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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-10-27
UNUSED TO TRAVEL ON RAILS.
Passenger Supposed He Had to ke.
main In His Berth.

Passenger Supposed He Had to ke.
main In His Berth.
THE surprising innocence Of some
persons you meet in this business
would make You blush for the human
race" remarked Harry McGregor.
travelling passenger agent II was up
in the Sacramento depot one morning
looking through tourist car filled
with eastbound tourists. The colored
porter was In state OF great per.
turbation over the actions OF pas.
senger In an upper four. and asked
me to see what could do with him.
at was II o'clock In the morning
and the occupant of upper four WAS
not out OF his berth. So l proceeded
to investigate. The car had como
down from the upper Sacramento val
ley and was to be picked up by No. 2
at Sacramento.
The passenger In question had come
out Of the hackwoods OF Plumas coun.
ty and boarded the ear at Chico.
looked In his berth. and there he was
propped up ms comfortably as posi-.
BILE, with all his clothes on. I asked
him how he was feeling and n variety
of other questions before fathomed
the mystery. What do you suppose
his idea was? He told me he thought
he had to stay In that upper berth
until he reached Chicago."-San Fran.
cisco Chronicle.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-10-27
Would Utilize Rabbit Bush.

+. p. House has been experimenting
cndeavoring to hybridize the rabbit
bush for forage or rubber. says a
Greeley correspondent In the Denver
Republican. Mr.. House has interested
Luther Burbank of California in this
plant. Some time ago Mr.. House sent
MIR. burbank FIVE healthy seeds of the
rabbit bush. This morning Mr.. House
received a request from Mr.. Burbank
for more seeds and he forwarded n
large plant covered with seeds. Until
a few years ago this plant was prac.
tically unknown here. Now II over.
spreads the country. killing natural
grasses and even cactus and thriving
where no water is obtainablc.
Mr.. House is also experimenting in
dry farming. Thirty days ago he
planted four kinds of winter wheat. the
seed of which was grown in Utah. The
wheat has sprouted and looks green
and vigorous. No water has been
given the seed. Blue barley and turf
oats were also planted and are doing
we'll. The results are good consider.
ing the warm and dry weather of the
last month.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-10-27
knsu the Aspir.,. Sound.

Little Edna was in her first year at
school. and. like all beginners, was
very enthusiastic about her lessons.
She was learning the phonetic sounds.
ami these she took great delight In
pr,cticing at home. when some one
stepped on the cats tail and the poor
nimai gave uttersnce TO an agonized
val. followed by a prolonged hiss.
Edna exclaimed eagerly:
"oh. mama. did you hear kitty give
tho n sound?'
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-10-27
ALICE ROOSEVELT
ARRIVES IN SAN FRANCISCO FROM
- YOKOHAMA, JAPAN.
TRIP BROKE ALI RECORDS
Sensational Stories Denisd-Reeeivsd
No Very Expensive Presents
To Make Rapid Trip
East

San Francisco.-The liner Siberia.
which arrived from Yokohama Monday
afternoon. established new record
between this city and the Japanese
port, having made the trip In ten days.
ten hours and 'twenty-eight minutes.
port and Yokohama was made by the
Korea. 4. sister ship Of the Siberia. In
ten days, eleven hours and five min
iutes. Miss Roosevelt and the Harri-
man party were hurried across the bay
and left at once for the East by special
train. Miss Roosevelt denied that she
had received expensive presents while
In the Orient and said that she had
done none OF the remarkable things
scsedited TO her by yellow Journals.
The Siberia's time is sixteen hours
and twenty.eight minutes longer than
the transpacifc record held by the Ca.
madam Pacihc's liner Empress OF
China. piyin. between Yokohama and
Vancouver. u. C.. but the Siberia cov-
cred greater distance
There were many distinguished pas
scngers on the Siberia. among them
: being Miss Alice Roosevelt. Senator
Warren Of Wyoming. Representative
l.ouKworth Of Ohio. Brig. Gen. II. 7.
Allen. chief Of the Philippine consiab.
ulnry, 4. II. Hartman. president OF the
Southern Pacific company: T. y.
Schwcrin, vice president and general
manager Of the Pacific Mall Steamship
Company: Miss Mabel Boardmnn and
Miss Amy Mcmillan Of Washington. ID.
C.. the latter being travelling compan'
iosx Of Miss Roosevelt. ~. Shoruishi.
vice president Of the o.kiscn. kni.
sha Japanese steamship line. also came
oscr from the Orient.
Although Il was expected that Miss
Roosevelt would spend a, few days In
and around San Francisco. ati the pre-
vio,is plans were changed during the
voyage. and neither her party nor that
Of Mr. Hartman landed In this city nj
all.
Instead they were transferred from
the Siberia 10 tho tuK Arab and taken
direct To tho Oakland side Of the bay.
They left there at 1850 O'Clock In the
afternoon for tho East over the Central
route Of the Southern Pacific. ,ronneci.
Ing with the Union Pacific and Chi
caso & Northwestern lines. via Chi
caso. for their various homes. An at
tempt II being made To bca, all prev
ious records between Yokohama and
tho bis cities of the East.
''Aii the presents that ! received
were merely inexpensive mcmcntocs
: of the trip. such as any Girl travelling
In strange countries would receive
said the Presidents daughter. There
really was nothing 80 remarkable
about my trip. and cannot understand
why so much fasa was mad. about II.
I had an exceptionally iinc time and on.
joycd every moment that vas away.
The only thing that regret IL that no
many nonsrnsieai stories were circu.
lated regarding me-
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-10-27
Patterson con,emp, Case.

Denver.-Senator Thomas NJ. Pa,'er-
son appeared in the Supreme Court
Monday to answer TO n charge Of hav.
ing libeled the Supreme Court and
brought himself under contempt. The
proceedings took the form of fiiing
motion TO auash the writ and informa.
ton. Arguments on the motion to
quash were set for Monday morning.
October 30th, at 10 o'clock.
The court did not sit. proceedings be
ing had before Chief Justice Gabbert
in his chambers. The senator was rep.
resented by Ex-Governor Thomas. II. n.
Hawkins. s. W. Belford and other of
his attorneys.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-10-27
FIGHTING RACE" IN EVIDENCE.
irishmen to BE Found Under Every
Civilized Banner.

A number OF American officers at
CavIte were watching the arrival OF n
body OF Spanish prisoners Of war. tat.
tered and hungry-lookin.. One man
suddenly stepped from the ranks OF
the Spaniards. aud salutins nm Ameri.
can Officer. said In the strongest
brosue: ANY chance Of getting u job
In your army think lis about all
up with this one
. A captain who had Just got n now
company was looking down tho mus.
ter roll. on which the names ran
"o'BrIen." "Maioncy." Murphy" Sui.
iivan.'' "o'fiahcrty. aud so on.
.is every man In this company
irish:' said the captain To the sas.
scani.
There's wan Swcdc. but he doesn't
hay. much TO say" was the response.
Portland orcsonian.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-10-27
1tte PIsn,lna Esperimen,s.

The State Agricultural College Of
Colorado IN entering upon mn "Stcri'
men, In tree planting which promises
to b- Of incaiculablc value To the
state. The following will explain the
purpose and plan:
To determine the aiap,abiii,y ot
these two species aa utility trees Ia
the different localities In this state
and to obtain data for guidance Of iTcc
planters.
To encourage aud educate the public
In tho matter Of tree planting for
posts. poles and fuel by means Of dcei'
onstration planting.
The trees selected are the hardy or
western eaialpa and the black locust.
They arc chosen because Of their gen.
cFai utility qualities. via: Ease OF cs-
iabiishinr. hardness. rapid growth.
great durability when In contact with
the soil and fair value aa fuel.
A plantation Of 200 trees Of each sp-.
cics Ia to be established In each Of
twenty representative localities In the
state.
Each plantation IL to bc put in
charge of some responsible person.
who shall volunteer TO furnish the
ground. set the trees out. irrixatc and
cultivate them according to ins'ruc'
tons.
The experiment station Is 10 furnish
the trees free ot expense to the person
In charge. to supervise the planting of
the trees. and to leave the plantation
entirely In the possession Of the owner
Of the ground at the end of ten years.
Trees Of both species will be planted
in rows six feet apart. with the trees
four feet apart In the rows. thus GOV.
verinR about onc.third Of an acre. The
rows to extend usually north and south.
and the area covered to bc not more
than twice as long as broad: \ wind
brake IL to be used when necessary.
The points selected are: Fort Collins.
Iyonemont. Greeley. wheairidge. Cope.
brighton. Parker, Cheyenne Wells. Pu
eblo. Rocky Ford. Amity. Trinidad.
Canon City. Rife. Gypsum. Fruita.
Delta, Montrose. Monte Vista and Hot
Sulphur Springs.
Persons desiring to volunteer in talk.
ing up the experiment with the state
caa write to Professor W. Paddock.
agricultural college. Fort Collins.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-10-27
colorsdo's Agricultural Products.

According to an estimate published
In the Denver News In connection with
long article ON Colorado products the
agricultural and dairy products of Col
orado for 1905 are worth f5S.o5o.ooo.
There iS n net Increase over 1904 of
3s.03i.ooo
An Increase In sugar bcc,s Of $3.50.
900.
Field peas. n new product. yield 81
100000.
Hay. the principal product. yields
$4,000. 900.
There In nm Increase OF 100000 In
potatoes.
In fruit the increase IN Si.soo.ooV.
The Increase In cats IN 100000.
Corn Increased 5000
Following In u table showing III. pro
duetion Of staples In. 1904 aud 1905:
= -.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-10-27
Nor>neaian oovernmen..

Christiana. Norway.-The Storihing
has decided to postpone the debate ON
the motion presented by the members
proposing that the future form OF the
government of Norway be submitted 10
plcbiscite. The postpOnement was
unanimously carried on the under.
standing that the motion would be dis.
cussei simultaneously with a motion
which the government will introduce
later on the same subject.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-10-27
HEALTH AND STRENGTH
RESTORED By
PE.RU-NA.

Mrs. Emma fleissncr, IiI: Sixth
Ave-, Seattle, wash, Worthy Treasurer
Sons of Temperance. writes:
~ suffered over two years with ir.
regular and psinf9i periods. My heath
wss In . very Precario1s eoadifi0a and
! NSs anxious 10 Hnd oascsAiaG 10 re.
store my health sad xsrcagsh.
Il was very glad to try P-runn and
delighted tn Hind that Il was doing me
good. ! continued To nss IL little over
three months and found my troubles
removed.
"i consider II . spirndid nscdieins
and ahsN never b wlfIso0f n. taking .
dose occasionally whoa ifeei ru0-down
Snd tired"
Our files contain thousands .f t-sti.
moniais which Dr. Hartman has re-
c-ivcd from grateful, happy women
who have been restored To health by
his remedy. fcruna-
Holbrook argus., 1905-03-11
When One Retircs.

We are always aiming into our chill dren's ears that in order to carry a thing through properly they must de- vote their whole attention to the mat ter in hand, and yet we do not always set a good example. We retire for the night with the object of resting our tired bodies and brains, and instead of doing the latter we make up our minds for a good think, or indulge in a quiet read, says the Buffalo News. Now, a book may have a very soothing effect on some people, but it is decidedly bad for the majority, and only exctes ths brain, so that when we finally lie down sleep refuses to come to us.
 There is time for everything, and after long, trying CLy, it is most
 important for our own health and for the well being of our families, that we sleep well but to do so we must pc. tire with this object only in view. We must make up our minds not to think never to read, but to secure that re- freshing sleep which is natures way of preparing us for whatever vexa- tions we may have to face on the morrow.
 Breakfasting in bed, also, unless one Is really i'll, is most unhealthy habit Snd should not be permitted.
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No Girls on Family Tree,

A remarkable condition in the family pr Captain Roesch, master of the bark entine Wrestler, is reported to exist. Female children are absolutely un- known to the men of the family, says the Hawaiian Star.
 According to a story told while Cap tain Roesch was here with his vessel discharging lumber, for generation back every child born to the family has been male.
 Captain Roesch. of the Wrestler, is one of our brothers. He has three chil- dren, and all of them are boys. One of his brothers had fourteen children and another had nine children. All of them were boys. These boys have also married and have families, but in every instance the children have been males.
 In no recent instance has a female child been born to the men of the Roesch line. Captain Roesch says that this remarkable phenomenon has ex- isted for generations in his family. He says that it had come to family tradition that girl child is never born to the name of Roesch.
Holbrook argus., 1905-03-11
A Careful Barper.

A bald-headed gentleman, with q very perceptible stubble on his face, entered n barber's shop and looked around sus- piciously.
 "Antiseptic shaving here?' he inquired, snifing the air, as if in doubt
 "Oh, yes sir" replied the very youth ful assistant, beckoning him to chair.
 All brushes kept in boiling water, eh?"
 'Oh, yes sir
 "Dsinfectant soap?"
 "Yes, sir, disinfectant soap"
 And what about your razors-are they all sterilized"
 "All sterilized, sir"
 And the towels?"
 "A fresh one every time, sir
 Satisfied at last, the old gentleman reclined his head on the headrest, after taking the precaution to see that spot less sheet of paper had been laid there, and waited for operations to commence. But the minutes flew by without signs of start being made.
 q say, do you think I've come here to spend the day? Where's the barber!'' cried the impatient customer.
 Hes just coming sir" replied the ob- :equiOus assistant. 'he's bin getting .umigated, sir."-Family Herald.
Holbrook argus., 1905-03-11
To Abolish snectactes.

Optimists believe, says British newspaper, that pr. stephen Smith, surgeon of the eye department of Bat tersea Park Hospital, Nottingham, England, has discovered new treat ment of the eye, which will practically abolish spectacles. It is styled "manip- ulation of the eYe''and is gentle and gradual, occupying q few minutes daily, causing no pain and having no injurious effect Of any sort. Some pa tients are cured in a week, and in all cases improvement is rapid.
 Thirty patients who had been oblig. cd to wear spectacles for a long timo have so far been treated by Dr. Smith, and, with a single exception, all have discarded glasses and can now read, at either long or short distances, as well as people who have never needed assistance.
 The cures of myooi::, hypermetropia and astigmatism Ire said to be perma- nent.
Holbrook argus., 1905-03-11
Veteran Crganists.
years.

Organists are proverbialy long lived, though doubtless the oldest organist is MT. Gervase Cooper, an English mu- sician. He is more than 90 years old. but still does active service as organist of a Wesleyan church. He has been associated with the musical services of that denomination for seventy-five years, and for ffty-eight years has cf1iciated as organist continuously.
 Another notable veteran is T. N. Webber, who played the national an them at Westminster when Queen Vie. toria was crowned and did the same at the coronation of KinT Edward. Ho has been oTganist at the parish church for sixty G)ur years,
Holbrook argus., 1905-03-11
Long Refgns of Kings.

Although the King of Denmark re- gently passed his eshty-sixth birth day, and is, therefore, twelve years older than the Emperor of Austria, yet the former has only reigned forty years against the fifty-five that the Austrian king has occupied his throne. The Prince of Montenegro, as a matter of act, occupies second place among monarchs in point of length of reign. having been forty-four years on his throne, and the King of Greece, though only 5 years of age, has reigned forty one years. Thirty eight years have passed since Leopold became king of the Belgians, and he is now 60 years old-that is to say, six years younger than the King of Sweden. who has, however, only been kirg for thirty-one years.
Holbrook argus., 1905-03-11
Helping Him Out.

"!-er-want to get suitable pres eat for a-a young lady," said the in experienced youth, as he approached the floorwalker in a big department store, "but I-er-hardly know what to select"
 T see," said the foorwalker. "Is she very young?"
 "Yes; er-about 1S-still at boarding school, you know" answered the youth.
 "Oh, all right" said the floor pedes trian. '"Take the elevator to the 'steenth floor, please. You'll find the pickle counter in the first aisle to your left"
Holbrook argus., 1905-03-11
He Was WonderiD,..

A Scotch doctor, who was attending a laird, had instructed the butler of the house in the art of taking and recording his masters temperature with a ther- nometer. On repairing to the house one morning, he was met by the butler, to whom he said:
 "Well, John, I hope the laird's temper ature is not any higher to-day?"
 The man looked puzzled for moment, and then replied:
 "Weel, was just wonderin' that my sel'. Ye see, he died at twal o'clock" Exchange.
Holbrook argus., 1905-03-11
BEAuTY.cREATING POWER GONE
We Are Behind Ancients in Aesthetic
 Work Says Writer.

Work Says Writer.
 The beauty of earth, except for some spots that our sordid industries have ravaged, has altered but little since the days of Augustus and Peri :les, says a writer in the Fortnightly Review. The sea is infinite still, still inviolate. The forest, the plain, the harvest, the villages, rivers and streams. the mountains, the dawn and the evening stars and the sky-vary as tbese all may according to climate and latitude-offer us still the same spectacles of grandeur and tenderness, the same soft, profound harmonies, the same fairylike scenes of changing romplexity, that they showed to the Athenian citizens and the people of Rome.
 Nature remains more or less as it was: and besides, we have grown more sensitive and to-day can admire more freely. But when we turn to the beau ty special to man, the beauty that is his own immediate aim, we find that owing perhaps to our too great wealth or excessive application, to the scat terlnG of our efforts, lack of concentra- tion, or to the want of a certain goal and an incontestable starting point We appear to have lost almost all that the ancionts had been able to estab- fish and make their own. In all that regards purely human aesthetics, iD what concerns our body our gestures our clothes, the objects we live with our houses and gardens, our monu- ments, even our landscapes, we are groping so timidly, we display such confusion and ineXperience, that one might truly believe our occupation of this planet to date but from yesterday, and that we are still at the very be- ginning of the period of adaptation.
 For the work of our hands there eX ists no longer a common measure, an accepted rule or conviction. Our painters, our architects, our sculptors, our men of letters-and we in our homes, our cities-seek in thousand different contradictory directions for the sure, the undeniable beauty that the ancients possessed so fully. Should one of us by any chance create, join together or discover a few lines, a harmony of form or color, that should incontestably prove that the mysteri- ous. decisive point had been attained, it would be regarded as the merest hazard, as an isolated and precious phenomenon, and neither the author nor any one else would be able to rg peat 1t.
Holbrook argus., 1905-03-11
ACQUISITION OF KOREA
Its Control by Japan the Great Prize
 Of the War.

Of the War.
 The announcement that Japan will assume the actual direction of Korean affairs ought not to occasion the slight est surprise, says the Boston Tran. script. The control of Korea is one of the great prizes, if not actually the great prize, of Japanese victory. By making herself the scZeraiu of KoreN Japan not oniy n"oviCes room for the expansion of her population, but guards herself from attack from that quarter. Korea, hermit kingdom was weak against aggression from Russia. For more than decade the diplomatic game between Russia and Japan for paramountcy at Seoul had been hot when the struggle became one of arms.
 The swiftness with which the Jap anese effected a Judgment in Korea at the very outset of the war showed their keen sense of the trategic i'm portance. Held by them it separated the Russian line. By holding it the Japanese were firmly planted on the Russian sea communications between Port Arthur and Nladiyostock. On the landslide it threatened the Russian flank, and it's possession has been q most effective aid to the Japanese Op- erations against Port Arthur. But these are the immediate present ad- vantages of Japan's control of Korea. The future advantages will not fall only to the lot of Japan.
 Korea has been i'll governed, save at times when foreign influences has checked the bloody-minded feudalism of it's native rulers. There have been revolts which have been followed by massacres, Korean politics being on a small scale similar to those of China. Sometimes Japan has checked this tendency, at others Russia. as the game for control bas turned. Under Japan the Korean will know enlight- ened orderly rule. Tbey will not be subject to the caprlces of a morose despotism. The resources of the coun- try will be developed Trade and com merce will be encouraged, and this will be for the benefit of the world.
 A shrewd people not only willing but anxious to trade, the Japanese will welcome foreign capital in the develop. ment of Korea, and this will be for the advantage of the world. Indeed the Japanese victory will generally make for the worlds good for its ul innate purpose is the regeneration of China to such an extent as to make her power with which all nations can do business. To this end Japan's man agement of Korea will be powerful contribution. The Japanese statesmen in the midst of their triumph are care full of the susceptibilities of the Ko reans. They do not rudely tear down the native dynasty but, initiating the British methods in Egypt, they leave 1t in possession of the trappings of state, while planting Japanese influ' ence firmly in all the important ad' ministrative agencies of the country
Holbrook argus., 1905-03-11
Final Leap-Year Effort.

"Have you sister?" asked Miss Will fng of her brothers college chum.
 Alas! mo-" he replied. But I have often longed for the soothing influence of sisters love-"
 'How sad," she sighed. "But fortu- nately you may be able to secure a sat- isfactory substitute"
 "And what is that?" queried the young man.
 "Why, the love of some other fel- lows sister," answered the artful maid
Holbrook argus., 1905-03-11
Tommy's Inquiry.

q had quite an adventure the other evening"" said Miss Singleton, who was beginning to carry weight for age, to neighbor on whom she was calling. Tt was almost dark, and, seeing a strange man just ahead of me, l ran till I was nearly exhausted"
 And did the man get away from you?" asked small Tommy, who was listening.
Holbrook argus., 1905-03-11
fHeaI SC TOW.

A little girl lad the whoopins cough very badly, and it seemed that no one could aid her in any way when paroXysm of coughing seized her. One day, after a most severe one, she sat down all tired out, and with a look of patient resignation said: "Oh, dc feel so sorry for myselfn'
Holbrook argus., 1905-03-11
What He Missed,

Redwood - We have plenty of wealth, but old King Solomon was much richer than we are.
 Roxwood- but he never enjoyed himself as much as we do.
 Richwood-Why not?
 Roxwood-He didn't have an auto mobile.
Holbrook argus., 1905-03-11

Anxious Mother-Looky heah Han her Lucindy Johnsing, yo' all come right in de house dis minnet. Ain't you sham'd ob yoself actin so flirta- shus. an yo' only baptized yisterdy ?- Cincinnati Inquirer.
Holbrook argus., 1905-03-11
Good Scheme.

Conductor-T is a bad nickel, sir Il can't take 1t.
 Passenger-Oh, well, give that one to the corspany.-Cleveland Leader.