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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-03-06
Experiences Wanted on Cow Peas

From Farmers Review: l am a
subscriber of the Farmers Review
and would like some one to tell me
something about COW peas. I have a
piece of thin land on which I intend
sowing COW peas in the spring, then
when they have made good growth l
want to plow them in and leave the
land idle till fall. then work up and
sow wheat. Will some reader of the
Farmers Review tell me their expert
ence on the SUBJECT and when 1t is
best to plow the peas and If there is
any danger of souring the soil, as l
was told?-Alf. Thalman, Madison
County, Illinois.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-03-06

as frIsky as n colt. Cronnn. the host
Ter. is ms much attached to his pet as
n father could be of his child. He has
gentle temperament that finds cx-
precision In fondncss for music and
animals. by speaking he can attract
Lucky to him-no one else can do any
thing with the horsc-nnd Mr.. Mitch
ell declares that while he lives Lucky
will never have to work. The horse
is thirty years old and In It's day did
some tnli hauling. II Is now ending
its days peacefully. but II IL so we'll
cared for and is In such excellent con-
dition that II seems like beginning it's
days rather than ending them. During
feeding time the hostlcr plays his
tunes and Lucky eats contcntcdly. Al
though there Is nothing for Lucky but
to eat and sleep and play with It's
master, II will not eat unless the old
violin is murmuring. The horse has
been pettcd by every one. It will fol-
low the hostler about and keep timo
to the motions of his baton or violin.
It will lift up its forefoot to give
handshake and pull the master by tho
coat and sleeve in sport.-Boston Post.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-03-06
CUT :-BLEAcHINo CELERY WITH
BOARDS

CUT :-BLEAcHISo CELERY WITH
BOARDS.
boards arc tipped up against tho col.
cry and hold In position by wires cut
and bent for the purpose. This meth.
cd OF bleaching Is satisfactory. but ro.
quircs quite an outlay for lumber.
Tho boards will. however. last for scv.
eral years II taken caro- Of.
Our third illustration shows meth.
cd now practiccd TO some extent.
Whether II becomes popular or not
depends on the quality Of the celery
dnaily turned out by this bleaching
process. This has been termed the
now celery culture" It depends on
the plants being grown 80 close to-
gether that they will shade and thus
blanch each other. The celery Is
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-03-06
Defie5 Cid Acc.

1t is seldom that one meets a per-
son of nearly ninety years who is
capable of filling the important posi-
tion of cashier of a large bank. Azel
Willard of Detroit, Mich, father Of
George w. Willard, one of Detrot's
foremost merchants. has just passed
his SSth birthday anniversary ut his
desk. discharging his regular duties as
cashier.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-03-06

method of blanching celery by means
of paper. This was practiced by the
Cornell station when forcing celery
for the May and June market. This
celery was grown in hothouse.
About six weeks or two months after
the plants were set in permanent po-
sitions they were ready for bleaching.
In the experiments reported all the
usual methods of bleaching were tried,
but without success. When, however,
the plants were wrapped with thick.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-03-06
F,pDLEs WHILE HORSE EATS.
Remarkable Attachment Of cwner to
Dumb Animal.

James Croran is the music loving
hostler of William s. Mitchell, lum-
ber dealer of West Roxbury, and the
hostler's pet is Lucky, an old horse
of thirty years, that refuses to eat
unless music is being played, and is
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-03-06

CUT 3-BLEACHING CELERY BY
CLOSE SETTING.
usually grown In rows only IL inches
apart, with plants only 8 inches
apart in the rows. This proves sue
cess only where there is rank
growth of plants. To make sure Of
this rank growth. both water and fer
tilizers are used in abundance. When
this plan OF bleaching is to be en-.
ployed, It is best to use what is
known as a selfbleaching variety.
The advantage of this system is in its
cheapness, neither boards nor labor
of heaping up dirt being required.
Boards are used only around the out:
side of the patch.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-03-06

this method In worry largely tho one
prncticcd. Tho soil Is thrown up
against tho celery by the use OF u
horse. This makes ll,,le hand work
necessary.
In our second ILLUSTRATION VIC show
tho method OF bianehlns with boards.
II will bc observed tha, tho rows of
celery arc quito far apart. and that
tho plants nrc not very close In the
row. This gives room for tho full
development OF each plant. and larger
stalks result. In bleaching. the
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-03-06
Mrs, Russell A. AIger.

Mrs. Alger's daughters are with her
for the winter. Recently the wife OF
the Michigan senator sat for her pho
tograph and the resultant picture has
been highly praised by her friends as
a worthy likeness.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-03-06

part Of the ammunition stored at Fort
Lafayette to the new naval magazine
on Iona island. forty miles up the Hud.
son. lie assumed that this order had
been nearly fulfilled Mt the time of tho
explosion. In that case the stock on
the Island would be very small. made
up mostly of The ammunition OF naval
ships temporarily deposited when go.
ing Into dry dock at New York.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-03-06

Some mems affairs only get
Strengthened out after they get that
nay themselves.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-03-06

Cortelyou have a house cn Capitol
hill, which they leased two years ago.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-03-06
MRS. ALoeR AGAIN HOSTESS.

Entertains Washington Society In su.
perb style Of Former Years.
Senator and Mrs. Russell a. Aigcr
have taken handsome home In wash.
ington and have commenced to en-.
tcrtain again In their superb style.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-08-14

Paris. Aug. 11.-An awful catastro-
phe occurred last evening on the Met
ropolitan electric railway, which runs
mostly underground, In which many
persons are believed 70 have lost their
lives. Up to o. N. seven bodies have
been recovered and the search con-
tinues.
One of the trains broke down at
Menilmontant station, which is in a
poor and populous section of the city.
This train was promptly empted and
the train which followed was ordered
TO push it to the repairing sheds. On
the way these two trains caught fire,
but the employees succeeded in escap-
ing. Meanwhile a crowded train
reached Les Charonnes. the preceding
station and the officials, seeing smoke
pouring out Of the tunnel. gave the
alarm. A panic ensued, the passen-
gers struggling TO escape from the sta
ton. Amid the increasing smoke
many attempted to return along the
line toward Belleville and were suf
located.
The officials seem TO have lost their
heads and are unable to say how many
passengers went out. The firemen for
several hours were unable TO enter the
station or the tunnel owing TO the
dense smoke, which poured out in
black clouds. Meanwhile tens of thou
sands Of anxious people gathered about
the station. All the police and fire
authorities were on the spot and the
excitement was intense Finally the
fremen succeeded in flooding the
burning mass and shortly afterward
they were able to enter the tunnel
They brought up the corpses of five
men and two women. all belonging to
the working class.
There are believed TO be many more
bodies in the tunnel.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-08-14
Reveals a Dozen Murders.

Indianapolis, Ind, Aug. 11-Rufus
Cantrell, the King Of Ghouls." who is
serving a sentence in the Indiana re.
formatory for grave robbing. has made
a sworn confession to former Superin.
tendent Byerr of that institution, re-
vealing the operations Of band OF
cutthrOats and murderers which oper.
ated in that city unmolested for nearly
three years This organization was
known as THE Sign OF the Cross" and
1t Is asserted with the greatest posi-
tiveness that Cantrell's confession has
resulted in the unearthing of evidence
TO prove that at least - murders in
indianapolis, which have heretofore
been unsolyed mysteries, were com.
mitted by the gang.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-08-14
CORBETT AND IEFFRlES.
Each Confident He will Win Fight on
Friday.

San Francisco, Aug. 1.-THE latest
news from Hardin Springs is to the
effect that Champion Jeffries now
weighs close to $50 pounds, but does
not appear TO be fleshy. Trainer De-
laney is confident that the fight with
Corbett next Friday will be compare
lively a shot one.
THE champion" he said today
does not intend TO permit the bout
to drag along to an endless length.
Jeffries will fight with such strength
and speed that he will early bring
Corbett down TO his level in the ques-
ton of agility. When he once gets
him there the battle can be considered
as over
When this statement was repeated
to Corbett. the latter said 80 JEFF.
ries expects 10 make the fight a short
one. does he? Well. hope he tries TO.
for if he does. he will find me on hand.
He will not have to chase me. either.
for I have invented a short arm de-
Tense which | believe will prove an
enigma 10 him | am much stronger
now than have ever been and firmly
believe ! will be able 10 put force
enough in my blows to knock Jeffries
down and put him out"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-08-14
President Pardons Follis.

Washington, Aug 1.-THE presi.
dent has granted a pardon 20 William
Follis of Texas, whose testimony is
said 10 be essential in murder trial
pending in Texas, in which James
Follis, a nephew Of the pardoned man,
is the accused. William Follis is said
70 be the only man who can establish
the identity Of the body Of the dead
man, an old and well-to-do farmer and
ferry-tender in Henderson county,
Texas. named Mcdonald, but as he
served a term in the Detroit house OF
correction some 10 years ago, after
conviction in a federal court in Texas,
for counterfeiting, his testimony was
incompetent under the laws OF the
state until he was pardoned.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-08-14
WILL TEST The Law.
Express Companies Bring Suit Against
the State.

Express Companies Bring Suit Against
the State.
Grand Rapids. Mich. Aug. l1.-That
the fight instigated by the railways OF
Michigan TO avoid the additional taxa
ton as provided By the amendment OF
the general railway laws is to become
general with all public carriers affect
ed was shown Monday. when the
American Express company took the
initiative for carriers of that class in
Michigan by commencing suit in the
United States circuit court here.
The suit is by declaration, and State
Treasurer Mccoy and Auditor-General
Powers are named as defendants. The
company seeks to recover taxes in the
sum of s12,944 67, which appears to
have been paid by the company under
protest. II is understood that the
above figure represents the amount
over and above what the levy would
have been under the former methods
of taxation. and that the suit is com
menced by the American. Similar
suits it is said, will be started by
other express carriers in Michigan and
will be fought out on lines almost sim
liar to the general suits of the rail
ways.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-08-14
Woman's Heart Taken Out.

ST. Louis, Mo, Aug. 11.-Surxeons
at the City hospital removed the heart
OF Alma Toomey, a 13-year-old girl.
who had been stabbed by her aged
lover Thomas Barnes, laid IL on her
breast. examined ii, found 1t uninjured
and replaced 1t. Fearing that the
heart Of the girl had been injured by
the knife. DR.. Doyle removed ii with a
pair Of forceps. elevated it 10 view.
and examined ii for two minutes. No
injury could be found and the heart
was put back in its place with no ap.
parent injury to the patient. The oper-
alton was accomplished by cutting
through two ribs and pushing the lung
aside
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-08-14
LATE NEWS IN BRIEF.

Now She Repents.-The dowager
empress OF China is trying to remove
the bad impression caused by the ex.
ecution OF Shen Chen. the reforrnist
journalist, by issuing popular edicts.
but the anti-reform movement con.
tinues threatening.
They Want Peace.-A number of
public men OF Toxic, Japan. have
formed n non-partisan association for
the purpose of urging the government
10 invite Russia to terminate the
causes Of the present international
complications and establish full guar
antees for peace.
Instantly killed.-John Halton, a
prominent Altoona, Pa, coal dealer.
was returning to his home Monday
evening from a drive over the noun
tain. When in the neighborhood OF
Wopsononock his horse stepped from
the road and fell over the mountain
side and Mr.. Hilton was instantly
killed.
Affected Hall a MilIion.-The Kieff.
Russia. correspondent Of the London
Times says: "A leading Russian en-
ployer estimates that the strike in
Russia affected half a million men
and that the strength of the move
ment completely nonplused the gov
eminent authorities. whose attempt to
play of labor against capital IN order
TO wean the workmen from the Social.
isl party ended In complete discomh.
ture."
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-08-14
STAGE Upset and Man Killed.

Boise, Idaho, Aug. 1l.-Word has
reached here that p s. Bennett, q
New York capitalist, had been killed
while going into the Thunder Noun
tain by the upsetting Of a stage. Ben.
nett was on his way TO visit mining
property in the district and was &C.
companied by DR.. r. II. Cramer and
5. =. Whittier Of New York and o. j.
Gaige Of Philadelphia The accident
occurred in an isolated district and
exact details as to when the accident
occurred or whether other members
OF the party were injured have not
been received
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-08-14
For Piles.
Sample mailed free.
One application gives relief.

The continued use OF Hum
phreys' Witch Hazel Oil per-
manently cures Piles or Hem
OrrhOids-EXternal or Internal,
Blind or Bleeding, Itching or
Burning, Fissures and Fistulas.
Relief immediate-cure certain.
Three Sizes. 25c., soc. aud al 90. sold by
Druggists, or sent prepaid ON receipt OF price.
Humphreys Medicine Co., Cor. William and
John sts.. New York.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-08-14
Not ONer-Wise.

There is an old allegorical picture OF
a girl scared at a grass-hopper. but in
the act of heedlessly treading on a
snake. This is paralleled by the man
who spends a large sum of money
to provide his family with bottle of
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diar.
rhpa Remedy as safeguard against
bowel complaints, whose victims out
number those of the cyclone hundred
to one. This remedy is everywhere
recognized as the most prompt and re.
liable medicine in use for these dis
eases. For sale by Bivens & Roades.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-08-14
Dysentery Cured Without the Aid Of
a Doctor

IL am just up from hard spell OF
the fux" (dysentery), says Mr.. Il. A.
Primer. a well known merchant Of
Drummond. Tenn. Il used one small
bottle of Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhpa Remedy and was cured
without having a doctor. consider 1t
the best cholera medicine in the
world There is no need OF employing
a doctor when this remedy is used, for
no doctor can prescribe a better medi-
cine for bowel complaint in any form
either for children or adults. 1t never
fails and is pleasant to take. For sale
by Bivens q Roades.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-08-14
Italians and Americans fought.

Clarksburg. w. Va, Aug 11.-At the
0Neill coal mines at Wilsonburg late
Monday afternoon, in a vendetta, ltal-
employees. Pistols. shotguns and bowie
knives were used and for several min
utes a pitched battle ensued. Thirty or
forty shots were fired and Lewis
Cortes, one Of the attacking Italians.
was killed. Lewis Chappano was ter
ribly wounded in the leg and side ard
may die. Another Italian received a
load OF shot from a shotgun. but was
not seriously wounded. Excitement
runs high and further trouble may re-
suit. Several arrests were made.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-08-14
r. rnils an A., SIC

ke,Easl q %!ca. Aug ia bui,d-
no Is her erected next TO W. c..
Free ar's DIG wcOGe1vare factory.
Cor the rrrrose e constructing n flying
machine which Mr. Freeman has in
vented. end which he believes will
solve the problem of aerial naviga.
ton. Tie machine will be driven by
steam engine specially constructed
Or the nnrnnse
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-08-14
Once Tauuht In Alhlnn-

Chicago. Aug. liens Waldemar
Borschinino. a Danish poet and phil.
ologist of wide reputation, Is dead at
his home in this city, after two
days illness He came 20 this country
in 1859 and entered Wisconsin uni.
versity TO perfect himself in English
and completed his pathological studies.
He afterwards taught in Albion col
lcSc, and came TO Chicago IN 1881.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-08-14
Nearly Forfelts His Life.

A runaway almost ending fatally.
started horrible ulcer on the leg of ].
r. Ornei Franklin Grove, III. For four
years il defed all doctors and all RENEE
dies. But Bucklen's Arnica Salve had
no trouble 10 cure him. Equa ly good
for burns. bruises, skin eruptions and
piles 25c at Shsrrar * Mulhollsnd's
drug store.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-08-14
Fetal N.lnhborhood Eeud.

Gutherie. Ok. Aug. 11.--As a result
of a neishbcrhOod feud between farm.
ers. William Cooper and his son,
James Cooper. are dead and Sam Bar
cett severely wounded. James Cooper
shot Barrett in the face Barrett then
seized a shotgun and killed both the
coopers. Barrett Is In Jail
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-08-14
Southern Fruit
and Vegetable
Growing.

The fertile lands along the Louis
Vile & Nashville R K. in Alabama,
West Florida and Mississippi are
veritable bonanzas for the fruit
grower and truck gardener. One
sold from one single acre, 100 bar
rels of rsdishes for 5000, gross;
another patch of acresfradishes
yielded 81 ,462, net. In the spring
of 1907, another truck gardener
sold 500 barrels of potatoes in Pitts
burg from 3 acres of ground for
SI,s4S, and after paying all expen-
ses, cleared $Se2. or $297. 90, per
acre. Within two weeks after sell.
ing his potatoes, corn was up and
watermelon vines were running on
the same land. He harvested his
corn, sold his melons, and after
wards cut two crops of hay off of
the same land, and on January 20,
l9o3, was planting it again in pc
tatoes. Strawberries yield from
$500 to $3.50 per acre; as high as
1880 quarts of luscious berries
have been grown on a single acre.
Address
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-08-14
Hurricane In Jamaica.

Kingston Jamaica. Aug. 1.-THE
tail of hurricane moving over the
Antilles struck the eastern end on the
island Of Jamaica Monday afternoon
and did great damage 10 banana prop.
critics of the United Fruit Co. limited
The full extent of the injury is still
unknown. The hurricane appeared to
be moving northward in the direction
of Cuba
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-08-14
Ignorance is not orthodoxy.

Mothers lose their dread for ''That
terrible Secoud summer" when they
have DR. Fowler's Extract ot Wild
Strs wherry in the house. Nature :
specific for summer complaints OF
every sort.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-08-14
AWFUL ACCIDENT
Trains In Paris Underground Raj.
way Catch Fire.
EIGHTY.TWO BODIES FOUND
Believed Ninety Have Perished -
Dense Smoke Prevented Firemen
From Entering and Fighting the
Fire-A Terrible Panic.

Paris, Aug. 1850 a. MP to
this hour total number Of eighty-two
bodies have been recovered from the
wreck and fire on the Metropolitan
Electric railway. 1t is estimated that
the death list will reach ninety
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-08-14
LIohtnino Killed = Woman.

Perry, Mich, Aug. 11.-Mrs. NJ.
Colby, residing at Shaftsburg, FIVE
miles west of here, was struck by
lightning and instantly killed Monday
afternoon. She was in the act Of TAX
ing clothes from steel wire clothes
line when the accident occurred. She
was aged AZ and leaves three children.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-08-14
NERVOUS DEBILITY,

Vital Weakness and Prostra-
ton from Overwork and other
causes. Humphreys HOmeo-
pathic Specific No. %, in use
over 40 years, the only success
full remedy. 81 per vial, or spec
ial package for serious cases, So.
Sold by Druggists sent prepaid receipt of price,
Humphreys Med. Co.. William 4 John $751;
Sold by B. S. WEBB, Alma Mich.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-08-14
The Wreck of Wallace Bros Cir.
Gus Train In Durand.
OVER SIXTY WERE INJURED
The Appalling Disaster Was Due to
Failure of Air Brakes to Work
Several Valuable Animals Wsre
Killed.
THE DEAD.

A. w. Large of Battle Creek, chief
detective of the Grand Trunk lines;
james w Mccarthy, Grand Trunk
trainmaster; Frank Thorpe, Wallace
Bros chief trainmaster, Dundee,
Mich John Purcell, Peru, Ind; Harry
ST. Clair G.. Thomas, LATE Larson,
Columbus, o.; John Learv. Springfield,
O.; Andrew Haviland, New York; Rob
ert Rice George Smith, Charles Sands.
Peru, Ind; Joseph Wilson, Pittsburg,
Pa w. J Mccoy, Columbus, o.; Ed
ward York, Terre Haute, Ind; James
Toffelmire, Orient, Ind; six men
whose names are not known.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-08-14

James-Don't figure on marrying
model wife unless YOU are mind read
er and know for certain that she takes
Rocky Mountain Tea. 80 cents. Biv-
ins 4 Rhodes.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-08-14

When you want physic that is mild
and gentle easy to take and certain
10 act, always use Chamberlain s
Stomach and Liver Tablets For sale
by Bivens q Roades.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-08-14

Makes homely women beautiful,
good-looking women handsome. Great
est beautifier in the world. Such is
Rocky Mountain Tea. 80 cents New
er fails Bivins & Rhodes.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-08-14

Every mans house is his castle unit
ne makes an asSignment-then It's his
WifeS
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-08-14

Durand Mich. Aug. S.-By one OF
the most serious train wrecks in the
history of the state, in the yards Of the
Grand Trunk Western between 3 and
4 o'clock Friday morning, at least
twenty-five persons lost their lives.
while the total number of injured will
reach sixty, more than half OF whom
are under the care of surgeons here
or at Detroit, where those who could
be moved were taken.
Most of those killed and injured
We're employees of Wallace Bros cir
Gus, enroute from Charlotte TO Lapeer,
but among the dead are three promi-
nent railroad men, who were in charge
of the special trains by which the cir
Gus was travelling.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-08-14

He chooses nigh who refuses light.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-08-14

ROCHELLE, GA, Jan. 30, 1902.
Black-Draught stock and Poultry
Medicine Is the best ever tried. Our
stock was looking bad when you sent
me the medicine and now they are
getting so fine. They are looking 10
per cent. better.
S.P. BROCKINGTON.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-08-14
Weak


Are due TO indigestion. Ninety-nlne OF every
one hundred people who have heart trouble
can remember when II was simple indiges-
ton. II is scientific fact that all cases OF
heart disease, not organic. are not only
traceable to- but are the direct result Of indi
gestion. All food taken into the stomach
which fails Of perfect digestion ferments and
swclls the stomach, putting it up against the
heart. This interferes with the action Of
the heart. and in the course Of time tina,
delicate but vital organ becomes diseased.
Mr.. D. Kauble OF Nevada. o.. says: had stomach
trouble and IN bad state as ! had heart troubls
with II. took Kodol Dyspepsia Cure for about four
months and II cured me-
Kodol Digests What You Eat
and relieves the stomach of all nervous
strain and the heart Of all pressure.
Bottas only Sloo Size holding ~ times the triI
size. which sells fer soc.
Prepared by e. o. Dewitt & CO.. CHlOAoo-
Sold by Charles Rhodes.