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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-09-02
Sympathy For tho President.

Woodrow Wilson has come to stand for
a good deal of that which is finest in our
national character. His devotion to duty,
the sincerity Of his idealism. the beautiful
relations of his family life together with
his desire that his privacy as an individ-
ual be respected, his patience. the en-
forcement of his conception that states
manship and politics must rise above per-
sonal motives-all these characteristics
have come to impress the American people
in no light way. They have asked them
selves where he derived these sources of
strength. and now in the supreme moment
Of his personal sorrow they learn tina it
was his wife who has sacrificed her life
in order that the people might come to
know these qualities in her husband.
His burdens of national and Information
al affairs a W been unduly heavy and
crucial. n It IL indeed sad to think that
at a time when these burdens are at their
height, a burden should be placed upon
him beside which the business of state il
az nothing.
May the soft autumnal days bring heal
ing to his stricken heart is the sincere
prayer of his countrymen.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-09-02
Mobilize Our Commercial Pow.,

IRON the CnlcaRO Tribune.
To the President or Secretary Bryan:
The opportunity now offered the diplo-
matte and consular forces of the United
States to serve American foreign COM
Will you set these forces in motion to
meet this extraordinary situation? Let
orders be sent to all our agents to report
the war in the trade of their districts and
how American enterprise should take adj
vantage of them. These orders should 20
especially to our representatives in South
America and china
ON the basis of the information thus
gained let the government organize an
effective cooperation for manufacture.
OF our goods to this field and the develop
ment of better trade relations.
Will the government lead In an agrees
sive campaign for American foreign
The extremity of Europe is Americas
opportunity.
This is not a declaration OF u%nfriendli-
ness: 1t is an assertion OF common sense.
III the American republic has kept the
path OF peace. If it has SO ordered its af-
iairs that the people are masters in their
hopper of war by masterful rulers. IL we
have kept ourselves free from the poison
OF militarisln We are justified in making
the mcst OF our own wisdom and policy.
Al this time Europe has given itself to
var This is the time for the United
States to mobilize her own forces-her'
forces of trade. Nations are engaged in
a great struggle over the world for mar
kets. Let us take strategic advantage OF
our rivals and extend and intrench our
selves in the field.
The best trade Of South America has
belonged to Europe. II the orient we
are hard set. This is our opportunity.
If we are practical, farsighted, and
prompt we shall develop our international
trade and strengthen our position so that
our rivals when they turn from war to
trade once more will find us far ahead.
There never has been "A greater oppor-
tunity for American initiative and organ
Will the government act?
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-09-02
Glorious War.

roll us the drum, o Car! o Gar!
till the wolves in the sheepskin roar!
But never dream that your troops can bar
=, one shape from your palace door,
li4e Mother of all the mothers that are
cries. Kill my sons no more!'
go to war;" cry out the kings,
And down the mad worlds side
mere springs the deadliest of things,
Flre-sworded, fiery-eyed-
me Vulture goddess, whose red wings
A young lambs heart has dyed!
Kaiser! Lord of the million guns.
Come list at the peasants cot.
"A motner walls for her darling once with
.o me. battle fever hot!
" King! You call for my sons. INV sons
to go to their deaths-for what?"
the fair. fresh fields are crying out.
SnaIl now our scythes be knives?
Snali the red rain that comes with rout
Fail til its harvest thrives?
e"an Gods green grass be dead of
And our black crop be lives?.
And out of the deeps of a sisters pain.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-09-02
BELCHING.

Belching is a sign of hysteria. neur-
asthenta. or some other kind OF a
Jimmy. Furthermore. it is a habit, and
a bad one. 1t belongs in the class with
stammer1ng, In that one learns how to
90 wrong when doing right Is easier.
1t is true a little gas may form from
d!ecomposing food in the stomach. but
the quantity will be small. A little gas
may find its way from the intestines
into the stomach, but the gas inflated
areas or the 1nteStines are some inches
away. n the direction OF flow is away
from the stomach.
Practically all the gas belched is first
swallowed as gas. We swallow some air
when we eat hastily. We swallow gas
with carbonated water. when we chew
up. IN different ways. The pro
fuse belchers. however. deliberately
swallow air and then quickly belch it
up.
If you will watch the Adams apple of
a person drinking water you will no.
tice a certain characteristic swallowing
motion. Now notice the Adams apple
OF q belcher in action. mo you will see
that he first swallows the air and then
belches 1T. Physicians demonstrate 1t
more %plaininly by watching the Adam's
apple with X-rays.
How is the habit acquired? A person
there is a good deal Of air. He belches
and gets relief. Recollection of this re-
Mains with him in his subconscioua
memory. At some later time his stom-
ach is too tight. He can belch no gas
to get relief. He swallows air and
then belches 1t. Before he knows 1t
he has acquired the habit.
Neurotics. ncurasthenics and hys-
terics are apt to get this habit, Just
as they are prone to get the whisky
habit, or the morphine habit, or to-
baCco habit.
OF course. back Of the habit lies
some error. 1t may be overeating. rapid
eating, irregular eating. or indigestion.
slow digestion. dilation of the stomach,
or mild neuralgia of the stomach.
The habit has been acquired in an
effort to find relief from some discom-
fort. When such discomfort shows IT.
self in a sensible person. he changes
whatever is wrong. When it shows IT.
self in a neurotic. he leaves the Gauss
undisturbed. but takes to belching. just
as another neurotic who feels off a
little takes to morphine. or cocaine, or
whisky.
Does any harm result? Yes: often.
The belching Of air siphons bile into
the stomach. Biles does not belong
there. Bile persistently in the stomach
disturbs the digestion. The longer the
belcher belches to relieve his stomach
the more surely he embarrasses his
stomach.
The persistent swallowing Of air up
sets the working OF the gate into the
stomach and also the gate out OF the
stomach. The stomach may become
dilated through the persistent swallow
ing of air.
However. as a as any of these is
the frame Of mind Of the belcher. He
is an "ailer." He probably regards
himself as a d%yspeptic. He Is pretty
certain to nave some form Of persistent
stomach complaint. He gets the soda
habit.
OF course, to start with. a belcher is
not thoroughly well poised or he would
not be a belcher. But the habit makes
him more Of an caller"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-09-02

Austria appears to be suffering from
an ov~erproduction Of physicians. For
the first semester Of 1914 more than GOO
new students entered the medical de-
partment Of the University of Vienna.
To meet the situation the ministry of
education has restricted future annual
patches Of new students to 400. Mean
while, the population does not increase
fast enough, or Is not sick. enough, or
has not money enough to insure pros
pertty to the present army Of doctors.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-09-02
OUR A

We've taken our cooks where We've found 'em;
We've answered many an ad;
We've had our pickin' o. servants,
And most OF the lot was bad;
Some were Norahs an Bridgets;
Title she came last fall;
Claras and Fannies and Lenas and Armies,
And now we've got none at all.
Now, we don't know much about servants,
For, taken 'em all along,
You never can tell till you've tried 'em,
And then You are like to be wrong.
There's times when you'll think that they're perfect
There's times when you'll think that they're bum.
But the things you'll learn from those that have gone
May help you with those to come.
Norah, she landed from Dublin,
Green as acushla machree;
Norah was willing an anxious
TO learn what a servant should be.
We told Mrs. Kirk all about her
She offered her seven more per
NOW Moran she works, as you know, for the Kinks
And we learned about servants from her.
Lena we got from an "%office;"
Lena was saving and Dutch
Thought that our bills were enormous,
And told us we spent far too much.
Lena decamped with some silver,
Jewelry, laces and fur
She was loving and kind, with a socialist mind
And we learned about servants from her.
Title blew in from the Indies,
Black as the middle of night
Cooked like a regular Savarin-
Kitchen was shiny an bright.
Everything ran along lovely
Until-it was bound to come
She ran away with a porter one day
But we learned about servants from her.
We've taken cooks and where we've found them,
Yellow and black and white;
Some were better than others,
But none of the lot was right.
And the end of it's only worry
And trouble and bother and fuss
When you answer an ad. think of those we have had
And learn about servants from us.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-09-02

India in 1913 sent to the United
States 1862 students, and China sent
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-09-02

in the battered wreck of a town,
The cry shrills ever across the slain, 20
YOU of the eagle crown!
Here is your royal 1.-THE of %grain-all six
foot stalks, cut down.
Where the gray windmill's fingers wrote
sweet peace against the sky
And the glad birds full-hearted note
joined with the choir on high.
me semaphore swings DER the cote,
The singing bullets fly!
The dust lies deep on the village where
the children a-hunger creep.
ana an the summer tillage fair is the
niles that the spiders reap!
fo4' me men nave followed the trumpet's
piare and the women wait and weep.
Lo! as the kings their lances thrust.
AS Knights of good disguised,
Their breaths become a deadly gust
Across the homes men priced.
o dust of heathstones dead! o dust
OF white souls pulverized
Go ci1nk us your swords. o Emperor! in
your ferVOr lnisbegot!
Let loose your ravening wolves of war;
1ed fat on an army shot!
But a mother stands by her broken door
and weeps, "They die-for what?"
John O'Keefe, in New York Times.
90"
What's the Answer?
Belinda wore a bathing suit Consisting of
one piece,
ana waited for the crowd to boot i'm wild
But when nobody looked askance, or ever
looked at all,
She blushed a dainty sea-shell pink and
hid within a shawl.
ITS Just a burning shame she cried,
Its frightfully upset me:
Ia not have worn this horrid thing If I'd
supposed they'd let me-
Belinda lit a cigaret in a polite cafe,
ANA waited for the waiter to observer:
Throw that away
But when nobody came around and
sneered a frigid sheer
And said. young lady, cigarets are not
permitted here"
She tossed the glowing stub away and
said. It's simply awful.
ia not have lit the dreadful thing if I'd
supposed 1t lawful"
A man who might explain these things
existed once. it's said,
His name was Great KIM Solomon. I UNI
derstand he's deadi
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-09-02

Mrs. Myron T. Herrick. wife Of the
American ambassador to Europe. has
announced her decision to orpanize
an American hospital in Paris. She
viii act as nurse for French soldiers
wounded in battle.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-09-02

in the battered wreck of a town,
Inc cry shrllls ever across the slain, &C
=, you of the eagle CROWN.
Here is your royal 1.-THE of gfain-all six
foot stalks. cut DOWN."
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-08-07
SERIES OF ROBBERIES
Dry Goods Store, Cleaning Pariors
and neat Shop Touched"

During the past week it would ap-
pear as though gang of lght-hnger-
ed gentry and burglars had been max
ing this city their headquarters from
the series of crimes that have been
committed.
The first case reported and probably
the most expensive to the victims was
that of the Unique cleaning parlors on
Railroad avenue, which were entered
sometime between midnight and day.
light last Friday morning and great
many articles of valuable clothing were
taken. Up to this date no clue of the
robbers has been found.
A well appearing Mexican woman
who gave the name of Amelia Abeyta,
was given a position as clerk in the
John L., Bonita store some three weeks
ago and on Saturday was placed under
arrest, charged with stealing guam
tity of dry goods from that store. A
search of the woman's room was made
with the result that some of the stolen
goods, which were of the best quality,
were found. 1t is thought that the
woman was assisted by her daughter,
but this the mother denies. The case
came up for trial Wednesday, but was
continued till the first of next week.
Frank Lynes, who conducts cured
meat shop on Walnut avenue, had his
place robbed some time Monday night.
The theft was not discovered until
Tuesday morning when he opened up
for business and found some of his
meat gone. AS yet the thief has not
been found.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-08-07

Rocky Ford defeated Las Animas
last Sunday on the local lot in one of
the most interesting games of the year
by score of 3 to 2. Lamar and La
Junta played tie game and conse-
quently the locals increased their lead
a trifie. The game here was featured
by the pitching of Dunlap and Keeler
and several brilliant bits of fielding by
both teams.
Dunlap fairly earned the decision
over his opponent, allowing but five
hits and proving more effective in the
pinches.
Las Animas counted one in the first
session on G. Zeller's two base blow to
left and Curry's single.
The locals went them one better in
their half on Smiths double, Maxwell's $
single, wild pitch and passed ball
The visitors knotted the count in the
fourth on single by J. Zeller and
errors by Moore and Smith. There
was nothing doing then till the ninth
though both sides threatened several
times but scoring was prevented by
good pitching and air-tight fielding.
In the final frame for the locals c
was safe on Tarner's tumble, Moo
flew to left, Dunlap singled to cent,
advancing Culp to second and Smitl.
hit to right bringing Culp in for the
much needed connter. The score:
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-08-07
A Merchants Exhibit
SwINK LIQUOR CASES
Are Attracting Large Crowds to the
County Court

Members of the Otero County Law
and Order League in sufficient numbers
to almost fill the county court room at
La Junta were present on Wednesday
when Judge McDaniels announced that
he was ready to try the cases against
the Swink saloonkeepers, according to
the informations reported in The En-
terprise last week.
But it only took a moment after the
judges announcement to show that the
defense was not so ready for trial, as
Fred Sabin, their attorney, addressed
the court and asked for a change of
venue under the plea that it would be
impossible for his clients to secure a
fair and impartial trial before the court
of this county.
In support of his argument for a
change Attorney Sabin claimed that the
work of the Anti-Saloon and Law and
Order leagues had prejudiced the minds
of the people against the saloons, which
are licensed places of business, until it
would be impossible to secure justice in
this county. He quoted articles from
this and other county papers that he
claimed had tendency to inlame the
people against his clients, and wound up
his plea with affidavits from M. S. Mar
tin, Frank Nesbitt, Oliver Adcock, Joe
Powars and others that they believed it
would be impossible for the defendants
to secure fair trial in Otero county.
Late Wednesday evening the judge
overruled the motion for change of
venue. and yesterday morning Attorney
Sabin argued for a continuation of the
cases until the next term of court. This
was refused but a postponement was
allowed until next Tuesday, Aug. IL,
at which time the defendants attorney
will probably have some further quibble
to introduce in order to avoid coming
to trial.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-08-07
La Junta o o 1000 o 90
Rocky Ford o | o o o o O "a 10
Make q Noise at Ordway

Headed by the Kid Band, a long line
of automobiles decorated with pen
nants, left yesterday morning to help
celebrate Crowley Day" at Ordway.
Senator and Mrs. Crowley were in their
car in the procession and everyone
wore Rocky Ford badges. The visitors
had most enjoyable time and report
that this years celebration of Grow
ley Day" was far in advance of any
heretofore attempted.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-08-07
FORD, COLORADO FRIDAY AUGUST 1914
PLAN BOOSTER TRIP
Watermelon Day and Arkansas Valley
Fair Will Be Advertised In
Pueblo Next Monday

Under the auspices of the Arkansas
Valley Fair association and the Water
melon day committee it is planned to
pull off one of the biggest boosters trips
that has ever been attempted by Rocky
Ford.
AS originally arranged it was design
ed to have 25 automobiles loaded with
boosters and advertising dope make the
trip to Pueblo on Monday next. Aug. 10,
but it has been found necessary to make
a change and arrange for about twice
the number of cars as at first planned.
The people are so heartily becoming
inoculated with the boosting bug that it
is now an easy matter to fill all avail
able cars, and every car owner who
will give aid to-the plan of making a
noise for Rocky Ford is earnestly urged
to make his willingness known to Sec
retary Miller of the Otero County Ag-
ricultural association or Pubicityman
Randel of the Fair association.
1t is planned to assemble at the Ag-
ricultural Club rooms at s a. m. on
Monday, Aug. 10, to receive pennants,
badges, etc. And headed by the Rocky
Ford Kid band the long line of boosters
will get under way for Pueblo. At Man
zanola Horace Dye will join the process
sion with several autos and at Fowler
Director Barnard will head another
string, so that by the time Pueblo is
reached it is expected that the boosting
cavalcade will present a most imposing
appearance and attract the attention of
everyone.
Racing Entries Close
AS evidence of the fact that the races
at the Arkansas Valley Fair attract the
horse owners of the country The Enter
prise has only to report that the board
has been obliged to close the entries for
the harness races, as every race has
been filled to the brim.
For Wednesday there are Ia entries
in the free-for-all trot and 10 entries in
the 2:30 trot. On Watermelon day there
are IS entries in the 2:24 pace and in
the 2.18 trot. Friday there are 8 entries
in the 2:24 trot and 81 in the PIT pace.
Amongst LHe duueu TdCiIlS dLITdCtiOiiS
that the board has decided upon are a
cowgirl race and gentleman's driving
race.
Melon Ground Doubled
That there may be no further cause
of criticism at the congestion about the
melon pile the board of directors at the
meeting on Monday evening ordered
that the watermelon ground be doubled
in size.
A Merchants Exhibit
A feature of our fair that the mer-
chants have heretofore been unable to
avail themselves of through lack of
space has been an opportunity to dis
play their wares to fair visitors. This
will hereafter be provided for, as the
directors have set aside all the space
Just inside of the fair grounds fence
and running west from the main en-
trance to the merry-go-round for the
exclusive use of our businessmen.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-08-07

Continued on Page Four
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-08-07
LOCALS INCREASE LEAD
While Lamar Stands StilI-Cubs
Blank La Junta on Tuesday

LEAGUE STANDING
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-08-07
CANTALOUPE
SEASON IS ON
First Crate Shipments Made
August First
SWEET JUICE BOXES"
ARE ALSO ON MARKET
In Flavor and Quality and Good
Season Is Promised

season Is PROMISED
To Ernest Pearson will go The
Enterprise for a year, in recogni-
ton of his bringing to this Office
the first ripe specimens of genuine
Rocky Ford cantaloupes. These
cantaloupes were grown by Mr..
Pearson on his place south of the
Lafayette school, where he said he
had about twenty acres of canta-
loupes that will be better than the
specimens brought US, SO he stands
to make nice little bunch of coin
this year, as we can state that the
samples received were the best
early cants we have ever received
in flavor, thickness of "meat," etc.
These early cants came in on
the last day of July, making them
exactly Que week later than the
first cantaloupes were received last
year.
The first crate shipment was also
few days later this year, when
a couple of crates were shipped to
Colorado Springs on uly 27. On
Aug. l of this year G. B. Boyd
shipped out two crates consigned
to Denver, and these were the first
to leave Rocky Ford.
This first shipment was follow
aed by three crates on Sunday, and
( lext day the shipments jumped to
twenty crates. On Tuesday even
ing the express shipments had in
creased to 81 crates, and cores
ponding increases have been noted
each evening since.
Although the cantaloupes have
been coming along quite rapidly
for the last few days the field men
who are in position to know state
that carlot shipments to eastern
markets will not begin until Aug.
Is at the earliest, which will still
get them back east" about the
usual time.
In preparation for the canta-
loupe campaign all our old CON-
mission firms are getting their
field and office forces lined up and
will be ready for an energetic
campaign in good season. Old
friends who have this week put i'll
an appearance are l. ID. Hale, rep
resenting the G. H. Weaver Co, /,
Cadwallader and Seibert of Crutch-
field & Voolfolk, S. Y. Free with
Lyon & Coggin, Gerard & Co. g.
g. Carleton, while local men are
looking after the interests of the
CIemons Co., Samples & Wagon
er, Edwards & Seely, etc.
Everyone of them is highly
pleased with the extent and quail
ity of the crop and they predict
that this will be one of the most
successful seasons in recent can
taloupe history.
watermeIons On Market
A neck and neck race was run
this season between the canta-
loupes and watermelons, both ap-
pearing upon the local market on
Saturday.
The first ''sweet juice boxes"
were picked rather carelessly and
as a result fully half of the con-
signment had to be thrown away
being unripe.
On Tuesday Frank Burke came
in with wagonload of fine melons
from his Star Valley ranch and
these brought fancy prices.
Since then the market has been
plentifully stocked with water
melons of excellent flavor and
standard size, and the price has
been gradually dropping until TIE
farmer no longer finds it necessary
to stand nightly guard over his
melon patch to protect his kleck-
leys from marauding bands.