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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-03-27
The
ManleSS
Ball
Room
trus,ful mood.
By Bertha v. o'BRIEN.

things that occurred the pretty girl that c
making a humiatlng confession
The dcah Of has be almost thread
makes secret of and society DANES confess
the problems they have to dcsi with
about this muchame. ID dearth Of
parents society folk but when
place the world found that I'd have the
expensive that fellow with
pride wouldn't take part anything unless he could
play right takes And then, should fall in
girl had been brought luxury and you'd have to ask
down I'd hate ask woman to do that for me-
believe that don't TO balls simply be-
bored Social functions aren't quite the masculine
line They don't appreciate the privilege of standing around
linen and tight pumps trying to be agreeable
girl aurng bcvy them dsconerng and it's bad
pick yourself think popular
in society is a martyr.
general place wealth at the top of the quail
make eligibility But society rich bachelors
other hundreds girls being brought
fashion that keeps their families ugging bnrey at refractory ends
Of the ciges be caught The
this and he is
After all is said the fact is that back of the manes ball
problem that sheds much light the cyerccurng question: "~hy
there mauy old maids
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-03-27
Men Who Think.

When \ man makes n serious blum.
der. or discovers that he has engaged
In nm Improbable enterprise. his .S'
euss Is. Il didn't think" lie should
have reflected on his enterprise before
engaging In Il. II IL the duty of every
man to think. Thinking In the impor-
sant thing in business. Every man
should take from h,c to fifty minutes
each day and divorce his mind from
tho strenuous activity surrounding
him and dcvot. the time To thought.
Tho brain Ia like tho muscle: II mus,
have exercise. or Il becomes fiabby.
Cultivate concentration OF thought:
study your sphere OF usefulness: cut
cut tho ~ecds that grow In your brain:
sct out Of tho mental Tut you are In:
stop drifting: keep your brain active.
Men are paid for either what they
think or wha, they do with their mus.
clos. says tho New York Weekly.
Mans muscles have a limit: he caa
move just SO much matter by physical
force. but by thinking he has unliui.
!ird possibilities. The world offers
golden prizes TO the man who thinks.
You can cultivate your brain: you can
make !, expand. The brain 4. like 4
plant. Noufish II. cultivate Il. care for
u. and II will grow. The man who
thinks Is the man who succeeds.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-03-27
Rocky Ford Enterprise
WILL R.,MoNKMAN. Publisher.
ROCKY FORD. COLORADO.
rhs cbsss for TItiss.

At least 80 titles. more or less au'
thsntic. have been captured by Ameri.
can women In France. How many are
real? A good proportion. Others ars
Dapal: others merely assumed. Since
titles wore abolished In France the
''aF1stocracy" has increased hvefold.
There are five times as many dukes.
counts and all that In republican
France today. as there were In the
royal France OF old. They spring up
like mushrooms. There is no law
against your butcher assuming the
title Of the Marquis de Tete de Veau II
II SO pleases him. And. therefore.
comes II that many u girl does not get
what she pays for-poor child! How.
ever. authentic titIes-resistered In the
these days. declares Vance Thompson.
In New Broadway Magazine. One of
the bestknown American women In
Paris makes an excellent living as u
marriage broker. have seen one OF
her lists which was brought TO the at
tention OF Girl with nioney-moncy
made. curiously enough. out OF wooden
toothpicks. Among the titled men
offered to the wooden toothpick heir.
ess were the Due de Montmorency. the
Count de Chateaubriand and the
Prince de Lecca. She hasn't chosen
yet recommended tho Prince do
Lccca. He is OF the corsican branch
OF the Colonnas and has been trying
TO marry an American girl for years
and years. or course. he has no money.
but the title Is u good one. He Is
known as the Knight OF the Sorrowful
Visaxe: and he writes verses. Take
him." l said to the heircss. ''why!"
she asked. 'Becaus. he looks like n
toothpick:" but she didn't like the rea.
son.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-03-27

There arc number OF catfish men
In this world. Their yo~i is audible
around public places frequently" re.
marks an editorial writer in the Wash.
inston Post. In the course of an article
defending woman from the assertion
,ha; all women are cats. While placing
men In the same class may not be-
much of defense OF the scn,icr sex.
q, 10 encouraging to see that there are
men broad enough to cspy the small
failings OF their own sex. After all.
ea'tishncss is only an expression Of
those a,,ributcs-envy. hatred. malice
and all acknowledgements from
their attacks the so.caiicd s,ronge.
Sex is not immune.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-03-27
Wine
Drives
Away
Wit
., ANDREW LANG.

Elusive. This melancholy reflection when after
pleasant meeting remember the good things which
said We remember that A dcrng that B. several times
rewarded BY laugh. and that c. spacd But where hsc
had good talk. but recall little of
We certain that few mcnf Mt al-can write
their their best with wine busy their brains He who
should this the candle both ends but without producing
brilliant illumination Now this strong proof that the wit
when the in Perhaps scientific OF letters
writing while drinks bottle Of champagne and,
reading will tel, what he thinks OF it. He
BY the
splendid while he writing. Indeed
natural eaon of spirits think makes o'ercstmate the work
while it lasted and tho best things done sober and fis
tru-tful mood
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-03-27

When the hank OF England note r..
turns TO the bank I, is never re.issued
II is cancelled by having the signatur.
of the chief cashier torn on. After
the signatures are torn on the notes
are pricked on in the register and
sorted into the dates OF issue. They
are then placed In boxes in the vaults.
where they are kept for i've years.
after which they are burned In a fur.
mace placed in a courtyard.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-03-27
Personal.

Bishop Charles II. Fowler Of the
Methodist Episcopal church is dead at
his home In New York. He was Il
years old.
Alonzo F. Shriner. chief deputy sur.
veyor In the St Louis customs house.
has been arrested charged with EN-.
bezzlement.
Cudney Washington, n negress, said
to be III years old. died recently at
Leavenwor,h. Kan.
William J. Bryan celebrated his 4sth
birthday by addressing 10000 persons
at Chicago on political subjects.
Gov. Guild Of Massachusetts, is crit.
ically Ill with rheumatism and grippe.
Gov. Hughes has appointed a com.
mission to take tesimtny in connec.
ton with the charges recently filed
against District Attorney jerome of
New York city.
United Sattes Senator Penrose ia
confined to his home in Philadelphia
oy a severe attack of the grippe
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-03-27

They hear in Paris that Germany
may buy the Philippines. Tha, Paris
rumor factory is turning out mighty
poor produc, these days. 1t should
get new foreman. The raw material
he Is using appears to be all right.
That is TO say. II is raw enough to
suit the most fastidious taste. The
finished product, however. causes even
the serious.minded to smile.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-03-27
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"Whsn the wine is in the wit is ont"
says the provcrb. But every one who takes
the usual modest share of wine at any feast
must have observed that the wit seems TO
come in with the wine. A dinner par.y
seems and sounds much livelier after the
guests have had glass OF champagne. To
themselves they appear much brighter, hap
pier. witticr than they were while waiting
for some late guest, or while trying to find
topic which may interest fair ncighbsr.
To themselves they seem wit,ier. and they
certainly are gayer and more yolublc. Bat
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-03-27

Bernard Shaw is right, I'm afraid. In
spite OF. fine sounding and ancient, romantic
iibs: Man is the pursucd-woman the pur-
.ucr.
The other day in the midst of a con-
vcrsation not intended to bring out that
point at all, distractingly pretty Young
society girl said TO nc: "Of course there's
the everlasting bother of getting enough
men to come to things. It's enough TO turn
YOUR hair gray trying TO round up suil-
cicnt number Of fellows TO make things in
tcrcsting.r
Imagine it And so common has this
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-03-27

A man in Brooklyn laughed so heart.
fly over a joke that 1t killed him. This
is the sarcasm OF fate. There are re.
peated cases on record OF people
laughing themselves to death, bu,
whoever heard OF ill.naturcd persons
dying OF a grouch7 Yet the latter kim
could be so much more easily spared.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-03-27

Some persons are curious to know
where Mrs. Hetty Green kept all those
millions she had on hand TO lend to
needy capitalists during the financla
stringency in New York city
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-03-27
RoorManl
inPollIitics.
Money Not Essen.
tial Save in
Diplomatic Service
BY HON. CURTIS GUILD. JR..
0svss.ss Of Msssschssstss.

S man Of small has opportunity for political
in this country Gov Douglas Gov. Crane and Gov
Wocott all of large means but with their excep
ton cannot recall governor of Massachusetts since Gov.
Amcs who of particularly modest fortune.
The present president Of the United States inherited
very small fortune but Of course has added largely to his
income by his pen.
believe thoroughly, however, in making it easier for
modest public life by
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-03-27
Miscellaneous.

mtheeII1NeoVs.
While entering New York harbor tho
Atlantic liner Kronprinx Wilhelm had
n hole ten feet In diameter torn In her
stern by the steamer Crown OF Castillo
Nobody was injured.
The route OF the New York TO Paris
race has been changed TO include Los
Angeles.
The situation In Haiti has been
greatly relieved by the arrival OF war
ships at Port Au Prince and no immc'
diatc danger OF further trouble Is ap
pretended.
The Japanese steamer Tatsu Maru,
siezcd by China on the charge Of SNUG.
Cling arms and ammunition TO Chinese
rcvolutionists has been released on
terms proposed by Japan.
The profits for the American Tele.
phone and Telegraph company for the
past year were S:3.i79.000.
Abe Hummel. the New York divorce
lawyer. has been released from Sing
Sing after serving year for suborna.
ton of perjury.
Five indictments have been returned
against A. c. Tisdell. whose private
bank in Chicago failed several months
ago.
On his plea Of guilty Of numbering
ex.Gov. Steuncnberg. Harry Orchard
was sentenced to death by Judge Wood
at Caldwell. Idaho. with recommen.
dation to the state pardoning board
that the sentence be committed.
A shortage OF between $1,000 and
$4,000 has been discovered in the of.
flee of the surveyor OF customs at St.
Louis.
Representatives Of the American
Tobacco company have placed a gat-
ling gun on the roof OF their tobacco
warehouse at Maysville. KY. to pre-
vent night riders from burning the
building.
Atchison has adopted plans for the
finest high school building in Kansas.
The United States steel derelict de.
stroyer Seneca. the first of her type,
was successfully launched at New.
port News recently.
Leck Allen is dead as a result of
injuries received in prize fight at
st. Joseph. Mo-, with Fritz Gutzen-
berger.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-03-27
NEWS OF The WEEK
Most Important Happenings Of the
Past Seven Days.
Interesting items Gathered FROM all
Parts Of the World Condensed
Into Small Space tor the Ben
eft Of Our Readers.
Congressional.

Congressional.
Senator La Toilette OF Wisconsin has
introduced a bill providing for tariff
commission. The body Is to be com.
posed of nine members not more than
five from any one political party.
The American Federation of Labor's
statement Of grievances has been laid
before the senate.
After a spirited debate the ship sub
sidy bill was passed by the senate
recently.
BY vote OF 14s to 1l5 the house
tabled the resolution calling upon the
president to supply the Information on
corporations collected by the bureau
OF corporations.
Speaker Cannon and Vice President
Fairbanks are authority for the state
ment that q new employers liability
act will be passed nt the present ses.
sion of congress.
The conference OF labor leaders at
Washington has presented TO congress
difference OF that body to the interests
OF the producers OF the country.
Senator LaFollette OF Wisconsin re-
sumed his speech In the senate on the
Alirich bill recently. declaring that
the recent panic was helped along by
the big insurance companies whose
headquarters are In Wall street.
The pension bill. carrying an appro-
priation of 3l50.sGo. GOO. and providing
for one general pension agency Mt
Washington. has passed the house.
Before the house submarine investi.
eating committee Secretary OF the
Navy Metcalf declared that no men,
ber Of congress had attempted TO In.
fucncc his department In the matter
of furnishing submarine boats for the
navy.
A bill to create n national univcrs
sI,y at Washington has been intro
duced In the house by Representative
Mckinley Of Illinois.
Tho house and senate adjourned
for the day recently out of respect
for the memory OF Senator whyte Of
Maryland.
United States Senator William
Pinckncy White Of Maryland. died re.
Gently Mt his home In baltimore OF
eryHipcias. He was 81 years old.
SeuatOr In fOttcttc ucuNcrcu
speech In tho senate on the Aidrich
bill In which he declared that the re-
cent financial panic was brought about
for political reasons by the Wall
street manIpuiators.
The senate committee on finance has
amended the Aidrich bill by eiiminat.
inE railroad bonds Ms security for na.
tionai bank note circulation.
Before the LIi!cy submarine boat
inquiry committee Lawrence Spear.
vicc prcsidcat Of tho Electric Boat
company OF New Jersey. positively de-
nicd that he had promised Represents.
tive Hobson TO have him appointed
on the house naval affairs committee
as sworn TO by Mr.. HobEon.
A bill to incrcanc the efficiency of
tho medical department OF the army
has passed the house.
The house has passed bill TO re.
store TO the gold and silver coins the
motto in God We Trust"
The house subcommittee of for'isi.
cations has cut the estimates OF the
war department on the fertilization
bill: from S3s.ti3.ei5 TO Ss.:io.Gi1.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-03-27

the the OF elections
that has been privilege to sign bill prohibiting public
ions from contributing campaign funds and trust that shall be
by the legislature the privilege of signing bill fobddng the
tribuion by corporation to campaign funds.
There kind of public however which to-day absolutely
closed to the moderate No hope TO become
ambassador of his foreign capital The salary paid by
the United States rdlous inadequate to the needs Of the position
The of the United failing provide the
which maintain the dignity of the position of ambassa
hypocrisy James Bryce of modest for
thanks the liberal policy OF the British
his Washington The could afford
United OF ST. could another
Franklin afford 10 take to-day the post Of ambassador ut Paris
The richest nation in the world is
the only one whi - q
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-03-27

which had lain in the ground nobody
knows how long. One Of the hoivS-
contained lead bullet. II il probably
relic OF old Indian times. or may have
been dropped BY an early day hunter.
Il Is almost half a century since
mouids were used for casting bullets.
At q meeting Of the 1.oveiand Cham.
Der Of Commerce the date Of the annual
Loveiand corn roast was changed from
September to August 18th, and the
dates OF the annual races and live stock
show were changed from September
7th. Sth and 9Th to August 18th. goth
and 2lst. These changes were mad.
so as not to conflict with the dates OF
the Interstate fair TO be held In Den.
yer.
Caught in the act Of robbing q Colo.
RADIO & Southern refrigerator car Of a
sack Of meat, presumably for his fam.
ily. Philip II. Foley. aged thirty-eiSht.
a Rio Grande switchman, was shot aud
killed at 6 O'Clock on the morning off
the 10th inst. by Ira Wiedman. aged
thirty.five, special officer for the c. 4
s.. in the c. & s. switching yards.
Fourteenth and Delgany streets. IN
Denver.
Adoiph Fehringer. brother of Otto
Fehringer, the Colorado Springs drug
gist who was shot by holdup. has
been appointed administrator of the
estate. valued at about 100000. As
Otto left no will and had no children
by either of his two marriages. Adolph.
is the nearest heir. The property con
sists of real estate In Colorado Springs.
valued at 325,000; drug and liquor
stocks, valued at 100000. and cash IN
the bank. stocks, bonds. jewelry, book
accounts and household goods valued
at $4,000.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-03-27

The richest nation in the world is
the only one which cannot be represent
cd abroad by integrity and ability un-
less wealth is added also.
The Washington times., 1908-11-21
TECHNICAL MEETS
g. W. ON GRIDlRON
High School Followers Can Get
Correct Dope on Strength
of Champ Team.

Tech and George Washington today
at American League Park at $3.50.
Ought to be better than It sounds.
High school against varsity is not tho
most attractive OF headlineTs, but this
game is several degrees above that. is
Techs squad a scholastic eleven other
than literally? This game will show.
The Manual Trainers so far outclass
the local scholastic elevens that the ar
Tangement OF this game Is considered a
popular move on the part of the athletic
authorities at the Technical School, and
a big tumble in the dope Thermometer is
not altogether out OF the question.
The easy and matter-of-fact way IN
which the high school champs have de-
feated the other members of the
scholastic organization stamps them as
being one Of the best school teams ever
turned out in this city, and the game
today will be largely attended by
high school followers simply 10 get a
correct line on the strength Of the Man
ual Trainers.
The Washington times., 1908-11-21
Sporting Life Fair.
WANT BILL DAHLEN
FOR DONOVAN'S JOB

NEW YORK. Nov. Aft President
Ebbets can pull the strings successfully
William Dahlen will be the new man
ager Of the Brooklyns.
Ebbets says that he asked President
Dovey of the Boston Nationals some
time ago in the presence Of Harry
Pulliam and Charley Murphy 20 let
Dahlen come 10 Brooklyn. and that the
Boston magnate agreed providing he
could get another shOTtstOp. ThereupOn
Ebbets says he offered Phil Lewis
in exchange, but Dewey declined.
Now. according 10 Ebbets, Dewey Is not
inclined To let Dahlen get away, but the
Brooklyn magnate insists that he has a
right TO the veteran shOrtstOp by reason
OF a verbal agreement with Dewey
Dahien lives in Brooklyn and has had
several COnfabs with Ebbets recently.
Dahleu has been playing IN the big
leagues since 1890, and last year his
work with the B0stOns was OF a high
order Of excellence. Pat Donovan, who
has been released by the Brooklyn club
may be the manager Of the Lowell New
England League team next season
The Washington times., 1908-11-21
MIDDlES TO TAKE
NO CHANCES TODAY
Regulars Will Be Withdrawn as
Fast as They Get Warm
ed Up.

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, Nov. a.-The
weeks practice at the Naval Academy
ended with a short period or signal
work. The plays moved along smoothly,
and with great speed.
Reifsnider, who bruised his side last
Saturday, is getting in shape, and could
go IN todays game against Virginia
Polytechnic If necessary. It Is possible.
however, that he viii be saved, and that
Cobb will start in the game at right
end
All the other regulars will start the
game. but they will be taken out after
they have had had time to warm I'D.
If the visitors put up a strong game,
the local coaches viii be I'm a duandary.
The feeling is that It would be better
to lose today's game than run a chance
of having a weakened team TO go In
against the Army
The Washington times., 1908-11-21
Notes on Techs Final Victory
And Other High School Topics

kicked uInetee en- out OF possible twenty
goals, from all angles
Last night the Tech champions ceIe-
braJed their victory at a football sup
per given by the girls OF the school
Guests listened TO remarks by Captain
Small. Coach HecUN. Faculty Adviser
Burch, and several others The success
of the present season and the outlook
for the coming year We're discussed by
each speaker. After the supper the
young people danced until a late hour.
Besides the faculty advisers and a num-
Der of invited guests, the follow
ing members Of the football squad
were present: Captain small Gray.
Mccarthy, Morris Sprausy, Gal
bTalth. Farmer Kelley, Macon, Bull
lOughs Spencer, Goldsmith. Benson,
Helne, TeW, Smith. Edwards, and TriX.
A petition 10 the faculty was drafted
by the boys or Technical High yesterday
TO gain consent for the organization OF
basketball team at that school The
petition was signed by 500 admirers OF
the sport.
Another promising candidate for the
Business High Basketball team report
ed for practice yesterday in the person
Of Frank Pierce. Pierce gained eX-
perienCe as q member Of the strong
Piedmont Athletic club quintet and has
a reputation as goal thToWer.
The Washington times., 1908-11-21
PENN IS EXCITED
ABOUT NEXT GAME
Players Not Allowed a Day Off to
See Yale and
Harvard.

PHILADELPHIA. Nov. also deeply
Impressed are the University or Penn
Eylvanis football coaches with the ne
cessity of leaving nothing undone TO
defeat Cornell on Thanksgiving Day
that they have decided not to let the
men of today 10 see the YaIe-HaTvard
game, as IS usual with them
Instead, the -eam had a scrimmage,
probably the las. OF the season. It was
held this morning, IN order not 10 in
terfere with the game IN the afternoon
between the Pennsylvania and Cornell
freshmen eleVens
Coach MetsgeT, and Trainer Murphy
said that there IS not trace Of over
confidence on the part OF the players
and that ali expect TO find Cornell a
very tough opponent.
All Of the meE took part ia the scrim-
mage, with the exception OF Scarlet,
the right-end. and Keinath, the quarter
back.