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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-06-23
A FATALITY AVOIDED.
From tho Democrat, Goshen, Ind)

When neuralgia is accompanied by a
dull, heavy pain nenr the hoart, frequently
becoming intense, it generally terminates
fatally. Mrs. Nancy Flynn, wholives near
Goshen, Indiana, survived such an attack
and her advice is worth heeding.
'.In the fall of 49," she said, II began to
to have trouble with my heart. There was
a sharp pain in my breast which became
rapidly worse. The doctor was puzzled and
put ne under the influence of opiates.
Thes sharp attacks followed one another at
intervals, and l became weak and had q
hnggard look. wns constantly in pain,
seldom slept and had no appetite.
cat tho end of two years was confined
to my couch most of tho time and the
doctors agreed that my death was only
matter Of q short timo.
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were caught were condemned by the

were caught were condemned by the
court.
AS last resort, bold and an orig
inal plan was adopted. AS cargoes
from Liverpool to Nassau ran a risk of
capture. the voyage was broken again,
this time not by neutral destination,
but by one in the country Of the very
belligerent whom the trade was to in
jure. Goods were shipped to New York
by the regular steamship lines to be
carried thence to Nassau, and SO to
find their way to the blockaded terri
tory. 1t was supposed that the United
States would not interfere with COM
merce between its own ports and those
Of a neutral This expectation, how
ever, was not well founded. AS soon as
it was discovered at New York that the
trade with Nassau and Bermuda was
assuming large proportions instruc-
tions were issued to collectors OF GUS
toms in the United States to refuse
clearance to vessels which, whatever
their ostensible destination. were be-
lleved to be intended for southern
ports, or whose cargoes were In immi-
nent danger Of falling into the hands
OF the enemy, and IL there was merely
ground for apprehension that cargoes
were destined for the enemy's use, the
owners were to be required to give
ample security.
Necessity of the Blockade.
AS a military measure the blockade
is of vital Importance. 1t has been
commonly said with regard to the civil
conflict that without it hostilities
would have been protracted much long
er, and would have been far more Bit
ter and bloody than they were. Its
| peculiar Importance lay in the isola-
ton of the southern states, and in their
! dependence upon the outside world
for the necessaries of life. The only
neutral frontier was along the Rio
Grande, and the country for many
miles on both sides of the boundary
offered few facilities for trade or trans
portation. All supplies had to come
from the seaboard, and the peculiarly
agricultural character sf the southern
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-06-23
EntirelY InoncnsIye.

Disregard of the ordinary civilities
of life often goes unrebuked, but
there are occasions when It meets its
proper punishment. Miss Smith,"
said young man to an acquaintance.
with whom he was taking walk one
evening, 81 hope this cigarette will not
be offensive to you" Not at all. sir"
she replied, slowly and with emphasis,
unless you light it." And not a word
was spoken for the next two blocks.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-06-23
The American Navy. Cuba and Hawaii.

A portfolio. size 10Isxli inches. In ten
parts. sixteen views In each part, of the
finest half-tone pictures of the American
Navy. Cuba and Hawaii has Just been
published. and the Atchison. Topeka &
Santa Fe Railway has made arrange
ments for n special edition for the benefit
OF Its patrons. and will furnish the full
set. one hundred and sixty pictures. for
one dollar. delivered free to any address
In the United States. In view Of the pres
ent excitement regarding Cuba these pic
lures nro very timely. Send amount. with
full address. to ]. P. HALL.
General Agent, A., T. & 8. F. Ry., Dem
YER Colo
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-06-23

of a capture. the vessel is called .
prize. and the money 1t yields, accord
ing to the rule during the civil war.
ia divided between the naval pension
fund and those who had participated In
the chase. When the blockadins
squadron engages and defeats an
armored ship of the enemy, the gov
ernment grants the men bounty &C"
cording to the size Of the enemyn
force.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-06-23

The quartcrmnster general has signed q
contract for the transportation of the
biggest cannon owned by this government
island. in Portland bay. Maine. II is n
ffteen-inch rifle and weighs 10000 pounds.
1t requires charge OF $50 pounds OF pow
1900 pounds. It will take six Hat cars to
carry the monster.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-06-23
Sailors and 1p,eir Grievances.

The grievances of sailors examined
by the authorities in ports of entry are
often greatly exaggerated. Violence is
always Objectionable, and pointedly so,
when eXerted upon an unfortunate
liver, stomach or bowels by dosing
with purgatlyes which weaken the i'll
testines. Use Hostettcr's Stomach Bit
tiers.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-06-23
MALT CREAM There \. Mnnuroc,uro,

MALI CREAM There il NInnufoctured In
Denver an article called Malt Cream that
Is credited with doing wonders in curing
debility, II Is made OF Milk Cream and
Barley Malt. and Is past doubt the best
bnDy food known. as II contains no chem
icals. The firm is known as the American
MIX Goods Company. Any druggist can
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-06-23

about n wo-
man having
been cured Of
neuralgia of
tho heart by
DIR. Williams
Pink Pills
( or p q ! Q
People, and
I concluded
to try them.
''W hon /
had finished
one box i
noticed an i'm
provement In
---N~Istfo-
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seauty 1. Hood Deep.

Clean blood means q clean skin. Ne
beauty without II. Cuscarets. Candy Cnthar-
tic cleans your blood and keeps it clean. BY
stirring up tho lazy liver and driving all i'm
purities from the body. Begin to-day to
Danish pimplcs. boils, blotches, ,blackhends,
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets,- beauty for ton cents. All drug
eists satisfaction guaranteed. 10c. CSC. 6Oc.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-06-23
We Pay Expenses

and liberal commissions. refund the cash for
NIL goods not giving the consumer sa II isfac ton
Long terms of credit First-clnss scheme
statesmen wanted. No bond required. Sales
made from photographs. We gunrnntcc s5lOo
per month on mail orders. Address wiA stamp,
brenard Mfg. Co. Iowa City. Iowa.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-06-23

Asscssor-You wish to return your prop
erty as being worth more than $3.50? Citi-
tatious display OF my great wealth.-De-
II oit journal.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-06-23

"Jcnnic Is awfully proud just because
her sweetheart is going to the war"
'She isn't half as proud as Maud. Hers
has Just come back from the Klondike."-
indianapolis Journal.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-06-23

Dreadful about the bad drinking waite,
down South" Yes; the only soldier,
really prepared for this war are the Ken
tuckians"
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rcct M.de SIT and Tender

By excessive perspiration safely and per-
manently cured. All odors destroyed.
Srencer's cooling remedy. so cents, post
paid. The only reliable remedy; 10 years
on. the market, Address L. w. Spencer,
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-06-23

To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascnrcts Candy Cathnrtic. l0o or so
II C. c. c. fail to cure. druggists refund money.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-06-23

Peace may be delayed by the fact that
II will require some time for the Span
iards to find out that they are whipped
after the fact Is patent to the rest Of the
world.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-06-23

FITS permanently Cured. ohts or nervousness after
first day use of DIR. klincs Great Nerve Rcstorer,
scnd for FREE S1.OO trial bottle and treatise.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-06-23

These are times in which all men should
show courage. II only by wearing u last
years straw hat.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-06-23

To quit tobacco easily and forever. be mnp.
netlc. full OF life. nerve and vigor take So-To-
Sac, the wondcr-workcr, that makes weak men
strong. Al druggists, 5oc. or 81. Cure gmnran-
Geu; BooSlct and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co.. Chicago or New York
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-06-23

what freaks one meets in boarding
houses" Yes. n lot of them around nj
our place nave got up purse and sent
the landlady off on a vacation"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-06-23

this week" "Why not?" "Typewriter or
girl had picnic engagement every after
noon"
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Hnll's Catarrh Cure
Is taken internally. Price, 75c.

"rm going to stop my-aw-waw talk"
said Chollic. wearily. WHATS happened
to your I'm getting tiahd of being
called a boy pntwiot.' indianapolis
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-06-23

"My bicycle runs like n thing of life
this morninE . SAID Mr.; hc,ns Mnnker So 10 Miss Miss
pumped It's tires full of this bracing air"
replied the young lady.-Detro!t Free
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-06-23

Associate Justice White Is the only
member of the United States Supreme
Court that rides n bicycle, and he goes
out every afternoon for n long spin after
the adjournment of the court.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-06-23

whats the matter. Little Dick?''
Say, Mr.. Highly. why don't you bring my
sister more candy an not so many
roses?"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-06-23

"what is n delicacy?" "a delicacy is
anything good on the table Of which you
can't get all YOU want"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-06-23

Educate Your Bowels with Csscarets.
Candy Cathartic. cure constipation forever.
toc. sc. nc. C. c. fail. druggists refund money.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-06-23

Two bottles of Piso's Cure for Consump.
tlon cured me OF n bad lung trouble.-Mrs J.
Nichols, Princeton. Ind. March &c 1895.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-06-23
-'TOE-GuM CURES CORNS
Or money bnck. i5c at all drurEists

You love Harry and yet you have re-
jectcd him. well, he Dragged to me
that he never made n mistake about
girls"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-06-23

Mrs. Winsiow's Soothing syrup
FOR children ecthing. .softens the gums in fam.
mAtion allays pain. wind collie. IS cents bottle
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-06-23

'T didn't see the widow at the funeral"
"No: ter gown fitted so badly that sha
couldn't restrain her grief"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-06-23

CoSMO BUTTERMILK TOILET SOAP
makes the skin soft, white and healthy.
Sold everywhere.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-06-23

a girl naturally puts on her best shoes
his heart at her feet.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-06-23

The pen Is mightier than the sword. but
the dinner knife is often more deadly
than either,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-06-23

Have you any expectations, Jack?" 'I
can tell better Julia after | have had n
confidential talk with your fother."
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-06-23
Nn.Tn-nur ..

No-To-Bao for FIFTY Cents.
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak
len htropg, blood pure. bVc. 81 All drlIgpists
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-06-23

For n perfect complexion and n clear
healthy skin, use COSMO BUTTERAiILK X
SOAP. Sold every where.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-06-23

A bath with CoSMo BUTTERMILK
SOAP, exquisitely scented, is soothing and
beneficial. Sold everywhere.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-10-06

Ing silos and cellars, and will save
time and money on any farm if prop
erly handled.
The stacker consists of one long post
or pole set solidly in the ground and
extending 30 to 40 feet in the air, a
short arm of ten or twelve feet, and
the necessary ropes and pulleys. The
arm is fastened at the height desired
by boiling onto an iron band, some
times made from an old wagon-tire
inserted in groove or collar cut
around the post. A strong wire, rope
or chnin is then fastened to the outer
end of the arm, or derrick, and on a
band made to circle round near the top
OF the pole. Three pulleys are suffi-
cient to hoist the load, and small
rope in the hands of the man on the
stack or ground enables him to pull
the hoisted load wherever desired.
AS no one has disturbed the farm
ers using the derrick, it is supposed
the stacker is not patented, hence no
royalties will be demanded of anyone
who wishes to make one.-Joel Sho-
maker, in Farm and Fireside.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-10-06
CLEANING UP THINGS.
NO lime OF the Year Is Better suited
for This Kind of Work Than
the Present,

During the next two months is one
OF the best seasons for cleaning up the
farm, and in the majority of farms
there is plenty of opportunity or need
for this kind of work. After the plow-
ing for wheat is done the manure can
al! be cleaned out of the stables, sheds
and feed lots and hauled out and scat
tered broadcast on the land intended
for wheat. The work of properly pre-
pairing the land for the reception OF
the seed will incorporate sufficiently
with the soil. Weeds may be cut down
in the meadows and pastures and
along the fence rows to a good advan-
tage. Many of them, if cut down be-
fore they mature seeds, will be effect
ually killed out. #-- @6 @t
This is one Of the best reasons for
killing out sprouts and briars. With
the exception of sassafras and per-
simmon almost all kinds may be eff
fectuaIly killed out by cutting down
reasonably close to the ground almost
any time in August. With these two
in nearly all cases the only safe plan
is to grub out, cutting them off at
least six inches below the surface.
While this plan requires considerable
work, in the end it will prove much the
more economical. This is SO much the
case that generally it will be better
TO thoroughly clean an acre in this
way than to spend the same amount
OF time and labor cutting off and burn
ing larger acreage, but doing less ef-
fective work.
Cutting close to the ground and let
ting lay until dry and then burning
will kill out many weeds, moss and
sprouts, but with persimmon and sas-
safras the tops will rarely be killed
down SO deep but that the roots will
send up shoots next year, and in a
short time they will be as much in the
way as ever.
BY keeping the farm clear the value
is materially increased to say moth
ing of the better satisfaction in work
ing it.-N. j. Shepherd, in Farmers
Voice.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-10-06
CRUEL RELIC OF PAGANISM.
Horrors of the Penance Of FlagelIa.
tfOn DeQueathed to Amer-
lea by Spain.

"The penitentes of New Mexico"
was the subject upon which II. b. Mar
tin, formerly chaplain of the Kansas
City workhousc, lectured recently.
The speaker has for number of years
been doing missionary work near the
Mexican border line. The penitentes
or "hagellantes," as they are called in
that country, are a sect of Mexican
half-breeds who condone their sins by
soaring their bodies in a horrible
manner.
'The penance of tlagellation," said
Mr.. Martin, ''is almost prehistoric, for
we read accounts of it in the ancient
Egyptian customs far before the Chris
tian era, and the Greek historians
speak of it as common practice
among the Hellenic peoples as a pro-
pitiation for the anger of the pagan
deities. Later on it was practiced to
some extent in France, and then in
Spain, from which country it was COM
municated to Mexico and the other
Spanish conquests in America It has
largely been stamped out by the march
diffused among the ignorant people
who were addicted to it by mission
aries, but it still exists in many places,
and there are several localities within
the confines of the United States where
it is still in existence.
about three miles south of Trini-
dad, Col, is perhaps the largest COM
munity of these pagans in this coun-
try and there every year during the
time of Lent the penitentes gather to
atone for their sins during the preced-
ing year. There is large 'marado,' or
church, erected at this place and this
church is the center of the ceremonies.
The penitentes, after receiving con-
fession, strip themselves to the waist
and with bare feet proceed to the
church. Here their backs are horri-
bly, mutilated by being gashed with
broken glass, and this is ground into
their flesh. Heavy wooden crosses
sometimes weighing as much as 400
pounds. are then strapped upon the
bleeding backs of the penitentes, who
drag them for hours through the sand
toward the mountain sides. and at
times dozens of them may be seen all
along the rocky cliffs in almost mac
cessible places. Many of the peni-
tentes bear these crosses for days
without cessation, thinking that by SO
doing they cleanse themselves of their
sins.
"Others prepare whips of The most
cruel description. the meshes of the
rope being interviewer with cane cac-
tus and sometimes with barbed wire,
and with these instruments of ex-
quisite torture they lash their bleed
ing backs. They all administer pun
ishment to themselves, and gauge the |
amount according to their strength. l |
have known one man who gave himself |
l3O of these terrible lashes. Many
fatalities result from this mode of |
penitence, and the practice has been
greatly condemned since it has be-
come generally known throughout the |
state. Steps are being taken to have
broken up this relic of pagan days.
Kansas City Journal.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-10-06
HOT WATER FOR LICE,
An Insect Destroyer Which Does Its
Work Thoroughly and Can he
Had for Nothing.

The Messenger very sensibly says
that boiling hot water is lice killer
about which we read very little in the
poultry papers; but it does the work
very thoroughly, and is very cheap. In
poultry house where the pests have
obtained foothold hot water will
greatly assist in their determination.
The waste water on wash day can be
used for this purpose, being returned
to the stove after it has served it's end
at the washtub and reheated. If the
walls, roosts and nesting boxes are
drenched with this the larger proper
ton of the lice will be destroyed in-
stantly, and those which escape will
meet their fate in the coat of white
wash which should follow within day
OR two. If the nursery coops are
turned upside down and hot water
sprinkled over the inner surface until
it flows into and through every creyice,
not single louse will surviv. the
treatment. This should be done in the
forenoon of a bright day in order that
all dampness may be dissipated before
the brood returns to it at night. We
have nothing laid up against the
lice killer makers, and have no desire
to injure their business, but everybody
cannot buy these things; and while
they are convenience, it is just as well
to admit the fact that they are not
necessity. The lice can be conquered
more cheaply, but to do this involves
the expenditure of more time and la
hOr
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-10-06
THE DERRICK STACKER.
era1 Satisfaction In Hoisting
Hay and Grain.

The derrick stacker is in use in many
sections OF the west, and gives general
satisfaction in hoisting hay, straw and
grain. 1t is made stationary, and cali
be used i'll making round stack, with
the pole in the middle, or for lifting hay
OF grain 10 platform, from which it
MAY be put in the barn. This simple
device is also handy for stacking on
sheds, saving all the heavy pitching
from the wagon. Some farmers have
the derricks set against the barn, and
use them for hosting machinery to
the top floor in winter and letting it
down i'll the spring. The derrick will
be found handy for filing and empty
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-10-06
NOTES FOR BEEKEEPERS.

Drones are the male bees.
Have a good supply of hives in readi-
ness.
Drones have no stings and no means
Of defense.
Cross, stinging bees are usually the
result Of improper handling.
Keep plenty of room above the brood
nest for the storage Of honey. #,
A colony that seems slow in building
up may have defective queen.
Much surplus honey cannot be Sc
cured if the bees are allowed to swarm
at will.
Rough treatment will not succeed,
but will irritate the bees beyond re-
demption. .-es q. .s s-...4.s.
Colonies worked for extracted honey
are less inclined to swarm than those
for comb honey. g.
To hive swarm right is to hive all
the bees, and if the queen is there at all
she will be in the hive with them.
TO obtain crop of honey in prof
table manner, the surplus boxes must
be ready to put in the hives when
needed.
\ section filled with comb in which
there is little honey put in the surplus
eases will entice the bees into the upper
ones.
Moth worms are very destructive to
empty combs in the hives where the
bees have died and in those put away
unoccupicd.
The best way to get rid Of moth
worms in empty combs is to put the
combs in empty boxes and fumigate
them with burning sulphur.-St. Louis
Republic. ..
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-10-06
THE MANILA DANDY.
His Costume May lie Regarded as
Perfectly Shocking by Unnc-
custOmed Eyes.

The costume of the Manila dandy con-
sists of a pair of white cotton trousers
and shirt. The latter may be more or
less of the cut familiar to us, when
made of calico, but the front is elab-
orately embroidered, tucked or frilled.
and the center of the back falls in full
kits, unconfined by the trousers.
"Camisa fuera" (shirt outsideC is the
local term for this native fashion.
which greatly scandalized an elderly
English lady on her arrival in the Phil
ippines. Emily, my dear, dom t look!"
she exclaimed to her daughter in hor-
rified whisper, when the costume first
met her shocked gaze. Don't look!
The servant has forgotten to dress him.
self" The "shirt outside" takes rath-
er the form of blouse and, conse-
quently, strikes European less oddly
when made of pima gauze, of the pret-
tily striped silk gauze. or of hempen
tissue (abaca), all of which are of ma
tive manufacture. With these the ma
tive pure and simple wears black
mushroom-shaped, sun-proof and
waterproof hat, often inlaid round the
brim with silver in pretty patterns
called salacote. This headgear of his
forefathers is discarded by the native
in European employ for a common
white straw hat as he discards slippers
for patent leather boots. The children.
boys and girls, are, on gala days, made
up into quaint little miniatures of their
elders, though ordinarily their cos
tunes are either Of the simplest kind, or
conspicuous by their absence.-Lucy NJ.
J. Gannett. in N. Y. independent.