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The Delta independent., 1896-11-04

comparatively limited circulation, and
they do not aak US anything like that
price even In the large dailics-"
-Ah. my dear sir, the large dailies
are quite different. They have n tre-
mendous circulation. it is true, but it
is not the kind of circulation VIC have.
No other paper circulates so largely
among investors es the Financial
Field. 1t is read by exactly the kind of
people you desire to reach. and I nay
say that. except through the Field, yor
cannot get Mt some Of the best r,cn in
the city,"
well. admitting all that. MS l have
said once or twice, we are not yet in
position to give an advertisement"
''Then.l nm very sorry to say that we
cannot on Monday publish the article
have shown you."
Every well. cannot help IL. You
are noa compelled to print 1t unless you
wish. am not sure. either. that pub
fishing the article would DO us cny
,ood. 1t would be premature, as /
ny. We are not yet ready to court
publicity until we have had our first
meeting Of proposed stockholders"
when is your first meeting of stock
holders?"
''On Monday At three o'clock"
"very well. we could put that an
nounccment in another column, and l
am sure you would find the attendance
at your meeting would be very largely
and substantially increased"
"rossibly, but I decline to do any
thing till after the meeting"
II think you would find it would pay
you extremely well to take that half
page"
II am not questioning that fact ut all.
1 am merely saying what l have sa:l
to everyone else, that we are not ready
to consider advertising"
II am sorry we cannot come to an ar
rangement, Mr.. Kenyon, very sorry in
deed," sud snyipg this, he took another
proof sheet out of his pocket, which he
handed to Kenyon. "lf we cannot comc
to m understanding, the manager has
determined to print this, instead of
the article I showed you. Would ycu
kindly glance it over. because we would
like to have H. rs correct as POSSIBLE"
Kenyon opened his eyes and unfo!dcd
the paper. The heading was the same.
but he had read only q sentence or
two when he found that the mica mine
was one of the greatest swindlcs ever
attempted on poor old innocent finan-
ci;l London!
"Do you mean TO say cried John.
looking UP Mt him with his anger kind
ling, "that IL do not bribe you to the
extent of 30N. besides giving you an
unknown quantity Of stock, you will
publish this libel?"
Il do not say II IL libel" said the
young man snoothly; shat would be
The Delta independent., 1896-11-04

truthful sincerity about the article
that had escaped him during the brief
glance he had given it on Friday. 1t
went on to say that the Austrian Min
ing company had sunk o good deal OF
money in the mine, and that it had
never paid a penny of dividends-that
they merely kept en- the mine at a con-
stnnt loss TO themselves in the hope of
being able to swindle some confiding
investors-but that even their designs
were as nothing compared to the bare
faced attempt ut swindling contcm-
plated by John Kenyon. He caught
his breath as he saw his own name in
print. II was o shock for which he was
not prepared, as he had not noticed It
in the proof. Then he read on. II
seemed that this man, Kenyon. had Sc
cured the mine at something like TO-
900. and was trying to shove II of on
the unfortunate British public at the
enormous increase Of c 2c0, 1000; but this
ncfarious attempt would doubtless b"
frustrated SO long as there were papers
Of the integrity of the Financial Field
that took the risk and expense of max
ing such an exposure as was here set
forth.
The article possessed angular fas-
cination for Kenyon. He read and re-
read it in a dazed way M II the state
ment referred to some other person,
and he could not help feeling sorry for
that person.
lie still had the paper in his hand as
he walked up the street, and he felt
uumfed md 6nzesI a. 70 rovpc oua h,.y
The Delta independent., 1896-11-04
CHAPTER XVI.


Edith Longworth wss astonisheS at
herself for giving The address to the
young woman, but she gave IL, and
Lady Slavey departed in peace, saying
by way Of farewell: .Fm not going to
write up your household, after all."
When the new offices of the Canadian
Mica Mining Company. Limited, wer.
completed. Kenyon took charge of
them. He was somewhat overpowered
by their grandeur. and he thought that
Unnecessary expense had been incurred
in the fittings. but n they were now
In for il, he said nothing. although a
shiver of fear ran over him when he
thought Of the possible failure of his
scheme. leaving the rapidly accumu-.
latiDg debt hanging over him. He oc-
cupied desk in one of the back rooms.
while . clerk in the front ONCE gave
away prospectuses TO all who called,
and furnished Useful knowledge TO M
:nquiring public. Most Of Kenyon's
callers were newspaper canvassers who
wanted advertisements, which John
ut that moment was unable TO supply.
An oily young man, whose cast Of coun
teDance indicated that he belonged to
=
race, said he was commissioned by the
Financial Field to get particulars
about the mine, and this information
Kenyon readily supplied. feeling glad
shat no advertisement was asked for.
Longworth was seldom At the new
Offices. He was busy seeing acquain-
tances who would take stock in the
new mining company He constantly
cautioned his partners against being in
too much Of q hurry. and he amazed
Wentworth by informing him thnt he
had overcome the objections and Sc
cured the cooperation Of Melville. who
Lad reported 30 unfAvorably about
the mineral, thus showing that any
thing could be accomplished II yoH
took your time over IL. A Mr.. King.
also connected with the china works,
had promised his assistance.
The first meeting Of proposed share.
holders was set for Monday afternoon.
and Longworth expressed his belief
that the forming Of the company would
be accomplished before the week was
out.
One day when Kenyon entered the
Office the clerk said to him:
''That young gentleman has been
here twice to see you. He said II wns
very important, sir
what young gentleman?~
"That gentleman-here Is his card
who belongs to the Financial Field,
sir"
ibid he leave any messenger
ayes, sir; he said he would call again
Mt three o'clock
Warren sheaf., 1896-06-11
FIG. 1.-GRAFTING KNIFE.

me that the best time to cut gratis, il
one does not need any great quantity,
is at the time they are to be inserted,
always provided that the buds are not
too far advanced, in which case they
should be cut in April and preserved in
damp sand or sawdust. For cions, cut
only the last years growth from the
end of a bearing branch. ..e. ..,.,
a Sawing.-ln saving off a branch, the
CRATER should bear in mind the future
shape of the treesSand not saw too close
to the trunk, not saw off sbranches more
than three inches in diameter, and not
saw one limb above another, SO that the
growth will interfere. In case of
heavy branch, which is. liable to split
down, saw under few inches above
where you wish to leave your stub, until
the saw, begins to pinch, then saw from
the top at the place selected, and there
will besno splitting. Make a smooth,
clean cut. ~.
Whittling.-Cions should not exceed
!, a lead pencil in size. Take the twig in
your left hand, and placing the knife at
the side of the bud, draw it toward the
end, the cut terminating at the pith, the
bevel being perfect. Serve the opposite
side in exactly the same way, taking
care that the wedge is a little the thick
est in front. There should be about an
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GOOD ROAD HINTS.
Some Things That Are Essential to Per-
maDent lmprQYement.

Some Things That Are Essential to Per-
manent Improvement. :.aE.
Until we have radical change in the
system of highway laws and highway
management much improvement would
result in the condition of roads if the
commissioners and overseers would see
to it that, the side ditch on the upper
side of the road is opened to a proper
depth to carry all the water in the
spring and slutces put across at proper
intervals to let the water away from
the road, and especially that the road
bed be made higher than the ditch
and not so wide and hat as in many
cases they are. Many and many a rod
of road is nothing but mudhole, and all
because of carelessness in not lowering
the side ditch and raising the roadbed.
Again, many rods Of road are some
times made muddy by not making
water bars across the road to turn the
water off, and so it is allowed to follow
down the entire slope for long dis
tance, when bar of suitable height
would prevent all and the public would
be better accommodated by few min
utes' work of the overseer. But we
shall never have good roads, in the
strict sense Of the term, until the rocks
and stones which now lie dormant
waiting the action of some master mind
are broken into small fragments, and
each year the time now devoted to
working is utilized in drawing a
plentiful covering of crushed stone.
In other words, when our roads are
macadamized and the water turned off
and kept off, then, and not until then,
will our roads be permanently i'm
proved. &C. W. Guernsey, in Orange
Judd Farmer
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RICULTURAL HINTS.
sTEEL-TRACkED ROADS.
Money and Labor-saving Device Of Well
Known New Yorker.

money and Lab0r-Saving Device Of q Well
Known New Yorker.
Ex-senator John O'Donnell, formerly
railroad commissioner of New York,
has devised a system of steel-track high
ways which he hopes to see adopted
by the rural communities Of the country
as set-of to high freight rates byrail-
ways.
On an ordinary macadamized high
way, two steel cutters, each five inches
wide and half an inch deep, are laid on
longitudinal stringpiecess and cross
wooden ties esatawidtho of4 feet 81 inches
from center to center. To insure per-
feet drainage, side channels are con-
Quoted at frequent intervals from these
cutters to the outside of the road:
Mr.. O'Donnell quotes from the De-
cember bulletin, of the road department
at Washington to show that 81, ,349,227
tons of farm products were hauled over
country roads in one year at cost of
,$663, $685. 900, or about "a per cent. of the
total value of the products. Nearly
two-thirds of this amount could be
saved by good roads. ~ =. a.;
The following example is quoted by
Mr.. O'Donnell to show the prospective
advantage to be gained from the use Of
steel-track cutters: =.
''At a point on connecting lateral
road with the New York Central, 20
teams in the fall of the year delivered
20 loads of cheese from the factory 12
miles from the railroad. The average
load was 1900 pounds. It took all day
to deliver the $4,000 pounds of cheese
and return. On steel-track road that
cheese could have been delivered by one
team in less time and in better condi-
ton, thereby saving 10 teams and 10
men, fairly worth $57. But this is not
all. This cheese was shipped to the con-
Meeting point on the Central, 50 miles,
at 20 cents per 100-$64. On steel
track road three teams would have de-
livered it and returned in three days at
$3.50 per day, or $3.50, saving $3.50,
and, if loaded back at the same rate,
the total saving would be $65. The mar
ket price of the cheese at cents per
pound was 1886, and the loss by reason
of roads and rail charges was over one
third the price obtained"
Mr.. O'Donnell calculates the cost of
making single steel-gutter track road
at from $4,000 to $4,000 mile.
Warren sheaf., 1896-06-11
GRATING. MADE EASY.
How wild Trees Are Changed Into Pro-
ducers of Fine Fruit.

HOW WuO Trees Arc Cnange0 Into Pro-
ducers of Fine Fruit.
!. Scattered over rocky, sidehillt pas
lures, along fences, fields and frequent-
ly in orchard rows, are to be found on
almost every farm thrifty wild apple
trees, whose fruit is seldom fit for any
thing but the cider press. Yet these
very trees, with but very little outlayof
time and money, can be changed into
producers of fruit of the best varieties
BY cleft grating. AS soon, as spring
has really set in is the proper seasonyto
do this work, and tanyone, by the
exercise Of intelligence, care and perse-
sverence, can do his own grating very
successfully. s.
IS The Tools kit of grafter's tools
consists of keen, ine-toothed, stiff
backed saw, thin, sharp knife for whit
stling, a light wooden mallet, Q wax ket-
tie and a grating knife like the one
shown in Fig. i. The. entire length, of
Eit is 1919 inches. Any blacksmith can
make this knife from an old file. Have
him taper the handle end down to- a
sharp point.
D Cutting the Cions.-Many farmers
have the notion that cions must be cut
in February, but experience has taught
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To secure variety IN PIants. :

Il There should be individual effort 10
secure more variety in ornamental
plants. Because our neighbor possesses
some very fine ornamental shrubs is no
good reason why we should duplicate
them. It would be more to our credit
and individual taste, says q writer in
the New York. Post, if we tried to sur
pass them in beauty by selecting other
subjects that had not yet been gen
orally used. There is no excuse for
copying another persons. lawn because
it appeals to our taste. It may serve as
an example and guide, but it should not
be. initiated too closely.
Warren sheaf., 1896-06-11

inch of shank below the lower bud.
Count off three buds and detach, when
your cion will appear as shown on the
right of Fig.2. =
Setting the Cion.-Place the curved
edge of your knife over the end of the
stub, splitting at right angles to the
body of the tree. Split with one blow of
the mallet if possible, the curved edge
of the knife being calculated to make
a clean cut before the bark begins to
tear. Drive out the knife, and, revers-
ing, drive the wedge lightly into the
cleft. Now bear down on the handle
enough to hold the cleft open, insert
your cions so that their inner bark will
either match with or cross that of the,
stub, leaving the lower bud little
above or on level with the sawed sur
face, and drive-not pull-out your
knife. The cleft ready for insertion of
the cion is seen in Fig: 2. ss,- .s3s.>ft;,-
Waxing.-Have your wax about the
consistency of soft putty and your
hands well oiled with fresh, lard, SD
that it will not stick. Roll up sufficient
wax to cover the stub, draw, the wax
with one; motion over the cleft, shutting
in the lower bud. Now.cover the other
cleft, and II you have used wax enough:
to exclude air and moisture successw will,
be sure. as-z55s1 ,szs : =
p Grating Wax.-To make wax that
will not crack in winter nor melt in
summer. melt one part beeswax and
one part tallow together, and five parts
white resin separately; pour together
while hot, stir briskly and dump into
tub Of *lukewarm water whose sides
and bottom have been previously well
CREASED with lard. Grease your hands
with the same material and work your
wax until tits a golden yellow and will
float Orange Judd Farmer.
Warren sheaf., 1896-06-11
Three for = Dollarl

Three whatl Three charmingly executed
posters in colors, drawn by W. w. Deus.
low, Ethel Reed and Ray Brown, will be
sent free Of postage to any address on re-
ceipt of One Dollar. All who are afflicted
with the stt.poster craze" will Immediately
embrace this rare opportunity, as but a
limited number of the posters will be is
sued. The scarcity of good thing en-
hances its value. Address GEO. H. sHEAF-
FORD, General: Passenger Agent Of the Chi
.cago, Milwaukee, & st. Paul Railway, Old
Colony Rpilding, Chicago, III. v. s.#
1 t2:ss1 8 think tt is mean OF you to say that the
count is good for nothing ss.Well, sup
pose if you ever 60 to Paris he will come
handy as an interpret - Brooklyn
Life. IS d IS 9 ssf1s
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A Sinking Fund

OF vital energy is easily and pleasantly re.
pleuishable. dostetter's Stomach Bitters
is an invigorant without a peer, and will
speedily infuse fresh stamina into an en-.
feebled physique. Besides this, it averts
and remedies malaria, and subdues bilious,
kidney, dyspeptic and rheumatic ailments.
The nervous derive great benefit from its
Warren sheaf., 1896-06-11

The trouble with most people who change
their minds on public questions is that they
cannot understand why everybody else
should not do likewise. Washington Post.
Warren sheaf., 1896-06-11

"SoMET1MEs," said Uncle Eben, "when
er man asks yer fob advice, what he really
wants is fob yer ter guess his opinion an
tell it ter i'm. m."-Washington Star.
Warren sheaf., 1896-06-11

ALWAYS Cor AwAY.-'sDid you ever heal
one of Browns characteristic stories?,
"Well, no-not whole .''-Chicagc
Record. ...sx-;
Warren sheaf., 1896-06-11

II CANNOT speak too highly of Piso's Cure
w. 22d St., New York, Oct. 29, 1894.
Warren sheaf., 1896-06-11

F1rs stopped free and permanently cured
No fits after first days use Of DR.. Kline's
Great Nerve Restoper. Free So trial bottle
Il treatise. DR.. KLINE, 933 Arch st: Phila Pa
Warren sheaf., 1896-06-11

ScR1BBLER-"Jingle is a poet, isn't hes"
Scrawler-''No, he's commercial man. He
gets paid for his poetry. y."-Philadelph
Record. ~
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The secret Of Success !.

The magnificent roads o. Europe
which travelling Americans find 50 won.
derful are: the result of scientific con.
struction and thoroughly studied sys.
tenn of constant repairs. = -,
Warren sheaf., 1896-06-11

THAT which history can best give is the
enthusiasm which it raises in our hearts,
Goethe. =
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WHEN WRITING TO ADvERTIeERs PLEASR
state thse you saw tho Advefttse1ent in TIT
paper. - d: r' ='t'fsi;
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The gooseberry fourishes bestin deep,
moist, but not wet, soil.
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The Demand for. Good Roads.

Good roads are likely to be more pop
ular next summer than ever before.
Warren sheaf., 1896-06-11
Hsde only BY The Charles &. Hires Co., Philadelphia
4 25c. package makes gallons. Sold everywhere. !.

6EPRESEhThJlVE for n. Y. Wholesale Cigar House.
nExperience unnecessary. $50 monthly Salary and
.CommissOn. Small investment requred. kare Chanes,
Address STANDARD CIGAR CO., East lOSh St.. New York
Warren sheaf., 1896-06-11

A.. N. K.-G. !: -', 16O8.'s
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-11
Earthquake mt sea.
From the New York sun.


Locke McKinnon, a Yukon miner,
got into Juneau recently, having come
out from the diggings by way OF St.
Michaels and Unalaska. At Unalaska
he took passage by schooner to Port
Townsend and on the voyage there was
a disturbance of the sea which the sail
ormen and passengers believe was
caused by an earthquake. This is bow
Mr.. McKinnon describes the occur
renee:
THE day the aarthquake happened
the sea was as calm as mlllpond and
had been so for several 1avs previous.
Not a breath Of air seemed u he stir
ring. At u o'clock the captain took
the sun and found we were nearly 500
miles from Cane Flattery, at the en-
trance of the san Juan de i'ucs strliis.
The passengers and crew were lying
around the deck in a lazy manner.
At the first shock think every heart
on board the schooner ceased beating.
One looked at another. and whether
from fright or terror l don't know. but
Ii seemed hours before anyone ut
tered a word. l can't describe the SEN
sation.
The noise / heard sounded as though
the schooner had grounded and was
scraping her bottom on the rocks. The
little vessel trembled and quivered
from stem TO stern and there was moth
ing movable aboard that did not bob
around like a cork. At first we knew
not what was taking place. but upon
regaining our senses after the fright
concluded IL was a subterranean dis
turbanee of unusual severity. The
water remained calm during the shock.
which lasted a trifie over a minute, but
things on board sailed around as
though on wheels"
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The Rife Teams.

Savannah. Ga, May 1o.-Gen. Bird
w. Spencer. inspector general of rife
practice OF New Jersey, with picked
team OF rifle shots from the militia Of
that state and a team from the en-
gineering corps OF Washington, ID. c.,
arrived to-day to take part In the
shooting events and other features of
this week of Savannah's Interstate
military contests. The Morton cadets
of Washington, ID. C., arrived tonight
Tomorrow the Neeley zouaves OF Mem
phis. the Aurora zouaves of Aurora.
ILL.,, the Indianapolis light artillery and
other companies will reach the city
on Tuesday the Oglethorpe infantry Of
Augusta. the Citadel cadets OF Char
lesion, the Rarnesville cadets and the
Brunswick naval reserves will arrive.
being followed on Wednesday by sew
eral commands. The total value of
prizes, cash and trophies. Is mere than
$40 900, the big prize being $1,000 In the
infantry and $1,000 in the zouave drill.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-11
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
It Is Almost Certain That william Quinn
VIII Die.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena, May 10.-William Quinn,
well-known contractor, who lives in
this city, made what will probably
prove to be a successful attempt at sui
eide this morning at ranch one mile
from Townsend. occupied by his
cousin, Patrick Quinn. He put the muz-
zle of a Winchester to his temple and
fired. The ball tore out both eyes and
the nose exposing the brain. Mrs.
Quinn was notified this afternoon and
left with Rev. Father Van Clarenbeck
and several friends. Up TO midnight
Quinn was reported to be living. He
will be brought to Helena on to-mor-
row mornings train.
Mr. Quinn was about 50 years old and
came to this country from Toronto,
Canada, in 1866. He lived for years at
Radersburg, where he engaged in min
ing II is supposed that financial
troubles Is the cause Of the rash act.
The police to-day arrested James
Belmont and Harry Terry, just over
from Butte. From Belmont six silver
watches, two revolvers and bunch OF
skeleton keys were taken. 1t is sup
posed they have robbed pawn shop.
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HOW MANY BISHOPS
THE QUESTION DISCUSSED IN
THE CONFERENCE.
There Are Mauy Candidates-In Regard
to Foreign work-some sugges-
tions on Sunday.

Cleveland. May 10.-The delegates TO
the NJ. E. general conference are begin
ming to discuss the coming election of
bishops, which will be the business next
in Importance to the disposition of the
woman delegates question. II has been
decided that no nominations will be
made the list being open to as many
candidates as desire to enter. Already
a number of candidates have been an
nounced. Among them are Rev. DIR.
]. w. Bashford. president of the Della
ware. Ohio. university; DIR. ]. w. Row.
an of Atlanta. Ga; DR.. Earl Cranston
of Cincinnati; DIR. J. X. Day of SYRIA
cuse, ~. Y: DIR. j. G.. Hertzell of Loui-
siana, secretary OF the Freedmen's Aid
society: Or. ]. NJ. Buckley OF New
York; DIR. s. F, Upham OF the New En-
gland conference: DIR. $. S. Metcan of
New York: DR.. William Spencer OF
Philadelphia DR.. T. b. Neeley OF Phil
adelphla: DIR. Charles W. Smith OF
Pittsburg. and DR.. George r. Reed of
the New York East conference.
IL has not yet been decided how many
bishops viii be chosen. but the plan re-
Gently proposed by Bishop Walden is
meeting favor Bishop Walden sug-
gested that the two missionary bishops
be made full-fiedged bishops and given
episcopal residences In Africa and In
dia, and that five additional bishops be
created with episcopal residences. one
To be assigned to India and one 10 Chi
ma. the third to Japan. the fourth 10
Europe and the NTH TO South America.
He thought Il bishops would then be
able to perform the work in this coun-
try which is now being done by IL men.
because they would be relieved of the
foreign work. IL that suggestion is
followed. five new bishops will be elect
ed and the total number increased
to n.