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2etoratiun Guy.
Soldier rest, thy warfare DER,
Sleep the sleep that knows not breaking;
Dream Of battlefelds no more,
Morn Of toll, nor night of waking.
THE BLUE AND THE GRAY.

decoration day was first established in the
south, and on the 26th Of April, 1866, the
ladies of Columbus, Miss, in noble spirit of
tenderness and hope for the renewed union,
screwed flowers upon the graves Of both Fed
erals and Confederates. This act elected the
following poem:l
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encourage Il

Gs- "War, the greatest curse of man
kind, will never cease so long as women
and clergymen continue to approve and
encourage it."
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Greelry'I Tribute to Southern Women.
Nor would our survey of the great struggle
be complete without recognition of the fact
that the spirit evinced by the women of the
south, while even more intense and vehc'
ment, prompted them to efforts and sacri-
fees equally practical and benetcent. Their
means were limited and they unaccustomed
to persistent labor; but they gave to their
brothers and SONS, in field and hospital, every
solace for their hardships and sutferings
which affection could devise and unwearyinG
devotion provide. True, they did not as had
often been thrcatened) seize tho arms that
dropped from the hands of their vanquished
kinsmen, but they did whatever they could
to mitigate the hurdships of the soldiers lot
and insure the triumph Of the Confe'leracy
-"American Conflict" Appendix
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LAND OF THE MIDNIGHT SUM-
The inhabitant of a southern country
can with difficulty comprehend how
fully the shortness of the winter day
in the far north is compensated by
the extreme duration of daylight in
summer. AS we steamed W the
harbor of Christiana at noon on 4
bright June day, it seemed like the
entrance into dreamland. The sem
sation of seeing the sun lew on the
horizon at midday, and finding it
scarcely lower at in the evening, is
far more easily remembered than
described. The towers of Christiana
always cast long shadows, and the
dreamy feeling is only intensified
when the sun persists for hours In
staying above the horizon until, at
10 O'clock, you can still see the men
and boys playing games in the fields.
Bedtime is 4 movable feast to the
native in the summer season, and
comes not at all to the visitor unless
he darkens his window and per-
suades himself that it ought to be
nightifit is not. .--Scri6ner's Magazine.
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THE LAST GUN.

At sunset on May 13, 1866, between Palmetto
ranch and tho Boca Chico strait, in Texas, the
Sxty-second United States Colorrt infantry fired
the last volley of the war
Thank God! The bloody days are past;
Our patient hopes are crowned at last
And sounds of bugle, drum and fife
But lead our heroes home from strife.
Thank God, we see on every hand
Breast high the ripening grain crops stand;
The orchards bend. the herds increase,
Then OH thank God thank God tor peace!
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Strength Of the Southern Armies.

Strength OF the Southern Armies.
The strength of the Confederate armies
cannot be stated exactly, but we can come
very near it by the well known proportions
of age and sex in given population. The
largest fraction of a whole people ever put in
the field by any European power was not
quite one in seven; the total white population
of the Confederate states was $500, ,0O0 If,
therefore, they had secured every available
man. their total Of enlisted men, excluding
recounts in successive organizations, would
have been 100000. But it is evident that
they did not secure such force, for it is
proved that at least SO, 900 Of their able bodied
men wero fugitives in the north r'refugees'),
and the lowest estimate of Unionists in the
mountains Of Tennessee, North Carolina,
Georgia and Alabama-resisting all drafts,
and therefore negative force-puts them at
10000. It is also conceded by tie historians
of both sections (see Blaine, Vol. I, pp 55G-7,
also Pollard and Greeley on same subject
that the number of Confederates from the
border states was equaled or exceeded by the
number of Federal soldiers from the Con-
federate states.
Much is said of the "sweeping conscription
acts" in the south, and arguing thereon some
have rashly concluded that the Confederates
had 1000, 600 men. But the first enforcement.
of those acts was in July, 1868, when nearly
half the south was within the Federal lines.
and the rigid enforcement was in 1864, and
was only in five states and small portions Of
two others. 1t is also fact rot generally
known that the Confederate conscription
laws provided for much larger list of ex'
emptions than the Federal. Making the low
est reasonable deductions for these causes, we
should conclude that the total of actual men
in the Confederate armies from Sumter to
Appomattox was considerably below 100000.
and that there never were in active service at
one time 100000. Excluding re.enlistments.
the actual men in the Federal armies did not
much, if any, exceed l,s00,OO0. and the
highest estimate would not put the number
in active service at any one time ever SUI ,UOu.
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Beside him sat, with
reverent Inien,
A youth all proud
and bold.
He listens with rapt
eagerness
To the old mans
every word;
One aged hand rests
on his head,
The other grasps o
swords ~ '
my boy" the gray
haired patriot
said,
"a precious legacy
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THE SWORD OF HARRY LEE.

from personal and Political Ballads" rare
work of the war era, IN possession of Charles st.
Clair, 81 Park row, New York
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a city from which some were ueelng TO get
away from Yankee territory, some to escape
tho reported advance of the boys in gray,
and some to Join either the Union or Con-
federate armies. For days there had been
an ice gorge in the river. At midnight with
out warning, with roaring and cracking,
the ice had broken up and gone of with tho
current. As morning dawned oil was activ-
ity on tho levee. People were hurrying to
and fro. Lazy negroes that had been torpid
with cold, were slowly crawling out from
among the cotton bales. From the long
black pipes Of steamers-whose captains dur
ing their period Of enforced idleness had for
gotten their rivalries, and whose boats had
in the meanwhile been resting quietly side
by side-wreaths Of smoke were curling and
drifting away in the wind. Vehicles bearing
passengers and freight, struggled for place
on the levee. The cracking Of whips,
the braying Of mules, the "heave no."
"heave no" Of the roustabout, the shouts of
the mates as they hurried the men in no
gentle terms to get on with the freight, made
up combination Of sounds, scene nowhere
to be witnessed save on the levee Of southern
river city.
Among the carriages hurrying to one Of the
steamers about to depart for the south was
one containing gentleman and by his side
q lady, his junior, and evidently an invalid.
In attendance upon the lady was an old
colored woman, bent with age, but eager and
willing to perform the duties Of nurse.
The gentleman carried his delicate conf
panion over the gang plank and up into the
cabin, where he laid her on a sofa. kneeling
beside her and taking her hand in his, he
gazed upon her as if he would engrave for
ever upon his heart the sweet smile that
responded to his. Yet they were sad smiles;
it was a sad parting. The young wife, broken
in health, was about to depart for their
former home in Louisiana. The husband, a
Confederate officer, was to 90 to report for
duty to Gen. Albert s. Johnston, and was
destined soon after to march with his regi-
ment to join the force which Gen. Pember-
ton was then collecting at Vicksburg.
"Surely, Robert" the young wife said, as
she held him when he endeavored to break
away from her with view to ending the
parting, so bitter to both Of them; ''surely
it will all be over soon, and you will join
me, and at once-the moment peace is de-
clared-won't your
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4 WISE DOG.

Bruno and his master were very
fond Of each other, and went out to-
gether a great deal.
One evening they made call.
Bruno walked into the kitchen to
stay, lay. down and fell asleep. His
master spent the evening in the par
lor. When it was time to 60 home,
the master forgot his dog and went
home without him. But in the
morning. almost the first thing he
saw was Bruno, safe at home. How
do you suppose he got there?
He did not wake till late in the
night, when the house was still; but
then when he found that nobody
came to let him out, he jumped
through the window and broke out
all the glass. The noise he made
walked everybody in the house, and
they all got up and came down.
stairs to see what was the matter.
Some weeks after, the gentleman
called again on the same family, and
Bruno with him. He went into the
parlor as before, and sent Bruno into
the kitchen.
When it was'time to 90 home, the
masters hat and cane were missing.
He looked and looked, but could not
find them anywhere.
At last, somebody happened to 60
into the kitchen, and there lay Bru-
no under the table, fast asleep. The
cane lay by his side, and one of
his great paws was on the hat. His
master was called out to look at him,
and every body laughed heartily at
Bruno's forethought and planning.
He did not mean to be left behind
again, and he knew that if his mas
ter forgot his dog, he would not for
get his hat and cane.
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An aged man, all bowed and worn,
Saf hv his hearthstnna old: -
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NANNY PHILLIS WATCH.

T WAS the spring Of
1Sc2 A warm sun
: shoue upon a border
city spread out on the
banks Of the Mississippi
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IN THEIR MEMORY.

VICEsBuRG, May. 1868.
The Delta independent., 1888-04-10
Notice.

We the undersigned, owners of more
than one third in amount of the entir
capital stock of The Grand Mesa Land
and Cattle Company of Colorado. in
persuance of Section of Article XII
of the bylaws of said Company, do
hereby give notice that special meet
ing Of the Stockholders of The Grand
Mesa Land and Cattle Company Of
Colorado will he held at the Office of
the Company. No. "a Nassau st. in the
City of New York on the first day of
May 1855 at O'Clock p. NJ, for the OBJ
ject and purpose of electing board of
trustees for the year ending on the
second Wednesday in january 1889.
CIIAs II. BoTsFoHD
Stockholders
ALFRED c. BOTsFORD
The Delta independent., 1888-04-10
The elections on last Tuesday demon

The elections on last Tuesday demon
strate the fact that the policy of high
license is rapidly gaining ground. In
where the Issue was made. the candi-
dates representing that idea were elect
I'd. The same towns. one and two years
ago voting it down. Temperance is
becoming more popular, even in Texas
and Georgia they have carried the high
license tickets, which Is IA form Of
temperance. Where prohibition las
failed high license has worked to q
charm and crowded out all but re-
spectable saloons
The Delta independent., 1888-04-10
Thousands Of Dollars.

are spent every year by the people of
this Stale for worthless medicines for
the ear" "i throat and lung Diseases,
when W. know that il they would only
invest q in SANTA Able. the new
California discovery for consumption
and kindred complaints. they would in
this pleasant remedy lind relief. 1t is
recommended by ministers, physicians
and public speakers OF the Golden
State. Sold and guaranteed by i.ath-
am & Williams ut 81 a bottle. Three
for $3.50.
The most stubborn case o. catarrh
will speedily succumb to CALIFORNIA
CAT -R-CURE. Six months treat
ment for 81, by mali $l.l0.
The Delta independent., 1888-04-10

The Denver Republican very wisely
saws: "When city feels safe it isin
danger. Eternal push is the price of
commercial supremacy" We only wish
thar osr peeple might he led to see the
imp"rtanc" Of this great truth. and
awake to the reality OF the case. See
what is needed for the advancement of
the interests of this town and county.
stand up and fight for them. and raise
ourselves upon the plane that nature
has entitled us to.
The Delta independent., 1888-04-10

Some people seem to think that
farming is IN occupation that anyone
MAY follow successfully without ex-
perienre. and this IL where they are
greatly mistaken. Farming is trade
that has TO lie learned like any other
business. and. if the farmer would
spend as much time in studying his
business as the banker or merchant,
There would he less failures. /, takes
good head to run ranch success
fully.
The Delta independent., 1888-04-10

Chief OF Police. Brady. of Denver. in
making his report SAYS. that the ages
of great majority of the men arrested
there run from 2l to 80. It seems, q
man must be Fl years old to- have the
nerve to go ont and commit these
crimes and must he 80 before he has
self-control enough to quit it.
The Delta independent., 1888-04-10

The tide of immigration is this way.
and will roll in upon us in AL its full
ness in 50. IS is going to feel its ef-
fects to some extent, hut the larger
part will locate in eastern Colorado.
Our advertising will! take effect next
year.
The Delta independent., 1888-04-10

Notice is hereby given to the holders
of said warrants that interest will
cease after thirty days from date.
A. R. HOWARD.
Co. Treas.
The Delta independent., 1888-04-10

Senator Teller is doing some good
through his effort mainly that the bill
for additiona! coinage was passed by 81
to 49,
The Delta independent., 1888-04-10

Ten head of broke. work horses. and
nine head of broke saddle horses and
ponies. Prices from $50 to $50. Ap.
ply at this office.
The Delta independent., 1888-04-10

The fair committee are working in
perfect harmony. Where sach feeling
exists any enterprise is sure to be
crowned with success,
The Delta independent., 1888-04-10

1t is pleasing to see the number of
fine cattle and horses that are unloaded
here. The exhibit of these animals ut
the coming fair will he a complete sur
a)rise
The Delta independent., 1888-04-10
For Rent.

\ good ranch. on the Gunnison river
about seven miles frnin Delta. good
fence. water. etc, tifty acres under criI-
tivation. for particulars apply ut this
office.
The Delta independent., 1888-04-10

Politics and railroad strikes seem to
I" absorb the public mind now so that
business and agriculture go begging
for support.
The Delta independent., 1888-04-10
For Rent.

From 25 10 100 acres of land, with
water. free of rent. For full particu-
lars inquire at INDEPENDENT Office.
J. B. Hart.
The Delta independent., 1888-04-10
For Sale.

A splendid lot of alfalfa hay, ba'ei.
SIP 90 per ton, at INV ranch, two and
one-half miles up the Gunnison valley
from Delta. Delta Co.. Colo.
W. II. OVERLY
The Delta independent., 1888-04-10

Denver spent Sl5, 200 in entertaining
the visitors to their recent jubilee
IT YOU want to advertise town you
must put up.
The Delta independent., 1888-04-10

The potato crop of the valley has
been about all marketed. and the aver
age is 300 net. per acre
The Delta independent., 1888-04-10
For Sale.

A dark bay mare. " ith foal. eight
years old. weight about 900 pounds.
For particulars apply at tins office.
The Delta independent., 1888-04-10
A Delicious Smoke.

you will get If you have King Of Clubs
tobacco. put up IN /. packages, at Nc
Granahan & i3utler's.
The Delta independent., 1888-04-10

Grand Junction has organized "Tbe
Young Men s Republican Club Of Mesa
County"
The Delta independent., 1888-04-10

Fence your lots and SOW them to
grass with circular beds for flowers in
terspersed.
The Delta independent., 1888-04-10
For Sale,

One of the best 100 acre ranches on
Ash mesa. very cheap if sold soon.
J. j. Barker
The Delta independent., 1888-04-10

The recent elections all over the
state seem to point to Il democratic
gain.
The Delta independent., 1888-04-10
For Sale.

One 81, inch Cooper wagon. very
good. and one three year-old Durham
and uOlstein bull. bv
MC(iRASAHAN & BUTLER
The Delta independent., 1888-04-10

Every man, woman and child who
plants II tree now is IL public benefac-
tor
The Delta independent., 1888-04-10

aHILOH'S COUGH and Consumption
<'nre il sold bv us on u guarantee. 1t cures
Aoasumptiou. At ArNursy's
The Delta independent., 1888-04-10
Call for County Warrants.
TREASuRER'S OFFICE.

Delta. April 10th, 1888.
There are funds in the tands of the
County Treasurer for payment of the
following county warrants, viz:
No. f6S. Issued Oct. 9th, 1855, 500 90
The Delta independent., 1888-04-10
CALIFORNIA CAT-R-CURE.

Catarrh Cold in the Head, Hay Fever, Rose
Cold, Catarrhal Deafness and Sore Eyes.
Restores the sense Of taste aHd smell re-
moves bad taste and unpleasant breath, re-.
sulting from Catarrh. Follow directions and
Cure is warranted by all lruCgiSts. Send
TOR circular 20 ABIETINE MEDICAL COM.
PANY, 0rovillr. Calf, Six months treat.
ment for 81 sent by mail $l.l0.
SANTA ABLE and CAT-R.CURE.
For Sale by
LATHAM Il WILLIAMS,
Delta Colorado.
The Delta independent., 1888-04-10
Sale OF Ditch Stock

Brown. Montrose Co., April 2, '9S
Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing shares of stock of the Ironstone
Ditch Company will be sold at Public
Auction to the highest bidder, at the
door Of the postofiice, at Brown, Mont
rose County. Colo, nn Saturday. May 10
1885,. at 2 :00 o'clock p. m., for payment
Of delinquent assessment due thereon: !:
Riddle Reeves. Shares No 81. 2S
62. So. 90. due 800 90
Edwin Blake, share No. 81. due. 4 90
George Mcleod, shares No. l47,
l4S, 148. duo. ................. 12 90
G. B. Hughes. shares No. 80, 81.
2b5, due. .............. 30
". J. Hall, shares No. 50, I5:,,
1853, 1877. 1853. l69, 100, lGl. 1852,
due ........ ~ "
NJ. L.. Matlock. shares No. 262.
263. due. ......... SO
}. ". Pierson, shares No. l0l.
1O2. lO3, 104. due ........... II SO
By order of Board OF Directors
W. W. ASH, Sec
The Delta independent., 1888-04-10

CATARRH CURED, health and swec,
breath secured by ShilOh's Catarrh Remedy
Price so cents. Nasal iDjectors free. At Nc.
Murray.
The Delta independent., 1888-04-10
Beware of limitations.

See that our trade mark. SANTA ABLE, is
on every bottle of that pleasant California
remedy Satisfaction guaranteed or money
refunded by
The Delta independent., 1888-04-10
For Sale.

ALFRED G. BOrSFOND
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1888-06-15
An Explanation.

What is this ''nervous trouble" with
which so many seem now to be afflicted :?
If you will remember few years ago the
word malaria was comparatively un-
word covers only the nearing OF another
word used by our fOrefathers in times past.
So 1t is with nervous diseases, as they and
malaria are intended to cover what our
grandfathers called biliousness, and all
are caused by troubles that arise from a
performing its functions, finding it cannot
dispose Of the bile through the ordinary
channel, is compelled to pass it off through
tho system, causing nervous troubles, ma
laria, bilious fever, etc. You who are suf-
fering can well appreciate cure. We
recommend Green's August Flower. Its
cures are marvellous.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1888-06-15
BLAINE Talk.

An Enthusiastic Meeting Held in Colum-
bus, Ohio.
SPRINGFIELD, o., June 8.-The meeting
in the opera house tonight was over
whelming for Blaine. 1t was addressed
by Judge William S. West, who nominated
Blaine in '84. He said the purpose Of the
meeting was not to antagonize any of the
distinguished gentlemen mentioned in
connection with the Chicago convention,
but merely to express the preference Of the
republicans of the Eighth Ohio district for
a leader. Blaine had been driven from the
contest by the endorsement of Sherman at
Toledo year ago and he stated his belief
that the Florence and Paris letters would
never have been written but for that en-
dorsement Resolutions were adopted
pledging support to the Chicago nominee,
but commended to the convention that
peerless statesman, James G. Blaine, whose
name is linked with certain victory.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1888-06-15
Excitement In Texas.

Great excitement has been caused in the
vicinity of Paris, Tex. by the remarkable
recovery of Mr.. J. E. Corley, who was SO
helpless he could not turn in 6ed dna or raise
consumption. A trial bottle of DR.. Kings
new discovery was sent him. Finding re.
lief, he bought large bottle and box Of
DR.. Kings new life pills; by the time he
had taken two boxes Of pills and two
bottles OF the discovery, he was well and
had gained in flesh thirty-siX pounds
Trial bottles Of this great discovery for con.
sumption, 10 cents, at 81. Brandt's, south
side of Main street.
Large bottles, 81.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1888-06-15
The stops OF ~ orean.

The Stops Of an Organ,
With such important functions a. the liver
are Of course productive Of serious bouily dis.
turbance. When it relaxes its secretive and
distributive activity, bile gets into the blood.
and tinges the skin and white Of the eyes with
yellow, the bowels becomes constipated, the
tongue coated, the breath sour. then come
headaches, vertigo and congestion of the or.
gan, accompanied with pain in its vicinity, or
1il be the rsmedy sought? 10, for mercury
III any form is pcrniclous What then? Expo.
li,ice indicates Hostetter's Stomach Bitters
:i.s I.e t-ne remedy for inactivity of the liver.
!us has direct stimulating effect upon the
hel'tlr gland itself, the seat and origin of the
si..A'i:. & naarlal complaints involves dis :
I,,,. ',,.,.f popular curative. it also conqiiers
q =, !'s';'. ,isry usness, rheumatism and kid.
3
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1888-06-15
The Gresham Boom.

WASHINGTON, June SIT begins to look
as though it would be Gresham" said Rep.
resentative johnson of Indiana this fore
noon. Gresham has big hold on Indiana
and would carry it as easily as any repub-
lican can think OFF, Several republican
members have to-day made predictions
of this character. Ex-Representative Cal.
klns and Oliver Morton Of Indiana arrived
on Monday and have been looking the field
over. Major Calkins said from what he
learns in his own state and in New York
Gresham is likely to be nominated.