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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-12-10

Inc SdilS OuuGl CllD WAS entertained
at the home of Miss Avery on the after
noon of Tuesday, Dec. Z. 1t had been
announced in the calendar that this
would be Demonstration Day. The char
acter of the demonstration was not
known until the members gathered to-
gether. The Misses Avery, Mrs. Phil
lips and Mrs. Frank Royal gave some
choice recipes for cakes, giving an in
structive talk about the mixing of the
ingredients, at the same time showing
how it was done. Other articles of food
were made and helpful thoughts were
exchanged. The club at refreshment
time had the privilege of partaking of
the good things cooked and all agreed
that Demonstration Day was big sue
cess and there would be much profit by
having such day every year. Mrs. S.
H. Pollock read a very interesting
paper on Balance in Food Nutrients,
thus making the afternoon one of much
profit and enjoyment,
The NJ. G. r. club met with Mrs. ].
A. Lawson on Friday afternoon. The
out-of-club guests were Mesdames
Lawyer, Taylor, Warner and Buzzard.
A delicious lunch was served, in which
Mrs. Lawson was assisted by her mother
Mrs. Buzzard.
The Monday Evening Literary club
met with j. H. Price this week. The
hosts paper on THE European War
and Its Effect on Business" elected
most interesting discussion. A well APP
pointed dinner was served by Mrs.
Price,
The w. C. 7. U. will meet with Mrs.
P. Mounts this friday afternoon at
2:3O. Mrs. Hayes of the Rest Cottage
will be present and talk on her work,
and there should be large attendance
of members and friends.
The Music club will meet Monday
night, Dec Is, with Leroy B. Elser, at
702 South Thirteenth street. Subject
will be the opera Faust"
Mrs. Emily Randall entertained the
Evening Whist club on Wednesday. An
elaborate dinner was served.
The Country Rook club met with Mr..
and Mrs. S. F. Andrews last evening"
A delicious lunch was served.
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Would Pick Out His Most Likely Son.
an Loaf Ever Afterward.

But things have changed. Women
don't marry fer homes any more. un-
less ther in trance. They git out
from under tn gentle Influences o. tn
home in ther teens an go L work. A
girl that has job an few wrlnkled
up paper dollars snngged away under
a box O combin's ID III back lefthand
corner o. tn top drawer o her golden
oak dresser can't see a offer O mar
riage under microscope fday. unless
theirs auto an maid dangin' from
tn proposition. No close confines O
III kitchen fer Ellyn. No sink full o.
dishes fer Ethyl. She might stand fer
tn care o. a Germ er a goldfish. but she
shes an runs away at I'll very thought
o. beatin rugs er whIttlin' p'taters.
She'll hold ont her downtown job an
go home when tn whistle blows an
eat like palmer mover. She's got
civil service position al fathers
table an she buys her own clothes. II
she sees hat she likes she pays on
II till it's hers Lots o. times It's not
hers till it's~worn out. hut it's lers
eventually an father never feels It..
An anything modern father don't
feel is all right with him
Jist as soon az daughter reaches
tn ostrich wreath age an feels IA
longin' fer corduroy dress comm
on. she hunts up tn help wanted col
RIM an patient. ploddn' father never
raises hand. 'cept { mark her of tn
operatin' expenses,
Women are progrcssin'. But ther
progress. like ever other advancement
er innovation o our day. don't make
things any easier fer mother. Most
any mother wants her daughter Z
dress like other girls. but she's afraid
o tn world she wants [ keep her at
nome.
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WARWICK, THE lMPERTURBABLE

Imperturbability Is something
much to be desired by public Official,
particularly by one occupying quasi
Judicial position. Combine It with
knowledge and habit OF thorough
ness and IL gives an equipment bound
to command success.
Search through the departments
at Washington and you will find i'm.
perturbability exhibited in its finest
development in the person OF Walter
w. Warwick, the new comptroller OF
the treasury.
Seated at his desk In spacious
room In the treasury department, fac.
Ing an always open door. he is the
very picture OF imperturbability. He
looks like one who would merely say
tut. tut should 42-eentimeter
bomb explode in his vicinity-and
leave enough OF him to say tut. tut. !"
And that is as i, should be, for 1t
is the habit OF ether public officials OF
this great and good government con.
stantly to be exploding oral and argu-
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N otetine Father. With His Wife.
inlaw an Move in on Him
FATHER AN tn GIRLS
BY KIN HUBBARD.

IN th' good ole days when tn only
avenue open 4 women led t tn altar
&c tn circus ring father wuz sup
Iosed t feed an rig out his daughter
iii some gay Lothario dropped along
an took TIL load OF his shoulders.
Then he'd buy some clothes fer him.
sell an 60 on Niagary Falls excur.
sion once in while, II he wuz unfor.
tanate enough L have three cr tn
regulation full set o. daughters. his
ia,se wuz kept la close proximity l. tn
srindstone until each had been gath
rred In an made mistress @ her own
establishment Then tn his weakened
fnnditiOn tn oie-tima father. with
his wife. would pick out his most
likely son-in-law an move In ON him
m loaf ever afterward. passn tn
sgeuln' o. his life pitchin' hoss shoes
heiween ,h' pust Office an til Grand
Central tuttel. er playin dominoes in
~ back end o. Tn Poplar shoe Store.
where th earnin's o. his long an hon
nfable lifs had been spent II wuz no
easy task L work on job lot o.
daughters In III days when you
eonldn' tell whether girl weighed
eighty peands er a hundred an sew.
specially II they didn't have
nothin buck O 'em but a perpendicu-
lar farm or poor but willin' parents.
Then, tot. ther suz tn possibility o.
nue daue hter out O. d possible three
t1min bsc ck on you. Then she. In her
damaged condition. had t be practi.
eaily ret uilt an thrown back on th
market. Tn whole process meant a
consider BILE financial outlay. t say
hothin' - TIL mental strain.
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ORCHIDS CURIOUS PLANTS
By z. VAN seNTHuysEN

~ =, WHN BENZ u0yoEN.
Orchids are curious plants. even the
simplest orchids Of the endogenous
type, which belong to the same group
as lilies. palms and grasses but differ.
ing in their snowy. highly-colored fiow.
era OF diverse shapes. Possibly there
is no flower admired more and under
stood less.
The known species Of orchids mum.
Der 5000, which are included in 400
genera. The diligent search that has
been made for these plants in every
country In the world for cultivation
purposes and on account OF their great
beauty is undoubtedly responsible for
the great number Of known varieties
Some Of the orchids are terrestrial
that is, they grow with their roots
in the ground-but the greater number
are epiphytes-"air plants"-growing
on trees and shrubs, but receiving no
nourishment from them.
1t is a strange fact that orchids
while supposed to grow in tropical
climates only are grown-beautiful
specimens OF them--in the neighbor.
hood Of snow. Rational methods Of
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SAYS WORLDS END IS NEAR

I'VE knew the war was coming. A
greater one. we are sure. will follow.
Germany and Austria are not fighting
for territory in the West. They are
struggling for dominion in the East,
for the control OF Constantinople and
Asia. Their eyes look of toward
Armageddon.
No matter how this war ends.
there will be another. First. however,
there will be lull. a measuring of
new methods and tools, after which
will come the last battle OF human
history near Armageddon. China and
Japan will be fighting with the rest.
Then the second coming Of Christ and
the resurrection"
So spoke Elder A. G. Daniels,
head Of the Seventh-day Adventists.
and SO the members OF that church
believe.
There Is nothing suggestive OF a
Hebrew prophet In the looks. manner
or voice Of Elder Daniels. He is
friendly OF countenance. modern
though plain in his dress and willing
religious views. After a missionary
vorouffxy ,,ot,,r,, "a o., kbn hna a r,.n - ns.~
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What Want Z Know ls. When Do
STARVING AMONG FRIENDS
BY KIN HUBBARD.

Once ther wuz feller named Elmer
Peters that tried { practice medicine
In his ole home town where he had
hung wallpaper an wuz well liked. He
had framed diplomy. case o shin
In tools. blue runabout an thin side
whiskers. He did not expect t do any
,bin' tn first month but git his whis-
kers In shape an pay fer his shingle.
lie would either write. "Will be back
IN IAN hour" on his slate an open his
muller an exceed tn speed limit, er
retire 4 his back room an climb In tn
dreratin chair an read up on tn nasal
treatment O. acute an subacute suppu-
rntioH O. tn sinuses He belonged L
al tn lodges an civic organizations
that wuz goin' an taught a Sunday
achool class In tn leadin church. an
ke could conceive o. no contingency
that might arise In tn future bein' big
enough & block career that started
out amid sich auspicious surroundin's. S.
SO after few weeks rolled around an
tn sign painter grew SO insultin' thai,
he had { sell his guitar. he come { TIL
conclusion that tn plain people could
no longer be depended upon Then he
set about 1 marry tn richest girl in
town an work up practice In tn best
homes.
tn weddin' wuz a brilliant one. an
utter tn flowers had been distributed
Lmongst tn hospitals an tn presents
carefully acknowledged. he went back
t his Office an waited. Month after
month passed away, an typhoid fever
cpidemics came an went. prominent
ole citizens slipped on tn lee. er fell
blown stairs. diphthcrla robbed many
homes o. their sunshine an happiness
an indigestion ragged uucurbed in tn
fashionable homes O. tn rich. but not
dollar showed up In th' office o. DR..
Elmer Peters. tn ole town boy with
sh framed diploma an modern tools.
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o You Expect u Git on a payin' Basis

One cold, bleak winters day, while
Elmer wuz reclinin' In his operatin'
chair, studyin' about tn lymphatic o.
tn nose and TIL naso pharynx, he
heard footsteps In tn front ofilce.
Scarcely believin his own ears. he
arose hurriedly an roachin' his hair
an runnin' his fingers thro' his side.
burns. he opened tn door an ther
stood his father,in-law, who said,
graspin' his cane tightly: This morn
in your wife called at our home an
we gave her food an shelter. She
wore a plnched expression. faded
wrapper an many new an strange
lines In her face. What want L
know is when do you expect L git on
a pawn basis'"
Elmer said he could not fix any def.
mite date, so his wife's father told him
he would gladly take his daughter
back an give him some alienation
money II he'd promise t git killed by
IN cars er go way an never come
back, Elmer, after slight hesitation.
promised, an tn next mornin' tn oper.
attn chair wuz Grated an shipped east.
an tn office blinds WIZ pulled down.
Once In tn metropolis, Elmer rented
tn twentieth story o. a skyscraper an
bought frock coat an a silk hat an
had Ear. Eye, Nose an Throat" paint.
ed on all o. th hundred an forty
windows. In couple O. years er so
when he could slip out o. TIL buildin'
fer an hour er two. he married poor
girl an lived happily ever afterwards
A feller that's In need 'mongst
friends Is In need indeed.
protected by. the Adams Newspaper
Seryice.D
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OT1OF0DNARY
lPE0PKE W
GETTING SCHWAB'S PICTURE

A photographer tells how be ont
witted Charles N. Schwab. the steel
man. In order to get . photograph Of
him.
The photographer was sent to Lo-
retto. the little Pennsylvania noun.
tain town where Schwab spent his
boyhood, and where he has built him
self q magnifcently appointed country
home. II was easy enough to secure
Mr.. Schwab's permission to photo
graph his residence. and. in fact,
everything that belonged to him in
Loretto except himself and Mrs.
Schwab.
The steel magnate left town one
morning before the photographer
arose. On the day appointed for Mr..
Schwab's return the picture man. hir.
ing trap. drove along the stage road
until he reached q high hill Just mile
beyond the village. Here he hitched
his horse and seated himself on q ten
foot embankmen.. Two hours later .
splendid motor car began to ascend
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cultivation have developed leading to
the separation Of orchids in three
kinds OF greenhouses, according to
temperatures maintained in them-hot
houses. temperate houses and cold
houses.
There are some artificially produced
hybrids. wonderful creations in shape.
which differ greatly from both parents.
On account Of the dificulty Of their
production these beautiful. plants com
mand fabulous prices. Thousands Of
dollars have been paid for beautiful
specimens. Once created. however,
these hybrids may be. proRagatsd In
definitely by dividing the root-stock
as 1t grows; this permanently, enriches
the collection Of cohservatories.
A new orchid. the Marie-Odile. the
nun orchid, is a dainty white blossom
and is extremely rare. 1t is here pic
tured.
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HOME GROUNDS A PICTURE
ey cELEsTE eENroN.

Begin now to plan the arrangement
Of the home grounds for next season.
Make all the planting subservient to
the home picture as whole. All the
planting should be done with view
to enhancing and making It homelike.
II trees. shrubbery and flower beds
are placed in front OF the house they
detract from the picture.
II your ground is SO situated that
you can have q pond lily bed. or q
rock garden try 1t. It has been done
successfully where the ground had
water on It. Instead of draining the
pond out It was preserved into =
thing Of beauty.
The main part Of the ground. plant.
Ing should be lawn. Trees and large
shrubbery should be set to the rear
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SUCCESSOR TO CoMs1oCK

In case younger sister OF the
September Morn" maiden ever should
come up for air in the future with
nothing around her but the polished
plate glass Of an art dealers window
In New York. there is every indication
now that II steps are taken at all to
suppress here there will be. none OF
the spectacular publicity OF the past.
One gathered this in a few words
with John S. Sumner. successor OF
Anthony Comstock as secretary OF the
New York Society for the Suppression
OF Vice. Sumner is young lawyer
and son of an American rear admiral.
"The only difference will be the
result Of difference Of personalities. .
smiled the quiet-spoken young man.
You must also remember that times
and conditions have changed When
the Society for the Suppression Of
Vice. following Its incorporation more
than forty years ago, began its work
1t encountered open opposition which
noodod q hluR noraop q tffv IN uyodn Il,
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and sides In nsasses, and Towering
plants, such as the smaller ANNALS
and perennials. should be set in bor-
ders at the outef edge Of the lawp or
along the base OF the house.
Some shrubs and vines may be
placed in angles around the house or
porch to simplify and soften the a.
ricultural lines and make the dwelling
harmonize with It's natural surround
ings.
Above all do not place q 'fiowerbed
or q rosebush right in the ceuter Of
the lawn to destroy its unity, Or use
fulness al a pleasure ground for walk
ing or playing. ;s, vi.
Let the lawn be free, opeh, and
sweeping in extept.. . placs vi9s
wholesome flooding sunlight pours the
whole day long. and where ) million
dewdrops glitter with irideioence un-
der the morning sun.
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Their Fear.

Montague - So the Jimson girl
eloped with young Perkins? Are her
parents much worried?
Enthusiastically. Every day they
are expecting q letter asking tor
money.-Judge.
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the hill Slowly
Schwab himself and Mrs Schwab
photographer
right him. The picture
smiled
clicked realized fu Of all turned
toward the photographer and called
III
guessing. all right"
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NO LUCK ABOUT GARDENING

There is no luck about gardening
Every success is the result OF we'll
laid plans. and the failures, with rare
exceptions are because Of the lack Of
them.
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mentaVe 4.enmeo bombs vicinity comptroller
No matter what his title treasury
reality is the auditor chief Of
means that he is the buffer between
executive the expendng
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and fight hard primary
and courage is marked Where
which the society fights bny
tenders work in comparative largely
question OF little detective
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though an his and willing undogmay
religious views After missionary
recently returned the headquarters his Park on the
northeast edge of the District Of Columbia
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-11-04

suspended animation which confronted
them from the judges chair, shrank
tumultuously back as little Miss
Weeks advanced upon them, holding
out her meager arms in late defense Of
the secret to save which she had just
seen a man die
Let us do as he wished" she
prayed. II feel myself much to blame
what right had we to come in here 2"
No one in authority was present;
no one representing the law, not even
a doctor; only haphazard persons from
the street and few neighbors who
had not been on social terms with the
Judge for years and never expected
to be so again. His secret. .-always n
source OF wonder to every inha bitant
OF Shelby. but lifted now into a matter
OF vital Importance by the events Of
the day and the tragic death of the
negro! Were they to miss its solution
when only a door lay between it and
them-a door which they might not
even have to unlock? Miss Weeks
was about to utter an impassioned ap.
peal to their honor, when the current
Of her and their thoughts was changed
by sudden sense OF some strange
new influence at work in the room, and
turning, they beheld the judge Upon
his feet, his mind awakened, but his
eyes still fXed-an awesome figure:
some thought more awesome than be-
fore.
Death was present with them-he
saw it not. Strangers were making
havoc with his solitude-he was as
oblivious of their presence as he had
been unconscious Of it before. His
Faculties and all his attention we're
absorbed by the thought which had
hlled his brain when the cogs Of that
subtle mechanism had slipped and his
faculties paused inert.
Where is the woman?" he cried.
1t was cry of fear; not Of mastery
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three or four or even more, Judge Os-
trander. Do you want one Of them
to stay inside? That r.ight do the
business better than q dozen out"
mo. While Bella lies above ground.
we want no third here. When he la
buried ] may call upon you for q
special to watch my room door. Blu,
it's of outside protection we're talk
ing now. Only, who is to protect me
against your men?"
What do you mean by that, your
honor?"
They are human. are they not?
They have instincts Of curiosity like
the rest of us. How can | bo made
sure that they won't yield to the temp.
tation Of their position and climb the
fences they are detailed to guard?"
And would this be so fatal to your
peace, judge?" A smile tempered the
suggestion.
1T would be breach OF trust which
would greatly disturb me. want no.
body on my grounds. nobody at all.
Has not my long life Of solitude within
these walls sufficiently proved this? |
want to feel that these men OF yours
would no more climb my fence than
they would burst into my hous,a with.
out q warrant"
Judge, | will be one Of the men.
You can trust me-
THANK you. sergeant; l appreciate
the favor. shall rest low as quietly
as any man can who has met with a
great loss. | shall always suffer from
regret that l was not in condition
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cNApTEs l-continued.

It was al avfGl and a terrifying
siett to i;;!s Mss Weeks and, scream
ing loudly she LEFT her window and
ran into Judge Ostrander's presence,
and gazing wildly about, wormed her
way toward a heavily carved screen
eu&rdiae dlS;an, corner and covered
down aehnd it
The casIans, struggling men, the
frantic negro. we're i'll the next room
no~-sae could catch the sound of the
)htters painting breath rising above
Ihe ciAn1or o. strange entreaties and
excited cries with which the air was
,uu; then quick. hoarse shout Of
Judge Judge rose in the doorway.
and she became conscious Of the pres.
ence OF headlong, rushing force
struck midway into silence as the fro.
zen figure Of his master flashed upon
the neE?o's eyes-then-a growl Of
concentrated emotion, uttered almost
II her ear, and the screen which had
been her refuge was violently thrust
away from before her and in its place
she oeheld terrible being standing
cTe! her, in whose eyes. dilating under
this fresh surprise, she beheld her
doom, even while recognizing that If
she must suffer il would be simply
as an obstacle TO some goal at her
back which ne must reach -now-be.
fore he feN in his blood and died
what was this goal? AS she felt
herself lifted, nay, almost hurled aside.
she turned to see and found it to be a
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"A coward?" he stammered.
He Lived There.

James e. Ferguson, governor OF
Texas, smiled the other evening when
the conversation turned to the subject
OF bad breaks. He said he was remind
ed of how Smith sadly fozzled.
Some time ago Smith was taken to
an entertainment in an unfamiliar
town by friend, and being somewhat
bored toward the end Of the show he
looked around the room for sympa-
thetic soul
You look just the way feel about
1t, he remarked to sad-looking citi
zen. These receptions are the most
tiresome things on the face of the
earth"
Yes" admitted the sad-faced one.
with something akin to a sigh. They
are rather tiresome."
Bore you to beat the band" re.
turned Smith, and then suggested,
Why don't you go home?"
81 am home" was the startling re.
joinder Of the other. II live in the
bloomin' place"
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SINKING on his breast; already his p,a1.
ing eye was losing it's power of non
centratlon, when with final ralv of
MS decaying strength he started eroc,
again and cried out in terrible anncal
i nave disobcyed the udpo and
as you see, 1t has killed him. 10 not
make me guilty Of giving away his co.
Gtst' swear that you will leave thia
eoof uhpassed; swear that no ono NM
a." % son snail ever turn this lock. or 7
~, M haunt you, !, Bella, man by man
Swear! sw--" '''' s'"'eS'
His head fell forward again and ,n
.nat intense moment OF complete n,.
!ence they could hear the an,aah ", u.
MS hreblood as 1t dropped re-, W. y,
torehead on to the polished hoard
beneath: then he threw un b,a oo"nas nn.is
and fell.tn heap to the floor - nf
Dead" broke from ,,tt,e a,..
Weeks as she flung herself down =,
reckless abandonment at his side sh,
mad never known an agitation beyon
some iuttering woman's hope she ba
stifed as soon as born, and now ah
knelt in blood.
A solemn hush, then a mighty eip
or accumulated emotion swept fro,
itp to lip. and the crowd OF later I,
yaders, already abashed IL not terr
saa by the unexpected spectacle O
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to receive Belas last sigh He was
man In thousand. One seldom sees
his like among white or black"
He was very powerfully built
man. 1t took sixty ty.horsepower rae.
ing machine. going at high rate OF
speed, to Kill him"
A spasm Of grief or unavailing re-.
gret crossed the judges face as HIS
head sank back again against the high
back Of his chair.
~ should like to ask a question:"
he finally observed. "You were not at
the inquiry this afternoon, and may
not know that just as Bella and the
crowd about him turned this corner
they ran into woman leading a small
child. who stopped the whole throng
In order to address him. saw that
woman myself; earlier. She was In
this house. She was in this room.
IL you will consent to look for her,
and II she is found and no stir made,
I will pay all that you think It right
to demand"
GRO BE COETINIJED)