The Delta independent., 1894-06-13

DELTA, COLORADO.
THERE are British war ships IN
Boston harbor for the first time since
the revolutionary war, but they have
very little tea on board and no
trouble is feared.
"A MICHIGAN inventor has patented
bicyle made of corn husk pulp, but
the manufacturers of the leading
machines will probably contend that
it doesn't amount to shucks.
They don't call the head OF the
Pennsylvania university the presi-
dent, nor the dean, nor yet the
chancellor, but the "provost A
new provost has just been chosen.
ALL the gold in the world could
be put in room twenty-four feet
each way, it is said. That is prob
ably the room in which Mr.. Corbett
is willing to meet Mr.. jackson alone.
} The doctors have discovered that
high-heeled shoes cause blindness.
1t has been noticed that high in
stop and neatly turned ankle are also
very straining on the eyes on windy
days.
To REMOVE the Ferris wheel to
New York requires five trains Of
thirty cars each. The great axle
alone weighs seventy tons, and it is
estimated that its removal will cost
$3.50, 600.
CHICAGO complains that as an art
center it is not what it should be.
The fact that Chicago artists arc
starving hurts the city's pride. How
ever, in the matter Of making sau-
sage Chicago yields the palm to one.
The New York woman who claims
to have been pursued by 800 raven
GUS rats was p&obably unduly ex-
cited. Still, to the average woman
three or four scampering mice are
terrifying enough to warrant such
claim.
A PORTLAND, Me-. clergyman has
aroused the wrath OF portion of
his flock because he drinks ginger
ale and attends baseball games; and
yet his only purpose might have
been to put more ginger into his dis
courses and to get on the curves of
his congregation.
ANOTHER new explosive which sis
destined to revolutionizc the art of
war;" has been discovered by Tur-
pin, the inventor OF melinite. At
the rate at which these inventions
are announced it would seem as if
grim-visaged war would stand but .
poor show in the future.
A glimpse into the gizzard OF a
California rooster revealed the pres
ence of gold. Unfortunately the de-
ceased had left no memoranda as to
where he had been in the habit of
dining. As sa consequence the Santa
Rosa rooster who does not wish to
high limb.
SOUTHERN EUROPE and South
America have been shaken by earth
quakes while India and China have
DSSh NioICcu uy oiodoGtouo hoouo'
The numerous nieces and nephews
of Uncle Sam should be thankful
they live on farm with a solid
foundation and reasonably good sur
face drainage.
A MAN in New York put down fif-
teen cents on bar and when the
bartender refused to give him
drink he dropped dead. 1t may have
been apoplexy or heart disease. but
the chances are it was pure amaze
ment Further comment will be re-
served until it is learned whether
the barkeerer kept the money.
In knighting Isaac Pitman, the
venerable father of photography,
Queen Victoria paid fitting tribute
to one whose invention OF the first
practical system of shorthand has
completely revolutionized modern
business methods, and made possible
the preservation of the speeches of
the great men of the age. which
would otherwise have been lost.
IN gratitude for the kindly con-
duct of our government towards it
during the recent rebellion, the Bra
lillian government. has resolved to
celebrate our national holiday, the
Fourth of July, with great pomp and
circumstance. 1t is delicate COM
pliment that will be fully ap-
preciated in this country, and tend
to cement the kindly relations that
exist between the two great repub-
lies of the Western hemisphere.
PEOPLE always expect big ship
to fire her biggest guns on saluting.
Big guns take big charges, which
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