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The Delta independent., 1893-12-06
CURRENT FUN.

"Why are you In such bad hu-
mor?' because met n fellow yes
tcrday whom | treated very politely.
and it has only just occurred to mo
that he has owed me $40 for several
months"
"Dcy has done bruk the engage
ment" "Yoh doan say So, 'Yassin'
deed" "what foh2" "shc done
tas'cd pcssimmon Ia. warn't ripe.
an he miscop.irucd dc pucler an
kissed hc-
Mistrcss-Margaic ct, you have no
right to leave me without due notice.
l cannot give you n character; l sup
pose you understand? Servant-Oh.
yes, maam: 1t Is not in reason to ex-
pect it. One can not gather fgs from
thistlcs
"Whnt the deuce are you doing
right on the top of that tree, Mixer
Don't you sec that it's being cut
DOWN." Mikc-Ycs, your honor; tho
last toimc yc had tree cut down IL
fell on the top Of me and. bcgorra.
Oil be safe this tonne"
Her Father-Have you considered,
young man. that you are compare
lively poor, while my daughter is very
rich? Young Man-Ycs, sir. But. be.
lieve me, sir, would not for an in
stant allow that sordid consideration
to stand In tho way Of our happinessl
Angelina, anxiously-Arc you sure,
dear, that you don't regret II, and
that you don't sometimes miss your
life as a bachelor? Edyip, with cheer!
full conviction-Not q bit tell you
what, Angy, 1 miss 1t SO little that II
l were to lose you-a-Im blessed II
wouldn't marry again.
He walked up to the register in tho
hotel Office and wrote his name: "John
Smith" "How are you'll I'm mighty
glad tosee you; am indeed" But"
protested the stranger, you don't
know me. I've never been here be-
fore" THAT doesn't mako any differ
encc," replied the clerk. "If you had
wrcstled with jit-jats and msharnj jahs
the way have this year you'd know
what comfort it is to get n man Of
your name into the house."
Some very nice old missionaries who
were propagating religion among the
Indians were accustomed to give them
presents Of blankets. Lo, however,
came very frequently for tho present,
and finally was demonstrated with.
mo give Injun blankct2" said tho red
man. mot now, for you had ono only
o week ago." was the reply. "No
blanket for Injun?" was asked again,
The missionary shook his head. ugh.
No blanket, Indian no hallclujec,"
said the lndian. - he stalksd away
diagustsA
The Delta independent., 1893-12-06

men. Tho state constitution and re-
cent laws passed in pursuance there-
to give them these rights.
Yet for all this none Of them has
as yet secured seats in the legisls-
ture. although for the past fifteen
years they have held important
clerkships and minor official posi-
tions.
1t will be seen that the tendency in
the East and South is to keep women
in restricted sphere while in the
West it is just the opposite, the idea
appearing to be to give her all the
rope she wants and let her swing.
The Delta independent., 1893-12-06
FACT AND FOLLY.

Newfoundland is without reptilea
Liverpool has the largest local debt
of any town in Europe.
The carat, used in estimating the
weight of gems, is a grain Of Indian
wheat
The journal Of the vegetarians In
Berlin declares that none Of its dew
otees have been affected by cholera.
A Brooklyn will. four feet long,
ends with the following words: This
is badly folded, but 1 didn't do it
c. T. l."
Beesom W. Brown Of Clnrksburp,
w. Va. got together forty-eight tracts
of coal land into q piece of 3,i7o
acres. and sold out to a Fayette coun-
ty, Pennsylvania syndicate for S72, 900.
The depreciation Of prices has struck
the bar Of Now York. Judge MoAdam
cut down 3 bill for IS, 500 presented
by lawyer who acted for Mrs
Bishop, mother OF the mind reader, to
5000
A man who went to look upa debtor
in Central Maine the other day. having
in view the collection of his debt,
found him to be an old fellow whose
sole earthly possessions OF an sttacha-
BILE kind are two bears
David Bradley and Captain William
S. Guyer, brothers. in-law, who were
married on the same day in Westport.
Conn, in 1s43, celebrated their golden
wedding recently. they and their
wives all being present
A landlord in West Philadelphia was
almost paralyzed. last summer, when
q small boy called at his Office and
said: Say, pop sent me around TO say
he can't pay the rent this month, as
he has to have the money TO go to the
worlds fair"
Two Of the strangest as we'll as the
shortest epitaphs are asleep las
usuaI," on the tombstone of large In
aividual by one who know him we'll. and
Left Till Called For" IL carved ON
grsvestone In Cane Hill cemetery,
Belfast. A photographer has this In
scription over his grave: "Hers lie.
taken from life"
The Delta independent., 1893-12-06
THE SCREEN
Copper Gun.

The recent successful test. as an
nounced, of small copper model gun,
tempered by the process invented by
AlIard of Quebec, has attracted con-
sidera BILE attention. Before firing the
gun was carefully gagged at two diff
ferent points. one and two inches from
the breech end of the powder cham
ber. In the first experiment the gun
was charged with three-fourths of an
ounce of soorting powder and wadded
with a plug of paper driven well home
lth a mallet. After firing the charge
the gun was examined and gauged at
the above mentioned points, and the
diameters were unchanged. The next
test was a very severe one, one and
three-fouths ounces of sporting pow
der being used, leaving only sufficient
room for a plug of paper, which as be-
fore was driven hard home, filling the
piece to the muZzle This charge was
fred with Bickford fuse, and subse-
quent examination of the gun showed
no flaw or perceptible expansion
The Delta independent., 1893-12-06
FACTS ABOUT THE HEART.
Intsresting Statistics showing the Vast
Work 1t Has to Do.

Interesting Statistics showing the Vast
Work 1t Has to Do.
The human heart is a hollow mus
Gle of conical form placed between
the two lungs and inclosed in tho
pericardium or heart sac. The ordi-
nary size OF the heart in the adult 10
about five inches in length, three
and one-half inches in breadth
at the broadest part and two and
one-hslf inches in thickness Its
weight is from ten to twelve ounces
in men and from eight to ten ounces
in women.
DR.. Benecke OF Marburg, has made
known his observations on the growth
Of the human heart. the fact appear
ing that the increase is greatest and
most rapid during the first and SEQ
ond years Of life, it's bulk at the end
Of the second year being exactly
double what it originally was Between
the second and seventh years it Is
again doubled in size. A slower rate
of growth then sets in and continues
during the period OF maturity Of
other portions Of the body. After
the fifteenth year up to the fiftieth
the annual growth OF the heart 10
about 2O6l of cubic inch. the in
crease ceasing about the fftieth
year.
The heart. although SO small. is q
wonderful piece of mechanism, and Of
great power, says Leisure Moments
With each stroke or beat it projects
something like two and a half ounces
of blood into the cOnluits or chan
nels Of the body. throwing it for
distance Of nine feet This it does
sixty-nine or seventy times minute.
The number OF its pulsations varies
in the sexes and according to pos
ture. In the male it beats eighty ono
times q minute when standing. seven
ty-one when sitting and sixty-six
when lying. In the female it is nine
ty-one. eighty-four. eighty in the
similar positions respectively.
The Delta independent., 1893-12-06
GAS FOR COOKING.
Its Use In England Il Increasing and
becoming Very Profitable

becoming Very Prohtsbic-
While electricity is trcnching SO
seriously upon the field OF gas light
ing any recent application OF gas
which leads to an extension of its
consumption is OF Importance to gas
producers Some foreign companies
seem to have done this quite success
fully In at least one direction.
At the recent Dundee meeting OF
the North British association OF ga
managers, one member. Mr.. J. Ball
antyne, OF Rothcsay. stated that his
company had gained an increase OF
consumption OF ut least 40 pcr cent
in about six years, due to cooking by
gas among Its customers. The gas~
company furnishes the cookers to ~
patrons at n rental OF ten per cent OF
the list cost price per annum which
charge also includes putting them In.
taking them away and keeping them
in order About eleven per cent OF
the customers are supplied. His and
other companies have not only found
this u profitable part OF their market.
but 1t has the added advantage OF
being nearly n daylight consumption.
thus tending to esualize the dcmadd
on the plant t-Engineering Record.
The Delta independent., 1893-12-06
or JoHoRE. oI"'"S '

Jennie Mignell, handsome young
lady of Brighton, England, has brought
suit against his royal highness the
sultan of Johore, for trifling with her
young affections. The lady is spoken
Of as being sin good position, that
is to say in society TO some extent, and
as the defendant Is a monarch, the
case is . peculiar one and will be fol-
lowed with interest. Portraits are
here given of both the pursuer and the
pursued, in this latest of many remark
able developments in that peculiarly
British institution known commonly
as IAN action for breach"
The Delta independent., 1893-12-06
to the carpet Have the curtain Of per

to the carpet Have the curtain of per-
fectly plain goods, pink or yellow.
This screen should be big enough to
admit of the front of the table being
well set in, so that nothing but the
screen can reflect in the mirrors. 1t
should also provide for a clear space Of
at least two feet on all other sides of
the table so that the audience will not
be able to say that the produced
articles are put through the curtain in
some way.
Cut No. shows the construction OF
the screen, and the table and box in.
side the semicircular recess. The
visible operator is also shown, but in a
bad position, and he is shown in this
way for a purpose. AS the mir rors re-
fleet only the side objects, because they
are on an angle, yet do not reflect anv
object directly in line with the end
leg, it follows that the operator should
stand on a line with the one of the
end legs, but not too close to the table,
because if he does stand close specta-
tors on the side of the room farthest
from him will get an angle of vision
which would bring his legs in view
back of the table leg.
The operator should stand at least a
foot away from the side of the table,
and his length of arm will enable him
to handle the front door of the box at
will. In all probability he will get
credit for not wishing to cut off the
view of the people on his side of the
room. He must be careful to avoid
getting back of the leg line, as in this
case again his legs would be expected
to show under the table. Now as re-
CARDS the semi-circular curtain.
That part of it which reflects in the
mirror on either side will retain in the
reflection its circular form, and all the
people in front will imagine they are
looking under the Ia BILE and that they
see the curtains at the back. The il
luslon here is perfect.
The apparatus is completed and it
now calls for finesse in handling if the
results are to be perfectly satisfactory.
Do not have your front row of
spectators any nearer than eight feet
from the edge of the screen and keep
them as much as possible in the center
of the room. When a temporary
curtain, which hides your trick, is
drawn, your accomplice, who should
be small but clever, is under the ia BILE,
back of the mirrors. He has there q
The Delta independent., 1893-12-06

The whaling industry has fallen off
SO much as to play but .
small part in the worlds com
merce. The latest figures obtain
able show the production to average
between 5000 and 10000 tuns of 252
gallons each per year. Thei . are two
kinds of whale oil, the sperm, taken
from the head of the cacholot or
sperm whale, and train oil, which is
derived from the common whale, or as
it is more commonly known, the right
whale. Sperm oil is worth from $3.50
to $500 per ton and the ordinary train
oil bout S2CO.
The Delta independent., 1893-12-06

private entertainments if one knows
how to get the secret to begin with
and an inexpensive reproduction to end
with.
We intend to describe here magic
box in which may be produced all
sorts of articles in seemingly mar
vellous way. Most families have one
member VINO owns tool box and
knows how to use it fairly well. TAX
The Delta independent., 1893-12-06

Rich hard Swon of Rails county and
Miss Addie Lisenberry OF Audrain,
Mo-, do not believe in long courtships.
They met Oct. L.. for the first time,
fell in love and Oct. IA were united in
marriage by Judge J j. Winscott
The groom is wealthy.
The Delta independent., 1893-12-06

Imperator was originally q title OF
honor bestowed on a victorious gen.
eral. After the downfall Of the re-
public it became the title OF the su
preme ruler, and had the sense OF
our word emperor.
The Delta independent., 1893-12-06
MAGIC FOR THE HOME
THE "BLACK ART" FOR FAMILY
ENTERTAINME MENT.
An Easily Constructed Apparatus Which
Can AFFORD Considerable Amusement
Clever Illusions Performed with Mir
rors-Drawing- Room Fun.

II E AMERICAN
public loves to be
mystified. This is
proved by the large
audiences IN a G i
clans and illusion
lists succeed in get
t / n g together.
There are q mum ber
of illusions now be-
ing exhibited pub
licly which are per-
fectly availa BILE for
The Delta independent., 1893-12-06

To complete the apparatus needed
for the proper display of the illusion
we are describing you will need to rig
up semicircular screen. Four up
rights six feet high, with hooped
wire Joined to them at the top, can
easily be constructed, and a curtain
running all around the wire either
straight down or on folds must extend
The Delta independent., 1893-12-06

The United States produces 4s,oso.-
900 tons of hay.
The Delta independent., 1893-12-06

England's Breach of Promise Case.
A novel action for breach of promise
Of marriage is being fought out in the
law courts of the old country. Miss
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-10-31

tros to-dayr' ons exclaimed: "Hadesi
I meant to have seen Nelson trot
again."
william J. Brown Of Bslfast had two
brothers IS years ago. One entered the
navy aud for thirty years was conssder.
cd dead. The Other had been supposed
dead for Is years - no tidings came
homo conccfniug HIN. Within . short
time the Belfast brother received letters
from them, ono living In South Africa
and the other In Australia. Both tho
long missing ones were unaware OF the
vhcrca bouts, or even tho existence OF
each other and did not know that any.
one In their Maine home Was alive. les
both wrote homo 1t nearly the same
time and both started to visit their home
In this state on nearly the same day and
are expected soon to arrive. All this
seems almost more than coincidence.
BOYS don't need TO 70 West and nght
Indians for tho sake Of glory and excite
meut. when young man can find al this
fun at Moose River. One day last week
Harry WILDER fred ct and killed .
moose, and ut the crack of the rine .
large buck caribou jumped out from the
other side Of the clump Of bushes behind
which be was hidden. The caribou
whirled and struck at him. and not hav-
ing time 10 load his ride, he raised the
gun and struck him over the head and
fnocked him down. After knocking him
down be cut his throat. The breech OF
the gun was sprung where Il Joins on to
the stock 90 that lt could not be made to
handle cartridge from the magazine to
the barrel. The magazine WAS also
sprung considerably.
The woman's Board Of Missions will
meet In Portland Nov. z, 8 and o. Wed
nesday morning, reports Home and For
eign will be given, and also missionary
addresses. Papers are expected by Miss
4. Harriet Stanwood, secretary OF the
board and Mrs. G. Ii. Daniels Of Brook.
lyn, Vice president; also from DIR. and
Mrs. r. Z. Clark. Tho session for Wed
nesday evening will be especially for
young people. DIR. F. L. Clark will
speak, and 1t 10 expected that Mrs. Clark
will give some account Of her Walt to
the missions during sometime "wednesday
or Thursday. The missionaries already
engaged are Mrs. G. ii. Holbrook Of the
Zulu Mission, South Africa; Miss Z. L.
Crosby Of the Microneslan Mission ;
Mrs. Robert Hume Of Ahmedugar, India
DIR. Pauline Root Of Madura, india
Miss Agnes Lord and Mrs. Mary l..
Daniels from Turkey, and Mrs. Merritt
from Pao-ting-fu, North China. There
will be other missionaries but II 10 not
yet quite certain who they will be.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-10-31
OBITUARY..
ELEAzER c. KILLINGS.


Died iu Woodstock, Oct. 4, EleaxeI
&. Billings, aged 20 years.
Another prominent and worthy citizen
Of Woodstock has passed away. Mr.,
Billings lived In town from his youth 90
n farm occupied by his father, John Bill.
lings, In North Woodstock. Ills father
settled on Of Wild lot Of land slxty-hve
years ago, and at his decease his sou
Eleazer conducted Il, till becoming In
firm he eonveyed it to his son-ln-law,
Mr.. X. q. wing, with whom he lived n
the time Of his death.
lie Was an Industrious, hard laboring
man, prudent IN his Affairs, and acquired
a competeLce by hls industry. lie wa
kind, generous nrd obllgipg neighboF
and respected citizen. In early man.
hood he united with the Baptlst church,
aud lived an exemplary Christian life.
lie Was strong advocate Of temperancs
and every moral reform, giving hls In
fiuence for right and for the welfare Of
his fellowmen. Firm In hls convictions,
and Of strict integrity, no commanded
and received the respect OF all who knew
him. He was Kind husband, an indul-
gent parent, mailing HE hone cheer
lul and pleasant. Being social and AZ
fable, 10 vas esteemed By HE friends
and neighbour. A good and honest man
has gone % hh Fsst-t0 ho0e IN
Heaven. He loved he savior On earth,
b has jolasd hin In sisry. .
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-10-31
Written for the Oxford Democrat.
DEMOCRATIC INCONSISTENCY ON
THE TARIFF.

The Democrats contend that impOst
duties should be adjusted with q view to
revenue only, aud they ut the same time
contend that certain raw materials for
manufacturers, such rs iron, wool, etc.,
should be entirely exempt from such
duties. These two contentious, how
ever, are utterly irreconcllable with each
other. Ii Is impossible to adjust tariff
rates with q view to revenue only and at
the same time to allow certain articles to
be imported without the payment Of any
duties whatever. In q tariff merely for
revenue every article most bear such a
rate Of duty as will produce the most
revenue, and, as an article which has no
rate of duty upon II produces no revenue,
IL Is obvious that tariff merely for
revenue Il Inconsistent with the allow
ance Of the importation OF any articles
without the payment OF duties.
IL the manufacturers could get their
raw materials without paying the duties
upon them which they are now obliged
to pay, they could manufacture their
goods at q less expense aud a conse-
quent greater profit than they are now
doing, and the placing Of their raw ma
teriais upon the free list would be just
the thing to do II the object were not
merely TO raise revenue, as In the case OF
tariff for revenue only, but TO en-
courage, foster and develop our manu-
featuring Industries. Such q free list
would DE consistent with q system Of
protection, but Is utterly Incompatible
with tariff merely for revenue, for In
such tariff there can be no favoritism,
no preference Of one branch of industry
over another. The Democrats are wont
to inveigh against the alleged Injustice
Of protection I'm that certain classes, not
ably the manufacturers, are thereby
favored Mt the expense and to the detri-
meut Of the rest Of the people, and to
remedy this state Of things they propose
To favor the manufacturers by allowing
them to import their raw materials with
out paying upon them any duty what
ever! Could anything be more absurd
The Democrats charge that the manu-
facturers have been unduly favored by
the country's tariff legislation, aud they
propose to remedy the alleged injustice
by exempting FROM duties the raw ma
terials which the manufacturers use In
their business! The only purpose OF the
proposed exemption Of raw material,
from import duties is to favor the manu-
facturers, and II IL strange that the
Democrats, after doing everything pOssi-
BILE to make protective tariff laws un-
popular by branding the manufacturers
as battenlng upon the people through
the special favOrs accorded them by our
protective tariff laws, should propose to
abolish certain class Of duties for the
particular benefit Of those same manu-
lecturers. Z. w. L..
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-10-31
a. q. BEAN.

We shall never again ieLd the ccurate,
sprightly articles Of your Albany CORE
spondent, Dea. j. n. Lovejoy. A good
man has fallen. like shock OF corn
fully ripe, he has been gathered into the
garner"
Deacon Jacob Hszen I.ovejoy Was
born In ALBANY In May, lsla, and died
Oct. 2lst, 1898, aged 81 years and b
months. lie WAS educated In the town
schools and at Bridgton Academy.
October 10Th, 1883, he married llspxibsh
Gould Of Bridgton, AN accomplished
young lady, and brought her To his home
In Albany, where they have spent u
happy life Of more than ~ years under
the same roof that sheltered them on
their bridal day. Two daughters were
the fruit Of this marriage, both Of whom
died In early womanhood. The eldest
daughter, Nellie, was married to Prof.
l.oliston Woodbury. OF the Castlns Nor
NAL school and In a few months passed
away. The younger sister soon joined
her on the other side.
Deacon Lovejoy was successful mer-
chant In his native town, and having ac-
quired competence retired to his little
farm aud spent his latter years In quiet
repose. lie twice represented his dis
trict In the Legislature Of Maine, was
postmaster for many years, and treasurer
Of his town as long as health and
strength would permit. In early life
uniting Nth the Congregatlonalist
church, he was elected Que Of Its dea-
cons, and maintained aud showed an
earnest interest In everything that per-
tanned to Its interest aud to the eleva-
ton Of men. lie Was unusually inter-
.sted In everything that pertained to the
cause Of education, and contributed OF
his means generously for its advance
ment.
-Four years ago the writer was sum-
m0ned to his bedside, and met the
officers Of his town and settled his ac-
counts as treasurer and found every
thing exactly correct. With reluctance
they accepted his resignation, but the
physician told them that he could not
live many days. He rendered his reslg-
nation to the post Office department, and
his successor WAS appointed. Then the
good man was ready to depart; but four
years have been added to his life. Al
though lnflrm In body, yet his mind has
been clear and peaceful, and he has lived
more In heaven than In earth.
4. W. WOODBURY..
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-10-31
ONE OF The OLD GUARD.

II il with sorrow that the Democrat
chronicles the death Of one OF the oldest
and most valued Of Its corps OF CORE
spondents-Dea. J. II. Loycjoy OF Al
bany. Some Of those who knew him
best have contributed to these columns
their tributes to his worth, and there L
no need to say more. Deacon Lovejoy
was one Of the salt Of the earth, aud bis
death 4. a loss to his fellowmeu.