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The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-11
ABOARD A GANG PLOW.

There are many days during the
Summer that are ideal working days.
After rain when the air is clear
and fresh a person enjoys working;
even hoeing potatoes and corn is
pleasant work then. But think the
most pleasant working days come in
autumn. When T can get five horses
and good gang plow I enjoy work.
ing greatly, because the days are
cool and clear and the work goes on
as if nothing could hinder it. I
have pleasant thoughts of the good
crops that have been raised on the
land that I am ploWing, and also the
time when the summer work will be
over, and when winter will come
with rest and snow storms, and long
pleasant evenings.
Eric Anderson,
Sixth Grade. Warren; Mimi.
FATHER TIME ON THE WING.
Some days I am always ready to
run errands and all the work goes
easily. The time goes very fast and
I enjoy almost all kinds of work. On
other days I do not want to do
single thing. like to work best
when it is not too warm and not too
cold. but just cool.
One day I awoke very, early. It
was a very beautiful spring morning
in the last part of April; it was cool
and fresh; the trees rustled in the
wind and the bright morning sun
cast it's bright rays on the grass
sparkling with dew. I arose and
went downstairs to get my break
fast. Then I went out and began
to pile wood. I soon had it piled.
did not know what time it was and
so I went in and found it was nearly
had gone so fast that I was really
and began to cut some sticks to max
had half finished T was ca1lad to n
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-01-16

Precautionary military measures on
the Algerian Morocco frontier are now
completed. 30 that no fanalicai conta'
sion In French north African domin'
ions Is regarded as possible. Vice Aa-
mirai Potter. who has hoisted his mas
at Touion on the baitieship Saint
Louis. Ii ready In ease OF emergency
to sail nj once with the baitieships
Saint Louis. Chariemasne. Gauiois.
and the cruisers CLANCY and Linois.
manned by 2.7S: biuejackets. q full
supply Of coal and provisions being on
board the squadron. Vice Admiral
Potter is one of the most cool headed
diplomatic officers In the French navy.
and has been successfully employed In
such critical cases a. European Inter
vcntion In Crete. and II was he who
commanded tho French naval force
during the boxer troabl" In China.
Tho understanding between the
powers Ii 10 complete that not the
slightest fear OF possible eompiica.
tions Is felt. Assurances have been
inicrchanEcd that the port Of Tan.
Eicr will remain In the hands Of Nor.
occo and that no territorial anncxn.
tion is contemplated by any Of the
powers.
French dipiomaiisis Of Egyptian cx.
pcricnee attribute tho present critical
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-01-16

The device of the Subsistence De.
partment is the simplest in the ser.
vice, merely a crescent; that of the
Pay Department is a lozenge or dia-
mond.
Professors at West Point wear for
their device a shield surmounted by
the eagle from the arms of the Mill
tary Academy; and the two officers of
the Record and pension bureaus use
an open wreath, within which is u
trefoil or clover. Chaplains have 4
cross as their device.
These insignia are applied where
necessary to the devices Indicative
of the arms of the service. A Quar-
termaster of the engineer battalion
wears the regular castle with the
Quartermaster's device above the cen
trail tower cavalry Chaplain shows
the crossed sabres, with his regi-
mental number above them and the
cross below them; y commissary of
coast artillery has the crossed can
non and the projecti-e. with the cres-
cent below; an adjItant Of infantry
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fiat will always stir the heart Of Q
man whose love IL withheld from him
by aHother's will.
Thirdly. Was interested In the
iion-tamer. He impressed me az be-
ing no ordinary individual-very dif'
ferent from the average circus at
iaehe. as Was Bariotti herself. and
In the evidences OF love that | had
seen pass between these two. ! had
seemed to see a reflection Of my
uSn, and this claimed my interest.
II nothing else.
Fourthiy. I had seen the net OF the
man who had set IRE TO the trapezs
rope, and was. no doubt. the only hu'
man being. save himself. who had
seen IL. II became me. therefore. to
aid Maubikeck and Mia by using tho
knowledge ! possessed. AID by iden'
tifyins the miscreant who had fired
the rope. ascertain through him his
motive. or. IL he had been employed
to do the thing. the eams Of his
eowardiy employer.
One Of the facts that ! learned by
this adventure Mas that the stars OF
q circus lived. when away from the
glare and tinsei Of their profession.
much like other people with plenty
Of money to spend.
Leaving the Garden by means Of
one Of the private entrances. Maubi'
keck hailed carriage. II wns
good one. and was drawn by q team
OF weii-fed. sieek.iooking horses. and
I thought II was probably tho ono he
N.h (ar d q.
nnec. and We all got into II. MaubI'
keck and NitA sat together. and the
old has sat with me. with our backs
toward the driver. She was not =
pleasant carriage companion. and I
would gladly have exchanged places
with Maubikcck. Tho old woman
swayed back and forth. moaned.
wrung her hands. and spoke ncsceiy
to Maubikeck. who told her with un.
mistakabie emphasis TO hold her
tongue.
Il will explain this woman's ve.
hcmcncc. Si.nor wiibc.ton." said tho
iion.tamer. -Paeho Maiixni is . hard
master and jealous man. He allows
no one but himself and those hired
for the purpose to come near Sita
Bariotii. Believe me. this is tho flrst
time since we opened In Madison
Square Garden that ! have accom-.
panied the siEnor.na to her hotel. Ma.
iigli keeps her constantly under his
care. and this woman In employed BY
him to prevent othcrs-principa!iy
myHcif-from comm. Into the pres.
cncc Of the si.norira- That wo arc
enabled TO be with her now In due
solely TO the minhap which has be-
fallen Maiisni. He may be dead at
this moment or seriously wounded.
That he IL wounded Is certain. or he
would have been on hand rs usual
to take Nita to the hotel
And where does MaliEr! l!vc!"
asked.
al the same hotel"
Ito be continucd)
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Invention Of New Lifebcs at.

Two inventors who live In Stirling,
Scotland. have invented n lifeboat
which is intended to become auto
matically inflated when 1t is immersed
in water. A spring is employed
which is kept in n state of tension or
compression by means of strip or
roll of paper. the tensile strength of
which. as long as it is dry. is sum.
cient to main,ain the spring in state
of compression. but which. when II
becomes wet by immersion in water.
Immediately loses its strength to such
an extent that 1t is ruptured by the
energy stored in the spring. The re-
lease of the spring causes the produc'
ton of n volume of gas from mate
rails sufficient in quantity to initiate
the boat.
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Of the company or troop on top OF
tho ring. and tho number OF his rcgi'
mcnt or the device OF his corns inside
the loop.
Non.commissioncd stan officers
wear open wrcnths on their caps. with
the numbers OF their regiment or tho
devices OF their corps within: the col.
or OF the facings OF the uniform. II
they are rcgimcntal noncoms. indi.
Gates the arm Of the service to which
they belong.
Descending now from the caps to
the collars. ono has to do with officers
only. Besides the coat of arms OF the
United States on each side OF his col.
lar. m officer wears also n device in.
dicative OF the arm. bureau or corps.
/ The devices OF the engineers. in
fantry and cavalry have been de-
scribed. An artillery officer wears
the crossed cannons. but II he Is OF
field artillery. he shows a wheel at
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-01-16
Queer Legacy to doctors.

The alleged bequest by Mrs. Stanton
of her brain to Cornell university for
dissection-which Prof. Wilder says
was never made-reminds an English
writer OF the case of Harriet Marti.
neau. who consulted an English doctor
for deafness and in return for his po.
liteness-his treatment did little good
decided to leave him her ears. Miss
Martineau happened to mention her
plans to her family physician. who
said: But, my dear madam, you can't
do that: 1t will make your other leg.
acy worthless" And 1t appeared that
she had already in her will bequeathed
her head to the chronological. society
and left her doctor $50 for cutting 1t
offi
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-01-16
The Church Athletic.

The Ministers of Litue Falls, New
York. having started a crusade
against Sunday ball playing on the
grounds that their parishioners were
too sorely tempted to desert pews for
Tie bleachers. the manager of the ball
team has offered the ministers permis.
sion to hold divine services on the
diamond before play begins. While a
game might be opened with prayer
and hymn of thanksgiving raised on
the consummation of q home run,
what could the ministers do to sancti-
fly a stolen base? These knotty points
may possibly deter the appointment of
baseball chaplains to the big leagues.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-01-16

bcrs OF their company or bai,cry-thc
first In the coast. the latter In tho
field. artiiicry-bclow the crossing.
Enlisted men Of the Signal Corps
wear tho device OF crossed nnss and n
torch on their caps. and n private OF
tho Ordnance Corps shows bursting
bomb. Bandsmcn wear Tyres on the
front Of their caps. those OF the en-
sinccrs almost hidden by tho castle.
and those OF the other arms. show.
Ing the number Of the bands to which
they belong.
Field musicians wear trumpcts on
their caps: an artillery musician
wears the number OF his battery or
company In the ring Of tho trumpet.
while ono OF the engineers or OF tho
cavalry and Infantry shows tho letter
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-01-16
Gov. osell La Methodleal.

Gov. Odell of New York goes about
tho preparation Of state papers, such
as annual messages, in cautious and
methodical fashion. First he digests
one topic thoroughly and writes it.
Then he puts 1t away and tackles an
other. When all have been written he
sits down with his secretary and the
pair go over the topics one by one.
changing and correcting until they are
satisfied 1t will stand any criticism
that may be brought against it.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-01-16
Who shall Indiana Honor,

A movement is on foot to fll the
vacant niche allotted to Indiana in
stntuary hall. Washington. with sta.
tue OF George Rogers Clark. A reso-
luton having this purpose in view has
been prepared and Senator Barcus Of
Terre Haute and Senator Gray OF
Evansville will be asked to introduce
1t In the state senate. Every state Is
entitled to furnish two statues and
the custom is to commemorate one
civilian and one soldier. although
there is no fixed rule. oliver p. Nor.
tons statue is the only one Indiana
has In the hall. The movement for a
statue to Clark will provoke antagon.
ism, as many Indiana citizens believe
the place belongs by right to Thomas
A. Hendricks.
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u.. Done Much for Beers.

Rev. Adrian Hofmeyr Of Pretoria,
famous as an orator in south Africa.
is about to make lecture tour OF
the larger cities in this country. He
was the first prisoner taken for po-
litical reasons in the Boer war. In
1900 he Travelled through Great Brit
ain pleading as n Dutch Afrikander
for clemency and generosity to the
Beers when the war ended. 1t was
largely because of Mr.. Hofmeyr's rep
reservations that the British govern
ment took immediate steps to give the
south African farmers aid and to save
the farms for them.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-01-16
Suggestion No, Wei, Received.

Champ Clark and a prohibitionist
orator met at n farm house In Missouri
last fall. both being out votc-huntins
Mt the time. The farmers wife pre-.
pared beautiful dinner for the trav.
cicrs. Champ delighted her by eating
like hired man. but the prohibition.
list was n dyspcptic and merely slipped
n cup Of hot water. The host and host.
css urged him to try the chicken. n
piece Of ham, or maybe he would like
pork chop. but the guest said. "No.
thank you" to all invitations. Finally
the young son OF tho house leaned
over TO his father and whispered
hoarsciy: Maybe the gent would suck
egg. pap" Champ exploded. the
mother blushed. and the father looked
an in,imntion of what was going to
take place in the woodshed by and by.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-01-16
ARMY AND NAVY COLONY.
Reason for Gathering In the Capital Al
Washington.


Army ofiiccrs detailed TO the Philip
pines and Porto Rico and navy ofYiecrs
going away on lons cruises make
practice OF sending their families 10
Washington to remain during their
absence. In this way . srcat colony
OF army and navy folk has been cAtab
lishcd In the national capital. The
advantages Of locating wives and chill
drcn there are several. Washington
has splendid schools and tho boys AMI
girls receive the best education free.
The families are near the department
and can draw their share Of tho on.
GERS pay and In case anything should
happen to him would have the sym.
pathetic aid Of the officials. The heads
of the bureaus OF the war and navy
departments keep watchfui eye upon
the families OF tho men who are sup
porting the nag In distant seas. Prcsi.
dent Roosevelt Is sympathetic. and
any army or navy ofliccr's wife who
has occasion to approach tho Prcsi.
dent can find ready audience With
him.
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seotehmen and champaqne.

A few years ago Mr.. Balfour. who
has Just succeeded to the premiership
on the retirement of his uncle Lord
Salisbury had some of his prominent
supporters from his Scotch constitu-
ency as guests at political banquet
in London. DESTROYS that they should
enjoy themselves to the utmost he
directed that they be kept supplied
with the finest champagne. In the
course of the evening he visited them
and hoped that they were satisfac-
torily served.
"Weel," was the response "for the
food We ha' no call TO complain but
we maun say we're a bit feesed o.
these meenernl waters"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-01-16
Nature Is a Back Number.

The philosophers who prate about
returning to nature" living accord
ing to nature" and SO on, are amusing
chaps. Who is nature. anyway? A
bungler. novice, a child in the hands
of art For particulars see that chick
en- fattening house which has just be-
gun business in Newton, Kan. with a
capacity of 5000 chickens. by new
process an instrument will be used for
forcing prepared food down the throats
of the chickens" thereby adding three
pounds to each fowl in three weeks.
Nature be hanged! If we depended on
nature what should we do for pate do
foie gras New York Sun.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-01-16

Julia A. Fletcher Carney Of Gaicsburg.
ILL.,. who half century ago wrote the
poem. Little Drops Of Water" has
consented to the publication OF her
picture. Mrs. Carney is now over 20
years old. but is still In the best OF
mental and physical health. Her
poem made her name known to all the
English speaking world and even to
the continent OF Europe.-From the
Critic
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-01-16
sroales ABOUT LITTLE FOLK
Curious Ideas That Youngsters Get In
Thsir heads.

Inetf Tedoe.
ChIiiren get strange Ideas some
times-almust as strange as their eid.
err. There lives a little boy on the
south side who is fond Of the delicate
fiowcrembroideted upholstery Of tho
psrior chairs. Not 80 very many days
since a great fresh roll Of yellow but.
ter came from the country and NJ.
traeted the baby's eyes. lie is Just
cid enough 70 toddie around alone and
put his Glse,a In every pie. by some
unAftountaoic means he got handful
OF butter. and few minutes later tho
mother was horrined TO mud each par.
ior chair nicely buttcred. He had
found both pretty and saw no reason
why they shouldn't 20 together.
lie was not unlike the little Girl
whore mother found her before tho
parior lace curtains. scissors In hand.
busiiy cutting out all tho roses Of the
pattern ''tausc dcy's 80 pity"
These stories were told In gather.
In. Of mothers the other day. and then
tho young mother Of . thrce-ycar.oid
daughter chimcd In:
We'll. let me tell you what my Sal.
lie did. ! heard a great crashing In
the dining room and went out to ind
two broken pitchers at Sailic's feet
and q third one In the air ready to be
brought down. grabbed her and
cried out:
why. saiiic. what arc you do
ins!'
'D'caking up housckccpin'. she re.
Piled. unconccrncdly.
Her father thought Il was funny.
but well. I'll bet she'll not break
up housekeeping very soon again
Chicago Chronicle.
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caId.waxs Apps,l,s,.

Cold waves nrtincially produced are
to be the stimulants OF appetite in tho
future. The scientists say 80. Ac-
cording to the prospectus OF these gen.
tlemen we shall don sort OF refrlg-
erator.muzzle when the dinner gong
sounds, inhale as much of frozen ozone
as we comfortably can. then fall to
and eat until the cows come home.
Meanwhile. at this period Of the year.
there are very many to whom the ac-
quisition OF an appetite is no mystic
rious rite. Will the scientists furnish
a means OF satisfying those cravings
which develop without being frozen
into existence?
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the uniforms OF the mi'itarS
have caused many changes In the 'h'
SIGMA worn By officers and men.
All officers wear the national coat
OF arms on the front OF their caps.
and. according to present orders. ON
the collars OF their biouses. whers
II takes the place Of the time-honofea
III. g." Enlisted men OF tho line
OF the engineer. cavalry. artillery ana
Infantry organizations-wear the dc
vices OF their arm on the fronts OF
their cars.
These insignia are: A castle with
three towers for the engineers.
crossed sahres for the cavalry. crossed
rines for the infantry and crossed
cannon for the artillery.
There being only one regiment. or
rather three battaiions. of engineers.
only tho company letter Of an enlist
ed man Is shown. and that Is perched
on the centre OF the three towers.
which Is smaller than the others.
Enlisted men Of the other arms show
the numbers Of their resimcnt above
tho rifles or sabres. and the letters of
their companies are below them;
those OF the artillery show the num-
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ONE OF cAeL,sLe.s INDIANS.
Elevator Man Assured the Rcd Man
Was Thus to DC Described.

Elevator wan Shsoreo tHc hcu wan
Was Thus to DC Described.
ES.Sccrctary OF the Treasury Car.
Isle has his ONCE In the Johnson
building. The other day he was rid.
Ing up In one OF the elevators which
as Is not unusuai-wns crowded.
The cx.sccrctary was In one corner.
while In another wns n full.Srown In.
dian who. Notwithstanding Mr.. Car.
isles presence. was the center OF at.
traction.
Who the dickens Is hc?" some ono
asked OF the elevator man.
Just then the elevator stopped at
Mr.. Cariisic's floor. Mt which he. tho
Indian and some third person got on.
Don't KNOW" said tho elevator
man. closing the door with bang and
starting the machine on up again.
according to the New York Times.
May be''-and II was said nppar.
entity In all sinceri,y-"maybe he's
one OF Mr.. Carlisle's Indians you go
often read about
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In serxlea Since 1861.

James w. Grover. 80 years old. who
has been a federal employe since 1861,
has retired from the Office of superin-
teudent of the United States store
house in Jersey City. He was ap-
pointed by President Lincoln and was
not disturbed when the Democrats
came into power on account of his
friendship with President Cleveland.
The latter was named Stephen Grover,
after James w. Growers grandfather
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Remarkable cIairvoyanee. J.

Some experiments in hypnotism
we're being carried out in Colombes
BY a doctor, when the medium-a
young girl-suddenly awoke from her
trance with start, and exclaimed
that she saw great patches of blood
in front of the house. 1t was later
discovered that murder had taken
place opposite.-Paris correspondence
London Express.
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The Arn1y:s New Devices.
Many Changes Mace in The Arsieni,
Worn by the Various Corps-How Rank
end Service Csn Be Tod at q Glance.
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shows the crossed rifles. with his r,s,-
mental number above and the shell
of tho Adjutant- department
under them.
TIE same insignia are used by the
non'eommissioned ataif officers as cap
devices. surrounded by open wreaths:
the electrician serseants. for example.
showing lightning flashes in their
wreaths. and hospital stewards tho
eadueeus- The badges Of rank IN
the army have not been changed. ex'
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Sees Great Future Ahead.

J. F. Stevens, a Canadian railroad
official, is most enthusiastic regarding
the possibilities of the Canadian north
west. He is profoundly convinced and
backs his opinion with great array
OF statistics that the section named
will soon be able to produce billion
bushels of wheat per year.
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the intersection of the pieces: If of
coast artillery n plaque with n conical
projectile upon 1t.
The devices OF the staff bureaus
and the corps are as follows: Tho Ad-
jutant. Generals department has an
American shield; the Inspector-Gen-
erals. closed wreath. with a sword
and a Roman fasces crossed behind
It: the Ordnance Department has a
flaming bomb for its device; the
Judge Advocates, an open wreath,
with sword and quill pen crossed
upon 1t. The Medical Departments
device is n caduceus. the staff carried
by Hermes or Mercury. a winged stan
on which two serpents twine: the
Quartermaster's, wheel surmounted
by an eagle. with sword and key
crossed upon 1t.
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A Good Ide. snrs,dinn.

1t is only two years since the first
pension fund for railroad employees
was established, and now there are
seven railway systems which have
adopted the plan. The latest to do 80
are the Canadian Pacific and the Ore.
gon Railroad and Navigation com.
pany.
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MRS. ABBEY SERIOUSLY ILL.

Was Wife Of impresario and Former
Grand Opera Star.
Mrs. Henry Abbey. widow Of tho
New York impresario. Is lying danger.
Physicians express grave doubts as
to her recovery.
The time was when Mrs. Abbey was
celebrated on the stage Us Florence
Gerard. and later us the wife Of Mr..
Abbey. The operate stars Of tho
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-01-16
Poor Widows Of Famous Men.

Nine. Charcot, the widow Of Frances
most eminent physician; Nine. Con.
stant, widow of the famous portrait
painter; Benjamin Constant and Nine.
Zola are all in Strengthened circum.
stances and have to practice the most
rigid economy to make ends meet.
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situation Of the sultan to his rcadi
ness in adopting European IDEAS and
following too implicitly the susres
items Of ais seoich adviser. caid Mac
Lean. A parallel Is drawn between
this uprising Of Bou Hammara against
Sultan Abdul Axix with tho Egyptian
revolt OF Arabia against khedive New
fick In 1859. According TO informa'
tion received In Paris tho nshtins
force Of the sultan is considerably
greater than hitherto supposed. The
feeling Ia that the outcome will be
loss Of British and European internal
influence In Morocco. but that the
foreign status will remain intact.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-01-16
Birds Ely and Sing.

Besides the skylark number of
other birds sing as they fly. Among
these are the titlark, woodlark, water
peppet, sedge warbler, willow warbler
and whin chat.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-01-16
Grandson Of Famoua Sailor.

Stephen Decatur, Jr., of Portsmouth,
N. H., grandson of the famous Com.
modore Perry. has passed the mental
examination for admission to the Ma.
val Academy.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-01-16

HE abolition of the
rsgimeRtai orsaniza'
li0n for the artillery OF
the United States Army
and the substitution
therefor OF ! corps com
posed Of field AMI
coast artillery. followed
by a very eomprehen'
sive order resardins
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eept that the eheyrons have been
made smaller. and are wcrn correct
ly, points upward.
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Don't trust to your neighbor's con-
science in horse trade. nor to his
watch II you expect to catch train.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-01-16

chippendaIe Chairs Are Costly.
Twelve Chippendale chairs have
been sold at auction for s67o at Alton,
Hants.