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The Delta independent., 1896-10-07
Hotchkiss Happenings.
.p-.clAl Corre.P1ndencr.

Miss Viva Hawkey came up on We'd
nesday's stage TO spend few weeks on
the ranch.
Ralph Phillips. the deputy county
clerk, came up last week to post election
notices at Hotchkiss. Paonia and Craw-
ford.
Howard Russell and George Stephan
were taking views in the valley in antici-
patton OF the special edition to be got
ten out this winter.
At the Sunday school election Sunday
Al Miller was elected superintendent.
Will Foster assistant. Mrs. Nettie Niles
secretary and treasurer, Herbert CALI
her assistant, Mrs. Lucy Bennett organ
ist and Miss Pearl Harvey librarian.
The school is in fiou urishing condition.
Il. NJ. McMurray spent few days at
Hotchkiss last week visiting Paul Ken
nedy's family.
We hear that the Stewart ditch has
been shut down on account of lack OF
funds on hands 10 complete it. but We
hope TO see work commence again soon.
Len Rogers aud Billy Emmert went
up TO the Muddy Monday to round up
beeyes for shipment.
Frank Woodring and T. o. Ong went
to Delta Friday evening last to build
some political fence.
/. NJ. Douglass has moved his family
to Hoichkiss for the winter.
G.. " Hendricks and wife joined the
pilgrims bound Tor Denver. and II. Har-
vey is running the shop in his absence.
J. W. Galliher combined business and
pleasure and went to Denver ON the ex-
cursiun.
Everybody who had the time to spare
and the necessary funds at their dispos-
al went 10 Denver. We noticed Mr.. and
Mrs. w. ). Cobarn. Mr. and Mrs w.
Ault and family. Mrs. Bruce, Mrs J. E.
Hanson, Mrs. Il. .. Wilmot, B. \. Cook
and wife. Jessie Reynolds. E J. Math-
ews. Marvin Stewart and Mrs. Wanne-
maker.
The Douglass Comedy Co. will play
Uncle Daniel" comedy drama. at
Niles opera house Friday evening. A
good entertainment is promised.
John Mcknight is stepping high now.
Ii is a boy born Sunday morning.
Miss Matte Greer is assisting l.. c.
Gelwicks in selling goods while Mrs. q.
has gone TO Denver.
John Jacquot and Miss Emma Sea.
vers, OF the Gunuison valley, visited
friends at Hotchkiss last Saturday and
Sunday.
A. Nj. Pratt and family. who have
been running the Gelwicks ranch for
ii = 4 l.
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money to defray our initial expenses:
but as we charged part pay in advance
we were able to pay our debts at the
close of the first day of school.
BY scrupulously fulfilling every prom
ise we had made in the beginning. and
giving good. conscientious instruction,
besides making the pupils exceptionally
and phenomenally happy. we have been
very successful. and are gaining the
confidence Of the public more and more
each year. The outlay during the first
year. including servant hire and Incl
dental expenses. amounted to $3.50;
while our income was, in round num-
bers. S1.400.
At the close of the school year, cele-
brated with appropriate exercises and
the awarding Of medals and prizes to
the best pupils, we arranged a special
summer course.
During those three summer months,
which should have been vacation, we
took our pupils on an outing with a
fine tally-ho to some country place near
by; so that it was not case of "all
work and no play" by any means.
Our curriculum includes. besides the
kindergarten and regular primary and
grammar grades as taught in our best
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it's finishing f1ounces at the bottom. The
lining was pale yellow taffeta like the
yellow in the roses and around the bot
tom were three fiounces of satin ribbon,
one each to match the colors in the pat
tern. namely red. yellow, and green;
when the skirt was raised these flounces
showed and the effect was exquisite.
There is not woman living who is not
susceptible to the charms of a gown
with Il pretty inner finish. or the fasci-
nations of lissome lingerie. These are
two things which even the fabled new
woman will stop to admire. And now
that we are talking of lingerie, we
might as well remark that, eXtravagant
though it may be, those silks with large
patterns are used for petticoats which
are so pretty that ladies who own them
often wear them for dress skirts with
dainty tea jackets for lounging purposes.
To be sure, they haven't so many cores
as dress skirt. but they have fiounces
enough to compensate. First there is
the pinked tiounce of soft taffeta: then
a pleated one of the material of the
skirt; then a fluff of accordion pleated
chiffon yelled with exquisite lace. The
top may be finished here and there with
a tiny bow of ribbon. A pretty design
shown me by the Baltimore modiste was
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and it has no more enthusiastic advocate
than she. If but a portion of her spirit
is imbibed by the pupils, they will be
fortunate indeed. In the classroom the
very atmosphere breathes of her person.
ality. With what admiration did watch
her attack a. game which one of the pu
pills had rendered almost lifeless.and give
it a vitality and charm to which the
children responded Immediately. An
opportunity to teach is never allowed to
escape; the slightest incident is made
the occasion for practical lesson. One
child, for instance, has brought cake
for luncheon. 1t is somewhat like Il
rose in shape. The children have their
attention called to it, and tiny seed of
knowledge is laid away to spring up byl
and by.
After graduating, the girls from this
school open classes of their own in all
parts of the country. When it is remcm-
bered that forty teachers graduate each
year, it will easily be seen how far
reaching is the good accomplished by
Miss Hunter and her school.
HOD TWO GIRLS STARTED A KIN
DERGARTEN.
This is what the enterprising head of
| in New York did when her father be-
came involved in financial difficulties,
and she was thrown upon her own re-
sources. The story is told in her own
words. and will be of especial interest
and value to young women planning
similar enterprises.
"My father was 40 years old. and out
| of position. | had one younger sister
I Il 4
up to the realization that ! was the
bread winner of the family. | had an
education. and friend offered to join
ME in starting private school.
My friend proposed to share expenses.
and we went to work collecting pupils
and fixing up our quarters.
We peddled our school from house to-
house, so to speak; and we never had
| the door shut in our faces. We also
wrote letters to our personal friends.
and these brought us some pupils. On
one of our crrands we were SO much
attracted by very pretty little boy
that we spoke to him. To our dismay.
we looked up and saw that his mother
had been watching the interview from
4 window above us. We explained that
we had mania for children and were
| fascinated by this one of hers. at which
she was so well pleased that she wound
| up by promising to send him to our
| school.
In this way we obtained many of our pu-
pills: and having enlisted Il sufficient num-
Der to start our school. we set about fit
ting up our rooms. Through the kind
ness of the chairman of the board cf
education we We're able to get dis
count on all school supplies.
We first bought two large pieces of
awning cloth for $3.50: with this we
covered the carpets in the parlors and
hall, and made an awning 80 feet long
)y is feet wide. This last was my own
dea and proved great success. We
put it out in the back yard, attaching
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mires, but never thinks of buying. From
spectacular point of view they are very
pretty. but it is hard to think Df any
thing useful that could be done with
them. Those large figured silks and
satins that look like flaming banners
hung up in the windows are a puzzle
to the utilitarian who cannot imagine an
ordinary woman appearing in such garb
They look as if they might make very
pretty hangings or draperies for win
dow or the walls of handsome boudOir
where there is room for figure to
spend itself before it reaches an edge
or seam. But after one has seen the
effect of one of those immense seven
ward skirts made out of silk or satin
with a corresponding colossal figure of
leaves. or fanciful scrolls, or punches of
flowers then one believes that they are
magnificent. and not at all out of keep
ing, especially when worn by large
woman.
One of the most beautiful gowns
have seen was made of brocaded satin
dc Lyons woven expressly for the eXhi-
bition of fine materials at the Worlds
fair. 1t was too daring for the season
which Immediately followed, and was,
therefore, put away by the lady who
purchased it to await the time when
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nnished at the top of the upper flouncc
VIII pand or ribbon run through n
pun or chiffon. To examine a few of
the skirts on sale in the large stores. ono
would infer that the cost of a petticoat
is merely matter of fiounces, ayerap-
ing about five dollars to the flounce. Silk
skirts with one flounce can be bought
for from four to eight dollars according
to the quality of the silk and the ele-
gance of the tinishings. The incest
skirts have three or four rows of cord
ing M the fiounce, which add greatly TO
their usefulness in keeping the edge of
the dress skirt in place. And right here.
though 1t seems dreadfully out of keep
ing with all this talk of elegant silks
and laces which most of us can only
dream about, let us come down TO the
possibilities of the average purse in the
matter of petticoats.
A very nice dark skirt is made of
black sateen. Everybody knows that.
and everybody knows also that sateen
alone is very limp and useless as q sup
port to the present skirt. A tiounce or
two of moreen will remedy this difficult
ty. making a useful and respectabl
ornamental petticoat which can be
bought ready made for 9S cents. and.
If home made, should not be more than
50 cents.
Whole skirts of mOreen are very use
1ul, but are rather stiff and harsh. Some
Sateen skirts have Il fiounce of moreen
ana another wide Cne of silk corded
around the edge TO make it flare. These
sell for five dollars. AS summer ap-
proaches. we shall see fancy petticoats
of grass linen to match the linen batiste
dresses of which everybody will have at
least one.
But in this discussion of petticoats we
have digressed from the vision of magni-
ticent gowns worn by people of magnifi-
cent purse in the lobby of Il magnificent
New York theatre. The majority of the
gowns had those immense figures refer
red to above. The brocade was not gem
orally utilized in the waist but formed
only the skirt. being combined with pain
silk or satin or chiffon.
\ long cloak had Il fiounce around the
bottom and was lined with beautiful
figured tatfeta in Il lavender tint Fur
capes are always correct. Evening is
the only time when ermine is seen, now
adays; it is too expensive for
ordinary people as are most of the things
have been talking about. but one likes
TO get fieeting glimpse of loveliness
now and then even if it isn't possible
to possess it.
Some of the things we can have are
the fascinating things made out of grass
incn. or French linon batiste as the shop
folks say. They have thought of every
thing There are handkerchiefs. hats.
and parasols Of it. Shoes are not made
of the linen itself, but come in canvas
to match.
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such patterns should become fashona-
bic. Since the advent of the brocades
have been talking about the gown has
been made up after an original design
by Madame Krelle; the leading modiste
of Baltimore. The design was necessar-
lily simple for such pattern. which was
large bunch of red and yellow roses
with green leaves on an ivory white sat
in ground. The skirt had numberless
folds at the back and sides. but was
sufficiently plain to show the figure well
in front. The bodice was cut low and
trimmed with Il bertha of splendid old
point that cost dollars upon dollars n
yard. The sleeves were short but full
puffs of red velvet to match the red
roses. But the most fascinating thing
about this gown was the part that didn't
show-the inside lining of the skirt, with
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to rise. and not child moved. They
didn't understand ''rise;;" and not until
she had repeated her order in the words
get up did they obey. Yet, in spite
of these discouragements, the girls look
forward eagerly to the time when they
will have classes of their own.
Miss Hunter, who is the daughter Of
President Hunter of Normal College
dearly loves her work. For ten years
she has been teaching Froebels system,
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Song books

Total S59O1
These. properly placed. with the large
back parlor for the kindergarten. and
chairs and tables which we already had
in the house for the other rooms trans
formed our pretty parlors into bright,
sunny. attractive school-rooms.
We were anxious to have Il carriage
to carry the children to and fro from
the school: but as we could not afford
this. we secured the services of bright
young girl who called for the smaller
children and took them home. and at
tended to their wants during school
hours. This we still continue to do.much
to the satisfaction of our patrons.
We were compelled to borrow the
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Blackboard easel .... 100
kindergarten materials ........, 3.S4
kindergarten books .......... 200
Complete set of maps, in case
slightly imperfect 80. 500
Glass sign for window -. ....... $50
Ink, pencils and stationery ...... 3.6S
Drawing Materials ..........., 2.05
Printing (cards and crcularS) -. 6.44
Awning and fOOr-clOthS ..... 100
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Miss Hunter. The children are used to
Il well trained teacher, and are apt to
view a novice with distrust. They are,
however, very bright, and respond
quickly to the teachers thought.
With children from the poorer classes
it is quite different, and many a substi-
tute comes back thoroughly dishearten-
edit is such difficult task to make
language and actions simple enough for
the comprehension of the little ones.
One of Miss Hunters pupils tells how
she requested a certain east side class
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A set of triplets "a years old are liv-
ing in tie town Of Inez, Ky, where they
were born. They are finely built men
and remarkably alike in appearance in
every respect. Two are married.
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it to the fence by means of rings sew
ed nine inches apart on the edge of the
awning, and slipped over hooks driven
into the fence. We used it for out
door exercises in the mild weather of
the early fall; also for sewing, reading
and writing classes.
Here is list of our expenses:
Kindergarten table ........... $1,000
II kindergarten chairs ......... 600
Blackboard with slight imperfec-
tioD .................. 200
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public schools, Fench, German music,
sewing in all its branches las dressmak-
ing, millinery and embroidery, drawing.
painting and physical culture"
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Shirtwaists galore are made of it. with
big, full sleeves that are short with q
three-inch band reaching just below the
elbow. Many of the new shirtwaists
have these short sleeves-a fashion for
which we shall be exceedingly grateful
on hot summer days, and which we will
bewail when it comes to donning the
snowy evening dress with its ivory set
ting to our sunbrowned arms.
ANNIE LAURIE WOODS.
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% THE WOMAN OF FASHION. i
She is Resplendent in Rich Brocades That
Suggest Wall Paper and Drapsries.
POSSIBILITIES IN PETTICOATs
Some Gowns Seen at a Fashionable
New York Theatre-The Various
Uses OfGrass sLinen-Thc Short
Sleeyed Shirt Waist.

There are a great many materials in
the market which one looks at and ad-
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flower painting. because of wide repro
duction. Her pupils bring SO many
beautiful flowers, which can not be re-
sisted, even Sunday mornings. Are SER
mons to be found in stones, and not in
flowers as we'll? She protests she will
not be held to flower painting; nor will
she renounce oil colors, for in that me-
dium her greatest successes have been
made. :
SUSAN NJ. KETCHAA
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|CLEVER ENGLlSH-AMERIClN.
A Woman Who Has Achieved the Highest
Success as an Artist in Water OoloRs
MRS. RHoDA HOLMES NICHOLS
\ Brief Sketch of Her Career and
Work-Her Varied Experiences Z
Wide Range of Subjects and
Breadth of Treatment.
RS. Rhoda Hol-


- mes Nichols, ID
J q: q q ] ! s : ! ! !
aLNl accounted the
M n cleverest water.
* H colorist in Amer
iNNyA lea. She was
|ENv&7 born in Coventry,
H0lN England, On:y
1T daughter of the
vicar Of Little
Hampton. a fashionable
watering place. Her faith
er, d graduate Of Oxford.
was Il profound scholar.
During her school days
drawing and painting
were part of the curric.I-
lum; vocal and instrumen.
tai music were not neg.
lecttd. though now Mr4
Nichols feels this a mis-
use Of time.
Later, as an accom-
plishment and with no
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-08-06
ABOUT AMERICANS.

Kansas City has a generous citizen,
Mr.. Thomas II. Swope, who has just
donated to that commonwealth a public
park OF 500 acres.
Miss Edith Collins is the girl OF the
hour. She is a 100000 heiress and
weighs less by s., SIG, 900 than her whole
fortune in 500 bills.
There are seven members in the fam
lily of Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan B. Hutchins.
of Dover, Del, and their aggregate
weight is 1,7o6 pounds. The heaviest
weighs POS pounds and the highest 1872.
James Boyle, Maj. McKinley's private
secretary, is a Canadian by birth. He
was on the ST. Louis Globe-Democrat
some years ago and afterward on the
Cincinnati Commercial-Gazette.
Ex-senator Bradbury, of Augusta,
Me-. now "a years of age, attended a
meeting of the trustees of Bowdoin col
lege recently and enjoyed the dance ON
the green as much as any Of the boys.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-08-06
GENERAL. NEWS.

NAT and Tom Butler at Cambridge,
Mass, broke the worlds record of 1908
for the unpaced tandem mile, made on
the San Jose, Cal, track, by doing it
in 1:5o 2-5.
SENATOR WoLCorT, of Colorado, has
issued statement outlining his posi-
ton in the campaign. He will support
the repu blican national ticket. although
he thinks the financial plank unsatis-
factory.
AN engineer on the Louisville &
Nashville railroad went to sleep while
On duty and his train collided with
another freight near Birmingham, Ala.
killing two men.
THE Professional four-oared race for
the championship of the world took
place at Halifax, n. S., and was won
by the Canadian crew, the English ere W
being second and the Halifax third.
FRANK DAVIS killed Robert Pickett
at Cripple Creek, Col, on the I'd, cut
ting his head nearly off with a razor,
aad also cut May Rivers so badly that
she will die. He then cut his own
throat, but it was not. thought the
wound was fatal. Pickett was dance
nal1 proprietor and Davis the porter of
the place. The woman was an inma te
Of the place and jealousy caused the
tragedy.
Two passenger trains collided on the
illinois Central road at Birkbeck, near
Clinton, Ill, on the 1st and two per-
sons were killed and ten in jured.
PLANS have been perfected for an ice
crust in Chicago. It will ultimately
take in the dealers of all the large
cities of the country.
MRS. HENRY WEBSTER, the wife of a
prominent county official, was fatally
shot by John Webster, her oldest son,
at La Porte, Ind, on the 31st. The
deed was committed because Mrs. Web
ster refused to give her son money that
he demanded.
THE executive committee of the ma
t:onal irrigation congress met at Den
yer, COL, on the 31st and fixed the time
for the fifth national meeting, which is
to be held at Phoenix, A. T, for De
cember Is. 10 and L..
HENRIETTA WEBB, colored, was ar
rested near Tyler, Tex, for beating
her two children to death. The
mother showed evidences of insanity.
GREAT excitement recently prevailed
at Madrid over an announcement that
the shipbuilders of Genoa had repudi
ated a contract to furnish two cruisers
to the Spanish government and the ex
element was further augmented by a
statement that the two vessels had
been purchased by the Uuited States.
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THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary Of the Daily News.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

GREAT demand was being made at
The headquarters of all parties at
Washington for literature to be used
in the campaign.
POsTMA STER-GENERA WILSON has is
sued an order to all railway mail
clerks directing them not to take an
active interest in the political cam
paign, such as attending conventions
as delegates, and so on. It was eX-
pressly stated that there was no desire
to control their political opinions.
A REPORT was in circula ton at Wash
ington On the 29th that President
Cleveland had taken the preliminary
steps toward converting congress in
Septem Der on account of a communion
ton received from Consul-General Fitz
hugh Lee upon the conduct of the
Weyler campaign in Cuba.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has issued
another proclamation commanding
United States citizens to observe neu-
trality towards Cuba.
THE commissioner of internal reve-
nue. has submitted to Secretary Carlisle
preliminary report of the operations
Of his bureau during the fiscal year
ended June 80. 1t shows that the re-
ceipts aggregated SAG, s3O,615, an in
crease of So. 5s4, 537 over those of the
preceding fiscal year. The expenses
approXimated 81, O44, 351.
THE national committee of the peo-
ple's party has decided to make Wash
tngton the headquarters of the organ
lzation.
AN insurance company recently sent
circular to its policy holders and said
in case free silver was adopted it would
have to pay ali claims in deprecated
silver coin. Secretary Carlisle was
asked for his opinion on the matter,
and he stated that if free silver was
adopted the dollars would be coined on
private account and the goyernme Mt
would be under no obligation to keep
them equal to gold and that our cur
rency would sink at once to silver
basis.
THE United States treasury deficit for
July in round numbers is S12, 500. 600.
Receipts for the month were 500, 400, 600
and the expenses $42 200. 600.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-08-06
BY Steamer, Train or Boat?

Which of these have you selected as a
means of travela No matter. Whichever
orders of the stomach, liver and bowels,
engendered by rough locomotion and bad
food Or water, and for malarial troubles,
Hostetter,s Stomach Bitters is the most
useful specific you can take with you. 1t is
invaluable also for rheumatism, kidney
complaints and nervous trouble.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-08-06
Don't bear

the burden of the dashboard any
longer. Hash tit caused enough dam
age and trouble and WEAKNESS? Do.
you realize the amount Of wear and
tear tl,atit brings to your clothes in
a single year? Get Pearline-get
rid of the board and that eternal
rubbing. Be a free woman. You
ought to see for yourself that Pearl
\ ines easy way of washing
" ing, boiling, rinsing -is better for
J the clothes and better for you. sls
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GladnesS Comes


w transient nature of the many phys
zeal ills, which vanish before proper eff
forts-gentle efforts-pleasant efforts
rightly directed. There is comfort in
the knowledge, that so many forms Of
sickness are not due to any actual dis
ease, but simply to a constipated condi-
ton of the system, which the pleasant
family laxative, Syrup OF Figs, prompt
" removes. That is why it is the only
remedy with millions of families, andis
everywhere esteemed so highly by all
who value good health. Its beneficial
effects are due to the fact, that it is the
one remedy which promotes internal
cleanliness without facilitating the
organs on which 1t acts. 1t is therefore
ali important, in order to get its bene-
fetal effects, to note when you pur-
chase, that you have the genuine arti-
Gle, which is manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co. only and sold by
all reputable druggists
If in the enjoyment OF good health,
and the system is regular, laxatives or
other remedies are then not needed If
afflicted with any actual disease, one
NAV be commended to the most sl(illfuI
physicians, but if in need of a laxative,
one should have the best, and with the
wel1-informed everywhere, Syrup OF
Figs stands highest and is most largely
used and gives most general satisfaction
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-08-06

IN DEPARTMENT SToRB.-"I want some
thing nice in oil for dining-room' sYes
madam. A landscape or box of sardinesl
Life