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The Delta independent., 1899-10-20
The Rock l<i,sd " sti Nap OF The
Culs~d - ateS.

Is the best Offered to the publir. 1t is
very large and especially adopted To
sc.,o"l purposes. Every tsacher of Sc"
graphy and every business Office should
have one. 1t will he sent post paid To;
any address on receipt Of fifteen cents in
postage sta u,ps or coin.
Address JOIN SFBAsrIAN. G. p. A.
Chicago Ill. 3S 6
The Delta independent., 1899-10-20
Mafed.

Saiiebury-Snelsnn AT Cory. Colora-
do. Sunday Oct. l. 1899. ElSard l.. Sal
isbury TO Miss Olive Snelson.
Smith h-Tatts-Iu Delta. Colorado.
October II. 1899. by Rev. E v. Du Bois,
Gregg smith and Miss Anna Watts. q
The Delta independent., 1899-10-20

r NJ. BarraSie and Arthur War !. two
we'll known cattlemen of the EscAissse
country were in town Wednesday by.
ing their winter supplies They repart
plenty os snow on the range.
The Delta independent., 1899-10-20

The exodus to the hiding place Of the
t',nid deer has set in. and from now un
I'll spow flies the hunted animals will
li rally have to i,ir out.
The Delta independent., 1899-10-20

Noary 60 innI 90 seanetseA and
Town ;,rorrrt3. b~~s .srrrss. No
dcta.. Call or a;dTrss
q. e. RlNE.
The Delta independent., 1899-10-20

The srciion gaux have ne-u down tn
road near:Whiie Ws,sr this ssrk heip
ing to clear eH the rubbish washed in =
the storm.
The Delta independent., 1899-10-20

For the hest teas aui cofees at the
n,.,st reasonable prres gn To the Delta
Cnup'y Mere. Co armer i Merchant .
Bank 5uIluir.
The Delta independent., 1899-10-20

Mr. Chas Estre;t representing Chas
Wathen. msnufsctareT Of Denver. va
in Town NJ 'nday.
The Delta independent., 1899-10-20

Frank Sanhers aui ~ Il. expect to re
turn home Saturday They, wLl visi
Denver v hiie away.
The Delta independent., 1899-10-20

Nr Chas Miiier aua . he u EIotc kirl
left tor Crippi. Crssx juud.y.,M Aii.
Ier i,e,nr n l-'~,-ste - te~ r.u ns; Lkiss
The Delta independent., 1899-10-20

W. d. W. .v.'.- rank G ndess and
wife Al! 4 ,iMat l-ft i.r G.:
Greek .Sua!ay.i ..;r n 'sma \ hei 4 ls
gaicr. 10 thr Gsasi i.nixs l. .. - +.
" h,ch met "a that city The arsi ~ tie
week 7
The Delta independent., 1899-10-20

N-sC F. Luce u,uther OF Biry and
Lin and Mrs. DR.. uicx. arrived FRO n
Omaha. Fr.iay. on 4 visit 10 h.r child :
The Delta independent., 1899-10-20

Mrs J. Il. Insis.r oi Ieiiugide ros hefe
saturday .nnsn.u"g ~i'h oos u our
pb " itiau In -~::ari tn her little boy.
The Delta independent., 1899-10-20
LUCE Il STOCKIlAM.
DELTA. COLO.

TIE Ds'fa Caun.y Te !chr-.' SIS in
t.r viii meet in !!ot *s;"s % the :7'r
I'D 2s'h of Or.nh~r. A gori program
=, be~o prepared s'r 40 thine and ore
rna' ~a' 'r~s-~~ "'ertasuing an.iin-tru"t-
I'VE % sv"sy peraou int-.es' ed in ,ur
SC ,nie.
I be ~-sa,ons " II hr open {, the pub
lac u; ali I,nle .ani ii u h"I.i that riany
patrons wiH take advantage Of thus ,p
port unity IL learn ~Lat the teachers are
dolng.
Ga the ere of OFT 27th Mr. A Car
lis will deliver o.r. { ais guoi lectures.
Those sho ha,. u-.e. hearl Mr. Curtis
need to D. pies. 1t As he .s '.,e NJ 4! e
n,.rst pleasing and sL'eriaining lertuI
er. IN tho scst.
.Iamrs Russell. b sitter kuosn asS.."r,.
.';,.i in Dsita last SATURDAY night o
CDR ,n.c. gas: ritis. an w,s uri - Su .
.Iava He was abnut d, wears ,t age and
Ia been around Dr"a doing rM jobs
{ two .-as- or m"".
A.r. wiinur an Mr.. l.. A. Giliien.
w-r. snrntii med lu Il ,ru<lss Wet.nes
day on, account u th- ,rr'ns rin l.tion
~ iEeie brother. fr.n. uf H"tchk'-s
who vas sui.r II ny u-,nI throw frem
horse.
l. ne! WiScan ie'urrr'i Tuc@,ia.
from = bnntius cxpeI. ipa. He and his
parry got Caught IA ,h. siotm and IN
getting out hal ,uaia in saow. IN IA
fe Y placss fn shr arm ii =.
Jos MCS,sIlrr. of Ecs-rt ~h, uas :
ve " In; by u h"r-r falling on hiT.
va hrsAght town w-'n~.i,y and
tal:ca TO TIE h,>pitsl at ,ir-nI Juactioi .
.F.. 81
Wm. Nath-rs has h""h appointed
trustee in place ~ J"hn X 'rni. rt--iyn-
The Delta independent., 1899-10-20

- Not much coupiuint has been made
OF tils duss ~ IL ..i.ce this weex.
The Delta independent., 1899-10-20

Th- iirut snow u the s-Aspa f-ll il
Delta iasi Saturday night bot .,oa dis
appeared.
The Delta independent., 1899-10-20

Leon Ii,nsy ai Eeiiur',t, was a. busi--
ness caller here Sat uriav. - y
The Delta independent., 1899-10-20

Rjbt. Crasfos.l. aa old timsr. well
knosn among the sp'rtsng fraternity.
died at Mr. Liyc,,-' Mon lay sad was
baried Tuesday Afternoon.
The Delta independent., 1899-10-20

ID II. Cihk Il i..in..,-. stopped oil
Sunday on has r~furn f,nm Ca.ito,nit.
s,,ist i. brother !. D. Cas.o North
Delta,
The Delta independent., 1899-10-20

The las at the ,.r .-.h..s = -- h~'ng h .
p.i GU. and nos ms the win er :
,,I.anI pears .s~ vii Keep our
dealers bus. tpr sp'ar time yet.p
The Delta independent., 1899-10-20

{. =. ..uii-r .nsen,iH 1" buy beet pull
to feed his sleep this "iutes
The Delta independent., 1899-10-20

H. J. N-,yht,rr Jus, r-:urn-1f from the
Bug Munus couniry r.p"rts orer feet
m ruoS in thu quasins asp and ab ,ut
feet III the sorucr
The Delta independent., 1899-10-20

Wn. Rsbuux ofahe state bridge ho-
tel ~ss ia town Monday. sa.
The Delta independent., 1899-10-20

TIE hs'a' sport. report fairly gn'
duck sho ting along the river.
The Delta independent., 1899-10-20

Ih"s EatE~.. "i N.i.'s.. ui.ssA. arTtVrf
horIc Mnn,ia, fr. N the advent CAM
,urct,us reccutl! held at Grand IuncI-
The Delta independent., 1899-10-20

A daughter was b in 10 the riEe o
Assessor ChfIes. Tues lay the I7.h.
The Delta independent., 1899-10-20

joe Rollins went. up TO Montroee
"Wednesday. u, business. "h
The Delta independent., 1899-10-20
rnrrnE EAsaInM =

tTOrCnE A s'0LD lN oHk DAY. q
Take Laxative Bromo Quinins Tablets.
All druggists refund the m"ney II II
ture 10 on each box
The Delta independent., 1899-10-20

Mrs Dan Stuart went to Cripple
Greek Wednrs,iby where she expects Il
reside.
The Delta independent., 1899-10-20

T. J. Fuller vas IN the .i;y last We'd
nesu.y form Morfrn.e.
The Delta independent., 1899-10-20

C.Cromsr OF Telluride xas down, Q
business The first " the week. 81
The Delta independent., 1899-10-20

R.u. n,ber Sc u axe . SPECIALLY OF
chiidren's ewes and all didcuit casee,
u. s. Denni~,n Opa. Dr.. With Stock
ham, 4 Hiitman Co, T4
The Delta independent., 1899-10-20

Mrs Thos. II G-er aud grad isnn. Dor
R.'in,,n returned from San Diego Sun
day.
The Delta independent., 1899-10-20
Old papers toi sale at this Office.

ID. s. Baldwin was passenger for
Saw Pi. Monday. ''' " '-f
The Delta independent., 1899-10-20

Deer arc repoetel yer. scarce in the
mountain section o. the county; grouse
are plentiful and the urout fishing has
DOT b.,eu 80 .cunl in Years ss this season.
The Delta independent., 1899-10-20

Mrs A b frmtns ut Des Nnines. Ia.
arrived Tuesiay t.tr vist with her
parents Mr. aad Mrs tr, rks ot Ce ], T .dSe
The Delta independent., 1899-10-20
-, % RSwnrA.

Lost one irpn gre, horse. aged 6 years,
wei MI lao. a1i branded with circle
on ,h. Ell shoulder. F'i:!der please re-.
ward.
The annual game hrn: ~ the western
e'ope w. Ill occur Il, Riff. October 18th
2i,h add 18th. The Little city is mat
ing plaps /" entertain al who may wish
to enjoy a few days sport
The Delta independent., 1899-10-20

Attorney John Gray II Moatros. va
here un legal busiuess S2tIrdAy-
The Delta independent., 1899-10-20
usney 10 loan On cattle nj ten
per cent Liberal terms. Ne com
snIsAion. MllIard Fairlamb.
LOCAL n LW 3.

One announcements CT any entertainment tn
which an admission fee Is charged i'll lie made
m these columns free Any further snRouuce-
aacnt. viii be charged ios ~ advertising rates.
The Delta independent., 1899-10-20

Cattle shiI mems ave commenced
anil the prices realized are satisfactory.
The Delta independent., 1899-10-20

The fines, groceries and the freshest
in town are 10 be had at the Delta
County Mercantile ru,I ANY.
The Delta independent., 1899-10-20

Mrs J. " Sa1 !,rs en'rtt t,ne I
Eau Dril' Suls last Wednesd =. eve.
The Delta independent., 1899-10-20

The Tongue ,'.,'t.k ,rsal il improving
"a depth - gain N and now ranks n the
hs..t n--i,r tr,," T. " Win."r
The Delta independent., 1899-10-20

DIR. Hunter. deAtiSt. will b.. in Hn',
kiss Noad..y. and y Ill remain onr us'
The Delta independent., 1899-10-20

l. .oaarl II ,user anl T. A. Chanbe-s =
have I'd Their miams interests in thu
Mt. Wilson district Ia T. NJ. AcMur y
The Delta independent., 1899-10-20

Vim, Friend >s~ns Ia have struck b's
in the Mai | II Athens tainr at PiIa n
The Delta independent., 1899-10-20
As,sslsass lsssss4

a., AososAeeo lsoess. kaksNEa
Ths ssj,swi19 lssssD rsslais 9 b ~
pn-so6Ace ss Ds,ta. Co,V. Oes. M.
wa. O. Alsnasdss. Nm D H Dssii
Mr Lewis Messis. Nr. / 2. 0ilaA. Mis-
0rscs SnisA. ". r. whits. at
10 eallieg for shsss isstsss posass ~
they are As1ser1tsed. AS 81
W. o. errruxA. Posea ssssr.
The Delta independent., 1899-10-20

A. u. Aehh.uyh representing tn
John Deere Go. was a visit ,r this sesi
The Delta independent., 1899-10-20

Mrs. Ju,iE- Crox.us. ~ daughter
Miss A'l'", left for v's' To peaser las
SUNDAY.
The Delta independent., 1899-10-20

Mr. AMI Mrs El Il berts wesc p 10
s-ss for Oura,. Wrine. hay
The Delta independent., 1899-10-20

Tne .e!i. ,nrnt taN.irst of GInaiso
cousty makes pages.
The Delta independent., 1899-10-20

Joe McSsIlrr nf Ecsrrt wh, was :
ve " ias sss<i by h"r~r falling on h,n.
va , brsssght town w-'n~.,i,y and
tai:ca 10 tie hr-pital at Gr-n n Juaciiai :.
The Delta independent., 1899-10-20

Purc fresh milk ana cream de-
!i.c--d daily tn eis~ b. Il. ..
AarlA0a.
The Delta independent., 1899-10-20

Wm. Nath-rs n.,s i,-rh appointed
trustee In place ~ J"hu x 'rni.. rt--iIn-
The Delta independent., 1899-10-20

Cover he In ere a~i.ss Eian Gat- IN
~ ssssiess Il he shrse ssrr.s nrae=.
<7ua1y dsss sna sis:.net- =. rot, 20:
lsss AeigMmsism-a v.sut! = .fce. ~aiea
sassA IL ecsres'el st sSs.-. Gsy ,-s
IA 90 /. t.s 49,. E--.Ss
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-12-07

Not long ago French chroniqueur-
Montmirail of the Paris Gaulois-en-
countered in little village of the south
of France n gardener who wore, pin
ned on his clean Sunday blouse, the
ribbon OF the Legion of Honor. Nat
urally, the newspaper man desired to
know how he got it. The gardener,
who. like many of his trade, seemed to
be silent man, was ayerse to meeting
an old and wearisome demand, but
finally he began:
ooh, don't know how did get IT.
was at Bazeilles with the rest of the
battery. All the officers were killed,
then down went all the noneommis-
stoned officers Bang, bang bangl BY
and by all the soldiers We're down but
me. had fired the last shot and nat
urally was doing what | could to stand
off the Bavariaus.
"Well, a general came, and says he,
Where's your officers?
"'All down. says |.
"'Where's your gunnersY says he.
All down but me- says |.
"'And you've been fighting here all
aloneY says he
"I couldn't let 'em come and get tie
guns, could 2 says. And then he up
and put this ribbon on me, probably
because there was nobody else there TO
put it on"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-12-07

No play may be publicly performed
In England until II has been passed
upon aud agreed TO by the stage cen
sor \ certificate must be secured
from the lord chamberlain. The lord
chamberlain himself does not, of
course, read all the plays submitted to
him. but the work Is passed on to the
examiner OF plays, who Is not always
man of education or discretion and
who In many cases has been suspected
of letting things pass because man
ayers have made 1t profitable TO him
10 close his eyes To supposed faults.
The story is told of one OF these ex-
aminers who was moved to strike out
drunk rs a'lord' In one OF the plays
submitted to him. There used TO be
an old rule that the word Heaven"
should be substituted in stage lines
wherever the name of any of the per-
sons of the Trinity came up. SO this
clever examiner changed the line to
rend as drunk rs heaven"
The penalty for dlsobeylng the ex-
amlner Is fine of S25o. which may he
levied on any person connected with
the forbidden performance callboy as
well as star.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-12-07
eANeoR's DEAL Trade.
Once Prosperous Industry In the OIL
Maine Town Gets New Life.

Once Prosperous Industry In the Old
Maine Town Gets New Life.
Dangers deal trade, after many
years, has come back again. and to-day
there are scenes along the river that
recall the times when millions of Pen
obscot logs. sawed into thick planks,
were shipped away every year to the
ports of the United States and all over
continental Europe-the times when
prices OF lumber and everything else
were high, and when the Yankee wood
en- sailing ship was still queen In the
fleet and n winner in the race for the
worlds deep-water commerce. As
Annie Plxley used to sing with tender
regret of "the days of 40, so the Ban
gor sailorman and lumberman sings IN
his heart of the days just before or
those after the war, when ships were
many here and business brisk.
Away back before the war Bangor
did smashing business In lumber
with many ports in four continents,
and after the war the business was re-
vived to some extent. Countless mill
IONS VI lttl VI utsilS Ntit StuN " thN
United Kingdom, and vast quantities
of "3-by-9 stuff" TO South Africa. while
the wealth of Penobscot's clear and
wide white pine was scattered all over
the West Indies. Prices were for the
most part good, wages high for steve
dores, frelghts also high, and sailors
pockets were seldom empty. Times
were flush in the port of Bangor In
those days.
The vessels that used TO come TO
Bangor In that time for foreign loading
were among the best specimens of
wooden construction ever turned out
anywhere, and the fleets that used to
gather at High Head docks were de
light to the sailors eye and saiisfae-
ton to the heart of all patriotic Ameri-
cans. In recent years there nave been
some notable sea congresses at these
same docks, but there is u vast dinar-
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-12-07
Insect Tragedy.

There Is something really pathetic
In the way II mother butterfly builds
Il nest for her children. In the first
place. the little home where the eggs
are deposited represents Il great deal
OF sacrifice. for II Is lined with several
layers Of down plucked from the moth
ers own soft body. The eggs having
been laid carefully upon this luxurious.
pretty couch are protected by an equal
ly pretty ooyerlet made Of the same
material.
These butterfly bedclothes are often
arranged with an intrlcacy that is
quite curious and perplexlng. Some
times bed Is made so that each sep
nrate delicate hair stands upright, thus
giving the entire nest the appearance
uf lt'le brush Of downy fur. Then
ngain, The eggs are laid spirally round
tiny branch. and as the covering
follows their course, the effect resem-
bles the busy tail of IA fox. only the
nest Is more beautiful than the brush"
of the finest fox that ever roamed over
country.
The building of this downy nest Is
the latest earthly labor of the mother
butterfly, for by the time ii Is com
pleted her own delicate body Is denud-
ed of its natural covering. and there
Is nothing left for her TO do but die,
a sacrifice which she promptly and
heroleally makes in the interest of the
coming butterfly generation.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-12-07

Lord Chesterfield was never at a loss
for a polite retort. Once he proposed a
person as proper to fill place of great
trust, but which the king himself was
determined should be filled by another.
The council, however, resolved not to
indulge the king, for fear Of a danger
Gus precedent. and It was Lord Ches-
terfelds business to present the grant
of Office for the kings signature. Not
to incense his majesty by asking him
abruptly, he, with accents of great hui
mility, begged to know with whose
name his majesty would be pleased to
have the blanks filled up.
"With the devil'sr' replied the king
in a paroXysm of rage.
"And shall the instrument" said the
earl coolly, run as usual. Our trusty
and well beloved cousin and coun-
selorY" Al this repartee the king
laughed and with great good humor
signed the grant
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-12-07

There are many plants purchased
which could be easily produced from
cuttings, and such work should be done
early In the year. The Kansas Expert
ment Station has given this matter
It's attention, and has made the work
of propagation by cuttings much better
understood, especially on the part of
women, who have heretofore relied
mostly ON outside sources for new
plants. 1t is not too soon to begin root
ing the cuttings of plants in February
or March, and II may be also done ter.
Geraniums that are from cuttings
early in the season should be covered
with blossoms In summer. Among the
plants that may be propagated by cut
tngs are the coleus, iresfe and either
mantherla. They may be started In u
box In window, the box TO be Of any
size desired and five inches deep, filed
with clean sand. When the cuttings
are first made they should be shaded
during the heat of the day, and sprin-
kled several times a day until the cut
Thugs become thoroughly established.
the sand to be kept always moist and
wet. Cuttings are also sometimes root
ed in Ii deep plate filed with sand that
is kept moist. 1t is not difficult TO Sc
cure plants from cuttings with care in
the work.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-12-07
Old I.acea-

1t was linen, embroidered and cut
work, sometimes combined with what
is now known rs drawn-thread work,
from which the laees of to-day evolved
The cut-work was made by the nuns
when practically all industries were
carried on within the walls of the con
vent. Nuns work. 1t was called, aud
an old manuscript Is extant which sets
forth that a certain great lady was las
well skilled in needlework as IL she
had been brought up In convent"
From the darned netting to the lace
with light ground, such as are used
now, Is an easy transitions; then the
beautiful stitches in the air." rs dis
tinct from stitches worked on a firm
of lace was complete.
1t Is delightful TO think that the
finest stitches which were employed at
Venice, Aleneon and Argentan, when
those places were at the height of their
glory In the sixteenth and seventeenth
centuries. are not a forgotten art. BY
means of microscopes and patient toll
ON the part or the workers, the method
of making the delicate effects has been
redlscoyered and Is used in the fac
tories of today.
Should one go into a lace shop now
aud ask for "a pretty winter lace" "a
nice length of spring lace" or a "use-
full autumn variety" the seller would
doubtless think the designing pur-
chaser was lunatic. In the reign Of
Louis Nv, however. no such idea
would have entered his head, for so
popular was lace that the fabric was
specialized In this manner. Argentan
and Alencon-rather thick and massive
laces, for those days the designers were
still under the Venetian influence
were called winter" laces; the fabrics
of England and Mechlin, on the other
hand, were summer" laces.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-12-07
BROOM CORN SEED.
Tradition Says Franklin Planted the
First One In This Country.

Every housewife is supposed to know
how TO handle broom, but it Is safe
TO say that not one In ten has any
clear idea Of what her sweeping utensli
is made of or how it is made or where
the material came from. Brooms are
made from the heads or brushes Of
the broom corn a first cousin to our
common field corn. And In this con-
nectlon is told very pleasant little
fairy story concerning Benjamin
Franklin. Poor Richard by the
way. seems to have been about the
biggest jack of all trades that ever
helped the United States to become the
richest and most powerful nation of
the world. Ii this story Is true, he is
the patron saint of the housewife and
the broommaker, as well as a kite
flier, lightning catcher. printer, pub
Usher. editor, author, philosopher.
statesman and other things too nu-
merous to mention"
Broom corn first grew in India. From
there 1t was carried to Europe. The
story goes that DIR. Franklin was ex-
dihthihb "a NhiHh DiOOhi thht hdd btOh
brought over from England In the
days before we had any broom corn of
our own. He found a single seed on
the broom, picked 1t off, planted 1t and
raised stalk of corn from which Is
descended, so to speak. all OF tire
broom corn of the United States.
However this may be, broom corn
grows much like Its first cousin, our
maize. which originated here. The
head is larger however, and the seeds
grow on the head instead of in ears.
The heads are cut off. leaving about
six inches of stalk. and the seeds are
scraped off by n machine. which does
a clean job and does not injure the pan
icles. The seeds are valuable in n
way. They are fed TO horses and poul-
try and ground into meal for cattle.
In the making of the brooms. the corn
is put around handle of Eastwood
or soft maple turned in a lathe. Each
layer is wound tight with Irvine or
wire until the desired size is attained.
The broom Is then pressed out fiat and
sewed TO keep 1t In that shape. Whisk
brooms are made In the same way
Buffalo Express.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-12-07

The poor receive all the profits of
one of the most famous distilleries In
the world, that which is connected
with the monastery of st. Bruno. in
the department of Dauphine, which is
better known as La Grande Char
treuse. The distillery itself is n con
siderable distance from the monas-
terry. but 1t stands ON land belonging
TO the order, although the French gov
irnment has claim over it.
The monks of St Bruno, although
they are sworn TO poverty, have con-
troll of an industry which produces
about $4,000 year profit. or this
one-third goes as a contribution to
the fund known as Peters pence. An
other portion is devoted to the main
tenance of hospitals, and the remainder
Is devoted to subsidizlng poor churches
throughout France and to the per-
sonal relief OF poor applicants, without
distinction of church or creed. 1t is
interesting to note that those who have
control of this lucrative business arc
expressly forbidden by their vows to
carry on trade which could result
In Il profit to themselves.
Many attempts have been made to
purchase the business, one notably by
the Rothsehllds, but all have failed.
because the heads OF the order consider
that they are not justified In selling the
business TO firm that would make a
personal profit by it.-Cincinnatl En-
Quirer.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-12-07

ence between the old fleets and the
new. Nowadays the foreign trade is
done almost entirely in foreign bot.
toms, and even the foreign sailing yes
sells are being crowded out by British
and Norwegian tramp steamships that
carry so much at load and go quickly
and eheaply.
But Bangor is shipping deals again,
with a lot of other stun, TO foreign
ports, and Is glad of It, even If the bust
ness Is done in foreign steamers Last
year 20000.000 feet of deals were ship
ped aud this year the expectation will
be rs much or more Some Of the
steamers take as much as 100000
feet; others from 900, 900 to 1 100, 900.
One of last years fleet carried away
100000 feet
The tramp steamers load quickly,
carry big cargo, and cross the water
In about fourteen days. They carry few
men, have no repairs that can be made
on this side, and leave little money in
the port, which is one rea son why they
are not liked. Sometimes as many as
four or five of the deal steamers are
in Bangor at time. loading or waiting
for cargo, and strangers are surprised
10 see such big ships so far up fresh
wafer river Some of the steamers are
of 1900 tons gross, and draw twenty
three and twentyfour feet of water,
loaded. But the Penobscot is a deep
river, and with the expenditure of
moderate sum for dredging could be
made safe for almost any vessel OF the
navy, at distance of twenty-five miles
from the head of the bay.