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The Delta independent., 1894-02-07

len years ago when lfult 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 10 no longer a 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
pually and this is but commencement.
As nearly as the number can be comput.
cd by freight receipts, and the output Of
home nurseries Delta county fruit-grow.
ers in 1893 planted over 10000 fruit trees,
not counting the many small fruits plant.
ed. The planting for 1894 promises to
exceed 1000, 900 trees; one firm alone hav-
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 tho temper
ate zone which does not flourish in those
valleys. Among those in bearing are
apples, pears, peaches, grapes, ounces.
apricots, plums, nectarines, gooseberries,
currants, blackberries, raspberries, null
berries. straw berries, and all Of finest
flavor.
The natural resources which help the
fruit-grower are an abundance Of sun
shine; plenty Of water; no insects; no
tornadoes; no hailstrms, and winters go
mild no trees are killed by cold weather.
While the growth Of fruit is the parti-
cular industry in which Delta county
excels yet there are other industries in
which it ranks well with other commun-
tiles. There will probably never be q
silver mine located in Delta county.
There is not known to be any gold mines
at present in operation in tho county
except one or two placer diggings, but
as the head Of the Gunnison valley con-
tains large amount Of float and gold
specimens no doubt leads will yet be
struck In the eastern portion OF the coun.
ty.
The area Of coal lands 10 not computed
BY the acre. but by the mile, and the
entire side Of tho Grand Mesa for over
10 miles abounds in coal OF the best
quality. But three mines arc in opera
The Delta independent., 1894-02-07
WORLDS FAIR FADS.
The Rage for Collecting Souvenirs
Of the Great Exposition.
One Woman Who Even Economizsd on
Her Meals in Order to Crafty
Her Desire for Colum-
blan Curios.

An eplueullC Oh IuuS nus Sct III rs u
direct result Of the worlds fair. Peo-
pie who had held ont long ind stoutly
against the temptation to collect"
things came under the spell at the
White City, says the New York Sun.
A critical analysis of the ''iad fever"
has yet to be written. 1t is contracted
in various ways. 1t is with fads as it
is with greatness. Some people are
born with fads, some acquire them,
and others have fads thrown upon
them. OF this last variety are the pco-
pie who have, by chance perhaps, re-
ceived present or presents, which
have subtly inspired them with the
mania for acquiring other things of the
same nature. In this way, for exam
pie, many u nnc and otherwise admir-
able young woman has, by the gift of
perhaps n single silver spoon, been
Transformed into one of the spoon
tiends who have been at once such try
ing, and yet such pathetic, figures dur
ing the past few years.
Other people acquire fads They
take them up" These are the people
who have more money than they have
tastes. They crafty their small lils-
ings without exhausting their ''spcnd-
ing money" SO to speak, and they
take up" u fad for teapots. or fans, or,
in general, anything that they have
heard some one else is collecting.
And there are the born faddists.
They are the people who have n single
strong fancy or love for something.
The man who collects musical instru-
ments because he cannot help IL prob
ably loved them when he was baby,
and the real bibliomaninc doubtless
never had to be reproved when he was
an infant for tearing the leaves Of his
picture books.
But the exposition faddists were Gre
atcd in still another way. They are
the creatures of circumstances. Never
were such opportunities for collecting
curiosities presented to the American
public before. 1t is not strange that
the victims have been many. Some
times the mcrest triflcs laid down the
law Of the coming fad. For instance,
two New York girls. were passing
along the Court of Honor, in front Of
the Agricultural building. All the
white facadcs CLEANED in the sunlight,
and troop Of Navajo l..dians crossing
the court looked SO picturesque that
they soon had crowd around them.
The two girls pressed through the pco-
gle till they reached the center of the
group, where they suddenly became
lost IN admiration OF leather quivcr
full OF arrows worn by ono of the In
dians. They priced it ut once. Tho
sum named was SO fnbulously large
that they rclinquished the quivcr with
a sigh. But each girl purchased nm ar
row. And, OF course, those arrows
were exhibited at the Doarding-house
that night with the remark that they
were purchased from N real lndian!"
The next day the same young women
wcrc at the Javancsc village, when
their eyes fell upon some more arrows.
In weak moment they yielded, and
Javnnese arrow, bought from n real
Javanesc," was placed with the NAVAJO
weapon. That settled it. Dahomey-
ans, South Sea Islanders, Japanese.
The Delta independent., 1894-02-07

Colorado for sale; 100 acres and 200 asres Of
desert land, 40 osras in alfalfa, sores In
fruit. 125 head lDoooe, II head horses, hsrs,
chickens, bees, --wsseus, harsess, buggy, fall
set Of implements, etc., price q, 900 90. Call
and get particulars.
BLAIR & MAsrIN.
The Delta independent., 1894-02-07

DELTA COUNTY
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. It 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. McGlanahan, Stone Fruits
No. 1880 Samuel Wade, Apples and Pears
No. 1881 v. S. CobQrl, Apples and Pears
FREMONT COUNTY,
NO. lassa W. b. FELTON, APPLES AND PEARS.
NO. lasss JOHN LOCK APPLES PEARS.
STATE OF COLORADO.
NO. l2s25 COLLECTION
STONE FRUITS
NO. 1887 COLLECTION OF APPLES AND PEARS
NO. 12sSs APPLES CROP
pels County Could Have Taken Fruit Medals Had II Not
Been for Disadvantages In Shipping
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-09-29
CURACOA CORDIAL.
First Made by Negroes on a south Ameri.
can Island.

Oh the northern coast of Venezuela
lies n little island named Curacao. or
Curacao, about forty miles long and ten
wide at its widest part, which has cut
quite a tgdre in history. II was settled
by the SpaniaIds as early as 1877. and
10Y years after il was seized by the
Dutch. then at the height of their
maritime glory. In 1875 and again in
1906 it fell into the hands of England.
but was finally ceded back to Holland
in 1914.
Since then its only claim to fame or
talisman for the attraction Of CONNER
cial attention has been the dreamy.
luscious. truly tropical liquor. or cordial.
which bears its name. The thrifty
Dutch planters, after exporting for
many years sugar, cotton, indigo, to-
bacco and salt. which is now the main
export OF the Island, discovered that
from a specie of small, bitter orange,
the citrus, aurantium c-urassuviensis,
which grew in wild abundance and 10
which no special heed was paid, a pecu-
larry pleasant drink was rudely distilled
by the negro slaves in their hours Of
leisure.
OF course, the Dutch planters, with
superior methods OF distilling improved
on the rude invention and in process Of
time only the peel Of the bitter orange
came to be used, not the fruit itself.
This peel was cut off in rings or pendant
spirais and then be dried. after which
1t became an article OF commerce sent
principally TO Holland for il was only
for a few years that the liquor was
made on the spot in any large quantity.
To-day curacao is made in Italy.
France. Germany, Spain. England and
America besides, but still the Dutch
brand is considered by connoisseurs as
far superior. OF this there are several
varieties. but le ruban-yert, or green
ribbon. curacao is accounted the best.
This again is sub-divided into two kinds,
the red and the white. aud OF these there
are four grades, the doux, or sweet, the
demi-doux, the sec. or dry, and the
triple sec.
The oranges whose peel is preferred
are now mostly grown in the south OF
Europe, and a yellow kind as well a. a
green is much in vogue. These oranges
are peeled nowadays in quarters as vel
a. IN spiral strings, or ribbons, but ont
OF the principal manufacturers Of thi.
cordial in this city imports chiefly The
green-ribbon kind. but because there is
much less waste to it. the peel being
twice as thin. and therefore half as
leaChery.-N. \. Word.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-09-29
Ripe old Age.

Up 10 the age of 30 or thereabouts one
may. in a small way, take liberties with
his constitution and be not materially
injured thereby, but later in life the
digestive, the breathing, the %circulatorv
apparatus are less able TO withstand
strain and 4 little indiscretion may dis
arrange and bring 10 a stop the whole
process Of life. Indeed, says DR.. Z. ).
Starr, it is:
strange that n harp Of thousand strings.
Should keep In tune 80 long"
when we consider the numerous dis
cords which folly and peryersity play
upon it.
In old age the least variation from
health should receive immediate atten-
ton. Youth has a surplus Of force on
which to rally aud survives much ill.,
usage. neglect and serious illness. Old
age has but a single unsupported bar
rier from which assaults must be AT once
repealed if the enfeebled life is TO be
sustained.
An individual who inherits longevity
starts in the world wound up, as il were.
10 tick a century. But the best outlook
for a healthy life may be obscured and
the fairest Inheritance for longevity be
squandered by unfortunate environ
ment or wiliful habits. Organs that
successfully withstand ordinary infiu-
ences succumb TO long continued adj
verse conditions.
Slight changes occur in course of time
In the tissues of which an organ is conf
posed, then the organ, as a whole, is en-
feebled and the defective performance
of its functions impairs the strength OF
the whole body. Thus it is that those
who habitually breathe an impure air.
who eat improper food or saturate them
selves with alcohol, and who enieeble
their nervous system by too much worry
and too little sleep. compromise their
health and longevity.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-09-29
Wisdom Of the EIeuhane.


II appears from trustworthy anec
dotes that the Asiatic elephants 10 a few
months Of captivity acquire the rules
of conduct which 1t is necessary Z inn
pose upon them. The speediness of this
intellectual subjugation may be judged
from the fact that, after "A short term OF
domes i%cation. they viii take a willing
and intelligent part in capturing their
kindred of the wilderness. showing in
this work little or no disposition to re-
join the wild herds. In the case Of no
other animal do we find anything like
such an immediate adhesion 10 the WAYS
Of civilization. We have 10 accoun
for this eminent peculiarly Of the ele-
plant on the suppOsition. which appears
to he thoroughly justified, that the
creature has. even in its wild state. a
type Of intelligence and instincts more
nearly Ike thosc Of men than is the case
with any other wild auinaL-Pr0t, SAG-
LfF tn Scribncr.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-09-29
To be continued
EIGHTY THOUSAND EMPLOYEES.
The Enormous Army Of People on the Pay.
Roll OF the Pennsylvania Railroad.

Eighty thoussnd men. women and
boys make up the army of Pennsylvania
Railroad employees and carried upon
the pay-rolls of the largest corporation
in the world. Even this enormous total
does not include all who are dependant
upon the company, for, according to
the y. 7. advertiser, there are severol
thousand miners in the anthracite region
who are paid by one Of the companies
controlled by the Pennsylvania. and be-
sldes there are nearly always many
thousands more in the employ OF con
tractors who are building extensions.
erecting buildings or laying side tracks
on some one Of the numerous divisions
of this gigantic system. 1t is estimated
that nearly loo, OOo derive their support
directly from this company. not to men
ton the thousands more Indirectly m
ployed in making rails and other forms
oil !ron, building cars, mining coal FOR
locomotives, and engaged in producing
the thousand articles that the great cor
poration requires for its continuous
operation.
OF the so, 900 employees about 80. 900
were attached to the main line, east of
AilbSDuI ~ dHu lD tue udI uOZel leaseu
Or controlled lines in New York, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania and Maryland.
There are 5000 employed in the work
shops at Altoona, 1000 clerks inhabit
the great central office in Fourth street.
and many hundreds are required to
handle the floating equipment In New
York Bay. On the lines west OF Pitts
burg aud Erie there are but 80. 600 M
ployes, as traffic is not so heavy nor as
concentrated as in the east. The west
ern lines operated by the company. ag-
gregating 3, 40 miles, are leased 10 or
controlled by the Pennsylvania COM
pany. a corporation formed to conduct
their operations. All the stock of this
Pennsylvania company is owned by
the Pennsylvania Railroad company,
and the president Of the railroad is
always tie president of the Pennsyl-
yania company. For convenience sake
many of the duties that are ordinarily
performed by the president are dele
gated to the first vice president Of the
Pennsylvania company. whose head
quarters are al P~ittsburg. In all other
respects the management Of the western
system is arranged exactly as in the
east
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-09-29

covery. even after the disease has pro-
crossed so far as 10 induce repeated bleed
ings from the lungs, severe lingering cough
with cOpious eXpectoTation including tu-
bercular matter great loss Of flesh and ex-
IRENE emaciatiou and weakness.
DO YOU doubt that hundreds Of such cases
reported 10 Us as cured by oldeu Med
ical Discovery % were genuine cases Of that
dread and fatal disease : You need not TAX
our word for il. They have, ia nearly every
instance, been so pronounced by the best
and most experienced home physicians,
who have no interest whatever III mis-
representing them. and vino were often
strongly prejudiced and advised against
q trial Of Golden Medical Discovery, ="
but who have been forced 10 confess that
il surpasses. in curative power over this
fatal rnalady, all other medicines with
which they are acquainted. Nasty cod
liver oil and its filthy eIuul-lUus' and
mixtures. had been tried IN nearly all these
cases and had either utterly failed 90 beue-
fit. or had only seemed 10 benefit q !ittle for
a shor: time. Extract Of malt. WEiskey,
and various preparations Of tire hypo-
p~hosDhites had also been faithfully tried
IN vain.
The photographs OF a large number Of
those cured OF consumption. bronchitis,
lingering coughs, asthma. chronic nasal
catar-h and kindred -laladies. have been
skill:ully reproduced n q book Of 100
pages which will be mailed 80 YOU, on
receiDt OF address and six cents IN
stamps. You can then write 70 those who
nave been cured and pToAt by their ex'
Address for Book. WORLDS D~IsPENsARl
MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONS, Buffalo, y. y.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-09-29
A Scenic Route.

~What are The objects of special in
terest around here?7 asked a party Of
tourists going through Arkansas on
horseback. Wal. thar's var Gus things
with lookin' at. Tnar's Bud Jackson's
bull pup, only 8 months old. an kin
lick any year-old daug in these parts.
An then thar's 81 blossoms twins, both
on EN- got twelve oes an twelve fin
gers. An if you wanter see a reel cu-
riosity We orter ride over 10 old Ben
Hobbses' an see a calf OF his'n with
four horns an no tail-yes, stree. An
| kin pilot We to the identikal spot whar
Bob Higgins an Bill JefTries fiji a duel
with corn cutters, an" But the
tourists had piloted themselves on their
way, aud the native said in a tone Of
disgust: Reckon they're lookin' for
~~'~-fe4s an natahrsl h9id0eS-an,
mounting lakes. an trash o That sort
Some folks j. queer. '-Detro0 Free
pvDs4
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-09-29
Painters Pickle.

Painters pickle is nsed for removing
old paint. 1t is useless 10 waste time
and money applying good enamel pain,
over old paint, for it quickly cracks and
grows shabby. Mix n aud and one
half pounds of tor potash. one and
onc-half pounds to WI pounds of soft
soap. and one-half pound of washing
soda together, and stir into about a
gallon of water. The pickle should
then be boiled Ill the potash is melted.
Apply this with a brush. then let il
stand for several hours. The work
must afterward be washed thoroughly
with strong. hot soda water. using no
soap. This pickle may te applied
equally well hot or cold. Great care
must be taken in using the pickle, as it
discolors the finger nails and takes the
color out of anything it touches.-M. y
WOgtd.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-09-29
THE HAWAIIAN CANDLE NUT.
A Tree that IL Usefri I'm Many Ways to
the ndw Islanders.

In all the valleys of the Hawaiian
Isles the tourist notices a tree with a
quivering leaf which is light green ON
the under side and dark on the top.
which he is told j. the kukui or candle
u 1t is so named from the fact that
in ancient times the kernels of the nuts
were strung on the midrif Of the cocoa
leaf and used as torches: rs the upper.
most kernel burned of the extignited.
and so it burnt until the last was con.
sumed.
The tree was 4 very useful one 10 the
Hawaiian. not only in furnishing light
at night but Tor many other reasons.
The nuts are encased in 4 husk like our
walnnts, but it frequently occurs that
two are formed IN the same husk. The
kernel j. extremely rich in oil, which
has been expressed and used for house
painting. although il is but a poor sub
stitute for linseed, in that II is difficult
TO get il TO dry, and it always has a
peculiar odor. The natives used the
oil as an external remedy for some
diseases, aud especially as an aid in
parturition. Should you collect some of
the nuts you will find them good eating.
but | should advise that YOU stop at one
or two, or you will find you have an
enetic and a cathartic which will cer-
tainly respond muy pronto, as the
MeHicans say.
The natives roast the nuts in the
ashes, aud. having removed the shell.
crush the kernels TO a paste. mixing
them with salt and pepper. This is one
OF the most delicious and a%ppetiZing
zests imaginable, and is an essential eie-
ment TO a good feed Of raw fish aud poi.
Ii may be that if some OF our enterpris-
ina aapilall-% wenlA go iAte Ala s@aaI-
facture Of inimona, as the natives call
this paste. he might find an e~ver-in-
creasing market for it. II certainly is
preferable 10 the suspicious Russian
caviare. The burnt she'll Of the kukui
was used for making an indelible ink,
with which tattOOing was done. The
green husk contains an acrid juice which
has a reputation as a remedy in diseases
OF the throat.
From the bark of the tree there exudes
4 gum called pilale. which j. as useful
~ gum Arabic or gum tragacanth for
many purposes. it was also used a.
medicine by the Hryaiians in cases Of
dysentery. Being harmless, it would be
useful in confectionery in making gum
drops and jujubes.
The wood Of the tree is somewhat like
our bass wood, and is of little value in
building or in fencing, as il rots very
speedily. Sometimes the natives made
canoes Of ii, but never considered them
OF any value. As the trees die of in
the forest their trunks aud limbs are
found 10 be covered with an edible fun
gus, called pepeiao, which was formerly
exported in great quantity TO the
Chinese markets.
To-day the kukui nut is largely used
in the manufacture of %jeweiry. which IS
much priced by tourists a mementoes
of a visit TO the Paradise of the Pacific.
The shell is quite hard and takes a bril-
liant polish, and can be had in black
and brow. Hacauaa. Gazette.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-09-29
Gold Mining In Georgia.

Some time ago n prominent geologist
on being approached on the subject
spoke of the possibilities of the produce
ton of Georgia gold very highly, says
the n. Y. Journal.
The gold in Georgia. said he. ais in
a perfectly accessible region. which
makes it twice as valuable as gold that
might be taken out of California or the
Black hills. A mine of enormous rich
ness is of little value IL It is in an i'm
p~enetrable region. The gold country
of Georgia Is in a perfect network Of
railways. and the metal can be found
very nea the surface. thus making it
easily reached by the miner. The va
ter courses that pour down the hills
give the best possible power, labor is
cheap and easily pr~ocurable, and it Is
necessary to transport she ore but .
short distance
1t has been estimated that the gold
belt of Georgia is about 100 miles in
breadth. The richest sections of this
belt have been found to be in the coun-
ties of Cherokee. Lumpkin,- White and
Dawson.
A well-known mining specialist, in
talking Of late discoveries, recently
said: 1T Gems TO be decidedly in the
range Of probabilities that tons of the
precious ore can be taken out of the ex-
isting mines or newly opened veins. il
the proper machinery is used and the
shafts are sunk deep enough. II is q
question Of international Importance
where we may ~replenish the fast-de-
creasing supply Of the precious metal
when the mines now being worked fail.
l do not think that government aid
would be misplaced in opening up these
valuable lands. but whether or not any
action Is taken by our governments the
Georgia hills cannot long remain unde-
yeloped.s
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-09-29
about I couldn.t guess, but n was ev:den,.

ali about I couldn't guess, but II was evident
ly connected In some way with myself. I
often caught them looking at me, and, when
detected, exchanging glances OF infinite
meaning. i was beginning TO think Of ask
ing for m explanation. when accident made
me acquainted wits the whole mystery.
had returned home one evening too lats
for the ordinary tea, and was sitting taking
mine alone, waited on by Annie, as had
10 return to the Office again that night. and
might probably have to 20 down the mine l
still wore my miners dress, but my uncle
had changed his, and was sitting couteuted-
ly smoking on one side of the fire. while just
opposite 10 him was my aunt, busily darn:1g
stockings.
The meal over, / got up, lit my pipe, and
wished them all goodnight.
Don't SIT mp for me! " l said, Il shall be-
late tonight"
where are you going to, Hugh?7 asked
Annie. carelessly.
Back 10 the office. I've got to go sowp
the mine again. too.'
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-09-29

1t Is a very simple matter to make an
illicit still. A man who knows how car
make one in q very few minutes, and il
will cost practically nothing. The
moonshiner frequently takes an old
~sprinkling can and soldiers the top on
tight Then he arranges . bucket Of
water and cuts . hole near tho bottom
Of the bucket TO allow the rubber hose,
which he will attach 10 the spout Of the
sprinkling can. b pass out, after he has
coiled il In the bucket and thus made .
worm. Then he pounds up some corn
and puts enough water with IL TO make
q mush, ills his spriukling can. builds .
tire under il. and there he has . still.
The steam which arises from the mush
y condensed as 1t passes through tho
hose. and when the condensed liquid
srieklcs out Of he other end u i whiskB.