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The Delta independent., 1895-04-17
THE WORLDS GREAT TUNNELS,
The Cost of Contraction Has Been Very
Larg ly Reduced.

In comparing the four great tunnels 1t i
iteresting to note that time Is an eNtraOrdin'
4ary element in the cost: The oldest tunnel,
next oldest, S:}J6 a foot: ST GOthard cost
1923 foot, and the most recent tunnel OF
the four cost only Sl56 foot. All four
labor, and the very great difference in cost
per foot plainly marks the progress Of sci.
ence, because # was the invention and i'm
prOvement in tools that made it possible 10
reduce the time and thus the cost.
To observe the differences between the
work on the three great European tunnels.
tries, # may be well to observe for a mo-
ment the work done comparatively
small tunnel built far from civilization on
the line OF the Northern Pacific railroad
tain through which the tunnel was cut is
1870 feet above the sea. and the peak j.
LIB feet above the floor of the tunnel To
understand the magnitude and difficulty OF
this undertaking II must be observed that
the site OF the tunnel. at the time the con
tract for its construction was signed. was
An unbroken wilderness.
At the then existing terminus Of rail con
nection everything. men, tents. food horses,
machinery. lumber, hospitals, and in fact
the material Of an army, had to be trans
ported over improvised roads eichty-twO
miles through snow and mud TO the east
portal of the tunnel and eighty seven miles
to the west portal Six months passed be.
fore all the machinery was on the spot.
Rivers had to be turned aside. bridges built,
amps established and men and horses col
ected. fed. housed and cared for nearly leo
teen and Onehalf feet wide and twenty two
feet high. and the entire distance $50 feet,
was bored through the mountain in twenty
two months, the rate OF progress with the
power drills being Alb feet per month, and
the cost Of the completed tunnel was SllS
per foot, and the entire work was cOmplet-
Ing of the contract in New York City
Chautauquan.
The Delta independent., 1895-04-17
CanadAs Ohi .cts

Ottawa. Ont. April l5.-The British
Columbian government is in Communi-
cation with the federal government
concerning the AuGlo-Japanesc treaty.
Under its terms the subjects OF Japan
are TO enjoy the full liberty Of settling
In the British empire. or such parts Of
II as become parties to the treaty. This
Is aruuSing opposition on the Pacific
coast, where the people see little diff
ference. il any. between Chinese and
Japanese. Another objection. is that
II contains most favored nation"
clause which might be interpreted as
compelling Canada 10 give Japan the
same terms as she may give to another
British colony.
The Delta independent., 1895-04-17
IIow'~ Thisl

We offer 500 reward for any case Of
catarrh that can not be cured by Halls
catarrh cure.
F. J. Cheney \ Co, proprietors, Toledo,
Ohio.
We the undersigned, have known +. J.
Cheney for the last fifteen years, and he
lieve him perfectly honorable in all bust
ness transactions and financially aHle TO
carry out any obligations made by their
firm.
West & TruaS, wholesale drughists To-
ledo, Ohio.
walding, Kinmau \ Marvin, wholesale
druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
. Halls Catarrh cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mu.
cuous surfaces OF the system. Price, 20
cents per bottle, Sold by all druggists.
Testimonials free
Halls family pills, - cents.
The Delta independent., 1895-04-17
Bridg -i'. Rule for the Coffee

At last we have an infallible rule for c0f-
Zee, and, though 1t comes from an unknown
source, II Is warranted to please the most
sxacting epicure. 1t runs as follows:
Bridget is excellent cook. but. like
most women OF her profession, she i
opinlonated, and insists upon making all
her dishes strictly according TO her own re.
cipes, her mistress giving her very full
swing. not only as to cooking but as to the
purchase Of supplies. The other day her
mistress said to her:
Bridget, the coffee you are giving us Is
Fery good What kind Is it,
''its no kolnd at all num-. said Bridget
ITS a mixture"
How do you mix itf''
81 make Ii one-quarter MOch. one-quarter
lava and one-quartcr Rio"
But that's only three-quarters. What do
you put in for the other quarterE
II put in no other quarter at all, mum.
That's where so many spile> the coffee.
num-by putting in a fourth quarter
Chicago Times
The Delta independent., 1895-04-17
Holmes and URwthor1C.

Holmes met Hawthorne for the frSt tim,.
[ think. in an Informal way. Holmes hau
been speaking OF Renan- whose books Inter
eSred him.
"A long while ago" he began. IL said
Rome or Reason: now am half inclined To-
put II. Rome or RCnau. Then. suddenly
turning TO Hawthorne. he said: "Ry the
way | would write new novel II you were
not in the field. Mr.. nawthoruc'' Il am
NOT" said Hawthorne. land wish you
would do it" Their WAS a moments Silcurc.
Holmes said quickly. Il wish yOu would
come to the club oricuer' II should Ike
to-" said Hawthorne. hut can't drink 80
Neither can l." We'll. hut can't eat
But | cant talk. either. After whlcn
there was shout OF laughter Then said
Holmes: "lou can listen. though, and
wish you would come. Mrs, Annie Fields,
In the Century.
The Delta independent., 1895-04-17
Twenty Cent CAB Far.N.

There has been joy over the report that
the principal cab companies hay" decided
point OF this metropolis to another from
thirty cents to twenty cents. tnfortunately
as Il now turns out the .rum0r Is not quite
correct What the companies are melitat-
nc though they have not yet arrived at
any resolution. i the establishment uf fares
Sf twenty cents for drives lasting q quarter
II an hour As the chairman of their syndl-
,ate argues. they would lose II they accept
ID fares Of twenty cents for drives extend
ng from one end Of Paris 10 the other: but
hey seem inclined 10 give the quarter Of an
hour system a trial that people are Ike
v in the maj jority OF cases to get their
moneys worth. on the condition, Of course,
hat the jehu Cpnscientiously fultlis his
share Of the bargain and d"rs not crawl
when only twenty cents IS in prospect
London TeleE rIph.
The Delta independent., 1895-04-17
No More Staging.

Twenty years ago in Italy melnly was to
going home TO bed through the vines sung
ais stornello or his riSpett" TO the sleeping
ields The boy who drove his yokr,l oxen
lr cows in the big square cart heEUilvi the
way with song. Joyous or nmurou>. The
guitar and the mandolin were hcari al du>A
II every rtn house door. and in the streets
II the town youths went singing and play
ing till the moon was high.
There was music all over the land. along
The hedcerows rs In city lanes. under tn.
pOpIars and mulherrieS A. hru"a'h the walls
II citadel and hapii>try- H1N many i
lime at sunset or In the starlight have | lis
teucd to the beautiful CouLour 4 the peas
iutry and the sweetness Of the vine Hover
sled the atmosphere or the dropped acacia
BLOSSOM shed It's smell on garden paths
Now rarely ate these wood notes wild ever
lrari to tighten and >ptrttualtze toll -Ouida
n the Nineteenth Century.
The Delta independent., 1895-04-17
Want to fxprl >stolll.

Washington. April 15.-Rev. T. {.
EastOn OF the Eastern Presbyterian
church Of this city, who recently aC-
Cused DIR. rarkhurst of panthcism be
fore the New York Presbytery. vehe-
mcutly denounccs Monsignor Satolli
for making the suggestion that the
United States send an envoy to the
Vatican.
At the close Of his remarks yesterday
he submitted to the congregation rcSn-
lutionS in which his denunciationS
We're set forth. and a demand made
for the expulsion OF Satulli from the
United States. The resolutions We're
adopted and 1t was resolved to send n
copy Of them to the president.
The Delta independent., 1895-04-17
Mat ono r, Arrested.

Carson, New, April 1i.-John r.
Zones was arrested yesterday after.
noon on complaint OF Special Agent
Harris, charged with taking $1,000
from the mint. Bail was fixed at 500
600. uency, another suspect in san
Francisco. has hired w. W. Footc 10
defend him. with William Woodbury.
assisting. Jones gave bail with IL. NJ
Ycrington, Ex-Governor Colcord. John
RoSscr and Leslie Bell surctics, Four
more complaints are on file. The pre-
liminary examination comes on Thurs.
day before Judge llawley.
The Delta independent., 1895-04-17
To u,ar Western Compl,int..

Washington. April l5.-The inter
state commerce commission will leave
Washington on Tuesday for ST. Louis,
Denver. Omaha and other Western
cities. Commissioner Morrison has al
ready gone TO Illinois, where he will
remain for some days, joining the com
mission at st. Louis on April Is. The
rest OF the commission. except Com
missioner Iocmans. who has been alb
sent from the sittings for some time.
will Join the commission in Denver. \
considerable number Of Western com
plants against railroads will be in
vestigatcd.
The Delta independent., 1895-04-17
MAFIA'S GEANCE.
1t Follow. q Foe and Forces Him to XIII
II mseIf.

II mseIf
Scottdale. Pa. April l5.-Sidero ORR
fino. an Italian labOrer. committed sui
c,de here by throwing himself in front
OF a freight train. Three years ago he
came to the coke region. having in
Cured the cumity OF the Malta in New
Orleans. and being forced to leave
there Orifino at first refused 10 leave,
but matters came to a climax by per-
sonal encounter between him and one
OF the Malta leaders. in which the lat
ter received knife wound that was
supposed To be fatal. He left New Or
leans and fed 10 Italy. but was com
PEELED to leave there and come to this
country. About a month ago he OBJ
tanned employment and swore he
would never tiec from his enemies
again. But few days ago he received
letter warning him to leave the coke
region or suffer death. and this caused
him TO take his own life.
The Delta independent., 1895-04-17
Seeking "a foreign Cline

In search OF pleasure or business. should he
preceded by the purchase Of nature great In
vlsoraIOr, husIrtlvEs >IOulacH BlIieEs, the
test anu most GENIAL l4CUINi anal safeguard II
existence Mariners miners. COMMERCIAL tray
eIers. tourists ana ali VINO tTaNe4 uJ land or
sea SPEAK OF II IL voc nISEG>t !eEIns- Ma1-FIa,
bilousueSs. constipation, indigestion, rueGInA
Isua, uerY YOusuvSs auu NIuney trouble are rem
e.fl ny 1
The Delta independent., 1895-04-17
New York Architecture,

young student Of architecture who has
been spending the last year In gaining n
knowledge VI the fundamental principles oi
the profession he has chosen complains that
there are comparatively few buildings In
New York that possess artistic COhcrrncN
MANY Of the most iluNu>ing OF the Struc,
lures In the city are Il kind OF architectural
crazy quilt. combining many different
STYLES In a crude mass that sacrifices beauty
for the sake OF utility or something else
New York World.
The Delta independent., 1895-04-17
British Troups kcru'scJ

Simla, April l5.-'rhe guides and iu-
fantry belonging to the brigade Of
General Watertcld. part of the force
operating against Cmra Khan of Jan.
dot, We're detached from the brigade
and sent across the rms lkora river
to rcconnoiter and To chastise some viii
layers who had been tirins on the Brit
ish camp, The British met strong
force of the enemy and werS compelled
W retreat, covered by an artillery l.e
The Delta independent., 1895-04-17
Silent Theater Parties.

Mrs. De Style-l wonder what is thu
best way OF arranging theater parties
and the supper for them.
Philosopher-Serve the supper in tn.
box during the performance. While
their mouths are full they can't talk
The Delta independent., 1895-04-17
He Was Sensitive.

You are an ignominious ass"
Look here. I'll not stand that I'll
see my lawyer and have him sue you
Tor libel"
Il ought not to have used such lam
guage. Here is quarter Let us call
1t square
No. sir. never! You don't know me
When a man calls me an ignominiOus
ass never compromise under fifty
cents"
The Delta independent., 1895-04-17
Asking Too Much,

Weary Walker-Will you not be s.
kind as to assist me with little
money?
I'd never give anything to a big
stout, healthy man like you" replied
Mr. Uptown.
The Delta independent., 1895-04-17

80 buys good Top Buggy, with Leather
Quarter Top. The Chicago Scale Co. are
the only ones who can sell at this price, they
furnish their customers a thousand articles
at less than the usual prices paid by dealers
II will pay 10 secure their catalogue which
they send free on application. This com
pany is perfectly reliable and they make q
specially OF supplying the wants of farmers
The Delta independent., 1895-04-17

OF medicinal agents is gradually reie-
eating the old-time herbs, pills.
draughts and vegetable extracts to the
rear and bringing into general use the
pleasant and effective liquid laxative.
Syrup OF Figs. To get the true remedy
see that II is manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co. only. For sale by
all leading druggists
The Delta independent., 1895-04-17
7 he Evolution

1t Is stated that cows live only fifteen
years but you can never get people who re-
side a boarding houses to believe 1t.
The Delta independent., 1895-04-17

The man who can hang pictures under SIT
pcrvisiuu for an hour does not want to b.
an angel: he Is already Jne
The Delta independent., 1895-04-17
baby Smiled.

Gushing Visitor-And so this is your
little baby brother? Bessem little tootsi.
wootsie! See him smile. What's e little
bessed petite smiling about?
Boston Child CapologetiCally)-He
isn't old enough to know that he
ought to keep straight face even II
your pronunciation is n little peculiar.
The Delta independent., 1895-04-17
"Hanson's Magic Corn Salve."

What is there besides luck that amount
to anything In cards: 4 good deal.
The Delta independent., 1895-04-17

When a dwarf is indisPosed he cannot b
sick long and even If he should be III
strange as it may appear, he is never tai
The Delta independent., 1895-04-17

get the galloping consumption from the
couple OF pennies you might give me?''
retorted the indignant crossroads tour
ist.-Texas SIftings
The Delta independent., 1895-04-17

A dime museum advertises "a great move
ment on foot" This is probably when the
fat woman walks around
The Delta independent., 1895-04-17

We have not been without Pisos Cure for
Consumption for - years.-LtZZie Ferro!,
Camp St, Harrisburg. Pa. May /. 81.
The Delta independent., 1895-04-17

You can easily M the public eyes II yo,
only have the dust,
The Delta independent., 1895-04-17

Professor Felix Adler calls the preachers
religious tramps; possibly because they wear
out their sOles on the way to heaven.
The Delta independent., 1895-04-17

Sailors ought to be able to weave the
jackets out OF the yarns they spin.
The Delta independent., 1895-04-17

Dame Rumor ought frequently to have he
name spelled without the e
The Delta independent., 1895-04-17

Warranted to money refunded. Ask yC
druggist for it Price Is cents
The Delta independent., 1895-04-17
A Modest Musician,

A Modest Musician.
Young lady-You are a wonderful
master OF the piano, l hear.
Professor Won Spiolrr Ohired Tor the
occasiOn)-I blay agEumpanin.ou;s
TomctimCs.
Accomplishments 1" singing
'AEEompHuim"nts t. conversations. e
The Delta independent., 1895-04-17
Denver Directory.

ordering, and IL goods not as Represented, yor
can return same at my expense. use the best oak
tanned leather and employ only hrst class work
j. ii. W WILSON,,
I7ie to 1851 Larimer St DENVER, COLO
penYer Tent and Awning Co 1R31 Rlnka
The Delta independent., 1895-04-17

N;eu; Cures FemaleW eakness of any kind 80
ildfl LOndoner BIZ, 1880 ArapahOe st.Denver
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Is awful close work for the eyes!' I
Says. There's got to be some tight
squeezin' done fore ] git in to hev 1t
out with them wolves says But
they'in in there, an they've spilled Joe
an Sally AIMS deer, an they've disap-
p'inted Susan, an they'm worth
twenty-five dollars apiecev says. I've
got to hev 'em, squeeze, or no squeezed
says.
$50 / took my buckhorn-handled
huntin' knife in one hand an started
In. By wigglin' an squeezin' an
twistin' an turnin' like an eel goin' up
a dam, got half through the narrow
entry, when heerd u terrible objec.
ton to my goin' any furder. There
was an ugly growl first, then a snarl,
then snappin' O. jaws. an then the
hull OF 'em together, an then the wolf
that made 'em sprung fer me an
socked its teeth in my left shoulder. l
had my knife In my right hand, an I
didn't engage to lay there un' let the
wolf do all the sockin', SO begun to
sock the wolf with the knife. The
wolf hadn't skeert me, fer / was
'spectin' somethin' o. that kind; but
the fight hadn't no more'n begun fore
I diskivered somethin' that jist turned
me cold from head to foot. an it
seemed to me as If l could feel my hair
turnin' white.
Susanr says i, I'm afeard yer as
good as widderr
What was the diskivry l made?
Why, sir, l was stuck as fast in that
narrow place as II I'd a-ben built in
there when It was made! I couldn't
wiggle ahead, nor l couldn't wiggle
backwards didn't keer fer the wolf
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OURSELVES AND OTHERS.
Faults in Others Are Not Always Fault,
In Ourselves.

Faults in Others Are Not Always Fauita
In Ourselves.
Our own actions do not raise in us
the same feelings as similar actions on
the part of others. Egoistic emotion is
more or less present with all. Egoistic
emotion invariably warps the truth.
We do thing, and 1t seems all right;
another does the same thing, and It
seems all wrong. A man of high
moral ideal found fault with his neigh
Dor for working on Sunday about a
suburban house. The following Sum
day men came from the city with a
view to purchasing some lots which
the moral man was DESTROYS of selling.
He took the prospective buyers over
the lots with great alacrity, showing
the good points. The neighbor re-
proved the moral man, who became ex-
tremely angry. Laborers frequently
dcnounce trust with great bitterness
of feeling, and yet they proceed to
form labor trust with the express
purpose of making labor dear and shut
ting off competition. They refuse to
let an outside workman mine coal, ex-
cept at the risk of his life, although
his children may be starving. Do the
workmen experience the same feeling
of Indignation at their own conduct in
forming trust as they do toward
other trusts? A woman was one day
genuinely indignant because candi-
dates lacking certain characteristic
had been elected members of her club.
In less than week she was trying to
secure the admission of a friend who
lacked precisely the same quality. No
feeling of indignation at her own con-
duet ruffled that woman's brow this
timer. p. Halleck, in Popular Sci.
ence Monthly. n
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Puhtishcd Tor . century.

There are only thirteen American
newspapers which have reached the
century mark. The names of these
papers and the dates when they were
founded are rs follows: 1856, New
Hampshire Gazette, Portsmouth, N.
H.; 1883, Newport Mercury, New
port, K. L.; 1764. Connecticut Cour-
ant, Hartford, Conn; l771, Massa-
chusetts Spy, Boston and Worcester,
Mass; ITO, New Jersey Journal, Eliza
beth, N. j.; 1888, Augusta Chronicle,
Augusta, Ca; 1856, Hampshire Ga
settle, Mort hampton, Mass; 1890, Salem
Gazette, Salem, Mass; 1893, New Jer-
sey State Gazette, Trenton. N. j.; 1922,
Greenfield Gazette, Greenfield. Mass;
179a, The Guardian, New Brunswick,
N. j.. 1898, Portsmouth Journal, Ports
mouth. N. H.; ls94, Rutland Herald,
Rutland, Yt.-Rutland Herald,
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ought to tun,bled the deer square in
its tracks, an she oughtn't to let the
first wolf git away, an now she hadn't
acted square with me in dealin' with
the second wolf. She had tumbled it,
o course, but not so it'd stay tumbled,
an the wolf drug itself back into the
hole. though it was hard job fer it.
Cats? says. You amt treatin'
me right, flint lock- says. I'm afeard
you've give me bad Job here,'I saws.
But I've got to hev them wolves I
says If I'd go home an tell Susan |
let couple Of wolves git away from
me- says, she'd give me a look an
say: "Moses, I'm ashamed o. yer an
she'd more'n likely say: Milk the
heifer; I'll go an git them wolves my
self" setch an astoundin' woman is
Susan
That's what said to oil flint lock.
an laid her down more In sorrow than
anger. Maxim an inspection o. the
openin' in the rocks, seen that it run
IN amaxin' narrow fer three or four
feet, an then spread out into quite a
nice showiii' Of cave.
"SThat entry to them wolves houss
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A TERRIBLE ORDEAL.


The Nelrhbors Tbourhx rl,.r> We. Mr..
der Bc,nr Done.
It was morning. Questionable q he.
lated householder. detained fror, he
office bv some unaxnacted doras+;,
duty. cnme down his front stan 49,
riedlv buttoning his GLOVES 4 faw
pedestrians couId he seen stro,l;nm
along. and the stridant notas - q d;s'
tant vender of fru;t cams ho.r.a "a
muffied across the ear Rut as;da fror,,
this. NOTHING disturbed the nsral o,,;a+
of one Of the most select Residents
streets of the great citv until sudden.
" there was borne on The air a s,,ccas.
sion of niercinr shr,elxs co stor+Iin,
containing 80 nucb "a bnuan anrr;sh
that the faces Of strong. men bIanched
and total stranrors stor,,aa ;nro1,,r'
tar;Iv and ta1red 20 oanh o+har -
citediv. as thew listened With crar;no
necks 70 the sounds 81 the awf,,,
trapedv that WAS he;no enacted naa-
bv In a moment crowd had no,
lected. and breatblass excl.mat;ors -
.wbere Is it9n could be heard IN srsrv
side. until one c;t;zen more sc,,ta thar
the rest. po;nted- 70 the window "a a
brownstone house In the center 80 The
block. and as the tbrong now grow;na
larger every moment catharad IN fron}
~ tho dwail,nc A. ,r.s xii, -. .,1 49,