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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-02-10

The meeting of the Baptist Ladies'
Union Saturday evening was largely
attended Papers were read on the
different phases of work in the foreign
fields. The program closed with 4
beautiful cmblcmatic exhibition, in
which ten ladies took part, represent
ing the worlds transformation from
darkness to light through the medium
of the gospel
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-02-10

Farmers that wan. good oak tan har-
ness should buy from tho old harness
maker. D. II. Nicely. 52-Iop
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-02-10

FOR SALE.-A fresh COW. stock hogs
and 25 head Of shoats. Also good
farm for rent. six miles south.
81 J. {. Euster.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-02-10

YOUNG MAN. fair education. want
employment. S. A. Perea, Rocky Ford
57-59p
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-02-10

Nan with experience in farming and
Bookkeeping wants situation. WIN give
oil his time to either or part to the farm
and par. to bees. References exchanged.
Call ut Enterprise office. 5Z-6p
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-02-10
Something Good.

Silver Brook Anthracite Coal at S o.5c
per ton. Soft G. r. Daring.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-02-10

APPLES. all kinds. Gonitian especially.
for sale by G. a. Jones. phone White @55
5Z-tf
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-02-10

FOuND-Poeket Book. Call at the
Enterprise office.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-02-10
Chamberlain cough Remedy the
Mothers Fayorite.

The soothing aud healing properties of
this remedy, its pleasant taste and prompt
and permanent cures have made it a
fayorite with people everywhere. It is
especially priced by mothers Of small
children, for colds. Group and whooping
cough, as it always affords quick relief.
and as 1t contains no opium or other
harmful drug, it may be given as conf
IDENTIFY to baby as to an adult. For sale
by all druggists.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-02-10
Social at Patterson Valley School
House.

Friday evening, February II. a So
cial will be held at the Patterson Val
ley school house in connection with
a good program OF music and rccita-
tons. followed by an oyster supper.
Admission free and oysters only IS
cents. Go and have a good time.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-02-10

The Stauffcr Meat Market
wants to purchase your veal
calves at highest market prices.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-02-10

BEES for sale or trade, SO to 1870
colonies. Call q j. NJ. Elliott. Rocky
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-02-10
Are you Restless al night

Are you IIcSllesE5 AT Night
And harassed by bad cough? Use
Ballard's Horehound Syrup. 1t will secure
you sound sleep and effect prompt and
radical cure. 25 c. SOC and Sl.oO. For
sale by Otero Pharmacy.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-02-10

Oders from my old customers
average about ten times as large
as last year. Why? Good seed.
D. v. Burrell.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-17
JACK TAR'S SPREE.
The second section of 1t Cost Less
Than the First.

The second section of 1t Cost Less
Than the First.
III the Sailors home in Brooklyn the
navy boys deposit for safe keeping in
the course of year many thousands
of dollars. Some time ago one of them
after being paid off at the end of his
enlistment had 500. which he deposit
ed with the superintendent of the home
all but $50, with which he intended
to have a good time. Along toward
midnight he returned in a hilarious
condition and asked for 500 more.
The superintendent handed him two
one dollar bills. and the sailor went
off apparently satisfied. The following
morning he dropped in and requested
the superintendent to give. him the bal
ance of his money. as lie was going
home The superintendent offered him
SG4S.
No" said the sailor: I'm not that
kind of Il chap. l don't want to cheat
YOU out of SIS | drew 500 from you
last night, and you've paid me SIS too
much"
You're mistaken" said the superin-
tendent. when you came the second
time l gave YOU only 50. and this is the
balance due YOU"
"All right. governor" replied the Jack
tar. But would you believe it, l had
just rs much fun on that 50 as if it had
been S50*'-New York Press.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-17
Did Not Go to ROost.

A matter of fact mind. like Mrs. Sal
ter's, is a comfort to the person who
has it and never ending delight to
the persons friends.
Il suppose you went to bed with the
chickens while you were away" said
one of the neighbors after Mrs Salter
had returned from her vacation visit to
a farm.
NO, indeed" said Mrs. Salter indig
nantly. They were very neat, quiet
people, though they've never had city
advantages We had rooms in the
front of the house. on the second story,
and the chickens slept somewhere at
the back of the house. We never saw
them after sunset, and we were there
nearly three weeks. | am sure farming
people are often more particular than
we have been led to suppose
Youths Companion.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-17
THE BURMESE WOMAN.
With All Her FaiIings, She Is Held
In High Esteem.

Burma, as in many other things,
writes V. c. Scott in his book The
Silken East" lis in advance of more
reputedly civilized countries in the
status it accordS to its women. The
infant marriage ana shutting up in
walled houses, the polygamy, the ha-
rems. the social punishment of widows,
the denial of spiritual rights which pre-
vail in India are unknown in Burma.
Here women marry when they are of
age and after they have seen some
what Of the world. They marry, for
the most part, whomSOever they will
and from love. They are not handed
over as chatteis to man whom they
know not, but are courted and won.
The married wOmen'S property act has
in effect been established for centuries
in Burma. Iplthis country, where the
women earn so much, the woman'S
earnings are her own. Divorce is cas-
lily obtained but seldom asked for. The
lightneSs Of the marriage laws, the
readiness of the Burmese women to en-
ter into an easy alliance, shock the viz
tue of the strenuous foreigner but
within her ideals she is a perfectly
proper, modest and wei hammered wo-
man
she has failings Who has not: Her
practice Of chewing bejel is ineeganl
and destructive TO her teeth: her voice
is apt under the pressure of adversely
TO be shrill; her keen business faculties
detract tribe from the romance in
which, as in a halo. all women are en-
veloped; in old age She is very ugly.
and even in youth her nose is Stumpy,
her lips a little thick her cheek bones
high ANA heayy-but these are eau
casiau objections.
In tie eyes of the young men of the
land the Burmese girl is peerless
creature and her influence over their
hearts and their passions is immense.
What is more. few men in Burma ever
undertake anything of magnitude with
out first seeking the able counsel of
their wives"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-17
MULLIGAN'S ANTICS.
They Excited Casey's Curiosity and
lie Got an Explanation.

Casey and Mulligan lived in adjoin-
ing tenements. Casey was looking out
of his front window one afternoon
when he saw Mullgan go through the
street door on the run. In a few mo-
mentS he returned. still running On
the next night Casey saw Mulligan re-
beat the performance Casey told his
wife there must be sickness in the
Mulligan household, but Mrs. Casey
said no. On the third day Casey again
saw Mulligan dash out of the door and
return on the run. On the fourth night
Casey saw Mulligan leave the house
with a skipping rope and go down the
st0 skipping the rope. When he re-
turned he was still skipping the rope
This was the last straw to Casey's al
ready overburdened curiosity. He
watched and when Mulligan was out
went to his home.
is there anythin' l can do for you,
Mrs. Mulligan?" he asked her. What
for?" asked Mrs Mulligan. "Shure,
and your husband has gone daft" said
Casey. II seen him run out of the
house and run back ag'in three nights
and the fourth so out skippin' rope"
"Oh, that's nothin'," said Mrs. Multi
gan. THE doctor was here last week,
Mike bein' by way of ailin', and gave
him four pills. Take three runnin' and
skip the fourth SEE he, and that's
what Mike has been doin'.' New
York Tribune
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-17
Grief md White Hnir.

The mustaches of Henry Ill of Ma
varre are reported to have become par
tally white in few hours after hear
ing of the concession of the edict of
Nemours. The hair of an English
banker. owing TO reverSes in business,
became gray in three days, according
to the Encyclopedia Metropolitan. Ac-
cording to the same authority. a man
about forty years old, who at his mar
riage had dark head of hair, ION his
return from his wedding trip had his
hair turn so completely snow white,
even to his eyebrows that his friends
almost doubted his identity"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-17
SPEED OF A RATHER.
Why II Is Easy to Shoot OF the Head
of One of These Snakes

why III IN Easy TO SnOOt On the Head
of One of These Snakes.
In this wide world there are several
things that are swifter than a rattle
snake, writes a. w. Rolker in Pear
sons, but they can probably be count
ed on the fingers of one hand One of
these things is bullet, whereby hangs
the explanation why it is easy to shoot
the head off a rattle, although marks.
man finds it difficult to place a bullet
along the fat seven foot line between
ne neck of the reptile and the tip of
its tail
1t has long been regarded as curl
Gus coincidence that even the man not
famed for accuracy has had no trouble
in blowing the head off a diamond
back. In the diamond back country
only one explanation is offered for
this-it is the snake and not the man
that does the aiming
AT close quarters the instant the
muzzle of six shooter is thrust to-
ward a rattlesnake the infallible eye
catches the range. and in the fraction
of twinkle the deadly head has align
ed itself. AS the gun roars and darts
its tongue of flame the head of the
creature is torn clean as if severed
with knife, and the viper lies with
ing, emitting defiant rattle even as
its grim, relentless heart ceases it's
heat
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-17
A TEST OF READING.
with How Many OF These Authors
Are You Acquainted.

Let him who pretends TO be a master
of English letters say whether lie has
read the prose works of Milton and Of
Dryden. Has he first hand knowledge
of the Elizabethan dramatiSts other
than Shakespeare: Has he really pc
rusel all of Edmund Sponsors poetry?
What does he know from his own read
ing Of the Advancement of Learn
ing Has he read all Of Sir Thomas
H.1wnes prose and John Donne's po-
ctgy: And the great English pulpit
orators-te!emy Taylor, Fuller. South
ana BarOw-haS he mastered their ser
monSt
Can he truthfully testify that he
knows all of Swift. Johnson and
Burke. all of Bishop Berkeley, Daniel
Defoe. the novels of Richardson. Field
ing. Smollett and Sterne the histories
of Hume. Robertson and Gibbon and
also Hume's philosophical essays, the
prose of Coleridge, Wordsworth's Eek
cursion," all of Shelley, Jane Austen's.
Maria Edgcworths and Disraei's nov
els These are English classics, books
which no gentleman's library should
be without and with the contents of
which a well read man ought to be ac-
quaintcd.
One would wager much against little
that the ordinary man who calls him
self well read has not read 80 per cent
Of the classics here enumerated.-San
Francisco Bulletin
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-17
AN ODD VERDICT.
why an Indians Horse Was DeclaT-
ed Winner of a Race.

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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-17

The degree u which the remaining
senses can lie trained Wien the sight is
lost was illustrated the other morning
by two blind men from home for
the blind. The men came from opposite
directions, and rs they approached each
other a man standing on the corner
was surprised 70 hear one of the blind
men say: Hello, Ed! What are you
doing ont this morning." When the
blind man was asked how he had
known the other with Il distance of
five yards between them he answered:
BY the sound of his cane, of course.
l can tell ut the distance of half a
square the tap Of the cane of any man
in the home Philadelphia Record.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-17
Annual WINNING DAYS.

Canterbury school in England had an
annual whipping day, when, as Green
tells us, an all round whipping was
given to the boys not for any definite
fault on their part, but with view to
their general improvement. Canterbury
was not singular in the belief that a
sound birchng now and then was in
itself n good thing for boys. The idea
was commonly held in the old scholas-
tic world and was regularly acted upon
by the most famous head masters,
from Dean Colet to DIR. Keate Eras-
mus says he was logged on this princi-
pie, and Charles Lamb found it to be
the practice at Christ's hospital.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-17
The Arab's Pride In His Horse

Arabian horses need no praise. Of
the many beautiful stories told of the
Arabs that given in the we'll known
poem "Achmid and His Mare" sur
passes all. Achmid had a mare of won
drous speed and guarded her with jeal-
Gus care, \ robber stole her. leaped
upon her back and shouted to Achmid
to catch her if he could Achmd and
his tribe mounted and went i'll hot pur-
suit. Suddenly the thought came to
him, If l overtake my mare she is
then outrun; she will lose her fame"
Shouting to the robber, "Quick. pinch
her earl" he revealed the secret sign his
darling knew so well. Achmid lost his
mare as he knew he would. but her
glory was secure.
l knew that if her ear be nipped
The darling prize could never be out
stripped.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-17
A QUEER ElSH.
The Now scarce Outgoing Is the Mer-
mnid of Fableh Lore.

The strangeSt of all strange fish must
surely be the manatee and the dugong.
The latter is the mermaid of tabled
lore. The dugong live in fiockS along
the shores of the Indian ocean, the Red
sea and the gulf of Manaar. where
they browse on scaweed and river veg
citation. They are very affectionate in
disposition. and especially is this shown
in the love of the mother for her off
spring. which is much stronger than
the instinct of self preservation. Nei-
ther will the male leave the female if
Ehe be attacked. and instances are on
record where the companions of the
manatee gathered round and made an
effort to withdraw the deadly harpoon.
1t is supposed that the rude approach
to the human outline observed in the
shape of the head Of the dugong, the
attitude of the mother in clasping her
Young 10 her breast with one Upper
while swimming with the other, bold
Ing both above water. and suddenly
diving and showing her fiShlike tail
when alarmed, gave rise to the mcr-
maid myth. first told by the Arab sea.
men Jules Verne gives a thrilling
description Of the capture Of a duCons
in the Red sea when its flesh was de
sired as food NaturalistS tell us that
the flesh of the manatce and the du-
gong much resembles well fattcd pork
of pleasant flavor, and is highly es-
teemcd MS food. For this reason they
were much hunted and are fast be-
coming cXtinct.-Field and Stream
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-17
Not Old Age.

"Weel. John, how are you today|
asked a Scottish minister on meeting
one of his parishioners.
"Gey weel, sir; gey weel" replied
John cautiously; gin it wasna for
the rheumatism in the RIGHT leg"
'Ah John. be thankful. for there is
no mistake you are getting old like the
rest of us, and old age doesn't come
alone"
"Auld age. sir" returned John. 81
wonder to hear We. Aud age has
naething tae dae wit Here's my
ither leg jist as aud. an it's soond an
soople vet"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-17
A village Finsco.

Gifted Amateur concluding pet card
trick)-Now. ladies and gentlemen, you
have seen the pack of cards burned be-
fore your eyes and the ashes placed in
side the box, which mysteriously trans
formed itself into a rabbit, which in
turn disappeared into space. | will
now ask this gentleman to name the
card he selected, when it will at once
appear in my hand. Now, sir. what
card did you select from the pack?
Giles (who has been following the trick
most ntentlyl-Blessed if l recollect!-
Punch.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-17
TRICKY BRAIN CELL.
What Happens When We Know n
Name which Escapes Is.

w NAT ltDppeNN W nen w iAnOW II
Name which Escapes Is.
The anatomy of the nervous system
and consequently its physiology was
regarded in the past rs very simple
Cayal showed that the specific brain
cell is an Independent unit provided
with multiple processes. by means of
which it is capable of acting not
through one nerve alone, but several.
This independent brain unit or cell is
called neuron.
\ simple illustration of how the neu-
ron works is furnished by our not in
frequent hunt for a name or an idea
which we know we possess. We feel
that the name is there. but we cannot
recall it. We get various names near
it. beginning even with the same letter
or the same vowel sound. yet only after
minutes or even hours does it actually
occur to Us.
What is supposed to happen is that
the particular cell of intellcction which
we are using throws out its process
among the cells of memory for names.
and, though this process is brought in
connection with cells containing SINH
lar names, it is only after a more or
less prolonged search that it hits on the
right one. 1t is rs if the telephone
operator in the central Office felt
around blindly for the connection want
ed and only after putting the plug into
various holes eventually struck the
proper onc-Dr Joseph Walsh in Book
lovers Magazine.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-17
ROSE TO THE OCCASION.
The Way a Financier's Clerk Extern
porized Cipher.

ported n Cipher.
When Wall street first caught the
fever for industrial combinations" and
began the reorganization of everything
in sight, says the Brooklyn Eagle. one
of tie votaries of high finance found
himself in Chicago in extreme need of
communicating with his New York of
fee
He had almost completed an arrange,
mcnt for the consolidation of several
western enterprises. but in order to
ret tie final authority he needed from
New York he must explain all he had
done by wire to his partners.
There was no time to write. He had
no cipher code For a long time he
tried TO think out some way to send
the information so that it would be
plain to his partners and meaningless
to any one else. His secret was a val
liable one and once sent over the Wire
might be sold out to his rivals in Wall
street for large sum.
At last he decided to take the chances
in plain English. Accordingly he wrote
the message and gave ii to his assist
ant to send.
Half an hour late". when the assist
ant came back. he asked him if he had
sent it.
Not Just that way" Iaid the clerk.
81 rewrote 1.-THE first word on Postal
blank the second on Western Union.
and so on. I sent half by each COM
pany, and neither half meant anything
Then | sent second message by one
line. saying, Read both messages to-
gether. alternating words.'"
The scheme was too simple for the
high financicr to have evolved but it
worked perfectly.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-17
AN ODD WHIST HAND.
1t Looks Like 81 Sure Winner, but
Can Take Only Six Tricks.

1t Looks Like - Sure winner, but
Can Take Only six Tricks.
To any one familiar with whist the
following hand is bound to look pref
" good:
Hcarts.-Ace. king, queen, jack, ten
and nine.
Diamonds.-Ace, king and queen.
SpadCs.-Ace and king.
Cluhs-King and jack.
Hearts are trumps.
1t looks like good thing for eleven
tricks sure and possibly for twelve
Should any whist player of experience
get such n hand. however. he will be
mighty apt to he as suspicious as the
poker player who is dealt four kings.
1t is what is known rs Il ''yarbor-
ough" in whist circles, and this IS the
denOucmcnt: The dealer holds the 9th
err seven hearts drumpsl and six small
clubs to the ten. The dealers partner
holds the ace and queen of clubs and
one small club. What his other ten
cards are makes no difference.
The partner of the person holding
the good hand holds the thirteen other
cards. and it makes no difference what
they are. The good" hand has the
lead, and if any whist player wishes to
verify the assertion he may try from
now until doomsday and yet not be
able to take more than six tricks with
the hand 1t is impossible by good,
bad or Indifferent play to take single
trick more. provided, of course. the
dealer and his partner play their hands
properly Baltimore Sun.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-17
Black MOhair

beautiful lustrous silk finish, in fac as
pretty as silk very often used for Jack
cts instead of silk, 3S-inches wide, 75ca
yard, 44-inches wide, $500 yard.
Black MOhair Sicilians.
Unusual values, fine weight and finish
extra wide, can't be duplicated, 5o-inches
wide, 69c and 75c yard.
White MOhairs.
Just the thing for Shirt Waists. and
Shirt Waist Suits, for the coming spring
and summer, i'll self dots, stripes and
figures, 3S-inches wide, SOC and 75c
yard.
Silks for Summer.
The Silks mentioned below are all new,
all good and all beautiful. But they
represent only a small part of the diff
erent Finds our Silk Department has to
show you. To merely mention the
kinds, to say nothing of the varieties
each kind, would make pretty long
list. So we simply say, come, see and
compare
New Silk FOulardS
IN neat dot and figures in Champagne
Navy, Brown, Grey, Black and Royal
24-inches wide; soc yard
New Satin FOulards.
Beautiful soft finish that will not crush,
i'll dots and figures; colors Champagne
Navy, Brown and Royal; 24-lnches
wide; 75c yard.
New White Jap Silk.
Fine soft finish, washable for Shirt
Waists and Shirt Waists Suits; "a and
27-inches wide; SIC, soc, 75c yard
New Taffeta Silk
in neat check for Shirt Waist SUITS and
Waists, in Black and White and Blue
and White; also all desirable shades IL
plain colors; I9-inches wide, at 75c
yard.
New India Silks
for Shirt Waists. Fine finish, full IL
inches wide, in all the popular shades,
at SOC yard. Black Habutai Silks
water and perspiration proof II and
36-inches wide; 75c and 81 90 yard.
New guaranteed Taffeta Silk in Black,
full 36-inches wide; SIPS yard. New
guaranteed Peau de Sole Silk in Black,
full 36-inches wide; SI.39 and $3.50
yard.
New Spring Jackets.
Jackets of Tan Covert Cloth, with and
without collar; plain and strapped
seams. Price, $500, Sc so, S7.5o and
$40. Jackets of Black Cheviot and
Broadcloth, notched collars, plain and
strapped seams; lined and unlined.
Price, $500, $500, $3.50 and $40.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-17

The appointment of Professor Willet
NJ. Hays of Minnesota to the assistant
Eecretaryship in the department of ag-
riculture is very favorably commented
upon by the agricultural press in gen
eral. Everybody recognizes in Profess
or Hays a practical and progressive
man, an educator and scientist who
ranks high He has achieved notable
work in plant breeding. especially in
producing improved varieties of wheat
and is secretary of the newly formed
Plant and Animal Breeders associa-
ton.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-17

Season your balanced dairy COW IA
ton with biz dash of enthusiasm
plenty of common sense, large pinch
of love and an extensive vocabulary of
gentle words and terms of endearment
all served in clean, dry and COM
Portable quarters. Some of the aban-
doned farms of the east and the hand
to mouth existence of some farmers in
other sections might be quoted ms a Sc
quel TO disregard of this plain bust
ness proposition. Domestic animals are
affected by their surroundings very
much as human beings are.