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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-05-07
Former Sheriff Named Commissioner

Denver.-James S. Grisham, who
was sheriff of Las Animas county dur
ing the recent coal strike, has been
appointed by Governor Carlson to be
a county commissioner of Las Animas
county to fill a vacancy in the county
board caused by the death of G. F.
Harlan.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-05-07
Abate Part Gas and Tramway Tax.

Denver.-Abatement of a portion of
the taxes levied against the Denver
Tramway Company and the Denver
Gas and Electric Light Company for
the years 1913 and 1914 was recon-
mended to the State Tax Commission
by the city commissioners. sitting as
a board of county commissioners, by
O vote of three to two.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-05-07
DRESSING Fowls,

Some markets prefer the head of
the fowl taken off at the throat. Strip
the blood out of the neck, peel back
the skin little. remove portion of
the neck bone. and then. Just before
packing. except in warm weather,
draw the skin over the end and tie and
trim neatly.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-05-07
Doctors Advice.

Doctor-You must go away for a
long rest.
Overworked Merchant-But, doctor,
I'm too busy to go away.
Doctor-Well. then, you must stop
advertising.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-05-07
His Question.

Seven men out of every ten are
confounded bores'" emphatically de-
clared Alexander Akinside, the dys-
peptic dissertationist.
why except the other three?"
snarled J. Fuller Gloom, the widely
known and cordially detested misan-
thropist.--Judge.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-05-07
Young Hogs Cause Trouble.

The farmer who never shuts his
gates and leaves his fences without
repair will have all manner of trouble
with the young hogs about the place.
When pig has learned to be rogue
It is hard to break him of the habit.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-05-07
Outclassed.

Member of Anarchist Society-Gen-
tlemen, wish to resign!
President-But Wy, brozzer? Wy
would you leave us?
Member-Ach! der iss no more
glory in dis bomb business; eet iss
becoming vulgar; everybody is doin'
it!-Punch.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-05-07
State Teachers Hold msetino.

Denver.-Advanced instruction and
study to increase the efficiency of
teachers in the public school systems
of Colorado occupied the attention of
delegates to the annual meeting of
the State Teachers Association in the
capitol
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-05-07

II man will refrain from combing
his hair over the denuded spot the
probabilities are that nobody will no.
tice the fact that he is bald.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-05-07

The world seems all the brighter tc
lovers when the gas is turned low.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-05-07

It's woman's imagination that keeps
her young-if she imagines people
can't see through a coat of paint.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-05-07

XIII the Flies Now and Prevent
disease. A DAISY FLY KILLER will do IT,
Kills thousands. Lasts all season. All dealers
or six sent express paid for 81. II. SOMERS,
LEO DE Ralb Ave. Brooklyn, n. Y. Adv.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-05-07
Doubtful Assurances.

DO you think they approved of my
Eastern sermon" asked one of our
well-known ministers.
Eyes, l think so." replied his wife;
they were all nodding."
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-05-07

It often turns out in after years that
tho faint heart which failed to win the
fair lady was something of blessing
in disguise.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-05-07

Red Cross Bag Blue makes the laundress
happy, makes clothes whittier than snow.
All good grocers. Adv.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-05-07

YOUR OWN DRUGGIST WILL TELL YOU
Try Murine Eye Remedy for Red. Weak. watery
Just Eye comfort. Write for Book OF the Eye
Sy mail Free. Murine Eye Remedy Co, Chicago.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-05-19
MILK USEFUL IN MANY WAYS
As a Cleansing Agent It 10 Frequent.
Iy Better Than Anything That
28.. Can Be Employed. H.

Use milk on patent leather to pol
ish, clean and brighten it. Nothing
else gives it such luster. and softness.
Use milk to clean piano keys. It
removes all dust and CRIME and does
not mar their ivory smoothness. RI
Use milk to remove ink spots. Wet
the ink spot with the milk and keep
it wet until the spot disappears. Then
wash the spotted fabric in cold before
washing it in warm water. Do not
allow the milk to dry-keep adding
more to keep it damp. The dried
milk sometimes makes q yellow stain
that is troublesome to remove. 49,
Use milk to restore the surface OF
oilcloth and linoleum. Dip flannel In
the milk, and rub the oilcloth or limo.
leum thoroughly with 1t. ), Then rub
again with dry flannel. \
Use sour milk for removing freck-
les. It Is the Tactic acid in milk that
is effective in removing the freckles.
Use milk in starch to give it .
gloss. Add q few tablespoonfuls to
. painful OF starch. a.. TO-. y.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-05-19
Red and White Striped Jacket-skir
Of Costume 10 Red Decorated viii
White Buttons. !lssE GEts

rate blouse in white or contrasting
light fabric, as fashion has not yet
consented to smile on the two gar
ments joined at the waist line, except
for street use under jacket, or in
the house during the most informal
hours, The skirt material is now car
ried straight up to the bust and often
it goes into the collar. - q ~ X
With blue serge one-piece frocks
there are sometimes sleeves Of black
satin and rolling vest OF white satin
or; organdie to furnish lightness and
GOODNESS; but In the majority of tat
feta and faille frocks which are Of
fered for afternoon occasions there is
less transparency than there has been
for several seasons. ]. Z q:
There are two notable exceptions to
this ruling fashion, and they repre-
sent two entirely different dressmak-
ing houses, but each frock Is SO good
of its kind that it will be copied far
from its source. One has q full skirt
Of black silk with broad blue satin
stripe across 1t, the gathers we'll ad-
justed at the normal waist line.
That's all there is to the skirt. The
blouse Ii Of cream net and thin lace,
with q high collar that does not meet
In front but is joined there by q
twisted cravat with handkerchief
ends Of black satin. The fronts Of the
blouse also refuse to meet, which is
q leading trick in the hands Of those
designing frocks this season. The
sleeves are long and tight-htting.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-05-19
MWW zzy.A 0I2E5 A1Qz2ZzWS

looks down on both sides of the divide. To the
west is the long descent, to the east the chilly
plateaus and snow valleys Of the Andean treasure
land. %5a% Z 7. &&@r% 5sg45 Z .s<,...,
r. It was now noon, and, In spite of the unac-
customed altitude, we ate hearty Peruvian
breakfast consisting of soup, salad, several meat
courses, vegetables, wine, and fresh strawber-
riesf and cream. Leaving the general managers
car to be brought back by the next down train.
we transferred to the hand car and pushed OF.
! The experiences of the next four hours are too
Kaleidoscope for accurate or detailed description
We started amid snow and ice, bundled up in
sweaters, overcoats, and blankets, and landed
in lemon and orange groves four hours later.
Continuously before us unrolled q grand piano.
rama ever changing and ever more wonderful
Where as our train had painfully toiled upward
foot by foot we now seemed to rush down >
mile at a swoop. But two stops were made In
the 106 miles, once for section gang repairing
track In tunnel and again to let the ,uppas-
senger train by. Going at breakneck speed, our
hand car rushed out Of one black tunnel. across
y a swaying bridge strung over the chasm OF the
Rio Rimac, and into the darkness Of another
tunnel cut out of the sheer face OF the clih. As
we careened across the Infernillo bridge, one OF
our party aptly described his Impressions as
flash of daylight accompanied BY . sinking OF
the heart" $500 TT ..@E #
); In all We rushed through II tunnels. crossed
q dozen himsylooking bridges, and slowed down
for eight switchbacks. The fastest kilometer
was made In IS seconds (about 40 miles per hour).
and the fastest single stretch of ~ kilometers
in 20 minutes (about IS miles per hour. When
one considers the steep grades and the sharp
curves necessary to get a railroad through such
canyon the fact that our light hand car, travel
ing at such speed and controlled only by q
hand brake stayed on the rails is the best evil
dence in the world OF the excellent construction
of the line and of the vigilance of the mainte-
nance force. During our tour Of South America
we had many strange and interesting expert
ences, but none for novelty, thrill and mag
nidcence to compare with the hand-car coast
down the Oroya railway. "a
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-05-19

with frills Of lace over the waists. and
there is q! half lining of palest pink
satin that passes under the arms.
The belt Is a folded piece Of black
satin ribbon, ending with cockads
bow at the side. Quite an old-fash-
Toned girdle! The jacket that makes
this blouse suitable for the street is
short affair of black satin. slashed ut
the sides and trimmed with small jet
buttons. It fastens up to the chin. n
~ The second frock that meets the de-
sire Of those thrown in with a dark
costume has skirt of black faille.,
that soft, slightly corded fabric that
ia ultra-fashionable this season along
with taffeta. There are two wide,
long tunics cut to points and plated
at the sides, aboves narrow hem
which swings we'll above the ankles:
the top part is a Grecian chemise.
quite short, of vermicelli lace just OF
the white tone. It has q black velvet
ribbon crossing the figure in the ira
ditional classic manner, over the
shoulders and under the bust, caught
in the middle by q circlet Of pearls
or an ebony mounting. 81 L
:, The coat to this Is also short
black silk one, fastened demurely to
the neck to hide the floating aimsi-
ness beneath. .Ft-S. a.. 49, !
Copyright, 1915. by the Mcclure Newspa-
{ FL .-.rIg per Syndicate.) ,%&&sLl !
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-05-19
CARE OF FACE AND HANDS
Beauty knowledge That 10 Worth Re-
nembering by Those Who Value
Their Good Looks.

While bathing the face, treat your
self to little gentle massage. Dip
your hands in the water and rub the
cheeks with the flattened palms, be-
ing careful to give an upward pres
sure and to be very light with the
downward stroke. Place the thumbs
under the chin and iron out toward
the ears with the Bonded first fingers.
Clasp the back of the neck with both
hands so that the fingers touch in
front. Never dry the face with rough
towel; use old oft linen If possible.
The soap must be carefully removed
with clear water. Always after using
soap and water on the face .anoint
with orange flower skin food, which
will do wonders toward keeping the
touch of youth in your cheeks. #
For scrawny, wrinkled hands, try
massaging with olive oil. First warm
half cupful Of pure olive oil in an
enameled dish, set in larger one of
hot water. Wash your hands until
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-05-19
MAKES "A GOOD, PLAIN CAKE.
0sIIcaey That May Be Baked In .
Great Number Of Ways, ~ y.
* One May Desire.

remember reading an article many
years ago in which cake was designat-
ed a. the rose Of cookery" the term
seemed to, suit the dainty process OF
combining all the delicate ingredients
that go to the making of q toothsome.
dainty, beautiful, fragrant cake so we'll
that have always remembered 1t, re-
marks q writer in the Pittsburgh Dis
patch.
Here is a very good rule for plain.
though excellent cake. 1t may be
baked in all sorts of ways. as you will
see: -"
One generous tablespoonful of but
ter, one cupful of sugar, one and
half cupfuls of -four, half cupful of
milk, two eggs, q pinch Of salt and
level teaspoonful Of baking powder.
Stir the butter, sugar and eggs to-
gether, beating them hard. Then add
the -four, in which the baking powder
has been mixed and sifted twice.
Add the milk by degrees. beat thor
oughly and bake in moderate oven.
I have not mentioned the lavoring,
because there is where the variety
comes in. Favored with vanilla. rose
or lemon extract and baked in a loaf
and iced, this is q very nice cake for
ordinary purposes. Or it may be baked
as . layer cake, with chocolate, car
amel, lemon, jelly or other filing be.
tween the layers. - $t&7 g. 4
Often I bake it In four very thin
layers and put it together with very
tart jelly, making q real old-fashioned
jelly cake: ~ 8
BY leaving out a tablespoonful OF
-four and adding grated chocolate.
very nice chocolate cake results, and
this may be baked in layers and put
together with chocolate filing; Q
very good imitation Of the more ex-,
pensive DEVILS food. Grated cocoanut
or chopped nut meats will make q
pleasant addition, or raisins. currants
| and spices will give you q delicious
brown loaf Of simple fruit cake.
| Orange peel grated into the batter
makes q very nice flavor; then l
would advise icing the top with an
orange icing, but do not put any OF
the Juice in the cake for it will kill
the effects Of the baking powder. Z,
This same recipe may be baked In
gem pans and served hot for luncheon,
or the little cakes may be iced and
set away for Sunday night supper.
A portion OF the batter might be
Favored with chocolate for variety
and the chocolate cakes covered with
q chocolate icing. ta.%
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-05-19

which the material should be cut out
and the portion marked B II folded
over and sewed down at the sides and
forms the pocket for the bills which
is by the way bound ut the edge with
narrow ribbon. The two, portions c
and D are stinened with pieces Of card
sewed In between the silk and the lin
ing. The space between the two dotted
lines in the center is left unsti6ened
in, order that the case may fold to-
gether easily when filled. The cor
ners, under which the paper IL slipped,
are made OF kid and an old glove can
be cut up and used for this purpose.
Is "A loop Of ribbon is sewed on IN the
center. for holding a pencil. and on
the. front of the pocket the word
bills" is worked in gold silk. The
case Is secured when closed with q
tab that bends over and fastens with
press stud as shown in the right.
hand sketch. r IS ,,. " 33fE&1
4 The initials Of the owner can be
worked where indicated with silk OF
some strongly contrasting color to that
Of the material with which the case
has been made. For. filling the case,
old halfsheets. Of notepaper can be cut
to At and slipped in under the corners
and they can easily be removed one by
one as they become used. S5s .,s
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-05-19

The broad valley soon narrowed, the naked rocks
! closed in, apd we were fairly in the canyon OF
the Rio Rimac Twelve miles out Of Chosica an
elevation of 5000 feet was reached at San Bar
tolome. Here is the first switchback, Meiggs'
original device, which enables a train to zigzag
up the face of q canyon wall without resorting
to abnormally heavy grades and rack and cog
systems. j. # & u. 'E VT '5 5 s.r 5xg5 "
+ AT Matucana, 100 feet above the sea- the hand
car which was to be our means OF descending,
was trailed on behind. Our Indian cook now
brought In coffee. prepared In the Peruvian STYLE
which was very acceptable, as the air was quite
chill, Then the climb continued over spiderweb
bridges, more switchbacks, and numerous tun.
nels, the tunnels of the Inhernillo (Iittle HelD
opening at either end Of bridge spanning a
chasm over one thousand feet deep. As the train
wound and creaked along the forehead of the
mountain one could look down on the roofs OF
villages miles below, ant people and ant donkey
trains, and the multitudinous little fields fenced
in with thick mud walls, which made the valley
floor gigantic waffle iron. Above them, on q
level with ones eyes, and up and up, seemingly
to the very top of some Of the mountains, were
the old terraced fields Of the ancient Incas, grass
grown now with the turf of centuries The old
terraces are mostly in disuse now but the fields
and groves Of the lower levels still use some OF
the old irrigation troughs They were cut in tho
rocks by people who knew neither cement nor
iron pipe, but they follow the contours as
though plotted with a transit. Sometimes. as the
cars creep along canyon wall half way to the
top, one can follow the silvery ribbon of water
for miles along the face Of the yellow rock.
More bridges, more switchbacks, and ever the
air grows clearer and thinner and colder. The
fields and gardens are gone now, the bleak table.
land country appears, and people whose hearts
or nerves are bothersome would begin to have
soroche. Below crawled burros and llama trains
carrying silver and copper ore. At Casapalca,
1860 feet, is the big smelter Of this neighbor-
hood. Here was mud corral full OF llamas,
those absurd-lookng animals, seemingly a cross
between sheep, camel, and an ostrich, which
viewed the noisy industry with their looks of
timorous disdain
~ Fourteen thopsand-thec himneys of Casapalca's
shelters were pins stuck in the carpet of the
valley miles below-15, 000-6 more and the
train climbed up and over, and rested on the
top of the cold, windswept, Andean roof All
about were peaks and blankets of snow. One
rose painstakingly and walked with care. Fifteen
thousand feet is a good bit of jump to take be-
fore breakfast. Behind the station Mount
Meggs climbs up another 1000 feet whence,
through air so crystalline that one might fancy
one could walk to the summit in half an hour, 1t
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-05-19
PRETTY DESIGNS IN GLOVES
Seasons Styles Show Many Effects
That Will Be Sure to Take Fem a 4
XXI inlno Fancy. ,s o, 5sf 4. =. 4

Glove styles today include the shape
Of the glove itself and the manner In
which it Is trimmed Everyone IL
familiar with the straight one. two
and three.button gloves in black,
white and some Of the colors. Like
the black suit, these gloves have their
place. The newest gloves show modi.
fcations of the shape. embroideries
and the stitchings. r..
! Black and white contrasts are popu'
lar. -5f 81. 80 Il, IA Z.
A new arrival, placed upon the mar
ket, has hand-crocheted embroidery
IN strong lines, in black and white.
The effect is stunning. This glove sells
at two dollars. Another new design
is the glove in three-button length,
though with but two buttons. This
glove has three lines Of heavy en-.
broidery and narrow kid binding. The
buttons. binding and embroidery are
Ill in harmonious contrast to the glove
itself. This makes a glove severe In
style, quite the thing while militarism
is SO rampant. . II: ~ j5:.s
Another beautiful semi-military
glove is made in six-button length,
with sacque wrist and center gore,
over which is set short well-shaped
strap, fastening across the wrist with
one clasp. These are made up in kid
in pleasing black, and white effects.
and in cape and mocha in sand, gray
and tan. They also appear in all the
pleasing shades of silk for the coming
summer.
| q Within the past two or three years
silk gloves have become firmly estab-
lished in the average feminine mind
as desirable summer glove. This
year will see more and more wearing
them. Mems gloves in silk are among
the latest arrivals, and the day is fast
approaching when men will go as well
gloved in spring and summer, II they
care at all about their. personal ap-
pearance, as in winter.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-05-19
4. BUILDING up Her Words.

A certain little Columbus schoolgirl
is learning things. both at school and,
on, the street, as recent happening
demonstrates. The knowledge she
picked UP at school: the phrase re-
garding the cat she heard either from
some other child or from some care.
less elder. $, .1.le 800 III
Mother, what does fat spell?" she
asked the other night, on coming
home from school. Y ..E L ,...s
mother. Ne s,.syz:ss, h "A, y.
why, fat my dear" replied the
the second inquiry. &, Il. u
"And what does her spell?" came
""'Her,'" again vouchsafed the In:
formant. HILL 3si
''Now I knew I was right, and that
old cat OF a teacher tried to make mo
believe that those letters spelled IA
Their" exclaimed the child with not .
little indignation.-C Columbus Dispatch.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-05-19

such as is used In spectacles for old
or long-sighted people, will give an
image with a very pleasant softness.
Such lenses can be bought very cheap,
or, if an old pair Of spectacles is
found, the oval glasses in them can
be used just as they are, or, if pre-
ferred, mounted between two pieces
of card with a circular hole in each
so as only to use round part of the
entire lens. (This, of course, replaces
the lens with which the camera is pro-
widely
The kind Of definition which the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-05-19

them spiritual consolation, when he
was called to the side of a dying troop
er who was a Roman Catholic. The
wounded man begged the rabbi, whom
he imagined to be priest, to hold up
the crucifix to his gaze. The rabbi
did so and whispered words of COM
fort into the failing ear. AS he bent
above the Frenchman a bullet struck
him, and he fell dead. There is no
difference on the battlefield between
the Jew and the Frenchman, for "the
same Lord over all is rich unto all
that call upon him.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-05-19

perfectly clean and allow them to soak
in clear water for at least twenty
minutes-this to open the pores and
make them receptive. Pat the hands
nearly dry, then drop little Of the
warm oil into one hand and massage
the other; alternate the hands until
the skin refuses to absorb another
drop of the oil. Wipe the hands dry
with soft cloth, but do not wash
them. After doing this daily for few
weeks you will find your hands plump
ing out again.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-05-19
Bordered Fabrics.

Bordered fabrics, probably because
they are eminently suited to the skirt
made with flounces, are in vogue this
spring. There are some charmingly
embroidered crepes, with deep or mar
row =, embroidered borders I'm color:
There is embroidered lace cloth, too
sheer and thin, with light. dainty EN-.
broidery in pastel shades. There are
embroidered borders on chinons and
nets. Sometimes ribbon IL embroid.
cred into festoons In these borders.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-05-19
3 Roiiad 7Erostlna.

Halt . pint Of graduated sugar,
moisten thoroughly with water suf'
acieht to dissolve It when heated. Boil
until It threads from the spoon, stir
ring often. While the sugar Is boiling
beat white Of one egg till drm. When
thoroughly beaten turn into . deep
dish, and when the sugar il boiled
pour the white. beating together rapid
~ until Of the right consistency to
spread on the cake. Add havorfng II
liked. This IL enough icing for one
loaf of cake. s@ FL ~ =" LIZ
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-05-19
FASHION NOT FANCIED
WHITE TOPS TO GOWNS OF DARK
MATERIAL UNWELcoME. ~
Good Reasons for Idea Being Received
+ With Disfavor-Less Transparency
AZ. 10 Noticed In the Latest Of
I Popular Gowns. g.

Many women regret the obvious In
tention on the part Of the dressmak-
ers to include white transparent tops
to gowns of dark material. These
solved difficulties in their heyday be-
cause they served for a variety of
uses. Under a jacket such d frock
was sufficiently somber for the street:
without concealing coat, 1t was fes-
tive enough for the theater or small
dinner. for cards in the afternoon or
a day wedding: :; ;.:'t y.
1T cannot be replaced by the sepa-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-05-19
DICTATES OF FASHION

Pearl necklaces in various lengths
are much in vogue.
The old-fashioned chenille embroid.
cry has come back.
Both light and dark toned fitch furs
will be fashionable.
Frocks of net arranged In plaits or
ruffles are favorites.
The silk jacket and short, loose coat
are both in vogue. s..
The greatest single occupation In
this country is homemaking and moth,
erhood, In which 100000 people are
engaged.