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The Delta independent., 1899-02-17

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The Delta independent., 1899-02-17

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LOCAL NEWS.
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Old papers 70. ale at this oMce.
Ladies calling cards with plates. This
oesee.
Ed wstzel returned from Denver.
Tuesday.
Taylor Geer returned from Denver.
Tuesday.
Buy your oy.ters at Palmer 4 jack
sons market
H.A. Psrcell. OF Victor. came in Tues
day to stay . few days.
Jack Kiili.n and Amos Durkee cane
back from Denver. Tuesday.
Frank Drexel. Of Maher. is down -
juror before the district court.
Masks for masquerade dance at p. o.
Drug Store, from 10 to IS cents-
Harry Wilson returned from a visit to
his old home 10 New York, ruesdsy.
Salt mackerel, pigs feet and trips
always in stock at Palmer 4 Jackson.
W.. r. Dalzsll left. Tuesday. for Grand
Junction. He has . contract Of painting
and pspering there.
]. 8. Barton and wife returned home.
Tuesday. from 4 months visit to their
old home tn the east.
J. Reid Crowell. an attorney OF Colo
RADIO Springs. accompanied by his wife.
IL attending court here THE week.
Will II. Bopp came down. Tuesday.
from Smiths Fork. and left Wednesday
for Asncos to live with his parents-
As far a. can be learned no damage
has been done the fruit crop on the
Western slope by the cold weather.
The Baptists are building . small
addition 10 their church edifice. for the
accommodation Of some Of their Sunday
school clssees.
John W. Downing. Of Hannah crock.
. prosperous cattleman 10 visiting his
brother. Vim. Downing. Of the lover
Gunnison valley.
Adolph Deroeier returned to his home
in Minnesota. Monday after looking over
our valley. He says he 10 veil pleased
With this section and vill return and
locate next fall.
Come out to the sugar beet mas
meeting AZ the opera house. to morrow
afternoon at O'Clock. and hear some
thing Of sugar beet growing. 1t may be
mouev in vour pocket-certaiuly nothing
The Delta independent., 1899-02-17

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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-07-13
The Camel's Eve.

The Nile is essentially a river of 81
lence and mystery. Even the camels
turn their beautiful soft eyes upon you
as if you were intruding upon their
silence and reserve. Never We're the
ewes in human head so beautiful as a
cancels. There is a limpid softness,
an appealing plaintiveness in their ex-
preston which drags at your SYM
pathies like the look in the eyes of a
hunchback. 1t means that, with your
opportunities, you might have done
more with your life. Your mother
looks at you that way sometimes in
church, when the sermon touches a
particularly raw nerve in your spir-
itual makeup. | always feel like
spologizing when a camel looks at me.
-Woman's Home Companion.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-07-13
Carnauba a Wonderful Tree.

Nature does some wonderful things
in the tropics toward supporting pop
ulation rendered lazy by her climatic
moods in those regions. For example,
there is a carnauba palm growing in
Brazil which yields nutritious milk
from which -four is made. The same
tree produces edible nuts from which
fair imitation of coffee may be ex-
tracted; it's roots have medicinal prop
critics; it's palmetto is eaten as a vege-
table; yields a sugar and sage, both
very nutritious, and from it wine and
vinegar are produced; the stem con-
tains a pith which can be used for cork,
is covered with straw, that is woven
into hats, baskets, brooms and mats;
the wood Of the stem is used in the
manufacture of musical instruments,
for building material or ground up for
paper and cloth; with the pith punched
out it becomes available for pump
stock and tubes. And, finally, this
wonderful tree gives up resinOus wax
much used for making fine candles.
The carnauba tree is naturally high
ly priced in Brazil, since it supplies
about all of mans necessities. But
what additional value it would have
if it could be grown in this temperate
zone, where humanity has been taught
by necessity to hustle for subsistence.
If the carnauba could be grown by the
North American farmer there would
be vast amount of surplus energy to
be turned into other avenues or wasted
Nature is wise Observation-Disclosures
Dispatch.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-07-13
Men with Green Hair.

In the districts surrounding the cop
per mines of Cornwall, Cuba, Chile and
other places where the ore is abundant
ly found, curious sight is to be seen
in the shape of men with hair that is
quite green. This is not, as might be
imagined, fad, but the grave results
produced by the mems surroundings.
The crude ore, in order to secure
more marketable article, is roasted in
enormous furnaces, and it is some
strange emanation from the smelted
copper that effects this chemical
change in the hair of the miners, and
turns it as green as grass. Investiga-
tons have proved that the fumes from
the furnaces contain a certain quantity
or arsenical matter. an dthis causes the
startling change, although the texture
and growth of the hair suffer no injury.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-07-13
GREAT SHIP TUNNEL.
STARTLING SCHEME FOR UNIT.
ING TWO OCEANS.
German Engineering Expert Proposes
to Build a Canal Across the Isthmus
Between North and South America
Hole Through a Mountain.

G. A. Karwiese, the German en-
cheering expert, who was consulting
engineer in the construction Of the Su-
ez Canal, now proposes to build still
more remarkable ship canal across the
isthmus between North and South
America.
His plan is to tunnel through a noun
tain range. By this plan full-rigged
ships with masts reaching up $50 feet
high could sail right through the noun
tain range four abreast The object Of
such tremendous and unheard-of I'M
dertaking as this is to make the short
est possible cut through the isthmus
connecting North and South America.
Some time ago this plan Of Mr.. Kar-
wiese was submitted to Admiral Walk
er,of the Nicaragua Canal Commission.
The proposed Nicaragua Canal which
the United States Government has had
repeated surveys made for will have to
be 1859 miles long. Engineer HARNESSES
proposed canal would be but eleven
miles long. Only one and two-thirds
miles of this would be tunnel through
the mountain. The other nine miles
would be simply the enlarging of ex-
listing waterways leading to the At
lantic and Pacific.
The interior of the ship tunnel could
be lighted by electricity, and motor en-
ergy supplied by electrical power trans
formed from the tides by machines es-
pecially constructed for that purpose.
Such a machine already exists and has
been patented by William Bowman, of
Norfolk, n. Y.
A single lock at each terminus of can
al construction would absolutely con-
troll the water level between the two
oceans. These locks would, Of course,
be necessary to prevent a flood tide on
one side of the isthmus from rushing
through the artificial opening between
the continents. BY this method navi-
cation through the isthmus in still wa
ter and on ocean level would be prac-
tically possible. No other plan ever
suggested provides for an ocean level
canal.
. Engineer Karwiese claims that such
a canal could be built in two years for
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-07-13

bustible and when broken up into frag-
ments and set on fire may be kept
burning for months. In places, indeed,
it has been in fire for years, serving as
an extraordinary natural beacon light
to sailors far out ON the lake. The
great objects of interest at Kettle point
however, are the enormous Kettles"
like immense cannon balls, some Of
which are five feet across. These cal
careous concretions-severa of which
are to be seen scattered about-are i'm
bedded in the strata, which they push
aside as they increase in size. They
radiate from a center and were doubt
less formed by particles attached to a
nucleus by magnetic force. The kettles
too will burn like soft coal, and many
of them have been removed to orna-
ment the lawns of colleges and private
houae&.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-07-13

meet the poet coming up. Mr.. Cleve-
land had juss landed a .big-+-reu+ when
Johnson caught sight of him and lro-
ceeded to say things. The ex-Preside'
made no reply. He made tracks for
safety.
"Did you know you were chasing
Grover Cleveland?" some one asked
Johnson after the incident had mshe
him famous. "Wal," he replied, ~1
calc'late they amt no need O. talkin'.
Mebbe did an mebbe 1 didn't. But.
anyhow, nobudy, big guns er little, gifts
to go poachin' in my trout stream"
Farmer Johnson it is said, has a
grievance. When Cleveland was Pres
ident, Farmer Johnson wanted to be
put in command of the birmingham
postoffce. He was kept in the ranks
and never got over it.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-07-13

$4S,OO0,OOO. The lowest estimate for
the Nicaragua Canal is $1SS,OOO,O0O
and five years time for construction
SO great an undertaking as boring a
hole through a mountain range big
enough for ships to sail through would
seem impossible, were it suggested by
any lesser authority than Mr.. Kar-
Wiese.
Mr.. karwiese was consulting engln-
eer in the designing and building OF the
canal through the Isthmus Of Suez, and
for a short time was engaged with De
Lesseps in Panama. Almost at the
start he became convinced that the
Panama route would ultimately be
abandoned, and says upon investiga-
ton he found that the existing lsthm1-
an surveys were inaccurate and IN
many instances merely a matter of
guesswOrk.
Accordingly, in 1891 he began sys-
tematic survey of the whole isthmus,
which he has completed, and is now
possessed of maps, soundings and other
records, all convincing facts. He is, of
course. IaullildI Win lLC NASAAo "SAAA
region. and condemns the course there
with objections similar to those actu-
a1lv encountered in Panama.
The proposed new route involves
some features altogether novel in canal
building. but it is claimed to be not on
" shorter. cheaper and far more prac-
teal than any, but cheaper and far
more practical than any other course
ever suggested. Mr.. HARNESSES ex-
nerience in canal building and fame as
an expert assure it's consideration by
the United States Government. 1t is
probable that Mr.. Karwiese will ac-
company on their surveys the Isthmian
Canal Commission recently appointed
by the President to investigate all
routes, and will personally go over the
ground of his work with the officers of
the Government
According to surveys and estimates
furnished by Mr.. Karwiese, ship tun-
mel canal can be completed through the
lower Isthmus of Panama, between the
Gulf of Darien and the bed Of the San
ia Maria River This region is known
as the Aputi Valley, and is crossed dl-
ametricany by the Cardilliere range OF
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-07-13

occupation he is a clerk in a wholesale
grocery store, and by natural predilec-
ton sport.
Some days ago he invented a brand
new gambling scheme that beats any
thing yet. He places two tiny mounds
of sugar on a box, both of the same
size, then he proceeds to wager any
friend who chances to drop in that the
flies will eat up one mound before the
other.
mo, there's not much profit in it,
said he. you can't tell which pile will
be consumed first. I'm not personally
acquainted with the ST. gar-eating pro-
pensities of the flies, and if l was I'd
never know which flies were going to
light on my pile. All sugar looks alike
to flies. But the game is fun, and real
exciting when they begin the home
stretch And then the flies do all the
work. and do it so cheerfully!'
And he yawned and sighed as a Gus
toner asked him the price of -four
Atlanta Constitution.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-07-13
Private Property.

According to a decision of the Court
of Errors and Appeals of New Jersey,
property owners need not permit tele-
graph poles, telephone poles and cleo
trio light poles to be placed on the high
ways in front of their property with
out due compensation. Corporations
cannot set their poles in the night time
or at any other time when they can
take property owners unawares and
thus secure a right of way. They
must agree with the property owners
as to the rate of compensation, or, if
they cannot agree, they must go to
court and have the issue adjudicated
thpra
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-07-13
MAN WHO cHAsE0sGRo
1" No Postofece for johnson, =
for Cleveland"


Hop Greek, in Tyringham, A
the Berkshire hills, is a httie y
stream that has becomeIfamous. "
yer Cleveland, former Pfesiden19Iae
United States, chose to go nshin
Hop creek. Alfred in brown calA
coat and trousers and an old sao
hat, the portly eS-commander o.
American army attempted to captu
few speckled beauties ia that pafef
the brook which runs through faln
Johnsons pasture. He did so IN W
ance of a sign which read: mo Flsnlf
OF Trespassing on These Premises ""
Be Allowed"
Now, when the farmers and VlllasT
Whereabouts meet each other; one 7
them is sure to remark: Il say,
hear what happened to that fat fellfl
fishin' on Frank JOhnson's land Anl
then they both chuckle uatil they have
to beat each other on the back to KEEP
from choking. For ex-President Clev9
land was routed completely. He wal
chased out by irate Farmer Johnson.
The ex-Presdent sat on the bank q
the little creek, dangling his legs CONF
fortably over the edge, ObliviSus or evt
erything but the fact that trout were
biting beautifully. His reveres Were
interrupted by choleric voicesyelling'
"Git out O. that-skedaddle now, you,
er b'gosh I'm after We with my hoe"
Mr.. Cleveland looked up. He saw
big man with a red face bearing doW4
upon him at a lively pace. He did mol
stop to parley. He wasted no time II
offering his card. He retreated hun
riedly down to his carriage, twent1
yards away.
This is how it all happened. Through
his wife Mr. Cleveland is kinsfolk witt
Richard Watson Glider, the poet-editq
OF the Century magazine. Mr. Glide
has modest little cottage at Tyrin4
ham. He had invited Mr.. Cleveland
come up from Princeton, N. j., on
fishing trip. The region around Tyrins
ham Is famous among sportsmen fc
its trout streams and quail and par
ridge woods.
The ex-President had accepted tn
poets invitation. The two lovers o
angling had selected Hop creek, tn,
best trout stream in that section. Hol
creek is free stream for the mos
part, but few farmers have put vi
signs Of mo trespassing." Among
these was Farmer Johnson. Early IL
the morning Mr.. Cleveland and Mr.
Glider drove down from the Riverside
Hotel. 1t was,agreed that the EXPIRES
ident should start on Farmer John
sons place and work down stream t.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-07-13

The greatest colonizing nation in the
world, both in the extent and value Of
her foreign possessions and in the sue
cess with which she governs them, is
Great Britain. Spain, on the other
hand, while she has been one Of the
most enterprising and energetic in the
establishment Of colonies, has been the
least successful in governing or even
retaining them. The success Of the
British policy is due largely to it's lib
eralfty. Native character and customs
are carefully studied and duly respect
ed. So far as possible native rulers
are kept In power, and religious lib
erty and the freedom Of trade are stu
diously promoted. This liberal policy
not only enables the ruling power to
maintain it's authority economically,
but by propitiating the governed, per-
disposes them to study and to acquire
the point Of view of their rulers. It
is thus civilizing policy. Spain could
not maintain her power in Cuba with
two hundred thousand soldiers; but
Great Britain governs Ceylon, which
has twice the population of Cuba, with
fifteen hundred men; and Sir Andrew
Clarke, by his wise policy in the Straits
Settlements of the Malay Peninsula,
brought order out Of chaos, put an end
to tribal misrule and brought prosperity
to the people without the aid of any
British troops. The events of the past
year make this matter of colonial gov
eminent one Of supreme interest to the
United States. The National Civil Ser
vice Commission, in a report just pub
ished, rightly attributes Great Bri-
tain's success to her admirable civil SER
vice, and enumerates characteristics
as worthy of our imitation if we hope
for similar results.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-07-13

Owing
Harwch, England
nghbohood
bodily
making
this the third
en-
By
mile
broada and sbetwee the lone Sands
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-07-13
Frog Skin Leather.

A little while ago an ingenious tan
ner produced some pretty leather made
of fish skin. In some instances, as in
the mackerel and the bonito and the
Red sea perch, he managed to retain
very nearly the natural colors. But
frog skin is the latest introduction, and
while it is the thinnest Of all known
feathers it is ut the same time the
toughest.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-07-13

The lines Of diplomacy are running
parallel in the matter of the Alaska
boundary and the Behring Sea ques-
ton. The agreement which Ambassa-
dor Choate and the Marquis Of Sails
bury have effected concerns not the
whole boundary line, but only such a
part Of it az is of present Importance
to Canada and the United States, just
as was the case in the other matter.
That is to say, it applies only to the
villages and properties built up by the
increased activity Of travel over the
passes leading from the sea to the Yu-
kon valley. This provisional agreement,
which it is covenanted shall not be
exercised to prejudice the final loca-
ton of a permanent line Of demarca-
ton, was required to appease the
growing dissatisfaction of the army of
settlers upon, and the traders and trav-
elers who cross the Chilkoot and
ton trail. The doubt as to locality
rests upon the contention Of the Do
minion that the boundary line should
run ten marine leagues east from the
OutermOst fringe Of islands that dot
the Alaskan coast. The United States
holds that the initiatory points of
measurement exist on the main land.
In the United States survey maps the
boundary line at the places named in
the modus vivendi passes in a sweep
ing curve around the head of Lynn
Canal, including in Alaskan territory
Talya, Skaguay, Chilkoot and the vii
lage of Kluckwan. By the provisional
delimitation the line will pass through
three specified points, the old Cana
dian custom house on the White Pass,
the present Canadian custom house On
Chilkoot Pass and extend northward
to the Dalton trail just without the
village of Kluckwan. The real dispute
has been at what point the line should
cut the Dalton trail, because at the
other places the natural boundary is
fairly defined by the summit Of the
water shed upon which the custom
houses have stood. But the present
agreement, which is operative only for
TWO years, Uy Which, llluS Tic WuOlt
question will be threshed out, practi-
cally leaves the United States in pos
session of all she claimed as being in
Guided in the Russian purchase. The
Lynn Canal, as the estuary is called
which leads in from the sea to the
foot of the ChilkoOt, remains in Alaska
with all its varied interest for fisheries
and commerce, and if some concession
has been made to the Dominion it is of
nature that is justified by the uncer
tainty of the boundary and the friend
ly and reciprocal interests of the two
countries which dispute it. Canada has
not reached tide water, however,
which was her dearest wish, and
about which she has clamored so per-
sistently. Fortunately the settlement
of international disputes in which she
may engage does not rest with her,
but must be made through the crown
ministers, who in this case have seen
how baseless the pretensions Of the
Dominion are.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-07-13
Feeding Bottles in Greek DAYS.

Those who believe that feeding bot
ties for babies are the result of modern
civilization are out of date. The Greek
nurses used to carry with them
sponge full of honey in small pot to
stop the children from crying, and in
the British museum are two Greek
vases dating from 700 B. G. which are
much like feeding bottles used by the
Romans subsequently.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-07-13

Young men ought to go into politics.
They can do themselves and their
country good. If they want office they
are entitled to have it. If they are
clever enough to beat their elders it
will be a salutary event for all persons
concerned. Most of the elders of poll
tics need to be beaten once in a While.
1t freshens them and it ventilates the
offices, taking the mould out and eX-
posing the disorganization. Youth is
indiscreet, if the textbook of the aged
may be believed. But indiScretion is
frequently the beginning of new and
approved conventionalities. 1t is the
iconoclast that loosens the world from
its feticheS. When it isn't reality. it
is a bogy and the raillery of men
against it need not deter any young
man from taking turn at it if he con-
scientiously thinks the old men mis-
taken. A thousand youthful indiscre-
tons in municipal and district govern
ment>c could scarcely be worse than the
thousand aud ten mistakes which the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-07-13

When the hello" girl is replaced by
the automaton the telephone subscrib-
er will be denied the satisfaction of
knowing that his profanity is under
stood. Reflection upon the total de-
pravity of inanimate things" will be
his only consolation.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-07-13

Lieutenant Hobson writes to friend
that he like it at Manila and hopes he
may remain there year or two longer.
They must have some kissable maidens
over that way, after all.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-07-13
BURNS LIKE COAL,

Kettle Point Beach One of the Most
Remarkable Places in Canada.
One of the most remarkable places in
Canada is Kettle point, on the south
ern shore Of Lake Huron, about twelve
miles from Forest. The beach is com
posed of a black, bituminous shale,
level and smooth, divided into sections
by cleavage, like blocks of ice sawn
for storage. This shale is highly COM
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-07-13

How much ought an army or a naval
officer speak in public? A seasonable
inquiry, admitting Of several answers.
A recent remark of a British officer
will serve as one answer. The speech
making of the soldier" said he, should
be confined to barking out a few re-
marks on parade to an audience to
whom listening is compulsory
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-07-13

Russia is not an autocracy in fact.
She is an oligarchy. She is under the
rule and dominion of her powerful no.
bility, and they find the army a source
of pleasure and profit to themselves
which they have no idea of parting
with. They put their young men into
1t as well-paid officers, and the old fell
lows find it an amending source of plum
der and peculation. The oligarchy will
never part with the army so long as
they rule Russia.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-07-13

Cases of broken-down girls whose
minds have been nearly destroyed by
oyerstudy, or who have been driven to
the brink Of insanity by disappoint-
ment in their studies, are becoming
more and more frequent. This phase
Of mental suicide has little excuse, and
Is most lamentable.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-07-13

The proposition made by Rev. Will
lam White Wilson to stop deifying
heroes may be little radical, but it is
certainly advisable to make sure one
has a hero before making the deifica-
ton.