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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-05-24
DEAD MERCHANT
HE SOMETIMES DRIVES TRADE
AWAY FROM THE TOWN.
HINDRANcE T0uvE MERCHANT
Are % Much to Be Feared a. the
Competition Of the Catalogue
houses-Shouid Be Awak.
ened or Buried.

Why should the home merchant be
patronized instead OF the mail order
house: The subject has been ex-
hansted almost and from all points of
view and all sides there Is no valid
reason why the merchant at home
should not-exceptIng two. price and
articles wanted. ...t. III.
II IL not the Intention of the writer
to jot down a pleasant flow OF Ian
suase or to produce an interesting bit
OF reading matter. but merely to state
In few simple sentences what have
seen and learned OF the competition be-
tween the catalogue houses and the
home merchants. In the first place no
one community suffers greatly In this
competition. That makes the problem
all the more dificult In solution. !
mean by this that the majority OF buy
ers In no one community purchase by
mail. The business Of the mail order
house is scattered over large terri
tory. the number OF orders coming
from any one community compared
with the whole Is comparatively small
to the number OF orders In the town.
There Is an exception TO this In com.
munity where tho home merchants are
dead ones and ask cxhorbitant prices.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-05-24
SOME REMARKABLE HORSES.
Wonderful stories About the steeds
Of Famous Men.

In his letters to Lord Granville. pub.
iishcd by tho Royal Philosophical So
ciety. who was also greatly Interested
In natural history. SmithHon. the
founder OF the Smithsonian institution
in America. relates how the horse os
Alexander the Great. Buccphalas.
would at night. on hearing n blast Of
the trumpet from the soldiers on guard
showing the approach of the enemy.
run at great speed to his masters tent
and with his teeth grab the sleeping
monarch and shake him until he spranE
into the saddle and gailopcd toward
the enemy.
Also that the great Caiiph Iiaroun .ci.
Raschid In the eight century in march.
Ing toward tho forces OF Queen Irene
Of Constantinopic constantly had a
number OF trained Arabian horses jdi.
rect descendants of the famous horse
owned by Ishmacl 1000 years ago)
thrown forward as scouts. who from
time TO time returned TO camp and by
peculiar whinny and neigh reported
the proximity of the enemy.
But. to come down to the present
uas. " ~ i''a'cu w 'cu'tu 'eW
England clergyman. whose sands Of
life had nearly run out, that one day
on leading his horse down through a
lane to brook for a drink the animal
suddenly halted and. turning its head
round. grabbed up with its teeth one OF
its hind shoes which had just dropped
on. and. holding II in Its mouth with
The nails dangling. IL backed up AGAINST
a stone wall and clapped II onto It's
hoof and with a few violent kicks
nailed IL on again.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-05-24

splash. The tempest had wakcncd
me: Il seemed that every chimney In
the house held a screaming demon.
we were now well launched upon De-
ccmbcr. and I was growing used to my
surroundings. had offered myself
frequently as a target by land and wa
ter: | had sat on the wall and tempted
fate: and I had roamcd the house con.
stantly expecting to surprise Bates In
some nc, of treachcry: bu, the days
were passing monotonously.
Memory kept plucking my sleeve
with reminders Of my grandfather. !
was touched at finding constantly his
marginal notes in the books he had
collected with so much intelligence and
loving care. 1t occurred To me that
some memorial. tablet attached to
the on,cr wall. or perhaps. more prop.
rriy placed in the chapel. would be ut
ting: and I experimental with designs
for IT. covering many sheets OF draw
irg paper in an effort to set forth In
few words some hint OF his character.
on this gray morning produced this:
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-05-24

else. should shoot me. or n I shcuit
tumble into the lake. or otherwise cnt
my earthly carccr-iiatcsi''
His eyes had slipped from mine d
the window and I spoke his namt
sharply.
Yes. Mr.. GicnaTm.'
Then Sister ThcrcSa's niece woull
get this property and everything cisI
that belonged to Mr.. Glcnarm.'
That's my understanding Of thi
matter. sir
Morgan. the carctakcr. has tired u
Kill me twice since ! came here. lie
night I camc.-Tatcs!"
waited for his eyes to meet mine
again. His hands opened and shut
several times and alarm and fear con
vuiscd his face.
Hates. I'm trying my hest to thinl
well Of you: but I want you to under
stand.'-I smotc the table with my
cienched and.-A"that II these women
or your employer. Mr. Pickering. oi
that damned hound Morgan. or you
damn you. | don't know who or what
you arc.--think you can scare M.
away from here. you've walked up the
wrong man: aud III tell you another
,hing.-and you may repeat It to your
school teachers and To Mr.. Pickering.
who pays you. and TO Morgan. whom
somebody has hired To Kill mc.-tha,
I'm going to keep faith with my dead
grandfather. and that when I've spent
my year here and done what that old
man wished me to do. I'll give them
this house and every acre of ground
and every damned dollar the estate
carries with II. And now one othci
thing. ! suppose there's a sheriff o.
some kind of a constable with jurisdic
tion over this place. and ! could hav,
the whole lot OF YOU put into jail foi
conspiracy. but I'm going TO stand on
against YOU aione.-do you understso'
me. you hypocrite, you stupid, slinh,ss
spy? Answer me. quick. before
throw you out OF the room!"
ITO oE CoSTINUEp)
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-05-24

no doubt. by some girl from the school
or careless member of the summer col
ony. ! counted the separate beads
they were round and there were so Of
them. The proper length for one turn
about a girls throat. perhaps: not
more than that! i lir my eyes and
looked OF toward st, .itha's.
Child OF the red tam-o'-shanter. I'm
very sorry was rude to you yester-
day. for liked your steady stroke with
the paddle; and admired. even more.
the way you spurned me when you
saw that among all the cads In the
world ! am number one In Glass A.
And these golden bubbles 20 girl OF
the red tam-o o-shanter!). II they are
not yours You shall help me to find
the owner. for We are neighbors. you
and ]. and there must be peace be-
tween our houses"
With this foolishness l rose. thrust
the beads into my pocket, and padded
home In the waning glory OF the sun
set.
That night. as was going quite late
to bed. bearing u candle to light me
through the dark hall TO my room. l
heard curious sound. as Of some one
walking In the house. At first ! thought
Bates was stili abroad. but waited.
listening for several minutes. without
being able to mark the exact direction
Of the sound or TO identify II with him.
went on to the door of my room. and
still n muffied step seemed to follow
me.-flrst II had come from below.
then II was much like some one going
up stairs.-but where? In my own
room | stlil heard steps. light. slow
but distinct. Again there was stun
BILE and n hurried recovery.-ghosts. I
reflected. do not fall down stairs
The sound died away. seemingly In
some distant part Of the house. and
though prowied about for an hour II
did not rccur that night.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-05-24

prised them once innocently enjoying
their pipes and whisky and water in
the kitchen.
".rhey are having trouble at the
school. SIR" observed Bates.
The young ladies running lfetle
wild. eh?"
Sister Tkeresa's III. sir. Ferguson
told me last night. And Ferguson says
that Miss Devereux's devotion to her
aunt is quite touching"
Miss Devereux!"
That's the name. sIr.--ather odd.
I should call It,"
"Yes. 1t is rather odd" l said. COM
posed again. but not referring to the
name. My mind was busy with GER
tain paragraph In my grandfather's
will:
should he fail at any time during
said year to comply with this provi-
sion. said property shall at once revert
TO my general estate, and become.
without reservation. and without me-
cessity for any process OF law. the
property. absolutely. OF Marian Dew.
ereux. OF the county and state of New
York.
your grandfather was very fond of
her. sir. She and Sister Theresa were
abroad nt the time he died. II was my
sorrowful duty to tell them the sad
news In New York. sir. when they
landed
THE devil It was," II irritated me
to remember that Bates knew exactly
the nature OF my srandiather's will.
Sister Theresa and her niece were
doubtless calmly awaiting my failure
to remain Mt Gicnarm House during
the disciplinary year.
had given little thought to Sister
Theresa since coming to Glenarm. She
had derived her knowledge of me from
my grandfather. and. such being tho
case. she would naturally look upon
me as biacksnard and menace tn
the peace Of tho neighborhood. ] had
therefore kept ri.idly to my own side
OF the stone wnll. rHE
''iatcs."
He was moving toward tho door with
his characteristic slow step.
III your friend Morgan. or any one
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-05-24

or harvest sale or the like? But why
not? These two storekeepers are bit.
ter against the mail order houses.
wonder why? l talked with the rail-.
road agents in that little city and he
said lots of hardware and furniture
was shipped In. He said. "One day
made out an express order for $34 to
pay for u bill OF hardware. ] told tho
man to go up and see II the merchant
couldn't fill the order. He went but
soon came back. saying that he didn't
have half OF the stun on hand and that
he wouldn't cut bit on what he did
have"
Column after column has been writ.
ten deplorlng the fact that tho buyer
spends her or his money away from
home. that she or he Is helping to build
up the mall order house to the detri.
ment Of the home merchant. The SEN
timent Is good and the cause Is worthy
OF the efforts being made to stop this
Hndertow: but no amount OF writing.
and no amount Of home patriotism Will
ever overcome the bad effects Of the
dead merchant In the little town. The
truth can be plainly seen.
Let Us turn back to the general
stores and look up tho proprietor of
any one. He probably will be found
busy waiting on customer. but II not
he will tell you that II is not the cata.
iogues alone that he fears. but also
that II Is the lethargy OF these two
dealers. They are helping to drive
away trade from home.
have wandered from the subject
and gotten over on the buyers side
OF the fence: but isn't II well at times
to look ut the other side Of this pitiable
story started to write few lines on
"why People Should Trade at Home"
and have gotten into the field OF why
the Home Merchant Should Induce
People to Trade Mt Home" II may be
fair to the little town to once In .
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n, Made Him Wonder.

A Scotchman In search of work waa
recently given employment as n la
borers at Cramps shipyard. His first
Job was to carry several heavy planks.
After he had been ut It for about two
hours he went to the foreman and
sud:
'.Did All tell ye ma name when I
started to work."
"Yes." replied the foreman. you
said 1t was Tomson."
"Oh. then It's a. right" said tho
Scot. us he looked toward to the pile
cf planks he had yet to carry. "Ah
was jist a.wunnerin' II lou thocht All
said II was Samson"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-05-24
le3S
che Ute q Jsha marshall GIsnarM
was . itstimeay 10 The virtus o.
aeAsresity. ievtsaranse and atatitatss
ebt beautiful things k levtd
were Act Rsblsr than his ewA days
Bis grandson twhe strvtd hin ilD
writes this ef him
1901

hati sketched these words on a
piece of cardboard and was studying
shem critically when Bates came In
With wood.
They're unmistakable snowfiakes.
dr. he remarked from the window.
We're in for wnter now"
Bates had not mentioned Morgan or
-efcrred even remotely to the pistol
shot Of my first night, and he had Ger.
,ainly conducted himself as model
,ervant. The gardener at st. Agatha'r.
! Scotchman named Ferguson. had Wis.
tied him several times. ard had sur.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-05-24
Good Evidence.

One Sunday morning recently tho
pastor OF n church remarked to his
wife. upon returning from service:
MARY. there was stranger at serv-
Ice this morning."
What did he look llke?" asked tho
wife.
u don't know, for I didn't see him."
"Thcn how did you know that no
was u stranger"
Because l found n dollar In the con-
tribuIion box" replied the pastor.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-05-24
The Actors mplsint.

The physician looked grave.
Il give you" he said, but ten more
years Of work"
Grinding his teeth, the actor hissed
malevolently:
Curse you, why didn't you tell me
this before2 Are you aware that you
have robbed me of at least seven fare.
vel. seasons7'' t..-|H.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-05-24
OF tho New School.

"Arc you going to send your boy to
college?"
II don't see tho use." answered
Farmer Corntossei. "rh0 first thing .
college professor does when he gets
n bright idea is to publish II. I'd
rather subscribe to the newspapers.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-05-24
Where the Difference Lies.

'esvhat is grand opera as distiaet
fro.. light opera" Er
"Oh. you pretend to appreciate one.
but you can appreciate the ohar."
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-05-24

while throw a few shoycis full of earth
on the dead merchant. lcst he s,inkcih
and poliutcth tho rest.
EDWARD r. HALE.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-05-24
CHAPTER TX.
The Girl and the Rabbit.

Wind and rain riotcd In the wood.
and occasionally both fell upon the
library windows with howl and
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-05-24

Information in regard to several ex-
celIcnt weekly newspapers that are for
sale can ba obtained by writing to tho
Western Newspaper Union. Denver.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-08-03
COLLAPSE OF STRIKE.

The riSe situation in Belfast, Ire
land, last tight wss much more hopeful.
Although the hothesds still talk of defy
ing the authorities, among the cooler
men there appears to be greater spirit
of compromise.
When the constabes paraded yester-
day to the various barracks to receive
their weekly pay there was not muir
mur of discouten'.
The trade disputes also are in fair
way of settlement. 1t was stated yts'er-
day afternoon that the disputes of both
the coal men and the carriers had been
settled.
The COIL men arrive at compromise
with their employers On the basis OF an
increase IN pay and the men abandoning
the demand that their employers must
recognize their trades union. The car
ters conference adjourned until tbs
morning, when it is expected their
problem also will be settled.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-08-03
WIFEBEATER WHIPPED.

Alderman l.. A. McKelvey, of Halle
ton, Pa, yesterday handcufed chronic
wife-beater to post in the street and
horse hipped him in the presence of an
approving crowd until the fellow begged
for mercy. The victim of this novel
punishment is Louis Sambolis.
The evidence showed that he was lazy,
dissolue and brutal, that he made his
wife pick coal at the culm banks and
then sold the coal, and that he frequently
beat her. For the last 10 days or 30 he
has beaten her every day, until long
suffering as she is, she could stand 1t no
longer and had him arrested.
"a fine or imprisonment will do such
a brute as you are no good" exclaimed
the Alderman. 81 am going to give you
the punishment you deserve"
He led the man fO tie post in FROM
of his office, made him remove his coal
and then handcufed him to the post
Seeing what was going to happen the
crowd cbeered. McKelvey took off hi;
own coat, a bystsnder unbuckled hic
belt and handed it to him. McKelvey
piled the strap vigorously and long,
snd Ssmbolia was crying for mercy some
time before the Alderman thought he
had enough. When be ceased the thrash
ing he made Sambolia swear to his wife
that be would treat her kindly iu the
future, and sent him home.
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JOHN AHERN & CO.,

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL GROCERs
And Dealers in
PURE WINES AND LIQUORS.
Country Produce received daily. Our stccl
Of Plain and Fancy Groceries embraces every
thing to be had in this line.
We hold largely in United States bonded
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Of the best
PURE RYE AND MALT WHISTLES
made. Have also in store superior grades o
Foreign and American
WINES, ALES, BROWN STOUT, &c.
N9-Satisfaction Guaranteed as 10 Price snf
Quality. "a
Corner Prince and Commerce Streets.
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COMMON SENSE

Leads most intelligent people TO use only
mef4lnes OF known composition. There
fore It is thaa DR.. Pierce's medicines, the
nakerAof which print every ingredient
entering iuAo Them upon the bottle wrap
pers and ATTEST its correctness under oath,
are daily grbking in favor. The COM
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20 everybodyNDr. Pierce being desirous
OF having The -searcb- Light Of inYestIga:
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stead I'm extracting and preserving the
curative virtues residing In the roots
employed, these medicines are entirely
free from the objection OF doing harm
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DR.. Pierce, and you will find that his
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Take the Golden Medical Discovery"
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They are not given away to be expert
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REPORTED ELOPEMENT.

Henry Shackeliord Davis, who is re-
ported to have eloped t. Cincinnati with
Miss Norma Ashby, Of Culpeper, Va,
and to have been married in that city
Thursday, was formerly an assistant in
the office of District Attorneys Fellows
aud Olcott, in New York county, and
later a member of District Attorney
Backus's stag, ia Kings county. His
home is in Columbia Heights, Brooklyn.
He is sc years old.
Davis married Miss Harriet Rams
dell, of Brooklyn, in 1902. His mother
brought suit to have the marriage set
aside on the ground that the young bride
abducted her son while che was insane,
irresponsible and incompetent to enter
into the marriage relation" His
mother is a lawyer. Davis was sued by
bis. wife, and she obtained divorce.
Davis's brilliant work as prosecutor Of
arson cases attracted attention while he
was in the district attorneys office. He
was arrested in June of this year on
charge of grand larceny in the second
degree op complaint of Ezra Marvin, the
safemsker, Who complained that the law
yer had stolen tools from his house at
Riverhead. The case fzzled out. Davis
wrote several novels, Of which "The
Lost King" is the best known. He
shares Offices with Michael Dolphin Del
mas. the erstwhile Thaw lawyer, in the
Equitable building, and is we'll known
in club life and literary circles. He is
said to be a scion of the well-known
ShackelfOrd family of Virginia.
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FAITH CURIST SENT TO JAIL

FAITH CURlol SbNl ~ JAIL
Clarence w. Bryne, of New York,
who was recently tried and convicted on
charges growing out of his failure to
EMPLOY medical assistance fol- his six
year-old daughter, who died of pneu-
monis, was yesterday sentenced to 80
DAYS imprisonment by the Court OF Gen.
ersl Sessions.
The defendants excuse for not call
ing a medical practitioner during his
daughters illness was "wsnt OF faith IN
medical doctors" and reliance upon the
efficacy of the religious faith to which be
belongs. The court held the sole ques-
ton before it to be whether the omission
to furnish medical attendance under
the circumstances constituted a Claw
ful excuse" and in lengthy decision
says
"To answer that question 10 the af-
firmstiye by granting the motion in ar
rest of judgment would es.ablish q
precedent that might be extremely vexa-
tious in other directions. An individ-
usl of some other cult, with equal
plausibility and esrnestness, could plead
disbelief in educational methods as an
excuse for not sending children to school
could withhold food, clothing and shell
ter. leaving each, as part of his re-
ligiou to be furnished through the same
or similar agency"
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Manhattan
Reduced.

The annual reduction
sale of Manhattan Negligee
Shirts is now in progress.
We are showing a COM
rlete line of fancy and
plain white negligees with
cuffs attached or separate
cuffs. We would urge
prompt selections while
the Stock and sizes are
complete. The reduced
prices are as follows:
$1.50 Fancy Manhattan
Negligee Shirts now $1.15.
$1.50 White Manhattan
Negligee Shirts now $l.15.
$500 Fancy Manhattan
Negligee Shirts now $1.3S.
$500 White Manhattan
Negligee Shirts now $1.3S.
$3.50 White Manhattan
Negligee Shirts, cuffs at
tached, now S1.3S.
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NeighbOrs Got Fooled.

81 was literally coughing myself to death,
and had become too weak to leave my bed;
and neighbors predicted that ! wOnld never
leave it alive; but they got fooled, for thanks
be to God, was induced to try DIR. Kings
New Discovery. 1t took Just four one dollar
bottles TO completely cure the cough and re.
store me tc good sound health" writes Mrs,
Eva Uncapher, of Grovertown, Stark Co.,
Ind This King Of cough and cold cures, and
healer of throat and lungs, is guaranteed by
f S. Lesdbeater & Sons, druggists. 5Oc and
$l.00. Trial bottle free.
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I'll stop your pain free. To show you first
before you spend a penny-what my Pink
Pain Tablets can do, l will mail you free, a
Trial Package Of them-Dr. Shoop's Headache
Tablets, Neuralgia, Headache, Toothache,
Period pains. etc., are Que alone to blood
congestion. DR.. Shoop's Headache Tablets
simply kill pain by coaxing away the un-
natural blood pressure. That is all. Address
DIR. Shoop, Racine, Wis. Sold by E S. Lead
hester a Sons
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For an Impaired Appetite.

To improve the appetite and strength
en- the digestion try a few doses OF Cham
berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets.
Mr.. ]. a. Seiiz, of Detroit, Mich, says:
They restored my sppetite when i'm
paired, relieved me Of bloated ieeiiDg
and caused a pleasant snd satisfactory
movement of the bowels. Price, 20
cents. Samples free at Gibson q Inn
bermsn's and w. F. Creighton & Coz
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GROCERIES.
w. A. JOHNSON & CO.,
WHOLESALE GROCERs.

WHOLESALE GROCERS.
GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS
And Dealers in
ALL KINDS OF LIQUORS.
Haye on hand Gibson's Xxx, xxx, X&XA,
and Pure Old Rye, Old Cabinet and Mono
gram Whiskies; also Baker'sand Thompson
Pure Rye Whiskies, 10 which they invite the
attention OF the trade.
Orders from the country for merchandise
shall receive prompt attention.
Consignlnents Of Flour, Grain and Country
Produce solicited, for which they guarantee
he highest market prices and prompt returns
N. E corner Cameron and Royal Streets.