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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-04
Caution. on csn Fe.dIna.

We hnd that calves four weeks old
will eat from one-hnlf to three.fourths
OF pound per day: when eight weeks
old from one and one.fourth to one
and one-half pounds per dny,
says Professor d. II. Otis. Never
mix corn. KaHr-corn or any other
grain In the milk. The starch Of the
corn must be changed to sugar be-
fore It Is digestible. This change
takes place only in the presence Of
an alkali. and. hence. chiefly by the
saliva Of the mouth. When the corn
Is gulped down with the milk the
starch is not acted upon by the saliva,
and cannot be acted upon by the gas.
tric Juice of the stomach, since that
Is acid instead Of alkaline. It will
then remain unchanged until It reach.
es the alkaline secretions Of the in.
testines. Since the intestines Of the
calf are comparatively short, COM
plete digestion is impossible. In this
respect the calf differs from the hog.
which has comparatively small
stomach and long intestines. For this
reason he may gulp down his feed,
and what Is not digested in the
mOutn Will nave plenty Oh time 10 Oe
digested in the intestines. Kafr-corn
meal has proven to be a superior
feed for calves. 1t seems to be con-
stipating and materially assists in
checking the tendency to scours, 80
common with calves. Experiments
at the Kansas station show that
calves will begin eating shelled corn
when three to four weeks old, and
will do as well and even better than
when fed corn chop. When possible
1t is desirable to feed a mixture of
shelled corn and ground Kafircorn.
Soy beans have been tested at the
Kansas experiment station as a calf
feed, and all results indicate that they
are not adapted to young calves in
any quantity whatever. They are
very loosening and cause scours.
Where calves are intended for dairy
cows, the grain ration OF corn or
corn meal should be changed to in
clude oats and bran or oil meal when
ever they begin to appear fleshy.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-04
Sons Of Veterans.

The twenty-second annual encamp.
ment of the Commandcry-in.Chi
Sons of Veterans. U. S. A., which was
held recently at Atlantic City, N. j.,
was n very enthusiastic and success
full meeting. The adjutant generals
report was a very satisfactory one,
showing the present strength of the
order to be ia camps and 25,2f2
members. a net gain of 70 camps and
lois members during the past eleven
months. The officers elected for the
ensuing year are: Commander-in.
Chief. Arthur B. Sphinx, Of Rhode
Island; Senior Vice Commander.in-
Chief, James b. Adams of New Jer-
sey: Junior Vice-Commander-in.C Chief.
F. b. II. Mcdowell of New Jersey;
Council.in-Chief, II. V. Speelman,
Ohio; Walter Z. Smith. Pennsylvania:
N. ]. Mcclure. Indiana.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-04
SOME CLOTHES ooN'Ts.

Don't suspend n pair OF trousers by
cvitnbic result.
Don't wear tho same Jacket during
business hours that you wear In tho
street. Slip on nn old one.
Don't wear the same boots two days
In succession. It's better for the
boots and better for the feet.
Don't use n whIsk broom on soft
cloth. II wears down the nap and
wears In the dirt. Use brush.
Don't overlook n stain in the hope
that II will disappear somehow. The
older n stain the harder II Is to re.
move.
Don't he parsimonious In the quail.
ity and quantity Of your clothes. It's
Saving ut the spigot and wasting at
the bung."
Don't neglect to brush jackets and
trousers. hats and cravats before lay.
ing them aside. They'll appreciate
your thoughtfulness.
Don't forget to wrap n garment In
newspapers. freshly printed, II pos.
sible. before putting 1t away. The
smell of the ink is better rough.on.
moths than camphor balls.
Don't carry heavy articles in the
jacket or trousers pockets while
garment is In use. II you can't avoid
it, be sure to empty the pockets be.
fore the garment is put away.
Don't fool with stainremoving
preparations unless you know what
you're about. Consult a tailor.--Tho
Haberdasher.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-04
Committees Of the G, A, r,

The commander-in.chi the adju-
tant general, the quartermaster gem
eral and the following named COM
rades OF the National Council of Ad-
ministration will constitute the en-
ecutive committee of the e. A. R.:
Thomas w. Scott, Fairfield, H.:
Thomas G. Sample. Allegheny, Pa:
l.. W. Collins, st. Cloud, MINI: John
w. Hersey. Springfield. Mass; E. F..
Fenton, Detroit, Mich; s. c. James.
Centerville, Iowa: Henry A. Root,
Michigan City. md.
The Committee on Pensions Is made
up as follows: Charles G. Burton.
chairman. Nevada, Mo-: A. A. Taylor.
Cambridge, Ohio; John c. Linehan,
Penacook, N. H.; H. e. Taintor, Hart
ford, Conn: Bernard Kelly, Topeka,
Kan; L. B. Raymond. Hampton. Iowa:
James Owens, No. 227 East 124tb
street. New York city.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-04
SEVENTEENTH YEAR.
Educational Butter Test.


From Farmers Review; We have
sent out a cireu,ir to all buttermaker
members OF our association. request
Ing those who wish To enter the eiu'
eatlonal tests for 1904 to express their
wish In writing. The second annual
educational tests are about to be com
pleted. and in conducting same We
have had opportunity To md room for
various beneficial changes.
Should We have a test In 1905. !
would favor sending every package by
refrigerator freight. tho charges to be
collected At destination and deducted
from the proceeds of the FIRST tub.
This would sIye those participating
ON an average $500 for the six tests.
Tor the cspfcss charges are often eS'
,ortionate. ranging from 80 cents to
n.sS and $500 per 20 pound tub. and
averaging at least si.o0 per tub. bs-
sides tho express companies do not
tax" proper car. OF tho butter and
often II comes heated. even when
packed inside co pound tub.
! would also recommend allowing
each buttcrmakcr to send his butter
from any days make he chooses. I'm.
der our present system the call often
reaches tho buttcrmaker on Monday.
when his milk Is naturally tho poor
est. much being held over Sunday.
We have always sent out the calls no
NJ TO reach tho buttcrmaEcr between
Tuesday and Saturday. but md that
Uncle Sam Ia very unreliable when II
comes TO delivering country mail and
have long ago given up relying on
Samc.
I think every buttcrmakcr who
wishes to improve his make should
be In tho national test rs well a. the
tests conducted by his state. whcrc
such arc available. The results In
detail Of tho second annual tcx;s.
which ! hope We will be ready to pub
,ish In November. think will provo
that I am right. Those who enter
the educational tests for 1904 will 10
able to compete with tho Same pack.
age for :hc Worlds Fair prizes In
st. Louis. m well rs for the national
convention pro rata and other prizes.
In conclusion will say that do not
believe our executive committee will
decide on another test unless at least
500 buttermakers participate. Those
who havo not received . circular and
desire to participate should advise mo
Mt once. +. Sudcndorf. Sec'y N. c. d.
Assn. 1851 Windsor place. st. Louis.
Mo.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-04
A,,iehek.. .. Swim. Food.


] have found artichokcs to be tho
most satisfactory vegetable food that
have ever grown. They can be
grown with very littio trouble. and
are without doubt most hcaithfui
food. We allow tho pigs to dig them
themselves and they have . great
relish for them. I would not like to
say that they prevent hog cholera.
but ] do believe they would have
tendency to ward OF an attack Of this
disease. and. In fact. many other dis.
cases to which pigs are subject. The
exercise they receive In seeking for
the artichokes 10 In itself healthful
for them. The pigs grow rapidly when
fed upon them. and they have . ten.
dcncy to produce lean meat. I would
not consider It desirable to feed on
artichokes alone. but they should be
fed in conjunction with q moderate
grain ration. Ono great advantage
with artichokcs Is that they can be fed
In the spring OF the year at q season
when other vegetable food Is not
available. The winter frost does not
injure the tubers when left In the
ground. In suitable soil they will
give a very large crop. running from
600 to 1000 bushels per acre. The
system of cultivation l have followed
Is similar to that given potatoes.
planting in rows eighteen inches apart
and the rows thirty inches apart. The
most suitable soil for their growth
would be sandy loan. but l believe
they will grow well on any soil-J.
L. Brethour.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-04
ALL TRUE.

No man is free who hasn't got him
self we'll in hand.
Many poor actors are wellposted-
thanks to the bill.stickers-
A man seldom sees perfect man
without the aid of a mirror.
Were It not for clouds people would
be unable to appreciate sunshine.
A girl believes in platonic affection
until she gets old enough to know
better.
No woman ever attributed the loss
of her husbands appetite to her cook
ins.
II girl doubts young man dur
ine the courtship he should show her
his expense account.
Ignorance may be bliss, yet the real
self-satisfied chap is the one who i'm.
AGNES he knows 1t ALL
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-04
SAYS THE OWL.

An innocent man breads no eye and
fears no tongue.
There's nothing better in this world
than usefulness.
While living on hope 1t is wen to
hustle for a meal ticket.
Beer makes some men fat and 9th.
ers lean-against something.
The wise woman caters to a mans
stomach instead OF to his heart.
If you want to please shallow man
tell him he looks like an actor.
The harder 1t is to get a man to
make promise the easier 1t Is to get
him to make good.
Don't worry. A careful perusal Of a
patent medicine almanac should con-
vince any one that there is remedy
FOR everything.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-04
JUST JoTTINGS.

A woman has more faith in some
patent medicine than she has in her
husband.
Seeing may be believing but there
are occasions when It is safer to pass
and risk being bluffed.
The Ohio town that has the fewest
doctors also has the smallest death
rate and the natives are trying to
figure out which Is the cause and
which the effect.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-04
JoTTiNos.

"wili you be miner" is n catch qucs.
tion for girls.
It's a case OF loves labor lost unless
Il gets into the union.
II In impossible for woman to
preserve n secret 80 Il will keep.
The lazy man would rather sit down
and hope than go after q certainty.
II is better to hPve loved and lost
than to be the victim OF a breach Of
promise suit.
A man usually gets the Inst word
in an argument with his wife because
she gives II to him.
The good Samaritan didn't walt to
be introduced to the man who had
fallen among thieves.
II Is easy to acquire the knack OF
kissing II the party OF the other part
knows his or her business.
II the kitchen fire could be lighted
by spontaneous combustion there
might be fewer domestic Quarrels.
The winter girl cuts a figure on the
ice, but the summer girl must have
figure of her own to cut any Ice on
the beach.
A woman seldom gets into the spin
ster class because of the Objectionable
clause In the marriage service relating
to obedience.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-04
The oIa.Fashlensd Cider mIIl.

Sins NV the modern cider mill. With all
iis sI--d an, size.
Boast ~ IL srsfin' ~ to date. and Iaud
sins uy iIs bis capacity. hydraulic press
I'll take the good OF fashion miil Nv
nity yeaTs age.
TIL" good oil fashion elder mill whose
Io1f IL suHk~u i0s:
The country mill s-E-aIh the hill where
- To an from the school
We kn"lt beside the fOanY tub an sucked
u. Julera s0Oi.
The modern mill hrz glasses now. or gold
TIL" ES.d Of straw w- Ulster use tuw'sr
hrs iosI its snip;
The ole white hoss Erz lost his job an
Fur 10 this mSsi.rn elder MILL harsh
srisner does II all.
MoT- quarts per day. more water used.
mnE- sIyl" Ia -V.ry way.
More nlirEsr"'' an t1l-deE'roi. more mod
Mor- Ike the new. Ices like the old.
less t-mpt'-IhaI I know
Less llnhl" 70 dfa~ a crowd than hnS
Sing no, to m" In heariie.s verse NV
! want the good Of fashion mill In all It's
native state:
! want the hos. ,he EilndIn' e"s'' the
The f~si al fashion elder mill NV my
years ago.
Joe Cone. In New York Sun.
Dedicate Pennsylvania Monument
The Survivors Association OF tho
Scvcnty.third Pennsylvania Veteran
Volunteers OF this city dedicated n
monument on the Missionary Ridge
battlefield. Tennessee. Nov. Q. to the
memory Of those OF the command who
met their death In one of the fcrccSt
fights OF the civil war.
Gov. Pcnnypackcr and stan snd the
survivors OF the Scvcnty.third left
Philadelphia Nov. Z for Missionary
Ridge. Al Washington the party was
met by the United States commits.
sioncrs who have charge OF the Chick.
amnura Battlefield Park.
Adjutant General Thomas J. Stew.
art delivered an address and the pre-
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-04

Some people have n way Of getting
there befor. they realize how fast
they are going.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-04

Some people pay staryetodeath
wages and then want to kick GU; the
corpse.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-04
WIT AND WISDOM.

Any fool can tell the truth. but IL
takes an artist To be nrsteiass
liar,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-04

Some women ar. SO good that the
make every one else feel dowprigl
savage.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-04
FROM THE PENCILS POINT.

Stepping on a banana skin has start
ed many good man on the downward
path.
The price of liberty is eternal vigil
ance-and 1t is always payable Ia I'D.
vance.
A few years more and there will be
no log cabins left for great men to be
born in.
Even the man who pays as he goes
may go broke.
Sometimes mans warm love melts
a girls heart, and sometimes 1t Is his
cold cash.
A man never knows what woman
thinks of him until after he has been
married to her for at least six weeks.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-04

WHAT NoveLisTs THINK.

One crawis into friendship. one oe-
>asionaiiy drifts into ma,rimony. but
IN love aae fails.-frankfCr Moore.
Thcfc Is no place like the top.
especially when IL Is narrow and will
not hold many at a iime,-Anthony
Hope.
Love and friendship are stronger
than charity and politeness. and those
who trade upon the latter are rarely
accorded the former.-Seton Merri.
mar
There are two objectionable sins In
this worid-suceess and failure.
Those who succeed cant forgive u
fellow for being a failure, and those
who fail can't forgive him for being a
suceess.-G. II. Lorimer.
II IL the Americans regret that at
present he can do nothing with his
feet while h. II listening at the telc-
phone. but doubtless some employ.
mcnt will be found for them In the
coming asc.-ian Maciarcn.
There ARE two classes of people In
tho world-thc people who are clever
and the people who are kasn-and
you must never mix the two: they
meet and touch. they are necessary
To each other. but they never. never
bicnd.-kathcrinc Cecil ihurSton.
Many people can appcaSe their con.
sciences by rejecting that. whatever
may be the effects their words pro
luce. they did not contrlyc To steer
clear OF a downright lie. ! never quite
knew where the distinction lay NOR
ally. but there IL that fcelin.-for I
have Il myscif.-f. Anstcy.
II you only want n sweetheart for
youth. and u husband for middlc-asc.
and a widowcr to plant forgctmc-
knots on your Eravc-which IL all
that most women want-you needn't
trouble to he either great or clever:
II will be quite enough II you do your
hair nicely and wear you best clothes
when there's an of-chanec Of seeing
him.-Thorncycroft Fowler.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-04

scntntion speech was made by Gov.
ernor Pennypacker In behalf OF the
state and the Survivors Association.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-04

Even after divorce n man may sins
They're after me-" Aiimony comes
after the divorce.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-04

Love and friendship arr stronger
than charity and poiiteness. and those
who trade upon the latter are rarely
accorded the former.-Seion MerrI'
mar
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-04

make every one else fcel doNbrlsht
savage,
Some people have n way Of getting
there befor. they realize how fast
they are going.
Even after divorce n man may sing
They're after me" Aiimony comes
after the divorce.
II Isn't tn. same old story by any
means when a man fnds his old love
letters marked Exhibit A."
II may he more blessed to give than
To receive. but it's mighty comforting
TO have some one pay your bills.
People who are afraid to tackle
those at the top OF tho ladder take n
vicious delight In tusEins at those
trying To climb.
A man In Milwaukee wants n di.
vorcc because his wife drinks beer.
Why. gracious. there's nothin. else In
Milwaukee to drink.
The face Of tho honeymoon always
wears n mask which matrimony dis.
closes whether II be n fool. u skeleton
or n dear little Cupid.
When you compare Yankee girls
gowns with the English woman's toys.
do you wonder that the lords cross the
seas To ind their ladies'!
a woman os Philadelphia wants n
divorce because whenever she asks for
market money hubby prays over her.
Poor Philadelphia. Is Il really that
bad!
We all think we carry heavy bur.
dcns Of trouble. but II We exchanged
thom for those Of others our own
would make US feel like feather. weight
champions.-Katc Thyson Marr In
San Francisco Call.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-04

The lazy man would rather sit down
and hope than go after q certainty.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-04

ThcFe Is no place like the top.
especially when IL Is narrow and will
not hold many at a time.-Anthony
Hope.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-04

Il is better to hrve loved and lost
than to be the victim OF breach Of
promise suit.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-04

Il Isn't th. sam. old story by any
means when a man fnds his old love
letters marked Exhibit A.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-04

One erawis into friendship. one oe-
>asionaiiy drifts into ma,rimony. but
IN love aae fails.-frankfCr Moore.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-04

Even the man who pays as he goes
may go broke.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-04

II you want to please shallow man
tell him he looks like an actor.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-04

A man usually gets the Inst word
in an argument with his wife because
she gives II to him.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-04

II is impossible for u woman to
preserve n secret 80 Il will keep.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-04

"win you be miner" is catch qucs.
tion for girls.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-04

The good Samaritan didn't walt to
be introduced to the man who had
fallen among thieves.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-04

Beer makes some men fat and 9th
ers lean-against something.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-04

Were It not for clouds people would
be unable to appreciate sunshine.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-04

It is easy to acquire the knack Of
kissing II the party OF the other part
knows his or her business.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-04

The wise woman caters to man.
stomach instead OF to his heart.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-04

Don't suspend n pair OF trousers by
the buckle. Shapcicssncss IL the In
cvitnblc result.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-04

It's case Of loves labor lost unless
II gets into the union.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-04

A man seldom sees perfect man
without the aid of mirror.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-04

tn receive. bu, it's mighty comforting
to have some one pay your bills.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-04

II the kitchen fire could be lighted
by spontaneous combustion there
might be fewer domestic Quarrels.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-07-16
A SING REPORT.

Prof. L. W. Bagley's report OF the
temperance meeting in Raleigh Is
pleasing indeed. Temperance people
of the State have gone at their WORK in
earnest and propose to bring things to
pass.
Professor Hagley says that editors
and politicians SEQ the drift OF public
sentiment" &c. Some editors In the
State have not waited to see 1.-THE drift
of public sentiment" but have been
striking straight from the shoulder for
temperance all the time.
THE COMMONWEALTH modestly ex-
presses it's pride In what little 1t has
done Tor temperance, and that without
regard to what other people have
thought or done.
Yes, the glorious day of temperance
triumph Is dawnlng and our good old
State will yet largely be rid of the
cursed liquor traffic.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-07-16
THE WAY TO HUSTLE.

In two hours the people OF the town
Of Dunn got together and raised eleven
thousand dollars in cash for the remov-
al of the Greensboro Female College
to the hustling Harnett town. In ad-
dition beautiful site was offered free.
This is enterprise, push, progress and
hustle all punched together, and we
sincerely hope Dunn will get the col
lege.-Greemville Reflector.
1t is no wonder that Dunn succeeds,
outranke many older towns and sets
the pace for so many places, when it
turns to important questions with the
earnestness which is shown IN what
che Reflector says.
Many other towns would do we'll to
take Dunn as an example and learn to
do things in earnest and at once.
The editor of The COMMONWEALTH
feels great interest In the progressive
spirit of the people of Dunn. Harnet'
is cur native county and we still feel 8
deep interest IN all that pertains to it,
welfare.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-07-16
WOULD THE SEABOARD LIKE
ITO

Two or three weeks ago this paper
printed communication by one who
signed his name foreigner" he s1g-
pested that Scotland Neck build a rail-
road to the Roanoke river to a point
at which the Seaboard Air Line sys-
tenn could connect with the short line
from Scotland Neck. Tbs Seaboard
has road to Rich Square, as has al
ready been noted in these columns,and
it would be quite short line from Scot
land Neck to a point on the river near
eat Rich square.
The suggestion that Scotland Neck
buiid a road to connect with the
ssaboard flas made a good impression
with sor,e, and a level headed busl-
ness ian of this community said to US
{. " days ago that it would be wise
thing for the people of Scotland Neck
to build such a road.
come question came up as to whether
Or not the Seahoard would like to make
such connection and it was the opln-
ion of some that such connection
would please the Seaboard people.
THE COMMONWEALTH has been say
ias almost every week tor quite a
willie that Scotland Neck needs moth
ing more than some convenience to
give better freight rates here; and we
ST. persist in thinking and saying go.
Whether the road should be built to
Ii .nlIton, to Palmyra or to point
]1st opposite Rich Square is of little
m ,ment with US. We know full we'll
1t Scotland Neck is suffering very
ra1ch from overcharges in freight rates
ard we know also that the rates will
rot be reduced until there shall be
competition, and connection with some
ct her carrying line is the only thing
chat will give competition.
At the risk of being thought offici-
cious, we repeat that it is foolish in
he business men OF Scotland Neck to
| sit still and allow themselves to be
| axed with high freight rates which
they could remedy. =
| Will the business men here see thei:
needs and act accordingly?
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-07-16
ONE ,N1PE HUNTER SUCCEEDED

Charlotte Observer.
Prof. Baird brings the most remark
able story from Concord about snipe
hunter who actually caught game and
big game. The supposed victim was a
green-horn, of course, and few jovial
sports like II. L. Parks and Jim Hur-
ley, laid for the stranger with stories OF
the large number of snipes that were
caught at night in sack that was dis
tended at the mouth by barrel hoop.
The stranger went out with "tbe boys. y
said Prof. Baird, and was stationed in
a swamp place close to pond and was
told to keep perfectly still. Then the
snickering crowd vanished, leaving
their victim all alone.
A crane walked into the sack and
was caught by the stranger---by the
enthusiastic stranger who returned to
town and gleefully begged the boys to
take him out hunting again.