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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-12-28

nuts, raIsins. figs. coffee. ten, sherry.
whisky and port wine.
Mother objected to the liquors. but
wo said she was oid-fash!oncd. and
gained our point. us In those days n
house that didn't serve stimulnnts Of
n spiri.uous sort would have been prct-
ty well 'boycot,ed.' US We say today.
well. the callcrs-ail men-began
to arrive at about ten o'clock In the
morning. and KEEP: g up all day.
AT noon my Charley called In a
huge omnibus. as was the custom
among the middle-class people in those
days-and brought with him seventeen
fellows. not one OF whom l had ever
seen before.
This was another absurd test OF
hospitality current at that time. and
very trying 1t was.
For seventeen lusty strangers to
run amuck amid our already depleted
stock was OF itself an aggravation. but
the quantities they ate and drank. In
honor Of 'Charley's girl had an effect
far from pleasing. for some Of the call
ers became triile boisterous and
seemed disinclined to depart.
But my principal worry was abou;
Charley.
Il had always supposed him strictly
temperate, but on this occasion he
drank a great deal. Oh, how wished
then that h.! t:sen my mothers al
vice about tne liquor.
His face grew red, his eyes CLASSY,
his speech thick and his walk un-
steady.
''I fancy now that he must have been
drinking before he called on me, bu,
at that time felt that was alone re-
sponsible for his condition.
when he approached ne to say
'good-by' l shrunk from him in disgust.
He saw it. and it angered him. We
had sore words. he dashed out and |
went to my room to weep.
Il never saw him again"
What" we calculated.
Never! In defiant mood he must
have drunk more and more. He had
a quarrel with companion, blows
were struck. he was arrested and
lodged all night in Jail. l read of It in
the paper next morning and my soul
sickened. He called to see me a few
days after, but would not receive him.
Perhaps l was wrong, perhaps I was
right. At all events, he became con-
firmed drunkard, and don't feel that
was altogether responsible. New
York Herald.
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nni.inr c,,,.. Ii, Hand.

used to think. says n writer in Com
mcrcial Gazette. that the only right
way was to le; the calf draw n part
Of the milk from the COW. But We now
prefer to feed them entirely by hand
even when trying TO raise an extra
good calf. The only advantages in let
ting the calf suck arc that It gets the
cream contained In the milk. II takes
II In n natural manner. and ut just the
right temperature. Fed in this way they
are not so apt to get scours rs when
fed by hand. But We cannot afford to
feed butter fat which may be substi-
tuted. at first with oil meal jelly. and
later on with mill feed. corn meal. etc.
II careful to give the milk at blood
heat. and keep the stall clean and
sweet, there will be little trouble from
scours. Our method is about like this:
For the first three or four days the
calf is allowed to run with the COW.
Nothing Is equal to the first milk to
start the stomach and bowels to work.
ing right, and the dairy writer's tell
us that this fosters the feeling of
motherhood in the COW and tends to
increase the flow of milk. 1t Is .aen
given its first lesson in feeding by plac-
ing the hand in the milk with the fin
gers turned upward In its mouth. In
few days 1t learns to eat without the
fingers, and then 1t is light job to
feed and care for II. At first 1t is fed
new whole milk but by the time all
fever Is gone from the cows udder. IL
may be fed on SKINNED milk. To this
should be added some oil meal Jelly,
made by dissolving about two table
spoonfuls of oil meal in hot water. This
may be gradually increased to half a
pound of oil meal at a feed, but this is
enough up to two months old. The
calf should have access to grass or
some fine, sweet hay, that it may early
develop the first stomach and begin
chewing its cud. At two months old
1t will eat quite freely of various foods.
and should have all the mill feed. corn
meal or ground oats it will lick I'M
clean twice a day.
By this time the oil meal NAV he
left out, though it would be better to
still feed a little of it. The greatest
trouble with calves raised by hand IL
scours. This may come from various
causes, but Is generally brought on by
sour milk, foul stalls or by feeding too
much at one time and not enough at
another. When first signs are noticed
give an egg or two, beaten fine, in its
milk. This will usually check it but
If not handful of wheat flour fed in
the same way will be found good. The
scours will easily be detected by the
smell in the stall. 1t is almost useless
to try TO cure the calf and keen II
healthy unless the stall is kept per-
fectly clean and dry.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-12-28

Chicago engineers src designing an
earthquake-pEo0t steel palace for the
crown prince Of Japan. II will mark
the advent OF American steel eons,rue-
uoa in the Mikado's land. and the i'm
periai government has appropriated
sj.coo.000 for Its erection. founia-
tions are being laid with view TO
rearing the framework in February.
Around the skeleton OF beams and bars
will be built n house Of sraEl;. and
marble expected to eclipse in beauty
OF design anything the orient has ever
known. The palace will adjoin the
royal home of the Mlkado in Tokyo.
and Il will spread to extreme dimcn-
hions OF go by 400 feet. rising TO
height o. sixty feet. The architectural
plans par;akc OF the French rcnais-
ranec.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-12-28

in this respect than Others. 'bn, I have
come TO regard the practice with sas-
oieIon. We now feed all ground feed
dry, in a rather large trough. SO u Is
compelled to eat IL slowly, Thus the
saliva In abundance Is mixed with the
feed. and this firsi step in digestion Ia
helped. The calf should never be fea
sour milk. especially when young.
Clabbss, dishWateT and builsrmilk are
good for the pigs but they are lihses-
ing death TO the calf. II Is a mistake
TO allow the calf 10 run with the cow
After il is te9 weeks old II VIII al
mos, worry the life out of the COW. For
all ordinary purposes II never pays 'ot
this kind of raising. After weaninE u
is too dainty. There is nothing sooi
enough for IL to eat. II pines ana
treIs, loses in condition and al year
old is not much better than u properly
raised by feeding on skinned milk.
The calf that Is well raised by hand
Is always ready TO eat anything that
ia good. There is no check IN It's
growth from w.aning. II is healthy.
sleek and sauey. ani every time you
feed Il you have the proc. before your
eyes that good calves can be raised by
hand. In growing the calf. or any
other young animal. for that matter.
let US remember that every pound OF
growth represents so much food. There
Is no game Of chance in any line o.
stock feeding by which VIC may some
times set something for nothing In
this ali is even handed iukiicc-sn
.iGeh growth for 10 much feed aui care
but never 50 much growth for moth
Ing.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-12-28
n.rn,a.ia Gra...

We herewith illustrate Bermuda
grass. which il weli-knoun by name TO
most of our readers. Farmers bulis-
tin lO:. of the Department OF Asri-
culture. rays OF Il; Bermuda grass is
TO the South what Kentucky blue grass
lS to the North. and is the best hay and
pasture grass for all soils that arc not
too wet. II iE the most common grass
In all OF the Gulf states. and the yisoE
OF its growth Is very good indication
OF the quality Of the soil on which IL
ia found. Its leaves and stems arc so
fine and its creeping stems lie 80 close
TO the ground that II makes an excel
lent lawn grass. Bermuda grass IL
never injured by protrac,cd drouth.
and Is unhuTt by tho most frequent
gFazInEs and cuttings. Its root stocks
are so strong and wiry that II ls the
bcE, of soil binders. aud is used OK
tcnsivcly for protecting lcyecs and en-
bankmcntH. II 10 ono OF the best
srascS for grnEinE. and may well be
used In the Gulf states as the founda.
;ion for all permanent pastures. As n
hay grass II Is uncsccllcd. In favor
able seasons Il will give two cuttings.
and on good soils Its yield is from two
to four tons OF hay per acre.
Bermuda grass Is usually propaEated
by tranBplanting the roots. This may
be done ut almost any time except
during the coidcst winter months. and
the work Is not more expensive than
the seeding OF the ground in the or
dinary manner. Shave on sods an inch
or two In thickness. cut them In pieces
about an inch square and drop on the
ground about two feet apart each way.
stepping on each ono and crowd!ng II
Into the soft ground us fast us dropped.
Being expensive and unreliable. seed
Is seldom used.
When once established. Bermuda
grass is difficult TO eradicate. and this
is occasionally an objection to its gem
eral cultivation. The best method OF
destroying It is to plow the ground
Immediately after the hay is cut. leav-
Ing 1t as rough MS possible. Plow
again in November and SOW to oats,
and when that crop is harvested plow
again and SOW quickly OF cow peas.
which Will smother the few plants
that may have survived the oats. and
Will leave the lana In fine condition for
any future crop. Ton for ton, Ber-
muda grass has feeding value fully
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-12-28
NEW YEARS IN THE SIXTIES.

-oh, the CHEEKY old custom Of mskiEs
New. Years eaiis." said woman o..
my acquaintance at a little tea party
the other evening. II am SO sorry that
II has gone out OF fashion.'
-It had its good points," YEA
tured.
.'Yes, and It's bad ones" said one
sweet old maid. Her kindly face dark
ened little as she spoke. and l scented
a story.
II took much diplomacy and an eSiEs
tart or two. but I gained my point
''Thirty-Hye years ago." said the
manless one. ''the New Years call vas
in full bloom. II was the proper thins
everywhere. and was trigh,tuiiy over
done. Ny sister and myself were work
Ing girls NJ that time. and occupied,
with our mother. small house In MoE'
ton street.
Mother took n couple OF boardsrs.
ana We did fairly well.
II had beau thsn-the only beau
ever did have. by the way"-hS:
voice broke little here. I thought
"and his name was Charley Van Brun;.
Hc was very fond OF me. and o.
him.
"Ncw Years. OIL, vas during the
war. I remember-my sister and de-
cidcd that we would receive callers
So We cooked and swcp; and busted.
and our little parlor looked very nice
on New Years morning.
We had i've kinds of cake. lnelrd'
Ins the rich pium-s;udied black aE;!.
eic. with nightmare In every ounce:
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-12-28

Resolve upon this New Years day
To stop H." ~'haisoe'es II be!
Perhaps you like ''the cup that cheers"
Perhaps you gamble reeklessly.
Perehanee you're iibellous in tone:
Perhaps you're prone 10 sigh and
gEoan:
Perhaps you're ,emper's very bad:
You talk enough to drive folks mas:
You think that no one else is right:
You nirt with everything in sight:
You have an oyeEbsaring way.
Or tell your symptoms" nigh; aad
day:
Perhaps you dye the hair that's gray:
Perhaps your debts you do not pay:
PeFhaps-oh. well. whats'er IL be.
II with your world II don't agree.
And brings you care or misery.
Strike nov the blow that sets you free!
Polly Psy.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-12-28

There will be only one hoFiouS OBJ
lection to the proposed $500. 1000. 900
sugar truEt-sigenEe trust amalsama-
tion-namcly. that not all of the cap
ital stock will BE- water. The project
ors 81 the enterprise must realize. with
sadness. that out OF the proposed $780,
100000 capitalization there Will be sew
crai million dollnra OF bona-ildc stock
issued against an actual Investment OF
tangible property. Perhaps their IN
gcnuiiy Ii equal TO the occasion. They
may ind some way OF skimmInE tEiS
cream of tangible property OF tho
ocean OF water 80 us to leave tho lat
ter In Its original slmon-purc condi-
ton. With another Ave years OF trust
promotions under the most modern
.mothods the man who can produce n
share of capital stool; which repre-
cents an actual investment will be en-
titled TO n prize.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-12-28

Frozen Egg In e.-Frozon.
eggs in great masses are not bad to
look upon. They are not allowed TO
thaw until the time comes for usc
lhey are shipped in refrigerated cars
ana such consignments as 90 to Alaska
Tor the gold regions are put into cold
storage on board the steamships. The
klondike demand does not begin to
take all of the frozen eggs. Missouri
alone furnishes millions of cracked
eggs In the course of year. Nine orys
VIII average pound. The frozen eps
product is sold by weight. With tho
large bakers and crackermakers in tho
cities the frozen eggs are in demand
some restaurants also buy the big tin
buckets OF the frozen article. Certain
classes OF restaurants serve scrambled
eggs and omelets in winter mddo fror,
the frozen eggs, and patrons are nono
the wiser-Ex. AAo
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-12-28
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
AGRlcuLTuRisTS.
some up-to-D.r. Hia,. Aboas cui'
ris.tioa OF the ssii Asa stsias
Thsssos-HostisuitaTs SitisaisaTs .sa
ftosieaituse-
THE Oak l'ranss.

on this page We Illustrate az insect
known as the Oak PruHer. In the Gu,
IA is the larya. -" the beetle. &c
pupa. ID" end OF twiE cut on from tree
by larva. ''sT reverse end containing
insect. 'r' same from side split TO sho"
pupa within. "g" leg OF iarNa; these
are all enlarged.
The scientific name is Eiiphidioa
villosGm. The Oak PTunsr Is its popu'
Lar name. from the fact that II cuts OF
limbs of the oak tree pFsne'pah!'
though il also cuts OF limbs OF fes
other trees. II is regarded as re-
maEkable insect and is believed TO sho"
remarkable intelligence. Tn. eEs Iz
laid by the beetle in the tgis Of iF'e
and when IL matches the youn6 GRUB
starts in TO tunnel down the iwig
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-12-28

through the axis, lie takes a branch
that Ia about the size Of a mans huscr.
and works down II. feeding on the
wood Till ho Is wcll.srown. Then he
apparently reasons that he Is abuu; 20
change into pupa and then into a
beetle. IN which state he will not have
boring apparatus that would make II
possible for him TO escape from the
wood. lie therefore begins TO cut OF
the limb in which he Is living. bu; cuts
u Just far enough so Il IL held by the
bark till the first hcsyJ Slnd. This
bark no; only holds the limb on the
tree for time. but keeps woodpccieTs
and other birds from finding him. AZ
ter inESing the cutting TO the necessary
eStcn; the worm bieks into the tunnel
he has made and stops up the door
with some OF the wood dust he had
rlGdc IN the operation. Then he gets
ready for the transformation that Is to
come. and goes TO sleep. when he
wakes u9 he Is beetle. The wind has
blown on the limb. and the beetle
merely scrapcs away the wood dust
that blocks his cavern and the way is
open. .N
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-12-28
THE NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS.

Make 'em, make EN-; even though you
break 'em!
Good resolves are comforters, aye.
even for day;
Strive a little longer, 1t will make YOU
stronger;
And perfection never yet was found
in human clay.
Make firm resistance, pray to have
assistance;
Give the demon that you dread a
tuss,e-and you can!
Push the foe behind you; do not let
him bind you;
And begin the new year, better wom-
an, better man!
Finery is unbecoming in us who
want the means OF decency.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-12-28
A NEW YEARS CALLER.

A year ago. around last New Years.
was called upon by gorgeous young
erea,ure-a saving bean;y-who bore
a letter Of introduction from mutual
friend In ST. Louis.
Tho substance OF IL was:
The girl is s;assTiruek. Can you
do anything for heE?"
She vas the most artificial thing l
had ever seen. l doubted whether she
could Hneczs naturally.
Have you had any stage expert
enec!-
only with amatcurs."
"Ah! Have you any money!
She looked a, me much as u we'll
''bunco Siccrcr."
My dear girl. doa't want your
money. but Il might be to your advan-
,ngo TO take course in soma good
training school. and tina; requires
caHh.''
Her nose went up.
"oh. don't wish anything like
that" She said dIsda!n.ally. II wan,
an engagement where can get n SAL
ary."
We'll. you might possibly begin by
playing very small parts" replied.
MIR. Daily generally has corps OF
fifteen or twenty young girls connected
with his thcateE who arc occaI .onaiiy
selected
NO. no." Shc interrupted. ~ must
do better than that VIII you hear me
rccitc n speech from 'Parthenia?'"
This was pretty hard. but was pre-
pared TO 30 some lengths ''in friend
ships name" rs the gentleman sings
In "tolanthc." .s7.
Go ahead" said hoarsely.
She wen, ahead.
II was pretty bad.
MY dear said. there Is no cali
for Parthcnias unless they have cash
galore. and even then the call comes
principally from the manager. who
wants his rent guaranteed. and the
actors. who need their salarics. We
are also oversiocked with JulIs;s and
fairly reek with Rosalinds."
She rose impat!ently.
Then you don't give me aay en-
couragement?"
MOI IN tnat inc. no.
You don't think spoke well?"
Let us talk OF something else"
mo. should like an answer
please"
well. then. II you must insist. /
didn't care for you in the speech"
She walked out. trembling With in
dignation.
Yesterday I met her.
Beautiful still. but with look of
hard experience in her eyes and her
dress quite shabby.
My heart warmed toward her, and
seized her poorly gloved haad with
fervor.
II an sorry you were often led with
me-" mui ,nured..
She heaved a sigh.
you were quite right" she said,
"and / wish that had known 1t then"
you have been on the stage?"
Been on the s.lge?" she echoed,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-12-28
Keeping the Calf Healthy.

The best writer's we have ever ro,,
advise mixing the ground feed with
the milk. 1t is not the Intention IN cot
up my own opinion in opposition to
these, but some of the worst attaol,s
OF scours we ever had were brought
on In this way, says writer in an OK
change. There is no mistake about
this. OF course some calves are worse
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-12-28

A wrong unrepented is always a
weight on our self-respect, but one
atoned for is height in whose shadow
we may view with broader ncbler ten
derness the faults of others, extending
them n help untried goodness could
never give up.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-12-28

I'm going back To St. Louis 60 ss'
married"
''very sensible"
And she sped away and Sas lost In
the crowd o, Thespians that tse@sis
Broadway and fortis,h street
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-12-28

Tho attempt OF the Russian govern
mcnt TO adopt in that country the Gre
.gorinn calendar. which is In use in
nearly all the rest OF the civilized
world. has failed. The reason given
is that It has been found impossible
to establish. an agreement between the
dates OF religious festivals appearing
in both the Julian and tho Grcgorian
r calendars. That is to say. the people
want to keep on celebrating Christmas
and Easter and the other days on ex-
.setly the same dates MS at present, and
.will,not be reconciled to change. Yet
precisely such change was made in
the EngIlsh-sp speaking world n century
and half ago, when the calendar was
shifted twelve days, and what had been
Christmas became Twelfth-day. There
were popular protests against 1t. and
in England not few riots. But the
authorities insisted upon the reform.
and 1t was effected. 1t seems strange
for the supposedly despotic Russian
government tG show itself more sensi-
I. E..g.tiveS to popular prejudices than were
the British and American government
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-12-28

,een off it for the last four months"
"Well?"
"Well. I've been doing small parts
in twice a day performance COM
pany, and I'm half dead. We even
played on Sunday, end the mornings
were given up to rehearsals | tried
important parts just twice-when the
leading woman was ill-and made a
botch of them both And one was our
old friend Parthenia." She laughe.
cynically.
But your experience will count in
the end" l ventured.
mo, it won't" she retorted. "I'm
one Of the actresses who don't Offend
I haven't any talent, and fourteen per-
fc-mances a week is little too much.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-12-28

The sirdar says of Khartum will be
open to tourists in January. African
travellers will be grateful for the in
formation, but it might be as well to
give the Sudan time to settle down to
peaceful life before calling upon it to
endure a tourist invasion.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-12-28

a
'l''44hc contention OF Benjamin KiS>.
the author of Social Evolution" that
white men cannot become accl.:natized
in-the tropics has stirred up wide dis
cussion. DR.. Manson, who has writ
ten n book upon this subject. and Dr.
Rho, director of the medical depart
msnt Of the Italian navy. are thorough
believers in the possibility of tropical
acclimatization. The death rate of Eu-
.ropean troops in the tropics. which
used to be from 100 to 129 per 1000,
is now as low as IL per 1000 in India.
- In Trinidad and Barbados the sickness
and mortality among European SOL
diers are actually less than at home.
Beers are physically tho finest
men in South Africa. The Portuguese
under favorable social conditions have
been totally absorbed in India, but in
Guiana and Brazil they have thrived
J remarkably well. Spanards and Ital-
ians have become completely acclima-
.tized in the tropical parts of both
North and South America. The death
rate of Spaniards in Cuba is less than
in Spain. 1t is to the microbe of the
tropics rather than to the heat that
attention should be directed accord
ing to the New York Medical News.
The. different experiences of the men
in ships and the men on land at San
tiago, it thinks, proved this beyond
question. They endured the heat but
not the malaria.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-12-28

Humor 10 the electric light In the
halls OF literature. Wi, Is the Hash
iishi. and sarcasm n torch daEkened
by the smoke OF prejudice.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-12-28

Many a mans reputation for good
ness is founded upon his ability to con-
eeal his badness.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-12-28

The Iusuries of life are the things We
don't really need.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-12-28

That New York coffee scare is no
tempest in a tea cup.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-12-28

Talk about Greater Joliet will
not be received with favor in criminal
circles.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-12-28

Time magnihes our good deeds and
diminishes the size of our misieeds-
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-12-28

An earthly angel is woman that
other women never gossip about
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1899-11-17
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