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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-12-25
NOT THE THROB OF LOVE.
Dear Ones "Reminiscences Seemed
Somehow to Lack Romance.

They sat on the sofa. They had
Just come to mutual understanding,
and he had measured her finger for
the engagement ring, and they were
in the first throes of tender reminis-
cence.
You do not remember" he said.
in a trembling voice. you do not re-
member when you first saw me?"
Yes, | do"
Did any thrill or throb tell your
heart this happy moment would
come? No: that could not be ex-
pected."
Yes, something did seem to whis
per that we might become man and
wife"
my darling" And he kissed her
fondly.
Yes: | remember | saw you from
the window leaving the house. and
thought you were bandylegged. and
thought how awful it would be to
marry bandy-legged man. but it was
only the glass in the window that was
uneven and made you look So"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-12-25
ROSES ON ALL WINTER HATS.
or Every Color and Hue, and the
Larger the Better.

Roses of every color and hue. big as
Cabbages. are smart on winter hats. 1t
is the color that takes. OF course
luNuriant big rose though of satin and
silk and in the shades of pink never to
be seen on a real flower. helps to en-
Iivcn the feelings. \ rose hat makes
one feel positively young. and young
themselves.
The ribbon roses which adorn a
dressy hat just from Paris are made
of many shades of pink satin ribbon in
one instance. and in another of curious
shades OF dead white and greeny white
to look like a bride rose.
1t may seem folly to pay four dollars
for single artificial rose. yet that is
what fashion is doing, and the ribbon
roses cost as much If not more
The keynote OF tn" year is simple
elegance" said the millincr as she
carefully oXtricarod Il larg" hat to fit
on my head for the reception Simple
cl"gHuCo.
Truly it looked So. II was turban.
rather large. and over the mnlinc
finished fran" was luII"d a point lace
scarf with I'M" "rmin" and sable
tails rounding the crown \ narrow
twist Of yIvuX hI"U suppl" ribbon gave
hanS-rh" coming hats-wcre as SUI
I"rb in scarfs Of ottoman silk in rich
colurs.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-12-25

habitable condition, and the Edward
Devotion House association is to have
charge of its maintenance. The Ed
ward Devotion house is the oldest
now standing in Brookline. 1t COM
memorates the Devotion school fund
which was bequeathed by Ed
ward Devotion and received by the
town in 1862. The fund amounted to
about 1886. which the donor speci-
fled should go toward building Or
maintaining n school as near the CEN
ter of the town as should be agreed
upon by the town.
The Edward Devotion grammar
school is located on the old Devotion
lot on Harvard street. where the old
building may be plainly seen by
passersby.
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Personal Observation,

Boys" said the sweet young teac
Sunday school class, "it seems to
that this lesson teaches that what OF
begins another continues or COL
pletes. All york does not devoly
upon any one person. Can you illus
trate with an incident from your owl
observation"
i've know father to be on a tea
all night" timidly informed little Bob
by. "and then mother would continue
to rip him up the back all next morn
ing"
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ECZEMA ALL OVER HIM.
No Nights Rest for Year and Limit
of His Endurance Seemed Near
Owes Recovery to Cuticura.

my son Clyde was almost COM
pletely covered with eczema. Physi-
clans treated him for nearly a year
without helping him any. His head.
face. and neck were covered with large
scabs which he would rub until they
fell off. Then blood and matter would
run out and that would be worse.
Friends coming to see him said that if
he got well he would be disfigured for
life. When it seemed as If he could
possibly stand it no longer, | used
some Cuticura Soap, Cuticura Oint-
ment, and Cuticura Resolvent. That
was the first night for nearly a year
that he slept. In the morning there
was great change for the better. In
about six weeks he was perfectly well.
Our leading physician recommends
Cuticura for eczema. Mrs. Algy
Cockburn. Shiloh. o.. June IL. 1907"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-12-25
A VARIETY OF ExPEDiENTs.
Little Sinner Was Providing for Flu.
ture Emergencies.

Muriel, a five-year-old subject Of
King Edward VII, has been thought
by her parents too young to feel the
weight of the rod, and has been ruled
by moral suasion alone. But when,
the other day, she achieved disobedi-
ence three times in five minutes, more
vigorous measures were called for,
and her mother took an ivory paper
knife from the table and struck her
smartly across her little bare legs.
Muriel looked astounded. Her moth
er explained the reason for the blow
Muriel thought deeply for moment
Then. turning toward the door with a
grave and disappearing countenance,
she announced in her clear little Eng.
lish voice:
I'm going upstairs to tell God
about that paper-knife. And l shall
tell Jesus. And if that doesn't do,
/ shall put flannel on my legs."-
Everybody's Magazine
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-12-25
Cretonne Bed Spreads.

The renewal of things Colonial has
brought about the fashion for bed
-prouLs OF old world chintz. These
substitute tn" spreads OF Marseilles.
They han= nearly to the floor. are
sIash"l to iii IN" TWO lower posts. and
ar" edged with thrce.inCh linen laCes
There Is an ohlOug piece made to
match Tor tn" pillows. 1t is always
h"fror to us" what is known as day
pillows under this. They are stuffed
with hard substance" and made to
-raUd firm and full.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-12-25
Another Crop Ccninq.

Louie is the brightest youngster in
she South side. If you doubt this ask
Louie's father. According to the same
authority Louie's mother consented to
the sacrifice of his curls recently and
he was taken to the nearest barber
shop. He was left unguarded while
the deed was being committed and
the horrid barber-just think of the
poor mothers feelings-used the clip
pers. So when Louie's father re-
turned for him the boy proudly ex-
hibited a hairless poll for his in
spection.
Well" exclaimed the father. he
didn't leave much"
No" chirped Louie. but it'll grow
out again all right. cause he left the
seeds in."-Kansas City Times.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-12-25
WOMAN NINE OPERATOR.
Mrs. Upham OF Denver Delegate to Ma
tIonal Convention.

Pittsburg. Pa.-Mrs. Nellie c. Up
ham OF Denver. Col. the most success
full woman mine operator in the coun-
try. bears the distinction of being the
only woman delegate TO attend the ses-
sions OF the American Mining con-
gress held In this city recently.
Mrs. Upham was appointed a special
delegate by the commissioners of the
District OF Columbia and bears the dis
tinction OF having twice before repre-
scented the district in the congress.
Mrs. Upham is known as the "Hetty
Green of the Mining Industry" She
owns and operates n dozen mines in
various sections of the far west and
has successfully conducted some of
the most bitterly contested legal bat
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-12-25
AS MUSEUM IN BROOKLINE.
Historic New England House Opened
On 2o3d Anniversary of Town.

Boston.-The historic Edward De-
votion house on Harvard street,
Brookline. was formally opened as a
public museum the other day. The
little old building has been well
stocked with articles of the revolu-
tionary period, given or loaned by
public-spirited citizens of the town.
The day was especially appropriate
for the opening of the little museum,
for it was. the 203d anniversary of the
incorporation of the town of Brook
line.
The town not long ago appropriated
$500 to place the structure in a
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-12-25
The Maternal Instinct.

\ little girl sat in corner of a rail
way carriage. apparently lost in
thought and with a sliIht frown on
her pretty face. OppO>it" was her
mother. who wondered what Molly
was thinking Of. and whether she was
rcgrctting the Joys of padding and
castle building at the seaside.
At last tn" mother spoke:
"Wcll. Molly. what is it? Are you
sorry to b" going homo"
Il shall be- glad to see my dOllies
again." said Molly-a mere babe, but
already quite a little mother.-Home
Notes.
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EancN MuHS-

Fancy mUns will be fad of the
season. and In them th"r" is a chance
for rmrIn1In- all the clcvorncss in
design and u""dlowOrk that woman
Possesses. In mum brocadc and
feathers may D." most charmingly
combined. and neckpi"cc to match
may b" evolved. Black velvet with
black ostrich tips can be worked to-
r"th"r with astonishingly artistic re-
suits. whIIr artificial flowers. either
as a substitute or in combination. are
lovely.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-12-25
The Turnover Back.

Tn" very stiff linen collar has fallen
into dt-r"Iuit" except for business
wear. Softer neck effects are Consid-
cred desirable, and the sheer, embroid
cred turnuycrs are being worn again
in combination with nuny jabots, rabat
tics and tassoIcd silk or velvet era
varF. Worn thus, the turnover, of
course. fastcns in front like a linen
collar. and the edges are held neatly
together by a fancy brooch.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-12-25
Didn't Harmonize,

Patience-Do you have harmony II
your church choir?
Patrice-Do we? Well, say! Jus
listen: Last Sunday the soprano wore
a pink hat and purple waist, the alto
had a green waist and yellow hat. anc
the basso had a green necktie and {
red nose,-Yonkers Statesman.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-12-25
The Smart SCaTf5

lust AT the present moment the
silks h'ing u-,d for ,h- Manufacture
Of 'hn -mut'".r ~cuis have patterns
which wuuId -."m to owe their in
suirolInn 10 Ymiuu- plDe"1 Of nature.
Fruits and rower~ G-ur. very largely
in -h" as-i-ua now ir- do all SORTS of
howrljng plants and vines. The new.
"st -rHgt7 %! This r>I"' slow another
rha7' "I UarVr" in their d"si-n. They
have Tourd 0u'- Of color suggesting
SUNS crossed o.. 1.ry clouds. rs the
majority Of rh'.r scars are muGr Of
gray hrocat". the chOd effect Is per
fncl.y apparent. one had rcd suns. "
"hi!" dark hIurs and browns also ap-
rear III som" of the PATTERNS.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-12-25
A Personal Question.

Il see." said the man. that you hold
your letter pad on your lap when you
write"
"Well?" said the woman.
Would you hold your typewriter
on your lap?"
No. Would you?"-Kansas City
Journal.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-12-25

vest Is Of finely ruca"d soft silk and
insertion and th" md"r-sl"eyes are
IN" same. rh" vai-r.haud is shaped
and CuI in -callop~ in III" front. but.
1uning over.
Materials required. 10 yards yclv".
teen. e wards Insertion. l yard silk
2G inches wide.
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PARTY DRESS OF VELvETEEN.
Rich Costume Designed for Girl Of
from Fourteen to Sixteen Years.

There are so many beautiful shades
In yelvetcen that ii is difficult to
know which to select: the skirt OF
this is quite plain; it is a circular
shape. The velveteen is arranged in
one deep fold over each shoulder. and
smaller folds form tho sleeve. The
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-12-25
SILK Skirt; Cloth Coat.

Among the best Of the new cos
tunes is seen the combination OF
Ottoman silk and liberty broadcloth.
The skirt is Of silk, long, flowing, and
IntTimmed. The coat Is also long. IS
Of the cloth, and usually has reyers
OF silk
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FACT VERIFIED.

kid-Say. mister, got change fer
five dollars?
Kind Gcntleman-Yes. my boy; here
1t Is.
Kid-Thanks, boss: just wanted to
see 1t. I'd kinder got to thinkin' dere
wasn't dat much money in circulation,
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Must Have Meant Him.

II wish | knew" said Cholly Sap
head, 'if have any show Of winning
Miss Roxie Swellman.'
Well" answered Miss Peppery.
her choice"
'Aw, really? What did she say!"
she said nobody was good enough
to be her husband"
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is
in Of
o
ringed
The and little
stitch
Is the
in
embroidered The dotted
ge liberty The long sleeves and the skirt trimmed to
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-12-25

you may have It II you will; 1t is
within the power of all, and miserable
are those who have 1t not-Chester-
field.
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SAM MY'S FEELINGS.

Sammy" said his mean uncle. "ho
would you feel If l were to give yt
a penny?"
Il think" replied Sammy, that
should feel a little faint at first,
I'd try and get over it,
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The Little Bertha.

AL sorts Of hrmha@ are used for
trimming rh" drarrd bodies nf crcpo.
wolfe and chiffon cloth gowns. Srme-
times lhr." b-rthiS are OF broadcloth
in q matching 'ouc and rIubroiiered in
srlfculou.d silks. Again thrs arc Of
coarse net soutnchrI. embroidered or
appliQucd in self OF contrasting coIors:
but iu nearly every instance thoy nre
shaped like the crstwtuc popular
jumTyl yl--lhr shoulder straps terminal
iuE just below The bus1 line and al
the top uAtruitug ont ger the sleeve
10 accompany these borthas there are
landings fo finish tn" sleeve and mar
row edges 70 finish lie collar.
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Work is only done well when It is
done with a will.-Ruskin.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-12-25
Important to Mothers.
Love Was Bold.

when poverty knocked at the door
| presume love n"w out of the win
dow"
Not this time. Love stayed and
wrote book entitled How to Live
on Nothing a Year"
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When woman has her hair fixed
up she Is half dressed.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-12-25

Each hour has its lesson and its
life; and II we miss this we shall not
find its lesson in anOther.-king.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-12-25

ONLY ONE "BROMO pUISISE'
That is LAXATIVE URDMD ptlSISE. Look 70
tho signature Of y W. GHOSE. Uss,d the Worl
Uyrr Cure n Cold In one bay. -.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-12-25

Mrs. wlnslow's Soothing syrup.
For children teethng Eoftsns the gums, reduces IN
r-nmAiiOa. allay pain. cures wind cole &c bottle
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Worth Its Weight in Gold.

PETrIT'S EYE SNLNE strcngt hens old
rvr-. tonic for eve sttain. weak. watcry eyes
Druggists or Howard Bros, Buffalo, y. \,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-12-25

Those Tired. Aching Feet Of Yours
rsSd Aliens trui-hlasF. - at your ITuEgtJs
Write \. :. Dlms'"d. l.. liny. y Y. Tor sample.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-12-25

Sober second thoughts are always
best for topper.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-08-22
vii, ship via Moffat Road.

Cheyenne. Wyo.-Ora Haley. a
prominent Wyoming and Routt county,
Colorado. cattleman. says:
"The Moffat road will be at Yampa
within thirty days, and thenceforward
will control this years cattle shipments
from the great Bear river valley. which
will probably aggregate $4,000 head.
mostly four and five-year-old steers.
Such cattle shipments will reach
Denver in eight hours, and Ellis, Kan
sas, in twenty-four hours.
From Denver, shipments will be
made to Omaha, while from Ellis the
cattle will reach Kansas City or st.
Joseph with only one unloading for
feed and water, at Ellis"
Mr.. Haley says that Routt county
is looking for an early building of Rio
Grande branch from Wolcott into the
Bear River Valley coal fields and stock
ranges, the branch to be from sew
enty to eighty-five miles long, with
Oak Creek or Craig as the terminal.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-08-22

FAIR At DENVER
PRESIDENT ScHOLTZ OF DENVEF
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
URGES ITS VALUE.
MANY Big EXHIBITS
A LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY
SPENT ON GROUNDS AND
BUILDINGS.

Denver.-PresidentE E. L. Scholtz OF
the Denver Chamber of Commerce
has issued a bulletin to the members
of that body calling attention to the
importance of the Colorado Interstate
Fair and Exposition to be held In Den
yer in September. Following is the
bulletin:
THE above association has under
taken to establish at Overland Park,
Denver, an Interstate Fair and EXPO
sition. and from September 7th to II,
1908, will be given their first exnlpl-
ton. There has been spent large
amount of money in preparing for TINS
event Buildings for the use OF the
product of the manufacturer, merchant,
farmer and stock raiser have been
erected and no expense has been
spared by the management in provid-
ing conveniences for visitors and suit
able accommodations for exhibitors.
THE entertainment features planned
are most unique and cannot fail to IN
terest and instruct those who Will at
tend. A large number of our mer-
chants and manufacturers have already
engaged space for their exhibits, and
1t is hoped that those OF our members
who have not heretofore given their
ouppoil uilSStioh, WA Wv ~
once as We believe 1t to be an oppor-
tunity to bring their goods before the
public that should not be overlooked.
Among those who have applied and
been allotted space are the Daniels q
Fisher Stores Company, Joslin Dry
Goods Company. A. T. Lewis & Son
Dry Goods Company. May Shoe Cloth
ing Company, Golden Eagle Dry Goods
Company. Struby- Estabrook Mercan-
tile Company, c. S. Morey Mercantile
Company, j. S. Brown & Brother Mer-
camille Company, C. D. Griffith Shoe
Company, Hendrie & Bolthoff M. & >.
Company, Mine & Shelter Supply
Company, and many others.
1T is planned by the management to
make at Overland Park the most at
tractive fair grounds in the United
States, and the space where will be
shown annually the best products OF
Colorado and other states. and 1t is an
ticipated that in few years it will be
known as the mecca for all high-class
exhibitors. Colorado products are
now most favorably known. Let all
pull together and make the Colorado
Interstate fair the agricultural, horti-
cultural and stock show place OF this
country
Exhibitors space can be obtained
from c. e. Stubs. president. Tabor
Opera House block.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-08-22
Governor euchtePs Pardons.

Denver.-A Canon City dispatch
says: Governor Buchtel has pardoned
twenty-four men since he went into
office in December, 1906. Governor
Mcdonald pardoned twenty-five men
from December 30, 1904, to November
80, 1906. Governor Peabody issued
twenty-four pardons in two years, Gov
ernor Orman pardoned twenty-six,
Governor Thomas pardoned twenty
three; Alva Adams, from December
80, 1896, to November, 1898, pardoned
thirty, and Governor Mcintyre issued
pardons to fifty men from December
80, 1894, to November 80, 1896. The
records show that Buchtel's pardons
have been issued at the instance Of
the State Board of Pardons and to
men serving short terms.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-08-22
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

Captain Baldwin on Friday fulfilled
the second requirement for the ac-
ceptance Of his military dirigible bal
loon by making two successful speed
trials at Fort Myer.
At banquet at the National Press
Club in Washington Saturday night.
Capt. Thomas S. Baldwin, who has
just delivered a dirigible to the United
States army at Fort Myer, announced
that he had been given a contract, soon
to be signed, to construct airships for
an aerial passenger line to ply be-
tween Philadelphia and New York, in
corporated in Massachusetts about six
weeks ago by Charles J. Glidden.
Ainsworth R. Spofford, librarian Of
the Congressional library at Washing
ton from 1864 to 1897, died at Shepard
Hill, Holderness, in New Hampshire
on the 18th inst, aged eighty-four
When Mr.. Spofford entered the Con-
gressional library it contained about
tains more than 100000 volumes and
pamphlets, and many thousands Of
volumes are being added each year.
Ambassador White at Paris has ad-
dressed the French government with a
view OF the suspension OF the decree
prohibiting the importation Of sui
phurated fruits, with particular refer
ence to California dried fruits. pend
ing the report of the American commits
sion or board which is to cover the
whole subject Of the importation Of
preserved fruit and other edibles.
Otherwise. it is said, the importations
of French fruits into this country may
ho offocfnd
The reclamation service Saturday
was advised that high pressure gates
in the outlet tunnel of the Shoshone
reservoir have been successfully in
stalled and that water is flowing
through the tunnel. This marks an
important step in the construction Of
what will be the highest dam in the
world, which the government is erect
ing in the canon Of the Shoshone river
in northern Wyoming. for the storage
Of water to irrigate $50, 900 acres in the
vicinity Of Cody.
Secretary Garfield of the Interior
Department, returned Monday from an
inspection tour begun June 1st
through the public land states and ter
ritories, which was extended to Ha-
wall.
Dr. Robert Koch, the distinguished
German scientist, the discoverer of the
tubercule bacillus and of the cholera
germ, will attend the International
congress to be held in Washington in
September a. an official representa-
tive of the German government Doc
tor Koch Is at present in Japan, and
will step in Washington on his way
back to Germany.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-08-22
Students to Study Water Systems.

Fort Collins, Colo-Word has gone
out to about fifty students Of the engi-
neering department of the Agricul-
tural college to meet L. G. Carpenter,
dean of the department, and his staff
at Colorado Springs, August 25th to
begin surveying. This will practically
be the beginning Of the school year for
the engineering students. The party
will go into camp on the south side of
Pixies Peak, where they will be given
an opportunity to study the water sys-
tenn OF Colorado Springs. Experience
will also be gained by examination of
water systems of three or four other
towns in the vicinity.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-08-22
GENERAL NEWS.

The Republican primaries in the
state of Washington resulted in a small
-maiority for James Wickersham as
yeandidate for the United States Senate.
Gov. Hoke Smith will call an extra
session Of the Georgia Legislature, to
meet August oath to consider the con-
yict bill. the agricultural school sup
mort bill and the anti-lobbying bill.
Sir Thomas Upton has intimated
that he will try again for the Americas
Gun with his new racing yacht Sham
rock. IL the yacht club will give him
assurance that his challenge will be
accepted.
The Methodist Episcopal church has
beenn an active crusade for the cleo
tion of a speaker of the national House
of Representatives who will allow
congress to vote the interstate liquor
shipment bill"
William H. Taft has written to the
committee having in charge the ar
raneements for the national conference
Of the unemployed to be held in New
York city beginning Sept. 25th that he
will not be able to attend the confer
ence.
Drastic measures to force out of the
optical profession men who pretend to
test eve vision, prescribe and sell
glasses without any scientific knowl-
edge Of their calling were urged before
the American Association OF Opt
clans. in convention at Philadelphia.
The New York Republican state
convention to nominate candidate
r,r Governor and a state ticket will be
hold at Saratoga. September 14th.
Elihu Root will be temporary chair
man and Joseph H. Choate. former am
haasador to Great Britain, permanent
ehairman Of the convention.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-08-22
What's a Friend?

Seated on the white beach they
talked Of friendship.
"A friend is balancing pole" said
an athlete-"a balancing pole without
which it is impossible to walk safely
the tight rope Of life?"
"A friend is jewel" said pretty
girl, that shines brightest in the dark
ness of misfortune"
"a friend is volume" said Jour.
nalist, "a volume OF sympathy. Do.nd
in cloth as a rule, though in rare cases
the binding may be silken."
"a friend is a good link" unused q
jeweler. in the chain of life"
He is a plaster" said physician.
"for the cuts of misfortune"
Like IVY" said a botanist. the
greater the ruin. the closer he clings."
"A friend" said a grass widow sad
ly. SIS the first person who comes in
when the whole world has gone out"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-08-22


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