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The Delta independent., 1889-06-25
Fighting Women.

In warltke times, whom battle was
the business of life and victory over
the foe the highest honor that could
be had, when home in the true sense
there was none, and when castles were
less houses for pleasant living than
strongholds to shelter raiders and re-
sis: assault, women were as heroic as
their age. II they were not as accur-
ate in their aim as the archer. of
whom it was said every English bow
man "bore under his girdle twenty
four Scots" they knew how to man
the ramparts and defend the bridges
us well as their lords them selves.
Womanliness in the bower, dignity in
the hall, courage in the castle-that
was the whole duty of those noble
women of a rude but manly age, and
to their example. their influence, and
their shaping powers as mothers Eng
land owes much of her greatness and
half of her strength. Letting Boadicea
pass as an example of the feminine
fighting blood, we find in Dame Mich
ola de Camville an early specimen OF
the warlike political woman. She took
the royal side in the famous war with
the bdrons, and held Lincoln Castle
against Gilbert de Gaunt, first for King
John and afterward for Henry Ill,
till the battle called Lincoln Fair
broke her power. The beautiful coun-
tess of Salisbury, she who was SO ar
IDENTIFY beloved by the third Edward,
was another instance OF feminine
daring, in her case coupled with the
loveliest apd most gracious sweetness.
Black Agnes was again a heroine, of
the virago type, and Queen Philippa,
Queen Margaret and others OF tho
same kind honored their adopted ma
tionality by their courage and devo-
tion. Meaner women werc as brave.
In a skirmish at Naworth Q57O)
Leonard Dacres had in his army
'.many desperate women, who there
gave the adventure of their lives and
fought right stoutly." And at the end
of the last century and beginning OF
this about half dozen women on the
whole enlisted as privates in the army
and "pulled their pound" as gallantly
as the men. Miss Jennie Cameron,
Scotch and Jacobite was another ex-
ample of the fighting women with
whom nature had stumbled and spoiled
he original design.
Miss Jenny Cameron,
She put her belt and hanger on,
And away to tho young Trctender
When she rode into the camp of
Bonnie Prince Charlie at the head of
her 250 claymores she was ION bay
gelding decked out in green trappings
trimmed with gold. Her hair was tied
behind in loose buckles and covered
by velvet cap with scarlet feathers.
In her hand, in lieu OF u whip, she car
ried a drawn sword" and for her help
she was dubbed Colonel Cameron
by the prince.-Ex.
The Delta independent., 1889-06-25
Three Lucky chie.so.n,.

Chicago QllJ Arkansas Traveller. Junc6
Learning that several Chicago people
had held winning numbers in the May
drawing Of tho LouisianaStatcLotter Com
pany % Trdpcicr representative was sent to
learn what he could OF tho fortunate per
sons. The first visit was paid TO Mr.. F. h.
Baird, president Of tho American Buyers
Union, whose of1iccs are In the Lakeside
building. In response TO the reporters In.
quiry Mr.. Baird said: az held one-twen.
ticth Of ticket No. ~, ,S47, which drew the
second capital prize Of tl00,000 The . ,00C
was paid TO nc through tho American Ex-
press Company" Congratulating Mr..
Baird upon his good fortune tho reporter
withdrew and called upon Schwahn 4
Neither liquor dealers at 198 North Wells
Street, who It was reported had held an.
other one twentieth OF the same ticket.
Mr.. Neither said: ayes, VIC received pcr
United States Express Company t5,t0O.
but tho tickot WINS placed In our hands for
collection by one of our customers, Mr.
William Keller, of Summit, Ill. The cash
has bccn turned over to him, and undor-
stand, has been divided among Mr.. Kcl.
Ter and three others who wcrc Interested
with him In tho lucky transaction"
Mr.. l.. Adler, a dealer In gents furnish.
ings at bIO w. Madison Street, was also
ono Of tho fortunate ones. He held ono
twentieth Of ticket No. -, ,2Sl, which drew
the third capital prize Of $4,000, and the
q, zoo was collected through the banking
house OF Fclsenthal, Gross & Miller.
The Delta independent., 1889-06-25
The Rooster Swan Away From
the Dog.

It is not often that rooster has any
particular desire TO take bath, but on
Saturday Port Orange, N. J. bird
showed that, under the pressure Of
necessity, he could swim like q duck.
He was chased by a dog to the edge Of
the Norris canal, and, seeing no other
mode of escape, he jumped in. The
aog followed, but the rooster, using
both wings and feet as propellers,
forged rapidly through the water. The
canal is very broad at that place, and
he looked over his shoulder several
times to see whether his pursuer was
gaining on him or not. He was clearly
tho faster swimmer of the two, and
when he struggled up the opposite
bank the dog was bad second. The
triumphant rooster stood upon the
shore, crooked his neck, and crowed
until he coCldn't see; and while thus
indulging in self-laudation the dog
landed and almost succeeded ia catch
ing him by tho tail. He had hardly
time TO save himself by autterlng into
tree. Now York Sun.
The Delta independent., 1889-06-25
Darringer's Little Joke.

Bromley was seated in Darringer's
Office mercilessly scoring the stupidity
Of wives in allowing themselves to be
duped by impostors who called at the
house and pretended that their hus-
bands had sent them for this and that.
"They never get anything from my
wife," Darringer emphatically de-
clared.
4Under no circumstances" asked
20 circumstances" echoed
=. you have posted her."
4lb, Bromley; We never talked II
over. She wouldn't oven respond to a
written order.''
.Signed by yourselfp"
"Yes.n
'.Darringer, that's putting 1t too
strong. / wouldn't mind going you a
ten on It." =
"All right Bromley. It is a bot"
''Darringer wrote a note on his
printed letter head, then handed it to
Bromley. It read:
DEAR WIFE: Please let the bearer
have my best overcoat Lovingly
yours, ABNER DARRINGER.
.'Is that square?" Darringer asked.
"Yes," assented Bromley. "Now
call the office boy. am to give him
his orders"
"Darringer touched the bell and the
boy entered the rallied compartment.
-.Here. Charley" Brom ley said,
stake this note to Mrs. Darringer.
Either bring what you were sent for.
or Mrs. Darringer's reply"
In half an hour Charley returned
without the coat.
"Did you SEQ Mra Darringera''
Bromley asked
Eyes. SIR" replied the boy.
"Did she read the note?"
Eyes, sir. -
'Did she write replyp
':No, SIR"
..What did she sayP"
"She said: What's the matter with
Abner. anyhow Has he been drink
ingp He wore his best and only over
coat to the Office this morning."
"You see, was right" Darringer
said, with q grin.
Eyes, but it was mean to lie in wait
for q fellow in that way, demurred
Bromley.
"Oh, WE'LL" Darringer said, "never
mind the bet A few prime cigars will
Offset it"-Ex.
The Delta independent., 1889-06-25
Education and Absence Of Mind.

It was a downtown elevated railway
station. A young man with an air OF
abstraction on his face and cigar in
his mouth deposited five cents on the
glass slab at the hcket-seller's win
dow. and without stopping 70 get his
ticket walked on calmly, passed the
"ticket-chopper." and stood on tho
platform, waiting for q train.
..Please sor," said the "ticket-chop-
per-" who was a genuine son Of Erin,
civilly, you didn't put in no ticket"
..Eh, what's thatp" said the young
man, nervously thrusting hand into
his waistcoat pocket. THAT can't be.
always put nickel in my vest pocket
to pay for q ticket and the nickel's
gone"
"Shure, its myself that kin swear TO
that, sor, fur l saw yer take 1t out at
the ticket winder. but yer didn't takc
NO ticket"
"Oh, that's too absurd; II I paid for a
ticket got it,and II got 1t dropped
1t in the box. I'm no swindler."
"Well. sor, II the ticket-seller don't
tell yer the same phat do, the divils
q witch, that's ALL"
The absent-minded young man con-
suited the ticket agent and OF course
everything was explained satisfactor-
lily.
"Yis, sor, the ways Of min and
wimin is might queer" said the Irish
man to a reporter who had observed
the little scene. ats strange how
many people pass thru hero iv'ry day
thout drapping in their tickets, an yit
they'd swear by all that's holy they'd
done 1t, an hat tn tonne they behave
it's meself that lynn. Shure, ! don't
love the company SO we'll that I'd lie
fur It. It's all bekase they's got somo-
thin on their moinds sor. Sometimes
they pocket tn ticket an drop th'
nickel in tn box, an is dead shuro
they amt done nothin' O. tn SORT. It's
all 'bckase they be thinkin' O. some
thin else-th' money they's maxim or
tn money they's losin', or II it's th'
ladies, tn foine dresses they're goin'
TO put on. But man wild no eddica-
shun at all knows phat's he's about
all tn tonne.
"Yis, sor," continued the Irishman,
encouraged by finding that he had n
good listoner;..Its CRATE country, this
is, for people havin' somcthin' on their
moinds that keeps 'cm from knowin'
phwat they's a-doin'. They'll run up
stair like mad. sor. for no rayson at
all, sor, 'ccpt somethin's on their
moinds, sor, an II makes EN- feel that
they must be in great hurry. sor. or
somehow thcy's goin' to git lift. Shure.
that's no way to enjoy life. sor. Why.
In ould Oirelnnd tho pigs themselves
has more sinso than TO do loike that.
Shuro II mcself hnd any money"
Hero train came along md the rc-
porter Joined In the mad rush for tho
gates. leaving the philosophical Irish
man to his meditations.-M T. Zri6-
une.
The Delta independent., 1889-06-25
A Piece of Her Mind.

A lady CORRESPONDENT has this to say:
81 want 10 give piece of my mind 70 q
certain class who object to advertising,
when it costs them anything-this won I
cost them cent. suffered q living death
for nearly two years with headaches, back
ache, in pain standing or walking, was bo-
ing dragged out Of existence, my misery m
creased by drugging. At last, In despair,
committed the sin Of trying an advertised
medicine, DIR. Piercc's Favorite Prescrip-
tion, and it restored me to tho blessedness
of sound health. 1 honor the physician
who, when he knows he can cure, has the
medicine mentioned Is guaranteed TO euro
those delicate diseases peculiar to females.
Read printed guarantee on bottle wrapper.
For all arrangements OF the liver, stomach
and bowels, tako DIR. Pierce's Pellets. One
o dose.
The Delta independent., 1889-06-25
HornY-Handed Totlers,

In a New York World interview
that horny-handed toiler, jay Gould
says: II have made what money I
possess by hard work. The wages OF
his fellow-laborers, Andrew Carnegie,
arc known to be 5000 o day, and
Gould, who has the reputation Of be-
ing q frst-class workman. can hardly
get less pny for his days work. .-Bos-
ton Globe.
The Delta independent., 1889-06-25
Didn't Care About Heaven.

Ny mother was trying TO console a
poor old cot4ager on his dsath-bed by
describing TO him tho happiness ,oi
heaven. Bis reply, however. proved
thHt she had failed. 'Ah. wslL ma'am, .
hs aid. ''msbbs it's very nios, bxt
thlnk IA suythsr b. s6msvhers whsrs
4 seuld dlg ; HI 81 -. "--1stss ~
- 4
The Delta independent., 1889-06-25
Putting Out a Feeler.

smithers (not sure Of the state OF hcr
feelings) Miss Laura, am going to
start south tomorrow to be gone somc
time. You will think kindly Of me
whom I am far away, won'tVoup
Miss Laura-Oh. yes; I'll think more
kindly Of you when you are away than
at any other time. -Terre Haute Ex-
press.
The Delta independent., 1889-06-25
Penny Postaee.

Ex-Postmaster-Gener Jamcs has
written an article in tho Christian
Union on the subject Of penny postage
in which be Expresses the belief that
Il Will beon b. possible to send : Letter
b. mall anywhere In ~ e,vtlissd
vsrA - : psaaY.
The Delta independent., 1889-06-25
Ruiuing tbs Business.

Druggist-What's the matter with
your You seem excited.
Clerk-Heavenst I sold Mrs.
Smiley strychnine instead Of potash.
Druggist-Woll, II you aren't the
most careless idiot I ever sawi You
seem to have no idea Of the value Of
stsychnine. America
The Delta independent., 1889-06-25

Can the sale Of an inferior article con-
stantiy increase for - ycarsi Dobbins'
Electric Soap hos bccn on the maske. eyer
since 1895, ard In to day ~ ever, the best
aud purcst family soap made. Try it.
Ysur grocer will get II.
The Delta independent., 1889-06-25
plNINo CARS

Arc attached 70 trains and IL between Den.
vcr, Omaha aud Chicago. via tho Burling-
ton Route. A solid ycstibuic train with.
out change of cars Of any class. FREQ chair
cars. The Burlington also has through
trains without change OF cars, for ST Louis.
via st. Joseph, with Pullman Buffet Sleep
ing Cara. Free chair cars.
The Delta independent., 1889-06-25

sWhy 70 yeu poss thas viis liques lewn
yeur throetlr aslred ~ philaathrsplss ef
~ tpeG u ~ sssdag eee-gee-tuil Aaas. y
- Z : 49, y ~ paaaapthsspisA A-xesse
The Delta independent., 1889-06-25

A. an Appssciabls Instance q sweetness
long dsawn cut . meiesess eaaAy psall haa
bat nv resgs - = esynisfA -xFcr
The Delta independent., 1889-06-25

The horse ono has had and tho wifc ono
has not yet got are always the most perfect
of their kind
The Delta independent., 1889-06-25

Oregon. theParadiss Of Farmers.
Mia, squA Bile climate. certain amt abundant
c!ops rst fruit grain. Krnss and stoch scuntTy In
the world. Sull Information frrr. Address ths
Crt gon Immigration Board. Portland. OrvHon.
The Delta independent., 1889-06-25

The bicycicr il not tho only person thnt
bites tho dust. Tho coin-testcr frequently
docs IL
The Delta independent., 1889-06-25

You arc liable to be put out by fowl II
you cat eggs ut restaurant this time Of
year.
The Delta independent., 1889-06-25

HALLS CATANRH CURE Il . iiquid
and u taken Internally, and acts olrectly
On tie bleed and muo6us surfaces Of thu
eYstem. WFife foe teellmenials, fsee.
sssAalAs'aF :. ). cazyvy, xsisls. D.
The Delta independent., 1889-06-25

II oil can still tho fury Of tho waves, why
does not every ship take plenty Of itin hci
crulsel
The Delta independent., 1889-06-25

A cork trust Is about TO be organized. ~
will float all right until 1t strikes tho corK-
screw trust. which will pull Il
The Delta independent., 1889-06-25

sCuOox BONDH.- Highest price
paid for County, Town Or Scnool honoS
on coat Of printing. Denver Real Esta0
bought and sold. Apply in person or BY lee
ter 10 f, q. Patterson, Tabor Blk Denve
It Is a peculiar honor that prompts the
payment Of club debts TO the detrtment o.
the butchers bill.
The Delta independent., 1889-06-25

II IL very natural for mon TO fly In pas
sion when anything makes them sorc.
The Delta independent., 1889-06-25

When Baby was sick, we gave her cassoris.
When she was Child, she cried for CastorsAs
When she became Mis-, she chung to cassosia'
when shs hsA Children, she gave them csstoria.
The Delta independent., 1889-06-25

II afflicted with Bore Eyes, use d
Isaac Thompson's Eye Water. Druggist
sell It. Q6 cents,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-01-09

M. the dark edge OF the moon came In con-
tact with the bright disk OF the sun In the
position marked A, on the lower right hand
edge. The diagram shows the relative posi-
tions OF the luminartes as seen from Chi
cago immediately before tho sun dipped be-
low the western horizon. only that part
OF the moon being represented which was
actually between Chicago observers and
the sun.
The corona and protuberances were a
grand sight on the Pacific coast. The ther-
momcter fell seven degrees between the
first contact and totality. At Virginia City.
New. the the, mometer was 80 degrees ut
time OF first contact. and dropped to 20
degrees during the progress OF the eclipse.
The corona was similar to that OF 1B7a
STR amers extended to from three to four
diameters. and the red rrotuberances We're
strongly marked.
Eclipses have been predicted from an
early time. Thales. one of the seven sages.
born about $40 years before the Christian
era. Is said to have taught the true nature
o: the lunar cclipse. Being the most stsik.
naked eye. the desire to account for the
cause OF eclipses may be supposed to have
arisen ut very early day. Long before the
motions OF the heavenly bodies were well
understood. material was historically ac-
cumulating for the prediction OF the oc.
currence OF eclipses. Less than score Of
exactly the same positions Of sun and moon
with reference 10 the earth. The period. or
cycle. Of eighteen years and eleven days In
cludes all kinds OF solar ecupses liable to
occur. SO that II may be said that each
eclipse Il the type OF one to occur 18 years
later. This relation once established. II is
easy to see how the ancient astronomers
could predict eclipscs without IN accurate
knowledge OF the motions OF the moon or
of the earth. OF course such predictions
have become more and more accurate US
the knowledge OF these motions became
better known.
In the case OF the sun being eclipsed. tbs
relative positions Of the thrce bodtcs--earth
moon and sun--are readily seen from the
sketch. The shadow OF the moon striking
the earth causes the sun to appear dark kene.I
or eclipsed. In the case OF lunar eclipse.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-01-09
TOTAL RcLIPsx


however. the relative positions of the bodies
are changed. The earth then occupies the
intermediate place between the sun and the
moon. and It's shadow falling on the moon
obscures that body. when the moon. earth
and sun are in the positions shown In the
figure. We have q new moon. ~ solar
ecltpees can occur only when the moon In
new. On the other hand. In the po sition
assigned above to the three bodies for .
lunar eclipse. the moon IL full. and lnnar
eelipeos are found only At the time OF full
moon.
The shadow OF the moon docs not always
reach to the earth when the mo0n ID new. IL
Ii. Of course. cone shaped. with its apex
1t the point just touchca, there Is oulyM line
Of total obscuration and the eclipse 70 total
only momentaFily: IL u falla beyond the cir.
conference OF the earth. then there . = belt
Of totality. An observer on the lino connect.
ine the ceaters Of the thrse bodies seee The
sum totally eclir sed. 40 do Also Observers
either sids Of the esntral line within The
belt.
Solar eclipsea occur moro irsqasntly sAaa
do the lunar: e h snscepti6ee of demonotFAr
ttou that thoro must ~ ~ least two eolae
ecitps8s annually. and theso may ~ ave. "a
one ysar. " lunar ectrses. there nay ~
- many ~ tAree e ono year. ov no0e ~
~ Bat : lnnar ecllpee y vistble u : Wt0lo
en- ~ nnen only lFp6A = snAll pottton pf ~
eassh. he namkicf u tt. tAerefoso. 81
eoanr Sellpa en- ~ vi~Noa II ~ 90 i1ASo
u. eays ~ - eestary. - 60 raiiyp(2
gm0ll - eAaNoM ~ np1ne ~ - iAnVl
~ ~ asee!e M 1ele1
ogls1g ~ MI ~ ~ u Y n1e toi1
~ - hi Fssss
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-01-09

'AWsyf@ Wsyf@Se0st1us0x100U0oos0 eexE0es se0e1eo4eo1
the natives by the unwonted appearances.
There Is probably no more forcible iilustra-
ton Of the axiom that knowledg. ia power
than the attitudes OF savage and scientist
toward the phenomena OF the total soia.
eclipse. The former. not aware OF the COM
ing OF the eclipse. Is transflxed by Tear rs II
approaches: the latter. enabled 10 predict
the Tins of its advent. anxiously awaits the
revelations 1t may afford.
A total eclipse was one Of the features OF
New Years Day. 1859. when fair una
crossed Old Sol. and the beautiful sunlight
was dimmed by the shadow Of the moon.
This solar eclipse was looked forward to for
months by every student OF science with
great interest. Though the totality did not
last much longer than two minutes. Mstron-
omers obtained much important informa-
ton.
California was the State which afforded
the only practical field for a proper OBJ
servation OF the eclipse. Stations were cs-
tablished In the northern portion OF that
state by parties that went out from many OF
the prominent universities throughout tho
country. There We're fifteen places At which
observations were made. Some OF the as
tronomers who viewed the phenomena went
from Rochester. n. Y; Greencastle. Ind. /:
Washington. d. c.: Cambridge. Mass; and
st. Louis. Mo. The Coast Survey also cs-
tablished two stations. and tho Lick Oh
servatory had three or four parties In the
field.
The eclipse began In San Franscisco at
twenty-three minutes and eight seconds
past twelve o'clock. and the end OF contact
was at eight minutes and flfty-seven sec-
onds past three. the total eclipse not being
seen at San Francisco at ALL The Lick OBJ
servatory had one Of its stations lO0 mics
north Of San Francisco. where the belt Of
totality passed from the Aleutian Islands
southeasterly to the Pacific coast and
northeasterly. leaving the earth between
Lake Superior and Hudson Bay. Here 1t
touched the Pacific coast. The eclipse at
the station was partial. not total. and was
observed by Professor Holden and Messrs.
Burnham and Schaeberle. The Warner
Observatory. Of Rochester. had station
seventy Ave miles north OF Sacramento. al
most on the same line with the Lick.
The general direction OF the path OF the
total phase through California and Nevada
was northea asst by compass. The breadth Of
the path OF totality was ninety-three miles.
San Francisco was flty-fve miles south
east OF the southern limit Of the path OF
totality.
The accompanying DIAGRAM represents
re eclipse as it was visible from Chicago
md vicinity. A few seconds after 3.21 r.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-01-09

Jamp-d At the Halt and sens Ms Rspayas
indianapolis tInd) spsc,al
Col clarkson. Of the National RspaDln
NoHllHi''ee' Whon recently horo' uoa0 VI
Harrison the true story OF the NurchisoA
letter. and it has Just become public. Ac-
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from pr.s,dsrt f,sva1ard : a.rss.sso. - Is -
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he,iavsi M;Distsr west ~o,,,d ~.ir artc 81.
m@,st anv aort ~ tr.n Tho.o ~. "'e e,,,,s -
Angeles q number of EnsIishmen Who be-
LONG 10 the Socistr ~ - aanr~s Rritsr-
nic crSar r,hich /. sn,,,.s.ad y. $780,. ~.
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Ara von .nru.,rt.a ,-,,,h ,s,r,.t.- w~..s.
inquired Sheldon OF fellow Of st. George
one day.
Il have such an acquaintance as citizen
Of nation generally has with their states
81 wo"id i,La 70 nhta;,, his ..na,a 49,.
and some honest Information about mat
ter" Sheldon responded.
Il can write hfm letter that will get an
answer said the Englishman.
sheldon then dictated the subject matter
Of the letter. leaving to the fellow Of st.
George to form the sentences. Tho draft
OF letter without signature was presently
given to Sheldon. who signed to Il the name
"Murchison" and directed how the answer
should be mailed to him. The answer came
surprisingly quick from Minister West. It
must have been answered by the return
mail sheldon held the letter for = day or
two until he could fully realize his success,
and then he sent copies of the letter to the
Republican National Committee. The char
acter OF the letter was such that the Ma
tional Committee could hardly believe its
eyes. kilograms were sent to Los Angeles
to obtain such veriAcation of the copies Is
would establish the good faith OF sheldon,
and inquiries at Washington satisfied the