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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-09-11
CAPT. 7. S. BALDWIN
HAS MADE PROBLEM OF AERIAL
NAVIGATION LIFE STUDY.
Dirlglble Balloon Recently Completed
for Government Signal Corps Prod
uct Of 80 Years Labor-Besan
Experiments Early.

Washington.-Capt. Thomas Scott
Baldwin, dean of aeronautics in this
country. has devoted his life to the
Baldwin's name is inseparably linked
with aeronautic activities the world
over. In nearly every civilized country
of the world Capt. Baldwin has given
exhibitions with his parachutes. bal
looms and airships. With constantly
applied persistency to make success
Of ballooning. Capt. Baldwin has not
relinquished his interest for a single
day for 80 years. During this long ex-
perience. he has made and given more
than 5000 exhibitions and flights in
the air. Unlike those who have made
failures OF their airship experiences.
Capt. Baldwin Is essentially student.
His workshop does not present the ap.
pearance of a collection Of ideas. plain
ly marked theories. He has always
worked along the practical and scien-
tific lines. To these he owes his sue
cess. although kind fate appears al.
ways to have smiled upon him. He
has taken chances In making his ex-
periments in the air that would still
with fear the heart of u man of less
courage than himself.
Apprehension of trouble is far worse
than the trouble itself when 1t ar
rives." said Capt. Baldwin. 81 learned
this early, and | never borrow trouble.
l never feel the least bit of fear. !
always have figured out the thing l
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-09-11
CARRIED GESTURE TOO FAR.
Boys Action Possibly Appropriate
But Somewhat Unnecessary.

Vivian Burnett. the original OF the
still-remembered Little Lord Fauntle-
roy, at the Chicago convention dis
cussed with a reporter certain party
maneuver.
"They went too far there" said Mr..
Burnett. "They made themselves
ridiculous by their excess. Do you
know what they reminded me of?
They reminded me of juvenile elo-
cutionist my mother often tells about
"This lad. at a school treat. got up
to recite the first piece Of his life. He
was ambitious; he wished to make
great success of his piece: and he had
been told by his teacher that the sc.
cret Of elocution was the gesture-for
every phrase its fitting gesture.
"The opening line Of the boys Sc.
lection was The comet lifts its tail
OF fire.
THE overzealous boy. to fit its prop.
er gesture to this line. lifted up tho
tail of his coat and held it out In
horizontal position"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-09-11
On Trial.

A Scotchman stood beside the bed
Of his dying wife. and in fearful ac-
cents asked was there anything he
could do for her.
"Yes. Sandie." she said; I'm hop
Ing you'll hurry me In Craeburn kirk
yard"
But, my lass" he cried. "only think
Of the awful expense! Would ye
no be comfortable here In Aber-
deen?'
NO. SandIc: I'd no rest In my
grave unless l were buried In Crae-
burn
Its too much you're askin'." said
the loving husband. .and cannot
promise ye ony such thing:
Then, Sandie, I'll no give you ony
peace until my bones are at rest In
my native parish"
.Ah. weel. Maggie" said he. TIL
Just gic ye a three.month trial In
Aberdeen. an see how ye get along"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-09-11
No Automobiles There.

"There are no automobiles on tho
golden streets of heaven" says the
Whitsett Courier. but they're Civ.
ing lots of folks chance to walk
those golden streets. One OF tho
contraptions arrived In town last week
and during the first spin the owner
took In 1t 1t pitched a blind mule on
top OF the town hall. with the man
that was ridin' the mule. The mule
was SO mad It kicked the town clock
to pieces. likewise kickin' hole In
the roof an fallin' on the mayor. Just
rs ho had took his seat an called
council to order. Having landed In
the midst OF them. the mule walked
slow and dIgnified to tho front door
an then took to the woods.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-09-11
Veterans Make No New Demands.

Toledo. O.-Not for three years Will
the Grand Army of the Republic ask
Congress for further relief measures.
Resolutions before the encampmcnt
looking to an amendment to the ser
vice pension bill reducing to sixty-five
years the age at which a veteran can
receive $50 a month, another amend
ing the pending widows pension bill
to make eligible all soldiers widows
who were married prior to the date Of
passage Of the bill. were laid over in
favor Of the resolution granting Con-
gress three years respite from old SOL
der legislation.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-09-11
MOTHER AND CHILD
Both Fully Nourished on Grape-Nuts.

The value of this famous food is
shown in many ways. in addition to
what might be expected from its chem
ical analysis.
Grape-Nuts food is made Of whole
wheat and barley, is thoroughly baked
for many hours and contains all the
wholesome ingredients in these CO.
reals.
1t contains also the phosphate OF
potash grown In the grains. which Ma
ture uses to build up brain and nerve
cells.
Young children require proportion
brain and nervous system of the child
grows so rapidly.
A Va. mother found the value OF
Grape-Nu In not only building up her
own strength but in nourishing her
baby at the same time. She writes:
AFTER my baby came I did not re-
cover health and strength. and the
doctor said could not nurse the baby
as did not have nourishment for her.
besides / was too weak.
"He said ! might try a change Of
diet and see what that would do. and
recommended Grape-Nuts food. I
bought a pkg. and used II regularly.
A marked change came over both
baby and I.
My baby Is now four months old.
Is in fine condition, l am nursing her
and doing all my work and never felt
better In my life" There's Reason"
Name given by Postum Co. Battle
Creek, Mich. Read THE Road to Well
ville." In pkgs.
Ever read the above Ietter7 A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full Of human
Interest.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-09-11

meant to do before doing It. and felt
reasonably sure that could accom-
plish 1t before making the attempt"
Interest in aeronautics has been
Intensified since the government began
to take an interest. The recent tests
Of Capt. Baldwin's big dirigible bal.
loon, which he built for the signal
CORPS OF the United States army. were
followed with n keen interest all over
the balloouing world. In addition to
this he has built for tho government
two spherical balloons.
Following the old adagc that n shoe
maker should stick to his last. Capt.
Baldwin never wavered for n moment
in his intention to master the air for
transportation facilities.
When still mere youngster he be.
gan his experiments at San Francisco.
Up to this time there had never been
a successful parachute jump. It had
been nearly so years previous to Bald
wins attempt that the last man to try
the experiment had met his death. But
after considerable experimenting and
thought given to the idea. Bald.
win was determined to make q
jump OF 1000 feet from the balloon.
That was 81 years ago. Baldwin an
nounced his intention and thousands
of people gathered at Golden Cato
park and cheered as the plucky young
man made the first successful para.
chute jump on record. This was tho
beginning of his long record Of sue.
cesses twice around the world. And In
all these daring chances he took Capt.
Baldwin has never suffered the slight
est injury.
This dean OF American aerolautics
his given exhibitions before the nobili.
ty and many OF the crowned heads OF
Europe. Also in Australia, China,
Japan and Egypt. Everywhere he
went. with his series OF successes fol.
lowing him. he gave encouragement to
those who were working along the
same lines that he had spent SO many
years on.
The one sad event In Capt Baldwin's
experience was the loss OF his perfect
ly equipped workshop during the San
Francisco disaster. Thousands OF dol.
lars had been spent on the best tools,
the finest materials and halffnished
airships. which represented years of
experiments and also the best of his
knowledge CLEANED from his work in
his all-around the world trips. This
was tho greatest defeat he had ever
met with and 1t prostrated many OF his
ambitious plans for time.
Capt. Baldwin has studied tho air
currents as n mariner has studied the
sea. None OF his successes or his dis
coveries has come by chance. but by
patient and long. hard work in ex.
perimenting and studying out the foun.
dation for what once seemed the unat
tainable. No matter how successful
a new ship. rigged with all his latest
and best ideas. may be on her early
trips. Capt. Baldwin Is never satisfied
to stop with that.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-09-11
Rawhide, Nevada, Burned.

Rawhide, Nev.-Three thousand peo.
Die homeless, n score or more injured
and a property loss OF over s15O.Ooo
is the result OF disastrous fire which
started at $3.50 Friday night in DR..
Garner's office. located in the Rawhide
Drug Company's building. which
spread quickly to the Ross hotel and
from there its sweep was uninter-
rupted south and east to Balloon ave
nue. and up Rawhide avenue to within
fifty yards of the Peoples Hospital.
Over n ton and half OF dynamite was
used in the demolition of buildings.
which. in measure, stayed tho
flames progress.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-09-11
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

The crop reporting board OF the bu.
reau of statistics of the United States
Department of Agriculture September
LIST announced that the average condi.
tion of the cotton crop August 25th was
76.1 per cent. Of a normal.
The recent agitation in Washington
over the Early leprosy case and in
Arizona over the case of Mrs. General
Wardwell. who was similarly afflicted.
will, It is believed by officials OF the
public health and marine hospital SER
vice. lead to n renewed effort to OBJ
tain the establishment at some place
in the United States of a national lep-
rosarium for the isolation and treat.
ment Of leprosy.
President Roosevelt has approved
the plans OF the proposed new battle
ships Florida and Utah, which were
authorized at the last session of Con-
gress. II is expected that advertise
ments for bids for the construction of
the Utah will be published in a few
days. That vessel Is to be constructed
at private ship yards while the Florida
is to be built at the Brooklyn navy
yard.
Herbert A. Stevens. formerly Of
Cambridge. Massachusetts. has been
appointed private secretary to Secre.
tary Of Commerce and Labor Straus.
Mr.. Stevens has been confidential
clerk to the secretary and succeeds
Theodore l.. Weed. who resigned as
private secretary to become secretary
to Chairman Hitchcock of the Repub-
lican national committee.
President Roosevelt, in his final an
nual message to Congress, probably
will recommend an Increase in ,be num-
erical strength of the army to at
least 100000 men. At present the
army is on a footing of 10000 nen, the
number provided for in time Of peace.
BY direction of the President, a gen
eral court-martial embracing In IT'S
membership one major general. six
brigadler generals and six colonels,
will meet at Fort Wayne, Mich, Tues
day. Sept. 29th. ''for the trial Of such
persons as may be brought before It."
Mai. Gen. Frederick d. Grant will head
the court. It Is not yet known what
officers will be tried.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-09-11
G. A. r. Coming to Salt Lake.

Toledo. O.-At the wish of Gen. !. r.
Sherwood his 81 day pension was
not brought up for consideration, and
n resolution asking Congress to pay
ex-prisoners Of war 81 day pension
was laid over. After the installation
Of the newly elected national officers
at the morning session Friday, the
G. A. r. delegates decided upon Salt
Lake City as the next meeting place.
After Salt Lake had been chosen for
the encampment, Vice Commander-in-
Chief Scott notified the encampmCnt
that Atlanta would be in the field for
1910.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-09-11
THREE CURES OF ECZEMA.
Woman Tells Of Her Brothers Terrible
SufferIng-Two Babies Also Cured
-Cutieura Invaluable.

"My brother had eczema three dif.
ferent summers. Each summer 1t camo
out between his shoulders and down
bis back. and he said his suffering
was terrible. When 1t came on tho
third summer. he bought a box OF
Cuticura Ointment and gave 1t n faith.
full trial. Soon he began to feel better
and he cured himself entirely Of &C.
zema with Cuticura. A lady in In.
diana heard q: how my daughter.
Mrs. Miller. had cured her little son
Of terrible eczema by the Cuticura
Remedies. This lady's little ono had
the eczema SO badly that they thought
they would lose It. She used Cuti.
cura Remedies and they cured her
child entirely. and tho disease never
came back. Mrs. Sarah +. Lusk. Cold.
water. Mich. Aug. IL and Sept. 2. 1907"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-09-11
Dancer In New York Roads.

There is an average Of seven car
collisions n day on the steam. subway.
elevated and surface railways OF New
York.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-09-11

Pretty teeth are responsible for .
good many smiles.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-09-11

Labor rids us OF three great evils:
poverty, vice and ennui.-Voltaire.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-09-11

Aliens Topt-Ea.e. n Powder
Fuy swollen sweating feet Gives Instant rrllef The
original powder for tn. feet &c at all Drugzi s;a
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-09-11

Mrs. wInslow's Soothing syrup.
70, rhiis,,n t@sthinE softsns the gums. reduces N
eamm aton aIIAys pain. cures Wild e".ie-
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-09-11

The man who pays his debts is true
to his trust.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-09-11
Your pruaqist VIII Tell You

That Murine Eye Remedy Cures Eyes.
Makes Weak Eyes Strong. Doesn't Smart.
Soothes Eye Pain and Sells for SOC.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-09-11

What was your record across Jer-
sey?"
"Ope country constable and Q cow"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-17
Submission.
News Notes From the HustIing
Little Town Down the
MOnonqaheIia.

Submission. Jan. 17.-Mrs. v. A.
selby, of clarksburg, is the guest at
the home of her brother, John
sturm, this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Long returned
Wednesday night from Pittsburg,
where they visited for week
Miss Clara Rheinhelmcr. n mem
Der of the local school faculty, re-
turned yesterday from Grafton,
where she attended the wedding OF
Miss Friedman, who is well known
here,
A. E. vassar has purchased the
Alvin electric theater OF Messrs.
Friedman and Alvin.
Postmaster James N. Knox re-
turned last night from Morgantown
where he attended the postmasters'
convention which was held there this
week. He reports very enjoyable
time and says the instructions they
received were OF much benefit to
them. Ira G. De voult, Of Enter
prise, was elected president of the
Fourth class postmasters' conven-
ton.
F. D. Peddicord returned from
business trip to Pittsburg Wednesday
and was accompanied home by his
niece. Miss Emma Peddicord. who
had been visiting relatives there for
several weeks.
The local Knights of Pythias will
have public installation of officers
tonight in their hall over the Haw-
ker hardware store After the in
stanation ceremonies. refreshments
will be served by the Pythian Sisters.
Mrs. William II. Fleming and Mrs.
Charles L. Watkins were shopping 1T
Clarksburg Wednesday.
H. T. Harmer is able to be out af-
ter a weeks Illness.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-17
TEACHERS TO MEET
Program for Elk District Insti-
tute to Be Held Saturday,
Feb. !, at 2 P. M.

Roll call and memory gems by
teachers.
What constitutes good school?
(a) From patrons view-John
Patton.
cb> From pupils vlew-L. B.
Davlsson.
From teachers view-Mlss Iva Van
Torp.
The teachers life and work-H.
I. Robinson.
How teach beginners written num-
Der work bessie Holden.
Would you guide pupil in his
search for knowledge or merely slim
ulatc him to action?-E. C. Queen
Round Table. topics:
% Influence of tho teacher out
side OF the school.
t9) How to deal with stubborn
pupil.
(a) Money or love for the profess
sion, which?
a. Physical exercise.
t5) Compulsory attendance at in
stitutes.
Evening Session,
Recitation : Miss Alicia Van
Tromp.
Essay-Mlss Stella Paugh.
Recltation-Mlss Beppic Radcliffe,
oration-M. S. Blair.
Debate:
Question: Resolved, that the Uni
ted States is more Indebted to France
than to England fro What she now
To afirm-John c. Robinson ana
Is"
E. c. Queen.
To deny-H. L. Robinson and A.
L. Romlne.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-17
PERSONAL


Jacob Kobleeard. OF Tulsa. okla.
was here yesterday morning enroute
on business trip to weston. his
former home.
Mrs Minnie Taylor Jackson Is In
Detroit visiting friends.
Stuart r. Reed left this morning
for Pittsburg, where he WIN deliver
the annual address to the West Yir-
ginia University Club OF Western
PENNSYLVANIA at the hotel schenley
tonight
James K. Hall, postmaster at
Wheeling was here last night enroute
to Parkersburg to attend the meet
ing of the Republican state executive
committee.
Sherman c. Denham left last night
for Parkersburg 10 attend the meet
ing f@the Republican state commit
tee today. of which he Is a member
Virgil L. Highland went to Park
ersburg last night to attend the.
meeting Of the Republican state ex-
ecntive committee.
Ben Levy, OF FL Paso, Tex is here
on visit to his sister Mrs. William
Newberger
E. NJ. Grant. OF Morgantown, is a
visitor in the city.
Waitman Barbe, of the state uni
yersity. is here on a business visit.
Assistant State Tax Commissioner
and Mrs. j. S. Darst. of Ravenswood,
were in the city Friday on their way
home from Morgantown where Mr..
Darst attended the postmasterss con-
vention,
Virgil A. Lewis, state archivist, re-
turned from Weston last night and
went to Parkersburg this morning.
Col. t. II. Wallis returned this
morning from trip east.
Atorpey C. A. Sutton. of Bridge
port, was in the city Friday on bust
ness.
Jacob w. Gerard. of wilsonburg.
spent FridW in the city.
Walter N. Morris, of Mt. Glare, was
here Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. T. Cunning
ham returne dthls morning from an
eastern trip of several weeks.
George r. Corpening came home
from the east this morning, whore
he had been several weeks.
DR.. E. W. Mills, of FaIrmont, spent
Friday in the city.
Henry E. Reeder returnedS last
night from Parkersburg. where he at
tended federal court.
T. t. Huffman, of Keyser. is the
guest of his brother-inlaw, Fred Da-
Wis.,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-17
GROUND HOG DAY
is COMM QUITE SOON

When the second of February
comes the extent of the winter is to
be determined. That will be ground
hog day" and If the ground hog sees
his shadow back into his ole he will
go to remain six whole weeks. II
the day is cloudy and he doesn't see
his shadow then winter will be prac-
tlcally over for he will stand for all
the gales that come along and take a
chance on catching cold.
In West Virginia the ground hog is
considered a barometer on the
second of February and every one re-
lies on his honesty. II he goes back
into the ground more winter is due
and If he stays out bad weather is at
an end.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-17
BONDS SUGGESTED
For the Purpose Of Buying and
Operating Gas and
Electric Plant.

The clause XIII that pretends to give
clarksburg the right to buy the gas
and electric light plant under the new
franchise IS ridicuIonsIy absurd. for
the reason that the state constitution
prohibits any bonded debt to exceed
5 per cent of the taxable personal
property Our taxable property s.
S11,70o.000 this would enable us 10
raise s5s5.ooO. Our town is now in
debt about 100000. which deducted
from the constitutional limit would.
only leave us 1886, oee with which to
purchase the plants and that would
not by any means be sufficient. If
we could bond the town sufficient to
buy, there are conditions In that
contract we could not comply with
in the limited time of six months.
The company selects two. we must
select two and these arbitrators Sc
lected must agree upon the fifth.
The two selected by the company
would have the power by refusing 10
agree unless they could get man 20
serve the corporation until the time
of six months would expire. The
notice must be given for six months
preceding the expiration of each ten
years the right to purchase and In
that time the arbitrators must agree,
and fix price before the town would
know the amount for which to issue
bonds and it would require not less
than thirty days to advertise the cleo
ton. So that any intelligent man
can see that the town will be held
down by the terms of the contract
for the fifty years. In view of these
facts and a protest by petition sign
cd by majority of the voters, can
any conscientious official vote to en-
slave the people.
A CITIZEN.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-17
REPORT
or Adjutant Generals Office Has
Been Handed TO Governor.

General n. S. Burlew has just COM
pleted his reports on receipts and
expenditures of the different accounts
of the adjutant generals office to De-
cember 81. 1907, and handed same 20
the governor. They covered many
pages Of closely written legal cap and
included military fund and conting-
ent fund accounts. from October /.
1906.
These reports were prepared by
Col. Charles n. SImms and compared
with the books and checked by Gen.
Burlew, and the latter is greatly
pleased with their completeness.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-17

Frank ]. WEIGH is confined to his
home on. Jackson street with erysipc-
las.
Allen L. Hawse returned this
morning from Richmond, Va.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-29
PROGRAM
HAS BEEN ARRANGED

City Superintendent j. S. Landers
returned last evening from La Grande
where he helped in arranging the
program for the big eastern Oregon
teachers meeting to be held at Baker
City from November 2S to 25. The
program was agreed upon and invi-
tations are being sent to those who
are scheduled to take part.
The two big men for the Baker
City convention will be Superlntend-
ent Adrian of the Santa Barbara
schools and Prof Parsons of Terra
Haute, Ind. Both these men are
known as strong institute workers
and the fact that they will be pres
ent insures a profitable time for those
who attend.
According to Superintendent Lam
ders the two educators will conduct
all of the general meetings at the
convention and local people will have
charge only in the sectional work.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-29
EXTENSION STRIKES A "sNAG''

An unexpected "snag" has been
struck by the o. r. & n. company in
the hurried extension Of the Wallowa
branch of that line. Two years ago
the right of way for the entire line
was secured through Wallowa valley
on the specific understanding, 1t is al
legged, that the line was to be com
pleted within two years from date Of
the right of way contract.
Last week the two year perior ex-
plfed and when the company sought
to enter the premises of Hector Nc
Donald, a wealthy farmer near Wal
dowa store yesterday, the officials,
foremen and laborers were forbidden
10 enter, as the contract for the right
Of way had expired and the company
had failed to make good by complet-
ing the line within the time specified.
Mcdonald is a prominent and in
fluential rancher Of the lower Wal
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-29

A movement is now on foot among
wealthy farmers looking toward the
organization Of a stock company for
the purpose of manufacturing the
Reynolds combined harvesters in PEN
dleton. The test made this season
has convinced Umatilla county farm,
ers who have watched their opera
ton that the new features Of this
machine recommend 1t to the peculiar
wheat lands Of this county.
Mr.. Reynolds, the inventor, will
leave in a few days for him home in
Berkeley, Cal, and will return later
in the winter to take up the matter
OF the organization of the company.
If the company is organized and the
factory located in Pendleton at least
so men would be employed during
the entire year in this industry.
The three machines already manu-
factured here nave been turned out
at Pendleton Iron works which al
ready has most of the equipment
needed for an extensive factory.