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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-05-20

The fine rain of Monday was just what
our farmers were hoping for. The show
er was gentle one and lasted long
enough to do an immense amount of
good. And by the way, crops generally
are in most prosperous and promising
condition.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-05-20

The confusion at many entertainments
causes fair proportion Of the audience
to feel that the scale Of prices should
have been as follows: General admission
rs cents; boys between the ages Of 8
and l6, 81.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-05-20

Some weeks ago promoter was doing
some work in Rocky Ford in the direction
of an independent telephone company,
but the enterprise mas been abandoned
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-05-20

Hon. J. H. Crowley. who is authority
on all Horticultural matters. says that the
fruit prospect was never better. The
April frost which killed many blossoms
was so early that a second crop Of bloom
was produced. Consequently the fruit
outlook now is all that the most covetous
fruit grower could demand.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-05-20

Blossom. the Kreseent Handy Kitchen
man, has a show window worth giving
examination.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-05-20

the violin. There was vigorous demand
for an encore but the debatsrs were
little too quick in putting on their part Of
the program.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-05-20

ordway's telephone subscribers have
just been treated to reduction in toll
rates which are now as follows: Fowler.
l5c; Manzanola, l5e; Rocky Ford, l5o;
La Junta, 20. Those not subscribers pay
somewhat higher rates.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-05-20

At the Eagle shops one day last week
we found two iron working machines
busy on parts for the Goodner pump, the
manufacture of which has begun on an
extensive scale. We shall give a picture
Of this pump in nearly issue.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-05-20

Col. Lockhart left some days ago for
New Mexico with the intention of pur-
chasing 5000 cattle for his feeding pens
here. He now has 1000 fat steers on
feed and almost ready for shipment
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-05-20

The promoter. w. E. Alexander, who
founded the town of Fowler. in this coun
ty. is the right hand man of Henry George.
who has been engaged for several months
in organizing tho Citizens Alliance in
San Francisco. Alexander likes his job
so we'll he has established his family on
Mob hill and registered so as to be able TO
vote and be sure enough San Francis
can. ts"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-05-20
EIGHTH GRADE PROGRAM.

EIGHTH GRADE PROGRAM.
Wednesday afternoon the Eighth Grade
Commencement program. as published in
last weeks Enterprise. was rendered to
the enthusiastic enjoyment Of a full house.
The young people did splendidly.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-05-20

The members Of Co. E. were made t.
rejoice YESTERDAY oy paymaster check
for their services at Segundo,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-05-20

Rocky Ford doctors and undsrtaksrs
find the city and surrounding country
distrsssingly healthy. Statistics show
that the death rate is only ons-half that
Of corresponding months last year. Rocky
Ford 10 all right
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-05-20

ordway is early in the field with al
announcement of a 4th Of July eelebra.
tration.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-05-20

J. G. Rtchie Of Denver is the new in
spector IN charge at the Rocky Ford
telephone exchange
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-05-20

Mr.. Spieklemire has organized dane
ing class, meeting in Armory hall.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-05-20

Beginning next week the Steadma!
business college will have the valuable
services Of Mrs. Carey Forbes in English
branches.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-05-20

The M. E. church is now handsome ii
| its new coat Of paint.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-05-20

The Pueblo officials who have been in
die,ed for various crimes don't propose to
seek aeauittal Of wrongdoing by trial.
The charges will be met by the plea that
the jury held its sessions in the govern
msnt building. instead OF the court house.
II the cases are disposed Of in that man.
ner will the indicted officials point with
pride" TO the vindieation Of their eharae-
ters9
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-05-20

Hon. J. n. Crowley informs US the
gates of Fairvew orchard are open to
the public. and all who wish to drive
through the orchard are welcome to do
SO. The only restriction is-don't injure
the trees by pulling branches.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-05-20

Las, week the Enterprise sounded \
note OF warning in regard to making con-
tracts with unknown and irresponsible
men for beet thinning. The grower can
protect himself by refusing to pay for the
Job unless it Is done right. but the mon
and boys who work for tho transien:
beet thinning contractor have no recourse
after the farmer has paid for the thinning
and the contractor skipped to o,her green
fields. Neither men nor boys should
work for any contractor unless he is well
known and reliable, or has some substan-
tial resden, to guarantee his honesty. \:
the names Of reputable homs citizens arc
given as reference. don. take tha, as our
assurance Of reliability. bu, interview the
references and see wha; they know Of the
weuld-be contractor and ascertain to
wha, extent they will voush for his basi-
moss integrity. The season is righ, now
at hand when the fake brct-thinning con-
tractor will seek TO get in his work In
view OF the pas; experience o: the valley
we would suggest 20 men and boys want
ing labor that every stranger seeking to
employ them be deemed dishonest until
he has given the strongest guarantees
Z: ON residents on whom you can derend.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-05-20
What Name Shall be 0iven the clty's
Parker

A suggestion to the city council: The
new park is rapidly making progress to-
ward beauty and by the time our 10000
Watermelon Day visitors get sight Of it.
it will be very attractive spot and it
ought to have an appropriate name. The
location Of this park just south Of the
Santa Fe track. together with the fine
cement sidewalks connecting to the two
sections Of the city will tend to obiterate
the sectional line which has prevailed in
the past. This being the case Union Park
would be very appropriate name. The
names OF our school houses have a pa
triotie soundWashington, Liberty. Lafay-
cite. Why not continue that order Of
naming public buildings and places and
christen this new place popular resort
Union Park. In the same line of patriotic
sentiment the old park might be named
Lincoln Park. 1t is up to the city council
to select the names-but names should be
chosen for public convenience.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-05-20

Notice Of Application to Lease State
Lands.
Office of the State Board OF Land
-. Commissioners.
Denver. Colo, May 3, 1904.
Notice is hereby given that The Bent
Otero Improvement Company. whose post.
Office address is Rocky Ford, Colo, on May 2,
1904. made application No. 3a8 to tho State
Board OF Land Commissioners to lease the
following described Indemnity school lands,
situate in Otcro county. Colorado, to-wit:
North u Of northwest 4 section 81, township
" south, range SO west.
No other applications to lease tho above
described premises or objections against the
above application will bo considered after
ia-s2 MARK @. WOODRUFF.
Register State Board Land Commissioners
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-05-20
COMMENCEMENT WEEK.

Continued from First Page)
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-05-20

Essss I . :: .s s ms.a
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-05-20

earnest. fitting words congratulated the
graduates and presented the diplomas.
I. The benedietion by Rev. S. c. Green
closed an evening full Of interest and pro-
At. and series Of commencement sxer-
eisss highly ereditable to all taking part
and Of character to give the citizens Of
Rocky Ford increased appreciation Of our
valuable public schools.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-11-24
SCHOOLS FOR GIRLS.

A few years ago there were but few
schools for girls in North Carolina.
Indeed such schools were rare in the
whole country. why educate wo-
MANI" seemed once to be the unan-
swerable question. 1t has remained
Tor the present day to answer this
question. We educate our women chief
ly because they may educate their
families. Dr. c.. d. McIver is author
ity for statement that one educated
woman with a family will educate
more persons than half a dozen mela
We are safe in saving that no Southern
State has done more along these lines
than North Carolina. BY the way did
YOU ever think of how tremendously
the girl schools in this State work -
eether? "St. Marv's' does not conflict
With Peace" nor does the Normal
College" stand in the way of either,
while old salem" with the serenity
of a century holds secure the hearts
of her great ~randdaughters. What
these and other schools are doing for
the young women of the State is set
down in an ap~reciative manner III
another column by a specialist from
each school.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-11-24
THE FEMININE FUTURE.

Whether from necessity or choice,
we find each year an augmenting force
of women workers. Not every man
can marry and not every woman
wants to. 1t is then well to encour-
age our sex by charging her means Of
wage-earning, and it appears that the
feminine is neglecting some very APP
propriate and profitable fields of occu-
patton. The theory perhaps that
woman should marry and make home
her heaven is all very well perhaps,
but we are confronted not with q
theory but with social condition that
every right-thinking man and woman
seeks to alleviate and improve. and
the situation needs the most conscien-
tious consideration. Women are in
vading many lines of business, yet
they appear rather slow in engaging
in certain lines which their nature
and education would seem to pecul-
iary open successful avenues for
their livelihood. A few have gone into
medicine: still fewer have adopted law
and probably about as many have gone
into the pulpit. OF course we have
multitudes of teachers and generally
they are preferable as teachers to the
masculine. Parenthetically, we I'M
derstand that verv generally and very
unjustly in this calling they do not
receive the same salaries for the same
service as their voting brothers. Now
in all these professions womans re-
cord for ability and success is fully
up to that of men. Many women be-
come trained nurses. and so skilful
and gentle and efficient are they in
this calling that few of us, when ill or
injured, that will dispense with the
service; in fact, many of us have more
faith in the restorative effects of the
trained nurse than we have in the doc
tor.
We cannot understand why Wo-
men have not more largely turned to
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-11-24
TIE NEWEST DECLARATION OF
INDEPENDENCE.

There are many reasons given Tor
Thanksgiving to-day by representative
North Carolina women. Perhaps
that of Mrs. j. T. J. Battle. of Green's
boro. will attract more attention than
any. In enumerating her grounds Tor
thanks. Mrs Battle includes 'Inde-
pcndcnt of the extravagant and uncer-
tain cooks OF today
How has she achieved her indepeNd-
enceo Has she an old time, reliable
cook who never fails? How she learn
ed to cook herself ana, like Mrs
Rorer. loves it? Please, Mrs. Battle
Tor the benefit of your suffering sisters,
give fuller particulars OF your new
Declaration of Independence. The COOK
question comes closer home than ART
and literature, and the leader OIL the
sex who can lead us al. into this lnde-
nendeDce of "extravagant and ,:ncer-
tain cooks of today" will deserve to
RANK with Clara Barton, Florence
Nightingale and the other heroines.
"aow can 1 be independent of ur
certain and extravagant cooks would
be a good subject for an Experience
Meeting OF Mothers. wouldn't 1t do
more good than a discussion on what
Mrs. Browning meant by an obscure
passage which she herself may not
have understood?
A prominent North Carolinian, who
has more wit than money, enabled ms
wife to achieve this independence by
a clever ruse which his wife has never
vet appreciated. He said to his wife
one day:
my dear, if you will learn how to
cook / will give you \ great surprise.
She at once donned her~apron, went
into the kitchen, studied all the cook
books she could get, and devoted weeks
and months to making the choicest
delicacies and at the end of long
period was by all odds the best cook in
the town.
Then triumphant. she went to her
husband. who had promised to give
her great surprise.
What do you think he gave this
good wife as 81 great surDrise?"
He discharged the cook!
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-11-24
WOMAN AND THE CoNFEDERACY.

No portion of North Cardinals his
tory is fairer or more beautiful than
the chapter relating to the War Be-
tween the States. The part played by
North Carolina women i'm this heroic
struggle has been the theme of the
poet and the novelist since that bloouy
struggle ended. The present genera
ton knows but little of the suffering
and mental distress which their moth
ers and grandmothers were called
upon to undergo during those dark
days of war. We are pleased to call
the attention of our readers to this
phase of Southern life as portrayed by
those who lived through it.
If great American epic is ever
written, it's background will be this
period Of storm and stress. After
four years of cruel war, the women of
the South went about their household
duties with sad but brave hearts pro-
ducing results which to-day cause the
entire world TO wonder,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-11-24
THANKSGIvINGDAY.

Next to Christmas, Thanksgiving
Day comes to the heart with glow
all it's own.
Ii comes like a pleasant surprise, or
like the realization Of the fondest
wishes. 1t carries with it certain
peace which few. indeed would wish
to disturb or break.
In the midst of work, which must
be performed on this day, we share
the charm with those whose hands
and hearts are CircumsCanced more
ut ease.
Why is this day SO dear to the true
American heart? Perhaps a little re-
lection will best aid us with an an
swer. 1t is surely not because the
DAY as ain annual institution so to
speak, has become so by the simple
aid of proclamation of the part Of
thu. president or a governor.
No. i'm this land of evil and religious
liberty, reflection tells us. No! that is
not the cause, at least. not alone. But
the charm we fee, when the day is
announced. and when like today. it is
reached, has it's foundation in our own
dependence--and not our independ-
ence. but in our absolute dependence
upon the broad bounty Of the Infinite.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-11-24
FINDING GREATNESS AND HAP
PINESS.

A principle laid down by Ralph
Urine is this: There is no such thing
as finding true greatness by searching
for 1t directly. just as there is no such
thing as true happiness by searching
for it directly. 1t always. without a
single exception, has come indirectly
or by the service, the love and the
happiness we give to others. Every
truly great life in the worlds history
is one that has given himself to the
service of mankind. Whenever Il
man, self-conceitcd, thinking of liv-
Gus for preferment, for honor the
very fact of his being thus is of itself
sufficient indicator that he is too
small to have them. Mr.. Urine says
such an one keeps constant company
with his own diminutire and stunted
self; while hc~whe, forgetting self,
makes t. = oDject of his life service
helNTf1lness and kindness to others
ff1ds his whole nature growing and ex-
Handling. himself becoming large
hearted, magnanimous, kind, Joyous
and happy. his life becoming rich ana
beautiful. He has entered into and
Income q part of a hundred lives m
stead of his own little life. In this
way one becomes prince among men,
a queen among women. Let our pub
lie men act more on this principle
and we will have different type of
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-11-24
THE MARCH or EVENTS.

To the thoughtful observer this is
a day of great changes. Indeed If our
great-grandmother could appear again
in the flesh, and look about her she
would be bewildered. For many
years the South was enclosed in a
high wall which shut it off from the
outside world. OF late this wall has
been removed, and the changes which
have followed are scarcely less re-
markable in North Carolina than else
where. How many people express
the opinion that these changes are for
the worse. Are we not safe in conclud-
ing that such doubters are usually not
women, but men? Your genuine wo-
man is thorough going optimist; she
is called to the helm only after the
men have given UP the ship. Wo-
mans optimism is based on faith. faith
is the breath >of her nostrils-faith is
the final outcome of all things. Has
not her faith put some leaven into
the lump of mediocrity and half
heartedness?
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-11-24
Is Il WOMAN'S OPINION MEAS
URED BY HER HUSBANDS
PROMINENCE. :.

The following from one OF North
Cardinals greatest men mas como 10
tho EDITORS office: Write to the
wives of prominent men in the State
for an expression OF opinion on
Thanksgiving Day for your Woman's
i, 7ition This was followed in few
minutes By this remark from another
enc of our great men: Poor Miss
she is to Oe married next
week-not very long before she will be
wiped out CT existence"
Did our friend get his adjective in
the wrong place, or is our crinion
worth nothing, unless we chance to he
the "wife of a prominent man." Have
we no identity after marriage, or as
Mr.. .... expressed it-are we
wiped out of'existence?" Many cases
can be cited to prove that this is too
often true. Senator ...... when he
married Miss ....... at 81 was
congratulated on the brilliant woman
he had captured. twenty-five years
later some one asks: DO you know
the wife of Senator .,......? Eyes.
1t is strange that Senator married
that type of woman, she can make
good pie-but she is hardly a congen-
ial companion for such a brilliant fell
low as the Senator, we would say"
You have heard these comments many
times, l have. Why this change in this
former brilliant woman? Environ
IN fN,,A slp-tll n1,clli in q
home. We are no advocate for WO-
mans Rights, outside of the home cir
Gle. There she is queen and should
be content with her position, but she
is entitled to some help and social in
tercourse from him who coaXed her to
leave father. mother, brothers and
sisters for Ibis dear sake But he
takes her to his country home, where
she soon becomes absorbed i'll raising
turkeys and chickens and looking af-
ter the farn-while he becomes alb
sorbed largely due to her over fiat
tehy) in the Senate. AS the
years pass her duties have multiplied
until she is financier for q family of
eight housekeeper and cook, farmer,
seamstress and gardener. while Sem
ator ... is engaged in the
management of his campaign that he
has time to run home only long
enough to impress upon Mrs. Senator
the necessity of great economy in the
house expenses. He is making some
investments which will take all the
ready money he can command.
Poor little innocent woman, your
guileless heart doesn't know the ma
ture of these investments! Continue
Ignorant. Sweep your room, accord
ing to George Herberts recipe-for
Men must talk and women must work.
And there's little TO earn, for many do
shrk,
And the harbor bar still moaning!
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-11-24
WOMAN'S CLUBS.

If one were asked to name the great
est change in woman's life and recrea-
ton in North Carolina he would un-
doubleday say, in respect to her club
life. Ours is unquestionably the age
of clubs. We can talk about the use
lessness of it and the folly of it. but
club life is here and like many other
things it has come to stay. When
clubs that are really and truly useful
ana helpful are abandoned, with them
will go much that helps to sWeeten
and broaden life. To be sure there are
clubs and clubs. There was the old
time neighborhood club. where the
gossips of a neighborhood got tOgeth-
Ell to talk over the parson and his
wife. 'The terrible scandal about
Mrs. b." and 1.-The dreadful nose and
squint eyes on Mrs. DIS baby, moor
thing!" Away with such clubs, give
us and prolong the lives of the clubs
born of a true desire to gain knowl-
edge. to broaden lives ana to knit
closer together the warm bonds of
friendship.
Every woman is now reaching out
and striving after that which she be-
lieves to be a better and higher con-
dition. 1t may be the great up
heaval that precedes higher life. ana
that something is really coming be-
side boomers to mark a new epoch in
our evolution, and if it comes. it will
be largely due to the work and influ-
ence of woman's clubs. Through
them woman is learning to express
herself. to think on her feet and
to take part in public, functions with
out fear and trembling" Twenty
years ago North Carolina had practi-
cally no club life for women and the
home was more or less isolated. but
to-day as will appear in another col
umn, the life of woman as exhibited
in her clubs is brighter and happier
because Of their existence.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-11-24
COOKING.

Whatever talent a woman may
possess, unless she is a good cook. she
is a failure in the home. The old
time Southern cook has passed away.
and since science has not yet prog
ressed sufficiently to teach us how to
live without eating, it behooveS the
mother and wife to realize that d por-
ton of her time at least should be
spent in the kitchen. 1t is as much
her duty to see that her table is furn-
ished with we'll prepared food as it is
her husbands to furnish the money to
buy it. We are all greatly dependent
upon our digestion. Napoleon is said
to have met his Waterloo from indi-
geston caused by a badly cooked din
ner. He could not think clearly.
"The history of the French Revolu-
ton rose and fell with the state OF
Carlyle's dyspepsia" and many Il
tragedy in a family can be traced to
the soup pot. Some one has face
tiously said that while Mighty is the
hand that holds the ballot box. might
Ter is the hand that holds well the
pepper box. the salt spoon and the
sugar shaker" A GOOD cook must
know how soon and how long and how
often she must know quantity ana
quality and cost. She must serve the
butcher and the baker and the candle
stick maker"
Cooking means the patience of Job
and the persistence of the Pilgrim
Fathers" says Cahoon. ut means the
endurance, the long suffering and the
martyrdom of Joan of Arc. 1t means
the stewing and the steaming. the
baking and the broilinP. 1t means
perspiration and desperation and res
ignation. 1t means too a crown and
a harp and clear title to an estate
in heaven
1t is high calling and reollires q
special education much more to COM
pound food for the stomach than TO
compound medicine for it. If the ono
were properly compounded. the other
would almost have to go out of bust
ness.
One of Mrs. Rorer's graduates tells
us in this edition how it should be
done. Her suggestion, il followed. will
make happier children and better men
and
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-11-24

men in our Legislative halls; we will
have statesmen and not mere politic-
1ans, true orators and mot. mere DEM
agogues. There will be no trouble in
finding 400 Men of Mark They will
be known of all men; they will build
their own monuments.
We are compelled to admit that the
large majority in public life today are
there not for the purpose of serving
the best interests of those whom they
are supposed to represent, but they
are there purely for self, for they will
resort to any means to secure their
ends. A woman may not have a clear
judicial mind, but as she sees it, there
is little difference in the ethics of buy
ing a vote and buying or controlling
by personal influence legislation. Is it
not time this degraded condition of
affairs should cease? Let our public
offices be filed with men who are in
love with the human kind, large men,
whose lives are founded upon this
great law of service and we will then
have them filled with statesmen. The
right, the good. the true is all power
full and will inevitably conquer soon
er or later, when brought to the front.