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Delta chief., 1883-06-06

The value Of assessablc property in Delta
county, as far as received by Colonel Me-
Cormick, foots up TO $Ii6.5O2.40. There will
probably be in the neighborhood of $4,000
more that is yet to come in. This is good
showing for county that has not got foot
OF taxable real estate in it,
Delta chief., 1883-06-06

The letter to the Montrose Messenger accus
ing Delta's officers of crookedness is supposed
to have been hatched in the Delta hatchery
Delta chief., 1883-06-06

Mr. Adams, the successful bidder on the
North Fork mail route, failed to secure bonds.
men, and the route will be let to the next
lowest responsible bidder.
Delta chief., 1883-06-06

The bridge over the Glnnison river at this
p,int has been put to its metal this spring,
and has stood the test.
Delta chief., 1883-06-06

Rope enough to hang the county at Nc
Granahan's.
Delta chief., 1883-06-06

Fine New Orleans and sorghum at Ne.
Gra1ehan's.
Delta chief., 1883-06-06

Captain Anderson arrived last week from
the tn-a-weep. lie reports matters in that
camp moving along at a satisfactory rate.
Delta chief., 1883-06-06

Religious services in Delta next Sunday at
IL u. IN. Sunday school at . p. IN.
Delta chief., 1883-06-06

The county commissioners are in Gunnison
fixing Delta countys share of the old 0nin-
nison county debt.
Delta chief., 1883-06-06

Cattle in the North Fork country is report
ed in prime condition.
Delta chief., 1883-06-06

Why not get up hunt for the mountain
lions across the river.
Delta chief., 1883-06-06

Paonia is to celebrate the Fourth by an old
fashioned picnic, speeches, music, etc. An
invitation is extended to all to be present.
Delta chief., 1883-06-06

Ranchmen are as busy as beavers planting
ani irrigating.
Delta chief., 1883-06-06

Nobby linen hats at McGranahan's.
Delta chief., 1883-06-06

Mr.. Baldwin asserts that hereafter he pr
fers taking his bath in tub.
Delta chief., 1883-06-06
The Celebrated Stallion JACK

4 dark bright bay. His sire was Il full-bloodcd
Norman, imported from France dam IL Of the
Messenger stock Weight about nine hundred I.
three years old In August. Terms-siO the season
s. single leap.
TIIOS. u. IIANOUM.
Delta chief., 1883-06-06

Virginia peanuts for planting at McGrana-
hams.
Delta chief., 1883-06-06

Hats from 25c to 5000 at Veterinarians.
Delta chief., 1883-06-06

A riding and pack saddle for sale. Call
at this office.
Delta chief., 1883-06-06

salt Lake potatoes at tMeGranahan's.
Delta chief., 1883-06-06

Captain John Kohnle talks of putting up
a two story hotel on upper Main street, this
season
Delta chief., 1883-06-06

Sour pickles at McGranahan's.
Delta chief., 1883-06-06

The finest Clipped dried beef at MeGrana-
hans
Delta chief., 1883-06-06

Jamestown dress goods at cranahan's.
Delta chief., 1883-06-06

Leave your order for Alfalfa at McGrana-
HAIRS
Delta chief., 1883-06-06

Mr. Fred. Wright, one of the Gunnison
valley ranchmen, had the misfortune to have
his wagon, harness and feed burn last week,
and came very near losing his dwelling. BY
almost stperhuman efforts the house was
saved. The fire was caused by some of his
neighboring ranchmch burning brush, and a
wind coming mp the FIRE got beyond control.
Delta chief., 1883-06-06

/Mnk pans and churns at McGranahan's.
Delta chief., 1883-06-06
LEVI SHIELD

VIII stand for the season Mt my rnnch 2IS miles
from Delta up the uncompahgrc, just below the
crossing. Tcrms-slp the season, - single leap.
PEDIGEEI-Printer is dark bright bay, OF the
Printer and Woodpecker stock on the sires side,
and on the dams side Messenger and Morgan
Four years old IN May.
Delta chief., 1883-06-06
Comm Officers.

This is fine gro ing weather.
Delta chief., 1883-06-06

German millet seed at McGranahan's.
Delta chief., 1883-06-06

The residents Of the north side Of the Gun
nison have of late troubled by the depreda-
lions Of troupe Of mountain lions, consist
ing of two old ones and two cubs. Numer-
Gus attempts have been made to capture them
hut without success. A.eug the victims Of
their deprcdations are Rollins and Wilson,
two dozen chickens; Arthur Bogue, twenty
seven chickens 4; and Mr. Spar, nine chickens,
The animals have been seen by several par
tics, who were unfortunately unarmed At the
time.
Delta chief., 1883-06-06
summons.
STATE OF CoLORADOl
Delta County. :"
John J. Barker. complainant

Carrie Barker, respondent.
In the Honorable the County Court Of Delta
County, state of Colorado, June Term thereof,
Delta chief., 1883-06-06

The GARpE COLORADO the line of the
oad,Um ex Is o hg
Delta chief., 1883-06-06

Winter resort for the Mountain towns.
joining the town.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-07-19
The RIaasst Sponge.

"a Monster from the Sea Is sign
which attracts passersby to glass
case in front of a sponge store on
William street. In the case is huge
sponge, which looks as though it might
be appropriately presented to Chang
or Captain Bates. Alongside is an
other sponge suitable for Che Nah or
Major Atom.
"The big SPONGE" said the dealer,
"was fished up off Key West When
he fishermen saw it through their
magnifying glass they could hardly be-
lieve their eyes. When they fished it
up and measured it, they found it
to be the largest sponge they had ever
seen. 1t is fully eight feet in circum
ference. We have had an offer of $500
for it, but we don't care 20 sell it.
cit weighs considerably more than
the small sponge near it, does it not?''
al should think SO. About thirty
of those small fellows 60 to one ounce.
The big sponge weighs fully twelve
pounds. 1t would take long time for
ang one who used it to squeeze 1t out.
--NesD York Sun.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-07-19
The Strongest Man on Earth.

George Jagendorfer is probably the
strongest man in the world. He is Of
medium height, but of more than pro-
Brtionate breadth and depth Of chest.
His forearm is bigger than the calf Of
an ordinary mans leg, measuring ff-
teen and one-half inches, and the mus
Gle near the shoulder is eighteen and
one-half inches in circumference. His
legs are also muscularly developed, and
sometimes he lies prone on his back
and plays sportively with 200-pound
balls, which he tosses about much as
ordinary men would toss balls of the
same size made of india rubber. His
=" "finger-lift meaning lift by the
second finger Of the right hand is $50
pounds. 1t is cannon that he lifts
by ring and holds while it is fred off.
His shoulder-lift is a horse (the last
weighed $50 pounds), J, which is a test
of plain strength such as has never
been seen before. The litter stands on
a platform. the horse beneath, and the
lift is one of pure strength, without
any mechanical assistance, save straps
over the shoulders. When Jagendor-
fer exercises with dumbbells he puts
up" 250-pounders, and juggles in the
air with 100 or 15opounders, much as
the ordinary gymnast handles five and
ten-pounders. He carries five men,
two on each end of the pole, and one
on his shoulder, and can resist the
pulling strength of three strong men
with the second finger of his right
hand. He purposes, as soon as ar
rangements can be perfected, to Lift
a !, ,400-pound elephant.-Philodelp
preee
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-07-19
Some Facts About Lemons.

A New York reporter called on one
of the largest dealers in fruit in the
United States to get some information
about the lemon trade.
NEARLY all the lemons handled in
This market" said the dealer, " are i'm
ported. Sicily contributes more than
all other countries put together. Cal
abria, Messina and Palermo send out
large consignments. There are four
crops each year. The lemons are cut
from the trees when green and placed
in magazines where they are subjected
to sweating or purging process. At
the end of four or five days the fruit
is either stored away in shallow trays
or packed for shipment. Lemons
gathered in November and December
have the best keeping qualities. I
have kept lemons of this cut from No
yember till June without destroying
their market value. When the fruit
arrives here it is sold at auction. this
being the only way in which lemons
and oranges are sold to the trade. One
year ago steamer arrived with cargo
of $4,000 boxes. The entire lot was
disposed of the same day. Unless the
broker or dealer wishes to sell his pur-
chase at once the fruit is put away
and ripened by steam heat"
"Is it as reported, that sulphur is
employed to give green lemons the
appearance of ripenessf" asked the
reporter.
mot that I am aware of, and I
think I ought to know. Such process
would hurt the keeping qualities of the
fruit, which of course would be a seri-
GUS matter. The best and conseqently
the highest case lemons come from
Sorrento. Great care is bestowed upon
their cultivation. The fruit is long
and smooth and has beautiful golden
color. These lemons are considered
luxury in Paris, where they are used
not only by confectioners and bakers,
but also by decorators. Generally
speaking a medium-sized thin-skinned
lemon is the best. The large coarse
grained variety are the poorest and
cheapest. The United States onsume
more lemons in year than u other
countries combined. Russia comes next.
The custom the Russians have Of drink
ing their tea with slice of lemon in
it, accounts for the large consumption
there. The growth of the lemon trade
in this country during the last thirty
years has been enormous. In 1850
$4,000 boxes were imported. Last
year this number had increased 1872
900 boxes. The summer is our best
season."
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-07-19
Thrashing a Prince.

One day young recruit was stand
ing guard before the door of the en-
trance to Peter the Greats private
chambers in the palace of st. Peters
burg. He had received orders to admi
no one. As he was passing slowly up
and down before the door, Prince
Mentchikoff, the fayorite minister Of
the czar, approached, attempting to
enter. He was stopped by the recruit.
The prince, who had the fullest liberty
of calling upon his master at any time,
sought to push the guard and pass him;
yet the young man would not move,
but ordered his highness to step back.
You fooll" shouted the prince,
"don't you know me?" The recruit
smiled and said: "Very well, your
highness; but orders are peremptory to
let nobody pass" The eprince, exasper-
ated at the low fellows impudence,
struck him a blow in the face with his
riding whip. "Strike away, your high
ness" said the soldier, "but 1 cannot
let you go in" Peter, in the room
hearing the noise outside, opened the
door and inquired what it meant, and
the prince told him. The czar was
amused, but said nothing at the time.
In the evening, however, he sent for
the prince and the soldier. AS they
both appeared, Peter gave his own cane
to the soldier, saying: "That man
struck you in the morning, now you
must return the blow to that fellow
with my stick" The prince was
amazed. "Your majesty" he said.
"this common soldier is to strike me2"
!" j make him a captain" said Peter.
"But I'm an officer Of your maiesty's
household" objected the prince. "I
make him colonel of my Life Guards
and an officer of the household" said
Peter. "My rank, your majesty knows,
is that of general" again protested
Mentchikoff. "Then 1 make him a
general, so that the beating you get
may come from man of your rank"
The prince got sound thrashing in
the presence of the czar, the recruit
was next day commissioned general,
with the title of Count Oroinoff, and
was the founder Of powerful family,
whose descendants are still high in the
imperial service of Russia
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-07-19
FUN.

A bird in the hand is worth two in
.he bush. but it is different with the
thorn.-Merchont- -Traveler.
They say that the Prince Of Wales
Is too fat to dance. He could make a
fortune with side-show.-Eye.
A prominent physician says person
should never be walked up except when
there is urgent necessity for it. We
win pay some one well to translate
this into baby Burlington
Free Press.
1t is very small village that doesn't
contain billiard champion of the
United States. There are more billiard
champions in this country to-day than
there are billiard tables by along chalk.
-Bttrdeste.
There is no doubt but there is a
great deal Of money in cattle. For in
stance, a butcher in Poughkeepsie,
New York, killed an OK few days
ago, and on opening its paunch found
therein a fve-hundred-doll certificate
Of stock in the Poughkeepsie bridge
SJttnas.
Many a man who speaks extempor-
aneously with the greatest hesitancy Of
utterance on ordinary occasions has
remarkable flow of language when he
misses nail by an inch with the
hammer and fiattens the end of his
thumb as fat as nickel. .-MtddIetoaon
Transcript.
A German scientist says that sound
is always accompanied by sensation
of color; for instance, "a melody
played on tenor saxophone is yellow,
on clarionet red, on a piano blue.
This may explain why people who live
next door to a piano-practicing school
girl always feel so blue when she be-
gins her daily exercises p Philadelphia
Neacs.
A story is told of a woman who
wanted to keep up appearances, and
who was often thwarted in this by her
innocent and matter-of-fact daughter.
One day, when visitor was present
at the table, the hostess said to her
daughter, "Where are all our knives p
Here they are, both Of them" vas
the astounding reply.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-07-19
CURIOSITIES OF NATURE.


In Bedford county, Va, there stands a
around.
A Chinese yam in an Ithaca, N. Y,
garden is growing at the rate of five inches
day.
In jefferson county, Mo-, parsnip fifty
inches long and fifteen inches In clrcumfer-
ence was grown.
At the Tokay vineyard, near Fayetteville,
N. c., is a vine twenty-five years old which
bore over 100 bushels of grapes.
A large farm near Stockton, Cal, has
been completely cleaned of its crops by
millions of little birds no larger than
mans thumb.
The Arctic raspberry i one Of the
smallest plants known. A six-ounce vial
viii hold the whole plant, branches, leaves,
and all.
Awatermelon vine grown BY the Reams
brothers of Harris county, Ga, is 100
feet long, and it has produced 400 pounds
of melons.
The largest apple ever grown in America
came from Nebraska, and weighed twenty
nine and one-half ounces. The Smithsonian
institution has model of this apple.
The famous Bidwell Bar orange tree in
California is twenty-five feet tall, and its
trunk is forty five inches in circumference.
1t bore last year 2,0T5 oranges.
In a garden at Bowling Green, KY, is a
bush that bears a large deep red rose, with
two perfect small roses in the center, which
are miniature copies of the big one.
On the table lands or Southwestern Ari
zona, at attitudes of from 5000 to II. 900 feet,
species Of wild potato grows which is said
to be superior in taste and flavor to the best
cultivated potatoes.
John II. Parnell's peach orchard at West
Point, Ga, is the largest in the world The
trees are planted upon different slopes, 20
that when all are bearing crop is certain in
one place OF another every year. There are
125.oQo trees,
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-07-19
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.

NEW YORK city win have five new theatres
next season.
PHILADELPHIA will have music festival
on big scale next year.
JOE JEFFERSON is to commence retiring
from the stage next season.
A NEW play by Anna Dickinson and one
by Bret Harte have been submitted to the
Madison Square New York; management.
CARL G. P. GRADENER, a composer and
theorist of considerable reputation, died at
Hamburg recently at the age of seventy one.
ANNIE PxLEH expects to make her greatest
success with her new play, which she is now
studying at her summer home in Port STAN
ley.
THE Rev. ". h. H. Murray ("Adiron-
dack y has signed contract with New
York bureau to deliver 100 lectures the com
ing season.
has leased a house at New Hartford, Conn.,,
near her birthplace. and will spend the sum
mer there
DION BoUo1oAuLT is to write an original
drama for Mrs. LanRtry. Mrs. Langtry has
100000 in bank as the net proceeds of her
American tour.
BARr1EY CAMPBE1L's play, "My Part
ner, will be presented at the Residenz thea
tire, Berlin, September 15. His Galley
slave maQ6 run bnefo VI clButS -tHAoo
nights.
LOVERS of the legitimate drama can enjoy
themselves to their hearts content the com
ing season. At least score of companies
will play the legitimate alone, headed by
such artists as Booth, Irving, Barrett, Nc
CulIough, Warde, Edgar, Rose Eytinge, etc
MISS ADA WARD, an English actress and
star of considerable repute, who, in conjunc
ton with Miss Sara Jewett, will play leading
Shakespearan roles, supporting Mr.. George
Edgar, the coming dramatic season, has ar
rived at New York.
Some of the best known dramatic profes-
sionals will seek the shades Of Saratoga for
at least a portion of the heated term this
summer. Among them may be mentioned
the following: Miss Emma Juch, of Her
Majesty's Opera cmpany Miss Clara
Louise kellogg, Siguor Brignol, Mr.. William
Crane, of Robson d Crane, John McCul-
Tough, Signor Tagliapietra, Miss Rosalbe
Beecher and others.
The square pianoforte appears TO be
doomed In Germany and other European
countries it is seldom seen. and in America
its place is being rapidly taken by the up
right, or "pianino," as the Germans more
POLITICALLY call 1t. One of the leading piano
firms in this city, says the New York Erening
Post, recently announced that it had elm
mated all styles of squares from its cata-
lopue, and would henceforth manufacture
only uprights and grands. This example
should be followed by other firms, and it
would be well il the terms pianjno and par
lor grand we're generally used in place of the
absurd "upright'' 2 and "baby grand"
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-07-19
He Prayed for His Enemy

At a little village a few miles from
Evansville lives farmer, pretty well
to-do and bearing the reputation. He
is a widower, and has two pretty
daughters who are the torments Of his
life. 1t is well-known that the young
ladies will be heiressess, and this fact,
added to their natural attractions,
draws all the young men from far and
wide to the Cross Roads farm.
But Mr.. Wilson's troubles have
been augmented of late. A reviyalia
has been down in his neighborhood
and stirred up such religious yeast
in the farmers bosom that he's taken
to praying, and they've ended it by
making a deacon of him.
Now, it was bad enough to have to
keep the village beaux from his
daughters, but of late some of our city
young men have taking to drive over
there to church.
Last Sunday old Wilson was espe-
eially annoyed by young man who,
during the whole time of service, was
flirting with his youngest daughter.
Their misbehavior was carried to a
climax when the regenerated father
was praying for the whole world and
that congregation in particular.
His religious feryor was interrupted
by the glances he cast at the erring
couple. Suddenly he felt that he
could bear it no longer. and, raising
his voice to its highest pitch, he
prayed:
"An' now, oh, Lord, hev marcy on
the idiot with the store-clothes on as is
a winkin' at our Alice, an keep him a
hangin' round the church door when
sarvice is over till I can git to him an
put head on him ! Amen"
The young man picked up his hat
and went home.-ErGnsCills Argus.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-07-19
An English Peers Jam Factory.

Lord Sudeley is building large jam
manufactory on his estate at Todding-
ton, in Worcestershire. Two years
ago he planted there %, 900 gooseberry
trees, $4,000 black currant, 10000
plum, 5000 apple, 900 pear, 5000
damson, 500 cl Try, 10000 red cur
rant, 25,000 raspb> Try, and 100 cobnut,
and fifty-two acres were planted with
strawberries. At the same time 100
Scotch frs and 10000 poplars were
painted for sheltering purposes
London Truth.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-07-19
the flames rush on faster and faster.

creeping around the windows and
doors; there were frantic efforts to
save tile house; then that was aban-
doned, and there was a tumbling out
of chairs and bureaus. crockery and
trunks, clothing and carpets, mirrors
and feather beds; the last rush for one
thing more; then the standing with
idle hands seeing the flames finish their
work. The hearingthe buzz and hum
Of many voices, the gazing at the
blazing heap once called home, and
the rubbish which filled it, and won
dering what all meant, if it were really
So, and if so, what would come next
The house had fallen; only one square
corner was left above the smoldering
heap to show any shape of what had
been pleasant home; the neighbors
had dropped off one by one, and she
was alone. She had thrown shawl
over her head, and now it had dropped
down, leaving her exposed tothe night
air. Suddenly Jane Ann bounced
around corner, bare-headed and out
of breath. "Oh, here you are; I'm SO
glad; come quick l'-stopping to gasp
-"your mothers been so fright
ened r another gasp-"she thought
you'd gone to Whites, and gasp
again-"oh, here's Henry after you;
I'll tell him." and she bounced off as
suddenly as she had come.
Prissy, recovering herself from the
fright she had given her, looked across
the road and saw, in the glare of the
freight, the gray horses hitched and
their owner coming toward her.
She made movement as if to go
away, but he was beside her, and she
stopped.
al came to find you," said he; "your
folks have gone to fathers; you win
go2"
He said it in the most business-lke
tone, and she answered, just as coldly,
al will go to Miss Brady's."
He turned away then, and, walking
over to his horses, unhitched them and
started off.
Prissy had dropped her head down
upon her hands, and stood there in the
wavering, Pickering freight. He
caught sight of her now as he moved
off, hesitated, then again hitched his
horses, went softly over and stood be-
side her. She had not seen him, and
did not raise her head. He came very
close to her and the freight showed
changed look in his dark eyes.
"Prissy," said he softly. She started,
and suddenly looked up, and met his
dark eyes fixed full on her face.
Their eyes met for an instant, and
he repeated softly, as before, " Prissy."
She looked a moment longer, reading
his face, and the naughty expression in
her eyes changed to one of wonder
ment; then, suddenly, to a quick. JOY
full look, and she put both hands over
her face and cried.
The gray horses stood in the chang
ing light, looking curiously every now
and then at the ruins; the leaves
rustled overhead; the flames wavered,
rose and fell on the half burned tim
bers. The pleasant home of a few
hours before was mass of flames,
rubbish and ashes, but there were two
happy hearts out under the broad sky,
notwithstanding.-St Louis IHustrG-
ted Magazine.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-07-19

doubtedly professional shoplifter, for
Ihayenever seen amore clever piece of
business, and what makes the matter
avery sorry joke is that it was played
on me, an old boot and shoe merchant
of twenty-five years experience, and
proprietor Of the establishment at
fbof
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-07-19

Overworked clerks are trying to per
suade their employers to grant them d
half holiday on Saturdays. In the
meantime newspaper men viii con-
tinue to work fourteen days in the
week, as usual.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-07-19

Mrs. Mackay. the wife of the bonanza
millionaire, is accompanied wherever
she goes in public by private detec-
tive, whose duty it is to protect her
against diamond thieves.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-07-19
VOLUME V.
PEACE.

When birds fly east and birds hy wess
I seek the home I love the best
The safe and sweet and quiet nest
find within my lady's breast.
She takes to her my weary soul,
She lifts me from my own control;
My wounded heart she maketh whole,
And there I find my happy goal,
Oh bird, fly east; Oh bird, fly west
Fly, troubled bird, on ceaseless quest;
But here I find my own sweet nest
And futter softly into restl
Samuel W. Du1ield, in the Maahattan.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-07-19

The oyster industry Of Maryland, in
all its branches, employs $4,000 per-
sons and affords . living to 5000.