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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-18
Senator AIdrien an Athlete.

There Is not more athletic figure
in all the senate than that of Mr.. Al.
drich Of Rhode Island. He is always
trained down 20 lighting weight; his
step is as quick and elastic as a boys:
his bearing that of a muscular man.
so easily active and unconsciously
strong Is the Rhode Islander that
there is a fascination is watching him
on the senate floor. The secret is
said to be in his devotion to the
ancient game of golf. Near his resi-.
dence in Providence he possesses ex.
pansive acres on which are his own
private links. Many morning during
the long summer and autumn months
finds him bright and early whacking
the elusive ball and chasing It up hill
and down dale.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-18
City Children for the Country.

The earl of Meath, a somewhat on
thusisstic British humanitarian, has
suggested TO the London school au
thoritics that children OF the clemen
tary grades be taken from the city
and brought up in model country vii
lagos. the parents to pay only the barc
cost of food, the county council foot
ing other expenses. He urges that In
this way children OF the very poor
would have an otherwise unobtainable
chance to grow up strong. healthy and
good citizens. In addition. many OF
them would probably stay in the coun
try. thereby helping to repopulate the
rural districts.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-18
Good Qualities Of Apache.

One OF the most admirable. charac.
ters among all the indians in Okla.
homa is Saichc. the war chief Of tho
Apaches. Il was largely through his
influence that Geronimo became .
church man. Naiche Is a kingly fci.
low and in natural ability would be =
leader among educated white men. Hc
has a fine sense OF honor and is Iowa.
bic and gentle in disposition. He has
been member of the Dutch Re.
formed church about three years. but
the temptation of whisky causes him
to stray out of the narrow path occa.
sionally.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-18
HOpTICI1lF
Peach Tree Pruning.

Some Of our readers may asl; why
orchardists make so much OF pruning
tho peach. The answer Is that the
peach tree develops very rapidly and
sets more fruit than It can bring to
proper size at maturity. Its roots
cannot take In all the food that its
leaves can elaborate. The best time
to prune the peach is doubtless be-
tween the time when growth has
stopped in the fall and before It starts
In the spring. We think that Febru.
ary Is considered about the best
month In which to prune. The charge
is made by the most successful Of
our peach growers that most OF the
farmers or even orchardists that grow
peaches do not prune their trees
enough for the best results. Tho
trees therefore arc allowed to form
large number OF branches, and on
these branches to set an enormous
number OF peaches. far more than can
be developed to size that tho market
VIII pay good price for. In add.
ton. the branches are 10 close and
thick that the peaches never get the
color that tho buyer wants. and they
have. M n general thing. too much
acid In them TO be paiatablc. Il
takes sunlight to change this acid
sourncss Into tho sweet flavor OF the
fui!y ripencd snnburncd peach. When
trees are allowed TO set too full tho
fruit is half.starycd from tho timc the
blossoms open I'LL tho ripe fruit Ii
ready for tho eater. Tho greed for
. big crop results In tho production
OF . largo quantity that NO man cares
TO use. II always pays to produce
peaches that arc ideal In tho mind Of
tho consumer. Speak Of peaches. and
ho has In his minds cyc . fruit two
inches through. yellow or creamy
white. delicious In flavor and falling
FREQ from tho stone. That II tho kind
every man. rich or poor. IL willing TO
pay a good price for. Il In . mistake
To assume that tho rich only purchase
our best peaches. Tho poor man
would rather have a peck OF good
peaches than two pocks OF poor ones.
After tho trco has attained a good
development OF branches each fall Il
has also sent out its roots deeper
and wider In tho soil. Then cu,tins
away part OF the top leaves tho roo,
sysiom greater than tho top In pro.
portion. This IL what will supply
tho remaining branches with an abun.
dance Of sap out of which To manu-.
factnrc large and most excellent fruit.
Even then too much fruit will bc 90,
To give tho best result. and thinning
should be praciiccd. Il seldom pays
TO thin apples. but wc think always
peaches. This work should DO done
In tho carly summer before tho stones
arc fully formed. The peach growers
that declare that Homo of our trees
grow ten times much fruit a. thcy
should. both for tho good of tho trco
and tho good OF tho market. arc prob.
ably right In addition To tho qucs.
ton Of market Ia that Of tho vigor
OF tho tree. A ucc that ovcrboars.
wcakcns itself for tho production OF
fruit buds that same year. for these
arc tho buds on which must depend
the succeeding years crop.-fafmcr's
Review.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-18
Book Production.

Stated In figures. the average OF
books produced to every million in.
habitants Is as follows: German EN-.
pire, asa; France, 3i4: Switzerland.
33s: Belgium. 337; Italy. 309: Sweden,
400: Norway. 262: Great Britain. 175:
Russia. SIS: United States. 81: Spain.
60. on the other hand, an average
of periodicals to a million of inhabi.
tants. the United States Is far ahead
having $40. and Switzerland coming
next with 800.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-18
Owns Much k.ns.. Wheat.

with 100000 bushels of high grade
wheat in his granaries. A. J. Rice Of
Atchison county, Kansas. might be
called the wheat king of the west. Hs
is the owner of ia quarter sections Of
land scattered over three counties In
western Kansas. Rice went to Kan.
sas thirty.five years ago with a bad
case Of consumption and little mon.
ey. He hailed from New York. where
the eight other members of his fam.
lily had died from pulmonary troubles
He started In a modest way, accumu
lated some money and invested It In
land. To-day he owns 10000 acres.
5000 Of which were sown to wheat
last fall.--Chicago ChropicIe,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-18
Gen. Jones' Re., Philanthropy.

Gen. Edward r. Jones. formerly
lieutenant governor OF New York
state. has made an offer to the school
board of Binghamton TO pay for tn.
examination OF the eyes of pupils in
all the public schools Of the city. to
furnish glasses where they are found
to be necessary or to furnish treat.
ment for the eyes Of poor children
that may be found necessary. Sew
eral years ago Gen. Jones began to
lose his sight. and in spite of the eff
forts of the most eminent oculists
he has become totally blind.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-18
The Mare and the FosI.

Mares after being bred should no,
h- worked for a f-~ days. after which
they may be worked right up TO tho
day they foal. providing you have tho
right Kind of work for them to do.
writes John Gardhouse. They should
not be hltohcd to any very heavy
loads. or on To tongue that will
strike them In the side. and they
should no, be backed when heavy with
foai. After fall plowinx II done and
you have no further work for thcm.
do not tic thcm In the stable and Let
them stand withou; any exercise: that
II too sudden change. Let them out
in the yard for exercise every after.
noon. unless very stormy. A few
weeks before foaiinE. feed q little
fiaSsccd aiore with boiled oats and
bran. Never allow the foai to run
after tho marc whom working. Al.
ways keep u In q loose box. vol
bctdcd. and with plenty OF light.
but no holes which II can got its
head through. Always Eiso the foal
a little feed when you take the mare
out. Unless yuu arc working a long
distance from the barn, II will pay TO
take the marc In during the forenoon
and afternoon, giving her a drink and
a handful Of oats. and let the foai
suck. thus helping the mare and also
the foal. When the foal II wcanct.
feed ., often with good clover hay.
chopped oats and bran. and all the
milk IL will take. Winter well the first
winter. Many foals are allowed to
winter around straw stacks and on
poor. dry feed. and arc very little
heavier In the spring than when
wcancd in tho fall.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-18
"paateurixed- MIL.

your note on this subject reminds
me-" writes a provincial doctor TO the
Westminster Gazette, of an incident
within my personal knowledge. The
corporation of a certain city invited
tenders for a supply Of milk for a
special purpose. and amongst other
tenders received one in which IL was
stated that the milk supplied would
be 'Pasteurized.' This applicant was
not successful. and when pointing out
afterwards to one of the officials of
the corporation In question the su.
periority that this treatment gave
to his milk. was told that this had
been taken into consideration. but that
the committee who decided the mat.
ter had been officially assured that.
as the milk Of the successful appli.
cant was obtained from grass-fed cat.
tie, IL was also 'pasturized.' so there
was no difference between them!"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-18
sArcHeL WITH $4,000.
Philadelphia cemmussr Passes Il 10
News Agent and Owner Gets u.

News Agent and Owner Gets u.
Fiustcrcd and frightened. n we'll
dressed young man ran into the upper
~aitin. room Of the Broad street sta.
ton at Philadelphia las; week and
asked for the special policeman:
Where's my satchci! Have you
seen it, I've lost II and Il has half a
million dollars In IT,"
The policeman fell against the
steam radiator and saspca, Half a
million doilars!" he murmurcd. why.
I don't suppose any one could carry
that much away with .'cm. could thcy! !
Ask the information bureau. Maybe
one of the portcrs has wheeled II over
there"
The information bureau had only
three handkcrchicfs and a pcnknifc In
stock.
II stopped at the news stand: prob.
ably left II there" said the young
man.
The news agent said he had an old
satchel which suburban passenger
had found and handed to him. with
the suggestion Il might have money
in II II its weight was any indication
of its contents. The satchcl was pro-
duccd.
That's mine." said the man. at
contains SEQ 900 in gold bonds and
as much more In other securities.
Thnnks!" Then he hurried out into the
train shed.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-18
Mrs. Hanna's Taste In oress.

Mrs. Marcus Hanna has acquired an
air and society manner generally TO
which she was comparative stranger
when the senator first became promi-
nent in public life. She has fairly mas.
tered the fine art OF dress. In tho
past she was noted for rather too
striking color schemes. but now she
has fondness for black and white.
Her hair. which is silver gray ano
plentiful. is worn in a high knot. and
her hair.dresser waves 1t becomingly.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-18

succeeded in passing the examination.
but she Is the first Chicago student
to win the distinction. Over 400 can.
didatcs took the examination. but only
a student in one OF the Chicago music.
twenty were successful. Raoul Pugno.
one of the oficials OF the conserva.
tory. declares tina, the Chicago girl IL
one Of the most promising Of all the
pupils who have been admitted TO the
famous school. Miss Macpherson was
al schools until a year ago. when she
went to Paris. Since last July she
has spent her entire time In prepar.
ing for the examination which she has
lust passed.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-18
sALuTgs NOT IN HIS HONOR.
Solution Of Incident That Puzzled Ed
mund Clarence ssedrran.

Edmund Clarence s,cdman. the vet.
cran author. while on visit To
France stopped one day on a country
road to admire the surrounding coun'
try. As he stood gazing mcdita,irc.
iy over the fields he noticed that sew
erai peasants who passed him on tho
road bowed and took OF their hats
to him. Mr. stedman was n, mrs,
surprised at their salu,ca in his hon
or. and wondered for whom these po'
lite peasants mistook him. but rs they
were repeated by peasant after peas.
ant he finally concluded that his rcpu'
tation had penetrated farther than he
had vcntured 10 suppose. As he moved
away from the spot he happened TO
glance behind him. lie had been
standing in front OF a statue of the
Virgin.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-18
The Prohlem Of Education.

DIR. Louis Duncan declares in a
magazine article that in this country
technical education is too technical.
There is too much instruction" he
says. We should not attempt TO
make mental s,orehouses of men. but
mental factories. The ability Of a
man TO work out any specific problem
depends upon his being able to make
a mental plot OF the problem and keep
II constantly before him. This re.
auires an Imagination that has been
developed and not suppressed
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-18
Formation Of Fruit Buds.

During the early part OF tho season
our trees arc making their woody
growth, Increasing In size. and there.
fore In productive capacity. forming
now buds to replace those which are
removed by fruiting. and which will.
by and by. II properly nourishcd, bear
fruit themselves. Every bud Is capa.
bio under favorable conditions OF de.
vclopins into fruit bud. II Il has
not these favorable conditions II may
remain dormant or only produce now
twiEs.
During the latter part of the sea.
son. say after the FIRST or second week
Of July, trees which arc going to
fruit the following season are trans.
forming buds (which were primarily
leaf buds) into fruit buds. This proc.
ess continues as long a. .hc foliage
remains on tho trees. Consequently
a long. fne autumn is favorable for
a good set Of fruit buds. But care.
ful orchardist does not trust aitogeth.
er TO nature to supply the favorable
conditions for the formation Of fruit
buds. He wants a crop every year.
and he is aware that, unassisted by
his skill, nature cannot be depended
upon for this. In some very favorable
fall the poorly managed tree will set
an enormous crop Of fruit buds. using
up a great part Of the available buds.
We know that where a tree is over.
loaded Il will not make sufficient wood
growth TO supply material for new
fruit buds, and that these conditions
are not favorable for the production
of fruit buds for the next season;
consequently we have on years. The
work Of the skiiful orchardist is to
so maintain the balance between the
wood growth and fruit production that
he may have fruit buds each year.
II we are to have an annual crop II
Is evident that the tree should be
handled in about the same manner
each year. Manuring and pruning
should be done annually. also spray.
ing, whether the trees are bearing or
not, for unless we protect the foliage
and have It healthy and vigorous un.
I'll late In the season we cannot de-
pend upon a good set Of fruit buds
J. Z. Orr.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-18
LIKE AN ENDLESS CHAIN.
Exchange Of Ears May Go On In
dcffnifeIv,

The man who recently aoid his car
TO a western millionaire for 5000
offers $1,000 for an aurai appcndaEs
To replace the one he aold. At least.
so says DIR. G. V. Stcbbins Of Iron
wood. Mich. A Hungarian miner
from Hurley. Wis. called on the doc.
tor and said he had received a letter
from friend In the cas-, making tho
offer named. The caller. whose name
the doctor refuses TO divulsr. made
many Inquiries regarding the opera.
tion of cutting on an ear and was ad.
Siscd that no great danger attended
such n process. The mans manner
Indicated that he might in the end
submit to the knife. but apparently he
desired further Communication with
his friend In the east before doing 81.
Chicago Chronicle.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-18
cI.rovm.n,s Unhappy Lot.

Rev. @. F. Brisco, a clergyman OF
st. Benets Kentish Town. England.
receives but pittance for his serv-
ices, and in order to obtain means
whereby he might maintain the dig
nifty Of his position he was Obliged to
take in washing and dig graves. For
pursuing these unclerical occupations
he has been censured by his ecclesi-
sstical superiors.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-18
Try Some Roots.

Many farmers are feeding some
roots to their poultry in winter. About
everything in this line has been tried
and most things with success. Beets
are split and the fowls are allowed
to pick at them at their leisure. Car
rots are equally serviceable, and the
fowls seem to like them better than
they do beets. Only few should be
fed at a time. as fresh ones are more
likely to be eaten than old ones.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-18
NlS5 IzZ2| KZZRS

Of John Francis Mercer. fourth gov.
crnor Of Maryland. and Ii one Of tho
most charming and attractive Girls In
the younger set Of baltimore. Since
her debut two years ago she has made
host Of friends.
Mr.. Gallagher is prominently con
ncctcd In Philadelphia and New York.
He Ia n noted golf enthusiast and has
won over twenty trophies.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-18
CHICAGO GIRL WINS Honoas.
Miss Jessie Macpherson. u Years
Old. In Paris Conservatory Of Music

Miss Jessie Macpherson. a i:.ycar.
old Chicago girl. has won the honor
Of being admitted TO the Paris Con.
scrva'ory Of Music. No, only Ia Miss
Macpherson the only foreigner who
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-18

Poultry houses should have an abun.
dance Of light
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-18

Many a man thinks he is reasoning
with you when he Is merely arguing.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-18

II is a mistake to suppose that
fowls cannot be broken of the habit
o, egg eating, at least when II is
newly acquired. The best way to do
It is to give the fowls variety OF
diet. including meat In some form.
and partially darken the nests.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-18
JAMES 1. BLAIR VERY ILL.
Fear for Life Of Man Under indiet.
rr,ent for Serious Charoes.

r,ens for Serious Charges.
James l.. Blair. prominent st. Louis
lawyer and capitalist who was indict.
ed by the grand jury on two charges
of forgery. is reported to have suf.
fered a relapse at Muilanphy hospital.
The head nurse said Mr.. Blair Is in a
greatly depressed mental condition.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-10-17
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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-10-17

THE election of a democratic
legislature is as equally i'm
portant as the other State
officers. Our people should re-
member that the same man
who was the Presidents person
al representative on the floor of
the House, during the struggle
I to pass the Force Bill, now
seeks an endorsement from the
voters of this State by a re-
election to the high position of
United States Senator. There
is no man whose public life has
been more obnoxious to the
people of the South than has
Louis e. McComas, who to-day
stands at the head of his party
in Maryland, and is an issue
far more dangerous than cleo
ton laws or race supremacy.
He has shown the country
what he would do, and, as it is
avs safe to judge the future
asst.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-10-17

Hon. EDWIN WAKEFIELD in a
speech at Prince Frederick last
Friday said: 81 am the candi-
date of the white people, but
while I am travelling through
the State to-day my family is
guarded by faithful colored
men. There is not a white man
about the place, but a faithful
negro servitor sleeps in the
house, and l know that my
wife and children are perfectly
safe. l was raised among
negroes and l know their weak
ness and their failings, and I
also know their worth. Not
long ago l gathered together
all the surviving slaves who be-
longed to my father, bringing
them from Maryland, Washing
ton and Virginia, and, while
they ate in the old quarters, and
not in my dining-room they had
the best dinner that could be
procured, and I never heard a
more affecting blessing than
that which was invoked by an
old negro who is now employed
in Washington. I am a wage
Garner myself, although my
salary is a good one, and much
better than [ ever expected to
get, but there are just 4S
negroes now being supported
by the sweat of my brow. No
man can say then, that I am
not the friend of the negro.
But until the colored man un-
derstands that he must not be
the slave of designing Repub-
lican politicians, who use him
simply as a tool for their own
advancement, just so long will
the great body of intelligent
white people in this State be
opposed to his participation in
public affairs.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-10-17

] REPUBLICANS are trying to
avoid the real issues of the cam
paign by claiming that the
main Issue is the ballot law.
We have no apology to make
for the ballot law. 1t may not
be absolutely perfect, it could
not be. There never was a law
made by Democrats to suit
Republicans. They were never
satisfied with any ballot law,
and when they were in power
tht.ezs'emoved the oath required
the voters assistant, so
Sfdt every illiterate colored
man who asked for assistance
could be inundated and threat
med that if he did not vote as
te Republican leaders dictated
ey would tell on him, and it
rs the custom to appoint
ssistants that the colored men
ere afraid of. There was no
rret ballot during the
~~des administration, thou
voted who did not know
or who they were voting
They knew how to put a
! mark in front of Abe
coins nose, land had no more
kca what men or measure they
were voting for than did the
uman in the moon. 1t was not
an unusual thing for them to
cell the assistant that they
wanted to vote for Massa
Iincum. Such people are not
fit to vote and a little education
is good for them. In Republic
nan Massachusetts, the ballot
law made by Republicans re-
quires an educational qualifica-
ton, of this the Republicans of
Maryland have nothing to say,
because in that State it cuts
more Democrats than it does
Republicans. The same thing
:. is done in several other North
ern States. The Republicans Of
Maryland are great on the
squeal, and usually when they
are crying loudest that Demo-
Gratis have defrauded them, they
are engaged in wholesale frauds
themselves, and the cry is
made to divert public attention
from them.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-10-17

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These goods have been select
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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-10-17

The democrats have only one
safe course to pursue and that
is to vote the ticket that has
been selected through the regu-
larly recognized channels of
the party. A single departure,
even on personal grounds,
means a step towards turning
the State back to alien feelings.
foreign to the traditions of our
fathers.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-10-17
For Attorney General.
WILLIAM SHEPARD BRYAN
of Baltimore City.

: For House of Delegates.
w. LEE CAREY.
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