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An r.d,aun sc.reerow.

In designing the light-throwing ap-
paratus shown In the accompanying
cut, Alexander C. Davis OF Lafayette.
Ind. seeks to provide an inexpensive
animated scarecrow. adapted to be op-
Grated by the wind. to flash beams of
sunlight or lamplight over field and
frighten away any bird or animal bent
on depreciation. The device can be
mounted on post at convenient
place and serves to frighten hawks.
crows and other birds in the daytime
and owls and other rodents at night.
It consists OF n fixed frame OF any
desired shape. open on two sides for
the free passage Of the wind. with a
lamp In each end of the frame for
night use and central revolving
wheel which carries a number of mir
rors to reflect the light across the
field 1t is desired to protect. The
fianges on the blades are shaped to
catch the wind on one side only. and
even a slight air current will set the
wheel in motion. Any ordinary lamps
or lanterns may be used. those shown
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-06-06
PLACE FOR CONSERVATIVES.
Agnes Phipps Memorial sanitarium
Near Denver.

Denver. June LIN memory of his
mother. Lawrence G. Phipps of Den.
ycr has decided to establish SAM
tarium at Montclair. the fashionable
suburb adjoining Denver OH the east
for the treatment of tuberculard disease.
Mr. Phipps will leave for Pittsburg to-
day and eastern architects will be In
structed to proceed OH plans for n great
institution. to be called "The Agnes
Phipps Memorial Sanitarium." where
the Trudeau system will be introduced
for the first time in the West.
Attorney Gerald Hughes recently
purchased 100 acres OIL the Sixth ave
nue. boulevard. adjoining Montclnir
for S5O,OOO. The property. said Mr.
Hughes yesterday. was secured for Mr.
Phipps for the site of the sanltarium
The management of the sanitnrium
will be under the direction of n board
of seven trustee, having the power to
fill It's own vacancies. so that the board
will be self perpetuating. Those who
will serve on the board are: Chester 5.
Morey, Charles ]. Hughes, Jr.. John f.
Campion, Walter $. Cheesnian. John
H. Sawyer. John g. McMurtrie and
Tyson s. Dimes.
Forty of the 1G0 acres purchased will
be at the disposal of the institution for
immediate use, the remaining 10 acres
will be held in reserve for prospective
future needs of the sanitorium.
"As yet" said Mr.. Hughes. "Mr.
Phipps himself has no idea of the cost
of the sanltorium nor even how the
buildings will look. All matters Of cost
and architecture will assume shape af-
ter Mr.. Phipps has consulted architects
and builders. He will return to Den
yer about September LIST. The build
ings will probably include central
or administration building and n group
of cottages on n plan similar to those
in use Mt the Trudeuu and other east
ern sanitorlums, and the work of max
ing plans will be put in the hands of
architects Mt an early day, so that work
on the improvements can be begun in
the early fall.
TT Is mot intended to make this n
purely charitable institution. as those
who are able will be expected to pay n
weekly rate that will about offset the
cost of maintenance, while others who
are not In position to pay full rates
will pay what they can"
The medical department will com
prise one or more resident physicians
and board of medical advisors, which.
include well-known physicians of three
or four principal cities, including Pitts
burg, Mr.. Phipps' former home. While
no selections for the board have yet
been made 1t will probably include
Drs. Thomas j. Gallnher George w
Holden, William II. Bergtold and Car
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-06-06
kif,. .. M.s.. Lee csH


Despite the remarkable contribution
to knowledge given recently by Prof.
Holden In the question OF physical
conditions on Mars. NO less scientist
than Prof. Percivai Lowell contributes
to the last number OF Popular Astron'
omy a labored. detailed paper ON riffs
In the polar ''ice-caps" OF that mem
Der OF the solar system. A there u
every reason to believe that the tenn
perature ON Mars Is very low-proba'
bly, somewhere between 100 and zoo
degrees below zero Fahrenheit. the
term -ice.'5' meaning frozen water. u
ridiculous AZ applied to this planet
Mars receives but half the quantity oi
heat that comes To the earth and has
no atmosphere To retain II as We have
The result Of this Is that iempera'
lures are appailingiy low. II Is be'
iieved that frozen carbonic acid Gas
Is what causes the so-cailed ''ice-caps'
on Mars.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-06-06
international r.l.phor. sy...m.

Paris is the center of an information
al telephone wire net; its extreme
ends are London, Hamburg. Berlin.
and Tin connection with the French
Italian line about to be opened) Turin
and Milan. The Paris-Berlin line is
the longest, with about 625 miles of
wire. The Paris-Hamburg line is about
the same. The distance from Paris
to Turin, measured by an air line. is
about 375 miles and that between Paris
and Milan about 470 miles. But all
these lines are eclipsed in length by
that between Paris and Cologne. not
by the direct line, but by Indirect
connection, often rendered necessary
by breaks in the other service. In such
cases person in Paris desiring to
speak to Cologne is connected via
Berlin. This roundabout way in
creases the wire distance about 375
miles, making the total distance about
1000 miles. The Cologne Gazette
states that this does not impair the
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-06-06
ALASKA cRATERs ACTIVE.
Mount Blackburn and Old Rcdoubt
Volcano in Eruption.


Seattle, WASH. June IA special to
the Times from Skagwny. under date
Of May 18th says:
Accounts of most thrilling nature
regarding the volcanic action of n sup
posed harmless mountain In Alaska
were brought to this city by ]. Q. Nc
Farland this forenoon.
Seven weeks ago, slight earth
quake shock was felt in all parts of
Alaska and until to-day the phenome-
non remained unexplained. Mr.. Nc
Farland. who is n Scologist, happened
to be within few miles of Mt. Black
burn. This story is best told In Mr..
McFarland's language:
"On April nth. about 1880 IN the
morning. l was Just packing my cook
ing utensils when the air about me
suddenly became oppressed with dis
tlnct and uncommon silence. In my
wanderings through different wilds, I
had become used TO any strange freaks
of nature. but this one appalled, me. l
was In a rough mountainous country,
| should Judge about ten miles from
the base of Mount Blackburn, in
southeastern Alaska, not far from the
starting point of the glacier which, as
1t rears Its face on the north Pacific
ocean. is called Muir glacier. Sudden
ly the earth beneath my feet shook; n
low rumbling sound accompanied the
quaking. glanced up at Mount Black
burn. Suddenly II seemed as IL the
peak had opened and the points burst
out. A cloud of. ashes and smoke shot
into the air several hundred feet. and
then there seemed TO tlUy from the
opening in the top Il s;retm o. dirty
stuff. mixed with large ana siIsil!
houlders. This only continued for
about ten minutes AMI then ceased as
suddenly as 1t had begun. The air
cleared AMI then nature seemed again
10 wear her CHEEKY smile
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-06-06
,mprovod nulkhead Doors.

In the express steamer Kronprinz
Wilhelm of the North German Lloyd
Steamship Company, the lower parts
of the bulkheads arc equipped
throughout with system OF water
tight doors which may be controlled
either from the bridge of the ship or
from the bulkhead itself. The system
was invented by Prof. Dorr. and the
company states that 1t will equip all
of its steamships with this system. A
demonstration was recently given on
board the Kronprinz Wilhelm, when
all of the twenty doors below the wa.
ter line were closed from the bridge.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-06-06

rear gear wheel is yoke extending
forward and ending in handle which
serves to turn the propeller after tho
manner OF rudder. In order that tho
driving wheel may serve rs propel'
Ter In the water It is fitted with n
series OF pivoted blades which turn at
right angles to the plane OF rotation
during the lower half Of their revolu.
ton. To accomplish this deflector
is attached to tho side of tho fork.
which throws the blades out during
half of tho revolution and then re-
turns them as they pass through tho
fork.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-06-06
Improved Sss-s,sa.iins.

An interesting experiment In con
nection with submarine fog signaling
has been carried out at Ess Rock.
Lynn. England. a bell was hung nifty
feet below u buoy. moored In fifteen
fathoms Of water. and was struck by
electricity from tho Ess Rock Light
house. where u power'houso Is cstab'
iishcd. By means Of such submarine
signaling II Is stated tat person
piacin. an ear against rod held In
contact with the hull OF vessel. Is
abis to hear tho bell from three To
Ave miles away: In fac. II Ia believed
that tho rinsin. OF the bell cnn bc
heard nj distance O: ten or tssiSs
miles.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-06-06
tn. s..a .s Now ,a,..,,s..


Every home and workshop teens
with profitable suggestions to the man
with open eyes and mind. In n recent
number Of Everybody Magazine. the
possibilities OF invcntIng new pro,
ccHscs and new machines. ns the re-
suit OF such observation 10 clearly
brought out.
The cost of refining kerosene oil In
paid to-day from the dcspiscd sludsc
acid which formerly foulcd our rivers
and hnrbors. The waste OF the
slaughter house brings In almost ms
much as ths flesh of tho animals
killed.
Nature has waste products still
waiting for use. Prairie wire grass
was once one OF these. Nowadays II
is used In tho manufacture OF fur
niturc and furnishings. cornstnlk pith
is made into fiiiings' for warshlps'
huils to close holes made by an enc
my's shells.
Somebody should come along and
invent n substitute for elastic Para
rubber. Cclluioid and oxidizcd linsecd
oil are fair substitutes for some pur-
poses. but nothing apparently has yet
been found that possesses the true
elastic properties OF India rubber.
There is. still nothing like leather for
shoes. but an inventor may find sub.
stitute to his profit.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-06-06
promo.. Use of Alcohol.

Following out the efforts Of the
German government to promote the
use of alcohol for technical purposes,
that government has now offered first,
second and third prizes of 10000. 5000
and 1000 marks (s2,3s0. $1,190 and
$476) respectively, for the best draft
wagons with alcohol motors.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-06-06

well is north OF the McAfce ntout
thrcc-uuartcrs OF mile, and north.
west of the Arnold about n mile.
Specimens OF the oil We're brought to
town. II Is OF u clearer and lighter
quality than any yet found. just Ms the
Aurora is darker and heavier. These
two wells prove that the oil is not all
of the same grade In this vicinity. as
already three. II. indeed. not four diff
fercnt grades, have been found. These
finds also prove that the field is n large
one. for II Is over two miles from the
Boulder Basin. north of the Bradford
and the Aurora, and II is almost n mile
east and west between the Bradford
and Aurora.
The news which has come from the
oil fields in the last few days 'hns had
n beneficial effect all around. and pco-
pie who hesitnted are now going ahead
with other wells.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-06-06
Noted Female A..ron omsr.

Mrs. Dorothea of San Francisco 10
the greatest Of female astronomers. In
1887 she won place in the Paris OBJ
servatory in open competition with
fifty Frenchmen, and with five asso-
ciates-all women-she has for the
last seven years been working on q
Photographic map of the heavens.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-06-06
D,.eox,r Unknown Germs.

DR.. F.. w. Hutchinson, well-known
English scientist, is Mt present making
a series of balloon ascents from Lon
don and vicinity. with a view to de-
termine the nature of the bacilli in.
habiting the upper regions of the at
mosphere. So far the results have
been satisfactory, and many hitherto
unknown species o, germs have been
discovered.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-06-06

being partially protected by metallic
hoods, which also serve as reflectors.
with openings only on the sides to-
ward the mirrors. When this scare
crow is in use at night 1t throws
streams of light round and round the
field, while in the daytime sudden
flashes of light from the sun serve
the same purpose.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-06-06
M.sh... fes sarr.,...

No small degree oi skill must be at
tanned before u pattern can be copied
ofI.hand correctly enough to bs OF
commercial value In the engraving or
drawing trade. and II Is possible that
the machine here Illustrated may md
= wide field in the copying Of pat
terms for this class Of work. The tn
ventor. J. II. Martin of Roanoke. Va.
claims for IL tho capacity To copy u
pattern exactly. or 10 Increase or de-
crease It's size either In length or
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-06-06
I.a,.. c.. r..r ST..

Ono sizs smaller after using Aiiens Foot
Ease. . powder. 1t makes tight or new
shoesess Cures swollen, hot. sweating
aching feet. ingrowing nails. corns and
buuionA AL druggists and shoe stores
sc. Trial package FREE by mail A6'
dreas Allen 8. Olmsted. Leitoy. n. y.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-06-06
L,ternl 1nterpretntIon.

"Why do we say: Give IL this day
school teacher after the lesson.
Because we want 1T fresh," an
swered little girl-Little Chronicle.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-06-06
No Good.

Kind Lady-My dear man. you look
as If you had load on your mind? !?
Prisoner-I deceive me looks. then,
mum, becuz hain't teched Ticker sence
/ bin in here.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-06-06
Eaton. Colo. Nav .s. lpp.

Eaton. Colo. May -. i'sys.
The Denver Chamber of Commerce
and Board of Trade. Denver. Colo
rndo.
G.nticin-n:-i nm requested to write
you about my farming here In Colo.
rndo. ! came here four years aeo with.
out anything. That. Of course. was not
Just the proper WAY TO L. n You wan,
so get the best nut Of any country. hut
I am well satisfied with ia. progress
that I have made here. when I nr-t
came ! went IL work by tli. month on
a farm. nnd the next year after com.
ing here I started To farm for myself.
and hnd Ia ro In debt for nearly cv-
-rythinI. did not even have wife.
got one afterwards from hack East.
and have done very well every sea
son.
You ask about my last years crop.
My crop sales came to something over
SS.O1O. like farming here the best Of
any place that has come under by OBJ
scrvation. Respectfully yours.
.. Il. BooTH.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-06-06
WORK OF SCIENTISTS
LATEST DISCOVERIES AND iNvEN.
TioNs OF IMPORTANCE.

H.~hiss 10 Sssssitsts wsSk 81 Es-
sssssw-a"ss ses LAID .sd Wssss-
I.ssssssissi Is,ePhsas syssss-1a-
pssseA nsiLh hssA Dssrs-
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-06-06
Eaton. Colo. May -. i0Oo.


The Denver Chamber Of Commerce
and Board OF Trade, Denver. Colo
rado.
Gcntlcmcn:-Thc following Is In re-
ply To your inquiry about my farming
here Ia Colorado:
came to Colorado In the fall OF 1891
ns n ''-pud rusilcr." that II. to pick
up potatoes tor the farmers. liked the
conptry pretty well and concluded 10
stay here. In the year 1892 I rented u
farm under new ditch and fnrmcd
on shares. In 1893 that ditch was
short Of water and ! got burned out
and was 500 worse on than nothing.
I went to work the next ycnr by the
mon,u aud got started farming again
FOR myself In 1895. and have made
some money all right.
You ask about my last seasons crop.
Well. I am farming mn clghiy-acre
tract. and the sales from my farm
produce came tn something over ST.
100. besides my shccp-fccdlng busi-
ness. II IL my opinion that this Is "A
valuable aid to the farming business
In addition to the profit made on the
sheep themselves. II helps to keep the
land more fertile. did very nicely on
my sheep. In addition 10 my regular
farm crops. Yours very truly.
G. l., IEEpER.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-06-06

..Sobsdy amt nebtsr satisfy" saii
Uncle Efsn. ''Ef MAS rich enough To
hab an automobile I reckon ia sit lone.
some an Wish u were a mule. SOS
could talk TO IL
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-06-06

~. that deg Of yours a setter and q
nsr and points toward the cupboard"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-06-06

breadth or both. making Il possible
TO change the copy OF a letter. for In
stance. In height or width without des-
troying tho symmetrical outlines
found In tho original.
The apparatus is practically an I'M
proved pantograph with provision for
sccurin. tho work In position to bo op-
Grated on by tho engraving or draw
Ing tools. Tho base of the machine ia
preferably u heavy metal block. sup
porting tho vertical post on which tho
frame In pivotcd. On. arm OF inc
frame carries tho tracer which fo''
lows tho pattern. with second arm.
at the rear of tho INST. supporting the
cngravcr. To vary tho dimcnSions ot
tho copy the frame Is provided with
n yoke near i,s pivot. In which two
parallel rods nrc ciampcd by lever.
tho release OF tho lever aiiowin. hor'
izontai movement In either direction
To lcngthcn or shorten tho radius oil
tho circle In which tho tool travcla-
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-06-06

distinctness Of the message. and 20
loss OF ,ime is noted in using this In
creased distance.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-06-06
COLORADO FARM CROPS PRODUCE WEALTH
AND INDUSTRIOUS FARMERS BECOME RICH
Eaton. Colo. May ri i.,E..

Eaton, Colo. May ri i:sG..
The Denyer Chamber Of Commerce.
Denver. Colorado.
Gentiemen:-in reply fo your inquiry
regarding the vnire of the crop grown
ON my farm the last season. I give you
the following in round nuin'-rs: The
fatal value Of The cr1p was something
over xlA0s. I had som. over i2.:AsI
sacks of inarkeiabi. Isiaio-s. Jsssi
bushels Of wheat. 80 bushels of oats
ani 40 tons of hay. Very RESPECT
fully. GEORGE JONES.
Eaton. Cole. May !. 1877.
Ex-Gov. u. u. Eaton. Eaten. Colorado.
bear sir:-Your letter Of inquiry as
To my history since coming Ia iiis, Eat
on potato district. WAS revived. l
came to Eaton. Colorado in June. is:r:.
from the stat. OF Georgia. aiid landed
in town with the sum total of 81 in
my packets.
The first four y-ars ! worked for
wages for others, hut becoming inter
.sic,i in the line OF farming. ! rented
farm OH shares IN tl- spring of iSc.
Ny success Ia farming has b.-n ni,oui
an "a par with the general history of
this vicinity. l purchased the guar
Ter section that ] hni b-.n operating
under i.as. AMI could now clean uI
my AFFAIR." nnd NOT ow. sinsi. doliaT
upon IL.
In the condition II now il IL IL easily
worth SiGS1. hnv. mad. every
dollar out OF crops grown on this land
bs--id.-s what money l have spent In
other ways. The sal. of my farm
crops the last season amounted To over
$4,000. I am pleased to Say that II u
person farfiis the land properly here
that u Will grow more productive each
year. Yours very truly.
]. 81. COLLINS.
Eaton. Colorado.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-06-06

Eaton. Colo, May 20. 1902.
The Denver Chamber of Commerce.
Denver. Colorado.
Gcntlcmcn:-ln response TO your In
quiry regarding my farming history,
here give you brief outline.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-06-06

To Cure = Cold In Ono day.
Take Laxative Broino ouinino Tablets All
druggist. rsfuui money IL il fails To cure .:d;-
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1902-02-13
A ouIEr RErRRAr.

1.-THE doctor recommended me to go
to a farmhouse for two weeks this
summer" said the man of nerves, "and
I'm wondering if he ever passed a
night outside of a city. On my first
night the tree toads kept me awake, on
my second the roosters crowed from
midnight on, and in my third a big
bullfrog in the horse pond didn't per-
NIT me to close my eyes. l got up next
morning and told the farmer I couldn't
stand it and must go, and he heard
me in surprise and said:
" Why, man, I've had summer board
ers here who got so lonesome nights
that l had to drive the old bull up and
twist his tail to make him heller and
keep them company"
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1902-02-13

leafy and branchy, would be seen bIaz-
ing up suddenly all in one heaving,
booming. passionate flame reaching
from the ground to the top OF the
tree. and fifty to a hundred feet or
more above it, with a smoke column
bending forward and streaming away
on the upper f~ree-lowing wind.
To burn these green trees a strong
fire Of dry wood beneath them is re-
CURED to send up a current Of air hot
enough to distill inhammable gases
from the leaves and sprays; then, in
stead Of the lower limbs gradually
catching fire and igniting the next and
next in succession, the whole tree
seems to explode almost simultaneous
ly, and with awful roaring and throb-
bling a round, tapering flame shoots up
two or three hundred feet, and in a
second or two is quenched. leaving the
green spire a black dead mast bristled
and roughened with d~own-curling
boughs.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1902-02-13
LIQUID FUEL BURN1NG.


There has been recently brought out
in England what is known as the hy-
droleum system of burning liquid fuel,
which is attracting much attention
from persons interested in the matter.
1t is known as the ~hydroleum system,
and by means of it all descriptions of
liquid hydrocarbons from petroleum
to the various tars and tar refuse are
consumed with an entire absence Of
smell and smoke. The burner COM
prises a combined feed of steam and
oil, OF refuse, and the vapor of these
two is concentrated upon an mean
descent friedrich, upon striking which
the combined steam, by means of the
intense heat, is divided into oxygen
and hydrogen, and these combining
with the carbon are ignited and
passed through the boiler. So perfect
is the combustion and so intense is
the heat that is generated that a con-
siderable economy is effected in the
consumption of the fuel for boilers of
every description. Tests with q fifty
horsepower Hornsby boiler have
shown that fifteen pounds of water
are evaporated by the consumption
Of one pound of tar refuse. whereas
with the same quantity of steam coal
only nine pounds of water are evap-
Grated. The admiralty have exam
ined the process and intend TO expert
ment with it in the navy.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1902-02-13
LOVE o
Devotion of Egyptian Monarch to His
Beautiful Wife Is Unusual.

Devotion of Egyptian Monarch to His
Beautiful Wife Is Unusual.
One of the most beautiful of Egyp-
tian women is the khedivah, and those
around the palace never seem to
weary of singing her praises, says a
writer in the Detroit Free Press. She
is one of the most devoted Of wives.
The khedive is one of the few eastern
rulers who has lived in a genuine love
story with the heroine for his wife,
The peerless Ikbal Hanem is of the
Circassian race. She was formerly a
slave Of the vididi (dowager) khedivah,
at whose house the then young ruler Of
Egypt first saw her, AS beauty gives
rank in the Orient. the young slaves
condition did not interfere with her
advancement. She was courted and
won by the dashing young prince, and
finally formally married to him end
raised to the rank of khedivah. yThe
happy couple model their household
after the European fashion. She
neither paints nor powders her face, as
is the custom of Egyptian women Of
nigh rank. She likes European dress
and has European servants and COVER
nesses for her three daughters. She
studies with her children and has an
open, inquiring mind. The khedive
adores his wife and is a devoted father.
He has charming manners, an easy,
smooth address, in which there is just
a touch of the good fellow. His most
intimate friends always remember that
he is khedive. He is quite stout, the
result, 1t is said, of his having when
at the cadet school in Vienna initiated
his professors in drinking beer. He is
good looking and intelligent. He has
displayed rare capacity for keeping his
own counsel. The smooth penciling of
brows, eyelids and a certain dreamy
expression give the oriental touch to
his face.