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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-11

The yards. sheds and barns in
which the young dairy stock are kept
should be so situated that the water
will readily drain away. that sunlight
will find an abundant entrance, and II
possible SO that cold winds OF the
north and northwest will not reach
them.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-11
Weather Service.

Even Japan has her own weather
service. and the Australian colonies
each one. The Russian service aud
tho German service sro most excel.
iaE'. but III. American Is generally
conceded tn bc tho best Of all. as V
~. By far. tho most expensive.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-11
Cost Of Fires.

The annual loss from the burning OF
buildings in the United States is
about sI35. .o0O. 900. not including cost
Of insurance and the appliances for
fire protection.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-11
Cbina.a Ccnsus.

A recent census of China shows that
that country. crowded with ",ecmins
Millions has lo3 to the square mile.
Belgium has go to the square mile
Great Britain 1870 and Germany los.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-11
el;rtatious ir,sh OIris.

Eccry irish girl IL born ni-t. with
her beautiful eyes and irresistible
charm. but her niria,!ons are as open
~ tho light of day. aud her iHdomi.
table sense OF humor invariably keeps
her from making herself ridiculous.--
Ladies' Field.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-11
Cotton Figures.

In the cotton zone 25.ooo,oo0 acres
arc devoted to that staple. the yield
being 10.Sc7 900 bales OF 500 pounds
each, worth In cash si25.Oo0,000.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-11

Dairying is profitable because 4 Is a
cash business. The dairyman gets his
returns at the end OF the month. Is
able to pay for his groceries and dry
goods and he keeps out of debt.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-11
Greatest Automobile.

The greatest automobile In the
world is the traction engine used in
hauling borax out Of the Mohave des.
crt. The machine can make Death val
ley produce.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-11
TIL, ssats soiomen'. wIde~,.

Thia Beats 9oiomen'a Widows.
They say there In nothin. now. How
In this: A man from the country ap-
preached . Globe reporter to-day. and
said: u wish you would say . woman
In our Ecishbcrhood Is .rivins 80
much over her husband. who died last
April. that tho nciEhbors arc tired
Of Ii-"-Aschisoa Globe.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-11
On. Of Iife., Golden RuIe..

There is absolutely no chance OF
making n mistake II you go your way
cheertully and bravcly, minding your
own business and nobody clse's.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-11
irish Peat Bous.

The peat bogs of ireland could give
an annual output of 100000 electric
horsepower for the next !, 1,250 years
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-11
Laro. Gift to Hospi,sI,

An anonymous donor has given 81.
100000 to st. Bartholomew's Hospital.
London. to buy the land required for
extension.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-11
Iowa Criminals,

The number of persons in the peni.
tentiaries of Iowa per 1000 population
has doubled in fourteen years.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-11

The less wife tries to manage
him the better she will manage to
get along with the household freight
naver.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-11

eraxlIians Speak Portuguese.
Portuguese is spoken by 100000
people in Portugal and by 1900. 900
in Brazil
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-11

Mangels require nitrogenous ma
nures.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-11
SEVENTEENTH YEAR.
EVENTS IN WASHINGTON AND
TRANSACTIONS OF CONGRESS
Free Delivery Report.

In his nnual report for the fiscai
year ending June 3Oth last. Fourth As
sistant Postmaster General Bristow
makes the follnlwogashrd cmfw emf
makes the following recommenda.
lions; An appropriation To construct
inspectors' lookouts In postofiices
wherever necessary in the opinion OF
the postmaster general: that the inter.
state commerce law be amended SO M
to prohibit common carriers from aid.
Ing and abetting In the green goods.
lottery or any other scheme carried
on partly by mall and partly by com.
mon carrier. In violation OF the postal
laws: TINT special agents and postofiice
inspectors be hereafter designated
rural agents: that the provision that
rural carriers shall not be prohibited
from doing an express business be re-
peaicd: that the maximum pay OF =
rural carrier be Increased tn $3.50 per
annum for a route OF twenty. i've miles
or more In length. and the enactment
OF law requiring assistant postmns'
tcrs. cashiers and other employees to
give bonds to postmasters direct. and
holding postmnstcrs responsible under
their own bonds.
City free delivery service wns cs-
tabiishcd at ninety.ninc pos'ofiices
during the year. making total OF .o33
FREQ delivery ofices.
There arc now In operation 1880
rural ircs delivery routes. II is csti.
mated that $500 additional routes can
be- established out Of the appropria-
ton now available. making ::.6ss
which will be In operation. or ordered
established. by March !. 1904.
To MAINTAIN the service on these
routes during the fiscal year from July
!. 1904. to June 10. 1905. will require
Si3. .S6O.o
II censrcss provides for an In.
crtaHcd number Of agents as recon-
mcndcd Il will require about $4,000.
600 to maintain and install the ser
vice.
II tho maximum salary Of tho car.
ricrs Ii incrs aAcd from $500 To $3.50 per
annum. ns recommended. II will ncccs-
state an Increase In the above csii.
mates of about twenty-five per cent.
The Lamar register., 1903-06-24
Exposures.

The photographer was about to take
a picture of a young woman. ITS so
dark here" he said, that 1 guess I'll
give you about thirty seconds, and,
drawing out the slide and removing
the cap, he began to count in a meas
ured and mechanical tone. "One, two,
three. four, fve," and so on. When
the exposure was finished the sitter
said: you gave more than thirty Sec
onds to that plate. You counted very
slow-rm sure 1t took you full min
ute to county thirty" The photogra-
pher handed his watch to the young
woman. He said: "Ill count thirty
again. Time me-" And he made the
count exactly as before, and he was
Just twenty-nine seconds making 1t.
"One second off-not 80 bad. Near my
old record, in fact said the photogra-
pher. "Ten years ago, when 1 made
more pictures than 1 do to-day, 1 could,
by counting. make exposures up to
i've minutes without being more than
one second OF. Usually I'd be a sec.
ond under, but over or under, 1t was
only by one second that I'd be out of
the way. But" he ended. this gift
is not remarkable. Nearly every
photographer has it. Nearly every one
of us can guess spaces of time running
from a half second to five or six
minutes with what is, for all practi-
cal purposes, perfect ACCURACY
Philadelphia Record.
The Lamar register., 1903-06-24
ooLoRADo's FlRsr GOLD.
Kew the Discovery of the Prseio,.
Metal Was Mada

Kew the Discovery of the Precious
Metal was Made
On May 8. 1859. as stated in Fossett's
Colorado" (1s76). John Gregory, .
prospector, climbed the hill into what
il still known as Gregory Gulch (mid-
way between the present Central City
and Black Hawk), scraped away the
grass and leaves, nlled his gold pan
with dirt and took 1t down to tho
stream. Upon panning (washing) It
down. there was about "a worth Of gold
In It. This was followed by a stam-
psde to the Gregory diggings. as they
were afterward called. Gregory en-
ploysd hve men from the new arrivals,
and BY means of q sluice took out $971
In one week. Other rich strikes were
made almost daily and large amounts
Of gold were taken out in q short time.
The Bates. Bobtail. Mammoth, Gun
nell, Burroughs, Illinois and hundreds
Of other lodes were found, and thou
sands Of claims were taken up. As the
summer of 1859 advanced the wealth
Of the gold veins and gulches Of what
Is now Gilpin county became more and
more apparent. Over $1,000 men were
congregated In Gregory, Russell and
tributary gulches, and many Of them
were accommodating wealth rapidly; but
everything valuable was soon pre-
smpted and large numbers were forced
% hunt their fortunes elsewhsre.-EH
Afnaar1nE Ma4axiue,
The Lamar register., 1903-06-24
The Flower Of Liberty.

inc FIoWST OI lipoFkys
What flower is this that Ereets the
morn.
It's hues from heaven so freshly bornf
With burning star and flaming band
1t kindles all the sunset land:
o tell US what its name may be- I.
Ii this the flower Of liberty7 ~
1t Is the banner Of the free,
The starry Flower of Libertyi
In savage Natures far abode
Its tender seed our fathers sowed;
The storm winds rocked Its swelling bud.
Its opening leaves are streaked with
blood,
Till, 10! earth's tyrants shook to see
The full-blown Flower of Libertyi
Then hail the banner Of the free,
The starry Flower of Liberty!
Behold Its streaming rays unite,
One mingled flood Of braided light
The red that fires the Southern rose,
With spotless white from northern SHOWS,
And. .pangled DER with azure. see
The sister stars of Liberty.
Then hail the banner of the free,
The starry Flower of Libertyi I
The blades Of heroes fcncs It round;
Where'er 1t springs is holy ground;
From tower and dome its glories spread;
1t waves where lonely sentries tread,
1t makes the land as ocean free.
And plants an empire on the sea!
Then hail the banner of the free.
The starry Flower Of Lioertyi
Thy sacred leaves, fair Freedoms flower.
Shall ever float on dome and tower,
> To all their heavenly colors true
In blackeninE frost or crimson dew
And God love US as we love thee,
Thrice holy Flower of Liberty!
Then hail the banner of the free,
The starry Flower of Liberty!
oliver Wendell Holmes.
The Lamar register., 1903-06-24
To Floht rubsreuIesIs.

The British commission which has
been investigating tuberculosis rec
ommends rigid laws. Some of the
points proposed are: Reporting Of
cases; compulsory confinement Of re-
calcitrant patients in special institu-
tions; prohibition Of infected persons
from acting ~ nurses, teachers or
physicians; erection Of municipal
phthisis hospitals, the state bearing
half the cost and the extremely poor
being treated freA Il eAay9>.
The Lamar register., 1903-06-24
Russians a. LInsulsts.

three languages besides his own, and
many Of them four. knowledge of the
English, French and German Ian.
guages is considered necessary to cul
:ure. A family having small children
employ two to four governesses. from
whom the children learn foreign
tongues before they are taught the
more diflcult Russian. This COM
mand Of language makes possible the
fact that Russians have q better
knowledge of the worlds affairs than
any other people.
The Lamar register., 1903-06-24
swI., Use Improved Rlne.

Switzerland is a country of ride
men and many useful inventions were
first adopted there. As early As 1851
the rife Of small caliber (10.2 MILL.
meters) was introduced into the
Swiss army. and in 1858 the veterli
repeating rife. At the present time
the army is being provided with .
new repeating pistol-the parabellum.
At nifty meters the projoctile will
traverse sixteen csntimetrss Of ash
wood or eight millimeters Of iron. Cns
hundred shots = minute can be dis.
charged.
The Lamar register., 1903-06-24
The TOWN OF spEcrAcl,Es.
Curious Manner in Which an African
Settlement Received Its Name.

SGttI4menx hOCGlVoo sse
John Moir built commodious resi-
dence a number Of years ago ON the
outskirts of Blantyre in the Shire high.
lands south of Lake Nyassa.
He is the agent Of the African Lakes
company, which has a number OF
steamers on Lake Nyassa. and has
proved that it is possible to build up
a prosperous business In inner Africa
without selling spirits or frewater to
the natives.
Mr.. Moir wears spectacles. and the
natives call him Mandala. which
means glass. When he erected his
house they also applied the name
Mandala to the building.
There Mr.. Moir developed a settle
ment around his private property, all
devoted to the interests Of the COM
psny he represents. There are store
houses for ivor. and other things
bought from the tribes. Trade goods
as they arrive from Europe are also
stored here till they are sent up the
lake. The place has become q very
thriving settlement with several hun
dred population.
IL dld not l2ck nAmo AoI oinkAo
day because the natives at once named
It when the first storehouse was erect
ed. They simply made the name
Mandala embrace all the town; and
now on all good maps we see little
dot and the word Mandala standing
for the most thriving and important
suburb of Blantyre.
The fame of Mandala is known to
all who are interested In Africa's
progress, and the name 1t bears was
given to 1t simply because the founder
of the town wears spectacles.-New
York Sun,
The Lamar register., 1903-06-24
COULDN'T "sHow OFF" THEM.
Student Not Allowed Chance to Prove
Himself q Hero.

Student Not Allowed Chance to Prove
Himself q Hero.
This story is told about Joe" Whit
tlesey of the New Haven Golf club.
q strenuous chap even now and once
famous as an oarsman and tennis
player. Mr.. Whittlesey discovered a
boy trespassing on the links the other
morning, despite the posted notices.
and told him to get OF. The boy re-
fused. In order to thoroughly fright
en- the lad and make him a living
warning to other boys. Whittlesey
seized him by the collar and rolled
him over on the grass. Just then .
Yale student with 4 girl on his arm
happened along. Seeing . grown man
apparently pummeling = child. the
student called:
Here. you! What are you doing!
You let that boy alone"
You go way from here. young
mani" returned Joe. This rs none
Of your business, Sir; none Of your
business! Just because you've got
. girl along. do you think I'm going
to allow you to become hero?"-
New York Times.
The Lamar register., 1903-06-24
Eloquent and ef,setiv. Plea.

Representative Hill of Connecticut
had q bill up for the relief Of q post.
master in his district who had lost
money through the theft of stamps
from the postonhce. He showed that
one Of the thieves was serving time
in Illinois and one in New York. Rep.
resentative Boutell of Illinois came to
the rescue Of Representative Hill and
made an eloquent plea for Hills claim,
beginning thus: "Mr. Speaker. here is
where Illinois and New York join
hands-through Joliet and Sing Sing
to help this worthy citizen Of Con.
necticut."
The Lamar register., 1903-06-24
monoarams on Peaches.

The peaches placed on the table at
. London dinner party bore the mon
ogram of their owner traced distinct
ly in the velvety bloom. Letters had
been cut from paper and pasted on
the growing peaches. When the fruit
was ripe on removing the paper let
ters tie monograms were found
picked out in most delicate green. the
rest Of the fruit being rosy and deep
hued.
The Lamar register., 1903-06-24
The Best He Could Do.

A kind-hearted clergyman was late
ly compelled to dismiss gardener
who used to purloin his fruit and vege-
tables. For the sake of his wife and
family he gave him = letter Of recom-
mendation and this is how he worded
1t: "I hereby certify that A. B.
has been my gardener for over two
years and that during that time he
got more out of my garden than any
man I ever employed"
The Lamar register., 1903-06-24
Large Christmas Candles,

Christmas candles are made of euor.
nous size. The largest, known as
ALTAR staffs," are sometimes feet
long. They weigh nearly 40 lbs. and
are worth $25 apiece, being made of
the purest beeswax.
The Lamar register., 1903-06-24
An Indian sup.r.tltlon.

Howison tells in his Travels in
Canada" how his Indian guide begged
him to keep still on Christmas eve in
the woods In order that they might
see the deer knsel to tAs Great Spirit
The Lamar register., 1903-06-24

III County Clerk and for the County
hereby certify that the above and foregoing full complete
the receipts expenditures Of Poers County,
the half ending December 3D. 1902 Of the
cancelled the balances
several funds December 3D. 1902 the
kept in this Office aud from the County
In testimony whereof have hereunto set hand and affixed
official seal this 1s day of june A. D. 1908.
j. F. CURRY, County Clerk
Examined accepted and approved this 18th day
$sss$s$$Sj %sSSSSSS5 Chairman
The Lamar register., 1903-06-24

Many Jews In America.
America now stands second among
continents in Jewish population. She
has 100000, while Asia has but
$4,000.
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Serious Fire in Beaumont.

Beaumont, Texas, Special.-A care
less workman kicked over lanteran
at one of the Caldwell oil wells on
Block 3S, Hogg-Swayne tract, on Spin
die Top and started fire that result
ed in the loss Of property valued at ST.
100000 and the bankruptcy Of twenty
or more of the smaller companies.
There were IT'S wells on the three
blocks of the tract, and only five Of
the derricks and pump houses are left
standing. Every company that had
property in the Hogg-Swayne tract is
loser The fire swept the three blocks
covered with derricks and pump houses
clear of all its buildings. The der
ricks left are on the edge and are few
and far between. None of the COM
panies had cent Of insurance.
The fire started near the southern
edge OF Block No. 3S and spread three
ways. Pumping stations, derricks and
pipe lines all fell before it. Large en-
gines and thick pipe melted in the
heat. 1t is estimated that 10 of the
wells sustained an average direct loss
of $4,000. This is exclusive Of half a
million dollars more, the aggregate loss
on production and other damages. Fiji
ty or more wells probably are ruined
by the dropping Of tubing into them as
the result of the fire. Among the los
ers are: London Oil and Pipe Line
Company, Caldwell Oil Company, Spin
die Top Power Company, Central Pow
er and Equipment Company, Pumping
Station Dividend Oil Company, De-
troit-Beaumont, Palestine-Beaumont,
Sun Company, Advance Oil Company,
Queen City, Queen OF Waco, Drum
mers, Alamo. Buckeye, Ground Floor,
Manhattan. Boreaulis and Buffalo. All
pumping rigs, bricks and pipe line
equipments were destroyed. Exten-
sive losses were sustained by owners OF
drilling rigs. among whom were H. b.
Ford, Cartwright Oil Company, John
Markham and ]. w. Ennis. Mr.. Ennis
estimates his loss at $4,000 and others
at from $1,000 to $4,000.
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THE GOEBEL MURDER.
Some important Testimony Takes
Before the Court.

Frankfort, Ky. Special.-Henry B..
Youtsey for the first time told on the
witness stand his story Of the killing
Of the late Governor Goebel. He named
James Howard, the defendant, as the
man who fired the shot. Youtsey said
he saw Howard for the first time few
minutes before the shooting. Howard
had a letter sent him several days be-
fore by the witness at Governor Tay-
lor's dictation. Youtsey says he took
Howard into the office Of Caleb Pow
ers. then Secretary OF State, which had
been especially arranged for the shoot
ing. He showed Howard the Marlin
rifle. the bullets and the window from
wh.ch the shooting was to be done. He
says Howard asked what he was to get
for doing the shooting.
What do you want for IT." Yout-
seq says he asked, and that Howard
said he wanted pardon for killing
George Baker.
Il told him he could have that and
more, too," said Youstey. About that
time" said the witness, "Goebel came
in the gate and l pointed him out to
Howard and then ran from the room.
AS 1 disappeared down the steps to
the basement | heard the crack OF
Howard's rife"
Youtsey said that after the shooting
he passed through the State house
basement and few minutes later came
back into the executive building from
the east side entrance.
Il stayed in the office Of Assistant
Secretary of State Matthew'S said he,
"for a few moments and saw Mat
thews break open Caleb Powers office
and find the gun that had been left in
there"
Yountsey said that at the time Of the
shooting he was private secretary to
Auditor Sweeney, but that while his
political Status was not definitely fixed
it was understood he was to have a
good place under Taylor. Governor
Taylor" said Youtsey, directed every
thing we did. We regarded him as our
leader aGd he was morally responsible
for all we did. We knew we had the
Governor and the pardoning power
behind us, and were not afraid Of pun
ishment for killing Goebel.'
Youtsey, on cross-examination, said
that after he was arrested and later
sent to the penitentiary, he still had
hope of gaining his liberty. He
thought Yerkes would be elected Gov
ernor and would pardon him. Yerkes
was defeated. however, and about o
year ago he decided to talk and did tell
his story to Prison Physician Tobin.
Youtsey said further that he had an
additional incentive to tell the story,
as Taylor, Powers and others had used
him as cats paw and scape-goat and
then deserted him when he got into
trouble.
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SOUTHERN :: FARM : NOTES.
.d-=n @d--c e
TOPICS of1EREs1 PLANTER sTocS@AHA10 TRUCK GROWER
NOTES..
,, ST0cARaR Ag0 TRUCK GROWER.

1t is reform that is easily, quickly
and may be very cheaply inaugurated,
and carried to successful point or
condition. 1t is the outgrowth Of new
and improved blood that is now OBJ
tainable at a small cost.
Where there are fifty or 100 hens on
the place Of the common sort, they may
in one year he transformed to half
breeds Of any chosen purely bred vari-
ETY.. 4 sitting of eggs of any OF the
noted laying strains bought this year at
4 nominal cost, from which q half
dozen thoroughbreds may be raised, fn-
Guiding two or three young roosters-
the breeding Of the latter with the
homegrown hens next year, and the
result-a flock of half-breed puliets the
fall following that will be worth to
their possessor fully twice as much as
an equal number of the barnyard class.
Because they will be larger, more
thrifty. and better layers by twenty
five to fifty per cent.
Indeed, the person who has q fock OF
poultry. and does lot at this favorable
season take steps to improve it in this
way, is standing in their own light.
and working to their own disadyan-
tage.-Southern Cultivator.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-04-23
Perpetual Motion a. Last.

Sumter, Special.-Mr. d. G. Zeigler.
an architect Of this city, has invented
a machine for perpetual motion which
he thinks has solved the problem
which has puzzled the world up to this
time. 1t is the first perpetual motion
invention that the United States gov
ernment has allowed patent for in ~
years. 1t has also been patented In
every foreign country. Mr.. Zeigler
would not make his invention public
until he had it covered by patents IN
every county. In the near future Mr.
Zeigler will use this machine for prac-
tical work. The United States patent
Office has the following to say about
the machine: "The invention utillZes
the sravitative force OF a travelling
weight arranged to move in a circle
and during each revolution to pass TO-
wards and from the centre OF rotation
in a path, to bring the prepoaderance
Of weight on the descending side or the
yotative support. carrying the same
weight, whereby power is generated TO
perform effective work.
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Quick Profits in Poultry.

With the exception of strawberries.
says Professor A. G. Gilbert, 1t takes
three years to realize on small fruits;
a milch cow does not approach her full
production short of three and half
years; apples trees do not begin to bear
freely short Of seven or eight years.
How about the hen? Three weeks
from the setting of the hen you have q
hatch of chickens; from four to four
and a half months from Matching the
cockerels are ready for the market. and
in five to five and half months the
pulets will begin 10 lay. Add to this
the fact that in cities fresh laid eggs
average thirty to thirty-fiye cents a
dozen, and it is clearly demonstrated
that poultry raising. we'll managed is
one of the most profitable branches or
farming.