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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-12-20
ENEMY OF THE TAX PAYERS
Large Proportion of Crimes Conceived
In Saloons and Committed by
Liquor Drinkers.

The statement of Prof. John A.
Nichols as to the condition that ex-
lists In every tax-paying community
ought to be posted in large letters
over the door of the tax office. and
printed in red ink on every tax re-
ceipt: THE liquor traffic is the di-
rect enemy of the taxpayer of the
land. Is 1t common sense to license
a man to sell liquor and then lock up
another man for buying It. and after
wards tax the people to take care OF
him?" 1t has been made SO clear by
many competent authorities that a
large proportion of crimes are not
only conceived and plotted In the sa-
looms, but are committed under the
influence Of drink, that every tax-pay-
er and every voter should be able to
see the direct relation between his
use Of the ballot and the amount OF
his taxes. II he will persist In COM
plicating the social and economic
problem by voting for the legalized'
LIQUOR trafic, he must take the con-
sequences in the payment OF high
taxes for the support of those inst-
tutions which the drink evil makes
necessary.
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tells me any different, I'll tell him
that he's a liar. l don't smooth 1t
over. I'm not mealy mouthed like
some folks. l mean that he's a liar
and 1 say that he's a liar, and that's
all there is about it,"
THAT does seem complimentary"
said Aunt Jane. But what do you
think you'll say to him when he actu-
ally proposes?"
81 was considering that when you
disregarded the signals and collided
with my train of thought" Mrs Merri-
wild answered. 81 shall say. MT. Pike
stafr, I'm plain, blunt woman and
I'm not going to be mealy mouthed or
finicking with you. l think that
you're a big. whopper-jawer. pig-head-
ed, sty-bred aggregation Of noisy bluff
and bunk. and l wouldn't marry you
II you were eighteen-carat gold plated
and the last chance / had on earth"
"Oh. you wouldn't say that, my
dear" demonstrated Aunt Jane.
Mrs. Merriwid sighed. NO" she
admitted, 81 don't suppose would.
expect I shall tell him that deeply
appreciate the high honor that he has
pdlu me, DuL Ieei AHdt am uH"OTtuy
of 1t and cannot consent to the sac
rifice that know he would be making
II he married me. and trusting to re-
tain his friendship and esteem, / re-
mainland it won't be necessary for
him to remain.
"But the other is what I'd love to
say" added Mrs. Merriwid. viciously.
Copyright. 1872. by W. C. Chapman.)
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Conducted by the woman's Christian
Temperance Union.)
ALCOHOL TO REMEDY DISEASE
Medical Men No Longer Place Same
Dependence on Liquor to Cure
Does Not Bring Health.

great change has taken place the
past few years in the minds of med
ical men regarding the value of alco-
hol as a remedy in disease. In the
hospitals of the United States its use
has been diminished one-half to two
thirds the past ten years. Some hos,
pitfalls have abandoned its use alto
gether. Medical men no longer place
the same dependence on alcohol as a
remedy In sickness; some have en-
ttrely dropped 1t from their list OF
remedies.
What has brought about this changer
Scientific experiments and studies
have demonstrated that alcohol does
not do what was claimed for 1t. 1t
does not bring health to the sick man.
1t produces feeling of health in sick
ness for the same reason that it
causes feeling of wealth in poverty.
1t produces mental paralysis. or
state of partial unconsciousness. For
this reason the poor man, although
poorer. is less conscious of his pow
erty, and the sick man, even though
seriously i'll, is less conscious of his
condition. Alcohol tears down the
danger signals nature wisely erects
along the pathway of transgression.
Alcohol is not merely narcotic poi
son, deadener, 1t is also an irritant,
and as such does injury to every tis-
sue with which 1t is brought in con-
tact. Under it's narcotic influence the
injury resulting from the irritation Is
not appreciated. For instance. alcohol
is taken to relieve in dyspepsia the un-
pleasant symptoms associated with an
irritable stomach. While 1t paralyzes
the nerve terminals of the stomach,
and thus affords relief from the local
symptoms, it increases the irritation.
or aggravates the condition which Is
responsible for the unwelcome symp-
toms, Naturally, when the narcotic
effect has worn off the abused and
much injured organ cries out louder
than before, and another dose is again
demanded TO afford relief. In this
manner the desire for alcohol is often
created and maintained. The person
is under the delusion that he is i'm
proving, while the local condition is
constantly becoming more serious
ID II KresS. NJ d.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-12-20

HE may, on some occasions, act like
hog or cur, but believe me, auntiei
1t doesn't do any good to tell him so
You'll get better results by letting
him suppose that in your estimation
he's about the wisest, most generous
and noble specimen of humanity that
ever happened. because, as a general
thing. his vanity will make him try
to sustain your delusion-and that lit
tie old rule goes double every time,
You see, dearie, a man may act like
hog and not be hog, and woman
may act like a fool and yet have con,
| siderable sense tucked away under
her puffs. Anglo-Saxon is all right
when 1t isn't Billingsgate. but some
bull-necked, big-mouthed gentlemen
never seem to get wise to the distinc
ton. II pay twenty-five dollars for
hat, I don't want the partner of my
Joys and sorrows to tell me that it's
piece of silly. wanton extravaganza
and that I'm not fit to be trusted With
money any more than a rabbit. IL he
| lets out q long, low whistle. that's
about as far as he has any right to
CO."
81 agree with you there" said Aunt
Jane; "but surely Mr.. Pikestaff has
not presumed to use any language OF
that nature to you"
Not directly" replied Mrs. Merri-
wild. 81 imagine he means to be COM
plimentary to me. I'm a plain man,
Mrs. Merriwid.' he told me, and you
mustn't expect any soft soap and but
ter from me. i say what l mean and
Il a ty,
splitting hairs; and l tell you right
out and to your face that you're a
confounded smart woman. and n con-
founded good looking woman. by
George! You know what's what and
who's who. and / don't make any
bones of saying so. There amt any
two ways about it. You're smart and
you're good looking. and II any man
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-12-20
HAS BIGGEST sEIsMoGRAPH
United States InstaIIs DeIieately
Adjusted instrument at New
York Museum.

New York.-The largest and most
delicately adjusted seismograph in
the United States has Just been in
stalled in the museum of natural his
tory here. The instrument was made
in Germany and presented to the New
York Academy of Science by its pres
ident, Emerson Mcmillan. The needle
is so sensitive that blasting opera
tioEs in some parts of New York city
have affected 1t in marked fashion,
while one interesting series of undu-
lations is believed to have been caus-
ed by sea waves striking on the rocky
coast of Rhode Island and Massa-
chusetts.
Even a heavy windstorm some
times produces a slight variation in
the needles course.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-12-20
MELISSA WOULD LIKE TO BE
CANDID HERSELF.

you seem thoughtful this evening,
Melissa" remarked Mrs. Merriwid's
maternal maiden aunt Jane. looking
at her niece over the rims of the
spectacles that she wore in the priv
acy of family life.
Mrs. Merriwid stopped frowning at
far corner of the room and laughed.
II get that way about every SO often,
dearie," she replied. Sometimes.
oftener still. Just now was thinking
of Mr.. Pikestaff. He's been making
his intentions quite plain and 1 was
trying to frame up few well-chosen
words for use when needed"
ITO what effect?" inquired Aunt
Jane, with interest.
Il really can't say what the effect
will be-" said Mrs. Merriwid. 81 hope
1t won't shatter the windows. but Mr..
was given us to express our feelings,
and they tell me that some of his
candid opinions are calculated to pre-
cipitate heavy rainfall. He's u man
of decided views.
"He impresses me as being very
genuine" Aunt Jane observed.
"As genuine. as mud pie" agreed
Mrs. Merriwid. "a downright. out
spoken, homespun, frank rhinestone
in the rough. There are no frills about
Mr.. Pikestaff. Nothing namby- -pamby
or wishy-washy. He believes In giving
things their proper names-with a
few qualifying adjectives thrown in.
II he doesn't agree with you, he'll
.nI.
if you don't like 1t. you can do the
other thing"
81 can't help thinking that sincerity
is an admirable quality" Aunt Jane
remarked.
mot in a husband at least. dearie,'
said Mrs. Merriwid. What married
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-12-20
Fenno Cradle Of Five Generations.

rocked to sleep IN the same old an
cestral cradle which is still part OF
the original furniture of the place.
Among the five children of Elijah
Fenno was Jesse. who was born in
1885. But Jesse. when he reached
mans estate. while he chose to re-
main on the family farm, built for
himself new house in 1910, near
the old red homestead. and which is
today the abode of the descendants
in the seventh generation of the orig
inal 1704 John Fenno. So far as
known this 1904 house has not been
regularly tenanted. at least by the
Fennos. for a great many years.
Altogether this old 1904 family shell
ter lis an interesting house for the In
spection of antiQuarians and all other
persons whose attention might be at
tracted by the venerable landmark.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-12-20
OLD FENN0 HOUSE
Structure Erected in New Eng
land 2O6 Years Ago.
First Settler Of Canton Astonished the
Natives by Putting Second Story
Upon the DweIlins-Structure
Is Still Standing.

CantoM!IThe Fenno house, on Farm
street, Canton, is one of the vener
able old dwelling houses of New Eng
land whose age is fully authenticated
by documentary evidence as well as
by family tradition. This rather small
structure, two stories in height, paint
ed red. and upon whose sides are
still the original clapboards of 1904
was built 20S years ago by that John
Fenno who was the original Slough
ton, now Canton, settler of that name
1t was John Fenno's father, also John
Fenno, who was q resident Of Old
Dorchester who purchased the Roger
Clapp farm in 1894. This original
Clapp property, which was a part OF
the lands of the Ponkapoag tribe Of
Indians. contained 500 acres, and John
Fenno bought the whole area for LOG
pounds. or at the rate Of five acres pei
pound. Upon this land, before a road
of any description ran alongside OF
1t or through 1t, the second John Fen.
no built this 1704 house, and he as
tonished the natives by putting sec
ond story, then unheard of luxury.
to his new home. In this house there
were born nine children who. with
the wife and mother. who was Rachel
Newcomb Of Braintree, constituted the
original family which lived on the
premises. This second John Fennc
died in III, and he was succeeded
by Isaac. his son. who was born
in the same old house-in 1899. Isaac
Fenno was twice married. His first
wife was Hannah Puffer who in 1871,
died at the age of twenty-one and
left a son and daughter, Elizabeth
Mrs. Matthew Buck-and Junior
Isaac. The second wife was Mary
Niles of Canton. and she became the
mother Of three daughters. The son.
Isaac, by the first wife. married Mary
Davenport of Canton in 1854, and he
made his home in the same old house,
with his father, the first Isaac. But
young Isaac was killed by falling
from "a steeple of meeting house.
in October. 1862. Two sons were the
fruits of this marriage of Isaac, the
younger. with Mary Davenport, and
both of them. Enoch and Elijah. be
came Revolutionary soldiers. Elijah
was the son of a soldier veteran who
maintained the family line in the old
red house. for Elijah and his wife
Abigail Smith. became the parents OF
five children who were all doubtless
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-12-20

life calls for is diplomacy. and d.
plomacy with its coat on at that.
When man gets to speaking his
mind to his wife. he generally winds
up by believing 1t, and then there's
all kinds of trouble. Poor dear Henry
Merriwid got to be perfectly sincere
life together. l remember one time
I asked him what he thought Of new
dress I had just put on.
my dear said poor Henry, I
won't attempt to deceive you. 1 think
it's the sloppiest looking thing, the
most unbecoming, botchy. skew-geed
waste of material / ever saw in my
life. The color makes me sick, and
the trimming gives me a pain in the
back of the neck. II looks as If it
had been designed by cross-eyed
house painter. suffering from delirium
tremens. and put together by a sail
makers apprentice with sore thumb.
What Is it-a masquerade costume?'" 3"
What did you say?" inquired Aunt
Jane.
Il said l was very sorry he didn't
seem to like 1t because It was going
to lower his bank account seventy-five
dollars" replied Mrs. Merriwid. ut
was the most devilishly cruel thing
could think of at the moment. But
cured poor Henry of plain speaking
before 1t got to be very much of a
habit with him.
Mo- Mrs. Merriwid resumed, 81
think most of your fine, rugged, blum.
straightforward men, with no shilly-
shallying nonsense about them, need
a plain, hearty, straightforward kick
ing. The trouble with them generally
Is that they're too big. 1t takes a big
man to tell people the unyarnished,
uns~eetened truth about themselves,
and get away with it. A fine. full
bodied man like Mr.. Pikestafr. for ex-
ample, with n collection of good, hon
est Anglo-Saxon language.
81 suppose there are moments in
every married woman's life when she
realizes that her husbands behavior
Is foolish" Mrs. Merriwid went on
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-12-20
Bad for Bones.

DR.. Lane of London, one OF the lead
ing experts in the treatment OF bones,
has made it possible to hold frag-
ments OF broken bones together with
metal plates which are attached by
means of screws. He has observed
that in the case of persons accus-
toned to use alcohol the bone tissues
are SO soft and friable that the screws
do not hold well. AS he said to rep
resentative of Good Health, "A drunk
ards bones are rotten: they are not
good for anything. Whatever alcohol
may be good. for. 1t certainly is bad
for bones"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-12-20
plotum Of a Grand Jury.

This grand jury is greatly Impress.
ed with the fact that the saloon re-
mains. as It always has been. a dead
ly corrupting influence on our youth;
q mighty hindrance to happy develop
ment OF the industrial classes; a
blight on the prospects OF the youth
and OF the leisure classes; 4 center of
vico and corrupting influence in poli'
tics; and produces a paralyziag effect
upon the administration OF law.-From
the Report Of Grand Jury OF Hennepin
County Minnesota. at Minneapolis.
AIrll "- tprI
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-12-20
PASSING OF UNIQUE UNCLE JOE CANNON

The defeat of Uncle Joe Cannon
for reelection will remove from Con-
gress one of the most picturesque
characters in the last half century of
American politics. Whatever storms
may have arisen over Mr.. Cannon's
official acts and political opinions.
and they have been many in recent
years. nobody ever attempted to dis
pute the fact that Uncle Joe has
stood alone, a unique figure in the
life of the national capital.
Able, forceful. born fighter and
one, of the homeliest and most low
able of men, the passing of Uncle
Joe Cannon and his inseparable ci-
gar will leave void. at least for
folks who thought they could see in
him the typical rough and ready
American politician Of earlier days.
When the former speaker closes
his public career on March 4. 1913.
he will have served longer as a mem
ber of the house of representatives
than any other man. 1t will have
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-12-20
sPRING.RIcE NEW BRITISH AMBASSADOR

1t is said Sir Cecil Spring-Rice.
the new British ambassador at Wash
ington, like his predecessor, Mr..
Bryce, believes the Panama canal
problem Is soluble, and that he is
imbued with pronounced American
sympathies.
Moreover, he was the principal
lieutenant of his chief, the late Lord
Pauncefote, in the negotiation of the
Hay-Pauncefote treaty. on the sub
tect of the Panama canal. the in
depreciation of which constitutes the
basis of the differences which have
lately arisen. Indeed. he is generally
understood to have drafted the
greater part. II not the whole, OF that
instrument.
His appointment, therefore. is
particularly appropriate. and 1t is
certain that the same diplomat who
helped to negotiate the Hay-Paunce-
fote treaty in the place of the objec-
tionable Clayton-Bulwer agreement.
with the object of promoting friend
ship between Great Britain and the
construe in the happiest manner for b,
arisen in connection with what is. afte
Sir Cecil n man of most conciliat
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-12-20
QUEEN DoNs APRON; LABoRs FOR POOR

The busiest of small gathering
of workers who were occupied the
other day at the Imperial institute
in unpacking. sorting and repacking
many thousands of useful winter
garments for the poor was Queen
Mary. 1t was shortly after noon
when her majesty arrived, and it was
not until nearly o'clock that the
royal carriage arrived to take her
back to buckingham palace.
Throughout the whole of this
time. with only short interval for
little lunch at 1870 o'clock, the
queen. assisted by her ladies in wait
ing, Lady Bertha Dawkins and Lady
Katherine Coke. and a few privi-
legged gentlewomen. together with
several old and trusted royal serv-
ants, was supervising this labor of
love for the poor.
In setting this example to the
women of England her majesty was
no mere figurehead. She inspected
every crate, bale and package as the
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-12-20
The Incentive.

Religion is the incentive in human
life that compelled man to achieve
all these things: the fire that burned
in his inner life and would not let him
remain content with his animal condi-
ton, but made him ever climb and
struggle and aspire to something
nobler.-Rev. E. s. Hodgin, Unitarian.
Los Angeles.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-12-20
BRAKEMAN ELECTED COUNTY TREASURER

From helper in round house TO
county treasurer is a part OF the life
story of Samuel ]. Bryan. Democratic
treasurer-elect of Ell Paso county,
Colorado.
Crippled in a railroad wreck six
years ago and SO seriously injured
that surgeons declared she could not
survive. handicapped by lack of edu-
cation, Bryans steady climb up the
ladder is referred to by his friends
as an example of what pluck and
perseverance will do. Bryan's friends
gave him plurality OF nearly 1000.
When he was working as a brake
man about six years ago, Bryan was
knocked under the cars in a wreck.
Both legs were cut off and other in
iuries we're such that death was only
a matter of hours, the surgeons de-
clared.
But Bryan had a strong desire TO
live. He passed two years on hos.
pital cot. during which time he un.
derwent eight operations. Then he
decided to quit the dangerous work of
cation would prove big handicap. /
TO study. and between them they decii
accounting. Bryan made rapid progre
in cork limbs. and started out after lie
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-12-20
Odor Not Wanted.

Church-They do say the atmos-
phere of London's subways is now
made TO resemble that of the seashore
by blowing ozone into them.
Gotham-Now, just stop to think.
We're you ever at the seoshore when
there was a dead whale on the beach +?
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-12-20
Potatoes Would Soar.

Chicago.-Should the railroads be
permitted to advance their rates the
price of potatoes will go up according
to protest made to the interstate
commerce commission by Chicago
commission merchants.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-12-20

"Aisrettes" Are Tails OF Boosters.
Washington.-A government bulle-
tin declares that many of the fancy
feathers that pass for "aigrettes" are
nothing more than wisps from the
tails OF roosters.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-12-20
ManIlke Apes

There are four species of manIIke
apes-the gibbon, the orang. the gorii
la and the chimpanzee.
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Sir Cecil
this
of
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little band of helpers
busnessIke the
serviceabe scissors
set to kandd
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a elected nineteen times
wouldn't another no
nomination
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-01-20
A Picture of Ibsen.

In Schurmann's Secrets de Cou-
lisses" Is a picture Of Ibsen at the
summit of his fame. When Ibsen bad
completed new play the Copenhagen
newspapers announced the event with
a great flourish Of trumpets, and
added: 1.-The master will deposit his
manuscript at the National theater at
10 o'clock tomorrow morning" At
that hour the road between Ibsen's
house and the theater was lined with
people. The great man appeared with
his precious roll Of paper neatly tied
up. As 1t slipped through into the
letter box the public gave a great
shout The philosopher acknowledged
the demonstration with a grave bow
and retired within doors with the con
seriousness OF having performed 4
glorious mission. Every one Of his
ordinary acts in public was accom-
panied by something of the sort. and
even when he sat the curtains Of the
window were drawn aside so that his
features might be visible to his ad-
mirers outside.
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Power of a picture.

We gazed at the famous picture OF
"The Doctor in silence that could be
felt, and l tell you it fairly made me
hold my breath and lump come in
my throat as l looked first at the suf-
fering child and then at the kind doc
tor, with his grave face, and then at
the father and mother in the back
ground, and, as for Smart. l don't mind
telling you l saw the water in his eyes,
and presently a great big tear rolled
down his cheek as he said:
isn't that wonderful? / suppose as
q tailor l should be looking at the
style of the NJ. DIS clothes; but, man.
I'm human, and when there is a pic
ture that appeals like that to the great
heart of humanity. why, just forget
all about my trade and think only Of
my humanity. Come on" he added.
ST can't stay longer to look at that,
for it reminds me too much of little
one l lost. Here you are" he said
"here's something more in our line,
DR.. Johnson waiting for an audience
with Lord Chesterfield. Here's COM
edy, If you like. And now we may
examine the clothes. "-London Tailor
and Cutter.
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She was Used to Storms.

The storm burst forth in all its fury
Great trees were torn up bodily by
the roots, houses were unroofed or
even wrenched from their foundations
women shrieked and rushed with their
children to places Of fancied safety,
while strong men turned pale and
vainly attempted to appear unconcern
ed. But IN the midst of all this fury
of nature one little woman sat cool.
calm and collected She did not appear
to notice that anything out of the or
binary was happening. Now and then
she raised her eyes from the book
that seemed to absorb her glanced
around the room and went back to the
literary love. Afterward we learned
that she was a teacher in primary
school and that she hadn't heard or
felt anything she wasn't accustomed
to-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-01-20
Shark Stories.

a shark is very tenacious of life,
ana Or. Gunther. the ichthyoloEist
has pointed out in one Of his cOntri
buttons to the literature Of his subject
that wounds affect fishes generally
much less than higher yertebrates, 4
Greenland shark continues to feed
willie his head is pierced by n harpoon
or by knife as long as the nervous
center is not touched"
A Norwegian antarctic explorer IL
Bull, gives a startling word picture OF
a sharks tenacity Of life. This man.
eater was caught Mt the Iceland cod
fishery. His liver. heart and internal
arrangements were removed SO as to
put period 10 his career, and the thus
mutilated body was then cast into the
sea. He simply gave a leisurely wag
OF his tail and SWAN rapidly out Of
sfght-Chambers' Journal.