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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-12-30

If people talked only when they had
something TO say the silence would be
too dense to stir with stlck.-GaI-
weston News
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-12-30

Wco1en Mills for Sale

We offer fol sac Browns" Wooden
Mills. locate 3 rifles west OF Lexington.
The property consists OF lC9 lcres OF
land, on which is lorated the factory,
bull 'ings and machinery (inelnd'ng one
set OF buhrs for grinding CORN, saw mill.
mansion house, two tenant houses, out
houses, orchard Of 300 trees and lime
stone quarry, OF fine quality. both for
building purposes and for making lime
price, $4,000, Apply to
may 20 1908 MOORE & MOORE.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-12-30

German children do not as n general
practice, hang up their stockings
Christmas eve but use their fathers
big boots instead.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-12-30

LEAF SPOT on TOMATO LEAFLEr AND STEM
pears to be gradually travelling west
ward from the Atlantic coast. 1t may
be successfully prevented by about
three thorough sprayings with Dor
deaux mixture, though some difficulty
attaches to the treatment of unstaked
plants I'm the field.-A. ID. Selby. Ohio
Experiment Station.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-12-30
MIX COnta mination,

The whey tank is common source
Of infection at those factories where
the whey is returned to the patrons in
the milk cans. This practice is detri-
mental to successful cheese making,
but when It cannot be arranged to
have the whey disposed Of in some 9th
er way the tanks should be kept thor
oughly clean I'm order to lessen the dan
ger Of contamination. They should be
emptled Mt least once a week.-W. A..
Clemens.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-12-30

Pullman Sleeping Cars from Clifton Forge TO
Cincinnati, ST. Louis and Louisville.
Trains Arrive at Lexington;
IsaSp. m. Daily from Clifton Forge
sop. m. Tx. Sunday from Richmond. Old
Point and Norfolk
: 10 a. m. EX. Sunday from I.ynchburg
For rates, tickets and other information apply
to :. o. CAMPBELL. lily Ticket Agent. LeXing.
ton. Va
IL " FULLER,
General Passenger Agent
{. T.. DOYLE General Marager
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-12-30


But many a woman who has gladly faced
poverty for the man she loved, may well
doubt her wisdom when pain becomes
the mate of poverty. If she were rich,
she thinks, she could find a way Of cure.
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription Is
within the reach of every one. 1t lifts
the burden of pain which weighs down
those who suffer from womanly diseases.
1t establishes regularity, dries weaken
ing drains, heals inflammation and ul-
ceration and cures female weakness.
cYou have my heartfelt thanks for your kind
advice to me-" writes Mrs Geo. Fletcher, Of Ioe
Victoria Avenue, Calf Ontario WAS troubled
with catarrh of uterus for over a year. The
doctors said would have to 60 through an OPP
Grafton, but commenced to use DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Dis
covery.' also his Lotion Tablets and Antiseptie
and Healing Suppostories' Now / am com,
petely cured after using six bottles Of Dr.
Pierce's medicines. am glad to say his medi
cine has made me new woman"
Weak and sick women, especially those
suffering from diceases of long standing.
are invited to consult DIR. Pierce by let.
ter, free. All correspondence is held
as strictly private and sacredly conf
dental. Address DR.. R. V. Pierce,
Buffalo, NJ Y.
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are easy
and pleasant to take. A most effective
laxative.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-12-30
Ov F

Often leads to pow
erty. No real
woman ever sold
her heart for the
luxuries of life.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-12-30

No. So connects at Lynchburg with Southern
Railway, North and South.
No. So connects at South Glasgow with No 9fol
Clifton Forge and the West.
No 81 connects At South Glasgow for Lynch
burg
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-12-30

Train 80 connects with Southern r.
Ra. Strasburg Junction for IIarisonburR
and points on Valley Railroad.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-03-06
Round Table Meeting. !.

niss Gilmor this week entertained the
Round Table club at the Baptist psrson-
age. Mrs. Mills having kindly opened her
home TO tho club. Miss Mcpherson gave
an interesting and Instructive paper on
the life and work Of Harriet Beecher
Stowe. Miss Shaw read selection from
Hawthorne's Wonder Book. The Mifac-
ulous Pitcher" Miss Irvine gave good
paper. ~ comparison OF Hawthorne and
Poe" Mss Gilmor conducted tho lesson.
,ranseenden;alism and tho works OF Poo.
Bryant and Hawthorne were discussed.
AZ the close Of tho regular program lists
o. questions were passed. ~ Penny for
Your Thoughts tho guessing o. which
called for quito little thought
Miss GilmoT. assisted by Mrs. Mills.
served dainty refreshments. There were
several invited guests prasan; and an un-
usually full attendance Of tho club mem
bers. making !, one Of tho bes, meetings
Of tho year. On account Of Dr.. Bueh,el's
lecture tho next meeting will DO held on
Tuesday. March i7th. instead Of Thurs
day. at the home Of Miss Mcpherson.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-03-06
In the Same Pair Of Boots,

Mr.. George Oldfield, noted Fen
thatcher of Whittlesey, Cambs., was
born before the railway era, and still
scorns the use of trains, says the Lon,
don Daily News. He walked this
week for the sixty.frst time to Pc.
tershereugh autumn fair, distance
there and back of fourteen miles. For
the last forty-eight years he has
walked to the fair in the same pair
of boots, for which he has refused a
handsome sum from London shopkeep-
ers since his record was published in
the press last year. He is most anx.
ious to complete his fifty years walk
in them, but it is doubtful If they will
stand another two journeys. They
were recently sent for repair. but the
boptmaker could do nothing with
them. us the leather was too old to
hold the stitches. The old man has
now walked nearly 700 miles in them.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-03-06
vIRcHow WILLING TO WAIT.
Great Physician Believed Priest Un.
derstood the Situation.

QcFStoCu tne SttuattOh.
A young physician. a graduate OF
the Berlin University of Medicine. and
who was student there during the
time that the late Prof. virchow held
chair of the faculty, tells this story
of the great pathologist:
Prof. Virchow had accepted the invi.
tation of the surgeons of q keipsic
hospital to be present a very un.
usual and difficult operation. All was
ready in the operating room. The sur.
geons, instruments In hand. were
awaiting the arrival of the patient in
the operating room, when a nurse in.
formed them that the patient was be,
ing "shriven" by the hospital priest
and would not be ready for several
minutes. Upon receipt of this mes.
sage the doctors used impatient Ian
guage and apologized profusely to the
professor for the delay. One of them
even went so far as to say that he
would wait no longer, but should de-
mand the patient at once, "shriven or
unshriven." This was accompanied
with irreveront humor.
The great pathologist, who, though
not religionist, always respected the
religious beliefs of his patients, said /:
Gentlemen, be patient; put down your
instruments. the priest knows you all
better than |, and has undoubtedly dis
covered the fact that the longer he
prays the longer the patient lives"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-03-06

A suggestion to the No-Lieense pri-
mary conventions which will meet next
Monday evening: Dsn', lose sight Of tho
fact that there are other questions beside
prohibition which arc intimately connect
cd with municipal prosperity. There Is
tho general government Of the city which
demands tho services Of tho best busi-
ness men in tho community. They are
to be found in Prohibition ranks and
should be nominated. Dom. select man
for alderman simply because no is a good
aud true man. but find these same auali-
ties combined with business sense and
energy. With such ticket elected. sup
ported by good strong public sentiment,
properly organized for backing the council
in carrying out the will Of the people.
prohibition can be made such success
as to mako it the permanent policy Of tho
city.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-03-06

Senator John Rush wakes abilan,ly
elOquen, in giving his estimate Of the su-
preme eourt--attsr Il has declared the
Rush bill constitutional. Senator Rush
says tha, tho decision -but lends lus;sr
TO ,ha, angus, tribunal. In whom the ,sus,
and confidence Of tho people may well
reposs," Also: Throughout the nation
there will be rejoicing over this righteous
decision" Senator Rush also declares
tha, this decision will serve as beacon
light Of municipal liberty throughout tho
nation" We suspect that tho senator Is
working overtime in tho supreme court
eneomium Job. and only tho future can
demonstrate whether or not Il was wise
TO en,rus, Denver with full self-goyern-
ment- I, is tho popular belief that tho
VIGOROUSLY eorrup; cities need tho guar
dian care o. tho pafor and more honest
country Districts, as brought aboa, by
legislative Control. In tho pas, Denver
has bcan under such discipline. but tho
people Of tho state cannot point with
pride" to tho kind OF government which
state supervision has secured. Blu, the
chances are that IL lef, to its own devices
Donvor's government will DO SO much
worse than in tho pas; tina; return TO
rural somi-suporvision may DO deemed
advisable.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-03-06
Rocky Ford Brick & Tile Co,

The annual meeting of this company
was held February 2sth and the following
officers were elected: w. o. Cheek, pres
ident and treasurer; E. Cheek, vice-pres-
ident and secretary; F. Cheek. manager.
F. W. Cheek has sold his interest and re-
tired from the company. He will go into
the poultry business in connection with his
bee business. The company will continue
the business as heretofore and aim to
have a good supply of brick on
hand at reasonable prices. Their brick
speak for themselves as to quality and
durability. Thanking the public for past
patronage the company solcts a contin-
uation of the same.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-03-06
Attempt to Rob the Farmers and
rlcrchnnts Bank.

Las; night aboa, mIdnigh. tho Farmers
& Merchants bank was entered through
tho front door with view TO robbery.
Tho bank Is equipped with most com
pleto electrical alarm system and tho
groa, noise msdo by tho gong in tho bank
doubtless frightened of tho burglar.
Persons passing from a dance heard the
alarm and notified Dr.. Van Bussirs.
When he arrived Il was made eyidon,
that the building had been entered and
tho alarm SO, going by tho intruder touch
ing tho trap sot for his benefit.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-03-06
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CHURCH NEWS.
81. MArrnE.'s cnuscn-Episl

ST. MATHEWS CHURCH. episcopal
Rev. J. N. Mcbride will ofsieia,e IN
Man.anola Sunday. In consequence
there will be no service in Rocky Ford.
Sunday school meets at tho usual hour.
Len,sn service on Friday at 4 p. IN. All
arc welcome.
METHODIST CHURCH.
Morning subject. Crossing tho River O!
Difficulty" Evening. Sacrificing tho Les
or for tho Greater" Hyms. 645. 52s. 655.
Epwor;h League topic. The Sabbath
Day" Leader. Mr.. Helwies. Revival
meetings ali next week a, $3.50 and
7:5o p. IN.
CHRISTIAN sciEscE.
Services every Sunday a. II o'clock:
Subject. Substance"
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
Regular services In the X. p. hall nes,
Lords day morning and evening Morn
ing subiac; for preaching service. What's
In Name" Evening. Resisting the
Devil"
BAPTIST CHURCH. .
Regular services in tho Bap,is. church
Sunday morning and evening. Morn
ing subject. Greater than Money" In
tho evening tho pastor will give David
and Jonathan" or Friendships Sacred
Bond This will DO tho first in u series
Of sermons to tho young people.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Services at tho First Presbyterian
church next Sunday at the usual hours.
In the morning tho subject will DO "onc
TO One" Evening. The Things Tha;
Count" Tho Delphie 0uarte,te will sing
at tho evening service.
During the recent visit Of State Mis-
sionary Secretary Popo tho Bap,is,
church Of Rocky Ford contributed Sil5.-
IS for tho support Of state missions.
The beautiful solo rendered by Miss
Campbell Of La Jinta at the Presbyterian
church last Sunday evening was highly
appreciated by the congregation.
The committee having in charge the
soliciting Of money for the new Christian
church are having excellent success.
About $1,000 have been secured and
the good work continues.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-03-06
Notice.

Tho undersigned has leased tho lake
owned by g. W. Swink nor;hcas, Of race
track. south OF Swift's and Yves, Of VIM
Matthews and tho adjoining premises. and
notifies the public that hunting. fishing OF
,respassing is strictly prohibited and all
persons violating will be prosecuted to
tho full extent Of the law.
Arkansas Valley Gun Club.
BY F. Chappell. President.
Rocky Ford. Colo. March |. 1908.
4o-45
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-03-06

n. Otis Brown Of Rocky Ford
has recently made two sales Of tho
Dempsey wind mill. j. q. Hunt has one
in use. mounted on steel tower for
pumping water for stoet: and for irriga-
ton purposes. John T. Hester has in
stalled one which operates two pumps.
They are splendid power.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-03-06
business Meas Nominations.

Wednesday evening tho following Busi-
ness Mems tickets were nominated in the
various wards:
FRS, ward.-E. C. Shelton ard DR. H
G. Sigman.
Second Ward. e. J. Smith and T. H
Gibson.
Third ward.-chas. Reeker and W
H. Hickox.
Tne ticket will be completed at a con-
vention to be held this evening.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-03-06

Whether it should be said The United
States is or The United States are
was for many years a subject for debate.
For time the question of state rights
entered into consideration, but this was
settled nearly forty years ago, when the
war of the rebellion resulted in favor of
the boys who wore the blue, This result
showed conolusiyely that this is e Nation
with big "N'' rather than loose feder-
alton of states which might be dissolved
at pleasure. The matter Of "is' or ARE"
until recent date, but now The United
States is" is almost unanimously consid-
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-03-06

Upon the FREQ trade doctrine sugar Is
pre-eminen,ly an article to be admitted
free. says the San Francisco Chronicle
On tho protective theory. however. 1t Is
pro-eninon,ly a subject for protection
We do not produce what we require
Without protection we shall never do so
while with protection. and within very
reasonable ;irno. we shall produce sugar
in abundance. and quite as oheaply as we
produce other things into whose cost labor
largely enters. Sugar is an article for
whose unimpared protection We can mos,
earnestly fight. whether upon the broad
principle involved or upon the material
interests Immediately at stake. And the
fight should be prosecuted by every
means in our power
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-03-06
sagaeity,

The Enterprise desires to repeat the
statement that as an advertising medium
to reach the Rocky Ford country it has
value fifty per cent greater than any
other newspaper, If this statement is
questioned will the doubter please issue
such challenge as shall bring out the
facts? The truth can easily ce ascer
tanned, if desire should be shown for
the publication of a conclusive compara-
tive statement
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-03-06

Many Of tho publications issued from
the government printing Office are no
doubt valuable. but hundreds Of tons Of
the public documents printed at the gov
ernmentis expense and transported in the
mails free are practically worthless. for
not one person in a thousand ever reads
them. Tons Of worthless "free seeds
are also sent over the country by mail
free. Now. il the government discarded
the pub. docs" and ..tres seed" fakes
from the mails, it would not only relieve
the mail service of an unnecessary bur-
den, but be long step to remove the
muchmooted postal deficiency.
wells Talisman.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-03-06

F. M. Weiand of Fowler, formerly
county commissioner from the west end
of Otero county has been appointed
water superintendent to succeed Mr..
Chew. and as soon as he has official no.
tice from the governor will assume the
duties of the position. He made an ex-
ceptionally efficient county commissioner
and will doubtless make as good record
in his new and more important position
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-03-06
Building Associate n Meeting.

The annual meeting of tho Rocky Ford
]. o. o. F. Building association will be
held on Monday. April 6th at 1880 p. m..
at their hall. All members are requested
to attend. as there is business Of impor-
tance to come before said meeting.
40-45 j. C. C racey. Pres,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-03-06

Tho Rocky Ford Trading seems to be
outgrowing its immense warehouse faeil-
iiics as !; has built long platform on tho
outside for tho display and storage Of
implements.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-03-06

cred correct a committee appointed To
review the federal statutes has SO deeid-
cd. but the matter was practically settled
before the committee took hold Of the
matter.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-03-06

During sne e9mlng municipal year
Rocky Ford should put IL sewer sys-
economical expenditure of a large sum Of
money, and the incoming city council
should be strong in business integrity and
sagaeity,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-03-06
FRIDAY, MARCH &, 1903.
Coming Events.

March i2-is-s Sunday School Con-
ven,ion.
March Chancellor Buehtel's Lee
tufc. a..
March 5i-"Tho Gladiator" a, Tho
Grand.
April City Election.
April l2-Eas;ar Sunday.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-03-06

1t is clear. says an essterR Journal, that
the future Of American sugar lies in the
possibilities Of the sugar beet. If the
beet sugar industry is to be crippled and
kept small there will be nothing to do but
import the great bulk of sugar used in
this soYptry for all time to come. Beet
sugar interests ere right when they
claim that 1t is to ths# tbs American
people must look for such success as
may ultimately be achieved in making the
greatest sugar-eating country in the
Wsrld, independent of foreign supplies.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-03-06

For Rent-About April lst will move
to my ranch and my nine-room brick res
dence on the corner of l4th and Elm will
be for rent. L. w. Babcook.
4O-tf
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-03-06

Our sympathies go out to the business
men of Rocky Ford. On Wednesday
there were in town "a drummers with
sample trunks, anxious to sell goods.
And, by the way, the El Captain reports
that 25 out of the "a registered at that
popular hotel.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-03-06

President Roosevelt has lately given an
extended statement Of his position regard
ing tho appointment Of colorod. men to
official positions. and comes out Of the
controversy rith flying colors. He de-
clares that he has aimed to consider local
wishes so far as could be done without a
sacrifice of principles, and that the prime
lest has been that OF character and abil-
ity. In regard to the matter Of color
the president declares that he cannot re-
gard it either as an obstacle or an ad-
dtiona qualification for public service
He declares that the greater part of his
appointments Of negroes in the south
have been really re-appointments of mer
selected by President Mckinley and hold
ing office satisfactorily. and tha. he has
not increased the number notably il re-
cent months.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-03-06

st Louis will be popular city during
the year 1904. The Worlds Fair will
then be in progress and thousands of Wis
itors will be daily feature. In addition
to this the city is planning to, and will
likely secure. number Of attractions OF
a national character. Steps are being
taken to secure the location OF the Re-
publican national convention there that
year. The great national missionary
convention of the Christian church will
meet in St. Louis in 1904, and it is also
among the probabilities that the national
encampment of the Grand Army q the
Republic will be held there that year
Tire sovereign grand lodge of Odd Eel
lows may meet there that year. and there
may, and doubtless viii be, other large
gatherings in that city wb;le the Worlds
Fair is in progress. Verify, 1904 will be
a great year for St. Louis.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-03-06
D. V. BurrelI's is the place to
get your Garden and Flower
Seeds fresh and true to name.

A large line of Drummers Samples of
Street and Dress Skirts on sale at ex-
actly Wholesale cost price. These are
bargains not often offered and are selling
fast at Ramsay g. Byars.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-03-06

Or. Middleton has been called to La
Junta twice recently on professional bus
mess.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-03-06

In endorsing the suggestion Of the En-
terprise that an Arkansas Valley Alfalfa
Growers association should be organized,
the La Junta Tribune says: "Assoca-
tons and trusts seem to rule the earth
and part Of La Junta at the present
junoture. 1t won't be long before we will
all have to join trust for self-protection
if we expect to live and have our being
on this mundane sphere"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-03-06

E5We are constantly being reminded that
Barnum knew what he was talking about
when he said the American people liked
to be humbugged,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-03-06

Among the eocentricities of the Love
land Reporter is printing 100000 in
this obscure manner: 100000. Better
use a comma and make your figures in
teligible at a glance. Life is too short to
have to make survey and sub-division
of such rows of figures.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-03-06

W. P. Warple and son would like work
on farm. Address them at Rocky
Ford. 4o-p
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-03-06

Shirt Waists for Spring and Summer.
made to order. Prices 4oc to z5c each.
Mrs, Allen. sol corner Fourth and
Elm. 4O-p
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-03-06

Petty thieves are getting in their work
again. Last night the barn of the Shell
ton-Hardy Grocery company was entered
and set of harness stolen
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-03-06

To Ront-2o acres for beets and so
acres for Oats. Also wish to le. contract
to put into the stack 100 acres Of alfalfa.
40-tf J. p. Pollock.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-03-06
= Wind Till Sales.

Since the above was in type Mr.. Brown
has sold third mill, the last mentioned
to be erected on the ranch of B. S. Pad
dock, west of the old rocky ford.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-03-06
Special rlasonic rlccting.

A special meeting Of St. John Lodge.
A. F. & A. M, will be held Monday ev-
ening, March 9th. for work in the third
degree.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-03-06

Leave orders for Fancy Ice Cream and
Ices at Blair G. Wiswels.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-03-06
Sand and Gravel

For Sidewalks for sale by L. w. Babcock.
Three-fourths of a mile south of Wash
ington school. Down hill pull. 4O-tf
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-03-06

New Ladies Wrappers. just in. good
percale, full size, big six. worth Si.25. on
sale for only sso at Ramsay & Byars.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-03-06

Hon. T. H. Stratten has purchased and
is now occupying the Chas. Bloomgreen
residence property IN the east part of
town.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-03-06

New three-room dwelling for rent.
Call at Casebeer's grocery.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-03-06

If Shelton makes your photos they will
surely please you.