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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-02-05
WHAT COLORADO LAWMAKERS IL ="
ARE DOING AT DENVER
Oppose High School Societies.

The Denver board of education has
gone squarely on record as opposed to
fraternities and societies In high
schools. A long report on the subject
was submitted by Superintendent G. G.
Chadsey. After considering the re-
port, DIR. P. v. Carlin introduced res
olution asking all legislators in the
present state assembly to give their
support to a measure now before the
Legislature abolishing secret societies
in high schools. The resolution was
passed unanimously. A copy of it, to-
gether with a copy of DR.. Chadsey's re-
port, is to be sent each legislator at
once. The resolution recites that II
the bill becomes a law, the school board
will take steps at the end of the pres
ent school year to abolish the frater-
mites,
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For Land Office Investigation.

Investigation of the office OF the
state land board was the most live mat
ter Monday presented to the House OF
Representatives OF the General Assem-
bly,. The resolution was drawn in the
office Of the attorney general of the
state. and was presented by Mr.. Wheel.
er. It provides for probing the af.
fairs. manner OF doing business. man
ner OF making leases. the acts OF Its
officers and all matters appertaining
to the office or the lands Of the state.
The committee provided for is to be
OF two senators and three representa-
tives. and It may go back as far as'the
year /. II. in the Judgment of the men,
bers Of the committee. any fraud or ir-
regularity may be uncovered.
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The eeshoar.earera Contest.

The Senate committee on privileges
and elections began the examination
OF witne sses in the Beshoar-Barela
contes, on Wednesday. holding day
and night sessions. Man, witnesses
were examined. The principal claim
of the contestor is that the county
commissioners OF Las Anamis county
failed TO select for Democratic judges
the persons designated by the Demo
cratic county chairman. 1t was sought
to be shown. however. that because the
commissioners failed to do this, the
Democratic party did not have proper
representation at the November cleo
ton
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and not worth worrying about: the
future will look out for itself: but the
present-where we live and breathe.
love and hate! All, that's the time
for me. and ! think ! make the most
Of 1t. No one can accuse me Of cry
Ing over split milk. or taking undue
thought for the morrow, eh, Juliet?"
No" she returned: no. Harry"
She spoke DULY and Immediately
lapsed into silence in a manner that
provoked me. Mr.. Graham frequently
made such little iocular appeals to his
wife. and always endeavored to in
clude her in any merriment or general
conversation that interested him. l
thought she should respond. some
times at least. and could understand
what Gabrielle meant when she said
she often had to resist an inclination
suddenly to shake Mrs. Graham and
see II she would then be reused from
her usual apathetic Indifference.
We continued to talk for a while in
a desultory way, but rs the moments
passed We lapsed into silence and
watched the water dash noisily over
the rocks, for the surf was wonderful
ly fine that night. So We sat around
our FIRE looking out upon the restless
moonlit ocean and listening to the
roar of the breakers as wave followed
wave in quick succession, each think
ing our own thoughts and no doubt
carried by them beyond the distant
horizon Of our most cherished hopes
and ambitions.
OF course I cannot answer for the
others. but | know that I was at first
oppressed by a sense of my own insig'
nificance and then blissfully happy.
content with the present moment and
oblivious to the flight of time.
As sat dreaming dreams so vague
that they had no individuality but
merged one into the other like mist
into clouds. a little boat glided ST.
lently into the silver path. II came
| out of the darkness into the light with
spread sails that glistened. pearly
white. and as 1t fioated on the spark
| ling water It seemed to me a phantom
ship upon an enchanted ocean.
watched II entranced, wishing l knew
| its destination and whence 1t came.
1T is your ship" said Gordon Ben
nett. coming home to you"
/ do not believe / was surprised
when he spoke. for 1t was not the first
time he had responded TO my unut
tered thought He sat upon a lower
boulder at my right, his cap in his
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-02-05
Irrigation Inquiry.

Some of the members of the House
see further opportunity for the gen.
eral government to interfere in mat
ters they believe to be peculiar to the
states alone, in a bill introduced by Mr..
Ashby. 1t provides for an appropria-
tion Of $4,000 to aid the irrigation in
quiry department of the government
experiment service in prosecuting its
work among the damp and alkaline
lands in the state. II am opposed to
it," declared Speaker I-bers. 81 am
opposed to anything that seems to give
the federal government any right to in
terfere with anything in the state. IL
will claim, after a while. If we do this.
that it controls the drained lands. and
will insist on maintaining, jurisdiction
over them"
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the fire with bits of driftwood and
casting appreciative glances at the
picture Just above them. 't#iEs
thought Mr.. Blake looked as
though he envied Elizabeth and would
have been quite willing to be sympathet-
ic himself could not see Mr.. Graham
so distinctly, for his face was in the
shadow, SO / leaned forward little
that | might get better view. AS |
did so noticed that Mrs. Graham
also was looking toward him and be-
yond him to the sea. her dark eyes
widely opened and her lips slightly
parted. p
The fresh salt air had brought no
touch of color to her face, which
seemed even paler than usual In the
white light as I followed the direction
Of her gaze, past the blazing fire. over
the rocks, and out where the ocean
stretched undulating into Space. A
broad silver path was spread directly
opposite us, quivering with the In
coming tide and sparkling here and
there where the billows broke into lit
tie white-capped waves.
1T Is lovely, isn't it," | said. think
ing understood her abstraction.
She turned toward me with a quick
nervous movement.
81 beg your pardon. I'm afraid my
thoughts were wandering"
/ repeated my remark with the
inane feeling such repetitions cause,
and she replied with repressed ve-
hemence which the subject scarcely
seemed to warrant. 5.
Lovely? Oh. no-not to me. Look
beyond the little path of light to the
interminable darkness. and think what
lies beneath"
Don't think" interposed Mr.. Gra-
ham, with his light laugh, and don't
look too far. There is where Mrs.
Graham and | differ. She Is always
looking into and beyond-though she's
awfully afraid of what she may dis
cover. AS for me. l prefer not to go
below the surface; I'd rather float on
those jolly little waves, for slstance.
than dive beneath them
And L. said Elizabeth. would
rather sit here and watch them than
do either"
I'm afraid you are not ambitious,
Miss Elizabeth" said Mr.. Bennett:
''one must dive n bit II one considers
the future"
who cares for the future?" inter
rupted Mr.. Graham: 1T is the present
we live in. isn't It? The past is gone
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-02-05
To Minimize Railroad Accidents.

Two bills presented in the House
by Mr.. Rubin Monday are designed to
minimize the danger Of railroad acci-
dents. One Is to amend the present
statute regarding telegraph operators
SO that no operator under twenty-one
years Of age and with less than one
years experience can be employed by
a railroad company. The other bill
provides that no person under twenty
one years OF age shall be employed In
any capacity whatever having to do
with the operation. direction or move
ment of trains. Violation OF this law
Is punishable by a fine Of from 500 to
81 ,00O
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Some Of Tuesdays Bills.

Following are some of the more in
portant bills read first time by title
and referred to the committees named:
H. B. No. 225, by Mr.. McCoy-Re-
quiring all railroad companies running
live stock trains to have attached
thereto a car or cars for the conven-
ment; railroads.
H. B. No. 226. by Mr.. William Weis-
er-Bridge across the Grand river in
Mesa county; roads and bridges.
H. b. No. 227. by Mr.. McCoy-Road
running from Vernon to Idalia across
the Arickaree river in Yuma county;
roads and bridges.
II. B. No. 22s, by Mr.. McCaskill-To
fix the classification Of Otero and Bent
counties. concerning the salaries to be
paid to the county commissioners OF
said counties and other county Off
GERS: fees and salaries.
II. B. No. 229. by Mr.. Lubers-To
provide for the partial defraying OF ex-
penses incurred in entertaining the
delegates and guests of the TRANSMITS
sissippi congress: appropriations and
expenditures.
H. b. No. 23O. by Mr.. McCoy-To
regulate the time within which demur-
rage may be charged by railroad com
panies for baggage left at depots in
towns with population of $500 in.
habitants or less: railroads.
II. B. No. 233. by Mr.. Wheeler-To
amend an act to regulate common car
riers in this state. to create state
railroad commission: railroads.
II. B. No. 235, by Mr.. Metz-To re-
quire corporations organized under the
laws OF Colorado to file lists OF stock.
holders with the secretary OF state:
corporations.
H. B. No. 236. by Mr.. Ashby-Wood(
bridge across the canon Of Maroon
creek. in Pitkin county; roads and
bridges.
II. b. No. 2s7. by Mr.. Ashby-To fix
the classification Of Pitkin county con-
cerning the salaries to be paid to tho
county commissioners Of said county
and other officers OF said county; coun-
ty and county lines.
II. b. No. 239. by Mr.. Hayden-Fix-
ing the salary Of county Judges: Judi
ciary.
II. B. No. 240. by MIR. walbridge-
Bridge across Bear river. near the
mouth Of Snake river. In Routt county;
roads and bridges.
II. b. No. 241. by Mr.. Rubin-To pro-
tect game and fish: fish. forestry and
game
II. b. No. 242, by Mr.. Rubin-Public
and private parks. lakes and reser-
voirs: fish. forestry and game.
II. B. No. 2i3. by Mr.. Rupin--Hunt-
ing licenses: fish. forestry and game.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-02-05
Sans Only Enjoyment.

The colored people Of the seacoast
of the Carolinas. like all superstitious
classes, take a fearsome and hyster-
ical pleasure in funeral. and regard
1t as enjoyable affair. They are often
heard. when about to attend a funeral.
to wish each other a pleasant time.
The gardener Of family in tho
town Of c. once went to Charleston
on n visit OF a week. Upon his return
home the lady for whom he worked
said: sam. did you have a pleasant
time in Charleston"
No. ma am" replied Sam, "a very
poor one. And II one Of my friends
had not died while l was there would
not have enjoyed myself at ALL"
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BY THE LIGHT OF sPLINreRs.
Religious Meeting Under Peculiar Cir.
eumstanees a Great Success.


Elder J. W. Cook. in his Forty Five
Years a Minister" relates this Incl
dent: Il remember one time up In
Clair county. Missouri, I arrived at
my appointment just at night 1t was
raining. but the people turned out Just
the same. The schoolhouse was Of
logs. and inside 1t was dark IS : dark
night could make II. A brother said:
Will someone please light the can
der But there was no candle to
light, no grease. no oil Of any kind.
The little cabin was crowded and tho
rain was pouring down. 1t was a good
half mile to the nearest house where
q candle might be procured. But re-
sourceful brother relieved the situa-
tion thus: We must have a meetin';
that's sartin. The boys travelled way
over here to preach for US. and he's
goin' to do It. Now we'll tear off some
planks from the platform and light
'em and take turn about holdin' 'em
SO he can see his Bible. l got Matches
That meeting under the fickering
splinter light was an astonishing suo-
cess"
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DIDN'T KNOW
Coffee Was the Cause.

Many daily habits. particularly OF
eating and drinking. are formed by fol-
lowing our elders.
In this way Ill health is often fas-
tened upon children. A Ga. lady says:
Il had been allowed to drink coffee
ever since could remember. but even
as a child had weak stomach,
which frequently refused to retain
food.
"The taste Of coffee was in my
mouth all the time and was. as found
out later. the cause Of the stomach re-
belling against food. '-..
II now see that It was only from fol-
lowing the example of my elders that
l formed and continued the miserable
habit Of drinking coffee. Ny digestion
remained poor, nerves unstrung. FIRE.
quent headache, and yet did not sus-
pect the true cause.
Another trouble was a bad. muddy
complexion for which spent time and
money for creams, massasing. ETC.,
without any results.
After was married was asked to
try Postum. and would you believe 1t,
!, an old coffee topper, took to Postum
from the very first. We made 1t right
according to directions on the pkg,
and It had a most delicate flavor, and I
at once quit coffee. with the happiest
results.
81 now have perfectly clear. smooth
skin. fine digestion and haven't had q
headache in over two years"
There's n Reason"
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Creek, Mich. Read. 1.-THE Road to Well
Vile" in pkgs.
Ever r~-d the above Ietters A new
one appears from time to time. They
pre genuine, true, and full Of human
Interest.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-02-05
Lawyers Ask Legislation.

Bills. indorsed. and, in fact drafted
by the State Bar Association. have been
presented in the House by Mr.. Strick-
land. One is to provide that the at
torney general shall. upon the request
Of the Bar association. prosecute any
attorney against whom charges are
made in an effort to secure his dis
barment. The other concerns the
bringing Of actions in this state by cit
izens Of states where the statute Of linn
itation Is less than in Colorado.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-02-05
People Want to See,

When the speaker of the House
ordered that body be more exclusive.
and he shut the doors Of entrance to
all who did not have clear right to ad-
mission. he brought upon himself a
trouble he had not expected and was
not prepared for. So many applica-
tions have been made for cards Of ad-
mission that he has grown tired Of sign
ing his name, and has asked for a rub
ber stamp to aid him in the work.
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CHAPTER x.-Continued.

1t 10 all very well for yoa to
laugh" she remarked. but you don't
even know whether there Is as much
rs a cracker In the house. I'll have
to go TO the village and see what can
find
really sympaihized with Elizabeth
and tried to show IL In a practical man
ner.
Suppose do the marketing. !
love poking round in those queer little
shops"
You'd buy whatever they told you"
she returned. ungratefully. "and prob
ably come home with a leg OF mutton
and a head of cabbage for a picnic sup
per No-Ill send Mary Anne; that
will be best of all
Mary Anne. as usual. came nobly to
the rescue.
It's not the first supper I've spread
on the rocks" she said. and most
likely 1t won't be the last. So rest
easy. Miss Elizabeth. fur well know
how to purvide and there's nothin' to
worrit yerself over at all. Though why
folks should want to do sich things
when they might set up at a table and
eat Ilht tHIhtiduS. Ndh iui 'hN
life OF me make out"
Gabrielle repeated this speech as
We sat around our fire that night and
watched the waves break against the
rocks, sending up little fountains Of
foam that sparkled in the moonlight.
Her hands were clasped about her
knees. and her hair glistened here
and there where the spray had
touched IT.
"Of course" said Lord wilfrid. .'one
could not expect the lower classes to
understand the subtle fascination OF
an evening like this"
"wilfrid knows SO little OF the lower
classes" interposed Lady Edith:
wouldn't 1t be better, dear. to give
them the benefit of a doubt? They
may enjoy the beauties of nature In
their own way. you know. although 1t
is. Of course. quite different from
yours"
II was a very innocent little speech,
laughingly uttered. yet Lord Wilfrid' s
face darkcned disagreeably and he
pulled his cap down over his eyes in
a manner distinctly irritable. Evil
IDENTIFY he brooked no criticism. how
ever slight, and I wondered whether
this was the effect of his Illness or his
natural disposition. His sister looked
at him a moment, then turned to Eliza
beth with a perfunctory remark about
the beauty of the night. She never
noticed his sulky moods. although
they occurred quite often. and was al
ways ready to respond with a smile or
a cheerful word when he deigned to
be pleasant again.
Elizabeth laid her hand on Lady
Edith's with a caressing gesture. She
said afterward that she was glad she
had done IL, for at the moment she
quite hated Lord Wilfrid and knew
from the way his sisters hand clasped
hers that she needed sympathy.
They sat together upon n large la'
rock with their backs against n
higher boulder. while Mr.. Blake and
Mr.. Graham sat at their feet, feeding
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-02-05
Football ". Prayer.

Willie. aged i've. was taken by his
father to his first football game. The
feature that caught his chief approval.
however. did not become evident till
he said his prayers that night. To the
horror OF his parents. Willie prayed
with true football snap:
God bless papa,
God bless mamma,
God bless Willie:
Boom! Rah! Rah!
Success Magazine.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-02-05
Capitol Art Commission.

Senator Carringer introduced a bill
creating the state capitol art commits
sion. which will work in conjunction
with the city art commission and en-
able an artistic unity between the
capitol grounds and the civic center
plan Of Mayor r. W. Speer. The men,
bers OF the city commission will be-
come members OF the state commits
sion II the bill becomes a law.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-02-05
LAUGHTER In the Court.

An old plasterer Is called upon to
give evidence for the plaintiff. Coun-
sci for the defense tries TO bully him.
Have you ever been in prison?" "Yes.
twice" "Ah! how long the first timer
"One whole afternoon" What! And
the second timer" only one hour"
And pray what offense had you COM
mitted to deserve SO small n punish
ment?" Il was sent to prison to white
wash a cell to accommodate a lawyer
who had cheated one OF his clients"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-02-05
To Invite Mr.. Bryan.

The speaker appointed Messrs. Bal
lard, Peterson and Bryan to serve on
the committee to invite William Jen-
nings Bryan to address, the two houses
February 18th. the one hundredth an
niversary OF the birth Of Abraham Lin
coin.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-02-05
Food Standard Bill.

Food standards, as established by
circular 10 Of the Department of Agri-
culture. are made the subject Of bill
presented to the House by Mr.. Strick-
land. Similar bills are to be presented
to all state legislatures meeting during
the winter. in order that uniform stand
ards may be in force in as many states
as possible.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-02-05
Separate School Amendment.

An amendment to the constitution
proposed by Mr.. Metz provides that
legislatures may pass laws to separate
colors and races in the public schools.
II It is adopted. laws may be passed to
make one school for white children and
another for all those whose white blood
is not pure and for negroes and Asiat-
les.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-02-05
ITcHEo FOR TWELVE YEARS.
Eczema Made Hands and Feet Swell,
Peel and Get Raw-Arms Affected,
Too-Gave Up All Hope Of Cure.
Quickly Cured by cutieura.

Il suffered from eczema on my
hands, arms and feet for about twelve
years, my hands and feet would swell,
sweat and itch, then would become
callous and get very dry. then peel
or and get raw. l tried most every
kind of salve and ointment without
success. l tried several doctors, but
at last gave up thinking there was a
cure for eczema. A friend of mine
insisted on my trying the Cuticura
Remedies. but I did not give them
trial until I got SO bad that I had to
do something. secured a set and by
the time they were used could see q
vast Improvement and my hands and
feet were healed up in no time. have
had no trouble since. Charles T.
Bauer. volant. Pa. Mar. II. 1905"
Potter Drug Chem Corp. Sole Props, Boston.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-02-05

bean. Nine years of this ran me down
to. state Of continual weakness, and
l thought never would be better un-
til began using Doan's Kidney Pills.
The" Improvement was rapid, and
since using four boxes I am cured and
have never had any return OF the
trouble"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box
Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo. N. Y.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-02-05

ney disease attacked
me. The pain in my
back was SO agoniz-
ing l finally had to
give up work. Then
came terrible attacks
Of gravel with acute
pain and passages of
blood. In all l
passed 25 stones,
some as large as a
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-02-05
WIiIina to Take a Chance.

The other evening particularly
woe-besone and souseful looking per
son stopped James J. Buckley on East
Sixth street.
Gimme a dime for a bed. won't
you, mister?" asked the stranger in
that half whisper they always use.
Buckley looked at him for a min
ute thoughtfully. We'll" says he. Sc
riously. bring the bed around and
II think it's worth the price I'll give
you a dime for It. Of rse."-Cieve-
land Plain Dealer.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-02-05

Fort Collins business men will bore
for oil five miles south Of that city.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-02-05
AND THEY'VE GOT IT!

How do you like the new styles in
neckwear. dear?"
"A little ruff around the neck. love-"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-02-05
AWFUL GRAVEL ATTACKS,
Cured by Doan's Kidney Pills After
trAra Years Of Suffering.

F., A. Rippy, Depot Ave. Gallntin,
Tenn, says: Fifteen years ago kid.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-02-05
SYNOPSIS.

(Copyright. Iyo7, BY J. b. Lippincott Co.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-02-07
Suspends Captain
for Six Months

Gibraltar. Feb. Capt Edward Il.
Qualtrcugh Of the battleship Georgia
having been found guilty by court
martial of being intoxicated while on.
duty and of conduct prejudicial to the
good OF the navy, has been suspended
from duty for six months, with the ad
ditional punishment of loss of ten
numbers in rank.
Admiral Sperry. commander -in- ehigF
of the Atlantic battleship feet, has aps
proved the findings of the court mar
tial, but the secretary Of the navy
must take official action on the recon-
mendation for the loss of numbers.
Captain Qualtrough has been de-
tached from the feet and ordered
home. He will go as a passenger on
the Georgia
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-02-07
GIRL DENIES STORY
TOLD BY HER
FATHER
USED HER TO COVER HIS CRIME
OF MURDER, BUT SHE DEFENDS
HER HONOR AGAINST HIM AND
DENIES INFAMOUS CHARGES.

Columbus, Miss, Feb. GA real SEN
sation has developed out of the kill
ing OF f. A. Laurent by J. X. Smith to-
day. Smith. when arrested for the
crime, charged that he murdered Lau-
rent because he had debauched his
daughter.
Miss Estelle Smith today denied the
story of her father She told of meet
ing Laurent through her cousin. Miss
Letitia King, on several trips from
her home near Artesia to Columbus
She declared that the operation per-
formed on Ter was done for an ordi-
nary female complaint and that it was
not a criminal operation as charged by
her father.
I The attitude of her father towards
her, she said, seemed changed since
the operation, although she denied to
him at the time that there was any
thing criminal in her relations with
Laurent. She believed her father to
be suffering from delusions when
questioning her