter is the fastest swimming
exhibits an astonishing agility, swim
ming with a speed equal, If not supe-
rior to that OF many fishes.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-11-17

'I think my old overcoat will do til
Christmas" Yes: and after Christmas
you won't get one because 1t will be sc
near spring."
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-11-17

Are you doing anything for your cold
Louise?" Yes: I've tried nineteen dozei
different cough cures" Don't talk so ex
travagantly. It's a bad cold: but I've hat
thousand Just like it,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-11-17

"Leonidas." exclaimed Mrs Meekton
suddenly interrupting herself do you re.
member how this argument started?''
insisted on arguing point and said tha
you did, and then the conversation grad.
ually developed. ed.'-Washington Star.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-11-17

New South Wales has spent twelve mill
lion dollars for harbors In forty years,
ney. and will spend 81, SOC. 900 for the same
purpose this year.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-11-17

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing syrup
For shtldron teethnR .softens the gums
nation, ,aays pain. wind collie. 2s bottle
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-11-17

whats the matter with Nora?" ~ Sc
cured for her that mutllal-help Office ant
she claims that I ought to do half hel
work"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-11-17

When the hunting season opens,
Clear the decks for autumn fun;
Once again We hail the prowess
OF the man behind the gun.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-11-17

DO you have any rule to regulate shak-
ing hands?' well. I never shake hands
with any. man ..oftener than he shakes
hands with me-"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-11-17

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAYs
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money II it fails to cure.
&c. The genuine has L. B. @. on each tablet.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-11-17

Diamond &c" Soap Is a high grads
laundry soap that can be used in hard
or soft water.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-11-17

shall recommend Piso's Cure for Con.
sumption far and wide.-Mrs. Mulligan,
Plumstead, Kent, England, Nov. =, 1895.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-11-17

| Happy HON health and strength for
women and men: Cures barrcnness, develops bust in
women. AyhrOdsiAc for both Cures liquor and
tobacco habits Price o.. Send physicians testi.
monials. Scientific Kennedy Co.. Box Sis, Boston.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-11-17

How ! love these glorious misty days
of Indian summer" THAT isn't mist !.
that's smoke from Jmmy's bonfire
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-11-17

A nickel Alarm Clock for IS Dia-
mond &C" Soap wrappers and so cents.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-11-17

The Only Dining Car Route to California
Is the Union Pacific. Quickest time.
finest equipment. Pullman palace Sleep
ers. buffet. smoking and library cars free
reclining chair cars. Ticket office 9ii nth
street,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-11-17
GAS AND GASOLINE ENGINES

For power In your printing Ofico VIII save ~
money For economicai power for mining min 80, ~
Mining Machinery and Supplies. FAIRBANks|
MORSE L CO., l6O0-lG0s Seventeenth Street
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-12-04

Every hotel in the land is patrolled by day and by night; and escaping gas is soon detected. But this national edl- fee, more valuable to all of our people than any or all hotels, is patrolled only in daytime, and then cnly on the main floor. Upwards of one thousand people are on the capitol pay roll, and yet the capitol building is thus shamefully neg, lected.
 The first effect of the explosion of gas was the destruction of part of the flooring of the law library This flooring was from three to five feet thick. It required tremendous pres sure to uplift that stone and cement floor. But the floor was lifted up, and then fell back upon the lower, or sub basement, floor. Then the flames rushed into the law library room. One case of valuable books toppled over and fell into the furnace, to be wholly con stunned. The books on the surrounding shelves were scorched and charred, but many of them can be preserved.
 Thomas Jefferson's collection of books. and the ancient Virginia manu- scripts. were taken from this very place and carried to the congressional IT. brary only three days before the ex- plosion and fire occurred. There were 75 GOO valuable volumes on the con tiguous shelves which were saved from damage by water, because of the care ful work of the firemen, under the sEdllfuI direction of the et.engineer of the city fire department.
 The file room of the supreme court was completely destroyed, the flames deyouring all of the manuscripts con tainipg the original copies of supreme court opinions and decisions from the foundation of the government. Many of these manuscripts were in the handwriting of Jefferson, Adams, Mar shall. Story, Chase, Bushrod, Washing ion and others of like rank andfame. All of this loss was caused primarily hecause of the carelessness of the offl- cia1s to whom the duty of policing the capitol has been eonfided.
 The floors and walls have been re- haired. Masons and painters have re- stored the building to it's former appear anee of solidity, strength and beauty There has been new frescoings new wall naint. new furniture and new carpet ino supplied. The supreme court room the law library and the attorney-gen- erals office have been restored to their original appearance. But the records are lost forever; lost because of care, lessness and incompetency
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-12-04
OVER THE CRYPT.

seen, and with whose every curve and angle they are perfectly familiar. But changes have occurred which are not now revealed to the naked eye. An ac- cident happened on the afternoon of Sunday, November G, which almost wrecked the central part of the splen- did building. By an explosion of gas in a room beneath the supreme court room a fire was caused which re- quired the most extreme efforts of our entire fire department to control and extinguish.
 The central portion of the capitol is the oldest, and was built of red sand- stone. The wings were built during the beginning of the latter half of this cen tury, and they were completed in 1864. The wings are of marble. The central and oldest portion of the building is painted white, as is also the massive iron dome which surmounts that part Of the capitol.
 The south wing is devoted to the use of the house of representatives, and the north wing to the uses of the senate. Those legislative bodies formerly met in the original sandstone central part. The old hall of the house ofrepresenta- tives is now called statuary hall; and the old senate chamber is occupied by the supreme court. It was under this historic hall that the explosion oc- cured.
 In this old senate chamber the de- bates of the senators of the early part of the century were held; and those walls have echoed to the voices of Hous- ton, Hayne, Webster, Clay, Benton, Gates, Trumbull, DoolittIe and scores of others whose names are writ upon the enduring scroll of fame. In that delib- erative chamber the great debate be- tween Webster and Hayne was held. Later, in the winter of 1S76-7, the elec- toral commission held its sessions there,
 That the capitol building should have been endangered by explosion of gas, and by consequent fire, is disgraceful to the supervising architect and to the sergeant-at-arms. The firemen, watch
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-12-04
SEX IN BANQUETS.
History Shows That Women Have seldom Been Welcome Attendants
 on Formal Beasts.

When the last supper was partaken of by the Lord and his disciples no woman participated, although the great teacher numbered many among his friends. This wasin strict accord anee with the law of the passover, which forbade women attending their feasts. And the last supper was eaten on the eve of the passover, according to the synotie. gospels.
 Going further aaeld into the remote past we find women are not permitted to sit at meat with the philosophers at their Utopian banquets. Socrates i'm proved the opportunity to speak his mind freely concerning Xantippe, for 1t was on one of these occasions when he made his cynical remark that he married Xantippe in order that her so. ciety might inure him to the trials of life. An after=dinner speech that has never been equaled for meanness.
 Hawthorne, in describing his attend ance at some public banquets in Eng land, has this to say of one given by the lord mayor of London:
 "One very pleasant characteristic which I never met with at any other public dinner was the presence of la dies.''
 He does not tell us what they did or said, but confines himself to the gas tronomic features of the banquet. He says:
 .'There fell to my lot three delectable things-a red mullet, plate of hush rooms, exquisitely stewed, and part of a ptarmigan."
 And then the lord mayor passed the loving cup, and it is easy guessing the delight of Hawthorne at seelng that dignifed and ancient custom for the first time
 At the head of civil banquets stands the inaugural entertainment at the Guild hall on November g, to which the wives and daughters are invited, and at which the lady may presfdes. A masculine description of this yearly banquet, which is provided for by the government, says that it is the most vague, aristicratic, unsatisfactory and uncomfortable of all the public ban quClo gwen HIllll1 tIiC SOuuO OI DON Bells.'". Query. Because women are present.? Be that so or no, that par ticular banquet interests all London. At II the women retire to the ballroom and scene of noise and gormandizing ensues, and it is early next day when the last banqueter departs.
 Fraternity, masonic and civil ban quets cling to the old idea that woman. being .~the lesser man." has no place at their feasts That argument does not hold good in these days and is simply begging the question. The women can retort with justice and the truth: eve know why you want us to absent ourselves from your banquet. You de- sire to smoke freely, drink till you drown your sorrows. and tell risque stories. We'll have these special occa- sions once a year, but do not ask us to sit in the boxes and galleries. so near and yet so far, that we merely choke and blink and watch you through the incense, wondering why people are al ways at their worst when feedingl"- Chicago Times-Herald.
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THE CAPITOL FIRE.
r. was Due to Carelessness and Rank
 Incompetency.
s.,ce,ess Records Destroyed Because There Was No One to Watch or PafroI the Basement of the
 Building.
Especial Washington Letter.l

Senators and representatives are com ,lu to the national capital, because the g 9qress must convene on the first Monday in December, by constitutional The long time silent halls and cor .idors of the capitol building now con- stantly echo the footsteps of the states msn. men and of the crowds of self-seekers .Tbo always come in their wake. Dur ing the absence of the congress from tais t5 city the capitol building is like some banquet hall deserted. During tbe sessions of the congress it is yer itable hive of industry.
 The people coming to Washington now. statesmen and seekers after legis- lation, see no change in the capitol building. It is simply the same impos- inc marble pile that they have so often
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-12-04
PITH AND POINT.

A growing industry - Farming Golden Days.
 When a man gets too serious to take a joke he should take a vacation.-L. A. " Bulletin
 You say he died from a single blow administered by himself?f Yes; he blew out the gas!"-Puck.
 Young Dad enthusiastically Say, old man. have told you the last bright saying my youngster got off?" Friend twearily)-'.I hope so. Town Topics.
 Traveling Man-"A chop and a cup of coffee, quick!5 My train leaves in 20 minutes." Waiter-"Yes, sah. Seven tyfye cents, sah" Travelling Man Do you want pay in advanee?" Wait er@"Yes, sah To may be gone befo' It's cooked, sah. ."-N. l. World.
 T want a pair of shoes, said the rural school teacher as he stepped into one of the big department stores. What number?" asked the polite clerk 1.-Two, of course," was the indignant answer. Docs my appearance justify the conclusion that I'm a centipede ?"- Detroit Free Press.
 '.Yesterday," said Jabson, T refused E poor woman arequest for a small sum of money, and in consequence of my act l passed sleepless night. The tones of her voice were ringing in my ears the whole time.'' "Your softness of heart does you credit" said Nab son; ..who was the woman?" My wife. ."-Nanity Fair.