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Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1907-09-06
APPEAL THAT WAS Needed.
Judge Must Also Have Been Follower
Of the Gentle Art.

John Quincy Adams. OF Massachu.
sets. third of that name. who died
about ten years ago. was very fond
of fishing. and not especially fond OF
his legal profession.
One day. the story runs. q case In
which he was counsel was down for
trial in a Massachusetts court. Mr..
Adams did not make his appearance.
but sent a letter to the Judge. That
worthy gentleman read It. and then
postponed the case with the announce
ment:
Mr.. Adams Is detained on i'm.
portant business"
II was afterward learned by . col.
league Of Adams that the letter read
as follows:
Dear Judge: For the sake Of old
Isaak Walton. please continue my
case till Friday. The smelts are
biting. and ! can't leave"
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1907-09-06

Starch. like everything else. Is be-
Ing constantly improved. the patent
Starchcs put on the market 25 years
ago are very different and inferior to
those OF the present day. In tho lat
est discoyery-Dcfance Starch-all In.
furious chemicals arc omitted. while
the addition Of another ingredient. In.
vented by us. gives to the Starch n
strength and smoothness never ap-
preached by other brands.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1907-09-06
Jerome on coiored EvIdsnso.

District Attorney Jerome. OF New
York. said one day OF piece OF sus.
picious evidence:
1T Is evidence that has been tam.
pered with. colored. II Ia like he
lady's report OF her physicians pre-
scription.
"A lady ore day In July visited her
physician. The man examined her
and said:
Madam. you arc only q little run
down. You need frequent baths md
plenty OF fresh air. and I advise you TO
dress In the coolest. most comfortable
ciothes-nothing stin or formal
''Whens she got home her husband
asked her what tho physician had said.
The lady replied:
HE said must go to tho seashore.
do plenty OF automobiiins. and get
some new summer gowns"
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1907-09-06
laundry work at home would bs

laundry work at home would bs
much more satisfactory If the right
Starch were used. In order to get the
desired stiffness. tits usually neces.
sary to use 80 much starch that the
beauty and iineness Of the fabric is
hidden behind a paste OF varying
thickness. which not only destroys the
appearance. but also affects the wear
ing quality Of the goods. This trou'
BILE can be entirely overcome by using
Defiance Starch. as It can be applied
much more thinly because of its great
or strength than other makes.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1907-09-06
Time to Fly.

The trust magnate ieaped up from
the banquet table and made dive
for his l00-mile-an.hour automobile.
Hold on!" cried the astonished
POSTMASTER. Wont you walt for US
to serve the dessert?'
NO" replied the nervous magnate:
II Just saw a suspicious face loom up
ut the window. The next thing served
will be process"
And telling his chauffeur to put on
full speed the wealthy fugitive headed
for the next state.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1907-09-06

The extraordinary popularity OF nne
white goods this summer makes the
choice OF Starch n matter OF great I'm.
portancc. Defiance Starch. being free
from NIL injurious chemicals. is the
only one which Is safe to use on fine
fabrics. Its great strength as stiircncr
makes half the usual quantity of Starch
necessary. with tho result OF perfect
finish. equal to tina, when the goods
wcrc new.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1907-09-06
Evil Of Tipping syssem.

Although there In a great effort made
- keep secret tho thcfts in hotels and
restaurants In New York. Il Is quito
evident they are on n rapid increase.
Tho manager OF a large restaurant
says the system Of having servants
depend almost entirely upon patrons
for their pay lowers their moral stan
dnrd and causes them to look on those
they arc supposed to servo AZ their
legitimate prey.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1907-09-06
Beware Of Ointments for catarrh
that Contain Mercury,

- mercury ~iii surely destroy tho sea,s of snsii
ahd cosnplstrly drfAnso Tho Whole systeln sh~n
catering =. throash the mucous surfaces 1aeh
articles shoaid nessf te used except On pfesefis-
uoas from reputable hysieians. a. the dan thsJ
vii do Il tsa told TO tho good yoa can psssby dc.
Tfte from them. iairs CstArrh Cure, manufactures
By y. J. Carney tJs. Toledo. o.. eoatsins no met
eary. and 10 taken Internally. srtfns directly pfsa
the blood ard mueoa. surfaces u The sJrtrHi- ia
buyfaS HAIRS Catarrh taFu be suF1 yna xst the
gsaatns IL 10 taksa tntrrnAlly sni made IN tp.eio.
Ohto. By v. Chsnsy co- Irssimonials fres-
hSli 81 Druggists. Price, sse- Per sstile-
Take MAils Vanity fiils for e0asIipstioa-
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1907-09-06
A Knock.

Jimmy" saId the father. there's n
rip In your bathing suit. Go and sow
II up
But papa" growlcd the boy. moth.
or will sew II for me-"
Never mind. want you to learn
to sew yourself. For" said tho father.
some day you will get married. and
then you won't have any mother-you
will only have q wife,
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1907-09-06
A Delicate Distinction.

Manager thought you wrote me
you had full house at Bad Dog in
Arizona.
Business Manager-So we did.
Manager-Why, our star tells me
there were only about % people in the
place and every man Jack was drunk.
Business Manager (gently)-well?
I didn't say we had the house full;
said we had full house.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1907-09-06
A Base InsinuasIon.

Il hear the Neweds have had n
dreadful quarrel and that the bride
is talking OF going home to her moth.
or. What's the mattcr?"
Il believe one evening she got the
supper from her cookIn. school
recipes. and when the boys in tho
ncighborhood lost their ball in hole
under the fence. Mr.. Viewed gave
them one OF her biscuits TO finish the
gntn."
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1907-09-06
Pointed Generation.

Jack. ! am going away"
Going away. Mnd.c?"
Eyes. going away. But before ! 20
I have something to say to you
Something to say to me. little
wifc7"
ayes. something to say to you. Dom,
send mo any poker stories in lieu OF
tho weekly remittance. Thatii be
about ALL"
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1907-09-06
Negroes Valuable Head.

A Kentucky regrc earns double
wages ms hodcarricr, because he is
able to do tho work ~ two mon. lie
carries from 10 to 80 bricks ut n time.
Hc places the bricks upon n board
which he balances upon his head as
he climbs TO the tops Of high build
Iugs,
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1907-09-06
Burglars Pathetic Wall.

A burglar arrested In London tho
other night remarked regrctfuliy: Il
knew tho time when could do 20
houses in two hours. hut am get.
ting old"
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1907-09-06
A Theory.

"why do men swear?" asked ono
woman.
tits due to the vanity OF the sex"
answered Miss Cayenne. "They want
to be noticed even when they can't
think OF anything Of real importance
to say"
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1907-09-06
Would Make Rich crop.

It is estimated that 100000 acres
are available for rice growing in
Louisiana and Texas. and the value
of such crop would be 100000. 900.
This would make tho rice crop nth
in point of value among the cereals Of
this country.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1907-09-06
Tho Appropriate Location.

Caustic Critic-why did you put
that joker Mt tho very end Of the mum.
bers in your entertainment program?
Member Of Committee-wasn't that
all right? thought n wag ought
naturally to come ut the tail end.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1907-09-06

with my back and
kidneys. ! doctored
and used many rene
dies without getting
relief. Beginning with
Doan's Kidney Pills.
] found relief from
the iirst box. and two
boxes restored me to
good, sound condl-
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1907-09-06

ton. My wife and many Of my friends
have used Doan's Kidney Pills with
good results and can earnestly rec
ommend them"
Sold by all dealers. 30 cents box.
Foster-Alilburn Co.. Buffalo. N. Y.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1907-09-06
The Author,s New homa.

Like your new house?'
Its fine"
There are six houses in the row,
believer"
Eyes, mine is the last one"
Good cellar?"
zone of the six best cellars"
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1907-09-06
Reasonable Explanation.

HeasoHsoie eSP'SUsNo"'
II wonder why dog chases his
tail?"
"a sense OF economy"
ECONOMY"
"Yes: can't you see he is trying to
make both ends meet?"
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1907-09-06

Great riches are ever accompanied
by great anxieties, and an increase
Of our possessions is but an inlet to
new disquietudes.-Golds
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1907-09-06
Ladies' Can Wear Shoes

Ono sire smaller after using Allen. Foot.
Ease. a certain cure for swollen, sweating.
hot. aching feet. Al all Druggists. &c. Ae,
c-pt no substitute. Trial package FREE
Address A. $. Olms;cd. l.. Roy. n. Y.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1907-09-06

II is not those who read simply. but
those who think. who become cnlisht.
cned.-Scckcr.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1907-09-06

The sperm whale can remain below
the surface for about 20 minutes at n
time. Then II comes to tho surface
and brcathcs 30 or 60 times. taking
about ten minutes to do SO.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1907-09-06
DOES YOUR BACK ACHE,
Profit BY the Experience Of One Who
Has Found Relief.

James n. Keller. retired farmer.
OF Fenner St.. cazenovia. N. T.. says:
About fifteen years ago ] suffered
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1907-09-06

ssss. WtnsioW's Soothing syrup.
FOR chdfrn srethinr. softra. tho euIss reduces t.
aAmmaiion aays pain. eufvs sind eoiiu- &c abotiie.
But the blonde lawyer Ii not always
a legal light.
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He Was Not to BIams.

Little Bartholomew mother over
heard him swearing like mule
driver, says the Cleveland Leader. He
displayed fluency that overwhelmed
her. She took him to task, explaining
the wickedness of profanity as we'll
as Its vulgarity. She asked him where
he had LEANED all those dreadful
words. Bartholomew announced that
Cavert, one OF his playmates, had
taught him. Caverts mother was
straightway informed and Cavert was
brought to book. He vigorously de-
MED having instructed Bartholomew,
and neither threats nor tears could
make his confess. At last he burst
out: 81 didn't tell Bartholomew any
cuss words. Why should know how
TO cuss any better than he does?
Hasn't his father got an automobile,
too?"
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BABY TORTURED BY ITCHING.
Rash Covered Face and Feet-WouId
Cry Until Tired Out-Speedy
Cure by Cuticura.

''My baby was about nine months
old when she had rash on her face and
feet. Her feet see ned to irritate her
most. especially n>yhts. They would
cause her to be bro. en- in her rest, and
sometimes she would cry until she was
tired out. 1 had heard OF so many
cures by the Cuticura Remedies that
thought 1 would give them trial.
The Improvement was noticeable in a
few hours. and before l had used one
box of the Cuticura Ointment her feet
were well and have never troubled her
since. l also used It to remove what
Us known as cradle cap from her
head. and it worked like a charm. az 1t
cleansed and healed the scalp at the
same time. Mrs. Hattie Currier.
Thomaston. Me, June 9. 1906"
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WHATS THE USE3
To Pour in Coffee When II Acts as .
Vicious Enemy.

Fasters have gone without food for
many days at time but no one can 20
without sleep. For a long time / have
not been sleeping well. often lying
awake for two or three hours during
the night but now / sleep sound every
night and wake up refreshed and Wig.
orous." says a Calf woman.
do you know why? It's because 7
used to drink coffee but finally cut It
out and began using Postum. Twice
since then / have drank coffee and
both times ] passed a slecpless night.
and so / am doubly convinced coffee
caused the trouble and Postum re-
moved II.
My brother was in the habit OF
drinking coffee three times n day. He
was troubled with sour stomach and I
would often notice him getting soda
from the can TO relieve the distress in
his stomach; lately hardly a day
passed without a dose Of soda for re.
lief
Finally he tried a cup Of Postum
and liked It so well he gave up coffee
and since then has been drinking
Postum in It's place and says he has
not once been troubled with sour stom-
ach."
Even after THIS lady's experience
with coffee her brother did not suspect
for time that coffee was causing Lis
sour stomach, but easily proved It.
Coffee is not suspected in thousands
OF cases just like this but It's easily
proved A ten days tria: works won
ders. There's a Reasor."
Read the famous little book, The
Road 20 Wellyula." In pkgs.
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Port Arthur. Manchuria-Port Ar
thur. Dalny Cor Dairen. or Tairen. ,as
the Japanese indiscriminately call it)
and the entire Liaotung peninsula are
center OF interest TO those who
watch the struggle for supremacy be-
tween antagonistic religions that Is
one OF the important phases OF the
complex far eastern question. Here,
on Japan's newly acquired territory,
1t Is to be demonstrated whether or
not her Christianity is to expand
along with the borders OF the empire.
or whether the old faiths. Buddhism
and Shintoism, are TO follow the sun
nag AS this great promontory rep
resents. geographically. greater Jap
an. lts strategic importance as a field
OF religious conflict is apparent at
once.
An investigator of religious condi-
lions may find Japanese Christianity
here, of specially significant type.
And he will also notice the lack of
Idols. shrines and temples that con-
front one at every turn on the island
winch the Japanese now call the
mainland" Chinese shrines remain.
but these. as in China. are compare
lively few. or interest to the west
ern world is. the fact that the only
new missionary agency that has
come in since the war is veteran
American missionary. Rev T. c..
Winn. one of the leaders OF the Pres
byterian force in Japan
A New City That ooks Deserted.
A creepy feeling possesses the Wis
itor upon his entrance into the edict-
made city of Dalny. upon which the
car had conferred such great hopes
ind lavished such vast expenditure. II
seems like deserted city; yet Il is
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full of people. A sense OF perversiop
haunts one; for here is a big. sub.
stantial European city. with rows OF
attractive brick houses, and all the
outward tokens of a prosperous west
ern community; and yet there are
less than dozen white men in all
Dalny One may live here for DAYS
without seeing Caucasian face
White hands built these houses and
streets and white brain designed it
all. But now the squat Chinese town
of toward the hills is no more orien-
tai than the population of Dalny. al
though externally the city appears to
be the antipodes of any Japanese set
Element.
The signs OF ruin and defeat on
every hand are depressing. Some OF
the finer buildings were burned by
the Russian forces before they evacu-
ated and no attempt has been made
TO tear down or reconstruct These.
Others are in sad disrepair. simply
because the Japanese. who are camp
ing In them. do not know the use of
the buildings. which are so unlike
less and shutterIess Bricks are fall
ing and decomposing. The very
metal storks that stand guard on the
caves or the houses are tumbling I'M
needed to the ground The dwellings
are going to- ruin and their occupants
are uncomfortable; thus nobody is
satisfied. So numerous. however. is
the Japanese population that il is i'm
possible to rent a house; the Ameri-
can consul asked to- he transferred be.
cause he could not get a home for
his family
Good order IL preserved in this
strange city The Japanese are en-
tirely masters OF the situation There
are no Russians. and more Chinese
coolies. the iinrickisha men. the
drivers OF the low Russian carriages.
or droskas. and the workmen gener-
ally. While it is plain that the Japa-
nese are in command. there is none
of the overbearings attitude. brow
beating and oppression that are so ap.
parent in Korea Toward the coun-
try which It has really conquered
japan is gcntlcr than toward its
friendly neighbor. Korea.
Soon after the war was over--in-
deed. before the Portsmouth treaty
had been signed the Japanese Chris
tians ia Dalny began to get together
Their leader was the man IN charge
OF the entire comnissayy department
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eulLf UP WITH the TIMES.
Oklahoma City Surprised Marrow.
Minded New Yorker.

Oklahoma amazes an easterner. The
wide. asphalted streets. the plate glass
fronts OF department stores, the clean
sidewalks, the well-dressed. unhurried
shoppers. the finish. the metropolitan
air you find in Oklahoma City, for ex-
ample. seem marvels to find In a ter.
ritory only IL years old. But do not
say so.
a New Yorker who went there on
business complained that fate was
thrusting him into wilderness. and
his Oklahoma associates could not re-
assure him. But coming down to
breakfast the first morning. at his
hotel in Oklahoma City. he stared
around in wonder as he entered the
dining-room.
This" he exclaimed. this is Okla.
homa!! Why, do You known" conf.
dentially. II even found a porcelain
bathtub in my room"
Well" said an Oklahoman. drily.
don't you have those in New York;"
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| peared that the man was ring
leader of the mob; Mr.. WInn's atti-
tude had led him to change his mind.
and when the missionary ran up the
alley he stepped in and barred pur-
suit. He had to knock down a num-
Der of men, and throw two into the
river. but the pursuit was discour.
aged.
In sharp contrast to those stirring
days. Mr.. VIM, than whom no eau.
| casian is more popular with the
Christians OF the island empire was
called unanimously to become pastor
Oh the new Dalny and Port Arthur
church When the attitude of the
Japanese churches toward the mis-
sloDaries is remembered. and IT. is
recalled that in all Japan there ia
not another white pastor OF a native
congregation, this peculiar honor
conferred upon Mr.. Winn becomes the
more marked. The man himself is
quiet retiring and softspoken. with
out any signs Of selfassertivoness
The Church in Cathedral.
DNAAi OAitl thlldOIulUdTY n0nOTd
were conferred upon the Winns-for
Mrs. Winn is as popular as her bus.
band With the japanese. and herself \
| resourceful, tireless missionary. While
| the American consul was utterly I'M.
/ able 10 secure a home one was nro.
vided. rent free. for the Wins bv the
| government Even more noteworthy
was the fact that the Russian cafbed.
/ raj was turned over 10 this infant
Japanese church for its meetings
| The japanese Christians talked in
the newspapers so much about this
remarkable concession that the an
thorities were. after a time. Obliged
to withdraw IL: but not until IL had
I been found by the congregation that
in location and construction the
cathedral was unsuited To their pur.
poses. A new building was furnished
by the government and this is now in
use. pending tho erection Of q church.
In this building two Sunday serv.
ices are held. The congregations
vary because Of the shifting nature Of
The popWation The army men WIN
were responsible TO- the establish
ment OF the cburcb have All zone
and the new organization might have
lapsed he'd IL not been for the pres
ence Of the Wins Some OF the
leading men Of Dalny were present
the Sunday morning ! attended serv
ice and ii ihc evening here wer1
upwards Of bunered mon I'm the
aitel E0sE w. VIM bad a Bible class
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or the army. The same energy and
efficiency displayed in seeping the
widely-separated host of .-ojdiers fed
has always characterized Mis- man 5
religious activities. When he had or
ganized the Christians. who were
mostly army officers, into a church.
the question Of securing a pastor
arose.
Thersupon unique distinction was
conferred upon one of the veteran
missionaries of Japan. Rev. T. c.
Winn. Presbyterian of Osaka Mr.
VIM had always been engaged in
pioneer work. Before going TO Osaka
he had been the first missionary at
hanazawa. on the east coast, and
many times he had been mobbed
Once he found mob, armed with
knives, stones and sharpened bamboo
poles (Which make the wickedest of
spears) waiting outside his meeting
and even tearing down the walls 10
get at him. He calmly went ont,
faced them for a moment. and then
walked through them, and way
opened for him. But they followed
with increased imprecations. Once
they closed around him, and again he
turned and faced them.
A little further on. as the crowd
grew more and more vehement, and
the clamorings for his life became
more insistent. he darted suddenly
up dark alley, although he knew
that should he begin TO run his fate
would be quickly sealed when caught
Strangely enough. he was not fol
lowed IL was many years before he
learned why. On one occasion he
was introduced to big Japanese.
then become Christian. as the man
who had once saved his life. IL an.
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Her Secret SORROW.

That woman over there has some
hidden Sorrow" declared the SYM
pathetic one. as she came in and took
her seat at table not far away. II
have often noticed her See. Her
companion orders everything she
could possibly want, and yet she sits
there silent with n face like mask.
l am awfrlly sorry for her"
Don't you worry" advised her pes
simistic friend. That's her husband
with her. She's bored. that's ALL"
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Frcsl, Fuel.

The scrap between the married cou.
pie had died down to few listless
mutterings. and the canary bird in the
cage was beginning to think about
singing again. when she remarked. az
sort Of afterthought:
AT any rate. everybody in my fam.
lily thinks ] am very Intelligent"
Yes, by the side OF them you are"
he replied with a bitter snort.
After this the scrap was renewed
jubilantly.
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a Country Marvel.

The little fresh air boy was COM
fortably auartered I'm q farm house
near the salt water for his summers
outing. The first day he strolled down
the road to the marshes and he stared
in establishment at the cat-tails grow.
Ing there. Then turning around TO a
native OF the place who was accom-
panying him he said: Gosh: didn't
know that sausages grow on sticks"
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Left Army for Pork Trade

Aladar Stolincki, an aristocratic
lieutenant OF Hungarian hussar reg
iment. has resigned his commission to
become an apprentice to a pork butch
er In Budapest. He says he can not
live on his pay-s400 year-and that
he considers man OF intelligence and
energy can do we'll in the pork trade.
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FITS, st. Vitus Dance and all Nervous
Diseases permanently cured by DR.. Kline's
Great Nerve Restorer. Send for Free 81 90
Id. 93l Arch ST.. PHILADELPHIA. Pa.
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LARGO sum for Pasteur InstItuta.

Daniel Osiris. the Jewish banker and
phiIapthropist. OF Paris. who recently
died. left will I'm which he disposed
OF s13.O00.000. giving 100000 to the
Pasteur institute.
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The Reason Whv.

How did you come here?' said one
Mexican bull to an old acquaintance,
as they met in the arena.
How" replied the other, with
glance arourd. 81 may say 1 was
roped In"