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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-11-07
A Bad Summer for Birds.

After allowing for the damage which
n few towns have sustained from tor.
nndocs. farmers have felt that they
were the chief and almost the only
sufferers by the uncertain, tcmpestu.
Gus weather wEiA 4 has marked the
season We usually call summer. but
which this year has had few Of the
characteristics OF that torrid period.
1t would seem, however. that the lower
orders of creation have suffered. too.
in certain localities. One OF the cor
respondents of the Weather Bureau
writes: "This has been very hard
season on our Iowa birds. and l think
most OF them have been killed by the
severe storms. After one storm In
August many hundred dead birds were
picked up in this town. The blue bird
seems to have stood the weather the
best Of all the birds. Bluejays, black
birds, woodpeckers. and all the snipe
tribe are very scarce. Even the crow
is not near as plenty as usual. Last
season I could stand at my door and
SEQ thousands of blackbirds, to-day
not one. The yellowhammers that gen.
orally gather in the timber when the
first cold north wind" comes in sep
tember are not here. have been out
this morning and counted the birds,
I saw two yellowhammers, six blue.
jays, ten bluebirds. six swallows and
one small sandsnipe. Last year
could see more than ten thousand
birds any morning in the month of
September. 1t may be that the reason
they are not here is that there Is no
feed for them, but my judgment is
that most of them have been killed
by the orms."-Farmers' Review.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-11-07
A Cooperative Farm in Philade Iphia,

Out of the vacant lot farming in
Philadelphia has grown cooperative
farming on small scale. Last year
two of these farms were in existence
-one of three acres and one OF five
acres. On the farm of three acres the
expenditures were 1854. and the re.
ceipts s363.90, a net of s179.90. That
is pretty good farming for amateurs.
The 1ve-acre farm was farmed on
shares, the men that farmed 1t being
given two-thirds of the receipts. The
association for its third of the receipts
plowed the land and furnished seeds
and fertilizers. The net returns to the
association, after paying for the plow-
ing, seeds and fertilizers, was $101.5O
or 5000 per acre. The farm on which
the effort was purely cooperative gave
the best results. The matter Is of
interest as showing the trend of pub
lie opinion as to the matter of bring
ing idle land and idle labor together.
The Dolores star., 1902-03-28
SEVEN MILLIONS IN GOLD.

Greatest Amount of Bullion Ever Car
risd In. a single vessel
Il notice that the newspapers have
recently spoken Of the carrying of st.
oo0,OOO of bullion to foreign country
by one of the ocean liners as the
greatest amount ever transported"
said man who has been with the
navy for years to a reporter. "It is
entirely wrong. In 1885 there was
brought from the mint in New Orleans
to the treasury in Washington $11,-
OOO,OOO. and let was brought in
steamer.
The government decided tc trans
port $15.O00,000 from New Orleans. 1t
was first thought best to brinE it by
rail-. but this was assuming a. great
risk. The cabinet discussed tie mat
ter carefully and it was finally decided
that the safest way would be by water.
The members Of the cabinet saw that
there was a chance for hold-u) IL the
money was brought by train.
The United States ship Swatara
was first designated to carry the
money, but it was found thI.t she
would be inadequate to transport the
whole amount. SO the wooden sailing
steamer Yantic was pressed into SER
vice to help out. We removed from
the Swatara her magazines. Thr shells
from the shellroom were reno red, as
were also the sails from the sallroom,
SO that all available space was utilized
for packing the coin. The only weap-
on of defense was Gatling gun.
he money was conveyed from the
mint to the vessels in wagons. A
squad of secret service officers watch
ed the WORK. The two vessels were
in tow and the trip from New Orleans
to the Washington navyyard occupied
a little more than four days. Consid-
cradle wind was encountered off Hat
teras. but otherwise the trip was
without incident The money was car
ried from the navy yard to thu treas
ury by an express company.
THE money was in boxes oi $4,000
each and in bags. My recollection is
that the money was in silver dollars.
or the greater part of it, for, while
unloading at the navyyard, one of the
bags, rotten from being in storage so
iOA5' saw way anu Be AuihoCl VI
silver dollars were scattered about the
wharf
THE Swatara was a historic craft.
John Surratt was brought back from
Malta in the Swartara. The prince of
Wales. now King Edward, paid her Il
visit once when she was with the
American squadron at Villefranche in
the Mediterranean. She was then
the flagship. The prince, when he saw
her, asked:
is this yacht or man Of war?
'The Swatara is now in rotten row
in the navyyard at San francisco.
waiting to be surveyed. The a11,000,-
900 carried by the Swatara from New
Orleans to Washington was the great
est amount of money ever carried by
a single craft"
The Dolores star., 1902-03-28

ing In many ways to the excellence of
the hospital service. Emperor William
made substantial recognition of her
work by bestowing upon her the Cross
of Merit, and his daughter the Grand
Duchess of Baden. between whom and
Miss Barton there sprang up a lively
and enduring friendship. decorated her
with the Gold Cross of Remembrance.
the colors of Baden, and gave her a
Red Cross brooch.
The Mexican government occupies
one of the handsomest embassies in
Washington. 1t consists of two build
ings. both handsome residences. One
contains elaborate office accommoda-
tions and apartments above for the
many bachelor secretaries. The hang
ings and carpets of the first floor are
green. The embassy lavine has been
redecorated and refurnished and a
great change has been produced. Nine
Perez. the widowed daughter of the
ambassador. is her mothers ready as
sistant.
She speaks our language remarkably
we'll and is very fond of her home here
The Dolores star., 1902-03-28
The Last Banderilla.
copyrighted 1902 BY Daily Story Pusl.ning Co.,
BY GABRIELLE oARorF,

only as they go around the corner he
turns his head to see the handler
chiei which the graceful Soledad waves
10 MIN In loving "Adios."
The bull-fight must have already
commenced.
me afternoon has become dark.
ieaden clouds are rapidly hiding the
rays OF the sun and in the houses the
shadows are becoming every moment
more pronounced. The waxen candles
OF the altar seem to burn with double
intensity and the yellow glow from
them falls full upon the white face
OF the gentle Andalucian. Soledad
remains kneeling. her lips move slow
ly; In her hands there is neither cross
nor rosary. for the ardent devotion OF
the woman removes all need of them.
instead her fingers press with nervous
movements, little watch that marks
with desperate slowness the hours OF
the interminable struggle.
The night has fallen. Suddenly n
dazzling glitter of lightning flashes out
The Dolores star., 1902-03-28
SKULL THAT HOPED.
Ghost Story Of Poor Esquimau Who
Came A-Courtino Too Late,

Here's ghost story out OF the or
dinary that was told by the young
woman to whom it happened. She is
young person not given to romano
ing and she says she still has, and
can produce. the corpus delicti. Per-
haps there's a little love tragedy in
1t, too. because it was sad If he really
liked the lady, that he should have
met her SO late in his career
This young woman's brother went
somewhere up along the northerly
coast of Greenland on a government
expedition and when he came back he
brought his sister an Esquimau skull
which she put on her mantel-piece 1t
was one of those mantel-pieces with
rail about half an inch high all
around it.
One afternoon the girl was reading
by the window in her room when she
heard thump and looked UP Just in
time to see the skull roll half way
across the rom toward her. She
thought it was strange that the thing
should have rolled off the mantel-
piece because of the railing, but she
picked it up and put it back without
thinking any more about it.
night or two later. after she had
been in bed and asleep for several
hours. she was awakened by another
thump. She sat up in bed and listened,
and bump! bump, came several more
thumps. not SO loud, but Just like
something solid hopping across the
floor.
1t thumped all the way from the
mantel-piece until it got under the
head of her bed. and there it stopped.
She couldn't imagine what it was. and
after listening little longer and hear
ing nothing else she lay down and
wen to sleep again.
She had forgotten all about the dis
turbance in the morning and got up
and went down to breakfast without
noticing anything out of the way.
When she came back to her room
the chambermaid was there with the
skull in her hand.
Miss Esther. isn't it funny?" said
the maid. Here I've found this skull
under the head of your bed
Then the young woman remem-
bered the noise of the night before and
the way the thing had tumbled off the
mantel-piece and rolled toward her
several days before. and she thought it
was strange, too. Later in the morn.
ing she told her brother who had given
her the skull about her experiences.
Well, that's rather queer" said the
brother. THAT skull was given to me
by sailor who said he wouldn't have
anything more to do with it because
he couldn't keep it from hopping
across his room.'
The Dolores star., 1902-03-28

Nine. Perez's young cousin, Miss Du-
que, is also member of the Mexican
ambassadors household. She came to
Washington less than year ago One
of the purposes of her visit was to
learn to speak the English fluently.
Senator Thomas r. Bard of Califor-
mia is a connoisseur of good cigars
When he travels he might easily be
mistaken for tobacco salesman, for
he carries grip which contains moth
ing else. There are long and short
ones, light and dark, domestic and i'm
ported, Key West. Connecticut and
Filipino. Some are worth 81 apiece,
and none are cheap. He has a form
of salutation. inseparably linked with
his how-d'yo-do; it is. Have fresh
cigar" He usually has some new
brand which he recommends. Now
he will say, I'D just like you to try
this. It's something l have just dis
covered and l think it has its points -
Bard is Scotch-Irishman and pillar
in the Presbyterian church. Smoking
is his only vice.
Senator Spooner was giving a legal
Interpretation of the relations of the
Philippines to the United States. He
was asked by Mr. Tillman whether he
regarded men as chattels and property,
to be disposed of by barter or sale.
One can dispose of what belongs
to him." said Mr.. Spooner
He cannot very well dispose of him
self unless it be in marriage"
l..
Connecticut.
Yes; or by suicide" continued Mr..
Spooner. land some men who marry,
commit suicide
There was an indignant rustling of
feminine garments in the reserved gal
lery and with Come, young ladies,
it il time we were leaving the prin-
cipal of fashionable young ladies'
seminary gathered her flock about her
and brushed Indignantly out of the
gallery, where she had brought the
girls to watch the proceedings of the
dignified senate.
Did you know that all the newspa-
per correspondents are sending out a
story that you have the smallpox ?"
asked member of Representative
William Alden Smith of Michigan.
Mr.. Smith gasped and seized a pad
of telegraph blanks. Then the other
congressman watched him write mes
sage after message.
"Fraid the folks at home will
worry?" was the next question.
1T isn't that replied Mr.. Smith,
but think of the trouble there will be
in my district If the report gets out
that have the smallpox. There will
be twenty candidates for my place be-
fore night and every one of those fell
lows will be praying that the disease
will result fatally. Up in Michigan a
case of smallpox makes more trouble
for congressman than does loss al
favor at the white house when your
party is in power"
The Dolores star., 1902-03-28
MUCH MONEY FOR CANDY.
Nineteen Million Dollars Spent In Paris
In Two Months.


In Two Months.
Nineteen million dollars for candy!
No, that isn't what the world spends in
a decade, but what the French people
pay out for sweets in two months, De-
cember and January. The average
price is GO cents pounds, SO you can
see your Partisan sister has sweet
tooth of no mean proportions.
France makes about 143 ,299 O00pounds
of corrections every year and exports
only one-tenth of it. England makes
more than this and exports nearly half
its productivity don't give little girls
candy in England the way they do over
here. Germany ranks third in the can
dy-making business among nations,
and threatens to pass its rivals before
long.
The best French chocolates come
from Paris, Bordeaux and Lyonii, SO be
sure the young man who comes to see
the grown-up sister and brings a box
of candy has only the best. The ia
nous marrons glaces come from Ar
deche. Gard. Rhone. Cantal, and Cler-
mont-Ferrand. Don't forget that, and
make sure the name is on the wrapper.
French manufacturers of sweetmeats
are complaining now about the high
tax on sugar and cocoa. On the latter
a duty of $2O.O7 is imposed on each
22O pounds. while the impost on sugar
amounts to $l1.6S for the same amount
Even at that French confectionery
would be cheap if the makers didn't
have to pay nearly 10 cents pound
tax of the manufactured goods.
The Dolores star., 1902-03-28
Native. Keep the secret.

The Antaimoro, one of the Oldest
tribes of Madagascar. possess the Sc
cret of making from the pulp of a ma
tive shrub, a very beautiful and en-
during kind of paper, resembling
parchment Each family possesses a
few sheets of this paper. on which its
chronicles and traditions are recorded
and the same paper is used for tran
scribing the laws of Mohammedanism
The paper is said to have been invent.
ed in the middle of the ninth century
by Mohammedan shipwrecked on
the coast. who desired to transcribe
his torn and water-soaked copy of the
Koran in an enduring form. says
Youths Companion. The Antaimoro
will only make the paper for sale when
some pressing necessity arises.
The Dolores star., 1902-03-28
Town for Magma. o,,p.

Jonesboro. a new village now being
laid out at Fort Lee, five miles from
Richmond. Va, IS to be populated by
negroes only. The site consists Of 500
acres. cut up into building lots, park,
orchards. grazing lands and snr.,
farms for trucking.
The Dolores star., 1902-03-28
Would Take No Chances.

A st. Louis judge has decided that
a hired girl can not legally be held
liable for the crockery she consigns
to the rubbish heap. Which doesn't
materially cnange the situation. Even
If she could. most of us prefer to lose
the chinaware than to take any chance
of losing the girl.
The Dolores star., 1902-03-28

the balconies remain open: the child.
rem are being cared for by the neigh
bors on the third floor. and in the
next house someone is playing on the
piano the "Alegrias y Penas," and the
voluptuous waltzes of Walteudfel. and
In the doorway the neighbors are COM
menting upon the catastrophe.
The Dolores star., 1902-03-28
Love in Jail.

Marriages between convicts continue
to be permitted in the Andaman Is
lands. Last year the superintendent
received sixty-eight applications for
such unions. or these, four free and
thirty-two convicts were sanctioned.
and the balance Ghirty-two) were re-
fused.-Madras Hindu.
The Dolores star., 1902-03-28
Dog HowIed, Waiter Fired.

Another new waiter has come and
gone said the veteran of tile 15-cent
restaurant. as he deposited beef stew
in front of his favorite customer.
What was the matter with him?"
asked the favorite customer. We'll, it
wasn't exactly his fault" explained
the veteran. You see, the second day
he was here customer comes in and
asks for ii brace of Frank furters. .Sau-
sage is all out says the new waiter.
but if you wait awhile | think | can
get you some He was so eager to be
obliging that he was going TO send
across the street for 'em. Well. sir, as
he went through the door into the
kitchen he happened to tread on the
dogs tail. The dog set up howl and
the customer yells: Hey. there! New
er mind that sausage. ! guess l don't
want it" Then he puts on his hat and
goes out. The boss saw the whole
thing. and that night the new waiter
was paid off and quit. Pretty tough,
wasn't t"'-Philadelphia Record.
Weak men believe in luck: strong men
believe in cause and effect.
The Dolores star., 1902-03-28

Suddenly an unrepressed frown on her
face, she comes to the balcony; an
open carriage. drawn at full trot en-
ters the narrow street with great
deal of ostentation. escorted by a
number Of ragged urchins. Seated
in 1t is one Of the companions OF
"Fatigas." daxz ing the pas;eis-by with
his rich, gold-embroidered cloak. and
smoking a fine cigar. Jose does not
keep him waiting. He quickly takes
leave Of his wife and children and
then, pretending great Indifference,
he goes down the stairs and gets into
the carriage, which drives away to
get the other "Peon" and the matador.
don't know why 1t is, but Jose, once
he Is in the carriage. never looks back;
The Dolores star., 1902-03-28

Barton was in Europe. recuperating
from long illness Induced by her
work in hospitals during the War of
the Rebellion and the labors she SUBJ
sequently performed relating to those
prisoners missing after the exchanges
were made. The officers of the Red
Gross. desiring to benefit by her large
experience. urged her to go to the
front. With characteristic energy and
devotion to the cause of humanity,
Misc Barton accepted the Invitation,
end served from the beginning to the
eud Of that famous struggle, contribut-
The Dolores star., 1902-03-28

Sympathy is all right in its proper
place. but there are times when kick
would be far more effective.
The Dolores star., 1902-03-28

Prayer is the pulse Of the Christians
life-there is no secular, no sacred.
all is God.
The Dolores star., 1902-03-28

A little guying judiciously administered
often makes weak man strong.
The Dolores star., 1902-03-28

Weak men believe in luck: strong men
believe in cause and effect.
The Dolores star., 1902-03-28
Washington, Gossip
Admirers of Speaker Henderson Have Re-
Gently Sent Him Unique Present.
Especial Letter.)

PEAKER HENDERSON
will at the end OF his
career as speaker be able
to establish a museum
with the gifts that have
come to him from all
parts of the world. The
latest addition to his col
The Dolores star., 1902-03-28

They cost you nothing for examine
tion. 80 double harness with breech-
ing for <22; 40 double team harness
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-09-12
Special One Way Settlers
Rates to California
and the NORTHWEST


via the Missouri Pacific Ry. and Iron
Mountain Route from st. Louis or
Memphis. Tickets on sale daily dur
ing the months of September and
October from st. Louis and Memphis
to principal points in California. $50;
from st. Louis to Principal points in
the Northwest, $26, $27.50, $50, accord
ing to location.
Tourist sleepere, free reclining chair
cars operated via the Missouri Pacific
System and is the best way to reach
Western States.
Home-Seekers Excursions, liberal
limits and stopover privileges ON sale
first and third Tuesdays of each
month to certain points in the West
and Southwest.
For full information, maps, folders,
descriptive literature, etc, consult
nearest ticket agent or address
Fl. G. TOWNSEND,
g. P. & T. A.; st. Louis. Mo
r T. G MATTHEWS,
T. P. A., Louisville, Ky.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-09-12

RESPECTING the nomination OF
Tom l.. johnson as a Democratic
candidate for Governor OF the
State of Ohio and its connection
with a boomlet for the Presidency
there has been very little applause
as far as newspaper comment is
concerned. The Atlanta Consti-
tuition suggests that it would be
we'll to suspend judgment until the
votes are counted. We suspect
the American people are tired OF
chasing meteors. There seems to
be nothing in it. Even should
johnson pile up considerable
vote, the example of the past two
campaigns will not serve him we'll
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-09-12

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT paid his
respects to East Tennesseans this
week and the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Firemen in session at Chat
tanooga. He was driven to the
historic battIefelds, accompanied
by men who participated in the
struggles which took place there,
witnessed a drill, and was pre-
sented a hickory cane by a Georgia
delegation from the Seventh Geor
ola Congressional District.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-09-12

MoNDAY's St. Louis Republic
contains an item of special interest
to the friends of Russell E. Gard
ner in this portion of Tennessee
where he was born and reared
Mr.. Gardner was entertaining a
party of friends, headed by r. E.
Guion. a we'll known St. Louis
politician, on board the yacht Annie
Russell. The excursion was a
complimentary celebration of Mr..
Guion's birthday. 1t is said that
Mr.. Gardner practicalIy admitted
to his friends that ne would be Il
candidate for the Democratic nom
ination to Congress in the Eleventh
Missouri District. W. H. Gard
ner, former mayor of this city, is
the father of the St. Louis buggy
maker and phiIanthropist, and it
was here that the young man began
his eventful business career. Since
he has achieved an independence
comes accounts of many muniti-
cent and philanthropic acts, which
have distinguished and popuIarized
Mr.. Gardner all over the city OF
St. Louis. Surely man who has
moved so rapidly forward in bust
ness sphere, and by his acts of be
nevolence contrived to lessen the
burden of care and want in many
humble homes, would be qualified
to make a good Congressman. 1t
is lust as reasonable to suppose
that he might become an interest
ing figure in Congress, developing
features in that body of special
benefit to the people, as it was
that he should have gained his
present popular reputation. Mr..
Gardeners friends will watch with
peculiar interest the development
and progress of his political aspi-
rations. The Commercial hopes
to see the banner Of Democracy
from this St. Louis district placed
in his hands and an overwhelming
victory in his election to the Con-
oress of the United States.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-09-12
Sims Declared the Nominee.

Lexington, Tenn, September 5.
The Democratic Executive Com
mittee of the Eighth District met
here yesterday and heard evidence
on the charges filed by ]. M. Trout
that Messrs. Sims and Trice had
violated Rule 9 in the rules govern
ina the recent primary election.
tn rule was as to the use of mon
ey, setting forth, first, what pur-
poses money could be used for.
There was absolutely no evidence
to sustain the charges and no wit
nesses for Sims or Trice we're call
ed. The committee adopted the
following resolution unanimously;
"Whereas, This, the Democratic
Congressional Committee of the
Eighth Congressional District OF
Tennessee, having investigated the
charges filed with the chairman OF
this committee by the contestant,
]. NJ, Trout, against T. W. Sims,
and,
"Whereas, The proof in this case
fails, in the opinion of this commit.
tee, to sustain the charges pre-
ferred or to show that the rules
adopted by this committee for the
government of the primary election
ordered have been violated by the
contestee.
Therefore, Be it resolved, by
this committee, that T. w. Sims
having received a plurality OF the
votes cast in the primary election
held August 7, 1902, be declared
the nominee of said primary cleo
ton"
Mr.. Trout, who was present, de
clared he would support the nomi
nee.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-09-12

CHAIRMAN THOMPSON of the
State Democratic Executive Com
mittee writes us that Hon. Jas.
B. Frazier and Senator Carmack
will begin canvass Of Middle and
West Tennessee on the first of
October, and in few days he ex-
poets to have a dozen or more OF
Tennessee's best speakers on the
stump. He adds further that the
committee will undertake, if pos
sible, to increase the majority OF
$4,000 polled in the August cleo
ton, and to do this it is the pur-
pose to interest every voter with
the duty of coming to the polls in
November.