Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1901-04-26

In letter 1itin. notice TO Oh. ship.
meat Of Navajo blankets. Isey. II. Il
An,cs writes:
Il have Just friarnei from III. burial
OF Navajo old nian. oac -. our n-,.t,.
bors. Who died last night. I NAL. a
rough box Tor a coffin. the third oas ur
have thus buried IN Tia. sis years No ha,.
hrsn among these unc!silts.si p~opl.,
Their custom is 10 cary th-sF dead Oct
Z" the mountain eide aud csyrr with
f"css- This srfsses is js-FtoFmcl by ,.o
OF ihr-~ nasri Indians. nn,.~ other S,rr
attending a burial. anI sli~s-, Indians
tanst bs,-r speak ucFI from tho TING
they star; with ,h. BODY sn,il ,ho,
return. Thea they wash themselves
asd a''crssrl rcnaiu guir:ly With
tsnuFuSss ipr four days. q, mourning
Besides putting the body assay these
nett alsp Eill q hpFsc OF IuNu. aud -i,hps
bury "F destroy all thu personal belong.
inss, sucli - clothes, sstliI-. Cs.,.. uf slsp
dead. With such Cuslusns yua can So.
!; nuss - InnE uhiIc yCi lsrsnrs ,i,ss.,
IsCuslE csn even have civilized tInp,sls,
The Ladies UuipB ~ tho ~. T., ri,nr,b
Sill EINn au stl'Hfistt,S social At sli, r.Igtrcii
Ai"istIsy evening. May Sab.
~ - so eA' bHNssi ~ Aurlts rnEar4ilssz
81 EXPENSE. t1" bnilssvtis sets iiiy IT..
aui clssitis the rssilsH~p. She iirs, takes
uut ID" viniIUs ani then takes ,lnan
the lsgis. she lakes NJ all the Cartsp,s AMI
beats them into shrssis. SIZE scouts AMI
suhs aud SCOUTS. impaiisai Of RESTRAINT,
she WASHES dpuu the woodwork ai,I takes
on all the paint. She takes on, all tho
turuiiure ani turns it uIssil. tlsua, sb.
breaks The looking glasses aud larara,Us
bet Euup. She may 10 tratl AMI sUslls
the balance OF the year. bu, shs has irnn
muscles When hogspcIeaniBs me il hsrs.
There u No task so difficuIt th., tro-a !,
she Will shrink. she drives the children
out 81 dcors ani drives hrr man To- drink.
-. shes holy terror. as all mon knpu
tnil veil. when 70 the mpaih oi April she
decides that she'll rais-, cainl-Et.
One of the coming certain,ies il
the farmhouse telephone. There
are many localities in the eastern
states that have an ind.pend.n,
telephone system operated and
sustained by the rural population.
The advantages Of rural trlyphon.
system are 50 great il is a wonder
more nre not in use. Were tho
advantages generally understood
We believe they would I've Where
telephones ate used in the rural
district 1t places the inhabitants
III touch with one another and
removes the seeming dCsoln,e life
Of the farm. We know some farm.
ers will boot at the idea. but mos,
of them will live to see talcphpn.
wires strung along every highway
and leading to every farm Eous,.
The personal column of this
American country ueWsnanc,
recognizes the sovereign right Of |
the plain people of the town or
village to reasonable publicity
IN the personal mention column S
We must confess there is more of
picturesque interest in these simpl.
records than the stereotyped praise
OF kings, dukes and dowapers
There is no periodical TINT can
hope to supplant the home paper
No matter how much other publ;.
cations may offer in the wav Of
illustration. brilliant literary treas. |
ures, authors with big names and
the prestige of local. state mil
national influence, the home panor
has its sacred attention at Tho fam
lily hearthstone. '"