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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-12-21
GENERAL Pillar KILLED.
Our Forces Rounding Up the Leading Ia
surgsnts.

surgents-
Washington. u. C., Dec. 1O--Ihe
secretary OF war regards Information
conveyed In dispatches from General
OTIS to-day as the most important that
has come TO hand for months past, par.
tlcularly the report OF the capture OF
Mablui. considered the chief support Oh
che rebellion.
General OTIS cablesrams are as fol-
lows:
Manila, Dee. l3.-Fifty men Of the
navy and fifiy men OF the army,
transported by the navy, took i-aoa.
on the 10Th inst. General Young. with
STAN. followed next day. He reports
Howe, with Pennsylvania battalion OF
the ThIrty.f9prth. followed by q por-
tlOn OF the Thirty.'hird' Infantry
passed north 10 Pudding, east OF i-aons'
Marsh's battalion OF the Thlrty-fourth
was at Cayan, province OF Isepanto, on
she 18th Inst. The Third cavalry was
along the coast and in the mountains
pursuing the enemy. Young states his
extreme northern force passed over
mountains. driving the insurgents
under General Tinto. who was badly
wounded. killing nifty and woundlns
many. lie made large captures OF
rides and property, with all Insureent
transportation. and released all fhe
spanlrh prisoners In that section 10
the number OF about a,Dpp. our casual
ties We're two wounded. our troops
are still pursuing the remnant OF
Tino's command. March's battalion
Of the Thlrty.thlrd reports from CAynn.
Lcpan'o province. on the 9Th Inst.
that he has destroyed Aculnaldo's
bodyruari. killed General Gr-Sorlo
Pillar. received the surrender OF Gen.
cral Conception and stan. killed and
wounded iifty.two Insurgents, released
SO Spanish prisoners. Including 40
fFIars. and captured considerable prop.
erty. His loss was two killed and
nine wounded. Ny Information Is that
AEulnalio has disguised his Individual.
lty. abandoned his troops and Is hiding
In the province OF Bcn-u.t.
Admiral Watson Informs me that
'hc province OF Cn:nyan surrendered
uac0ndlionally TO Captain McCalia Of
the Newark on the iith Inst. all arms
being surrendered. Major Ba,chcilor
Is ninety miles south OF Aparri: CON.
mnnd Ia good condition. Navy VIII
TAX" supplies to Batchclior In launch
nj once: this surrender doubtless In
clutlcs the province OF Isabella.
General Bates Mt Znmboangn re-
ports affairs there satisfactory. Nearly
nll rides surrendered. Macarthur. nt
Bayamhang. reports that lie holds rs
prisoners OF war MnbInI. the nblcs, OF
Insurgents, aud founder OF the late gov.
crnincnt."
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-12-21
Fire In Nebrnsk. pr,,or

Lincoln. Ncb.. Dec. 1G.-A severe fro
nt the penitcntiary this afternoon con.
suned the manufacturers building and
caused loss to the building and con.
and 100000. ''''''"
Inc principal part of the loss falls
upon tne state, which owned the build.
.hs anu me machine shop. which were
insured "'ie "h-
Aside from the state the princ,po,
loser Is the Lee Broom & Dustnr ~
S2b,OOo on machinery and stock f,irI,.
well covered by Insurance.
The fire created n manic ,mor a.,
convicts, but no lives were lost. vac
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-12-21
GENERAL TORRES VICTORIOUS.
wins Decisive Hattie with the Ysaui
1ndlans.


II Pnso. Tex. Dec. ia special
dispatch from Ortiz. In the heart OF the
Snqul country In Sonora. says n
heavy decisive battle was fought be.
tween the troops under General Luis
Torres and the YnIui braves. Scouts
discovered the SnqnIs In force In.
ircnchcd In the headquarters in the
mountain fnstncss and Mt Soicagnmpo.
fourteen miles northeast of Chumcnu-
pnco. The Mexican general advanced
at the head Of LOO men on the In.
dinns and partially fiankcd them. Many
dead fnquis were carried away by
their comrades, who sought the noun.
tnins. and nine dead were left on the
field.
Colonel Francisco Pcmndc Of Gen.
srnl Luis Torres stan Is pursuing the
rcncsades with n detachment OF Ru.
rnlcs. The Indian bands nre scattered
This Is regarded rs the decisive battle
OF the war. and the decisive success of
the Mexican forces Is attributed TO the
American skirmish line attack taught
them by Captain Jack Crawford.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-12-21
PICTURESQUE
Job Of "sqsarias the kssksss" for .
Big Circus


Big Ctrsss
New orleans Times Democrat: "rns
Job Of .squarer' for q circus used TO DC
highly picturesque" said IN old.ume
Snowman the other evening. NOW
a-days all the kicks that arise are At
tended TO by a dignifed and business
like claim agent. who II usually .
nrss-eiass lawyer. You would be sur
prised to know how many claims and
grievances bob up as q result OF near
ly every engagement en- route. and II u
the policy OF all the big shows Mt pres
ent TO investigate and dispose OF them
Immediately. having nothing hanging
over the concern. In the early days
some OF the organizations were less
partieuiar-it was anything to get
over the circuit then. and they let
each season take care Of itself. In
those merry times n gentleman who is
now a prosperous theatrical manager
went out one year as a 'squaref' for
small and rather tough circus when
has since ceased to exist His success
was marvellous. The show would often
be literally mobbed by folks threaten
Ing all kinds OF disaster. and demand
Ing enormous damages for every coz
ceivabic variety OF outrage. but some
how he always got Il away on time
and would follow smiling mysteriously.
by the next train. He left the outiit
at the end OF the year. and l was en-
gagged to act as advance for the en-
suing season. Al our very nrst stand
I found abundant evidence for his Pc
cuiiar methods. He would never dis
pu,e claim. but always promise to ns
it up directly after the last perform
nnec. He would then get the claimants
together and make an appointment 10
meet them In body next day. II pos
siblc he slipped quietly away. and II
not. he had n humorous habit OF Civ
Ing personal orders on Jay Gould and
old man Vanderbilt. whom he repre-
scntcd rs silent partners In the show.
OF course found all those victims
lined up and waiting with clubs. After
hnIr-breadth escapes from several
places sent In my resignation. told
the boss 1t was hard TO make rec
ord right behind such gifted and
successful prcdccessor-aleo ! had an
aversion OF being tnrrcd and feathered
during the warm summer months.
heard aftcrward that the Job put two
men In the hospital before fall
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-12-21

Brave BIZ Anthony. the marine
who reported the blowing up o. the
Maine TO Capt. sigSbcc. committed sui
eide In New York. owing to dcspoad-
eney over his Inability TO ind employ
ment II Is little to the credit OF the
great eastern metropolis. the city
which made so much noise and fan
faronado over the Homecoming o,
Dewey. that plain and simple man
who had served his country nobly could
not gain n livelihood within It's bound.
aries "Bill' Anthony was unfor,u.
nate In tho selection Of n home. Had
he come to the west he would In ali
probability have been alive and happy
today.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-12-21

The study Of the Irrigation question
by the Oface OF Experiment Stations
of the United States Department of
Agriculture is now being pursued by
the collation. and publication of in
formation regarding the actual status
OF irrigation In the arid regions rs re-
cards laws. institutions. etc. Since
few Of the important streams used for
irrigation lie wholly within the limits
Of any one state. and there Is a great
diversity OF irrigation laws in differ
snt states. interstate complications
over water rights have been frequent
and must become more and more
acute rs the demand for water In
creases. unless some mode of settle
ment is devised. The departments in
quiries into these questions have been
inaugurated by study of the Bear
River Valley. The Bear river was
chosen for this purpose because in its
course of a little over 300 miles It
crosses state lines (wyoming. Idaho
and Utah) five times. finally emptying
into Salt lake. which is less than fifty
miles distant from its source, thus
presenting in small compass a great
variety OF Interstate problems and
offering exceptional opportunities for
their study. Within 100 miles of its
sourse the Bear river manages to cross
the western and southern boundaries
Of Wyoming four times. In its entire
course these boundary crossings d.
vide the stream into six sections.
bitches heading in each of these sec
lions are practically Independent of
Irrigation laws or the superior claims
Of appropriations Of water below. So
Tar as practical results are concerned,
the state laws do not apply. It is
useless to determine priorities of
ditches wholly within the state when
later ones with head gates across the
border in Utah can not be closed, be-
cause the water commissioners au-
thority does not extend that far. The
same state Of affairs exists along the
boundaries OF other arid states.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-12-21

The head OF large corporation says
tha, he Is tired of having letters In
vo!ylng thousands OF dollars delayed
because his stenographer's feelings
were hurt by n roproot for tardinesA.
The remark sheds Hight on the fact
that many corporations are supplan,-
Ing women by men employees. Too
many women have yet TO learn that
business Is business. not sentiment.
and that places are held. II not always
won. by business qualifications alone.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-12-21
For tho Cure q, R,,..,.

Small baggs to hang about Children.s
heeks' winch are excellent both for the
prevention and cure OF Ricketts,. and IN
ease children in breeding of Teeth oro
prepared by Mr.. Edmund Buckwor.,, ~
ana constantly to be had at Mr. PhllIn
G,arks' Keeper of the Library in the
ieet. s ana nowhere else. at 5 shillinRs
asse'-The 1ntelligencer, 1904.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-12-21
Tcxa. Il. adjust. r.,..

Austin, Tex, Dec. 1s.-Goyernor
sayres today gave TO the press the nd
vance copies of the state tax commits
sioner's report which will be submitted
to the special session of the Legisln.
ture next month. The report seeks to
readjust the entire taxation system Of
the state and is rather severe ON rail.
roads, telegraph corporations, raising
Tux assessments materially.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-12-21
Brazil Object, 70 Aw.r,

Nio de Jnnnlro, Dec. 1G.-The govern.
ment OF Brazil will officially protest
against the award of the arbitration
tribunal mt Paris Of part of the frontier
Detwecn the Cotingo and Tokutn
rivers, which territory, 1t is snid ha'
longs to Brazil. and was not inclndnd
IN the protocols establishing the fri
bunal which arbitrated tho Rrit,sh
Venezuelan questions. ''''"'
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-12-21
Genernl Brocke Feel, ,ur,.

Havann, Dec. 15.-Genernl John u
BlDoke received an ofiicial disn,tnh
tnls AFTERNOON informing him thnt Sn
would ne relieved by Major Genorai
Leonard WOOD. Until that mo,nent a.
nau refused to credit the renorts oe
General Woods promotion and his o,v,
recall, and General Brooke feels NV
anu tMkes the Presidents complainant
ary ai'ustons as entirely perfunctorv
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-12-21

Colombia government troops report
having killed 1000 and wounded 1000
rebels in a recent battle. The British
censor at Alden would better let
through few more native" reports
Of British victories" or the Trans
vaal war will begin to appear insig-
nificant.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-12-21

The Washington Post says there will
doubtless be men who try the Sam
Jones business In other states II Is
hopeful tina, they Will at least try the
Sam Jones brand OF honesty.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-12-21

The editor Of the Abilene tTeras)
Reporter wants the people there TO
abolish the town cow" When this
is done will he propose a chalk fac
tory?
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-12-21

The mere cutting Of weeds. says a
horticultural, enhances the growth Of
grass. Simply dropping undesirable
companions gives many a young per
son n start upward.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-12-21
Not . From Field and Farm.

The recent snow storm In Bent co"u,
ty cost 4. ii. Goodwin 250 head "
sheep.
). Nj. Huber of Yuma county n"j n"jl
lately removed to Morgan county niS .in
will feed $500 hend of sheep this WI"
ter IN the vicinity of Fort MorGa"'
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-12-21

Gen. Maxine Gomez opposes "au-
tonomy" for Cuba. IL now remains
for the euekoos to demonstrate that be
ls u scapegraee.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-12-21

Hetty Green says no way has ever
been invented to prevent people from
throwing away their money. 1t is
generally understood, however, that no
such invention would be of tie slipbt.
est use to Unk<s
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-12-21

II has been some time since Cen
eral Funston has actually been In the
swim.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-12-21

ia boys mother admits he is q tribe
wild he must be pretty tough.
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Smart Autumn Jackets.

This senson's jackets are fascinating
with their wonderful curves and tailor
finish. 1t is mistake to suppose an
outside garment can be made at home.
It is the one thing that must have the
stamp of the tailor, and an exceeding
" smart one at that. Stitching is
generally used on the new fall coats;
and, although it is finish, it must be
kept thoroughly brushed, or the dust
which settles on its threads will give
even a new coat the appearance OF
having been worn long time.
The short double-breasted type OF
Jacket shown in the large engraving
is most useful for autumn wear. This
style is especially adaptable in blue
cloth. Blue is q shade that always is
serviceable, and seldom looks shabby
even after a seasons hard wear. The
model is blue cloth, with white
facings, and is lined throughout with
white satin, which, by the way, is one
of the best Innings ever employed.
Crystal buttons add considerably TO
the effect. The jacket flaps and q
narrow band at the waist are OF white.
The other jacket shown in the
large engraving is an open one, and
Stimulates a double coat. This has a
shipped edge inserted between the
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The Kansas Fly and the Spider.

A spider carefully wove his net in
the corner of room and waited for q
victim. By and by seeing fly mean.
dering along that way he invited him
in to chat awhile, casually offering to
set 'em up as an extra inducement.
my ask" said the fly, as he brushed
a breadcrumb off his left eyebrow with
his front foot, "why you are so blamed
anxious to strike up an acquaintance
with an entire stranger? So far as l
know you never saw me III your life
before" "True," replied the spider
as he fastened another strand, "but
as soon as I saw you was struck by
your appearance and determined that
you were the individual I had been
looking for to go into great business
venture. I can see in minute that
you have head for business" But
the fly simply said: "My fuzzy headed
friend, I might possibly be caught
with this glucose you are giving me II
it wasn't for the fact that see the re-
mains of a friend of mine from Mis-
souri, hanging up there in the corner
of your establishment. He had to be
shown, I DON'T" And with light
"ta ia, I will see you later" the Kan
sas fly wended his way toward the bald
head of fat man who was slumbering
on a neighboring couch.-Topeka
Mail and Breeze.
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ten or twelve inches above it. A very
elecant redingote has triple pelerine

ten or twelve inches above it. A very
elegant redingote has triple pelerine
covering the shoulders, while in front
shaped revers run the entire length.
Shown in the accompanying illus
tration is a new-model cloak suitable
for late fall of white cloth, fitting close
~ over the shoulders, and from thence
downward, faring slightly and open
ing in the centre of the back over a
double fold of white velvet. Garni-
ture is of chin chilla; collar lined with
the same fur. Lining is maize surah,
slightly wadtled. The design is from
the Dry Goods Economist.
It appears now very distinctly indi.
Gated that wraps, cloaks and redin.
gotes will be far more fashionable than
Jackets as the season advances, not,
however, to their entire exclusion, as
they are far too convenient and pretty
for that to be possible.
Another stylish redingote, also
sloped off in front, has three very mar
row shaped hounces surrounding it,
and continuing up the front, diminish
ing as they ascend, they are repeated
on sort of small pelerine covering
the shoulders.
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xvil,ows For River Protection. J..

To stop river erosion on the Miss.
issippi River, A. L. Van Osdel, OF
Yankton County, S. D., is expert
menting with bundles Of willow twigs,
SAYS the Globe-Democrat Of st. Louis.
He places three bundles of willows,
each about six feet long one above
the other, in groups of from thirty to
seventy-fve feet apart along the bank
and weights each down with stone,
the bundles being also fastened to q
stake. He has thus protected about
one mile of river bank at a cost OF
$3.50, and says that while the river
cuts into the bank above his work, the
bundles, go far, protect the mile
treated. The soil is sandy.
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One OF the very best hill farms In Waits
field, Vermont, seven (7) miles from rail-
road, ons-bali 90 mile from steam saw
mills, comprising 200 acres, half OF which
Is under the highest state OF cultivation.
Plenty OF good timber and excellent pas
lures. Sugar orchard of 1000 trees, equipped
with twelve hundred tin tubs two years
old; the balance wooden ubs newly paint.
ed and In first. class condition. Latest
improved evaporation; iron arch, large
sugaring-off arch, sugar-house con-
tanning 60 cords four-foot dry wood;
three years supply stovewood on band.
Barns In flrst-class condition, one nearly
new, ITS ton stlo; abundance OF small fruits
splendid orchard Of grated trees. The
place kept through last winter forty (4O)
head OF cattle, seven horses and other
small stock; never-faiIing water at barn,
and dwelling. Com plete set OF tools OF the
best make. The whole place is we'll fenced
and thoroughly well kept up. Dwelling Is
flrst-class; two stories, twelve rooms, re-
gently painted inside and out. The whole
would be sold at q great barg ain, on ac-
count Of death In family. For further In
formation apply to F. A. Joslyn, Waits
feld. Vermont,
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Two Rold Train Robbers.

Of all the bloody men of the road,
indubitably the shrewdest and one OF
boldest, was John Sontag, of Califor-
MIA. He was trapped and shot in the
Sierra Nevada, but not until he had
sent four detectives to their long &C.
count. He seemed to have a genius
for detecting detectives and liked to
kill them. His passing left but one
band of organized train robbers in the
country. This gang was composed
mostly OF the famous Dalton brothers,
q family of dead shots, which had the
popularity of shooting rifles always
with the rifle butt below the hip.
Holding gun in this way, Bill Dal-
ton would account for three men in
ten seconds at distance OF two hun
ired yards. He was nothing less than
phenomenal, and only a shade bet
.er than his kinsmen.
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A Good Word For Canadian HaIf-Breeds.
The more I have seen of the half.
bloods of Canada, the more I have
come to admire them. They are OF
fearless stock, and have inherited
many good traits from both races.
They regard with amusementand pity
their half-brothers, the full-blood AL
gonouins of the remote forest, but they
understand the arts of wood-lore which
make life more than endurable there.
They have French, English, Scotch
and scandinavian family names, and
anyone who thinks they lead an un'
comfortable life is very much mis-
taken. frederick Irland, in scrib'
nar's.
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His Waning Career.

"Alas!" said the talented concocto1
Of sensational literature for the youth
''the halcyon days of my present pros
perity will soon be overl In a few
short years there will be no further
demand for the products of my pen.
"You do not expect the race of boys
to become extinct, do you?" questioned
his friend. "a boy, as the proverb
says of the sucker, is born every min
nte, and boys will always be boys"
eyes; butt the swiftly-rhanging times
will eftsoon make the stock situations
of my craft of no potency to thrill the
juvenile mind. The horse is passing,
and what lad would palpitate with de-
vouring envy when my youthful hero
threw himself in front of the fercely-
snorting automobile, in which shrek
ingly clung the golden-haired daugh'
ter of the proud plutocrat, and, seizing
1t by the bits, only succeed in stop
ping it's headlorg career at the immi
nent peril of his life and the brink OF
the beetling precipice? Eh-yah! I see
my fnish!"-Puck.
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How to Stop Worrying.

"The usual way people set about
stopping worry is wrong one,"
writes Mary Boardman Page in the
Ladies' Home Journal. 'That is why
it is 30 unsuccessful. If doctor tells
q patient he must stop worrying, the
patient is likely to say impatiently:
oh, doctor, don't I wish that I could J
But T can't! If I could have stopped
worrying a year ago would not be i'll
now!'-all Of which is probably per.
fectly true. Aud the doctor does not
always know how to help him, because
both doctor and patient have an idea
that it is possible to repress worry
through an effort of the will. This is
a mistake. It is not possible to re.
press worry. You have got to replace
it with something else.
"Let me illustrate this by figure.
Suppose you were to go into com
pletely dark room, wishing it to be
light. How would you set about the
work? Would you try to scoop the
darkness up in buckets and carry 1t
out at the door? Not at all. You
would just open the window and shut
ters and let in the blessed sunlight.
You would replace the darkness with
light. So it is with worry. The only
possible way to get rid of it is to re-
place the worry attitude of mind with
the non-worry attitude. And this can
always be done when the person is
sincere and patient in his desire to
bring it about. All he has to do is to
be passive and let nature take her own
perfect way with him."
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"wooden" shoulders, thin arms or O
bad carriage is looking wistfully for
ingenious ways of concealing her de-
fects. The smart dressmakers say
they will not attempt to clothe young
girls or too slender women IN these
severely simple bodices. A fold or
two OF suspicion of frill of lace or
chiffon covers deficiencies and does
not interrupt the line which fashion
ordains. A becoming pinafore dress
is produced by wearing over lace
bodice second halt bodice OF foulard
or fine cloth, and inserting panels Of
the lace in the skirt. narrowing from
the waist downward. The open part
of the overdress may be connected by
bands of velvet or stitched straps of
cloth or silk, and similar bands can
be adapted as shoulder-straps. Ever
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L pro.p.rou. Co-operatire Community.

4 Prosperous Cooperative Community.
Tell City, a cooperative colony in
Indiana, has had prosperous career
for nearly half a century. 1t was
founded in 1856 by the Swiss Colon
ization Society, of Cincinnati. 1t
operates one OF the largest chair fac
tories in the country on cooperative
basis. The employees, who are all
stockholders in the company, settle
the amount of their own wages, and
divide the surplus; but the man in the
office gets a good deal more Pay than
the man in the mill, for Tell City is
not committed to any communistic
policy.