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The Greeley tribune., 1907-03-28

that better? Poor Musgravev he add.
cd, speaking Of the engineer of 50, who
was instantly killed. HE and the fire.
man both. Hard lines, but I'd rather
have 1t that way, ! guess, IL l was
wrong. Eth, Dad?"
Even after George went to work
Dad lay In the hospital We knew he
would never shovel coal again. 1t cost
him his good back to lift George
loose. so the surgeon told us. and I
could believe 1t, for when they got the
Jacks under the cab next morning, and
Neighbor told the wrecking gang that
Hamilton alone had lifted 1t six inches
the night before on his back the
wrecking boss fairly snorted at the
statement. but Hamilton did just the
same.
Son." muttered Dad one night to
George. sitting with him, II want you
to write letter for me-"
"Sure."
I've been sending money to my boy
back east" explained Dad feebly. 81
told you he's in school,"
Il know, Dad"
since I've been by, but I'm going to
send some when 1 get my relief. Not
so much as l used to send. want you
to kind Of explain why"
whats his first name, Dad, and
where does he live?"
Its lawyer that looks after him
a man that tends to my business back
! there"
''Well. what's his nameT'
"Scaylor-Ephraim Scaylor."
"Scaylor?" echoed George in amaze
ment.
"Yes. Why, do you know him?"
"Why, that's the man mother and
had so much trouble with. l wouldn' t
write to that man. He's a rascal,
Dad"
what did he ever do to you and
your mother?'
"I'll tell you, Dad, though it's a mat
ter | don't talk about much. My ia
The Greeley tribune., 1907-03-28
Cipher writing.

The art Of secret writing, or writing
in cipher, was. according to Polybius,
invented by 1Eneas, author of trea-
tise on tactics and other works. He
produced twenty methods of writing
in cipher. which no person could un-
fold, but we doubt much whether they
would preserve this quality at the pres
ent day. 1t is no less strange than
true that this art, SO important in di-
plomacy, as long as couriers are liable
to be intercepted. was held in abhor-
renee by the elector Frederic H., who.
considered it as a diabolical invention.
Trithemius, abbot of Spanheim, had
composed several works to revive this
branch Of knowledge, and Boville, an
ignorant mathematician, being unable
to comprehend the extraordinary terms
he made use of to explain his method.
published that the work was full of di
abolical mysteries. Poissevin repeated
the assertion, and Frederic. in a holy
zeal. ordered the original work Of Tri-
themius, which he had in his library,
to be burned us the invention Of the
devil, '
The Greeley tribune., 1907-03-28
PAGE 9

ing, to which her son hurried her, and
they were driven rapidly to the hos
pital. When they entered the old fire.
mans room together the nurse softly
closed the door behind them.
But when they sent for Neighbor and
me, suppose we We're the two biggest
fools In the hospital, trying to look I'M
conscious Of all we saw In the faces OF
the group ut Dads bed.
He never got his old strength back.
yet Neighbor fixed him out, for all that.
The skyscraper, once our pride. was
SO badly stove that we gave up hope
of restoring her for passenger run.
So Neighbor built her over into sort
Of dub engine for short runs. stubs.
and so on; and though Dad had vowed
long ago when unjustly condemned.
that he would never more touch
throttle, we got him to take the sky
scraper and the Acton run.
And when George, who takes the
dier every other day, is Off duty he
climbs into Dads cab, shoves the old
gentleman aside and shoots around the
yard in the rejuvenated skyscraper at
Z hair raising rate of speed.
After awhile the old engine got SO
full of alkali that George gave her n
hangs to her yet. We thought the best
of her had gone in the Harvard wreck.
but there came time when Dad and
Soda Water Sal showed us we were
very much mistaken.
The Greeley tribune., 1907-03-28
GraccIess Children.

Michael Minot, French preacher.
who died in Paris in 1918. was noted
for his eccentricities in the pulpit and
the rapidity with which he changed
from humor to pathos, from the COM
monplace to the beautiful. There
were once pillories for swearers," he
said on certain occasion, but If the
law were enforced now two-thirds Of
the empire would be in the stocks and
there would be the child Of five years
and the dotard of eighty who has
only two teeth remaining to fling out
an oath" Changing suddenly to de-
nounce those who neglected the aged
parents who had cherished them In
prosperity. he said: "See the trees flour
ish and recover their leaves! 1t Is
their root that has produced all, but
when the branches are loaded with
flowers and fruits they yield nothing
to the root. This is an image Of those
children who prefer their own amuse-
ment and to game away their own for
tunes to giving their old parents the
care which they want"
The Greeley tribune., 1907-03-28
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us Il passenger run with the sky
scraper, Neighbour" asked Hamilton
turning to the master mechanic.
"Soon as we get this wheat, up on
the high line, out of the way" replied
Neighbor. 1--WE haven't half engines
enough to move 1t, and I get n wire
about every six hours to move 1t faster
Every sidlng's blocked. clear to Bel,
grade. How many Of those 60,00o
pound cars can you take over Bev.
erly hill with your skyscraperi"
He was asking both men. The ell
gineer looked Mt his chun1.
81 reckon maybe thirty-five or forty
said McNeal. "Eh. DndT"
"Maybe, son." growled Hamilton,
"and break my back doing it?"
Il gave you helper once, and you
kicked him of the tender" retorted
Neighbor
Don't want anybody raking ashes
for me-not while I'm drawing full
time" Dad frowned.
But the upshot of 1t was that we put
the skyscraper at hauling wheat, and
within week she was doing the work
of double header.
1t was May. and thousand miles
east of us, in Chicago. there was trou-
bic in the wheat pit ON the board of
trade. You would hardly suspect what
queer things that wheat scramble gave
rise to. affecting Georgie McNeal and
old man Hamilton and lot of other
fellows away out on railroad di-
vision on the western plain, but this
was the way of it:
man sitting in little Office on
Lasallc street wrote few words on
a very ordinary looking sheet of paper
and touched button. That brought q
colored boy, and he took the paper
out to young man who sat at the
eastern end of IL private wire.
The next thing we knew orders be
gan to come in hot from the presi-
dents otfice-the president of the road,
If you please-to get that wheat on the
high line into Chicago, and to get 1t
there quickly.
Trainmen, elevator men, superin-
tendents of motive power, were spur
red with special orders and special
bulletins. Farmers, startled by the
great pIlSSo OhSlihSs houiSd h'Sht phNA
day. Every old tub we had in the
shops and on the scrap was overhauled
and hustled into the service. The d.
vision danced with excitement Every
bushel of wheat on 1t must be in Chi
cago by the morning of May 81.
For two weeks we worked every
thing to the limit The skyscraper led
any two engines on the line. Even
Dad Hamilton was glad to cry enough
and. take L ~heirer. We douBfed them
every day, and the way the wheat flew
over the line toward the lower end
of Lake Michigan was appalling to
spectators. 1t was a battle between
two commercial giants, and battle
to the death. 1t shook not alone the
country; 1t shook the world. But that
was nothing to us: our orders were
simply to move the wheat. And the
wheat moved.
The last week found us pretty well
cleaned up. but the high price brought
grain out of cellars and wells, the buy
ers said--at least. 1t brought all the
The Greeley tribune., 1907-03-28

INC Gao tOr q passing instant rose IN
the 0tr
boarded wheat and much of the seed
wheat, and the 2Sth day of the month
found fifty cars of wheat still In the
GAINESVILLE yards. I" was at Harvard
working on time card when the word
came and behind 1t IL special from
the general manager stating there was
$1,000 premium in it for the company,
besides tariff. II we got that wheat into
Chicago by Saturday morning.
The train end OF 1t didn't bother me
any 1t was the motive power that
kept us studying. However, we figured
that by running McNeal with the sky
scrnpcr back wild we could put ali the
wheat behind her In one train. AS 1t
happened. Neighbor was at Harvard
too.
"Cnn they ever get over Beverly with
oo Neighbor?" I asked ,doubtfully.
We'll never know till we try It,"
The Greeley tribune., 1907-03-28
SON." he Gasped to the dStonishcd boy,
"don,t you kn0lo mC2N

uON you hhott Htts
ther had trouble back there fifteen or
sixteen years ago. He was running an
engine and had n wreck. There were
some passengers killed. The dispatch
er managed to throw the blame on ia
ther, and they indicted him for man
slaughter. He pretty near went crazy,
and all of sudden he disappeared,
and we never heard of him from that
day to this. But this man Scaylor.
mother stuck to it, knew something
about where father was, only he al
ways denied it."
Trembling like a leaf. Dad raised
IN on his elbow. Whats your moth
er's name, son? What's your name?
George looked confused. "Ill tell
you, Dad. There's nothing to be asham-
cd of. I was foolish enough, told
Won once, to go out on a strike with
the engineers down there. was
only kid, and we were all blacklisted.
So 1 used my middle name, McNeaL.
NV full name Is George McNeal Sin
clair"
The old fireman made painful eff
fort to sit up, to speak. but he choked.
His face contracted. and George rose
frightened. With u herculean effort
the old man raised himself up ana
Crasped Georgie's hands.
"Son," he gasped to the astonished
boy, don't you know meF
"Of course l know you. Dad. What's
the matter with you? Lie down"
boy, I'm your own father My
name Is David Hamilton Sinclair. l
had the trouble, George He choked
nm like n child, and George McNeal
went white and scared; then he grasp
ed the gray haired man in his arms.
When dropped in an hour later they
were talking Historically. Dad was ex-
plaining how he had been sending
money to Scaylor every month, and
GeorCie was contending that neither
he nor his mother had ever seen cent
Of it. But one great fact overshadowed
all the villainy that night-father and
son were united and happy and mes
sage had already gone back to the old
nome from George to his mother. tell
us her the good news.
"And that indictment was wiped out
ouc ago against father" said George
10 me. "but that rascal Scaylor kept
writing him for money to fight 1t with
md to pay for my schooling-and this
vas the kind of schooling was get
ing all the time. Wouldn't that kill
our
| couldn't sleep till had hunted up
Seishbor and told him about it. and
,ext morning we wired transportation
,ack for Mrs. Sinclair to come out on.
Less than week afterward Il gentle
lite old woman stepped off the Her at
,aursyille and into the arms OF Geor-
lie Sinclair. A smart rig was In wait
The Greeley tribune., 1907-03-28

AH Ing for her 10
|lW speed around
Iai the Narrows.
NJ Many locomo-
H} tlvcs rs | have
|H . seen and rid
- den, n new one
Lander to ne choSeS me
means so much, | hear
horses and marvel at 1t
IN tbe iron horse. | hear
|IdIstance, and my mlnd
EnpIhiIator. l hear them
and | think Of the ship
\ mountains ana F,'ets !,
And when they talk OF
hi think Of hut her;
engine rolled into the
\ beat quicker Her lines
Linz to call strong They
ret 50 simple you could
Il the needle suoat OF Il
point,
b lcokel precise ever!
pple, as she swept mag
,,i checked herself pant
u.
,he cab. He had been
hi and so happened to
ew monster. wild. from
N in Pennsylvania, but
the Missouri end Of our
bhing could ever safely
: hands until they had
quite and looked it over.
be run. Foley" asked
TIM silently over the
ipbox,' said Foley,
shes a regular sum
little stiff on the hills
bat out OF her" mused
Ing into the cab to look
!, this is up in a bal
pushing his big head
window and peering
ety inch drivers under
once or twice looking
declared Foley, biting
bacco as he hitched ut
BE looms like a sky.
Aghbor, I'm to get her
asked Foley, with his
! gets through with
bed Neighbor gruthy.
tble of steam and try
Foley, affecting sur
Y to give her to the
~, 50 p -. ess-
q The master mcchan-
d he kept his word.
y just reporting for
ssion in his cab with
connecting rod. was
out the skyscraper-
She was listed. and
course took the scoop
Thing good that's go.
bley.
d people" retorted
30 assigned a helper
1t was a new thing
How with n slice bar
and Dad, of course.
Us kicked, Ncighbor
He simply sent the
Plhs until the old fire
lOugh.
know that a new
Fsularly broken. as a
elore it is ready for
And as George Nc
s'rohg yet, he was
+ breaking.
IL was a picnic
Y lay overs. After
Narrows Hamilton
!ae kid engineer un-
" was pretty gem
.'iat any one who ell.
,Neai must reckon
''u nreman. So the
y up and down street
'Se chums as a very
"a a very old fireman
iney talked togeth.
and ate together,
a' as n cat of Ham
lad brought George
sort of guardian In.
Ter himself. Really
Ieorgie McNeai;
a' proof enough Of
!. after pay day, l
~ e,ls postotlice lobby
b,as tasned. Presently
ma, w.t. 10 the money
moment later each
Money order.
", you leave your
asked as he came
Mere '1s, every month,
I,ei. nsi Checks are
Ipo,w-eh, y, Dad?"
~ like You ought to
way in the bank"
,'a,e h., a bank back
,Da vahk that is now
ep' rs ,s, getting gray
M. ,'' her much since
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-01-11

Mr.. G. l. knight, Of Pueblo. Is in tho
Rocky Ford vicinity. taking spring orders
for the Colorado Spencer Seedless Apple
trees. After full demonstration OF the
merits o! this now uee and fruit at Grand
Junction. Il Is enthusiastically endorsed
and recommended by tho American In
stitute Of New York. W. E. Maynard.
Secretary Of tho National Association OF
Gardeners. W. Frank Crowley. v. p. COL
orado State Horticultural Society, tho
Orange Judd publications. North Fork
Fruit Growers Association. Dept. Of Hor-
tieuiture. WASH. West Virginia Hortieul-
tural Society. Hon. John Dryden. Minister
Of Horticulture and Agriculture In Canada
and other eminent authorities. Some OF
tho mos; important points claimed for Il
by these authorities are:-Early matur-
i,y and bearing. beautiful appearance.
good crop. soiidity and less liability To
worms: good keeping qualities. freedom
from frost. and almost certainty TO bear
every year. II certainly should seem do
sirable 70 got this fruit started generally
In 30 rich country as this, and u any
Of our people aro not seen who want any
Of the trees In tho spring. Mr.. Knight say
u tho names and addresses arc loft At tho
St. James Hotol. ho will soc TO filling tho
ordaSs.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-01-11
WEST HoLBROoK.
IN MEMoRluM.

Kenneth Harold Rich. the infant son
and only child Of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Rich was. born May 90. 1896 and died
at their home in Holbrook. Jan. z. 1907,
A few months ago the little one was very
sick almost all except mother despaired Of
his life. He rallied from this. however
but few weeks ago he was again taken
sick and this time the llltlo body was too
weak
A mother weeping for her first born is
a sorrow that touches all our hearts with
deepest sympathy. But there is hope
that comforteth. THE father will gather
the lambs in his arm and carry them in
his bosom" The little life so short on
earth will forever be blessing TO father
and mother. He is at rest with God.
The funeral service was conducted by
by Rev. J. r. Edwards at the Holbrook
Methodist church. lstorment at the
Rocky Ford cemetery.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-01-11
Cured of Lung Trouble.

at is now eleven years since ! had
a narrow escape from consumption.
writcs c. o. Floyd. a leading busi-
ness man OF Kershaw, s. c. Il had
run down in weight to I35 pounds.
and coughing was constant, both by
day and by night. Finally | began
taking DIR. Kings New Discovery,
and continued this for about six
months. when my cough and lung
trouble were entirely gone and | was
restored to my normal weight. i7o
pounds" Thousands of persons are
healed every year. Guaranteed at all
Druggists. Coo and SI.oo. Trial bot
tie free.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-01-11
Notice Of Stockholders Meeting.

Notice Is hereby given tha. tho annual
meeting Of tho stockholders Of tho Melted
Com Gold Mining Co.. will bo hold In
Rocky Ford. Colo. At tho Office Of r. S.
Beall. on Monday tho 2lst day OF jan
uary. 1907. at tho hour Of 7:5o. p. N.
Said meeting Is called for tho purpose
Of oleeting q Board Of Directors for tho
ensuing year. and transaesing such other
business As may properly como beforo
said meeting. Il. 5. BEatt.
Dated Doc. 81, 1906. Secretary.
55-%
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-01-11

p. J. Reifcl. among ether things In his
stocking. Christmas. got a podome,cr which
tells how many steps ho takes In tho
course Of day travelling over tho floors
Of tho Rocky Ford Hardware Co. The
record rather astonishss him. and now he
wants machine he can put under his
tongue and toll him how much action 4
takes to soil Quick Meal range or Nc
Cormiek reaper. A close study Of these
points will toll man about how long he
will las. in tho strenuous business strug.
glo Of these days. and toll when he ough,
10 quit and tako a rost.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-01-11


Sugar Company as Chief Chemist for q
long time. will leave.tha. employ at the
close OF tho present sugar campaign to
accept position under tho Governmen,
and will take up his residence IN wash
ingtoa. D. c.
Vincent Guthrie 10 homo from tho Pa
eisie coast. Hs has been attached TO the
engineer and survey corps Of the Le-
land Stanford University for some
months past and expect to return altar q
visit with the homo folks.
for trip to California and other points
on tho coast.
Mr.. and Mrs. L 3. Wood entertained at
dinnor Saturday evening Principal Tucker
Of the High School and Rev. and Mrs. w.
l. Davenport
Joe Hushaw is home from the South.
visiting former aeauaintanees. He has
boon making his. homo In Fort Worth.
Texas, recently.
Street Commissioner Crosisr moved
into his now homo on South 18th st. this
week.
Miss Cora Smith returned Tuesday
from her holiday season visit with hes
mother at Princeton. III.
Judge :Riser. one Of the new judges
cleo: Of this judicial district. passed thru
on Wednesday morning. on his way TO
to open his first session Of court At La
Jun,a.
Rev. r. a. Chase. Presiding Elder Of
tho Pueblo District Of tho NJ. E. Church
was In town Wednesday morning on Of.
aeial business.
Harry Jamison Is nursing . crippled
hand. which delays his removal to his
now homo In tho suburbs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rob Anderson announce
that thoy will bo at home 10 thor friends
after Feby. l..
q. NJ. Hall has been In La Junta this
week as member Of tho auditing board
Of tho County Treasuror's books.
n. p. Schuyler has assumed his duties
as deputy in tho county elork's Office.
A. A. Whitaker loft on Saturday for q
visit in Imperial. Mob.
John Foslow and wife. Of Fowler wero
recently guests In J. F. AfeKolvoy's home.
Mrs. Colon Randall entertained tho San
Souei Club on Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Mamie Coleman entertained the
En.ro Nous Club on Wednesday aftor-
noon.
Tho o. D.T. Club mot with Mrs. H
W. Lance on Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. W.. I. Davenport was hostess Of
tho Every Tuesday Reading Club this
wook.
The Eastern Star hold an unusually on
joyablo session on Tuesday evening. Four
candidates wero initiated into tho order
and tho officers elected for the ensuing
year were installed. after which an sl-
egant turkey supper was served.
Tho Presbyterian c. E. held their reg
ular monthly social and business meeting
in tho Rest Room on Monday night II
was an Advertisement social and every
one represented well known ad.
F. E. wiggins. resident Of the north
east part Of town. sueeumbed very sud
denly to heart disease last Tuesday. He
was about the streets in the morning and
going homo just before noon suffered an
attack Of his trouble and passed away In
few minutes. Rev. 8. G. Green con-
duetsd the burial services Thursday.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-01-11
The Right Name,

Mr.. August Sherpc. the popular
ovcrscer OF the poor. at Fort Madi.
son. Ia. says: "Dr. Kings New Life
Pills are rightly named: they act
more agrccably. do more good and
make one feel better than any other
laxative" Guaranteed to cure bill:
iousness and constipation. ssc at all
Drugvists
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-01-11
Wise Counsel From the South.

IL wan, to give some valuable ad-
vice TO those who suffer with lame
back and kidney trouble says ]. r.
Blankcnship. of Beck, Tenn. Il have
proved to an absolute certainty tina;
Electric Bi,tcrs will positively cure
this distressing condition. The frs,
bottle gave me grca, relief and after
taking few more bottles, I was com.
plc,ciy cured: so completely that IL
becomes a pleasure to recommend
this great remedy" Sold under
guarantee at all Druggists. Price soc.
How to Cure Chilblains.
ITO enjoy freedom from ehilblains,
writes John Kemp. East Otsheld,
Nc. II apply Bueklen's Arniea Salvc
Have also used it for salt rhcum with
excellent results" Guaranteed &c
cure fever sores, indolcnt ulcers. piles
burns. wounds. frost bites and skin
diseases. age at all Druggists.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-01-11

DR.. Lawson has recently purchased
himself worry slightly location for homo
on Reservoir hill. Just south Of tho town.
He will not build on It Immediately. TN
loss. perehaneo. somebody should insis;
on buying tho comfortable homo no now
occupies on South Main.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-01-11

Wanted by young lady drsssmaksr. .
home with some good family. Win as
sist with housswork at reasonable price,
with privilege Of going out to sew part e'
the time. Can give excellent recon-
mendation and expect same Of any one
who may answer this. Write to Miss
vantia Ollie. Larned Kansas for partie-
ulars. o5-4
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-01-11

George Little has just purchased Of
Uncle Nat. Willard the comfortable little
dwelling on South Main street. opposite
the Richie residence.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-01-11

Significant Of somo Of the interests Of
this section Of Colorado |, may bs men
toned tha. Je,sr Arnold raised q flock Of
10000 lambs last year on his range
south Of Manxanola-