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The Ordway new era. (Ordway, Colo.) 1902-1927, 1910-02-04
1.-THE GINGERBREAD MAH"

Sloane s. Rankcns pretty comic
opera. "The Gingerbread Man." which
created such Il vogue last season will
be presented at the Grand. Rocky
Ford, Monday, February I, with the
same admirable cast, the same charm.
ing ensemble. and the same tine pro-
duction that embcllishcd 1t on its
previous visit. "The Gingerbread
Man" made ii lasting impression on
our theatregOers, and many there are
that will be glad TO see It again. Too
much OF a good thing is never sur.
felt. and who shall say that we will
get too much of "The Gingerbread
MANI" Good musical plays seem to
be Il little scarce this year, and as
musical shows are the most expensive.
entailing AS they do, Il large number
Of people, and more expense than the
ordinary dramatic show, it. leads man
ayers OF this class Of production to
think twice before sending them en-
tour: hence, their scarcity. Probably
there Is no form OF amusement that
has a better appealing quality than
comic opera. 1t is acceptable to all
classes and has the faculty of pleasing
by virtue OF its variety where things
dramatic might fail. Music at all
times has charms, especially such
music as a. Baldwin Sloane furnishes,
and his melodies have quality that
are undeniabie. He is probably one
OF our most successful composers, and
according to the public his works are
always In demand. The cast this year
includes such clever people as Ross
Snow, VIM. Cameron, Wally IIelstcd,
Garrick Major, Lutte Nrohman. lnez
Girard, Rose Murray and Helen Keers.
Many Of these were in the company
last season and will no doubt be re-
membcred for their excellent wOfE.
Messrs. Sloane Il Rankcn have added
Il few numbers to the piece, and some
interpolatinns have been made that
have greatly added to the perform
ancc; the production has been renew.
ed, and the coStuming has been
refurnishcd in n way that will leave
nothing to be desired. The company
has received nothing but culogy, as
our exchanges will attest, and it is a
very safe prophecy that those who
attend the performance will be more
than pleased. "Thc Gingerbread MaR'
made lasting impression, and, in
fact. was one OF very few musical
shows that pleased everybody last
year.
The Ordway new era. (Ordway, Colo.) 1902-1927, 1910-02-04
ReWsed Meanings of Some Old Words

Anticipation-Thc forcrunncr OF
disappointment.
COnceit-Thinking you are some
thing that other people know that
you are not.
CunYer>ation-Thc art of keeping
some one else TALKING when you have
nothing to say yourself.
Discretion The art Of knowing
when a lie is mrrc acceptable than
the truth.
Epigram-A truth with IA little fire
impaired into it. The difference be-
tween Il truth and an epigram is the
difference between water and water
with whisky in it.
Expcriencc-What the wise man
waits for aud the fool has to pay for.
Fool "A person who goes through
life always wondering what is going
to happen ncXt-whn, on his deaf H.
bed, will probably wonder whether
mis- future home will be heated by
electricity or coal.
The Ordway new era. (Ordway, Colo.) 1902-1927, 1910-02-04
THE HIGH PRICES OF LIVING

The one absorbing topic in America
today Is the high price OF living.
Multiplied thousands OF our fellow
countrymcn have boycotted the meat
shops. They have signed an agree
ment that they will eat no meat for
weeks to come. The United States
government and number OF the
states have taken the matter in
hand and have appointed committers
to look into the causes OF high prices.
It Is to be hoped that something will
come OF these investigations and that
the struggling masses will profit
thereby.
For this community. however. the
problem Is largely solved by Kr"pf
Brothers, who do business for the
benefit OF the public and whose mott"
Is "Quick sales and small profits" If
Kropf Brothers find their present
methods OF doing business are fail
ures they will change their methods
At present, however. they see no
necessity for Il change; hence. they
will continue IT, trust the people and
reduce the cost OF living by selling
goods at the lowest possible prices.
The Ordway new era. (Ordway, Colo.) 1902-1927, 1910-02-04
7yphoid Fever a National Disgrace

When the people understand that
typhoid fever is as preyentable a.
are railroad disasters, we shall have
a causibelli, and the courage needed
for victorious campaign. The gov
ernmcnt now protects us from cholera
leprosy, yellow fever aud other exotic
plaques; why should it not also guard
us against the dangers that are pres
ent as we'll US those that are but re-
motely imminent? Present dangers
such as tuberculosis, pneumonia, ~
phoid fever and infantile diarrhocas
are infections which reap the highcs'
toll Of death among us and are foemen
worthy Of our best efforts.
1t is the plain duty Of the public
health militia to see that our gov
erning bodies, whether the federal
government, the state legislatures or
the municipal assemblies enact public
health measures of an obvious, useful
and tried nature and also provide for
their cnfOrccment.-Dr. J. Roscnau.
Dean of the Harvard Medical School
The Ordway new era. (Ordway, Colo.) 1902-1927, 1910-02-04
ROCKY FORD SIGNS FOR WATER

The city council of Rocky Ford has
signed up with the Pearl Springs
Water Company for 4 water supply
from Steel Forks about }2 miles north
Of Ordway. and the line, which will
be an cight-inch pipe to the reservoir
to be built three miles north OF Rocky
Ford. will pass close to this place. 1t
would seem worth while for our town
hoard to make some arrangements to
obtain il branch from this main as
suggested by an article in this issue
by }. a. Bent.
From the reservoir to the city mains
Il Finch pipe will be used. 1t will
be gravity system and the estimated
cost Is $4,000 The contract with
the city called for Il minimum Of TO-
OOO, 600 gallons per month at 10 cents
per thousand gallons. Work will he
commenced Monday and the contract
calls for the system to be completed
March /, 1911. Charles Reynolds, Of
the Columbia Land and Cattle COM
pany, and Denver capitalists, are the
promoters. The law firm Of Glenn
Bcall & Goblin are the attorneys for
the company. The engineering work
will be done by r. A. Sawyer and
Bert Beymcr, of Rocky Ford.
The Ordway new era. (Ordway, Colo.) 1902-1927, 1910-02-04
OBITUARY

Robert Allen Mickelburry was born
March 3rd, 1889. in Colt. Arkansas.
lie was converted and united with
the Methodist church when about
twelve years Of age. He has ever
since been "A faithful Christian and an
earnest worker for his Lord.
Last April he came with his mother
and sisters to Colorado for the benefit
Of his health. He has hcrn a patient
sufferer for months. He fell asleep in
Jesus Sunday evening, January Both.
1910, aged 20 years, . months and 27
days. He knew the end was near. was
prepared and desired to depart and
be with Christ. which Is far better
lie had given all directions regarding
his funeral services and selected his
favoritc hymn, safe in the Arms Of
Jesus" to be sung.
The services were held in the Meth
odiSt church Monday at 80 p. m,
conducted by the pastor, Rev. B. f..
Ross, assisted by Rev. Mr.. Stcinmctz
and Whittlc. The intcrmcnt was
made in the Ordway cemetery. as it
was his desire to he buried in Colorado.
lie dies in the triumphs Of a Christian
faith.
The Ordway new era. (Ordway, Colo.) 1902-1927, 1910-02-04
Misleading Information.

Campaigns Of education seem to be
running a bad second to the bureau
of popular misinformation. Here Is
a fine example Of the product Of the
latter:
-'.."The Cocoa Is q native Of Venezuela.
# Is a pod bean the size Of the first
joint OF the finger. six or eight Of these
beans to the pod. The wet beans are
shelled from the pods and then fer.
mented in heaps for six days until
cured. During this ferment heat is
developed that will cook an egg. so
they say"
As q matter OF fact the cocoa bean
is the seed Of the fruit Of tree re-
sembling an apple tree. The fruit Is
oblong and heavily fluted in eight seq.
ments. 1t averages eight inches In
length, about three inches in thickness
and resembles canteloupe. Inside
the shell OF the fruit Is thick. sweet
and highly viscid cream. Suspended
in this medium is an agglomerated
mass of beans averaging considerably
larger than the largest size Of lima
beans and numbering from 25 to 80.
lin other respects the description is ap.
pl oximately correct.
The Ordway new era. (Ordway, Colo.) 1902-1927, 1910-02-04
NEW TEST ron .DA/R/ES
Wo0dcr0H Cows Tested For Buffer
Fat and mix Production

B. G. D. Bishop, editor OF the Colo.
commissioner. representing the state
agricultural college, Is this week max
ing advanced registry official tests Of
dairy cows at Woodcroft.
These Oiiicial tests are something
new in Colorado and are for the pur-
pose Of determining the butter fat
and milk produced by Il COW during Il
period Of seven days, thirty days or
longer, AS the owner may elect.
The owner has no part in this test
except to care for and milk the COW.
The official from the agricultural col
lcge watches each milking, weighs and
tests il sample from all miikingS, keeps
Il record Of his findings, ships Il sample
of each milking to the college where
it is again tested and the findings ut
the dairy compared with those at
the college and the results certified To
the secretary Of the advanced registry
Official department Of the llOlStcin
FrcSian Association OF America, mt
Dclcvan, Wis, who enters the name
and registry number with age in years,
months and days Of the COW, also the
name and number of her sire and dam
aud her Official record in the official
record Of this department Of the assn
citation.
All cows officially tested must not
only be th0rougibrcds but registered
in the association rs well as the oili-
cial making these tests receives no
compensation from the owner but is
paid by the college making the tests.
which charges II liked fee for its ser
vices. Neither does the owner know
who has been selected to make these
official tests before they are insti-
tutcd.
These official records determine the
value OF cows and their offspring.
Sales Of these animals are usually
made by mail, based upon pedigree.
which includes the a. Il. o. records
made In this manner.
The Ordway new era. (Ordway, Colo.) 1902-1927, 1910-02-04

The men WIN do "a town more harm
than good may be classed as follows:
First, those who oppose Improvement.
Second, those who run 1t down to
strangers. Third, those VIII" never
advertise their business. Fourth,
those who distrust public.spirited
men. Fifth, those who show no hos
pltality to anyone. Sixth. those who
hate to see others make money.
Seventh, those who oppose every
movement that doesn originate with
themselves. Eighth, these who put
on long faces when stranger speaks
of locating In their town. Ninth,
those who oppose every public enter
prise which does not appear OF per-
sonal benefit to thcmsclves.-Troy
Chief.
The Ordway new era. (Ordway, Colo.) 1902-1927, 1910-02-04
The Beet Sugar Industry
In The United States

and Bremen nearly 6 cents, aud in
Brussels 81 cents.
The prices given are for lump sugar
because that is the grade most uni
formly quoted In the European stats.
ties. This grade appears to te much
more generally consumed than granu-
lated in most countries Of Continental
Europe.
The Brussels Sugar Convention.
which went into effect September l..
1863, caused Il radical reduction of the
price Of sugar in many European
countries. In Belgium the fall in the
retail price was 3t cents per pound. in
the German cities II cents, and in
Austria-iiungary 1t cents.
The secretary gives IL ilattering ac-
count of the progress made in devcl-
oping the beet sugar industry, and
takes Il very cheerful view OF its
future prospects. lie comedies that
some failures occurred among the
earlier factories. but shows that the
later factories have been quite uni
ever factories have been successfully
operated the values Of farm lands
have risen very decidedly, especially
lands under irrigation in the far
West. He says beet culture improves
the land and cducates the farmer.
The operation OF factory leads to
the Investment Of capital in many in
dustrics more or less related to beet
sugar production. The by-prnductS-
pulp and mOlasscs-are fed to stock.
and their use has largely increased
the amount OF live stock kept and fed
in most factory districts.
Beet-sugar factories are now in
successful operation in lG States.
Colorado leads all other States en-.
gagged In the industry, having lG
factories. 1t 1907 these produced
1859 600 tons OF sugar, or enough, II IL
had been passed around, To give all
the people In the United States !
pounds apiece.
I California and Michigan follow Col
orado at a respectful distance in the
race for second place. Michigan has
the same number Of factories as Colo
RADIO, but their product Is considerably
smaller. California has only . plants.
but some of the latter are very large.
From year to year the production Of
sugar IS about the same in the two
States.
Utah has ) factories and they are
strong producers. Idaho and Wiscon.
sin follow with I each. and there are
10 States with factory each.
The most eastern factory is that at
Lyons. n. Y. Hamilton CITY, Cal,
has the most western factory: Los
Alamitos, Cal, the most southern.
and Billings. Mont. the most northern.
The largest factory in the United
States, and one Of the largest in the
world, Is the one at Sprcckcls, Cal.
which is able to slice 5000 tons Of
beets in Il day, or 100 carloads Of 30
tons each.
Washington, d. c., May l, 1909.
The Ordway new era. (Ordway, Colo.) 1902-1927, 1910-02-04
Men. Women and-cIothes.

A true man is known by his unfaith.
fulness-to fashion. a true woman Is
known by the way she wears her
clothes. She is not to be thought Of
as separabie from them. OF the many
Illusions wherewith veritable woman
wells herself from really. truly man.
none is more Enthusiastically femi.
nine than this one. that she hath for
dressmaker Dame Natures own SELF.
Resplendent though 1t must have been.
the glory wherewith Solomon was ar.
rayed was indubitably unnatural. put
on" whereas the glory of the Queen
Of Sheba was, beyond doubt. natural
as that of the lily of the field. In brief.
mans clothes are for use. woman's for
beauty. Nay. more. Dress Is of mans
life thing apart; lis woman's whole
existence.-Harry Cowell. Smart Set.
The Ordway new era. (Ordway, Colo.) 1902-1927, 1910-02-04

On February IL, 1910, the Greene
Tiedemann Orchestra will give the
second Of the series OF three dances
at the Opera House In Ordway. This
date being 90 near the l4th, the dance
wlll he a Valentine Social and the
hall will be appropriately decorated.
This being n special OCCASION there
will be given two sterling Silver Ord.
way Souvenir Spoons to the holders OF
the lucky numbers on the programs.
The first number will be started
promptly at nine o'clock. Numbered
programs will he sold rs dance tickets,
fifty cents each; each gentleman re-
quired to buy two programs. 2t4S
The Ordway new era. (Ordway, Colo.) 1902-1927, 1910-02-04
About Tho Wafer Question

Rocky Ford. Colo, Jan. 81, 10.
Ordway New Era:
The city OF Rocky Ford expects
Il "boom" on account Of the Pure
Water supply now arranged for. Our
largest dealer said. 1--WE will add 900
population in another year from this
cause alone" He added, ":Scc what
Greeley became when she got the
mountain water supply. See what
Fowler has grown to since she got
pure water
II occurs to me that Ordway should
get awake and not let the chance pass
To get on the circuit.
A small two to fnur-inch pipe to
convenient center in Ordway would
not cost too much aud in years to come
il our water plaEt is rcmodclcd IT.
could add this adjunct. But, mean
time, use water by means Of ciStern
storage for drinking, and by jugs -
but get the water and get it now.
If Drdway wants the county seat
she must have the Inducements for
a "Iiomc City" think you see the
point.
Better than dozen kraut factories
or crcamerieS is pure. healthy drink
ing water without money and price to
j. a. bent.
The Ordway new era. (Ordway, Colo.) 1902-1927, 1910-02-04

There were quite number assem-
when little fellow came running into
the Mayhem drug store, and between
-asps for breath, said: "plcaSc, sir,
some lnimrnt and some cement
WHAT" exclaimed the puzzled Nonlc.
What's the troable:' Everybody
awaited breatllcSsly for the reply.
md there was a general roar when
he lad answcred: MAN hit pap on
the head with a plate Red light
lud slow curtain.-Fowlcr Tribune.
The Ordway new era. (Ordway, Colo.) 1902-1927, 1910-02-04

A woman once married Il nan named
Bigger. The question arose which Of
the two was the bigger 1t was de-
cided that the man wa>, for he was al
ways Bigger. When Il baby came t.
bless their home the same question
came up as to who was then the bigger.
a little Bigger. Then the husband
and father died, and by doing SO he
again became the bigger. for he WA
still Bigger. A few years later Mr.
Biggci's brother married the wid""
and everyone then declared she wa
the bigger, as she was twice Bigger.
The Ordway new era. (Ordway, Colo.) 1902-1927, 1910-02-04
IN THE DISTRICT COURT
January Torn Concluded Last Week
And Jury Discharged

Though the mills OF the district
court grind slowly yet they grind ex-
ceedinR fine. An Ordway Russian,
who attempted to escape his just
debts through the bankruptcy act
route, had all his trouble for nothing.
The case was entitled 4. F. Enyart,
trustee 10 bankruptcy OF Henry Spain
vs. Maria SPAIN. Before making ap.
plication for the benefits derived from
the bankruptcy act, SPAIN decided
most OF his property to his wife, Ma
ria SPAIN, and intended to let his
creditors whistle for what they could
get. The court issued an order can
calling the mortgage and note involv-
ed In the case, and Mr.. SPAIN Is just
where he was In the first instance
J. H. Voorhees, appeared for the plain
tiff, and William b. Yates, OF Pueblo,
for the defendant.
Another civil action was that OF A.
F. Enyart vs.. John Dillman, which
was an Outgrowth OF the SPAIN case.
SPAIN had mortRagcd his beet crop
to Enyart, and later turned the beet
contract with the sugar company over
to Dillman. Dillman harvested the
beets and got the money from the
beet company. Dillman, who also
recently went through bankruptcy, is
now In Canada or some other seaport.
The court says that the beet COM
pany will have to pay Mr.. Enyart's
mortgage, which Is tough on the beet
company.
The case Of the People vs.. T. Rine-
hart. charged with selling mortgaged
property was nollied. the matter hay
ing been settled satisfactorily to all
parties concerned.
The business Of the January term
was concluded this week and the jury
was discharged from custody, also at
tendance ut crurt.-La Junta Tribune.
The Ordway new era. (Ordway, Colo.) 1902-1927, 1910-02-04


which passed the Senate April 8,
Secretary Wilson has forwarded q
report on the beet-sugar industry 10
the United States. This report con.
tains an interesting summary Of facts
and figures relating to this industry.
In 1896 there were SIX beet-sugar
factories In operation and one build.
Ing, having altogether Il capacity for
slicing 1000 tons OF beets daily. In
1908 there we're "a factories with q
total capacity OF $4,000 tons OF beets
daily-more than u twelve-fOld in
crease. 1,
From 1898 to 1906 our production Of
beet-sugar grew from 5000 tons IL
4Sl, 900, an increase OF more than thir.
teen-fold In eight years. ii
In 1896 4l,OOO acres OF beets were
harvestcd; in 1906 $4,000 acres, o:
more than nine times as great an area.
The price uf beets, like prices OF
other farm crops, has risen steadily.
In 1896 the factories paid $40 per
ton; now they have to pay S5.35.
In 1903 the farmers had 1854, 900 tons
OF beets to sell to the factories, TO,
which they received 1884, 900. II.
1906, just eight years later, they had
4, 236, 900 tons OF beets to sell and re-
celved for them s2l. .604, ,OO0-a twelve
fold increase In bcets and fourteen
fold increase In money returns.
The total amount paid out by fac.
tories for bcets during the past twelve
years amounts to 1921 10000
The total capital invested in beet
sugar plants in this country Is about
SO. 600 900, and this does not include
Investments made by factory owners
in farm lands. Irrigation works, etc.
Among other things the Senate call
cd ON the Secretary OF Agriculture to
state how much beet-sugar can be
produced In the United States. The
Secretary replies that we have demon
strated conditions Of soil and climate
favorable tn beet culture In an ere .
OF at least 274 million acres. and that
It will only take one acre out OF every
200 OF this to produce all the sugar We
now import from foreign sources.
He estimates "that II the sugar beet
were grown throughout those portions
of the United States adapted by
nature and with the aid OF irrigation
to its culture, with system OF rOLa-
tion including the cultivation OF the
beet every fourth year, l5 million tons
of bect-sugar could be produced in the
United States annually, or more than
the worlds total production OF sugar
at the present time"
1t appears from this report that tn"
people of European countries have I"
pay good deal more for their sugar
than we do. For the years l9O4-l0o'
the average retail price OF lump sugar
In Naples aud Milan was 1871 cents per
pound, in Amsterdam o. cents, in
Madrid nearly 0 cents, in Stockholm
II cents, in Vienna and Budapest It
cents, In Paris Ct cents, In Dresden
The Ordway new era. (Ordway, Colo.) 1902-1927, 1910-02-04

China Is to be one Of the prime
movers in the worldwide campaign
for woman's suffrage. according to
Lau Chi Chang Of Canton. China. a
graduate student in political science
at the University OF Wisconsin. who
addressed the convention OF the
American Political Science associa-
,ion in New York. During the last
three years meetings convened by
women have had much influence in
some of the minor political matters.
particularly in boycotts. The women
Of China have been aroused by the
general suffrage. movement. and are
expected to have large share In the
dcmocratizing and occidentalizing Of
the empire.
The Ordway new era. (Ordway, Colo.) 1902-1927, 1910-02-04

When the tongue of trade is coatcd.
when the eyes and limbs Of the clerk
are duh and languih. when the raging
till, when the spider rnOStS in the
cash-box and bouquets Of decay are on
the chandeliers, it. is conclusive that
the advertising doctor has not been
consulted.
The Ordway new era. (Ordway, Colo.) 1902-1927, 1910-02-04
An Invocation

THE day returns and brings
the petty rounds Of irritating
concerns and duties,
Help US to play the man.
Help us to perform them
with laughter and kind faces.
Let cheerfulness abound
with industry.
Give us to go blithely on
our business all this day.
!: Bring US to our resting
beds weary and content and
undishonored, and grant us
in the end the gift of sleep.
-RoBERT LOUIS STEVENSON
The Ordway new era. (Ordway, Colo.) 1902-1927, 1910-02-04
UNiOH MEETINGS

The union meetings will continue
every night this week, including Sun
day night, In the Evangelical church.
On Sunday night announcements will
be made as to the future OF the meet
ings. A cordial invitation is extended
to all to attend the meetings. Come
thou with us and we will do thee good.
The Ordway new era. (Ordway, Colo.) 1902-1927, 1910-02-04
HorribIe Method Of Suicide.

There are many ways OF TAXING
ones own life. but that chosen the
other day by a Swedish sailor. chiet
,princcr of boat lying at Queens
hor,urh. ireland. was crude and hor-
r,,,c Having suffered from insomnia,
,,, man soaked his clothing with par
,r,u and then set himself alight. Ha
,rc,rcd fearful agonies and fingered
for IS hours.
The Ordway new era. (Ordway, Colo.) 1902-1927, 1910-02-04
Don't Be A Quitter

A large employer hit the
nail on the head when he
said:
Give me the man who
can hold on when others let
go; who pushes ahead when
others turn back; who stiff
fens up when others weaker;
who knows no such words
as cant or give up and |
will show you a man who'll
win in the end"
The Ordway new era. (Ordway, Colo.) 1902-1927, 1910-02-04
PRINTING OFFICE E7lQUE7TE

"While visiting Il printing office, y
says an Ozark weekly. "you should
bear In mind that 1t is just rs Ill
hammered to look at the proof sheet
or read the copy as it Is to go into
the kitchen and look into the pots
and see what they are going to nave
for dinner"