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1usine1s IN South Af,ts4.

Consul General Stowe of Cape Tosn
predicts business revival In South
Africa after tho close OF the Boer var
and advises American exporters to be
on tho lookout for their share Of the
now trade. lie argues that tho Losses
OF the var mus; be replaced and that
these losses cover almost cyefythins
men buy and soii. from farm inple.
meats and hoasohoid necessities to min.
ink machinery and railway supplies.
To eorToboFa,e his argument he cites
tho fact that American manufacturers
Of mining machinery have already re.
er.r~d orders assErsaiink 5000. 600.
Mr.. stoves Fosrato prediction,
should bs accepted with some fssrs.
saiioas. As regards one class Of IN.
ports his yl1- IL correct. while as Fc.
CARDS another class he probably 10
In error. Il is true that the need fo'
goods aaa commodities Of all kinds
will be widespread and urgent. bu, the
cash with ~hieA to buy them ~ill b
lacking in many cases. The Bo-fs are
nEhsih. desperately and have brcoms
Impoverished. They ~iii be sorciy In
need o. clothes. food. implements. and
all the neeessafies OF life. but they are
nos too poor to do any large amount
o. buying for some years To come. that
IL unless they uipe ou; British author.
i,y. Then they can raise all the money
they will need.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-06-28
.yeffied An Aeeounf<.

At a stag party recently given III
Kansas City. a pretty and polite GUS
tom was introduced. There were lust
forty guests. and every one had a we we
a, home. Each on his departure
Iabout 2 O'Clock in the morning, re-
c.,ved a handsome casket of sweets
q, ,ake TO his waiting partner and fam
ily. The outside box was OF sa'ln
wood. costing s.. and made pleasant
memcnto Of the occasion. II Is safe
to say there were no curtain lectures
in forty homes that night.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-06-28
Current Topics
a JousbfuI Auf5orcss,

When IL writer barely twenty years
OF age produces n book OF sufficient
merit to attract so conservative pub
fishing firm as the Harpers 1; is not
TOO fulsome credit to say she has
achieved distinct success. This 8ls-
unction has been earned by Miss Mar
saret Horton Potter with her third
novel. The House of DeMailly." Miss
Potter is the daughter OF o. W. Potter.
the Chicago millionaire. and was born
IN Chicago In 1851. Her sister. Mrs.
Gertrude Potter Daniels. has also pub
lished two successful books. Miss Pot
ter has acquired most OF her education
through travel and reading. Miss Pot
ter's last trip abroad Included a con-
siderable stay in a remote village in
sicily; there she secured much OF the
material woven into her last novel, tho
scenes OF which are laid In the court
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-06-28
VILLAGE POSTMASTER" RAIN.
ehs Way the Stage Rninmaker BrinEs It
and DlspO.ea Of II.

ehs Way the Stage Rninmaker Brings It
and Disposes OF II.
Many who have witnessed the per-
'ormance OF ''rhe Village Postmaster"
In the Great Northern theater have
wondered how II WAS possible to turn
reai water on the stage In the first nct
without completely flooding the the
aicr and the dressing rooms ana all
the people who failed to run away In
time. says the Chicago Chronicle. The
rain storm Is manufactured by very
simple device and. while about ten
barrels % water falls during tho
storm. there Is no flood. and every.
thing is so well arranged that none OF
the performers gets even damp unless
soma accident occurs.
Two perforated iron pipes reaching
entirely across the stage are concealed
In the flies, where they take up little
room, one about six feet behind the
other. When the signal Is given for
the storm the water is turned on ana
pours down upon the stage. From
the front II looks as though the entire
stage were dclugcd. Behind the
scenes. however. u can bc seen that
the water IN coming down In Two
streams. Onlookcrs see Frank Nor
dnunt, the village postmaster. standing
In the rain. and they wonder now lie
dries Ills costume TO us. II for another
net. In reality Mr.. Mordaunt n stand.
Ing between two lines OF rain" and
does not get wet Mt ail, although he
occasionally puts his umbrella under
the falling water In order To hc'sh;cn
the realistic effect.
I'll. water falls upon bi: rub'rr
blanket which l. lying on the stag" nj
the opening of the act In the ccnior
n this blanket Is n brass funnel lead
Ing through hole In che stage To an
outlet below. The moment the eur
/ ,aIn falls n dozen stage hands seize the
/ blanket and lift up the corners. so
that the water IL drained on very
quickly. The stage Is left perfectly
dry and II takes only about two min.
u,cs. longer to set the next scene than
Il would under ordinary circumstances.
\ rain storm wns first successfully
Initiated Ia this country when The
. Village Postmaster" was produced.
| The effect had been obtained In Euro.
p.an thcat.rs brforc. but only by de.
ingins the stage nni NIL the members
of the company. u process that male
! .h. stage ruin storm both unpopular
ani unproiiiablc.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-06-28
WHERE corr.. CANE FROM.
Legend ai.es the t.,hssr nsrry R"-
vr.s,is usisin s,s tt.ss-.ys

There ts extant tale OF the iiscov-
CRY o, coffee. a story which might have
suggested TO Charles Lamb the idea
for his Dissertation on Roass PIG.
This is the legend: Toward the mid
die Of the fifteenth century poor Arab
was travelling In Abyssiuia. and finding
himself weak and weary from fatigue
he stopped near a grove. Then. oeins
in want OF fuel to cook his rice. he rut
down a tree. which happened TO be
full Of dead berries. His meal beihs
cooked and eaten. the traveller diseov-
cred that the haif-burncd berries were
very fragrant. Collecting number OF
,bssn and crushing them with stone.
he found that their aroma had in
creased TO a great eyten. While won
s,ri,r al this he accidentally let fall
the substance into a can which con-
,sipsb a scant supply of water. 10.
rrba, A mIracle' The almost putrid
I,,uId was instantly purified. He
r,r,,,vbt Il; to his lips; II was fresh.
srrcc,bIe. and Ia a moment after me
traveller had so far recovered MS
strength and energy as to be able TO
-csume his journey. The lucky Arab
Gathered as many berries as he could.
and having arrived at Arden. IN Ara
bia he informed the multi OF his dis
covsrv. This worthy divine was an
,nve,crate opium smoker. who had
be.n suffering for years from the eff
foc,s Of that poisonous drug. He tried
an infusion of the roasted berries and
yr,s 40 delighted at the recovery of his
avn yisor that. in gratitude to the
,roo be called Il cabuah. which in Ara
bic signifies .feece--chioaso chron.
icie.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-06-28
NEW FAST TRAIN TO COLORADO
~. s,....,, r..,s. hallway.

Tho Missouri Pacific Railway Is now
operating double daily service from 81.
Louis and Kansas City TO points In
Colorado, Utah and tho Pacific coast.
Trains leave s. Louis . a. m. and
1910 .. m. Kansas City G .. M aud 10
Q. m. carrying through sleeping cars
between 81. Louis and San Francisco
without change. Excursion tickets
now on sale. For further Information
address Conpany's agents.
II. c, TOWNSEND.
q, p. & r. Agent. 81. Louis. No.
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ns..eesn, 10 Tour voisss STATE.

Pis,ro Massasni. the celebrated i'ai'
Ian composer. who ,s coming to Am
erica for a concert season Of eight
weeks. has written several operas. but
only one Of these has taken Its place
beside the sr.a, compositions OF the
nineteenth century. This Is "caraile-
ria Rustieaaa." Maseaxni. like Verdi.
-as born In the humblss, OF eireuHi.
stances. His father ~ss baker OF
isshorn. and In tha, city the future
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-06-28
o,iy $40 n...a r,,p =. c.uf.t.l..

Thaf's The frv.srIass rn'r, orrn 10 rv.
srYbpsiy. Via the Santa Fe Route TO San
Francisco and return. July 5th 20 iith.
Tickets Eppi via 1rs Angeles and re-
turn. until August list. AZ cool at San
Francisco In summer as In winter. Ius-
tIrps fruits and inexpensive living.
THAT hofne-liks feeling DESERVES the
service on the santa Fe Route
Particulars upou application 10 J. =
HALL Gen. Agent Pass. Dept. Santa
10 Route Denver. Colo,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-06-28

TIE safnlsef. Of Eugene rIs'a ~iIi t-o
tnisfessed IN q new volume Of verses By
him published by Tandy. wheeisr y Co.
or Bensefs The srTsrs erfu uffstnallg
pfinted In the Denver Tribune ehsn Mt.
1leii vas on i;s editorial stan. Many
Of the poems have local Interest TO
merit All OF th.fn are rrffnsai.i with
that sympathy AMI rathes which ~as
WORK We undsrs.ani the advance sale
OF this book has been srrp large. a1t v
vii uniosb;eily run through several
editions.
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aAeeinrNIi.1 KILLED.

Did he leave HI. family anYihinE, ~
badly hurt or sick, are they provided
Western tlf. and AccideHt Go, writes
the bss, policy In the vorti-ilfe. Acct
dent. Health. separately OF ell cofntins
Ell, No man or woman can afford 30
take chances a policy fgr either s-s
from eighteen 10 sixty. serd age AMI &C.
rups,ipn for PARTICULARS. AGENTS waited
IN every town. No experience required
Write To-day. WESTERN LIFE. AND
ACCIDENT CO. Denver. Colo
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-06-28

After a man gets ahead to the extent
Of = milton or two he throws away the
t-pCkptriece he carried for luck and
claims he won through sheer ability and
iaIsnNerenCc.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-06-28

departure. whiie "ape'
I'D Mildred with her mother
,rus, sympathy. But. as
!, 10 every grief some grain
!, 70 the third morning there
v,sel a letter directed In an
l,ndwrltIng. which she took
X assumed Indifference that
badly with her frightened
arrIed away to her own
n 10 read and re-rcad It
,.t.aunt, who seldom came
l,sakfast. and who on this
o,,as!on had been prompted
evil genius SO to do. had
he arrival OF the post-bag.
.su,Ion OF the letters. and
,..s,lous smile and blush as
nd hers. As her ladyship
a. an lnjury-aiways making
% repay II. II possible four
y the late skIrmish In the
rua vas still fresh In her
NJ; this was an opportunity
.ssletied. so she spoke rs
,s Imagine It possible. Caro-
Jca would allow your daush-
ss!ys and open letters from
Bl,houl mrs, handing them
g !rs?se;ion."
|r kun; Harriet. what do you
lslsl her niece anxiously who
-saaIng well enough. but
10 say 80.
ave brra mistaken" said
A. With heavy aeccntuaiion.
.s.abls severity: but ! ccr-
A!ak | saw Mabel receive a
,oE. addressed In the hand
ssa,leman."
III, Lady Caroline grew
rAiggy. and. half believing
> B, 10 the right. and half
!. ks:1sli was acting with I'm
.ssaFd her daughters. asked
rIi.sly TO md out from her
r.tr the letter In question
rtsisE 1, ough; to be.
Eisl'h TO force ,nyaeif into
Err. Lady Caroline said
|5asd that. Mildrcd-I have
ai;h In Mabel. and ] know
IA! s1aii show me her let
&C h;sF-bu, merely TO sat
rlsssEn': she IL 50 hard on
b: San; her to SEQ how
--ali;y she can be-"
ls:asa" said Mildred. who
htss hsF mothers weakness.
'f'ues she mish, feel herself
!, Esai upstairs to Mabci's
be sss found locked against
Irs
srss the door. dearest" she
|asss ssaiiy on the outside:
i'itf a minutes interval.
sasz the door. and stood on
a'a. slightly aesian, In ap-
3 I1s. Miiarcdi- she said.
tas=F;lna Of surprise.
sS cone In dariinxs- In
y T'tranlon. reproaehsuiiy.
~ Iua can come In ",hs
ss''si unEraciousiy moving
&c side.
wet a is~ steps into the
''sssi the door.
'l Jua not show Il to mcv"
h H." cried Mabel 4
AHsi HaTrict's rcvcngcfui
'ssa the pos, came in was
"ay upon me. She has
"a 10 mamma. and saying
SFe Of things as unjust as
fss' and mamma. in turn.
faiiaE TO you. Now there
losf trying TO gloss over
@ac3. ! can understand Il
a,''J A. though I had been
ave never before been
l''' ~ my letters for pub.
=, Aad ! don't intend to do
'A'y IN such case TO draw
aas. u Aunt Harric, i'm
- soairol my actions. she
~ great mis,ake-and so
Sf lie did no, write for
: sro's solely for mine.
fssa herself into a high
cation by this time.
Old, said Mildred: do
ahaot understand tha,1
di''Ilttly you were no,
70 show your letter ever
lol Wished TO do SO Of
Then. sympathetic.
o'e letter. Mabei,-
l suppose so." acknowi-
Sl'Hn,' demurcly. her
ahsry face breaking into
.~,6',ssible happiness. as
u al the love the letter
,ano the unconouerable
''e her secret with some
,on' other eyes besides
a'E iearly she was be-
'on" other voice declare
'fH' and perfect a letter
VIII promise faithfully.
70 tell any one. 1 will let
,,-'Ninlly" said Mildred.
aol went over to her
4, ss'.ns opened 1t. slowly
W'E from IL Tho harm
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-06-28

5ahnson-rs ypg mean to insinpa,
that I can't ,.il IN. TRUTH Parkinson
ity no means u 10 itnrossIh's 10 sal
what a man can do I'll he iEisss
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-06-28
usirs Catarrh Cure
f. n constitutional cure. Price, 30.

President Mckinley has LETT the Cold.
on Catr bat the paucrs don't say wheth-
er or not he left it njar.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-06-28

Ire new member ss tho wes; Denver
examination says the hafd IL not 50
black as u has been painted, We; " :.
said that the original board Of education
IL the biss 6boafd.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-06-28

rapa-t am afraid Jones has boo In
bis iyouuet Little Sissiy-papa, don {
see how he could spell bonnet without
a b.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-06-28

''Dii you say that a man never dyes
his hair TIL he Is about 70 dieT No. l
said. rili he is ready TO dye"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-06-28

Ladies' who take pride In beautiful.
clear white clothes should use Russ
bleaching Riuc. the modern bag blue
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-06-28

II Is not true that the irrigation con-
crpss was pUstponed because there ts no
irrigation in Colorado Springs. There
are the dTu-storsss
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-06-28

etrs srs.-s...ilyCufsA. sett. ~ s.rssas-s.s s'-s,
f-si csy. - Us. khss Gtssi Nerve H.sssTrr,
s~sf is- rREE ss.su ,susi --stte sd t-sastEss.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-06-28

A. "a, the ,avern,-why don't you have
smother EIass7 Ug-Oh, I daresn'ti Nr
niRht when get home TO see 10 I'm So
beri
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-06-28

Piso's Cure is tse hest meilcine We ever us~i
for all affections Of the ;hfoii End lunss.-iSs.
O. Expsi.EY. yanhurrn. Ind. Feb. 10. ippa
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-06-28

There ran he no doubt that men gel
bald spntisr than women. because thcJ
don't war thsir hair 80 long.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-06-28

MY principal objection to water a. a
beNsfaG.. SAID Mr.. Tfsa'sfn- Is ihs; "
removes thirst"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-06-28

Mildred 80
& 6rex)Qnion
ny THE DUCHESS.

=: i !: i i: i: Il X !: :: !: y: !. !: x < x
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-06-28

Long Live the kins' The King IL
Wizard Oil: pain his enemies, whom
be conguers.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-06-28

s, ,s,s ss,. .isi - sS. s ,.i'; ;. G
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-08-01
The Place Was Filled.

At seance the other day, when the
lights had been turned low, the me
dunn was describing o tall, dark eyed,
handsome spirit, with long moustaches
and his hair parted carefully down the
center, that was lowering round mid
die aged but elderly looking man, when
he burst suddenly into tears. Heart
rending sobs shook his thin frame.
George, George he cried. "Why,
oh, why did you leave me to the mis-
cry Of these past years?'
Then you knew him?' asked the
medium.
"Knew him?" murmured the down
hearted man. II saw him daily for
months and months. oh. George" he
continued, why did you die2"
my good man." pleaded the medium,
'you must pull yourself together.
Though his loss to you must have
been great one, you may yet meet
another friend who will fill his place"
mo, no" he cried. His place is
filed
"Filled! Why, what do you mean|
asked the medium, astonlshed.
HE was my wife's first husbandr-
Pearson's Weekly.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-08-01
Edison and Platinum.

A story will serve to throw light up
on Edisons character. At one time
there was a great fear In the scientific
world that the deposits Of platinum
were about to become extinct. Edison
thereupon organized a correspondence
bureau and sent letters to every Amer
lean consul upon the globe, to British
consuls in ports where the United
States had no representative and to
scientific men In every land. The let
ter gave clear statement respecting
the metal, how and where 1t was found
and might be found, how 1t could be
identified and treated and much other
information.
In each letter were inclosed samples
Of platinum as found In the various
rock beds. This may seem to be q
small undertaking. but when 1t is re-
membered that the letters were sent
off by the thousands, that the postage
was 10 cents to each letter and that
the pieces of platinum Enclosed We're
almost as valuable as metallic gold, the
cost of the achievement is readily seen.
While he did not succeed in greatly in
creasing the output of platinum, he set
at rest all fear of It's extinction and
thus earned the gratitude of every
scientific investigator.-Fran Leslie's
Magazine.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-08-01
Bug Poison.

The potato bug nuisance is in evidence
this year as usual. The bug has been
fought and killed for the last ten or a
dozen years but still comes up smiling at
the beginning of every season. He is
perennial. He can stand lots of killing.
1t is a case of life or death to the potato
and Maine farmers cannot give up the
fight. There are multitude Of remedies,
some expensive, but usually paris green
is the principal ingredient of the COM
pound used. An Oxford County man In
last weeks Maine Farmer makes public
a remedy that, he says, works to a
charm. In any event it is simple and
easily applied. He says:
cat last I resolved to invent bug
killer of my own, and for that purpose l
mixed box of Paris green with about
half barrel OF wood ashes; and when
the favored time came, the remedy was
applied, and more complete destruction
OF animal life no one ever looked upon.
My method of applying 1t is by hand, the
more bugs the more ashes, taking care to
sprinkle every one in sight, whether it
believes In that doctrine or not. Care
should be taken to mix thoroughly, so
that none of the poison can be seen in
the ashes when applying it; and II it can
be applied In the morning while the dew
is on, and at least "a hours before rain,
all the better"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-08-01
shirt Waist Inventor.

To Mrs. Robert Osborn of New York
belongs TIE credit of being the inventor
OF the row popular shirt waist. A
member OF the fashionable set at New
port. Mrs. Osborn was an enthusiastic
tennis player and instructed a man
shirtmaker of New York to build her a
waist after her design to allow free
play to the muscles while In active ex-
ercise. That first waist was made Of
pale blue percale. and Mrs. Osborn had
the good fortune to originate a style
which has stood the test of time. Dur
ing the recent financial crash her hus-
band lost his fortune and Mrs. Osborn
has started to build q competence by
gowns. Her dramatic break
fasts and musical teas have won for
q place in New YorkAs -Four
Hundred, and they are said TO be
among the most successful functions
tver held In that city.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-08-01
Peculiarities of Caracas.

'The morning after our arrival at the
hotel In Caracas" says w. E. Curtis, IT
called for a glass of milk while dress
Ing. On every subsequent morning
during our stay glass of milk was
brought to me at precisely the same
hour without instructions, and al
though the servant was told several
times that 1t was not wanted she did
not appear to understand and contin-
ued to bring 1t just the same.
''In the hotel were electric bells. The
first day l rang for something, and q
certain boy answered the summons.
The next morning l rang again and
again, and no one responded. Finally
l went into the dining room and found
there half a dozen servants.
Didn't you hear my bell ringY l
asked.
Isl, senior Eyes, sir, was the reply.
""Then why didn't you answer itY
THE boy that answers your excel
lency's bell has gone to market with
the manager
But you knew he was not here, and
you should have come in his place
No, senior. 1t is his occupation to
answer your bell. l answer the bell of
the gentleman In the next ROOM
"And as long as l remained in that
hotel my bell was answered only by the
one particular boy. If he was not in, 1
could ring for an hour without receiv-
ing a response, although the house was
full of idle servants"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-08-01
Dogs and somersauIts.

AS there is more than one way Of
cooking a goose, 80 there is more than
one method Of teaching dog to throw
somersaults. But the most practical
and thorough manner is to fasten a
cord around the body of the animal
close to the forelegs, and two people
should hold the ends of the cord on
either side Of the unfortunate dog.
A third party armed with a stout
rope takes a position Immediately in
front of the canine acrobat and with a
measured and mastery stroke fiogs the
floor at close quarters to the dogs
nose.
AT each stroke of the rope the dog
springs backward, and that movement
is the trainers golden opportunity. AS
the dog spring backward the rope pass
ing under its body Is jerked upward,
and, although the first few attempts
may prove futile, the somersault is ac-
CURED In course Of time. An intelli-
gent dog soon sickens of this order of
things and throws somersaults with
out the assistance of ropes.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-08-01
Rather venomous.

A tenderfoot who visited the Yosemi-
te In the old days thus related his ex-
perience: The stage driver found out
that he was seriously afraid of snakes
and Immediately proceeded to make his
hair stand on end.
"yenomous reptiles? You bet. don't
know what reptiles is. but them snakes
you can Just bet your life is venomous
Why, one day was comm down here
drivin a wagon, when catches sight of
a snake in the brush all ready for a
spring. My horses starts, an | whips
'em up fast to clear the snake, don't
you see, afore he could spring. He
makes one clear spring, the snake does,
an he misses the horses"
THAT vas lucky. But you-you'--
Lucky? You bet your life 1t was
lucky. He missed the horses, the snake
did, but he stuck his fangs clean
through the wagon"
You don't sayw
81 do say, and maybe you don't be-
lieve 1t. but it's fact. He stuck his
fangs clean through that wagon, an
that wagon is swelled up so bad that
we had to leave 1t by the wayside and
take the horses home"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-08-01
Auglo-Amerfcan Luxury,

A New Yorker just returned from
England thinks that he has had an ex-
perience that marks the limit to which
pretenious luxury may go. He was
stopping at the home of an American
girl Of wealth who married an Eng
lishman Of title and lives now In Eng
land In all the circumstance that his
position and her wealth make possible.
The dinner was, OF course, served by
as many men as there were guests at
the table and was as pompous and elab-
crate as was TO be expected. 1t was
the next morning, however, that the
most peculiar feature of the household
methods came to his knowledge. He
was awakened by his valet at the hour
be had named and was surprised to see
him a moment later, before be was
fully awake. holding at the side OF his
bed a silver bowl filled with water
The American guest stared In amaze
ment at the man and the bowl without
the faintest idea what his duty In the
matter was. The valet looked at him
compassionately a moment before he
came to his assistance; then he said,
with suggestion Of pity, at is to test
the temperature Of your bath. SIR
Chicago Record Herald.