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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-10-16
NO. 20.
Before the Lambs Come.

\. q. Gamlsy. a Manitoba sheep
breeder. says: The lamb crop. like
any other. To be successful. must be-
prepared for beforehand: therefore.
rs the breeding season approaches the
ewes ought tn bs getting In good con
ditlon. and II cannot bs done easier
than BY giving them tho run OF ths
stubbis fields after the grain "a
stacked. Before tho breeding season
Is over the winter will have set In.
and tho flock will be In their winter
quarters. No elaborate building is
necessary. A hay rack running rouna
the inside. with n small door In tho
center. Just large enough for ono
sheep To go In and out when tho big
door ID shut. Il must bo dry and Gu
tirciy free from drafts for tho sheep
to do we'll: 30xc0 feet will bo ample
accommodation for u hundred good
sized cxcs. until lambins time
Tho winter feed should DO Wild hay.
oat straw or cat sh.aScs- They may
be allowed TO run at tho oat slack. "
care In taken to rcmoS. tho ovcrhans.
Ing portions as they cat Il away from
under. to prevent tho cha6 from got
ting into their wool. Tho hay In fed
In tho rack inside. and only what they
will cat up clean. Always clean out
tho racks bcfor. tho next feeding. !
have often heard Il said that sheep
won't drink water, but that is . mis-
take. they will drink largo quantities
Of water nt tho right umo and place.
They won't drink out OF = water hoio
on cold day. but ~atcrcd In theis
pens and In troushs. n hundred head
will drink almost two barrels day.
I think good water Ia most important.
Keep salt whcrs thcy can got II at all
times. summer and winter.
The hay. oat straw. and chah viii
have brought tho ewes along nicely
TIL about six weeks before iambitE.
when. II tho lambs arc expected when
the flock Is In winter quarters. tho
ewes will require u littio extra feed.
Ing, to stimulate the secretion OF milk.
Oat chop. or oat shcnycs. ono shssf
between four. tho bands cut and scat.
| tered over tho snow, will. along VIII
their usual feed Of hay. tono them Up
and bring them along. When thcy
are let out to tho shcavcs. bc sure and
have tho door Wide open. to prevent
them crushing their sides. which u
dangerous TO in'lnmb ewes. being IL
able to kill lambs. As tho timo ior
tho coming OF tho youngsters Ep'
proachcs. tho shepherd will bo max.
Ing preparations. II the lambs are
coming In May very little Is necessary
| 50 be done, but II In March. and the
sheep pom Is not warm enough Tor
newborn lambs. then warmer quar-
tors must be provided. My plan is to
have u shed built OF poles. covered
with straw and well banked with MA.
nurc. into which turn tho cattle. max.
Ing tho vacated stalls Into temporary
pens. by mailing few boards across
the ends
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-10-16
Ha. Seen er.a. ch.nos..

Christian Smith. now living on his
farm near Harpers Ferry. saw the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad develop
from horse car line into its present
great steam railroad system. When
20 years old in 1882 Mr.. Smith was
employed as a teamster to drive the
cars on stretch of fifteen miles.
When locomotives were adopted he
became an engineman and supervisor
of engines. He left the service of the
company in 1878, but is still vigor
GUS old man.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-10-16
Mayor Locked in Cell,

Mayor Smalley of North Plainfeld,
N. j., was showing party of friends
through the county jail in Somervilie
the other day. A deputy sheriff took
the friends to show them an improved
cell, leaving the mayor behind by mis-
take. green jailer found him, and,
thinking he was a confidence man. of
whose coming word had been received.
locked the mayor in cell, where he
remained an hour before the mistake
was discovered
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-10-16
Care Of er.edina Animals.

Comparatively little attention Is
given to this very important subject.
because II Is not deemed necessary
by the average farmer. Somehow or
other the breeding animals. no mat
ter what the class OF stock. are ex-
pccted to get along and rustic for
themselves. They may even bc ex.
rected to do hard work every day.
In fact. as n rule, they arc and cs-
pccially is this true In the case OF
.orses and cows. Very few people
seem TO consider the extra strain on
the female OF. carrying young as a
matter worthy OF consideration. though
the proper nutrition OF the dam, as
VIII be apparent later. has n very
marked influence on the development
Of the foetus and Its final growth and
vigor. Do not overlook the fact that
certain amount OF exercise and
work is necessary for the female, as
1t aids digestion and tones 1p and
keeps the whole system in good con.
dition, which means the development
OF strong, healthy foetus. Such
breeding animals as cannot be work
ed should. therefore, be given the
run of large, shaded pastures where
they will be Obliged to move around
in order to secure the necessary sup.
plies of food and thus obtain that
gentle. stimulating exercise which Is
SO essential for the health of tho
mother and young as well. The food
provided in the pasture, besides be-
ing succulcnt. is nutritious and ex-
erts n desirable physiological action
on the system.-Prof. A. NJ. Soule.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-10-16
True to His Principles.

Miss Kathsrin. lyman relates that
politics generally iass ~, Interfere
with the cooperative. work which Sir
iiorae. Piunke,t has made successful
in ireland. but there Is case on
record" she says. lin which AT a meet
ins held la establish creamery in
County Limerick = local politician go,
an his feet and asked: Is butter Ia
be made an sound nationalist pTgHci
pies In this creamery
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-10-16
Refused Naturalization PAPERS.

Judge Lander Of Lancaster. Pa. last
week refused naturalization to an
Italian and a Russian. They answered
questions satisfactorily as to the forms
OF government in this country, but ad-
mitted they could not read or write
English. The judge said it was a mis-.
take to make citizens of men who
did not take enough interest in affairs
of their adopted country to read and
write its language.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-10-16
M,LneR's RISE TO POWER.
From . Poor journalist to Rank Of
African vlesroy.

The Austrian government scnt pri
va,c car to Trieste for Lord Miner on
his arrival fron Africa, but when he
reached Vienna there Was no one To rc'
ccivc him n the station except an
cmpioyc Of the hotel. where he had en-
gagged rooms. Hc carefully counted
his pieces Of baggage aud awaited tho
customs inspectors. who. however. did
not moicst him. A vicnncSc ncws'
paper credits Lord Miner with the re-
mark that. having been originally
poor journalist. he had succeeded In
attaining the rank Of African riccroy
by his perseverance In nshtins for the
Ideas of Rhodes and Chamberlain.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-10-16
ethel Rockefeller in Society.

Like all the other Rockefellers. Miss
Ethel G., daughter of William G..
Rockefeller. is musical. and highly ed.
ucated. but has little or none OF the
retiring disposition which character.
ICES most others of the name. She
is ford Of outdoor life. is a capital
whip and frequently rides to hounds
across the country. She and her i'm
medite family are much more liberal
in their religious views than the John
d. Rockefellers. and they go into so.
cIety a good deal besides.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-10-16
Calendar Making.

Now is the time of year when the
makers of calendars are busy. Most
OF the big lithograph firms are up to
their eyes in work, for the business
of making calendars is growing one.
Many of the big insurance companies
put out from 100000 to 100000 an
'nually. and it is said that one patent
medicine firm alone distributed 7,OO0,-
900 last year. A conservative esti-
mate places the number OF 1903 cal.
endars made in the United States at a
hundred million.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-10-16
con,elenee Fund contributlon.

Secretary OF the Interior Hitchcock
received the following letter. together
with n money order. from an Okla.
homa man recently: "Cashion. Ok
TO the Secretary of the Interior: +
inclose 81 to pay for one small stick
of pecan timber that l took in the
Chickasaw nation. I have an earnest
desire to make all things rite. and
no of no other way than thro your
department. In sincerity ask frgivnes
for the auful sim Yours resp"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-10-16
Iohaeea In lanan.

Tobacco In both cultivated and con
sumcd on n large scale In Japan. The
plant was introduced by the Portu
Eucsc In the seventeenth century, and
the trade In It is n government mon
opoiy. Tobacco IL almost universally
used In n small pipe. While cigarettes
are manufactured In large quantities
they arc nearly all exported.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-10-16
Kaiser's eift to Americans.

Tho German emperor has presented
a costly piece of porcelain from the
royal Prussian factory to Ross r. WI.
mans of Baltimore. Md, in recognition
of his labors in restoring part of an
ancient Roman frontier fortress near
Homburg, Germany. In the course of
his excavations on the site of the for
,ress Mr. Winans found many inter
esting articles, including bronze spear
heads, swords. Roman locks. buckles,
coins and ornaments.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-10-16
Kaiser Champions p.int.r,

The kaiser's latest role is that of
champion OF the painters whose pic.
lures have been rejected by the man
agement of the annual German art ex.
hibition. Out of 5000 pictures offered
only 600 have been accepted and 1t is
alleged that the selections are due to
favoritism and improper influences. 1t
is stated that the modern impression.
ist school Is favored at the expense Of
the other styles.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-10-16
The Ansors in the United States.

The Angora industry has now been
successfully growing in the United
States for more than forty years. The
early breeders worked hard with a few
imported animals, and by crossing and
recrossing with the common Mexican
goat of the West, the American An
CORA flocks have grown from nothing
to their present number of about four
hundred thousand animals. Tho OBJ
stacles which the early breeders had
to overcome were appalling; weak
men would have fallen by the wayslde,
but these sturdy pioneers saw that
some day the Angora goat would be a
power in the live stock interests of
the United States. SO they persevered,
and you are beginning to feel the i'm
petus of the growing movement. Our
association now numbers 425 mem
bers, and the value OF our fiocks
reaches into the millions. there being
more than forty thousand Angoras on
our association records. We have
sufficient foundation stock to proceed
with. thanks to the years of patient
work OF the Angora pioneers. and, as
Secretary Wilson has said. THE An
CORA industry Is an American institr-
tion which has come to stay.-w. c.
Bailey.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-10-16

c.l, and oerms, in America.

Ss,.nIy'fis- per cert III oar foreign
born population in is.p VAS of T-n
tonic and Celtic stoek-the VsFy same
that made the English, of course. a
still larger percentage Il the native
born are of thess rae.s and Of thei'
sinliNtur-. II Is an error. then. Ia
talk of the Amsrisa an people as q con
sIomsrstion of rates Then. Is al
Amsr.ean race. formed by fusion o!
III. original races ,hs, made the I'm
s..ss.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-10-16
New ssods Of Eat.

Apropos Of the recent bloW. sTehI'
tcei tells Us that II slyscFap-T w-r.
To fall In n storm Il would no, lie by
vibration. but by 'buekliRs' at som.
paInt near the base. osIns To eon'in'
nous. steady pr-ssur. t"u great for
Its strength. Thanks should he TO
turned for sivlnK rs the ehoI.o Of be
Ing either vibrat.i or hueki.d ou, oi
.xisienre.-Scw York Telegram.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-10-16
One third o, the World Christian.

Herr Zellcr. statistical cSpcr, AT
Stuttgart. estimates that of the i,5ii.'
$4,000 human beings In the world
only onc.third. or 53i.oIo.O0o. are
Christians. The adhcrcnts Of Con
iucius number 200 900. 600. Of Brahma
i73 .2?0. 900. and of Buddha III 600.
900. The number OF Jows is given
as lO,S60, 900.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-10-16
Girl viii Wear Man. Uniform.

Annie Rooney. a young woman of
good character in Seattle. Wash. has
adopted the uniform of United
states marine and declares her in
tention of wearing It instead of the
skirts in which members of her sex
usually enfold thei. persons. The po'
lice say there is no law which will
prevent her carrying out her purpose,
As she does not seek to disguise her
sex by wearing the habiliments OF
man.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-10-16
Cows to 100
Inhabitants.

For number of European countries
we have no COW statistics. the totals
for cattle" only being given. They
are as follows: Greece. 800, 900; Italy,
100000: Portugal. 625.O00: Rouma-
mia, 2.5s9,0O0: Russia: 35.916,S57:
Spain, 2,217,659. 1t is probable that
in most Of these countries the COW
population is so per cent OF all.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-10-16
The Notice in Chinese.

in the English language. A handful
has been distributed to every Chinese
laundry in the First ward, calling the
attention of the Chinese to the fact
that they can get lessons in English.
Superintendent Megan, in charge of
the night schools. claims that good
teacher can teach the rudimentary
features of the language to Chinese or
any other nationality.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-10-16
Scoifian AcreS.

Scotland has an area OF Io.0G2. .is.
acres. OF which i.s9i.iGG acres are TN
der cultivation: 1l2 persons own one
half OF the total area. and eighteen per.
sons own one fourth Of II. One.fourth
OF the tenants hold five acres or less,
and nearly one.third hold between fivs
and twenty acres.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-10-16
o,.., harvesting Machine.

Another largest automobile In the
world" Is n harvester In southern Cal
ifornia. The machine il sixty feet
long and thirty Zee, Mid. The motive
power Is furnished by oil. Eishi men
arc required to run II. A. the machine
starts on the Grain begins faiilns In
sacks an the 'opposii. sido from whore
IL is cut. and the straw DROPS Into .
cart behind.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-10-16
No Demand for Homes, Opinions.

He asked for my honest opinion os
that new carriage of his" Well"
We'll. I He'd to him. Of course. when
= man asks specifically for your homes,
opinion about anything. especially the
automobile he owns. yon can generally
make up your mind that you'v. either
got tn lie To him or lose his fr!cn1
ship''-Thc Automobile Magazine.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-10-16
NeM German Word.

The latest addition to the German
language is the word "knuspcrchcn.'
meaning a little thing that can be nib.
bled. This is the word that has just
taken the prize offered by some Ger.
man educational society for the best
translation of the noun cake"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-10-16
sneexeweeJ.

This 10 a perennial plant growing to
a height OF J feet under favorable con.
dltions. II Is found In moist ground
from Connecticut to Illinois and south.
ward to the Gulf. The whole plant.
especially the flower. Is bitter and
moro or less acrii and punscnt. Sheep.
cattle and horses that are unfamiliar
with the plant are often poisoned with
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-10-16
lasll 5s.xlUla0 l'ssNovS'a<

entity Is now As perfect ss on the nrst
day that steam was turned Into It's
boilers. Although no persons con
ncctcd with the Curtis company would
admit that negotiations arc going on.
an oniciai Of the cunard company
said that Lord Invcreiyae's commits
sion would thoroughly Investigate tho
turbine designs and probably would DO
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-10-16

it when driven to localities where 1t
abounds. AS n rule these animals
avoid 1t. but 1t is claimed that they
often develop n taste for 1t and are
killed by eating 1t in large quantities.
The poison exists principally in the
flowers. The young plants appear to
be only moderately dangerous. In the
mature ones the amount of poison
varies greatly in the same field.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-10-16

Onions are OF great antiquity and of
universal cultivation in every civilized
country. some nationalities preferring
one variety and some another. The
peculiar characteristic odor is due to
volatile organic compound contain
ing sulphur.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-10-16
Naturalization.

But 81 per cent of the l.330.697 Ger.
man.born males in the United States
have failed to become naturalized.
while Is per cent of the English. 80
per cent of the Russians, 53 per cent
of the Italians and so per cent OF the
Japanese are still aliens.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-10-16

In III. unIted States within three
months. Mr.. Curtis himself In on'
,rcmcly sansuinc as To the future use
Of turbine engines on biz steamers.
hs says they will result In s~if,cr
trips and In greater comfort to passen.
gers. and that tho saving In space
Will permit OF ine carriage OF moro
passengers and OF heavier carsocS.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-10-16
NOT AN HAslrvAL oRvNkARo.
insoxiea,ion on Legal Holidays Con
doned BY Judge.

doned by Judge.
A man who gets intoxicated only on
legal holidays does not fall Into the
drun!;nrd category. according to Judge
Harper OF the common pleas count Of
Stark county. Ohio. In divorce suit
brought by Minnie Rcrick against vii.
liam Rcrick the allegation was made
that the husband is habitual drunk
ard. The defendant testified that he
got drunk on national holidays only
and that the wife could prove nothing
else. The Judge In summing up the
case declared the plaintiff had failed
to sustain her chief allegation and he
refused to grant her separation.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-10-16
Public NURSING Service.

Visiting nurses for patients suffer.
ing with contagious diseases are the
latest and one of the most important
branches of work taken up by the New
York Board OF Health in its public
nursing service.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-10-16
Damaqe Shark.

A contortionist has been swindlins
the street car lines in New York city
and Philadelphia by allowing himself
to be struck by trolley cars and then
obtaining damages for the accident"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-10-16
Rain.produe,no Machine.

An electric machine which. Is in
tended to produce rain in times Of
drouth is being constructed in Paris
by municipal engineer.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-10-16
Ieada In Study Classes.

Philadelphia now leads. the world in
the number of Christian Endeavor
mission study classes. 1t has fifty-six.
twenty of which have been organized
in the last year.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-10-16
A Profit From Garbaae.

The borough of Fulham. London, by
the use of its garbage in the furnace
OF the municipal electric lighting
plant makes profit of s3,442 year.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-10-16
trist, Peat BoQs,

The peat bogs of Ireland could give
an annual output Of 100000 electric
horsepower for the next 1850 years.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-10-16

Glover. soy beans. COW peas and
alfalfa are all great nitrogen gath
erers.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-10-16
Euronean Cow Formulation.

A German writer makes the follow.
Ing calculations as to the cows Of the
leading European countries:
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-10-16
Suicide in Russia.

Fully $500 persons commit suicide
IN Russia every year.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-10-16
PUBLIC SCHOOL FOR CHINESE.
Chicago Board Of Education Gives
Them a Chance to Learn English.

For the first time In the history Of
the public schools OF Chicago the
board of education has issued n circu.
lar to the Chinese of the city. inviting
them to attend the Jones School even.
ings, SO that they may receive lessons
The news-herald., 1903-05-23

of most undesirable kind. If the
ores within a mine cannot be made
to yield a profit, abundant and
timely rains and weeks of sunshine
do not render it more profitable.
The only hope of realizing a profit
is by the expenditure of money
for the purpose of further develop
ment or extension of plant, when
success may ultimately result. AL
though the mining wealth of a ma
ton is it's mainstay and the real
basis of its prosperity, there are
few laws which favor the miner as
against other classes. Usually the
miner is the one who has to shoul-
der the load, and upon him is
placed the burden of proof as against
his agricultural neighbor,-Mining
and Scientigc Press.
The news-herald., 1903-05-23
The Oro Grande Mine.

We are in receipt of letter from
Geo. B. Upton, vice-president OF
the Orc Grande Mining Co., in
which he states that he will prob
ably arrive in Wickenburg on or
about the oath instant. He does
not say that anything will be done
upon his arrival, but it is generally
supposed that this visit will mean
some activity in the near future.
The company has kept the de-
velopment work going on all the
time during the pastseyeral months,
and each new opening shows up
ore val les that are remarkable,
both for richness and quantity. In
fact this property has always been
regarded as one of great richness
and large proportions. All OF the
development work so far done shows
that there is without doubt large
body of pay ore there. All that is
lacking is money to install a plant
for the working of the mine, and it
is hoped that Mr.. Upton's coming
will be followed Immediately by
the erection of reduction works.
The news-herald., 1903-05-23
A Well-rfanaged Property.

The Electra Mining and Milling
Co., of this city, have one of the
best properties in the district, and
it is under very careful and con-
servative management. President
Wilson of that company has gone
to Denver, Colorado, and will place
a large amount of stock with Dem
yer capitalits.
This company is in the hands OF
experienced and efficient mining
men, who are hustlers and who
never fail in anything they under
take. Development work is still
being pushed on the property, and
recently a large body of very rich
ore has been encountered. The
company is not making any boast
or bluster about this good turn of
affairs. They are still saving wood
and saying nothing, and unless we
are badly fooled something of in
terest will come from that source
in the immediate future. Anyway,
the promoters, Messrs. Nickerson &
Wilson, deserve great deal of
commentator for the business
like and energetic manner with
which they are pushing the work
and putting the company on good
basis.
The news-herald., 1903-05-23
Notice of Forfeiture.

WIcKENBURG, Ariz., May IL, 1903
To F. D. Rogers:-You are hereby notified
that have expended during the year 1902
one hundred dollars in labor and improve
ments upon the Copper King mining claim
situate in the White PicachO Mining District
Yavapai county, Arizona, and OF record in
Book 40 of Mines, page Sc, of records OF 1av-
apai county, Arizona, in order to hold sald
claims under the provisions OF Section 1924 oil
the Revised Statutes of the United States and
the amendments thereto concerning annual
labor on mining claims, it being the amount
required to hold said claim for the period
ending December 81, 1902.
And if, within ninety (90) days from the
personal service of this notice, or within
ninety (9O) days after the publication hereof,
YOU fail or refuse to contribute your proportion
of said expenditures as co-owner, your inter
est in the said mining claim will become the
property of the subscriber, your co-owner, who
has made the required expenditure by the
terms of said Section 1924.
First publication May 16, 1903.
The news-herald., 1903-05-23
|OF TAXING NET
PRODUCTION.

taxing the net profit of
'ating in Idaho, passed
legislature of that state,
y in danger of being at
! by the miners, but by
es of property holders,
in that the law discrim-
vor of the miner; that
has to pay taxes upon
h year whether he has
D or not, but that the
ng any year that his
} yield a dividend, es-
pm. Those opposed 10
Oh they claim to be un-
pl, say a mine is prop
eing such, should be
me as any other prop
it be profitable prop
A mine that is un-
certainly property, but