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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-11-03
THE RABBIT PEST.
How To Protect Fruit Trees from Dsssruc.
gion.


tion.
As to protecting fruit trees from rab.
bits, Mr.. Van Demnn. who has had an
extended experience. says: II believe
that I have tried about the whole cnta.
loEue Of protectors ns mentioned In the
papers. and some that I have not seen
there. l may say at the start that all
nre failure when close time comes
for rabbit food. except those that cover
Instead Of coating the tree trunks
have no faith In nostrums OF any kind
MS safe preventatives. 1t In true that
rabbits do not like blood or any animal
substance: bur It may wash OF. Liver
ls fairly good. rs 1t sticks quite well.
l have even split n rabbit itself and
rubbed 1t on, but with only Temporary
effect. I have also tried axle grease,
whitewnsh with sulphur In 1t. milk.
cowdung and ashes mixed. and coal
tar to cap the climax. The last was the
nearest sure to last and the most ef.
fective deadener to the trees them.
selves. II may seem strange, but It is
true. that rabbits gnnwed through coal
tar to get apple bark on my farm when
a crusted snow covered all other food.
Tying up with paper. rngs hay, straw,
pieces OF cornstnlks and coarse slough
grass tied with strings have all been
tried. and all were effective rs long as
they lasted. which IL generally the
whole season. IL the work is we'll done
except the paper. Wire screen is Of.
fective. but 1t Is costly and rusts out
In two years. The last and best thing
| tried was plastering lnths cut in
three lengths and made into n protc,,.
tor by weaving hem into four strands
OF wire. two near each nd."-Ficld
and Farm.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-11-03
Lsadville Mine Notss-

The Rio Grande extension to the gold
belt will be In running order by the
first Of November. 1t has been definite
ly announced that by that time the ore
from the Ibex will be shipped directly
from the bins to the smcltcr, new and
large bins for this purpose having been
constructed. 1t is not likely. however.
that the lbex management will great
ly increase shipments. at least before
the first OF the year. The plan is to
keep the output nt 5000 tons per
month.-Herald-De
There Ia very good reason for the be-
lief that by the first of the year the
output of the camp will be not less
thnn 1900 tons daily. This Is an I'M
precedented production. but little ex-
animation Of the present mining con-
ditions will demonstrate that the state
ment is no overdrnwn. While the old
properties are Increasing their output.
a number OF new shippers are coming
into the market, and every team that
can be secured is being pressed into
scrvice.-Herald-D Democrat.
The Dollie b. mines are shipping ~
tons Of gold ore daily to the Arkansas
Valley smeitcr. The output is some
what restricted. owing to the great
amount Of prospecting being done.
There is but one shaft on the property.
Shipments are being made from the
sulphide body. The ore IL n soft. blue
material. very similar to black lime.
but II seems to carry sulphur. 1t Is re-
ported to carry six ounces gold. A
shipment OF machinery was received
ov.r the Gold Belt recently. The DollIc
Il. will. In NIL probability. be the first
mine TO ship over the new railroad.-
Miner.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-11-03
Farm Notes.
tFrom Field and Farm,

lied.
Some of the best market gardeners
In northern Colorado are located in tn.
neighborhood of Fort Lupton, Weld
county. and their crops this year have
been quite satisfactory. They produce
TUCK IN wholesale way and In three
days this week twelve carlonds OF cnb.
bage and as many more of wheat and
nay were sent out. These things were
produced on small places mostly by
what may be called intensive farming,
The Utah Wool Growers Associa.
ton has sent protest to Washington.
called forth by the alleged order to rc.
move all sheep from forest reserves
II seems that the standing order IN
this effect has never been enforced
before and sheepmcn are entlcayoriny
to have continuance of the privilege
The tract is the summer home of
nearly 2.OOOOOO sheep and the sheen.
men claim that 1t canont possibly be
utilized for any other purpose.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-11-03
M,aluE Notes.


City recently struck streak OF ore
from which assays were obtained rs
high ms x12.OOO TO the ton.
The big Aibcmarle mill Mt Cochita.
New Mexico. has greatly increased Its
output under the management OF Mr..
Mckenna. the new superintendent.
The b. & NJ. mine mt Ward has sent
.,O2 tons Of milling ore to the Culbcrt-
son mill at Boulder and IL tons OF
smelling ore to the Ward smcltcr dur
Ing the past thirty days.
The Big Horn claim. located on Cop.
per hill. Hinsdnlc county. opened into
scme good ore last week. II was
found twenty-five feet from the sur.
fnce and gave returns OF ESQ ounces
silver and $23 In gold.
The Mogui tunnel Mt Eldora has cut
several veins In Its course into Spcn-
Ger and two of them. the Somerset and
the Little Stranger. are Of sufficient
width and value to pay for working.
and are now producing ore. The
Little Stranger has recently been bond.
cd for $4,000.
Sugar Loaf. Lake Park. st. Kevin
and Homestakc. along the western
edge of Lake county. are showing
more activity than at any period since
1880. the Lake Park section being one
of the most notable opened up this
year. There are some milling propo.
sitions at work on Sugar Loaf and st.
Kevin. and the fact that ore haulcrs
are making demands on the county
commissioners TO have the roads kept
in good condition is n sign that some
of the proprietors are able to take out
mineral.
During the past two months expert
ments have been making In Cripple
Creek district with n new system Of
concentration. which. II IL said will
utilize an immense quantity of low
grade ore In the dumps. The process
is n local invention and the expert
ments made so far. while not COM
mercial success. have demonstrated
that the work can he done. The ore
upon which the experiments have
been made carried less than 81 In value
and the expense was grcntcr than the
saving, hut II is alleged that 81 ORE
can he successfully handled. This
method Is entirely distinct from the
process OF treatment invented by
Philip Schuch. which Is chemical
treatment.
The mines Of Aspen have not been
worked SO steadily since the fall Of
silver In 1899 ms nj present. The mines
are largely worked on the leasing sys-
ten. hut some OF III" big companies are
operating with fair success ard the
mills in operation are doing good work
That Aspen is very far from dead
camp Is evidenced bv the fact that
there are very few. II any. good miners
in the camp that nrc not at work.
There seems to he little doubt that
negotiations nrc on foot for the con-
solidation Of the Butte and Boston.
Boston and Montana and Montana
Ore Purchasing Companies. All Of the
properties involved lave recently been
examined by experts.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-11-03
WOULD RAISE THE MAINE.
a San Franci.c" Company Ask the Gov
~rom-pt FOR the Privilege.

a San francisco Company Ask tho Gov
~rom-pt for the Privilege.
Washington. II. c.. Oct. 2S.-The
Acme wrecking Company of San
Francisco has made a request upon the
Navy Department for authority to raise
the battleship Maine.
The company has had experience in
raising vessels on the Pacific coast
and representations have been made to
the department as to its ability to ac-
complish the task in Havana.
1t purposes to blow the mud from
under the wreck by means OF streams
OF water and then to pass under chains
and attach them TO frame work con-
ncctcd with n system Of steel barrels.
These barrels will also be placed in the
wreck and utilized wherever they can
be made available.
The company simply asks authority
to raise the Maine and bring her to
this country. If the government wants
the ship after she reaches the United
States the company will want to be
paid salvage money through condemna-
tion proceedings. It is probable. in
case the government did not want the
ship. the company would exhibit her in
different large scacoast cities of the
United States. No money is demand
ed from the government by the COM
pany.
II is stated nt the department. unof-
ficially, that in case the company is
found TO he reliable the authority will
no doubt be given.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-11-03
CapIn Il. Lei Nnt.

Washington. ID. c.. Oct. 2S.-By d.
rection of the President, the following
officers of the volunteer army arc hon
orably discharged from the service oi
the United States. to take effect Do
ccmber 31st. their services being No
longer required:
Captain james G. Blaine. assistnn,
adjutant general, son of cx.Sccretary
Blaine.
Captain Edward Murphy. second as
sistant adjutant general, son of Scpa.
tor Murphy of New York.
Captain Samuel W. Belford, assist.
ant adjutant general, appointed frou
Colorado.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-11-03
MINING NEWS.
PROPOSED POWER PLANT.


Electric system Under Discussion for
Clear Crock.
1t now looks us IL Clear Creek county
was to have n power plant similar to
the one recently Installed for the
Cripple Creek mining section.
A. r. Specht of Boston Is going
over the ground, snys the Denver Re
publican. with II. p. Malone of Cleve-
land and A. ii. johnson of Helena,
Arkansas, who is prominent in tinan.
cial circles rs bank and railroad
president. Mr.. Specht has obtained
control of much valuable water rights
along Clear Creek and proposes TO
utilize the power going to waste In the
driving of machinery for big cleo
trical plant. The big station Is to he
installed at Dumont. and being CEN
trally located, can supply every mine
In the county with this kind Of power.
Being located on the creek, II there Is
any lack of water power or the de-
mand for electric energy becomes too
great, the question of cheap fuel Will
be solved on account of the nenrness
to the coal fields and the cheap rail
road rates for transportation.
The plans proposed provide for more
than one reservoir to store water when
the creeks are carrying an overflow so
that the reservoirs. with their supply,
could thus provide water power for al
most the entire twelve months.
Wires will be run to most OF the
mines and electric machinery OF all
kinds. including electric drills, will be
Installed. One mine. the Lamartine.
agrees to give $500 n month for such
power, and mines all over the hills
sre willing to take II at the proposed
reduction In cost over the present ex-
pensive system.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-11-03
Msrchand Leaves r..bos..

Cairo, Oct. 2S.-MaJor Marchand left
Fashoda Sunday and arrived at Khnr.
toum this morning. He will start for
Cairo tomorrow.
As the other Frcnchmcn remain at
Fhshoda. Major Marchand's departure
from there is not regarded as n set.
tlement Of the question ms to the pos.
session of that place. which Is In dis.
putc between Great Britain and
France.
The major. 1t is asserted. deemed II
necessary to personally bring to Cairo
the unfinished portion of his report of
the explorations. Captain German
was left In command of the French
mission at Fashoda.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-11-03
ALL TOLD TO GIVE THANKS.
Annual reclamation 1. Issued by the
President.

Annual Proclamation 1. Issusd by the
President.
Washington, d. c., Oct. 2S.-1he
President. after the Cabinet meeting
today. issued the following Thanks
giving proclamation:
"By the President Of the United States.
A Proclamation:
"Thc approaching November brings
to mind the customs Of our ancestors,
hallowed by time and rooted in our
most sacred traditions OF giving thanks
to Almighty God for all the blessings
he hns vouchsafcd to us during the
past year.
Few years In our history have ar
fortled such cause for thanksgiving rs
this. We have been blessed by abund-
ant hnrvests. our trade and commerce
have been wonderfully Increased. our
public credits been improved and
strengthened. all sections Of our COM
mon country have been brought to-
gether and knitted into closer bond Of
national purpose and unity.
"The skies have been for n time
dnrkened by the cloud Of war. but as
we were compelled to take up the
sword In the cause Of humanity, We
are permitted to rejoice that the con-
tiict has been OF brief duration, and
the losses we nnve nuu 10 HOuEu,
though grievous and important, have
been 80 few. considering the great re-
suits accomplished MS to inspire us
with gratitude and praise TO the lord
Of hosts. We may laud and magnify
his holy name that the cessation Of
hostillties came SO soon rs to spare
both sides the countless sorrows and
disasters that attend protrncted war.
~ do. therefore. invite all my fellow
citizens. as well those at home as those
who may be ut sea or sojourning In
foreign lands, to set apart and observe
Thursday, the oath day Of November.
ms a day OF national thanksgiving, to
come together in their several places
OF worship for n service of praise and
thanks to Almighty God for all the
blessings of the year: for the mildness
OF the seasons and the frntfulness Of
the soil, for the continued prosperity OF
the people: for the devotion and valor
of our countrymen, for the glory of
our victory and the hope OF righteous
peace. and to pray that the divine
guidance which has brought hereto
fore TO safety and honor. may be gra-
ciously continued In the years to come.
"In witness whereof.
civilian MCKINLEY.
by the President:
JOHN HAY. Secretary Of State"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-11-03
MOODY AND THE RowDv.
How the EvanEeIisIs Quick Wit Saved
Him From . DrubbInR,


A few years ago, when Evangelist
Moody was preaching in the slums of
q large city, he was delayed In leaving
the hall till late in the evening. The
exit was in back street, and as he
left the building he found a number of
roughs waiting to annoy him. AS he
walked along he heard them say,
"Here he comes!" and they prepared
to jostle him from the sidewalk. Going
straight up to the ring-leader. Mr..
Moody held out his overcoat, and, with
self-possession that commanded com
plete respect, said:
my friend. won't you just help me
on with this overcoat? am not quite
so active now as l was at your age.
and some day, when you are as old as
/ am, I'll be glad to do you the same
favor"
No bully was ever more completely
taken back with surprise. He held the
overcoat for the evangelist to get into
It, and then thanking the young man
for his aid, Mr.. Moody went along un-
molested.-November Ladies' Home
Journal.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-11-03
PRISONERS ESCAPE.
JAIL BREAK AT BOULDER.
Five Mon Tunnel Out of the County jail
-On~ Was Und-r Life Sentence.

Denver, Oct. 20.-A special to the Re-
publican from Boulder says:
Five prisoners tunneled their way
out Of the Boulder county jail. includ-
ing James Cassaidy, who was SEN
fenced to life Imprisonment for mur-
der, only n few hours before, and Ed
ward and George Rowe, who were also
sentenced to-day for horse stealing.
The escape was made shortly after
dark tonight and the five men are still
at large. Bloodhounds will be placed
on their trail ut daylight.
The prisoners had been allowed to
spend the day In the corridor. the floor
OF which is cemented. At the north
end of the corridor stood Il long table.
Under one end of it n hole was dug
into the cement. ana the dirt put under
the steel cages. which are about six
inches above ground. a trench was
dug about five feet deep. Then n tun-
mel was run under the foundation OF
Of the court house wall. This founda
tion consists of croncrete two feet deep
and four feet wide, and on this rests
the heavy footing stones. Under all
this the tunnel was driven, the entire
length being about 10 feet, 9 feet Of
which was on the outside Of the wall.
After the foundation had been passed.
the hole was extended upward to the
surface, which was left untouched un-
til this evening. During the supper
hour the sod was removed and the i've
men escaped.
When the jailer went In later to lock
the prisoners In the cells for the night
their absence was noted. The alarm
was given. and armed men We're soon
securing the vicinity In hope Of over
taking the prisoners.
The men who escaped are: James ].
Cassaidy, sentenced to life imprison-
ment In the penitentiary for murder:
Edward Rowe, six years, and George
Rowe. four and half years, both for
horse stealing; Nicholas Boucher, held
to await the action Of the District
court, and John Baptist. sentenced to
short term in the county jail for vag-
rancy.
At Eldora. in this county, Bob Bram-
lett, formerly United States marshal,
has two bloodhounds. Bramlett was
called by telephone and asked to bring
the dogs to Boulder to help trace the
men, and replied that he would do SO.
Mr.. Bramlett and the dogs are expect
ed here about midnight.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-11-03
M.ody and tn. s,nl... M.,.

Some time ngo a man who claimed
perfection went to Evangelist Moody
and commiserated him on his low level
Of Christian experience. Mr.. Moody.
In a kind manner. asked his caller II
he never sinncd nor did any wrong.
mo; I have not slnned for years.
neither have done anything that was
wrong" was the prompt reply.
"Well. I'm glad to know It," said
Mr.. Moody. "but before I am con-
vinced would like to ask your wife"
November Ladies' Home Journal.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-11-03

Rowdyism prevailed at Denver IN
halloween and much damage was
done to property.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-11-03

"Yes. indeed. the courts held that is.
norancs of the law Is no excuse.
Isarnsd that BY bitter experience" "You
were ignorant of the lawT mo, but my
lawyer was."-Tit-Bits
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-11-03

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-30
JOHN ADDINGTON SYMONDS.
SOME PEESONALIA. INCLUDING LEI
TER

"The Ouarto A Volume Artistic, Literary apd
NusicaI" is an English annual OF winch inc
third number just published in TINS country W
the Rrentanos is less interesting than us prede-
oessors. The trail of the dilettante IS over near
~ everything in the book. and the only innings
that command serious attention are couI'' .,
combinations after Rossctti and sir Ed"aiu
povnter and a paper by Mr.. c. *. Jackson Oh
the late John Arlington Symonds. TINS latter
production is of considerable importance, lor II
contains some hitherto Unpublished iraShe"''
relating to a man who must always Dc OF c""-
sequence to the student Of victorian letters
Mr. Jackson protests. it is true, that SyihoHu9
ouqbt tn he called man Of the Renaissance
rather than one Of the Victorian era ana the'c
10 Justice in the observation, but he VIII De re-
membored nevertheless, rs writer VINO sncd
great lustrc upon his time
II is interesting to read some or the casual re-
marks made By Symonds and preserved oy Sir.
Jackson II owed an unhappy boyhood 10 pao
masters and q bad school" He advised against
sending a boy to a. public boarding school. one
thinks OF his lifelong preoccupation with
aesthetic things OF that absorption In books and
learning which some OF his friends feared would
vitiate his understanding Of life. We know that
he cot to reve as much any of his friends
in the Joy Of living. but that shrinking from
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contact with the hurry -burly Of boyhood seems
characteristic. Curiousy Symonds was very
fond OF Clifton School. where he had not been
educated. and gave there with delight the lect-
ures on the Greek poets which he later ex-
banded into his well known volume. Mr.. Jack
son quotes passage from an unpublished youth
full poem by Symonds. unimportant as poetry.
but valuable as illustrating the thought which
came to the budding student i'm spite Of his
bookishness-
The love OF man and beast and tree
Is medicine and divinity.
At least with all his studious enthusiasm,
Symonds was not at bottom lacking In feeling.
that made his school days distasteful to him
There some good notes taken from various
letters. Tennyson died in October, 1892 Sy-
monds wrote from Aldworth late in the preced-
ing August discussed philosophical poem he
meant to write on GOrdano Bruno with Tenny-
son: he seems TO have vista of golden age
before him" In another letter he says: MY
average earnings from literature during the las,
ten years. 1SS2'91. have been f2l5 Js Cd A
friend business man. struck the average from
the very detailed records OF receipts | keep. "
Again lie writes: Il wish had thought Of cash
more in my life. but. Marlowe says Poets
poor. From them gross gold runs headlong
to the boor' II is difficult to do literature and
think Of money Other excerpts may be
grouped as follows: "One must be more careful
in \ poem than In picture Few people feel
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-30
WENTWORTH TRIBUNE ILLUSTRATED S -PPLEMENT

BILE and fine morning the author
wakes up to find that he is bound to write 80
many words a day whether he feels inclined u
or not" But why should we sympathHe VIII"
the author in this transaction! Because "e
finds that selling his soul for a mess OF po''ase
il something Of mistake are we To SIX over
him and weep? The less said ABOUT the nerce
nary novelists misfOrtunes the better.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-30
THE GREAT SEAL or ENGLAND.
[oIt SchOoliog in The Pail Mall Gazette.

The great seal Is not allowed To leave tns
kingdom without special permission. In lo-I
Cardinal Wolsey carried the seal into the Low
Countries and sealed writs with II AZ Calais
violation Of duty which formed one " the artr
cles OF his impeachment Nowadays. II ths
Chancellor leaves London. the great seal goes
with him and. II necessary. the travelling sea!er
attends the Chancellor for the purpose or ac''
ually applying the seal TO documents
When the great seal is 10 change hands. tne
retiring Lord Chancellor goes 10 the Queen al,
tended by his purse bearer who carries the sea-
in its purse TIE purse is handed 10 The Queen
nv tho nurse bearer given back 10 that official
by Her Majesty. and is then handed BY ins
purse-bearer TO the incoming Chancellor
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-30
the manufacture of the books will be more than
luxurious.


The recently published journals OF waiter
White are packed with good stories Of his liter
airy contemporaries. Here are two fragments
concerning Thackeray and Tennyson. respec-
lively:
"Tennyson came to the library to-day After
Il time he said. i must have pipe MT. VIA
replied that ne should either so and smoke up
the chimney in the back library or on the roof.
how 10 thrust his huge length through the win
dow In A quarter Of an hour ne came down
greatly refreshed. During a conversation on
French affairs on the day of the christening or
his child he broke in with his deep. sonorous
voice. by the holy living God. France is in
loathsomc state.
while in Chapman's counting house was in
troduccd To Thackeray who happened 10 come
in. Had heard so often that he was ugly that
was agreeably surprised to find him otherwise:
he has a lively eye fresh color and an appear
ance of old youth or youthful age. Told him
had been the means OF making persons like his
books longed la tell him that he had harped too
much on the sentimental string in The Virgin
ians to the exclusion Of incident and the detri-
m.nt Of the work. He said he wished he had
five numbers vet instead OF three. In reply to
a remark of f.. Chapman'S he said that If he
had "A rich uncle he should strange him. Then
T. O.. You say that who can write such books:
why. if | could write such books yours
wouldn't envy ven Rothschild | don't ms it is ;
Soon after he rose. shook hands. expressed
pleasure at having made my acquaintance and
said: 4 so away little taller Mr.. White, for
this conversation with you. During the CONVEX
sation T.. g. said that r.. Chapman had once
said 10 Dickens. Take a pinch OF snun. and
handed him a box containing fl.4Ou"
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4 PRAIRIE BOOM.

From The Kansas City Journal
The Kansas editor is never quite so delighv
ful as when plucking the flowers OF metaphor
from the poisoning fields OF fact says
Northern Kansas paper: THE Fred Stocks boom
is bowling along like a boreal blizzard. blasting
adj rivalry with . bllsterins blight"