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The Delta independent., 1897-05-05

J.J. Wiutos = agsnt Tor ths Excel,
sior laundry. of Denver.
The Delta independent., 1897-05-05

Just received car load q ~ cup
plies, berry boxss and csstsA Delta
Fruit & Produce Co.
The Delta independent., 1897-05-05
NOeiee Eos PobsieassOo.
LAND OFFICE AT MoNIaOsE. COLORADO,
Anil ~. psau9'

April q: 1907.
Notics Ii hereby given that the following nam
ed settler has filed notice Of bis intention 70 nak
hnAl proof IN support Of bis claim. and that aid
county judge and ex-ofiicio clerk At Delta Colo.
RADIO. on June 3, 1897, viz:
Joshua Potts. who made d. 8. No. isae Ute
Series, for the ny sek sec. !. Tp u = Of K. 81 W
sth r. y.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation Of
said land. viz:
John W. ANYWAY, Albert s. Goodennow, Mel
vim }. lane, Ezra @. Wade, all Of fxOnix Delta
county, Colo.
A.. Z. AAsBARy, ReRister.
lFirst pub May 5. last Jsne 8, isO7l
The Delta independent., 1897-05-05

Fine Oak extension 42x42 top 81 foot formerly $1.25
Ash extension, 9Oc, formerly $1.15.
Oak centre "a inch top, brass feet &c. formerly $3.50.
Oak centre "a inch top plain legs 92.25, formerly 50.
Onyx top l0x1O inches, brass legs, @11.75.
Same Sx8 top, &c.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-02-06

are replaced in the tub, and a fine saw.
dust OF mahogany or other hard wood
Is put in, and the barefooted man re-
news his exercise. This removes the
grease.
The skins are then taken out and
beaten as before, and the fur is combed
out They arc now ready to be cut into
sacks, jackets, etc. The seal skin and
that OF the sea otter are the only skins
that can be dyed successfully and re.
tain their gloss and original color.
fnrs are worn by semi-civilized and
savage and all civilized people in very
old climates. The Chinese and jap.
anese have worn furs us articles of dis
play for more than 1900 years. And the
demand for fine and beautiful furs for
ornament and luxury is increasing in
mis- and in all other countries. Before
the purchase of Alaska, mountain
lrappers mainly supplied the country.
furs OF the seal were not in such gem
eral use, being far more high-priced
than they are now.
The great industry of trapping in the
southern states and in the Rocky
mountains has decreased immeasur-
ably since the purchase of the seal
islands. Yet there are not more beaut:.
lul skins than those found in Florida,
the Mississippi and Louisiana swaups
and in the Rocky mountains.
The first great fur establishment IN
america was founded at st. Louis more
than a century ago 10y Laclede, Macon
Y Co., and the business continued until
the beginning of the late war between
inc states. Auguste and Pierre Cha.
,esu were employees of the COMPANY
ior many years. Subsequently. they
,ormed an independent company, the
Dusines OF which was interrupted by
inc wal OF 1912. The business, however,
was resumed by their descendants. auc
continued for many years.
ABOUT the beginning of this century
ponn Jacob Astor formed the American
u company and established stations
from Astoria, Oregon, to ST. Louis. tran
pans throughout the west and sr-ta.
49, British raids on the northwest
snso.aered with the business and
sr ~S ~ were removed to 81. Louis.
m ssS y. w 'vas confined 10 the Rocky
"5vessse1t r. GcANtkRn
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-02-06

A certain w%ell-known merchant in
town is just now enjoying himself I'M.
mensely. He was a Bryan mar during
the campaign. Other wholesale mer.
chants, who opposed Bryan, used Ia
marvel at him for his position, and as
sured him that in tie event of McKin.
ley's election confidence would be at
once restored (mark you "at once")
and good times would come with conf
dence. TO prove their good faith they
stocked up well before election. He
did not agree with them about this
presto change transformation, and he
didn't stock up. Now the anti-Bryan
spectators are gnashing their teeth,
while our Bryanite friend just smiles
and saws wocd.-Buffalo Times.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-02-06
IN THE STATES

Horses have become so cheap In som
parts of Missouri that a t~wo-year-ol'
colt of good pedigree sold at auction al
Rich Hill for see.
The keen political discrimination OF
a Todd county (Ky.) turkey was
learned after its death when Mckinley
button was found in its crop.
Pending the adoption of a plan to dis
pose of impounded and u~nredeemed
dogs at Macon, Ca, by electricity, an
experiment has been made upon rats.
II was successful.
Pumpkin pie for the season is assured
in Mercer county, KY, where a 64-pound
pumpkin was grown, Its circumfer-
ence was fye feet and eight inches.
For stesling from a deaf mute EAR
pcnter some OF the tools Of his trade.
another deaf mute. against whom three
others of the silunt people testified,
has been sent to Jail at Kansas City.
Instead of his usual Sunday evening
sermons, a clergyman of Chapman,
Kan- is reading 10 his congregation 4
continued story, entitled: Jake. tho
Merchant" which be wrote himself.
After Il long and luxurious yawn n
morning a Westwood (Mich.) man
couldn't close his mouth. His jaw had
been dislocated. He was so frightened
that since it was set he doesn't dare
even to smile broadly.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-02-06

company, with headquarters also in San
Francisco, become the successful bid
ders. Within the past rs years nearly g.
100000 seals have been taken from these
misunderstanding to official figures.
| is estimated that only about 100000
remain, including old and young OF the
two sexes. It is expressly stipulated
that only males between the ages of
one and five years may BE- killed. The
females and the older males are reserved
In order that the supply may not be-
come exhausted, Besides, the skin Of
the old male Is too tough FOR use.
Whether these regulations are Oh.
served by the contractors is not known;
but il is known that the number Of
seals has been gradually diminishing
for years, for when these islands were
purchased there were abou, 100000
seals III the Alaskan waters. This de-
crease is doubtless largely owing TO
British and Russian poachers, and ire
q~uently American treebooters are over
hauled by government revenue cutters.
At this rate Of decrease the supply will
become exhausted in few years. The
reals found elsewhere in America are
not of the f%ur-bearing species; hence
the necessity Of the restrictions. The
~fur-bearing seal is found off the coast OF
California, and sometimes comes as
near as San Diego, but they are merely
on an excursion from their Alaskan
"rookeries." They prefer those "rook-
cries"
These islands are rugged and steep
aud almost inaccessible to the s%ealers,
many of whom fall from the rocky
shores in their hunt for the seal and
are killed by others in the waters below.
Seal-hunting is a dangerous occupu-
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-02-06
A CASE OF "oIT."
Why the Family Left the Country with
ont DELAY.

Why the Family Left the Country with
out Delay.
A family, consisting Of man and wife
and four or five small children, were
riding along in n wagon loaded with
household goods, says the New York
journal, when an old fellow came to the
door of his cabin and shouted at them:
Hello, Sam-whar be you folks q.
gittin' to"
Were a-gittin' out o. the kentry,'
replied the man on the wagon as he
halted his horse.
what are you a-gittin' fur?"
"Gittin' cause the vigilance commit
tee told US to git"
"Whar's your two boys, that they
halnt a-gittin' with you"
"They got pizened afore they could
git"
DO you mean pizened by a snake.
bite"
mo, lead. They wus a-gittin' too
many good horses and got shot"
oval, s'long, SAM" called the old fel.
low in the doorway. "Sorry to see you
a-gittin' but reckon you gotter git"
"Slong," answered the other. and
gathering up the lines he shouted to
his horse:
"Git right up thar, durn yer ole hide,
cause we gottsr be a-gittin' q git ON us
and git into the next county a. fast rs
we kin giti"
And they got.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-02-06

had been carrying on the business for
about a century before the United
States bought the islands.
The price paid was $~7,20o,ooo, which,
at the time, was thought to be an ex-
crbitant price for huge icabergS, islands
of rock and the fisheries. Perhaps it
IS! a company was granted the monop-
ely of seal hunting, paying therefor a
stipulated sum, and a royalty ON each
seal shipped, amounting 10 about $780,
600 a year. 1t was stipulated that not
more than 100000 seals should be
Killed yearly. How mary seals were
taken will never be known, out
side OF the corporation. The members
became immensely wealthy, AS did some
of the government o~ficisls and con-
gressmen. A few years ago, another
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-02-06
COMMENTS OF THE PRESS.

"A tariff for revenue for monopo.
lies is about the Mckinley idea.-St.
Louis Post-Dispatch.
Fortunately for Boss Hanna, his
ambition to get into the senate is not
hampered by the necessity Of being
elected by a vote of the people of his
statc.-St. Louis Republic.
A New York paper declares that
the reason for so many cabinet dcclina.
tons is the unpopularity of Mark Han
ma. But so long as Mckinley truly
loves him, what's the odds ?-A!bany
Argus.
The manufacturers who are cut.
ting down the wages of employees are
not doing this because it is demanded
by the conditions, but for the reason
hat they believe it will furnish an ar.
gument in favor of high protective du.
ties.-Peoria Herald.
-McKinley's cabinet will be one of
second-raters. No man with a position
and reputation to sustain will 60 into
it willingly. II any OF them arc forced
into it, they will get out before the end
Of the term. There is danger ahead,
and there is not one of them who can
full TO see the red light.-St. Louis
Post-Dispatch.
1t is said to be the intention Of
the committee or ways and means, now
working on a new tariff bill, to keep the
results of their deliberations secret
until they are presented to the next con-
gress. The hearings" though, may
give the matter away on the principle
that a man is known by the company he
kecps.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
-Republicans whether in the north
or south, are hard to please. When
there is a large vote in Louisiana with
u democratic majority they chargs that
the negro vote has been counted for
that party, and when there is a small
vote they charge that the negro has
teen %bulldozed. There is no satisfying
some people.-New Orleans States.
The republican leaders seem to he
at sea on everything else but the in.
crease of taxation. They know how to
lay heavier and heavier taxes year by
year, and they know how to increase
appropriations in the face of the fact
that the income of the treasury is not
equal to the expenses OF the govern
ment. These things they are doing, but
they are not raising a hand to carry out
their pledges to the people.-Atlanta
Constitution.
-lnconslstency was never the bug.
bear Of the republican party. At this
time contradictions between their
promises and performances are worry.
ing them less than ever. Having &C.
cured power by a fight on the currency
.ssue. they propose 70 call an extra scs-
sion Of congress-, not to reform the cur
rea.cy, but to enact a higher tariff. An
other Inconsistency in their attitude 10
the ground on which they argue for q
higher tarin-to raise prices. Yet the
.elisct OF the former Mckinley tariif was
efserted By them to hare been lower
u~iepG~Kspaup CIV Times
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-02-06
HUMAN ODDITIES.

Didymus, the Alexandrian, was borT
blind, but, notwithstanding this defect
attained such great skill in mathemat
les, geometry and logic that he wa
reckoned one of the wonders of his age
Daniel Lambert, the famous fat mar
and the most noted example of obesity
recorded in medical annals. was born
in ITO aud died at the age of 40, of ex'
cessive fat. His weight was 7s9 pounds
Sir Joshua Reynolds needed but one
sitting when intending TO paint q por
trait. Sometimes he would not take
even that, but would casually glance al
the sitter and proceed to paint the por
trait.
Galbara, an Arabian giant who was
brought to Rome by Emperor Claudius
to serve in the imperial body guard, was
nine feet nine inches high. Pliny says
that he vas the tallest man ever seen
in Rome.
De Piles mentions a blind sculptor
who, guided by the sense of touch
alone, made a marble statue of Charles
l. of England. 1t is singular, however,
that this sculptor is not mentioned, so
far as known, by any other writer, and
the story may be apocryphal.
Nicholas Saunderson, the blind pro-
fessor at Cambridge, was almost pre-
ternaturally gifted in the sense Of
touch. BY this faculty alone he could
distinguish counterfeit from genuine
metals and money, and could tell, by
the grain, of what wood a table was
made.
James Thornburg, mentioned in the
English scientific publications early in
this century, was one of a family Of
seven children, each of whom had six
fingers on each hand and six toes on
each foot. 1t is stated that his mother
and grandmother were similarly en-
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-02-06

and hootlng, and firing pistols. Tn
panic-stricken seals will run in TIT
opposite direction and toward tn,
shore. When upon the shore they
are partly surrounded and proddet
with sticks 10 keep them in line ant
to hurry them along to the killing
ground. Those that had their noses
turned seward when the stampede be-
gan escape, for they were too much
frightened to be turned in their course,
and frequently run over the natives,
knocking them almost senseless.
At the killing grounds the seals ore
driven into line, us men condemned to
be shot. The executioner has a sharp
edged club which he wields with re-
markable deXterity and force. Ne
strikes the seal a well-dlrected blow
on the back of the head, killing 1t In
stantly, When the blow is not of suf-
flcient force the roar of the dying seal
is both loud and pitiful TO hear. Fire
arms are not used, for the skins must
be free from holes.
The skins are then taken off. They
are Immediately sailed, folded and
piled in bundles, to be sent to the cur-
ing establishment for further treat
rent. The meat of the seal is eaten by
tine natives, and also shipped TO the
United States and other countries. The
llubber is the main diet ct the natives.
Most of it is exported TO Russia.
When received from the hunter the
are preserved by being sslted
away. When prepared for market, the
salt is washed from them, the flesh
scraped off, and the grease removed.
I he hairs are pulled out carefully, SO as
to preserve an even and smooth sur
The Etlts are then manipulated
by hand so as to make them soft and
II any small holes are found
they are mended so as not to SHOW"
The pelts are then dyed TO any shade
lequired-from coal black to light
Then the skins are washed
clean, shaved down TO the required
commercial thinness, being manipu-
continually during the process.
Quite a number of skins are dam
,ged, and some ruined, during this
process,
The skins are afterwards stretched
or the drying process, a solution of
llum being applied to the flesh side TO
prevent them from spelling, If not to
DC Immediately shipped they are
prinkled with camphor and slowed
in n dry place. Once week they
ire uniolded on the ground and men
,eat them with long poles. This knocks
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-02-06
opoM,sEs AND PIE cRusTS.
Republican Campaign Lies In the Ligst
of Facts.

"
Republican Campaign Lies In the Lsge'
of Facts.
II seems to be o fact that the single
gold standard, as a policy, is not real
ling the expectations of its friends ID
the matter of improving conditions
We we're assured that after the SILVER
scare was at an end business would pick
M and activity would be resumed In oil
branches of commerce and industry, In
fact, 1t was said that nothing prevented
n restoration of normal conditions ex-
ccpt the silver craze, which. 1t was al
legged, had destroyed public confidence
and created uncertainty and disturb
ance. Nobody now contends that nor'
nal conditions have been restored or
that there Is any prospect of their early
restoration. Anybody who would make
such n contention would be compelled
IA admit that normal conditions are
nothing TO brag about
or course, under ordinary circum.
stances, the fair thing would be to wait
until the new administration had been
afforded an opportunity to put some
remedial legislation on the statute
book, assuming that legislation Is a
good thing for a diseased condition OF
business; but the circumstances Of the
present case are not ordinary. We
were told that nothing was needed to
prosperity but confidence; just
confidence, and that the only way, and
the sure way, to create confidence was
to elect Mckinley. Nothing was said
about waiting for legislation or ever
for the majors inauguration; his cleo.
ton was pledged to do the business.
The Buffalo Times admits that the
of Mckinley did not cause the
bank failures and the general as
reported during the past
few weeks, but it insists that neither
has his election verified in the slightest
the predictions made by his or.
rams and their assistants that conf
fence would be at once restored, gold
would come out from its hiding places,
Mills would reopen, tie & en-.
,loymcnt would multiply, wages would
Use and peace and plenty be III portion
'vermore." Other papers refer to this
natter In similar terms. and this indi.
that general expectation banked
N the majors election as the thing
hat, in realization of earnest promises,
would create confidence and restore
prosperity. We fancy, therefore, that a
asst number of people have by this time
cached the conclusion that it is much
asier to vote for a thing than to get it
.fter voting for it; and that there is a
.reat deal Of pie-crustiness about re-
publican campaign promises. - Bing-
IN. W Leader,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-02-06
TWIN RELICS OF BARBARlSM.
Protection and the Gold Standard Foster
Trusts and Reduce Wages.

trusts ana heuuCe wages.
The hopes of higher duties under the
incoming republican administration is
nerving the manufacturers to combine
and raise prices Of products and lower
the wage rate. In addition to the new
life given to the old trusts organized
under the Mckinley robber tariff law,
a number of new combinations are
already formed since the election OF
are in course Of incubation, This is
on the line of what is known Us re.
publican protection TO American Ia.
bor." Now, if the goidite party is
not the father of trusts, and if the cap.
italistic combines have no reason to
expect aid from the Mckinley admin.
istration, why is it that there is now,
in every industrial line, a marked ac-
tivity in the organization and rcorgan.
ization of unlawful combines? A new
cordage trust has already been formed;
a sandstone combine has been organ.
lied; the print paper manufacturers
have arrived at an agreement to pool
interests; the window glass trust has
r~eorganized in a stronger and more
dangerous form than ever; the lock-
makers trust is in the field with an
advance in price Of rs per cent, and
combinations big and little are enter.
ing into the spirit of plumber that has
been given new life by republican sue.
cess. But wages-ah, well, that is an.
other matter. The gold standard must
necessarily produce a reduction in
wages, or, what is the same thing, q
lessening of the opportunities to labor,
with the corresponding result of sew.
eral men looking for one job. Great
is protection and the gold standard!
If the country don't get its surfeit OF
these twin relics of barbarism" be.
fore 1900, the State Register will have
missed its guess.-Illinois State Reg.
ister.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-02-06
SEALS AND THEIR SKINS.
The Supply Win Be Exhausted
Within a Few Years,
How the Harmless Creatures Are Lured
to Death-Processes of Curing and
DyeIng-SignIhcant and Dis
Couraglng Figures.
Especial San Francisco Letter.

Few people who wear the fur OF seals
know how and where the furs are OBJ
tanned, or of the manner Of curing them.
The belle of fashion gives little thought
to the fact that to crafty her vanity
the life Of a noble animal has been
sacrificed.
The furs worn In this country are
mostly from the "rookeries," on the
islands of ST, Paul and ST, George, the
of the Alaskan group. 1t
seems that the seals migrated to these
rs their final retreat from the
Russian seal-hunters. The Russians
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-02-06

ton, especially on these barren rocks
amid dense fogs and almost perpetual
SHOWS. On these islands the seals mako
their homes in the rocky cliffs, called
"rookeries," where they are found in
droyes numbering hundreds. These
positions they fight for. biting each
other with great ferocity. This depre.
ciates the commercial value Of III,
skin. Those that cannot maintain a
position on the rookery stay on tbs
beach below.
Tho seal can run, walk and climb AS
well as swim; and it sleeps while float.
Ing on its back. 1t is frightened and
stampeded easily, and two or three ma.
tives can drive q large number before
them = . flock Of sheep. AT night,
while the seals are sporting in the wa.
ser, and some asleep with just their
noses sticking out above the surface
> few natives will walk out on the sinai.
!ew beach and atealthily eel between
sea ahoal q seals aud deep water,
~ - attiyss WY beadp uhqutIne
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-02-06

Republican statesmen are filing the
papers with schemes to increase the
tariff taxes, to raise money TO pay
the expenses Of the government. The
people are already paying more .sxes
thun they are able TO pay. Even Sec
rotary Morton, goIdite, declares there Ia
20 use OF increasing the burdens Of the
people by increasing their taxes. Re-
duce the expenses Of the government
let the policy be more economy and less
taxation. A return to Jeffersonian
simplicity is needed more than anything
else In governmental affairs at this
time.-Exchange.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-02-06
amount Of misinformation

1Uc o1HUuuV VI sIuIDr41At1
and downright faisehood that l,as oeen
placed before the ways and means com.
mittee during the tariff hearings would
Re astounding to anybody who was. not
familiar with the methods always sn,.
pInyed by interested persons to cxtra11
greater favorS fFom the gosernmenl
than they hass any good reason 70 q
for-pepyidsaae Jeuruai.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-02-06
the dirt and softens them. Then

ON Tie dIrt and sOftens them. Then
they are shipped to market.
The manufacturer puts the skins i in
tubs partly filled with rancid butter,
y man steps into each tub and executes
a song and dance, trampling with his
bare feet until the felt is soft and pill
able. The skins are then scraped on
the flesh side with a strip of iron until
the extra tissue is removed. Then they
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-02-06

THE WOODEN HEM"

Hatcnes chickens from hens eggs. II is
loxl5Ss inches; will hatch 2S eggs. Price,
soW. Write to Mr.. Geo. H. Stahl, Mfr,
quincy, Ill, for a copy Of his booklet *"
describing the Wooden Hem also large
catalogue. Both sen free.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-02-06

Vibrating In Tuneful Accord

Like the strings OF amusical instrument, the
nervous system in health harmonizes pleas
antly with the other parts of the system. But
weakened or overweight, it jangles most
inharmoniously. Quiet and invigorate it
with the great tranquillizer and tonic, Hos
letters Stomach Bitters, which promotes
digestion, bilious secretion and a regular ac-
ton of the bowels, and prevents malarial,
rheumatic and kidney complaints. .