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The Delta independent., 1893-11-22
THE BED or THE ATLANTIC.
a wondrous Region of Steep Mountains
and Broad Prajr,cs.


and Broad PraIr.cs.
Proceeding westward from the Irish
coast the ocean bed decpcns very grad
ually, says the Nautical Magazine. In
fact, for the first $50 miles the gradient
is but six feet to the mile. In the next
twenty miles, however, the fall is over
5000 feet, and SO precipitous is the sud-
den descent that in many places depths
of !, 200 to 1000 fathoms are cncoun
tered in very close proximity to the
10O-fathom line. With the depth of
1,SOO to 1000 fathoms the sea bed in
this part OF the Atlantic becomes
slightly undulating plain, whose
gradients arc SO light that they show
but little alteration of depth for 1,2OO
miles. The extraordinary flatness Of
these submarine prairies renders the
familiar similc of basin rather inap-
propriatc. The hollow of the Atlantic
is not strictly basin whose depth in
creases regularly toward the center; it
is rather n saucer or dish-likc one, SO
even is the contour of its bed.
The greatest depth in the Atlantic
has been found some 100 miles to the
northward OF the island of st. Thomas,
where soundings of 3,s75 fathoms were
obtained. Tho seas round Great Britain
can hardly be regarded as forming
part of the Atlantic hollow. They are
rather part Of the platform banks OF
the European continent which the
ocean has cvcrflowed. An elevation of
the sea bed 100 fathoms would suffice
TO lay bare the greatest part of the
North sea and join England TO Dem
mark, Holland, Belgium and France. A
The Delta independent., 1893-11-22
BATRACHIAN MUSICIANS.
An 1nvalid's Wonderful Work with
Pet Frogs.
A New York Correspondent Tells About
the Astonishing Tricks Performed
by the Queer Little Crca-
tureS,

Since the publication Of Mr.. JEWELS
experience with frogs a good many
stories Of their wonderful adaptability
to human training have been told.
Horace Horton, of Buffalo, has reached
the height of success in the way of
bringing frogs under his persuasive
control.
He is wealthy invalid and derives
great pleasure from teaching his pets.
1t will be remembered that Mr.. jew
ellis frogs would come at the sound of
a bell to get their dinner from their
masters hand. All this is wonderful,
but Mr.. Horizons triumph has been
greater. A Philadelphia Times corre-
spondent visited him the other day and
witnessed his unique frog circus. Gaz-
ing down into the little artificial lake
he saw ocean shells scattered over the
bottom and wondered what they were
for.
Mr.. Horton gave a shrill whistle, and
simultaneously from every shell
hoped out a big frog, who kicked it.
self to the surface of the water. All
jumped to the smooth bank and sat
staring at their master.
Attention." shouted Mr.. Horton,
and every leg was drawn close to the
body and the action was taken.
Form in line," came next, and the
well-trained amphibians formed in
four lines with an old giant at their
head, who, Mr.. Horton said, weighed
six pounds and seven ounces. lie was
enormous, and looked Us though he
had dined on his weaker brethren for
generations of tadpoles.
At the word of command they per-
formed all kinds of evolutions, every
leg kicking in perfect unison. Their
movements were astonishing in num-
Der and variety, and one might well
believe Mr.. Horizons statement that it
took him over ten years to get this Sc
lect company into such perfect disci-
pline. Races We're held after the drill,
and then followed a jumping contest.
At n given signal each frog in turn
leaped into the water and disappeared.
'.What you have seen my frogs do SO
far is very wonderful" said Mr. Hor-
ton, "but their chief accomplishment
you kave not seen, or heard, should
say. 1t is the wonder of everyone,
and people have come miles to witness
it. Wait till dusk and then will have
them perform.
At last dusk came and Mr.. Horton
took the reporter out to the waters
edge and gave him a seat. Ee then
brought out miniature musicians
stand and placed it near the edge Of
the little lake. At n signal note the
frogs came to the surface of the water
and jumped into the stand. They
formed Cycle, and ut the word Of
command BEGIN y" 70 a tune. Each
frog had beenSselected because Of its
tine croak, and there was perfect
scale among the voices. The largest
frog sang the deepest bass, and little
fellow, almost n tadpole, sang shrill
soprano. 1t was wonderful. Mr.. Hor-
ton said that during the warm months
their voices were clearer and swecter
than at this time of year. When the
frogs began to show signs of weariness
their master gave them the signal to
stop, and all sought their homes at the
bottom of the lake. Mr.. Horton tells
many stories of the intelligence Of his
v,afc
The Delta independent., 1893-11-22

Ten years ago when fruit trees were
first introduced into the valleys Of the
Gunnison and Uncompahgre it was
somewhat Of and open question whether
they would bring forth reward for the
labor. But it is no longer question.
From the time the first trees came into
bearing there has never been crop
failure, and every year has brought forth
an abundant harvest of the very choicest
fruits which have commanded the high
est prices on every market where they
have been introduced.
Thousands upon thousands OF trees and
vines are bearing every year producing
over 100000 pounds Of choice fruit an
nually and this is but commencement
AS nearly as the number can be comput-
ed by freight receipts, and the output OF
home nurseries Delta county fruit-grow-
ers in 1893 planted over TOO, ,OGOfruit trees
not counting the many small fruits plant
ed. The planting for 1894 promises to
exceed 100000 trees; one firm alone haD
ing contracted for 100000 trees. When
all these trees come to bearing the output
Of fruit will be beyond the grasp of
imagination.
There is no fruit grown in the temper
ate zone which does not flourish in these
valleys. Among those in bearing are
apples, pears, peaches, grapes, ounces,
apricots, plums, nectarines. gooseberries,
currants, blackberries, raspberries, null
The Delta independent., 1893-11-22
No Musician.

1t is to DIR. Won Bulow that Is cred
tied the curt criticism of young and
very pretty girls efforts on the pinno-
forte. When she had struggled through
one OF Bach's fugues after the fashion
of the ambitious maiden aspirant, and
asked the grent master what he would
advise her to do: go and get married."
he answered, as he turned away and
2cft her.
The Delta independent., 1893-11-22

The best and most complete cattle ranch in
Colorado for sale; l60 Gcres and 200 acres of
desert land, 100 acres in alfalfa, 4 acres In
fruit, 1926 head cattle, II head horses, hogs.
chickens, bees, wagons, harness, buggy, full
set of implements, ETC., price IS, 10000. Call
and get particulars.
BLAIR & MAsTIS.
The Delta independent., 1893-11-22
DELTA C0UNT 7 Y
THE GREATEST FRUIT VALLEYS
IN AMERICA.

Delta County has added to her many laurels
by capturing the most important Fruit
prizes at the Worlds Fair. 1t has been
proven at every Colorado State Fair
that this County was the banner fruit
~ County, as it invariably captured the
majority of prizes, but when it wins at
Chicago against the world, naturally
Delta County fruit growers are more
than proud of their success.
DELTA COUNTY PRIZES:
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
No. l2828 v. S. C0bQrn, - Stone Fruits
No. l2829 G. B. McGranalaD, Stone Fruits
No. l2830 Samuel Wade, Apples and Pears
No. 1881 v. S. C0bQrl, Apples and Pears
FREMONT COUNTY.
NO. 1ssss W. b. FELTON, APPLES AND PEARS
APPLES PEARS.
STATE OF COLORADO.
COLLECTION
I2s2s COLLECTION OF STONE FRUITS.
COLLECTION APPLES
County Gould Have Taken Small Fruit Medals Had Not
Been for Disadvantages In Shipping.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-10-02

belongs to union has right to labor.
The result was lively fight, in which
several persons were badly hurt. The
doctrine appears, however, not to have
been indicated, for the men who had
violated it and who were to be punished
for SO doing made such vigorous defense
that their assailants were glad to betake
themselves to fight If the dispatches
tell the correct story of this affair the
responsibility for it lies entirely with the
union shoemakers The men whom they
had assaulted had been guilty of nothing
except the taking of the places which
they had left and to which they had de-
clared an intention of not returning This
afforded no excuse for attacking them.
If the shoe factory owners had organized
a gang and attacked the strikers because
they refused to work at their terms, there
would have been tremendous uprising
of indignant people. But their offense
would have been no worse and no less
defensible than this attempt of the
strikers to compel by violence men who
wanted to work to desist Yet in this
case public indignation seems to have
been directed entirely against the inoffen
sive Armenians who were simply defend
ing themselves. Some of them were
arrested, but the assailants, who were
the real culprits, were apparently allowed
to go unmolested.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-10-02
PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

Atlanta, Ca. was until forty-six years
ago known as Marthasville, and the city
was Incorporated under that name.
It was given in honor Of Miss Martha
Atlanta Lumpkin, the youngest daugh-
ter Of Governor Iumpiin, Who is still
living at the age of forty-six, near Ath-
ems. Ca, being now Mrs. Martha Camp
ton. The name Marthasville was changed
to Atlanta by the legislature on the petit
ton of the citizens, and greatly to the
disgust of Governor Lumpkin. The
fiftieth anniversary of the first incorpora-
ton as Marthasville is to be celebrated
this year.
Mr.. Ferris of Worlds Fair wheel cele-
brity, is now engaged in constructing a
cantilever bridge at Cincinnati, which
will have sheer span of 1, 800 feet and
be go feet wide. 1t will be the second
longest cantilever in the world, and,
considering its width and its enormous
size, it will be the greatest bridge of
that construction that has ever been
built.
. Francis Murphy, the great temperance
reformer, makes Jhe statement that
drunkenness is decreasing. He accounts
for the decrease on the ground that COM
petition in business is so sharp that
man cannot be incorporate and keep in
the race Furthermore the fact that an
employee in most trades and professions
must be strictly temperate to keep his
position has operated strongly in the
same direction
The Secretary of War has awarded
medal of honor. to Captain E. A. Garling-
ton of the Seventh Cavalry "for distin
guishedsgallantry at Wounded Knee Creek
Sd, during the Sioux war Of the win
ter of 1901 Captain Darlington was
badly wounded in the battle. His regi-
ment, the Seventh, was. nearly wiped out
in thesCuster massacre
Rev. DR.. Hiram Bingham, who, with
his wife is about to sail from San Fran
cisco for the Gilbert Islands, has COM
pleted translation of the Bible for the
natives of those islands, where he has
been missionary for many years. Mrs.
Bingham is the author of several school,
books for the islanders, and is at present
working on an arithmetic,a task which
offers many difficulties on account of the
lack of equivalents in the Gilbert Island
language for many arithmetical terms.
Certain of them Mrs. Bingham has been
Obliged to coin. DR.. Bingham was at
one time commander Of the missionary
ship Morning Star.
1t is now said that the Rev. DR.. Briggs
is to join the Cum berland Presbyterian
church.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-10-02

Senator Morgan did not attack the
President SO openly IS Senator Stewart,
but he betrayed plenty of III feel ing
toward the executive on account of the
attempt of the latter to coerce the Senate
into a certain line of action. He served
notice on the President that he considered
an Gam bassaior from a sovereign state'
quito as important a person as Mr..
Cleveland, and in various ways informed
the President that his attempts at boss
ing would be resented Undou btedly
Senator Morgan spoke not only his own
sentiments, but also those of a great
many other Democratic Senators, who
have grown FESTIVE at the Presiden It's
seeming attempt to direct the legislative
as we'll as the executive branch of the
government.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-10-02
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-10-02

Having cited the fact that Harper did
not destroy the unused ballots as, tri-
umphanb proof of his innocence. the Ar
gus, after it has been shown that Harper
never had those ballots and never could
have had them, coolly remarks that
" Harper is all right on that point" Yes,
he is But how about the used ballots
which Mr.. Guptill implored him to keep
and recount, and which he proceeded as
soon as Mr.. Guptills back was turned to
put into the stove? Was Harper all right
on that point?
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-10-02

There is nothing for the Auburn
authorities to do but to see
that the public peace is pre-
served and the laws enforced. What the
merits of the dispute between the shoe
workers and their employees may be is
none of their concern. But it is their
concern to see that men are not prevented
from enjoying their undoubted rights by
violence, and to that end the local police
power should be used to It's fullest extent,
and when that is exhausted recourse
should be had to the militia. Law and
order must be maintained, no matter
what the cost.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-10-02

Nobody appears to be pay ing much at
tention to the debate sin the House of
Representatives on the election bill, not
even the representatives themselves, for
there is seldom a.quorum of them present.
One reason is probably that the fate of
the bill IN the House is foregone con-
clusion, which no amount Of debate can
in the slightest degree affect.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-10-02

AS long as we are commercial natio II
interchanging our commodities with
other nations we have sgot to pay some
attention to their system of finance.
Senator Morgan TO the contrary, notwith-
standing The silliest of all arguments
against restricting our silver coinage is
the argument that England has restricted
her coinage, and therefore for us to do
the same would be aping England.
That kind of talk the country expects
from PETER, but from SO well informed
and distinguished a man as Morgan,
1t looks for something better.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-10-02

Senator Morgan can do the poorest
niger" among his constituents much
better service by guaranteeing him his
political rights than he can by furnishing
his employers cheap silver dollars with
which to pay him for his labor.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-10-02

It is rumored that Mr.. Van Allen has
written to the President to say that he
will not accept the appointment of minis
ter to Italy. If that is true the President
ought to feel greatly relieved.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-10-02

Peffer's great Grafton in the Senate is
still unfinished. He is now getting his
second wind, after mmreaching somewhere
about the eight hundredth proposition.
AS long windedsorator PETER bids fair
to distance ex-senator Blair of New
Hampshire.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-10-02

The union shoemakers of Auburn who
have been on strike for some time past
on Saturday night undertook to enforce
the doctrine that nobody but man who
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-10-02

1t seems that Senator Morgan still con-
tinues to spell negro with two gs and an
er. He is also, like Calhoun, an sam
bassador from a sovereign state"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-10-02
THE PRESS.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 2.

Some of the Senators who are in favor
of repeal shave begun to talk about
compromise That is ominous 1t shows
they are getting tired
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-10-02
Notice OF Appointment of AS.
signee.

Notice of Assignee of His appointment.
AT Portland. in the County Of Cumberland and
State Of Maine. the fifteenth day of September,
A. D.. 1898.
The Undersigned hereby gives notice Of his
appointment as assignee of the estate OF The
Giant Electric 4 a Motor Co, corporation under
t the Jaws 2. saia stats and ocated a. htlely u
has been declared an insolvsnt upon the petit.
ton Of Hill. Clarke Ia Co. OF Boston. County OF
Suffolk and commonwealth of Massachusetts,
County Of York. GEORGE #. GOULD,
sep27d1aw3w Assignee.
The Lamar register., 1893-04-22
nRIoorSo -THE-ocEax.
A sehsns to Build = Olx..tio Brade,
Over the EnxIi.h Ch>nnsl

Oo10n0l.
Plans for completing two gigantic
undertakings have been in the en-
bryotic state in the minds Of English
and French engineers tor more than
two decades, viz. the construction Of
tunnel under that portion of the
ocean known as the English channel
or the building of q bridge over the
great waste Of water. l understood
that the tunnel scheme has been in
definitely abandoned. but that there
is still q hope that the bridge will be
built by the end OF the century. Re-
cent progress in engineering science
and in the art OF metallurgy makes
the construction OF such an immense
structure possible if not altogether
probable. The president OF the
French society Of civil engineers SAYS
that his plans for the bridge give u
structure thirty kilometers in length.
with u platform $50 feet above the
sea at high tide He argues that the
completion OF the Fourth bridge in
Scotland is great stride toward the
realization OF the channel bridge
dream ES-President Hersent's plans
show a bridge high enough to al
low large steamers and tall-masted
sailing vessels to freeley pass under
il and wide enough to support four
railway tracks, besides a road for
carriages. foot passengers, bicycles,
etc Places of refuge. watch houses,
alarm bells and electric lights will
be placed at each pier. The authors
OF this gigantic scheme believe that
foundation for piers may be con-
structed without much trouble by the
aid of compressed air diving bells. as
the channels depth between Calais
and Dover does not exceed fifty me-
ters at any place. the average being
from twenty-five to thirty-fivc me-
ters. The plans call for con-
.rete to the amount of 1000, 600
tons; wood and lead, 1000. 900 tons,
and iron and metal of not less than
5000. 1000 tons weight, which will
make the bridge proper, exclusive OF
watch towers. railroad. electric light
apparatus. etc. weight about 9.000.-
/ )O0 tons. The cost OF the entire
structure (which is, OF course q
secondary consideration, providing
the gigantic undertaking can be
carried through to completion) will
be some place in the neighborhood
Of S201. 900. 900.
At present | believe it is under.
stood that the plans will soon be sub
mittcd to an international technica
committee. says the St Louis Repub
lie II the committee reports favor
/ ably and the coveted concessions ar,
granted the work Will be commenced
Immediately. NJ Hersent says tha
six years would suffice for the com
pletion OF what would be the mos
important work of man.
The Lamar register., 1893-04-22
Ea., side Cigarettes.

4.Pick me ont Il ton OF old cabbages,
ten barrels OF tee leaves, twenty pecks
of newspapers and u hundred weight
of horse hair said the garbage con-
tractors new customer.
...Going to start u brandy distiil-
ery?r inquired the contractor.
..Oh, no." was the matter-of-fact
reply; ..Im an east side cigarette
manufacturer. IN. y. Herald.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-27
KENTUCKY TRAGEDY.
Wealthy Farmer Killed on the Streets of
Paris by q Commission Merchant

PARIS KY. June 2s-This morning r. B.
Hutchcraft shot and killed Daniel Stuart
in this city. Hutchcraft is the head of the
large wholesale commission firm of X. b.
Hutchcraft ~ Co., aud is one of the wealth
lest men in the county. Stuart was
wealthy Fayette county farmer. About
eleven months ago Mrs. Daniel Stuart. who
was the sister of Hutchcraft. was killed
with pistol. Stuart claimed she COM
mitted suicide, but her relatives claimed
that LIE had killed her. From letters writ
ten by Mrs. Stuart to her br other Hutch
craft. it was learned that Stuart had
treated his wife in cruel man
ner. and had gone SO far as to
threaten to kill her. Since her death
Stuart has on different occasions attempted
to raise g disturbance with Hutchcraft,
aud he invariably walked away and re-
fused TO quarrel with him. This morning
the two men met IN the street. and Stuart
demanded the letters Hutohcraft received,
saying: Unless you give them to me with
in week l will kill YOU" Hutchcraft TO.
piled: You cannot get the letters. but
will show them to any friend you Will
name" and then walked away from Stuart.
They met again soon after. Stuart once
more demanded the letters. and struck
Hutchcratt three times over the head with
q loaded cane Hutchcraft drew his pistol
and shot three times. one ball lodging In
the right breast. one In the left breast and
the other under the left eye, the last ball
striking in the identical place where
Stuarts wife was shot. Stuart tried TO
draw his pistol. but was not quick enough.
Hutchcrait is about fifty years old. and has
a wife and three children. After the kill
ing Hntchcraft tainted from loss of blood
from his wounds.