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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-08-04
ProeocIoua Infant.

william Lyon Phelps tells this story
about Robert Louis Stevenson. a. II
Iustrating the oosmopolitanism OF
Russian character. which Professor
Phelps says IL accountable, IN .
measure. for the international effect
and influence of Russian noveis
Stevenson. writing from Mentons to
his mother. 7 January. 1874. said:
we have two little Russian girls.
with the youngest of whom, . littls
polyglot button Of q three-ysar-old. ]
had the most lauShabls scene at
lunch today. She said some
thing In Italian which made everybody
laugh very much after some
examination. she announced emphat
icaIly to the whole table. in German.
that was q madchen- This
hnsty conclusion as TO my sex she was
led afterward to revise but
her opinion was announced
In . language quite unknown to me.
and probably Russian. To complsts
the scroll Of her accomplishments
she said good-by to me In very
eommendable English" Three days
later. Stevenson added. The little
Russian kid is only two and . half:
she speaks six languages"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-08-04
ONE ON THE OLD GENTLEMAN
Absolute Fact Destroyed Force Of
Weil-Meant Argument for
Temperance.

On a pleasant Sunday afternoon an
old German and his youngest son
were seated in the village inn. The
father had partaken literally OF the
home-brewed beer, and was warning
his son against the evils Of intem-
perance. Never drink too much. my
son. A gentleman stops when he
has enough. To be drunk is dis
grace"
Yes, father. but how can / tell
when / have enough or am drunk?
The old man pointed with his fin
ger. DO you see those two men sit
ing in the corner? II you should
see four men there, you would he
drunk"
The boy looked long and earnestly.
Yes. father. but-but-there is only
one man in. that corner."-Lippin-
colts.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-08-04
WORLDS BIGGEST OIL WELL
Great Mexican Gusher Is Still Thow-
Ing Out 125,o0o Barrels OF OIL
Each Day.

Mexico City. MeX.-With the gate
valve holding In at least 300 pounds
pressure the great oil we'll in the Po-
trero del Llano field in Mexico is still
doing regularly more than 125.000 bar
bells of oil per day. 1t is one of the
wonders of the world. 1t is by far the
biggest producing oil well ever drilled
and is so admitted to be by all oil men
who have witnessed Its performances.
The output of oil during the first 81
days the flow was struck was more
than 100000 barrels. This is a
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-08-04
RETURN OF THE PILGRIMS
Interesting Ceremonial When the Es
eort Of the Sacred Carpet Gets
Back to Cairo.

Yesterday morning. writes the Cairo
correspondent of the Queen. was do
voted to watching :he ceremonial re
turn of the Mammal ard its attendant
escort of soldiers and pilgrims from
Mecca The sacred kiswe or carpet
which is the annual tribute from Cairo
and which journeyed to Mecca with
the pilgrims. has now taken its placs
a. the covering of the Kaaba. while
that which 1t replaced has already been
divided as valuable mementos amons
the faithful.
The ceremony Of the return Of the
pilgrims as that of their departure IL
celebrated in the great Place Mohames
All, below the ramparts of the citadel.
the square being outlined with Egyp-
tian troops. The khedivs was present
Of course yesterday with all his minis
ters and stan. and many of the Euro
pean notablss and . tremendous con
course of less important spectators
were present to view the ceremony.
Tho departure of tho Nahmal took
place 30 early in November that but
few visitors were in the place to wit.
ness It, and a. the L;ohammsdan calsn-
dar is nearly = fortnight shorter than
ours. before long this interesting an
nual event will be reiegated to the
days Of the early autumn. whereat the
European element will be deprived OF
one of the few rem aiming purely Esyp-
tian festivals Statistics from Mecca
this year state the number Of pilgrims
at the enormous figure of e0.061. out
of which Eeypt accounted for no lass
than 1858
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-08-04
LUCKY MISTAKE.
Grocer Sent Pkg. Of Postum and
Opened the Eyes Of the Family.

A lady writes from Brookline. Mass:
"a package of Postum was sent me
one day by mistake.
81 notified the grocer, but finding
that there was no coffee for breakfast
next morning l prepared some OF the
Postum. following the directions very
carefully.
ut was an immediate success In my
family, and from that day we have
used 1t constantly, parents and chill
dren, too-for my three rosy young
sters are allowed to drink 1t freely at
breakfast and luncheon. They think 1t
delicious, and ! would have a mutiny
on my hands should / omit the be-
loved beverage.
"My husband used to have a very
delicate stomach while we were using
coffee, but to our surprise his stom-
ach has grown strong and entirely we'll
since we quit coffee and have been on
Postum.
Noting the good effects in my fam
lily l wrote to my sister. who was a
coffee topper, and after much persua-
sion got her to try Postum.
"She was prejudiced against 1t at
first, but when she presently found
that all the ailments that coffee gave
her left and she got well quickly she
became and remains thorough Snd
enthusiastic Postum convert.
Her nerves, which had become
shattered by the use of coffee have
grown healthy again, and today she is
a new woman, thanks to Postum" !"
Name given by Postum Co. Battle
Creek. Mich, and the cause why will
be found in the great little book. THE
Road to Wellville." which comes In
pkgs.
Ever rend the above letter. new
one appears from time to time. They
interest.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-08-04
A Distinction.

Mrs. Gaddy-There are some dis
tinctions In life which are very puz.
zling to me.
Professor Pundlt-Like what. for in
stance?
Mrs. Gaddy-When you write every
thing bad and mean in a mans life in
a book for everybody to read. 1t Is
biography: but when you Just tell the
same things to few people on front
porch, it's gossip.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-08-04
Fowl Eatten on Locusts,

Hazleton, Pa.-Farmer5 of the sur
rounding valleys have learned that the
t7.year locusts are not such pest as
they feared they would be. The To-
Gusts are good food for the chickens.
which devour them with avidity. and
seem to be getting fat on their new
rations
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-08-04
Flown.
ph luck ,JipSOn had ="

Tough luck Jipson had"
What happened?"
"In order to keep his cook. he told
her she might have the use of his
touring car two afternoons a week"
"Well?"
Yesterday she eloped with the
chauffeur"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-08-04
His Prescription.

A young doctor wishing to engage
the company OF young lady for a
buggy ride. sent the following pre-
scription:
One buggy. one horse. one good
road one doctor Take from p. IN.
on.-Judge.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-08-04

Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething. soft-ns the gums, reduces innamma a
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie. &c u bottle
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-08-04

More people would succeed II more
would try.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-08-04

First Tramp-So Weary Willie is
suffering from brain flag. is he?
Second tramp-Sure ting. He dasn't
ask fer work no more cause he hain't
got brains enough ter think up some
excuse fer not taking 1t II he gets It.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-14
Christian Endeavor Prooress

AT the Christian EndeaVor Conyen-
ton. Atlantic City. Tuesday. reso-
luton was adopted that is destined
to be repeated and to arouse enthusi-
asm in every church in every city and
town of the United States This reso-
luton condemns the liquor traffic of
the country. Following its adoption.
the organization also adopted a slogan,
as follows: "A Saloonless Nation by
1920 800 years from the landing of the
Pilgrims"
1t is the purpose of this organiza-
ton to make this a world wide move
ment, and Christian Endeavorers
throughout the land will work and
pray for the closing of every saloon
The resolution adopted styles the
liquor traffic. Americas greatest
curse" The endeavorers call this new
movement "A New Declaration of In
dependence. We would suggest to
our readers, with whatever church or
society they may be affiliated, that
they sign the New Declaration of In
dependence; that with the endeavorers
of the nation they take hold together
to redeem America from it's greatest
curse" and to make this "saloonless
nation"
As a good beginning, let us re-
affirm Names stand on this great
moral question, and provide against
the entrance of the saloon, at the
same time we are adopting and pre-
pairing to carry out resolutions for
better enforcement of our prohibitory
law. until we can stand up and say,
| and defy anybody to prove to the
| contrary, that there is not saloon
or hootlegger. or a dive of any sort
in the broad state of Maine, t
What stupendous blow to the
| Christian Endeavor movement il
would be for Maine to throw over hel
policy of half a hundred years and al
low the rum trust to place its bust
ness, and establish the outposts OF
| its damnable traffic in Maine cities
and towns! Let us not only join with
the Christian Endeavorers, and with
them shout their slogan of "a saloon
less nation in 1920 but let us invite
them to cooperate with us in the
overwhelming overthrow of the rum
trust attempt to capture the Pine
Tree State
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Country weekIies for Prohibition.

The Pennington Chronicle is one of
the papers which may be counted on
the right side of important moral
questions. This week the Chronicle
says:
Compare the workers for the re-
tention of the Maine law with those
who are working for its overthrow.
Learn of their respective value in
times past in the great fight, always
on, for better things, then judge which
side you will line up with"
After publishing a list of ten who
are claimed by the liquor interests
forces. the Chronicle gives another list
of ten opposed to a change of system.
and adds: we will publish other
representative groups. Make your
selection of the group you will train
with"
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a SaIoonIess Nation,

Among the resolutions adopted at
Atlantic City. this week, was one COM
mending the attitude taken by Presi-
dent Taft in his efforts for universal
peace; another indorsing the sug
gestions of President Clark for inter-
national and interdenominational or
ganization of the societies; third ap
proving the action of the postmaster
general, in closing post offices and CIV
ing clerks and carriers the day off.
Other resolutions urged that Christian
Endeavorers take a leading movement
looking toward a sane and safe Fourth
of July. urged more drastic Sunday
laws, endorsed the "men and religion
forward movement" and took the stand
that neither in private morals of in
dividuals nor in the public prosecution
of law-breakers was there any ex
cuse or apology for double stan
dard.
It is deeply gratifying to the work
efs for better things that this host of
Christian Endeayorers stands for prog
ress and moral uplift in every form.
and that they are making a study OF
the greatest questions before the ma
tions and may be ever found on the
side of advancement along the lines
laid down by great educators and re-
ligious leaders
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Names Newspapers.


Inasmuch as it has, been charged
that "one after another of the coun-
try weeklies are going over to the
liuuor interests forces" the Kennebeo
Journal will publish, from time to
time. the standing of its exchange list
on the prohibition question. We
would suggest. also, that our readers
take note for comparison of the large
daily papers and their position on this
great moral issue. Consider the
strength, character and what each side
always stands for in it's field. In Port
land you would have the Express anu
Press against the Argus: in Lewiston
the Journal against the sun; in Ken
nebee valley the Kennebec Journal
against the Waterville Sentinel.
OF course there are other dailies fol-
and against prohibition. notably the
Biddeford Journal and Record OPP
posed. the Bath Times, Rumford Falls
Times and Gardiner Reporter Journal
for prohibition. etc. and some papers
without the courage of their convic-
tons.
Among the leading Maine weeklies
that are for right, progress and moral
uplift we find the Belfast Republican
Journal. the Bridgton News, the
Skowhegan Independent Reporter.
Rockland Courier Gazette (twice a
week. Pittsfield Advertiser, Turf,
Farm and Home, Pennington Chroni-
Gle. oxford Democrat, Ellsworth
American. Boothbay Register. Dexter
Eastern Gazette. Piscataquis Observ-
err. Aroostook Pioneer Aroostook Re
publican. Presque Isle Star Herald.
There are others. OF course. which
do not come to mind at this moment,
but these cover the broad Maine field
and carry from week to week mes
sages of encouragement. education and
The people of the
rural districts look to them to voice
the sentiments of their communities
and to keep them abreast of the times.
These papers constitute a powerful
factor in the welfare, piofaI and finan
cial, of our people.
That a great majority of the news
papers of Maine are owned and pub
lished by men of intelligence and
character has had much to do with
the steady and healthy growth of
Names advantages over her sister
states. Students of national and
world affairs have contented them
selves with the pastorate of a few
hundred readers weekly to whom they
have conscientiously carried the gos-
pei of better things. Its effect is seen
in the quality of brilliant manhood
and glorious womanhood that have
gone forth to lead the world
The Maine papers which are on the
wrong side, like the kicker in a small
settlement, make up the necessary
counter-irritant that assures progress.
The most wholesome progress is al
ways secured because of the forced
activity to overtop criticism and de-
feat opposition.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-14

The school superintendents OF
Maine in State convention at Castine
placed themselves. by unanimous vote
i'm favor of the principle of prohibition
in Maine 1t is gratifying TO the
progressive element of Maine popula-
ton that these educators adopted
strong resolutions on the issue with
unbounded enthusiasm. 1t is cause
for congratulation and general re-
ioicing that the foremost ranks of
education, those with whom are to be
entrusted the formation and the up
building of the character of our young
people are to a man for the promotion
of physical. mental and moral inter
est of the boys and girls of Maine.
The convention included all the pro-
fessional superintendent who give
their entire time to that work, and
many town superintendent Pre-
senting a solid front TO the rum trust
enemy these men adopted the follow =
ing resolutions:
Whereas the present non-political
campaign concerning the temperance
question We regard as one of the most
important issues ever presented to the
citizens of a free commonwealth and
Whereas we. the superintendent of
schools, share in large measure the
responsibility for promoting the ply
slcal, mental and moral interest of
the boys and girls soon to be the men
and women who will control the pol
icy of the State:
Resolved, That without regard TO
our political or religious affiliations,
rial interest of the State will be best
the present and future generations
enforced, the present prohibftory
amendment
Resolved, That we appeal to the
september II next. the principle estab-
by the State of Maine for the last %
between the forces that tend to uplft
lower. debase and destroy all that is
best in humanity.
G. a. STEWART,
Rockland.
J. B. PHILLIPS.
Pennington. i
PRESCOTT KEYES,
Westbrook.
Committee on superintendent.
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Editorial Comment
Prohibition VS.. License.
(BelTast Republican Journal)

belfast Republican Journal)
It is hard fight the friends of law
and order have before them. with the
result by no means assured. Arrayed
against them are the allied interests
OF the liquor dealers and the brewers
associations, with unlimited means at
their disposal and u considerable
number of newspapers under their
control or at their command. Plate
matter to aid in their propaganda IS
furnished free to such newspapers as
will permit their columns to be prosti-
tuted to save the expense OF setting
a few columns OF type Specious argu-
ments are used to cloud the real is
sue, which is simply prohibition VS..
license. The only object in taking the
pruhibitory amendment out of the con-
stitution is to pave the way for Il Ii
cense law under which few indi-
viduals will prosper at the expense OF
the communities law under Which
there will be an increase of pauperism
and crime that will fill the jaiIs and
the insane asylums. the hospitals and
the reformatoresy and that will bring
suffering and sorrew to many.
1t is within the memory of many
of our citizens when liquor was whole
sailed in Belfast and when the sales
of single open bar on d principal
street were over 500 a day. \ few
months ago an official went out of Of
nee who had made the city and coun-
" dry as never before. and we are
sure that those who contrast the con
ditions under rum rule and under
prohibition can have no desire To re-
turn to the former state.
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Puzzle: Find the Interested Parties.

ttNtord Democrat
The Democrat is in receipt of an offer
from a press association to furnish
large quantity of matter in plate form
favorng the license propaganda. This
will be sent free of charge upon the or
der of Interested Parties"
Now the Democrat has no use for any
such matter, free or even at advertising
rates, thank you But the puzzle is. who
are the Interested Parties? Could you
guess?
We have been so many times assured
that the rumsellers want prohibition re-
tanned that we knew they can't be the
Interested Parties. Nevertheless, Inter
ested Parties It seems there are. willing
and anxious to pay out their good simol-
cons to the Western Newspaper Union
to furnish plate matter free. in the inter-
est of license, to the newspapers of
Maine.
All, here comes a CLEAN of light on the
matter. Perhaps we shall find out who
these Interested Parties are
In the very next mail there comes a
large leaflet from the recently organized
Maine Non-Partisan Local Self-Govern-
ment League. giving opinions as to the
futility of prohibition from quite num-
Der of prominent men, including Presi-
dent Taft, Lyman Abbott, several gov
ernors. and list of Bishops and Rev
erends. only very few of whom ever
lived in prohibition territory.
And a little later comes a Bulletin
published under the auspices of the
same Supported by voluntary contribu-
tions-only Alphabet League, which con-
tains some of the same and other ex-
pressions as to the futlity of prohibition.
from men of prominence who have never
lived under d prohibitory law.
es. now we can guess who the Inter
ested Parties are The men who are fur
nishing the money to pay for these plates
land perhaps who are also paying for the
literature circulated by the Maine Mp.
L. S. q. League) are President Taft, Ly-
man Abbott Woodrow Wilson and the
Bishops and Reverends, who are so in
terested in our campaign that they are
willing to pay for the dissemination of
the gorpel of license in Maine.
1t isn't the liquor manufacturers and
sellers who are the Interested Parues.
Oh, mol
What do you think about 1t?
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INTERNATIONAL PRESS
BIBLE QUESTION CLUB,

July 10th, 1911.
Copyright, 1910. by Rev. 7. $. Lin
scott. u. ID
Manasseh's Wickedness and Peni-
tence. > Chron. XXxiii leo.
Golden TeXt-Cease to do evil: learn
to de well. lisa. i:16-17.
Ql Verses 1-2-Whose son was
Manassch and what was the character
of his father"
(2J When the son of good father
becomes bad man how do you ac-
count tor it?
't3) To what extent may good par
ients be assured that their children
viii also be good?
a. What scrptural or philosophie-
al ground is there for the belief, that
children may be SO trained that they
Will certainly be Christians?
{5) Upon which depends most the
character of children, the father or
the mother?
60 Verses 3-s-In what particular
respect did Manasseh sin against
God2
a. That land was rife with tdola-
try. and God made strict laws against
it; why did he do SO?
60 What were in those DAYS the
grave evils of idolatry?
o. What habits today. among
Christian people. are equivalent to
idelatry?
d09 What are the results of pres
ent gay idolatrous habits?
Gl1 Verses 6-7-What is meant by
entertainments, familiar spirits and
wizards"
d21 Why does the Bible forbid use
of all such occult things as mentioned
in verse six
03D How do you class palmistry.
looking into the tea-cup for signs
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Capt. J. E. Skolfeld of Cundy's Har-
Dor, one of the best known shippers
on the Atlantic coast, has decided that
he has had enough of the sea. He is
going to retire and settle down upon
farm, where he will devote himself
to the raising of chickens. livestock
and farm produce He will continue
to run on the power packet Seoasco'
plying between Sebasco and Portland
until September and then he viii set
tie down upon. the farm of 100 acres
which he has recently purchased IN
Scarboro Capt Skolfield has rec
ord of sailing off shore for % years
and never losing a spar. During Il
years of that time he was IN com
mand of vessels sailing from the port
of Bath.
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REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

The more successful farmer is the less
credit he will give to the weather and the
Lord.
The noblest thing about a wife Is the
way she will keep on being one when she
has learned better
A pretty girl makes fool of man by
appearing to give MIN chance to make
fool Of her,
Religion is like medicine-somethjn that
appeals TO a man when he isn't well and
can't have anysYsH Ssa4 - -.
Il man isn't necessarily a fool at sixty.
bus he might well be for all the in
1uenee he can have with men under thirty.
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in the resolutions adopted by Maine
School superintendent in State con-
vention at Castine, this week, in the
following; Let there be no alliance be-
tween the forces that tend to uplift
and ennoble. and those that tend to
lower, debase and destroy all that is
best in humanity"
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thirteen sitting at the table. unlueky
ffioay and similar signs"
Ql.) How do you estimate With
OF wizard, that is a bad person sup
posed 10 have the power of exercising
mentally, an evil influence upon am
ether?
d5J What is your estimate Of
those that have familiar spirits..
persons who claim to communicates
with the spirits of the dead?
Q6) Verse Slow long did God
say that the Traelitcs should possess
the land Of Canaan, and on what con-
ditions?
d7) Which of Gods promises If
any. are absolute or uneonditinned2
CqS) Verses $50 When good peo-
pie become degenerate, arc they or
not generally worse than those who
have always been bad?
tl91 How did God probably speak
10 Manasseh and his people, and how
does God speak to sinners today?
COO Verse IL God is here SAID to
nave brought The army Of the king Of
Assyria To war with Israel. and to
take Manasseh prisoner as result
e ms sin. Does God in these days
punish sin in any such material way?
CID Verses 12-20-What is the gem
erai elect of punishment upon sin
ncrs?
t22o Why did not Manasseh know
that the Lord was God before his
punishment and REPENTANCE
(231 God freely forgave Mauasseh
the moment he repented; does He al
ways act the same way with sinners?
t211 Were all the effects OF Man
asseh's sins blotted out. As well as tho
sins themselves Cribs is one of the
questions that may be answered in
writing by members of the clubD
Lesson for sunday, July 23rd. 1911.
Josiah's Devotion to God. : Chron
t.,.,iA..f- u
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If man will not go to church. take
the church to him,-not in condescend-
ing. better than thou" phraseology.
but in helpful, kindly ways. let him
imparts that gives the kindly impulse