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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-01-17
Thoughts Of a
Moment Coined
into Dollars by
The Thousand

which Is now used extensively all over
the world. II he had taken OUT pat
ont the royalties on his invention
would have netted him much more
money. hut he preferred to sell his Idea
AZ soon as II was born. and he got $ls.-
900 for IL. Five years later he sold.
Just as it stood In his head. an idea
for n sausage making machine for
5000. -
Huneley Webb. when he conceived
the idea of his "facile" electric motor.
rushed right of and offered II for sale.
He confessed afterward that II was
tho fear OF being forestalled that pre-
vented his waiting to get the idea pat
snted before he sold IL. He died worth
. comfortable fortune. but had he pat
ented the Idea and had smart. prac-
teal agent to work for him. ha might
have been millionaire. As it was,
he got 900 for his naked Idea. thus
nearly equaiins Harvey Brownies rec
ord. In spite OF these brilliant exam
pies. brain throbs Mt thousands OF dol
lars . throb are extremely rare. and
salabie ideas are not born In every
brain.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-01-17
Method Of Analysis In Determining
Factor.

poSS0Vs
The finely pulped samples are well
mixed and duplicate samples are
weighed for determination Of sugar In
beef by the hot alcohol digestion meth
od. The remainder OF the pulp Ii
pressed In a lever press. and the juice
analyxcd by the methods previously
described. The samples Of pulp, 52.1
grams. are transferred to Dl.2 &C.
fiask. u to 8 &c. OF basic lead acetate
solution are added. and the flask IL
then filed thrcc-fourths full of ninety
percent. alcohol. After the flask Ii
lifted with II condenser tube II is heat
cd. Immersed In a water bath Tor thir.
~ minutes. Care must In taken that
the alcohol does not boil 80 violently
ns To force the pulp and juice Into the
condenser tube. The condenser tu,c
rinsci with alcohol. and the flask MI
e,i nearly 10 the mark. the flask bcing
turned from side To side TO Insure the
removal OF NIL air bubbles. The finsk
is then returned To the water hath for
three or four minutes. or until the al-
coioi IL heated nearly TO boiling. The
contents Of the flask nrc then cooled
TO about i15s. The iiask Is filled To
the marx. thorouIhly shaken and the
contcnts filtered through dry Hitter.
and poinrixc,i. In the Altering. the
funnel must bc covered tn prevent
evaporation OF the alcohol. and the
temperature OF the room must II. ns
nearly iI.5- ns possible. The rcniinr
of the poiariscoIc gives the PER cent.
of the sugar In the beet direct. The
su.nr In the juice divided by the SUI
rnr In the beet gives The factor.
During the campaign Of year nru
/ shortly after the writer had made the
analyses reported above. Mr.. T.. y.
Ewcli. first assistant chemist Of the
Department Of Agriculture. was called
into the state to examine the working
Of one of the i-,ci sugar factories. nnd
made eight analyses io determine the
factor. lie reported mn avcrnrr fac
tor Of Of.sS. maximum p.HtS. mini
mum orr.
During the pryscnt campaign the
Holland Sugar Company of Holland.
Michigan. saves handful of puif'
fNm every sample analysed. and for
every ten samples this pulp Is mixed
AMI anntyscd by hot water digestion.
Thi. c~inblI.hc. u factor for every
ten samples. During the thrc weeks
in October they reported 10 the writer
the finding of average factors Of Oni.
O.ni3 and 0oi..
The writer I'm. made number Of
anniysc. Of icvt. grown the past sea-
son In n further study Of this problem.
with the following results: Average
factor. .Si1. minimum OsSl. maxi
mum Oil-x,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-01-17
TgRsELv TOLD.

Montreal has over a hundred miles
Of electric road.
Belgium. according to the census
3ust taken. has $500. 900 Inhabitants.
This weather Ia what the lamontcd
General Sherman described war to be-
The average weight OF wool from q
Sleeps fleece 10 I've and onc-haif
pounds.
Munich's Red Cross hospital has for
a visiting surgeon tho crown prince OF
Bavaria
The number Of Protestant Chris
tians In India and ccyion has In M.
teen years grown from sis.7so to ss3..
Cal.
The Ea-i Of Seaneid holds Great
Britain's record rs q tree planter. with
eo.ooo.ooo trees planted on 10000 acres
IN 1nvcrncss-shirc.
Edward VII wants higher title
than king. Why not cali him high. low.
Jack and the game and be done with
it.-Atianta Journal
The plan Of having a session of the
legislature once In four years has been
seriously considered by the constitu.
tonai convention in Virginia.
King Edward has established a new
decoration. the Conspicuous Service
Silver Cross. for warrant officers and
subordinate officers In the army.
King Alfonso XIII il rapidly ap.
preaching his legal majority. He has
been allowed to see in state his arst
bull fight, which Interested him kccnly
The only difference between the man
who thinks women can't fool him and
the man who knows they can Is that
he gets fooled little oftcncr.-New
York Press.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-01-17
Tier promtsed p,,t.

This Is the story they tell Of a cum
ming little 5-year-old girl whose nurs.
had been promising her all summer a
little coon doll when the family
reached the city. II she would be very
good and obedient This was A do
lightful promise. and the little g,r,
was as good as a little s-ycar-old could
be. Then the family came back TO the
city little earlier than usual. and
something Interesting happened-a
brand-ncw baby came to the house. tt
was funny. red-faced little creature.
which only loving mother and ex
perieneed nurse could possibly con-
slider beautiful. but 1t was a great thing
for the little girl. who had never be-
fore In her short life seen a real Iiy.
baby. And the little girl was as much
pleased as every one had expected she
would be. She gave the nurse a big
hug as she cried: "Oh. nursie. is that
my coon doll?''
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-01-17
lssscrni.u urmorrhsr..

billy" Stuart. with a number Of
bachelor friends. lives on Mcmillan
street. near woodlawn avenue. Eas,
Walnut Hills. says the Cincinnati En-
auirer. He usually takes a constitu-
tional short walk each morning. and
not long since noticed that the upper
parts of the telephone poles in the
vicinity of his residence were being
decorated with coats OF vivid green
paint. One morning as he was pass.
ing one OF the poles an lrishman scat
ed on top carelessly Let drop can OF
the green paint. 1t struck the side
walk and was literally spattered
about: none of It, however. by exceed
ingly good luck. besmirched the i'm.
macuiate trousers of Mr. Stuart. A
moment later another 1rishman ap-
peared on the scene. and noticing the
green paint spilled all over the side
walk. looked up and inquired of his
comrade aloft: "Doherty. Doherty. hav
We had a hemorrhage7"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-01-17
IMMENSE AMOUNT
THAT IS PRODUCED
by TINE U. s.

going largely into cotton manufactur-
ing. and that will mean frmcr basis
for raw cotton production than Il has
ever had before.
Cotton Il grown In seventeen states
and territories and ranks firs, In six
OF these. II has gone west Of the Mis-
sissippi river and become the chief crop
Of Texas. Il IL pushing back wheat.
With commercial fertilizers the planter
has been able to hasten Its maturity.
and cheat the frost. so that the cotton
zone has been extended nfty miles
northward. Its appearance as a crop
in Oklahoma and the indian Territory
bodies III for wheat In those regions.
A, present ths value Of the seed in
a 10000. .oco-baie crop Is about sac. .ooo.-
600 to the planters. II ought not to
cause any surprise TO see in the near
future advertisements Of rolled cotton
seed for breakfast.-Frank n. Todd in
Ainslcc's.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-01-17
ooxmeac,AL,sM IN PRAYER.
p.eoa.eioasiy Is- woasd Il Up - a.
wsuid . Business Letter.

rjpeon.ciousiy re woasd Il tp - Hs
woaid . Basin~ss Letter.
One middlc-agcd member OF the
First Congregational church of Buffalo
has been steeped for quarter of a
century in the strenuous commerce OF
the Queen city. He believes in carry
ing business principles into all that he
does, into religion as well as amuse-
mcnt.
On Wednesday evening he attended
a Christian Endeavor meeting. His
mind was still permeated with innum-
erable letters that he had written or
received during the day. Most of them
began somewhat after this fashion:
"Gentlcmen: Yours of the 9Th inst.
al hand. In reply we beg to state"
etc. Orr
"sir: We regret delay In shipment
OF your order of recent date" etc.
Thinking of such things he was
called upon for prayer He rambled
on in the old-fashioned s,ereotyped
style to such length that some OF the
good Endeavorers who were impatient
to get nome began to think anything
but Christian thoughts of him. Their
impatience gave way to astonishment.
however. says the New York Times.
when. after appealing to the Lord to
help the poor and oppressed. our friend
Thanking you for past
favors and assuring you OF our pa
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-01-17
An.,ysIs Of The Beet sample.

The prrr.uiurc Of sugar In the beet
il determined. In nll the Michigan fnc-
tories, by the Indirect method of juice
nnalysr,i. using factor 10 express the
results In terms of pcr cent. ia The
tsrts. A brief resume of the methods
employed may bc Of Interest.
A portion Of the tarvi sample tusu-
ally longitudinal quarters Of six or
eight b~ctsl is puiiSi in n revolving
gru,cr. The puiissi sample I. mixed.
pressed In q lever pvss aud the juice
srnt To the chemist for analysis. Fac
tory methods wary nt this point: III
The sample I. allowed 10 stand for fif-
teen 10 twenty minutes To allow the
air bubbles to escape. after which the
Rrtx r,-adihT L. taken with correction
for ,-mp-ratur-: then IuD &C. Of the
sample arr POURED In a double srudu.
aicd flask dGbiiO ccJ and IN CO. OF
basic lead nrv;air solution added. lf
foam rcn,i-r. nliins To the mark aim.
cult. n drop Of ether or alcohol !. used.
The sample 1. thoroughly mixed. NJ.
icr,. through a dry filter and polar
iseSi. The rcr cent. Of sugar In the
Juice IL given In Srhmitx'. tables. and
the factor adopted by the factory !.
used to express the psui,s In terms OF
pcr ccni. surnr In the i,r,. -, After
the lsriS reading a double normal sam
pie C,..i rrams, il mcasupcj with
sucro.c pipcttc. which has u rrudun-
iion on the stem indicating the amount
TO ir taken for the iifTcwut degrees
Brix. The pipcttc~ have bccn rrn'iu.
nicd with purc sugar solution. and
arr NO, strictly accurate for beet
juices. but the error Is well within
the range allowed by commercial
methods. The sample Is transferred
TO graduated flask. Ion or 80 &C.. q
, or y c,.. Of lead acetate solution added.
the flask tiiic,i To the mark. and the
sample mixed. filtered and pclarizcd.
1f iD cc. flask arr used. ouc.lialf the
rcadiug gives the per cent. sugar In
juice. and the factor gives the I,cr
cent. In beet. 81, A double normal
sample Of the juice Is weighed ON
halnncr sensitive to 10 mr.: then pro-
cccd rs in ca. All the methods give
results. the commercial accuracy of
which cannot I've questioned. Method
~ by employing n larger sample. re-
ducc~ the errors of manipulation AMI
reading, and is thus preferred by the
writer.
The Factor Shows the Relation De-
tween Sugar In Juice and Sugar
In Beet.
During the campaign Of year ago
some Of the Michigan factories used
the factor OBS. others as low factor
ms O.lO. and IL was claimed that onc>
factory used factor of O.SI. The
factor on, was formerly employed by
the German chemists. and was based
on the fact that the mare In the bcct
IL usually not far from five per cent.
Schciblcr's method Of direct beet anal
ysis showed the error Of this assump.
tion. and has brought about the nban-
ionmeut Of this factor on the CONT
nent. During the fall and winter of
1S0 the writer made a series Of iwen-
,y-iivc analyses tmcthod of operation
given below TO determine this factor.
and found as an average 0.9iD with a
maximum of O.a,I AMI n minimum of |
OyST5. The table OF results. rs given !
below. IL arranged not in order of the |
analyses. but in orlcr Of the value of |
the factor.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-01-17

Many a man who tries to be a ras-
cal finds he is only capable Of being a
fool.
The general worthlessness Of advice
is exhibited in the fact that the aver
age man would rather give It than take
it.--Life.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-01-17

"Aro you married or unmarriedfS
asked tho theatrical manager Of IN ap-
plicant for engn cement. unmarried"
replied she. I've been unmarried four
times.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-01-17
New Use for Money,

Nearly half . billion dollars worth OF
soiled and torn bank notes is destroyed
annually by our government. They arc
reduced to pulp and then used for making
tion 10 about as radical as tho one
hroushk abost In the casa of sickly peo-
mn who Will use Hoststter's stomach Bit
ters. Good health II sure to folloH ia
use. Be sure to try II. Il will cure indi-
1estion. dyspepsia. constipation. iaiious-
ness and Kaalnrta-
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-01-17
Obtaining the Tare.

lean Chemical SocietyJ
Obtaining the Tars. y
At the different beet sugar factories
In Michigan two methods are used FOR
finding the amount OF tarc dirt adher-
Ing to the bectsD. y.
i. A half bushei Of beets In taken
from each wagon or ear, as u sampie.
satisfactory to both the farmer ana
the factory representative. From TINS
sample twenty to twenty-five pounds
are carefully weighed. These beets
are then well brushed with bristie
brushes and rctoppcd II the whole OF
the crown has not been removed. .Ihe
b.ets are agnin weighed and the loss
In weight computed to per cent. IN re-
ported as the amount OF the iare.
2. The weighed sample ls wnshed n
n revolving washer. allowed to dram
for a few minutes, retopped. II neces-
sary, aud again weighed. The loss IN
weight Ii reported In terms per cent.
The second method requires less labor
and Is more rapid. II IL also more
nearly In accord with the factory op-
Grafton. The iirst method falls To re-
move every particle of dirt. but does
remove many small rootleis. and u
small amount OF the outside OF tia
bec,s. especially II they have been
frozen.
In method . the ndhcrcnt water
tends TO decrease the amount of tntc'
In the following series OF experiments,
made nj one OF the Michigan factories,
cnrc was exercised to make both sam
Plies from each load as representative
ax possible.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-01-17

Snow-I suppose you tell your wife
everything you doI Hnle-Noe exact
~. But she thinks D do. and that. you
know. amounts to the same shIng-so
far aa she Ii concerned.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-01-17

Where only portions Of bcc,s arc
sis. full length longitudinal rrciion
should b- taken. and the sane frac-
tionni portion Of each bcct.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-01-17

Laughter answers the same purpose
that FIRE does in damp house. dispcrs-
ing chills and making all bright and
Aeerful.-Chicaso News.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-01-17

A further advantage III the second
method IL that frnscn bcc's mny b'
sarc,. ni oacv. using warm water In
the washer.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-01-17

,ronasc in the future. wo remain your.
truly. Amen
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-01-17

Women distrust men too much In
general. and not enough In particular.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-01-17

Mr.. Ewcll. In his rrport. call. nttcn.
iion to reasons why thcrc should bc 80
rrcai variation In the relation cN-
| istinr between the sugar In the juic,,
aud that In the b-.ct ns n whole. II Ia
quite evident that the average factor
expressing ilic relation lies between
OBJ and 0Hs. 1f any one grower OF
hc;S has n large number Of loads to
deliver nni thu. obtain the average Of
man ynnnlyscs. the Use Of nm average
factor will not work Injustice TO either
party. ON the other hand. the average
Of n few samples only may work an
injustice to the grower or 10 the fac
tory.
Owing TO the great number of analy-
scs made daily nt the factories uUD to
.--p the chemists are forced to usr
the indirect method Of juice analysis.
The hot alcohol digestion method IL
too slow and also too expensive. The
hot water digestion method. although
more rapid than hot alcohol digestion.
Is yet too slow for factory use under
present factory convcnicnccs. The in.
Simultaneous diffusion method OF Pellet
can he made rapid enough FOR fac
tory WORK. hut. so far as I am aware.
II has not yet superseded the indirect
method In any OF the sugar factories
In this country. Difficulty is expert.
enccd In pulping the bccts sufficiently
fine to insure accuracy Of results.
Theoretically. every cell wall should
bc broken, The sugar does not diff
fuse through the cell walls with cold
water until after the cell walls have
been heated.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-01-17

He who sows brambies mus, not 70
barefoot.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-01-17
Variations Of Sugar Content In ecets
Grown Under Apparently Uniform
Conditions.

Complaint has been made Mt differ
cht factories in the state that two
loaus of beets drawn from the same
field. and often from the same pit.
would vary several per cent. in sugar
content. At Marine City this year an
average sugar content for about sixty
acres of bccts for one man was four
teen per cent. yet from the same field
one load gave Ills and another cigh.
teen per cent. This variation is In
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-01-17
THE SUGAR in A BEET.
Interesting Chemical Analysis Made by
An Expert. ~

IL. +. Trowbrid.e. University OF
Michigan. In The Journal OF the Amer
lean Chemical SocietyJ
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-05
pLTNKITT MAKES DISCOVERIES.
AND NEARLY sMAsHEs THE MAYORS DESK
IN REVEALING THEM.

George w Plunkitt. Senator and pervader OF the
County Courthouse corridors, scared 10 mthei ~
unknown flights of oratory at nearing pei
,bs Mavor Yesterday discovered that canal boats
are immoral nearly smashed the Mayor "'
and allayed any fears the muhicipai gov NO.
NAV have had respecting its honesty ne e"N
1t the stamp of his confidence ,
Yes" said an admjrer " Punk hff
them"
Tha cause that led 1iunkitt 70 detopate his voice
,d 5istriha his legs over various sections of the
MAYORS office was the appeal of "A deles'i'i'i VI
canal boat men and manufacturers 10 haNr @
river front set aside from Eghty-ffst 10 fi's
fourth St. on the West Side, for the use OF eshai
boats. free of charge ~ -
Samuel n Cevkendall said that those in favor or
the measure were the manufacturers and Shippers
in the Hudson River Valley, with an invested
capital of more than S50,0U,ooo they proushl ~
the Fifty-seeond-st. pier a tonnage zen tiies "s
large as any other pier in the city. TWO Haiiiloh
bricks We're manufactured on the Hudson, which
came TO this pier, and not house was efee.eu
in the city with which these manufacturers uiu
not have some connection. FROM seventy !" oii'
hundred barges day coming TO that "atsi-
front.
after assembIymsn Fitzgerald. who Is repre-
sentative of the district, had spoken in favor OF
the plan Senator Plunkitt buttoned his coat al
iusted his voice after a few preliminary faisetio
coughs and began TO annihiate the scheme ana it
sponsors BY way of prelude he told the story OF
his life and a portion of that of his parents.
Then, without warning, he plunged from this
peaceful recital into the baIeful smoke OF batue'
What / don't want and what the people noh
want is for the Ice Trust to come down here ana
take charge of these four becks;' he shouted
And the plaster shook.
Then striking dramatic attitude, he pointed
AT Navor LOW and in a voice that rang like fhat
of the Bull of Bashan, shouted: we beleFe lih'
this is an honest government
Hurdling an imaginary line. he leaped TO winters
Commissioner Hawkes. standing, and, striking
an Il will not desert the ship" attitude, thuhoeled:
believe that he is an honest coin mn SaSn a.,
With his last word he brought his hst down on
the desk before the Mayor. DIR. Low ana ths
desk WINGED but the fist made not aulFeI-
After declaring that this was the nrst step Oh
the part of the State to steal the CITY 5 wafer
front Plunkitt revealed the fruit Of his most re-
cent researches into unique phases or mofalty.
Il am opposed to canal boat men on mora, hio,at
Grounds too He let this sink deep into the near
81 bis hearers and then in hopeessly ism II sad
and wicked tones. drove the truth home Wi'i'
They raise their families on the boals. 6.
This was the elimination of his discovery; ~
tingIy spoken in a staccato whisper OF ufl'oiu ue
spair- -. 4. ..o,bood raver
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-05
PROCEEDINGS IN THE HOUSE.

Washington April 4-The House also began con-
sideration of the Chinese Exclusion hill to-day.
Mr. Hit of illinois, chairman of the Committee
an Foreign Affairs who has charge of the bill, said
ne committee unanimous in the opinion that
he admission Chinese aborers into this country
would be a serious evil One of the chief problems
which the committee had solve, he said, was IN
connection with the admission OF the privileged
classes .rchants. travellers, officials. teachers
and students-so prevent fraud, and at the
same time avoid harassing and formenting bona
ide Chinese merchants.
Mr. Perkins Of New-York who drew the report
On the biIl explained the measure in detail
Mr.. Clark, of Missouri a member of the commit
tee who made g minority report In favor OF the
Senate bill which is drastic than the House
measure, predicted that If the Supreme Court
should decide that the citizers and subjects of
Spain in the Philippines became American citizens
oy annexation, thus allowing the free entry of
Cinnamon into the United States from the Philip
pines, the islands would be uploaded of Cinnamon.
After some remarks by Mr. Adams. of Pennsyl-
Fania in favor of the majority bill, Mr.. Kahn, OF
California. spoke in support Of the minority bill
He reviewed the history of Chinese exclusion leg
station and closed follows:
I lad hoped that the committee would have seen
fl allow the section giving to American seamen
that measure of protection against Chinese
competition that accord the shoemaker, the
tailor and all other skilled and unskilled mechan-
IS when the bill comes up Tor s under
say in favor Of such provision In conclusion.
great boon to the laborers of this country. They
ask US 10 continue extending our sheltertng
patriotic loyal. liberty loving American who does
not desire TO see the workingmen Of this country,
tecte6 against this unequal competition The
home Seated at his resde
rounded by his wife and little ones, is the peer of
any wageworker in any part of the world. Let US
keep him so.
Mr. Naphen of Massachusetts, also supported the
minority bill.