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The Delta independent., 1888-12-11
Signal Service.

A mau connected with the signal
service. on going homo late at night.
encountered foot-pad at lonely
corner OF the street The man in the
pad business requested the gentleman
to 'stand and deliver" And so he
did. delivering telling blow on the
fellows nose, which caused him to see
more stars than are travelling this sea.
son with their own special combina-
tions. "This is mere local disturb.
ance," said the weather bureau man.
who was getting into a higher tenn.
perature. "but look out for cyclone
from the northwest. attended by
hail" and the blows hailed on his ad-
versary at q furious rate. The foot
pad was not prepared for this. having
previously dealt with customers who
not only turned over all the portable
property they had but gave him their
note for thirty days besides. He tried
to escape from tho existing area Of
low pressure in an eastward direction.
with q more or less DETECTION towards
the north, as the arrow indicates
-. although that depends on how
you hold the paper. The storm centre
moved rapidly in the samo direction.
catching him in the lower lake region.
with No. 10 boot, resulting in a fall
ing bar.room-eter. As the gnal
man resumed his homeward way. he
softly murmured. Slightly warmer
but clearing weatherr-7ezas Sift-
The Delta independent., 1888-12-11
Scientific Experiments.

The belief that human beings should
sleep with their heads to tho north is
said to have its foundation in scientific
fact The French Academy of Sciences
has made experiments upon the body
of guillotined man which 60 to prove
that each human system is in itself an
electric battery. one elcctrode being
represented by the head. the other by
the feet. The body was taken imme.
diately after death and placed on a
pivot to move as 1t might After
some vaciliation the head turned
toward the north. the body thon re-
manned stationary. One of the pro.
fessors turned it half way around. but
it soon regained Its original position.
and the same result was repeatedly
obtained, until organic action finally
ceased.
The Delta independent., 1888-12-11
ABOUT CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.

A Doctor Tells How Easily Maiie.
nRnt Diseases Can 30 Carried
About tho City.
'How much danger every one runs
each day of catching a malignant dis
ease is very little known" said doc.
tor recently to reporter for the Aiai
and Express. MANY diseases. like
bydrophobia, are only conveyed by
coming in direct contact with an
abraded surface. In other diseases il
is wonderful the extent 10 which the
communicating particles can be car
ried. Persons have taken the small.
pox mile distant from the hospital.
Scarlet fever is very contagious. A
dress folded up at the he'd of a dying
patient and placed'in trunk. has con-
veyed the poison to family of chill.
dren four miles distant when the dress
was unfolded in their presence after
three months time has elapsed.
Whooping- cough and diphtheria are
probably never conveyed except by the
breath of the patient Measles is com
municated great distance and is com.
municated by the clothing and carried
about by persons visiting the sick
room. 1t is certain that many diseases
have been contracted by attending the
funeral of some person who has died Of
a contagious disease. Too much care
cannot be taken in disposing of the
clothing, or disinfecting everything
that has been near person suffering
with communicable disease. After
u patient has shown the first symptoms
of scarlet fever it takes forty-nine
days before the patient is free from in.
fection. smallpox fifty-six days. mea.
sles twenty-seven days, diphtherin
twenty-eight days. mumps twenty. one
days and typhoid fever twenty-eight
dayA
The Delta independent., 1888-12-11
Educational Progress.

Charles Meeks has been engaged rs
fireman for the year. New front steps
are among the noticeable improve
ments at the academy this year. Mrs.
Misel. . lady from Buffalo. has been
engaged 10 take charge of the laundry
for the current year. A second horse
has been bought and the academy can
now do its own teaming Church and
School, Cook Academy, Hauana. N y.
The Delta independent., 1888-12-11
Equal to the Occa sion.

The old mans step was heard at the
gate ald the welcome bark greeted
him as he came up the steps.
Leap from the window. George"
the girl hastily exclaimed. 1.-The dis
tance is short"
"But the dog. the dogr'
"l'll fix the dog"
And George leaped from the window
and the girl hastend to the door
Flinging her arms about the old
mans eek she exclaimed:
"Oh. Papa, I'm SO glad to see you.
The evening Inns been so lonesome.
And Nero. poor fellow. Come in. Ne
ro. aud I'll give you some Jumps oil
sugar
And Nero came in.-Eyoch.
The Delta independent., 1888-12-11
The Cigarette Eye.

A New York oculist says that the
greatest enemy to the eyes of young
men is the cigarette. Recently dis
ease has appeared among smokers
which is dangerous, and after careful
investigation the best authorities, who
for long time were at loss to under
stand the peculiar malady have traced
it to the small paper covered tobacco
sticks. It is now known as the ''ci-
garette eye." and can be cured only
by long treatment Its symptoms are
dimness and film-like gathering over
the eve. which appears and disappears
at intervals.
The Delta independent., 1888-12-11

"What way to spell fish," said Pat,
when hs saw the name Psyche on ship.
But a more wonderful spell will be exer-
cised ov..r the coughing child Of yours that
keeps itstlf and you awake, if you will try
DR.. Bull'A Cough Syrup. 25 cents.
Neuralgic paroxysms are often of extreme
violence, and brought on by the slightest
provocatior, such as n draught of cool air.
On the frs, intimatioh Of such an attack
rub with Salvation Oil. 1t can be bought
Mt all druggists for only 25 cents.
The Delta independent., 1888-12-11

Some Of tho greatest men that ever lived
were of small stature and insignificant ap-
pearance. The reader will readily recall
many instances. Very small are DR.. Pierce's
Pleasant Purgative Pellets, but they are
far more effective than the huge, old-fash-
ioned pills which are so difficult to swallow
and SO Harsh in their action. The 'Pellets''
are gentle and never cause constipation.
For liver, stomach and bowel arrangements
they have no equal.
The Delta independent., 1888-12-11

It is significant fact that most of the
women who have achieved fame in art, lit
erature, or "affairs" have enjoyed vigorous
health This shows that the mind is never
capable of the severe and continued appli-
cation necessary to creative work, unless
the body is at its best. The woman who
aspires to fill an exalted place among her
associates, must be free from nervous de
bility and female weaknesses. DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription will Danish these, and
is warranted to restore those functional
harmonies which are indispensable to
health. As specific for all those chronic
weaknesses and ailments peculiar to women
IL Ia uneuualed
The Delta independent., 1888-12-11
He Got His Money Promptly.

Eufaula tAla) Times, Oct. H.
AS stated in this paper at the time,
Mr. Jamie Rhodes, of Eufaula, Ala. f,
held ticket No. 46,755, in the October
drawing of the Louisiana State Lot
terry, for which he paid one dollar. 1t
proved to be lucky ticket, for it drew
the capital prize of S30O,oo0 and enti-
tied Mr.. Rhodes to one-twentieth OF
that amount, or $4,000. If the ticket
had been whole one for which Mr..
Rhodes had paid $50, he would have
received the whole $3O0,O00. On in
quiry Mr.. Rhodes found that he held
the right number and forwarded his
ticket by express, for collection of his
prize. 1t was promptly cashed in n
bank at New Orleans, and the money
was duly received by Mr.. Rhodes in
another day or two and it is now on
deposit to his credit in the John Nc
Nab Bank of this city. Mr.. Rhodes is
most worthy young man of abou,
twenty-one years and of moderate
means and but recently entered the
mercantile business here in company
with his brother-in-law, Mr.. Ed. T..
Long. While his big luck was very
gratifying it did not daze or unnervc
him, but he took it in quiet business
like way, and he will handle the money
with care and good judgment, as it
gives him a fine start in business life.
For thirty years his father, Mr.. Chaun-
cey Rhodes, has been cashier of the
John McNab Bank, in Eufaula, and no
man in Alabama is thought more of by
his friends and those who know him.
The Delta independent., 1888-12-11
The woman who gets but one letter Q
year always reads 1t on the street.
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh that
contain Mercury,

as Mercury will surely destroy the sense Of
smell and completely derange the whole
system when entering It through the mucus
surfaces. Such articles should never be
used except on prescriptions from rcputa-
BILE physicians, as the damage they will do
are ten fold TO the good you can possibly
derive from them. Halls Catarrh Cure,
manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co, To.
ledo, o., contains no mercury, and is taken
and mucns surfaces Of the system. In buy.
ing Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get the
genuine, it is taken internally and made In
Toledo, Ohio, by f. J. Cheney Il Co.
Sold by druggists, price roc per bot
The Delta independent., 1888-12-11

The St. James hotel of Denver is highly
praised by all who have been its patrons.
The location is most central, appointments
elegant and the table exceptionally fine.
The house is very popular with people
from this district
The Delta independent., 1888-12-11

A positive cure for Catarrh, Hay Fever
passages of catarrhal virus, causing healthy
secretions. Heals the sores and protects
the menbranal Innings of the head from
fresh colds. Easy and pleasant TO use
Soothing, antiseptic, healing. Price 5Oc. at
all druggists.
The Delta independent., 1888-12-11
Tho Common Lot
here is a place 20 love can reach,

There is a time no voice can teach,
There is q chain no power can break,
There is q sleep no sound can wake
Sooner or later that time will arrive, that
place will wait for your coming, that chain
must bind you in helpless death, that sleep
must fall on your senses. But thousands
every year 90 utitimely to their fate, and
thousands more lengthen out their days by
heedful, timely care. For thg falling
strength, the weakening organs, the vast
ing blood, Dr. Pierces Golden Medical Dis
prolonger of strength and life. 1t purifles
the blood and invigorates the system, there
by f0rtifying it against disease. OF drug
gists.
If afflicted with Sore Eyes, use DR.. ISAAC
Thompson's Eye Water. Druggists sell it.
25 cents.
The Delta independent., 1888-12-11
A Remarkable Paper.

The Yo;rH's COMPANION is a welcome Wis
itor weekly in more than 100000 families:
and has won place in home life obtained
by no other publication. 1t is always safe,
pure, instructive and entertaining. The
wonder is how any family can do without
it. Any new subscriber who sends sl.T
now, can have THE COMPANION free every
week to January 1, 1889, and for a full year
from that date. Sample copies free: Ad
Mass
The Delta independent., 1888-12-11
what's in namel Too many "eye-open
ers' will make man "blind drunk"
A Radical Cure for Epileptic Fits.

To tbs Edfsoy-Please inform your readers that
have positive remedy for the above named
disease which 1 warrant to cure the worst cases.
80 strong 10 my fifth in the virtues Of this medic
cine that l will send FREQ a sample bottle md
valuable treatise to any sufferer who will give
me his P. q. and Express address. My remedy
has cured Thousands Of hopeless cases.
H q. ROOT. M. G. 1ss Pearl Bt. New YORK.
The Delta independent., 1888-12-11
YOU KNOW US.
We havc been Dealing sQUAREIx with
you for Fourteen Years.

The Knighi.Mociurc Music Company, Denver, sole
naants iot s,.hwnyt Decker ntos, Weber, FISCHER
rlso I, carry t.opo worth OF small mnsiGN. soods.
,oesaio ond retail at prices ns low tho lowest.
The Delta independent., 1888-12-11
"London Balm"

An impecunious young man refers to his
isuncle, as a very dear relative.
The Delta independent., 1888-12-11

Britons in search of ruins in this country
are invited to inspect the November cror,
of used-up campaign uniforms.
The Delta independent., 1888-12-11
Great Little Men,

1t takes an unusually self-satisfied man
to be arrogant and naughty in pair of
fraYcd trousers.
The Delta independent., 1888-12-11

An election is always a race question
when several candidates are running.
The Delta independent., 1888-12-11
Denver, Colorado.

The wind now whistling through the
cornields has husky tone.
The Delta independent., 1888-12-11

An Extended Popularity. Browns
Bronchial Troches have for many years
been the most popular article in use for re-
lieving Coughs and Throat troubles.
The Delta independent., 1888-12-11

~ wish could find something that would
cure gals and prevent the hair coming in
white" is an expression frequently heard.
Veterinary Carbolisave will always do it.
Sold by Druggist at SO cents and $1.00.
The Delta independent., 1888-12-11
Famous Women.

Way down in the depths of the campaign
barrel there Is look of loneliness.
The Delta independent., 1888-12-11

The duties Of critic are apt to be seden,
tary He is always sitting on somebody OF
something.
The Delta independent., 1888-12-11
AGED People

who's, blood has become thia " impure. are espc.
ei.lIy Iiehs to attacks Of rheumatism; ., to that
veatpess called general deb'l ity." Tho pains an"
aches OF tn former are relieved ny hooa' sars.
whii. II also / one, and builds up the whole system
Try Hoods sarsapariia and realize the peculiar
benefit which It gives.
~ hayr taken Hoods sarsaparilia Tor d,spepsis
And "A tonic alternative, with the most beneficial
ts.tite have also used It for heumntism with
sood iect regard 1t as one of the very best fam.
iiv medicines, and wotfd Ast willingly be without
IL" A. B. CunRY. Providence X.
Hoods SaTsaparilia
ao,d bv ali druggista r, six forr' Prepared only
b d. / MOOD 4 CO. Apothocarie~ Lowell Ma'a
100 Doses One Dollar
The Delta independent., 1888-12-11

Many struggling men keep pup by sup
porting useless canine.
The Delta independent., 1888-12-11
CAUTION

Rowan, os Frnud ms ny nsmb and tho Price are
~, a., on tb. bott0m - all my advertised shoes
bctors leaving the factory. yhieh protect the Ssr
dealer oiier, w. l.. DoueIa shoe, @ 4.
price or .Ays he has them wit N.u'a an.n ~ fYsaS
urtcs stAmled tho bottom, put a VI
The Delta independent., 1888-12-11

All Advertisers In these columns nro
thoroughly reliable. Business or cor
rcppordcrco can be entrusted TO NM
OF then, with absolute safety.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1888-08-07
STEWAR rs WORK.

TheGrass Valley Tiding ssays, We
spoke, q few days ago, about Sena-
tor Stewart having the Sundry Civil
Appropriation Bill amended in the
Senate 80 as to prevent miners from
being annoyed every time one OF
them cut . stick of scrub timber on
the public land.
Senator Stewart has had that
same bill amended again in the
Senate. This new amendment a..
prorriates three hundred and forty
thousand dollars for the survey Of
the Rocky mountain and Pacific
Coast regions to ascertain what
lands might be irrigated and where
reservoirs should be built and where
canals and bitches should be run to
redeem the half desert in those
parts of the country.
The Sundry Civil bill with this
amendment has gone back to the
House, and Senator Stewart is urg-
ing upon the members OF the
House Committee on Appropria-
tons the necessity Of tine immediate
beginning Of this work.
He 10 of the opinion that the
House conferees will agree to this
amendment and permit this great
work to he begun.
This action of Senator Stewart is
but the beginning Of the magni6-
cent system Of storing water aud ir-
ricating that will prevail in the not
far future,
The surveys will show where the
storage dams can be built. and then
tbere will be no Goubt about land
owners below the dan sights
seeiuR the necessity Of water stor-
age.
The Tidings 10 about the only
papsr in California that has advo-
1..ted this general system Of water
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1888-08-07

A man signing himself "miner"
writes as follows to the Silver State :
As the item .,f labor in the total
cost Of the production Of bullion in
this State, does not as a rule, ex-
ceed 80 per cent, there is 20 per
cent. to he charged to tools, mach
inery, and to mining and milling
supplies.
Beginning with q pick and
shovel, and figuring through the
l,ng list OF tools, machines and sup
plies till we have q modern quartz
mill, such as now used in the pro-
iuction of bullion. it is safe to say
that under high taxation these tools
machines and supplies cost miners
and mill men ut least double what
they should cost.
Az the lowest price reached by
silver was not quite equal to 80 per
cent. discount is not 30 bad by five
per cent, as the present exorbitant
tax upon our wants.
The Mills bill will give US a re-
lief Of 5 per cent, while Tree trade
would give us 35 per cent.
MINER.
II is quite clear that
hs man who wrote that
Is not miner but q man who en-
p.oys miners. The Mills bill would
throw Il ousands of men out Of en-
ployment on the Coast and they
would swarm into the West looking
i,r employment.
In . short time the labor market
would be so over-stocked here that
the men who now get 81 day in
or own mines could no longer
,mmand sucl, wages, the Miners
Union would be crushed out by
Che competition and men would 10
4 living in the earth at a dollar
day as they are already in the free
trade countries.
But the mine would be hsieted
with his own petsrd, and the gold
bugs would be prosperous with the
advance of their pet metal in the
hard times and high rates OF in
terest, big discounts and a rising
gold market would bring cores
ponding depreciation of silver that
would close down the silver mines
of Nevada.
The Mills bill would indeed work
havoc in Nevada.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-05-12
ASOtherS See lis.

Secy. Graham reports that his trip of
some six hundred miles through the west
ern portion of the State, last week, was
PORTABLE as well as pleasant one. The
cattle and wheat both look well, the gen.
eral prospects are very good and the
people as nearly contented as Americans
ever get; and in the particular counties
where his stay was longest, land is chang
ing hands rapidly, though with no sug-
gestion of the boom fever which swept
over the State year ago. A great deal
of attention will be paid to the fodder
producing crops with preference for the
several varieties of sorghum, and the ques-
tons of ensilage and the private dairy are
apparently becoming important ones.
Inquiries for pure bred cattle were fire.
quent. and evidences were everywhere
abundant that the settlers of those west
ern counties are an intelligent people who
realize that the methods of farming
practiced in the Eastern states will not ap-
ply here. Evidently Western Kansas is
abundantly able to take care of itself.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-05-12
CHINCN-BUG KILLER,

The Mankato Reyiew, while con-
versing recently with Mr.. Reid. of
Wisconsin, learned that the farmers
in that State in times past were
sorely troubled with chinch bugs,
but he says they are not troubled
with them any more, as the farmers
have discovered valuable remedy,
which is as follows: Take about II
bushels of lime, pour just enough
water on it to slack it into a pow
der, or a fine condition, and then
add to it Il bushels Of common
stock salt, and SOW broadcast over
the ground just as the small grain
is sown. To effect sure cure from
the pests about three bushels to the
acre should be sown, and he says it
has never been known to fail. He
further says if one fears the ravages
Of the bugs, that the time to SOW
the compound is after the crop has
been planted and just befor it is ready
to come up. This is not only sure
cure from the chinch bugs, but it is
an excellent fertilizer.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-05-12
We met Bro. Tilton, of the World. i,

WE met Bro. Tilton, of the World, in
Wa-Keeney last Saturday, and told him
we had IA inches of rainfall inside of "a
hours. and do You think he would believe
it? No he did not Pinona Messenger.
Well. we wanted to concede you some
rain favors later on, Brother Booton. We
answered, you will remember, that if you
had had all at once such rainfall as
that, your share for the year was almost
exhausted.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-05-12

On and after April 29th, the day
coaches on the Union Pacific's No. 3,
known as the Overland Flyer" viii be
taken of, to better enable it to make time.
This will add largely to the popularity
that has already been gained by this fast
train. After that date it will carry only
passengers holding first-class tickets. to
points where the train makes regular stops,
between Council Bluffs and Ogden. Such
passengers must purchase tickets for
seats or berths in Pullman Sleepers, before
entering the cars.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-05-12
An End to Bone Scraping.

Edward Shepard. of Harrisburg, ILL.,,
says: "Having received so much benefit
from Electric Bitters, I feel it my duty
to let suffering humanity know it. Have
had a running sore on my leg for eight
years; my doctors told me would have
to have the bone scraped or leg ampnta-
ted. I used, instead, three bottles of
Electric Bitters and seven boxes Buck
lens Arnica Salve, and my leg is now
sound and we'll" Electric Bitters are
sold at fifty cents bottle and Bucklen's
Arnica Salve at 25c. per box by DR.. Jones. 5
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-05-12
THIS SEASON IN THE LEAD.


During several weeks past rains
have fallen over this region just
about when they were needed, as
man would put the term. On the
one hand, they have been heavy
enough to soak the cultivated
ground; on the other, they have not
been OF the mad-rush variety which
comes and goes, leaving the country
IN little better shape than it found
it, and depriving US of the chances
OF obtaining that quantity at an
other time when the need of it might
be much more urgent.
The climax to this happy condi-
ton in agricultural affairs was
reached last Sunday night, when
hour after hour a heavy rain fell
gently. As far as cultivated ground
is concerned, this rain must have
permeated to the lowest known
depth Of moisture from rain any
spots which the other rains may
have failed to penetrate. There is
another point involved in this soak
ing item which no thoughtful stu
dent of buffalo-grass-sod develop
ment will fail to take into account.
This is that, while the cultivated
land has absorbed the rainfall COM
pletely, there never has before been
SO many patches Of blue-stem, weeds
and other buffalo-grass-sod destroy
ers scattered over the face of the
country; and, as a result, the wild
lands have drunk more greedily than
ever from the great pumps which
brought forth the water from the
seas. We seek to impress, in this
connection, two points upon every
reader: First-As the amount of
cultivated land is increased, the re-
tention Of the rainfall becomes
greater. Second-As the buffalo
grass-sod, IN the sure direction of
progression's goal, gives way to the
mellow sods of the blue-stem and
other tall grasses or to the subdued
soils of weeds, the uncultivated
lands become more and more the
receptacles Of rain water. These
conditions are gaining what we may
term increased annual accelleration.
1t follows, then, that, whatever dis
pleased land agents in other locali-
ties may preach to the contrary,
western Kansas is no,O an better CON
aition for agriculture than it erer
has been before.
These are the unvarnished facts
as we read them through ten spring
seasons of careful observation in
Trego county. Who dare gainsay
them?
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-05-12

Guy NICHOLSON, the 15-year-old son of
Mrs. R. NJ. Nicholson, OF Beaver town
ship, the Scott City Herald says, was
drowned in Beaver creek Thursday after
noon of last week, while out hunting. It
seems he had shot duck, and stripped
off his clothing, gone into the water to
get the duck, and getting into deep water
was drowned. His body was recovered
late that night.