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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-05-22
Makinu Good Butter.

From The Farmers Review: I have
been in the dairy business for less
than two years. We milk in tin pals
and run the milk through the separa.
tor Immediately. We set the cream
to ripen in stone crooks. We always
take our separator apart Immediately
after using, cleanse. scald and put to-
gether again Just before using next
time. We also cleanse every vessel
that has had milk in IT, We use
barrel churn. By this method we havo
no unpleasant odor about the milk
room or in the butter. as our custom.
ers will testify. We mold our butter
in brick shape, wrap in parchment
paper. and away it gocs.-Thomas
Gaines, Iron county, Mo.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-05-22
POULTRY
A Business for Small Capital.

The first important factor In favor
OF poultry raising is the fact that
little capital Is required to start the
business. Many flock has been
started on 20 cents. a girl or boy
may thus easily become an investing
capitalist. At first the chief invest.
ment required is painstaking labor.
Tho next Is intelligent thought. The
returns seem large for tho small
amount Mt first Invested. but that is
not so. Tho returns are rather to he
considered the returns for labor and
thought expended. As the Investment
increases the returns will be more and
more due to Increasing capital and
not no much Ms ut first to the personal
labor and thought. The boys and
girls on tho farm have the inside
track In this matter. They can start
flock with very little outlay. and
they can carry IL on and Increase the
outlay from year to year as the re-
turns may Justify Increased invest.
mcnt. The farmer should give his
boys and girls chance to try their
hand Mt real busincss-if there are
AS'' oA' hoth ou tHV nv
much the better. AZ II is frequently
better TO have number of fiockE
than one large one. The poultry buSi'
ness IL In great contrast to most other
enterprises In that II does not re.
quirc elaborate preparations for
start. The smnilncss OF tho invest.
ment required for start In poultry
raising should forever prevent the
business drifting Into tho hands Of
great combinations. II makes II pos.
Siblc to utilize n good deal OF Idle
labor. More than that. II is both
mental and manual training for the
young people on the farm. The fac,
that poultry raising requires small In,
ycstmcnt OF capital places within
reach OF tho young people OF the farm
many things that would otherwise not
bc obtninablc. II may he desired To
obtain more education than can be
given by tho district school. The
cases are not few where the well.
handled iock OF poultry has been the
basis OF n college education. We
would suggest to young. ambitious
people ON the farms that they look
around them and SEQ what can be
done In this matter.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-05-22
FIGS AND ThiSTlES.

The best things cos, least.
Lcnicncy IL the law of love.
The dutiful arc the beautiful.
Your strength is Gods call to scr.
vice.
Mans progress reveals Gods pur.
pose.
A hard head may go with tender
heart.
. He ofrends mercy who depends on
merit.
You ask for n loaf and God gives
you n seed.
1t Is doing the right in the dark that
is always hard.
The hold.up church cannot give the
world any uplift.
Rome cannot be rcgcncra:ed' by n
change of climate.
Tho brave man Is not afraid of be.
ing called a coward.
The outer act is the gauge. glass OF
the inner character.
There are no places for. spectators
in life's grand game.
The wind of words will not carry
the flying machine of pride over the
walls OF repentance.-Ram's Horn.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-05-22
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Many an honest man eats pie with
knife.
Undertakers are always prepared
or death.
Indians are occasionally troubled
with red aunts.
Some men pocket an insult by ac-
epting a bribe.
Nothing tires one more than to hear
,thers boast OF their honesty.
He has the host education who best
,nows when to appear Ignorant
ANY girl who marrles to please her
olks usually gets the worst OF 1t.
Some people are like hobbyhorse
full OF motion but lacking In prog
'ess.
An nutoma,on manufacturer recent
y made toy tramp-but It wouldn't
Sork.
A man may eat. drink and be merry
provided he doesn't have to eat hi1
words.
Loaning money strengthens the
memory: borrowing II causes forget.
.ulncBs.
One swallow doesn't make n sum.
ncr any more than II makes drink
N Kentucky.
II tho electric chair Is an instru.
ncnt OF death where does the accor.
lion come In!
The gItt of cab Is all right Mt times.
but tho gift Of holding the tongue Is
all right at all tines.
How the meat ever got In between
the bones OF the Hhad Is one OF the
things beyond all human understand.
ins.
FrIcndShip Is all well enough In It's
way: but when n man wants TO make
n touch II Is better to strike an nc.
quaintnncc.
Think twice before speaking when
angry and you may be able TO say
something NOR. aEgravating than II
you had spoken iirst-
A magazine recently contained n
poem written by "a Man Who
Thinks" II In believed to he the iirst
poem Of the Kind ever published.
According to statistics only 20 per
cent OF the players In football games
in the last ten years have been injur.
ed. The managers will have TO do
better than tina, II they are to hold
the crowds.-ChicaEo News.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-05-22
NO. 81.
Pedigree OF Pigs In Dam.

". NJ. McFadden. secretary OF tho
American PolandChina Record Asso-
citation. says: My experience has been
that there are more errors In pedl-
greeB Tor pigs bought in dam than in
all other essential particulars com
bined. ] am sure that not so per cent
OF tho pedigrees OF pigs bought In
dam are properly made 10 aB to show
that fact. Particular attention has
been given to this on the circular Is
sued by the American Record. and tho
instructions In regard to II arc as
plain. ] think. ms the English language
VIII permit. and yet. We have patrons
who will year after year make errors
on this kind of pcdigrees. For nearly
twelve years we have been Issuing
duplicates for pedigrces received.
These duplicates. when sent out. II
correct. show how tho original podi.
gree should hive been made to show
tho animal sold In dam. The dupl!-
Gates should serve ns n copy for tho
breeder In making future pedigrees.
This Is not only true OF this matter
OF pigs sold In dam. but tho duplicates
nro copy from which pcdl.reos
should be made In all particulars. yet.
for some reason. that has always
been mystery to me. n great many
breeders seem not TO learn from tho
duplicates how to make u similar pcdl.
gree. There is one simple rule. that
n person making n pedigree. should
always have In mind. That Ia tho
rule. that tho owner OF the dam at tho
,imc OF service. is the breeder OF her
litter. If tho dam In sold after being
bred and before she farrows. then
tis' man who owned her ut the timo
Hhc was bred IL tho breeder of her
litter. and tho litter was Hold In dam
To tho man who owned when she far.
rowed. "A" may breed n SOW and
sell her to n and then II" sell ono
of her pigs to &C.. Nearly always
ID" will make out tho pedigree OF
the pig as having been bred by "A"
and sold to &C.. The pedigree should
read: Bred by a. sold In dam To
n. and then sold to C." The name
OF the person who signs n pedigree
should. In ail cases. appear on tho top
Of the pedigree. either aB breeder or
aS tho person to whom the pig was
sold In dam.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-05-22

Jamaica. I selected the other route
for the very good reason that all
places on the Boston boats were taken
lar In advance when I was ready TO
engage my passage. But. rs an Eng.
iish friend expressed II. that line did
FOR us very WELL" and We had no fault
q fnd.
As Jamaica is becoming yearly more
and more the Mecca for tourists. II Is
as well to state the plain facts. which
really need no coloring.
There is more to be seen and en-.
joycd for month or more In Jamaica.
1t seems TO me. than at any other
place so conveniently reached from
our part of the world during the oh.
jcctionablc months that prcccde
spring. The thinncst summer clothing
Is required. and no one Is more un-
comfortable than the Northern tourist
who tries to get about In black
derby. dark clothes and black shoes.
The best way Is to wear rs much
white as possible. from the canvas
covering for the feet to the India.pith
helmet. do little walking in the sun
In the middle of the day and preserve
an even disposition.
Those OF us who were bound to
South America, or. as some were. on
the entire round trip from New York
TO New York, arranged TO take the
prettiest long drive on the island that
can be done in one day-that to the
famous Castle Gardens. the govern.
ment reservation. where nearly every
tree. shrub and plant that can be
found in the tropics has been gath.
cred.
It was n day that everybody en-.
joycd hugely. including forty miles of
drive over hill and dale. by the side
OF purling streams. past plantations of
sugar cane, cocoanuts. bananas and
coffee. through negro villages and
groves of gigantic cotton trees. AS 1t
was on Friday, country people were
constantly being met in little parties.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-05-22
A Process Of Soil Wasting.

L. C. Burnett In an address at the
University OF Nebraska, said:
II has been roughly estimated that
there is an annual loss of 269 square
miles of soil. one foot in depth. from
the great Mississippi basin. and
very large per cent OF this enormous
loss comes from the Missouri river
and It's tributaries. This loss OF 2G9
miles includes the whole drainage
system of those great rivers. but We
must bear In mind that large areas.
such as our semiarld regions. a.! OF
the lower levels and much of the
prairie lands lose but small per cent
OF the whole. Hence this great loss
must come from our rolling lands.
cad none suffer more than eastern
Nebraska and Kansas. To the above
amount OF soil that Is lost to the
Gulf OF Mexico. we should add n like
amount that Is transported from roll.
Ing lands to all lower levels. Imas.
Inc. II you can. body OF soil l0xG0
miles. moving like n mighty ava
lanche rivcrward and oceanwnrd. and
tho very cream OF our broad ncrcs.
While tho loss OF this soil represents
untold values to our farms. tho gov.
crnment and the states bordering the
lower Mississippi river. are spending
millions of dollars TO get rid of our
soil. Then again. the torrcntiai rush
Of these waters cnuscs other losses OF
great magnitude.
Some idea OF the vast destruction
Of property due to Hoods may be
a..
Hoods OF 1Ssi.lsse caused loss of not
less than I5 million dollars TO tho
property interest OF the Ohio and Mis-.
h!sslppi valleys alone. In 1884 the
region about Cincinnati alone suf.
fcrcd loss OF sio.oOo.0o0. Well may
Capt Fades cScinim: Forestry must
come TO the aid OF the engineer" A
half'uttercd truth. claim that the
farmers OF this mighty midwest must
come to the aid OF the engineer. The
dammins up of one draw. tho crca.
;ion OF one reservoir. 10 an aid. The
good effecis of one thousand will bo
felt away down In Southland.
One hundred and eighty miles OF
eastern Nebraska contains l29. GOO
quarter.scctons of land. II waste
land to the amount OF two acres per
quarter section is damned up. we will
have n water surface OF 25?. 200 ncrcs.
II combined. would make two lakes
one mile wide. 2os,i mics long. Tho
holding back of this much flood water
will be felt along the lcvccs and Jet
ties OF the Mississippi. And II our
sister states should do as well. the
great problem OF taking care Of our
Hood waters will be solved. and Uncle
Sam can use his millions of dollars
In building great reservoirs. Our
Bcmiarid West will have been rc.
deemed from our hot winds and for
generations this mighty intcr.occan
will continue to be Americas great
stock farm and granary.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-05-22
NEVER LET HIM KNOW.


When you marry him. love him.
After you marry him. study him.
II he Is honest. honor him.
II he is generous. appreciate him.
When he Is sad. cheer him.
when he Is cross. amu8c him.
when he Is ,aikniiyc. listen TO him
When he Is qunrrcIsomc. ignore him
II he is slothfui. spur him.
II he Is noble. praise him.
II he is confidential. encourage him
II he is sccrctivc. trust him.
II he Is jealous. cure him.
II he cares naught for pleasure. coaz
him.
II he favors society. accompany him
n he does you favor. thank him.
When he deserves Il, kiss him.
Let him think how well you under
stand him: but never let him knos
that you manage" him.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-05-22
Cultivation Of speit In Germany.


The Bulletin dcs Hailes (Paris)
contains the following statement con.
corning the cultivation of speit in
Germany: The southwest Of the Ger.
man Empire has It's own peculiar
grain. spelt. while in the north. the
center, and In Bavaria wheat Is the
special object OF cultivation. Spelt
(Triticum spelta L. is extensively
cultivated especially in wurtemberg.
in the regions bordering on tho Grand
Duchy Of Baden. in Alsace, in Switz.
erland, and In Bavarian Suabia. In
Wurtemburg especially spelt (speitz.
dinkel. fnkorn) Is used almost OK.
clusively in the making OF bread.
Spelt is very much like wheat and its
flour is placed in the same rank with
wheat flour. 1t differs from wheat,
however. In that the operation of
thrashing fails to remove the outer
covering from the grains. Spelt
must. therefore, necessarily be huilcd
in special mills before being mar.
keted. II is n rather curious and in.
teresting fact that in France, as in
the other Latin countries, and in
England, wheat occupies first place
among cereals used for breadmaking,
but that the cultivation of spelt as
the predominant cereal Is confined to
the clearly limited region specified
above,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-05-22
REFLECTIONS ABOUT WOMEN.

An attractive distraction.
The knotty end OF the marriage tic.
The motive OF man omurrow-hIs
dream OF yesterday.
The dependence OF the heart. tho In.
dependence OF the mind.
a fancy that sometime may be
overtaken and. by possession. lost.
The afterthousht In man invention
with the improved patents applied.
a purrIng tIser-If n tigers spring
were disdain and It's claws In It's
tongue.
The gold dust filtered from the grist
OF time and saved fer it, purity and
nncness.
Heavens substitute for angels on
earth-thc alternatives offered Adam
were the beasts of the field.
In anger. n storm whoso shower of
April raindrops Is sure To be followed
by IN iridcsccnt rainbow.
On lIfc's fiddle the iifh string.
which Regulates the scale OF the other
four-or throws them out Of tune.
Something good that can never at'
tain pcrfcction-without destroying its
chief charm-cverlastinE Improve.
mcnt.
A calendar Of the seasons. as GER
tain In the fluctuations Of her pctti.
coats and furbciows as the changing
leaf ON the tree.
The opal of mankind. according to
mood burning with the rose glow Of
love. the golden flush OF Joy. tn. blue
flame OF truth or the white light Of
faith and purity.
Made after man to Hay" time: had
Eve been created hrst ahC would hns.
no often changed the model OF Adams
shape and temperament that map
would not be finished yet.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-05-22
PRE.oloEsTEo PHILOSOPHY.

A wise man swallows his pills. A
fool chews them.
That man is fool who tries to bal.
ance an egg on his nose.
Never : Ike spear TO kill a fly. a
folded newspaper is better.
Never smash hedgehog with your
fist, or you may have cause to regret
it.
A man who cannot buy n rope with
which to hang himself is, indeed
poor. and we would lend him the
money.
. You cannot catch flies with vinegar
for the simple reason that flies do not
like vinegar.
II Is foolish to bite off your nose
to spite your face, because It is i'm.
possible to do so.
He that burns his candle at both
ends will have no place to stand it.
Always tell the truth when uues.
toned. and you will avoid dropping
into the habit of lying.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-05-22
FROM THE BLEAK NORTH
INTO THE BALMY SOUTH
Delights Of Trip TO the Island Of Jamaica with Its
Many Charms to the Tourist Seeking Res-Points
Of Interest in the Republic Of Colombia.
~~~~~~~~
Especial correspondence.)

The pleasure OF going from the
North TO the tropics In mIdwinter is
always much enhanced by particu.
larry cold and bleak day for the de-
parture. This was denied those OF us
who sailed. for New York wore an air
OF almost summer mildness. and only
the lishtest OF oyercoats were needed
as We steamed out into the bay.
On the sixth day the waving palma
of Jamaica gladdened the eye. and two
days We're allowed the South Ameri-
can passengers to make what excur.
sions they could inland.
Tourists sailing from Boston land nt
Port Antonio. which Is on the opposite
side OF the island from Kingston. and
one OF the most charming spots in
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-05-22

OF the excursionists how he liked the
country. and he said IL was too warm.
Wen try TO have IL cooler the next
time YOU come. MASTER" she answered.
Every man had either master" cap.
tain" or doctor" given him by each
native who spoke. the latter appella-
ton seeming favorite one.
Starting out OF Kingston harbor
again. those OF us who were bound
farther south had breezy trip acrosA
the waters that Intervene between
that point and the first important port
OF South America. at which our steam
cr called-that of Sayanilla. In the re-
public OF Colombia. which We reached
In about forty hours
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-05-22

on their way to the Saturday market
at Kingston, carrying, either on don.
keys or more often on their heads,
quantities of vegetables and fruits to
be disposed of there
The women seemed even more In
evidence than the men, and their
erect forms and square shoulders
showed the beneficial effect of the
lifelong habit of carrying burdens
upon the head. They were always
ready to respond to pleasantries. and
sometimes their repartee was rich
with unctuous humor. AT one stop
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-05-22
FLYING WEDGES.

A great many shylocks are bald
headed.
Men and vegetables are best raised
on farm.
The earth turns around so often
that it's not strange we sometimes
hear of a giddy world.
Bores are of two kinds. gimlets and
augers. The gimict bores you by your
self; the auger bores you In . crowd
Atlanta Journal.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-05-22

Leghorns are natives of Italy, and
consequently arrive at the greatest
perfection in a southern climate. They
stand the northern winters well. but
frequently suffer from the freezing Of
toes and combs.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-05-22
statistics of the Blind.

In proportion to population, S:,ain.
Norway and Ireland have more blind
people than any other European coun.
tries. Spain has PIG per 100000; Nor.
way, EOS; and Ireland, III.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-05-22

Young orchards that are kept per.
fectly clean by cultivation are seldom
injured by mice under the snow.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-05-22

Good intentions are good intentions
more.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-05-22

When congressman plants garder
seeds among his rural constituents IL
the spring he expects to harvest I
crop of votes in the fall.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-05-22

Few men have weak eyes from look
ing upon the bright side OF life.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-05-22

The owls reputation for wisdom
may be due to the fact that he says
one thing and sticks to 1t.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-05-22

Give every person two chances. a
bad wife often makes good widow
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-05-22
TRUISMS.

A spring footnote: Please. use th'
mat.
Whisky costs some men dollars ant
others sense.
In the spring the fancy of the pre-
varicator lightly turns to thoughts oI
fish.
Sooner or later opportunity will
come to those who hustle while they
wait.
Somehow the man who offers bar
gains manages to acquire wealth fas
ter than those who are always looking
for them.
Some one has said that talk |,
cheap. yet we hear a good many ex
travagant remarks.
Give every person two chances. a
bad wife often makes a good widow
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-05-22

Whisky costs some men dollars and
others sense.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-05-22

A spring footnote: Please. use the
mat.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-05-22

Many an honest man eats pie with
F.. knife.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-09-23
MIN
ING DISTRICT

live and Billie Ballou is staying for
health. The proximity Of the saWmill
Is known long before We near II and
after We have passed II BY the fright.
fill slaughter of the timber N every
direction. This IS especially noticea
lie as We begin the ascent Of Mineral
Hill after crossing beautiful Blue Can
yon at the Sheffield place. Upon
reaching the brow of the hill where
the dead r e tops almost completely
cover the ground We come suddenly 10
the line of the forest reserve where
the cutting ceases at once and We en-.
ter the forest primeval," tall, stately
unincumbered by underground, a de-
light TO the eyes of the woodman and
a source Of gratitude toward Y un.
Gle sam who has declared these glo.
rious timbered hills and canyons Of his
Pecos Reserve shall forever be invlo-
liable by the lumberman's destroying
ak.
The well beaten trail we are now as
cending is the same that was travelled
by the fortune hunters of long ago
who sought for silver among the rocks
on either side where yet are seen
their numerous prospect holes. The
views of mountain scenery on every
hand are almost enough to distract
the mind from gold hunting SO varied
and so beautiful are they.
But here we are at the Baker-Bell
camp which suddenly appears through
the trees, a group Of tents and cabins
set on a gentle slope looking mighty
good to travellers who have been all
day In the saddle. Blake Is right at
home in the camp and secures for
us two strangers a welcome equal
to his own from Mrs. A. D. Bell who
in the absence Of the miners at this
time of day is the chief of the camp.
In fact, before leaving the place we
4 came TO the conclusion that this
CHEEKY, hopeful. helpful lady who pro
vides something good to eat three
times a day for her husband and little
boy and for the miners and stragglers
like ourselves is not far from being al
all times the chief parsonage Of the
camp. Mr.. Bell thinks SO. too.
Horses we're u%nsaddled and we SCI
out afoot to view the latest discovery
on Mineral Hill, the Baker-Beil gold
prospect which is a subject 100 big
for this letter and will be taken VI
in the next one
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-09-23

FOR SALE OR TRADE-A high grade
piano slightly used. VIII sell cheap
on easy payments or trade for good
horse and buggy. Address P. Q.
Box 484. 8-138
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-09-23

Conductor r. C. Hanum Of Kansas
City. an old Las Vegas boy. passed
through the city this afternoon on
bis way to California for a vacation
Mr.. Hanum left this city in 1891. Al
the depot today the only man he rec
ognized was Conductor Chas. Steven
son. but he saw many familiar land
marks. Notwithstanding the improve
ments III the last twelve years.
Wanted-Position as engineer q
areman. Address W., rare Optic.
g.126.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-09-23

we, the undersigned boss BARRIERS
Of the city Of Las Vegas, do hereby
agree to shut our several barber shops
up on Saturday nights at II O'Clock
b. M, commencing September 20
1903. Thos T.. Blouyelt, II. b. Smith
simon Ensinas, Ed A. O'Brien, O. 1
Gregory. 9.12.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-09-23
Notice 70 Mix Customers.

The dairymen OF Las Vegas wish
to inform the public that, beginning
October, 1st, they will deliver milk
only once a day, the delivery being
made in the morning. N. s. Beiion.
A. 8. Moye. J. P. Geyer, Harris Bros.
0oA
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-09-23

For Sale-Household furniture, OF
any one desiring to rent a ive-room
house on Sixth street can get the fur
~niture, ETC.. at a bargain. Inquire at
zoos Sixth street. 9-l2s
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-09-23

Notice Is hereby given that all those
Indebted to the firm Of Hall & Hunter
will please call and pay same to Mrs
Coin, at the Model restaurant, WHIT
again assumes the management Of tn,
business. 9-l05.