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The Delta independent., 1901-07-12
THE INJUNCTION.


From the Chicago Record having Sc
cured an injunction restraining the po-
lice from interfering with his gambl-
ing business, the proprietor Of the
Gilded Front decided to go home and
rest and be away from the reporters.
He had hardly entered the house be-
fore his wife complained that the hired
girl was going to leave.
"Oh, no, she is, is she?" the saloon
and gambling house keeper answered.;
well, we'll see about that. I'm not In
politics for nothing"
Then he rushed out, and In. half an
hour returned with big envelope.
from which he took legal document,
saying:
There, just go and read that to her.
That's an injunction issued by judge
who is a friend OF mine to keep her
from leaving here as long as we think
we want her around"
"Well. there's another thing" his
wife said, that troubles me. The ice
man is going to charge us more for
ice beginning next Monday"
mo he amt" said the man who had
access to the Injunction mill. 'I'n just
see to the matter now, while have
time"
After another brief absence he re-
turned with an injunction which made
it impossible for the ice man to raise
his price without being in contempt of
court.
Now" he said. don't bother me for
awhile. / need sleep. Business was 80
good at our place last night that
didn't get chance to go to bed at all.
and l expect there'll be another big
rush tonight. since the papers have
printed all about the police not being
allowed to come In. So l must be
ready for it."
He had not been asleep long. how
ever, when his wife shook him by the
shoulder and said:
II forgot to tell you that l can't
stand it here any more unless some
thing is done to keep the cats from
getting on our fence at night. They
make horrible racket, and my nerves
are getting all upset. Something must
be DONE
Something will be DONE" he an
swered as he dressed himself.
Then he went away again and pres
The Delta independent., 1901-07-12
APRoPos OF THE FOURTH.
Benjsmin Harrison's ReJoiuder to Benja-
min Franklin.

Benjamin Harrison's RejoIuder to Benja-
min franklin.
Benjamin Franklin's statement after
the signing Of the declaration of indie
pendence ia In every school history in
the land. The rejoinder that Benjamin
Harrison made to the other Benjamin's g
remark is not SO well known. Franklin,
after the last signature was affixed,
said: Now we must all hang together
or Well all hang separately"
Harrison was heavyweight. and he
had a ready wit. When Franklin
spoke Harrison looked down over his
ample proportions and said: "Yes, but
when they drop us on Mt a ropes end
some Of you lightweights will be kick
Ing and suffering long after am done
for"
The Delta independent., 1901-07-12

sently returned with an Injunction
hereby restraining all cats of what
soever sex, breed, color, age or previ-
said complainant's back fence, or upon
the roofs of the sheds located in
the backyard belonging to the COM
plainant aforesaid"
II guess that'll cure EN-" he said.
There's nothing like having a good.
willing friend on the bench in a time
Of need"
Just then their baby in the next
room set up howl, and the great
jointkeeper's wife said:
, Il don't know what to do with that
child; she frets SO. Yesterday had to
carry her in my arms nearly all day.
i guess she must be teething."
Never mind" he said. "rll fix her" :"
I; Then he made another trip to the
Office Of his friend, the Judge. and re-
turned home with an injunction re-
straining the child from making any
more outcries on account of her teeth,
and further providing that the
aforesaid teeth must under penalty OF
the courts displeasure refrain from
causing the child hereinbeforemention-
ed any pain or inconvenience"
There" the husband and father
said, with the air Of one who is con-
scious of having done his duty, Il
guess you'll be able to get along for q
day or two. Now. I've got to go down
to the joint, for / s'pose the dealers
and bartenders are all tired out by this
time. II things amt all right around
the house let me know to morrow. and
I'll get some more injunctions."
The Delta independent., 1901-07-12
METHOD OF REDUCTION.

From the Albany Journal: A little
newsboy was watching a man on High
street weigh ice yesterday. After the
ice had been chipped, the little chap
took few puffs on cigarette and
said:
Say, ice man, how much is dat size
wort?"
The ice man. being gruff sort Of
Individual, was not quite sure that he
should pay any attention to the urchin.
Finally, however, he answered: Its
worth SO cents"
Before he could say more the chap
said: 'Well, Just sit on 1t and make
1t tirty cents wort!"
The Delta independent., 1901-07-12
AccIDxNrLY KILLED.

Did he leave his family anything? II
6ad,y 9y hurt hurt or sick; are they provided
Western Life and Accident Co. writes
the best policy In the world-I.ife. Acct
dent. Health. separately or all combin-
ed. No man or woman can afford to
take chances. A policy for either sex
from eighteen to sixty. Send age and oc-
cupation for particulars Agents wanted
In every town. No experience required
Write to-day. WESTERN LIFE. AND
ACCIDENT CO.. Denver. Colo.
The Delta independent., 1901-07-12

The old art Of ballad singing is 60
ing out Of date. The person who can
remember more than two lines each of
more than half dozen songs is re-
garded as having a phenomenal mem
ory.
What with ]. Pierpont Morgan. An
drew Carnegie and the American
Jockeys, our British friends are hav-
ing their attention strongly directed
to the U. 8. A. e
The Delta independent., 1901-07-12
.tmssb sfE FESg1lI

And he has named his best egg
producer The Last Minstrel"
Queer name for a hen."
Il should articulate! But that's
Dingle exactly. Gave his hen that
name SO that he could have the lay of
The Last Minstrel every morning for
breakfast - Pittsburg Commercial
Gazette.
The Delta independent., 1901-07-12
tn. P.n-Au,r,e.n xxpo.lt,on.

seea. The entire machinery will be run
by power furnished from Niagara Falls.
Although the power required Is enormous
we believe this cataract IL equal to the
task. the same as Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters IL equal to the task of supplying
the body with motive power when It Is
run down. There Is no medicine in the
world SO good for dyspepsia. Indigestion.
constipation. natulsncy and nervousness.
The Delta independent., 1901-07-12

One Of the most inspiring figures of the
maiden who tumbled q burglar to the
floor. sat upon him for half an hour to
hold him for the police. and made him
tractable by jabbing him with big hat
pin whenever he squirmed. Within the
hand of plump and pretty blondes'' the
pin Is mightier than the club.
The Delta independent., 1901-07-12

Professor ]. e. Barnes has started
an extensive commercial college In the
Charles building. Denver Professor
Barnes has been Interested in business
colleges In Denver since 1891 and is
considered one of the best teachers in
the West.
The Delta independent., 1901-07-12

We take pleasure in calling the mt.
tentiOn Of our readers to the list Of
Denver advertisers In another column
When you call or write, please men.
tion this paper.
The Delta independent., 1901-07-12

They have new drink in Kansas
that is composed of hard cider, alcohol
and water. 1t is said that one glass
makes man ready for a frolic. two for
fight, three for the undertaken.
The Delta independent., 1901-07-12
GREAT SCOTT

young Mr.. Dingle tells me that he
is extremely fond Of the poetry of Sir
Walter Scott" remarked Wintergreen
to Tenterhook.
Eyes, know; but he carries his
fondness too far" replied the latter.
I'm what way?" .
well, he's chicken fancier, as per-
haps you know.
"Well?"
The Delta independent., 1901-07-12

"They say Joe Dobbs is dreadfuiiy ps
nurious." ''Penurious7 He tells me tina
he reads his evening paper now by
bottleful Of lightning bugs"
The Delta independent., 1901-07-12

When in doubt use wisard OIL for
pain: both suffering and doubt viii
vanish. Your doctor and druggist
know It.
The Delta independent., 1901-07-12

He lived on the fat of the land
a natural thing, to be sure
When the circumstances you understand:
He conducted an anti-fat~ cure.
The Delta independent., 1901-07-12

Ars. WinsIow's Soothing syrae.
for children teethinR softens the gums reduces fu-
fAmmastoo allays pain. wind collie sc bossla
The Delta independent., 1901-07-12

FITS rermansntiyCurod. Nonts sr nervousness ssts,
hrst day. use Of DR.. kiiue's Greas Nerve Restores
bsnd for FREE e2.OO trial bottis and sreat,ss
The Delta independent., 1901-07-12

ldo not believe Piso's cure for Consumption
has an equal for coughs and colds--JoHs
BoY1A. Trinity Springs, Ind. Feb. IL 1901
The Delta independent., 1901-07-12

Everything comes to him who waits
including bad luck. The best things walt
for him who comes.
The Delta independent., 1901-07-12

The head of the house cannot drop OF
Into a doxe without having Santa Claus
come and perch himself on the foot of
the bed and demand a part OF his wealth.
The Delta independent., 1901-07-12

It Is now time to air the old Joke
Don't eat q cumbers. they will " up"
The Delta independent., 1901-07-12
HOW HE WAS REpucEp.

You must have played some great
games Of poker in your day." he said
to the drummer who had been talking
about luck at cards.
"Yes. have" was the reply. Yes.
sir, have had some great games"
How large bet did you ever make.
may ask"
"One hundred thousand plunks.'
You don't mean IT."
Fl certainly do, sir; I sat In game
In Denver once and bet $100, 900 on
my hand and had only pair In 1t
at that"
What an awful bluff! The others
laid down their hands. did they?"
"Oh, no! One of them called me. He
had full house and OF course was
beaten"
"And you-you lost $100,000!"
II did. For the fraction Of second
feeling Of faintness stole over me,
and things looked why wazzy. but
then l pulled myself together and
reached down into my vest pocket and
handed him the money. with smile"
Great Scott!" sighed the querist as
he mopped his brow. Think Of los
ing that much money on turn of
the cards! suppose that is why you
were forced to take to the road"
well, no. The winner said that
such cheek as mine ought to be re-
warded and returned my money. I'd
have been all right only when got
back to Chicago put 100000 with
1t and bet the whole pile on a horse
Nd hv 90
duced my fortune to less than A,000,-
900 and so had to take up this busi-
ness to eke out my income. OF course.
it's a sad case and feel my position
keenly. but with perseverance and in
tegrity. hope to pull through in time
to be able to pay the cook her wages
again. Have you a match. please"
THE MAJORS PREDICTIONS
81 hear that the major predicted
frost fer the Fourth O. July"
Who's the major?"
Why's he the man who predicted
earthquake last June
Ibid the earthquake comet"
mo, but the entire settlement had
the chills, an went to shaking so that
some O. the buildings fell down, an
you couldn't tell whether 1t wuz
earthquake or not."-Atlanta Consti-
tuition.
LITTLE Laughs.
Lost Joy.
All, ice cream soda-as 1t goes
Is quite good enough, It's true:
But it doesn't buzz the victims nose
AZ the old kind used to do.
A LAstisg Scare.
Rugby tells me he never travels at
night on the cars"
"Nervous?"
well. the last trip he took he saw
one Of those women who wear their
husbands old linen busters for sleep
ing car gowns"
RestfuI Function.
Deaf and dumb trolley parties are
the latest"
What are they?"
"a lot OF talkatiye women ride
around town in the street cars all
evening, and the one who speaks first
pays for the ride and the Ice cream"
Wealth is not his who makes II, bat
his who enjoys 1t.
The Delta independent., 1901-07-12

Halls Catarrh Cure
Is constitutional cure. Price, 75c.
The Delta independent., 1901-07-12
TIE MAJORS PREDICTIONS
LITTLE LAU0Hs.

Lost Joy.
All, ice cream soda-as 1t goes
Is quite good enough. It's true:
But 1t doesn't buzz the victims nose
As the old kind used to do.
The Delta independent., 1901-07-12
A Hstise scare.

Rugby tells me he never travels at
night on the cars"
"Nervous?"
well, the last trip he took he saw
one Of those women who wear their
husbands old linen busters for sleep
ing car gowns"
The Delta independent., 1901-07-12

Wealth is not his who makes It, bat
his who enjoys It.
The Delta independent., 1901-07-12
A R.sts.i Function.

Deaf and dumb trolley parties are
the latest"
What are they?"
"a lot of talkatiye women ride
around town in the street cars all
evening, and the one who speaks first
pays for the ride and the Ice cream"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-06-13
Views Of Delegate Walter.

A. c. Walter, of Orange County, Va,
delegate-elect to the constitutional con
vention, is in the city. the guest OF his
brother, John H. Walter, the real estate
dealer. Mr. Walter was elected a dele
gate as an Independent Republican.
In discussing the coming convention he
said that the delegates are mostly liberal
and fair-minded men. He does not be-
lieve that they will suggest any harsh
measures restricting the Observation-Disclosures
or any measure detrimental to the pres
ent educational system Of the State.
These two questions, Mr.. Walter thinks.
are the paramount ones in the minds of
the people of Virginia. He does not be-
lieve, he says, that any member OF the
convention will have the hardihood to
suggest measures looking to the disfran-
chisement of large class OF native
Virginians, who 80 gallantIy fought and
shed their blood in defense Of their State
during the rebellion, because they then,
as now, sign their names by making a
cross mark. They make up large class,
and their votes must be considered in
Virginia, he said.-WashingtOn Post
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-06-13
Some Inside Politics.

70 contest in future all delegations OF
his opponents seems pretty well to have
been a policy recently adopted by Mr..
Montague and his friends Such tactics,
where grOundless are revolutionary in
the extreme. and it will probably result
In serious complications at the Norfolk
convention. 1t il more than probable 1t
will be met by similar tactics by the
friends OF other candidates.
Already Franklin county has given a
sample Of this method Of politics. Ii IL
pretty well agreed that Mr.. SwansOn's
forces there were six or eight to his OPP
ponent's one and the secretary OF the
mass-meeting, who was a Montague sup
porter, signed the list Of delegates elected
for Swanson by the regularly organized
mass meeting. The hundred or so Mon
tague people withdrew TO a corner and
named IA list Of contrasting delegates.
Later, gentlemen who were named,
refused to serve, and the friends OF the
Attorney-General are busy looking mp
men with gall enough TO consent to go
before the Norfolk convention and con
test the seats of the legally chosen Swan
son delegates.
The fight at Newport News il almost
on a level with the Franklin game. Some
twenty men, in bunch, who were from
Norfolk, were discovered in one Of the
ward meetings with Montague ballots
in their possession. They were elected
but il is presumed they went into an
other ward and succeeded in being count
ed A gentleman from Essex county,
who is a supporter of the Attorney-Gen
eral, happened to be in Newport News
on the day of the ward meetings and was
urged by Mr.. Montague's brOther-in-law
foreman over and vote at the meetings.
In relating the incident the gentleman
stated that he refused to do so, and that,
although he still desired to see Mr.. Mon
tague nominated, his enthusiasm had be
come very much abated by this act upon
the part of Mr.. HOskns.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-06-13
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Virginia apples attract attention at
the Buffalo Exposition.
The jeff Davis monument will he un-
yelled i'm Richmond In June, 1908.
Six houses were burned by an incen-
diary in Portsmouth Tuesday night.
George Kelley, of Northampton county,
has been granted n pension OF - al
Warrington.
Louis r. Clarke. and Efius {. Bush,
both of Lancaster county, were licensed
to marry in Baltimore.
Rev. Walter Watt Williams, Mathews
county, and Ella May Lohriinch were
licensed in Baltimore To marry.
The friends of the late DR. Charles l..
Cooke propose To raise SlO,ooo l"r
memorial library at llOllins Institute.
The machinists' strike at Norfolk has
ended aud the strikers all returned 10
work witha nine-hourday and ten hours
pay.
If the strike at Newport News of the
maclnnists il not settled within a com
paratively short time the entire ship
ward. with it's 1000 men. will close
down.
Rev. Preston Garland Nash, rector OF
Christ Episcopal Church, Richmond, ana
one of the most widely known clergy
men in Virginia, died at Clifton Springs
y. T.. Monday.
Iolliie Knighton. white youth -
vears old. was Jailed at Orange To await
the action of the grand jury. lleischarged
with attempting to crminally assault
Mrs Mary Hume.
Vim. 4. Bickers. Of Crooked Run, j. D..
Butzner. Of Fredericksburg and W. II.
Frost, OF Marshall, graduated from the
University of Virginia, taking the literary
degrees. this session.
The Board of Visitors of the University
of Virginia passed Il resolution Offering
the Constitutional Convention the use ui
the University buildings in ease its mem.
bers decide to adjourn from Richmond
to a cooler place.
The llanewinkle Building in Richmond
has been transferred To the Seaboard
Air Line Railway Company for 500, 900
This building will be at an early date,
taken possession of by the Seaboard AIR
Line "a the general headquarters Tor
offices.
House ID. " ON Dawson's Row, Uni
versity OF Virginia. was almost totally
destroyed by fir Monday morning. The
dozen students who occupied the build
ing had narrow escape, rs the haIneS
had made good Roadway before they
were discovered Those in the second
story had to Jump from the windows.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-06-13
Playing The Dsmagogus.
chesapeake Watchman)

The bitterness surrounding the Guber-
material fight smOst deplorablc, and we
sincerely deplOre H. The aspirants for
the honor at first were actively and Joint
" presenting their claims and the PEG
pie took lively interest in the contest.
In our judgment Mr.. Montague IL entire
ly responsible for the acrimonious stage
which il now on, and we deliberately
charge him with exciting spirit OF dis
cord which is detrimental 10 Democratic
harmony and unity. Seeing that Mr..
Swanson was in the lead and fearing for
his chances. ne plays the BOSS
racket % Ring Rule. Martin Tool.
and other band,wagOn music against Mr..
Swanson. Now no gentleman who has
any self respect is going TO submit tame
ly to any such measures. and no man. oi
any manhood or spirit. * surprised that
Mr.. Swanson Indignantly resents such
assertions IA have been lately made by
Mr. Montague.
The people will please bear in mind
that Mr. Montague began the mud sling
ing which was kept up by G. y. Meredith
and others. We can see in this indeiensi-
bic conduct Of Mr. Montague an effort TO
besmirch the characters of two OF our
honorable L. 5. Senators-Messrs. Daniel
and Martin-and array the people
against them. We dislike to charge Mr.
Montague with playing the demagoguc,
and yet his actions and utterances Of late
tempt us against our will to suspect his
motives. II Mr. Montague knows OF the
existence of ring 10 defeat the wishes
of the people, it is his bounden duty be
ing Attorney General and chief prosecut-
ing officer in the State, to indict the Of
tenders and put on them the shackles OF
the law.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-06-13
POLITICAL

One of the features OF the campaign for
Governor is the great number OF con
tested cases.
DR. LeCato could undoubtedly prescribe
good man for the general benefit OF the
State ticket.-Rich News.
The full returns from Hanover show
that Montague has received % delegates,
Swanson and Echols l.
Swanson carried Ashland Precinct,
Hanover county, Monday by 1873 TO l06
for Montague. 1t was the largest pre-
cinct meeting ever held there and the
most exciting, hut no disturbances Oc-
Cured,
In Shenandoah the Bosserman faction
elected 20 delegates-l9 for EchOls and
for Marshall The Rhodes Newman fac
ton will elect Montague delegates JulyS,
thus placing Shenandoah in the contested
column.
A solid Montague delegation of n,
with half vote each, was named at a
mass-meeting held at Eastville North
amptOn county, Monday. The meeting
was the largest ever held in the county.
Two special trains were run from Cape
Charles, one leaving at 1870 with Swan
son advocates, and the other / O'Clock,
with Montague men. Montague won by
122 Senator George W. LeCatO was en-
dOrsed for lieutenant governor by both
factions
Some of our contemporaries, we observe,
are indulging in bitter remarks and while
advocating the claims OF their iavorites
and hiding their faults under bushel are
placing those Of his opponent ON a
candle stick If in this case, the favored
candidate is defeated, in what poor shape
it leaves the paper to support the nOmi-
neel Rarely in the course of human
events do we find those,who will measure
up to the standard Of the perfect man"
and few can stand the test OF a close ex-
animation, without flaw being reveal
ed somewhere. The Republicans are
watching us with satisfaction in this
contest and we doubt not, are laughing
in their sleevs" at the split in the Demo
cratic ranks in county and state, only
awaiting an opportunity to sneak in
and score, Underwater Democrat.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-06-13
TRANSIENT RATES.
THURSDAY..........JlNE IL, 1901.

We HEARD Swanson make his great
sneeeh for silver In the State convention
at StauntOn i'm 1896 and we have been
his friend ever since There were many
so-called leaders of the Democratic party
in those DAYS who turned out to be only
tumblebugs-th they tumbled into the ranks
of the lannaites and tried to Kill the
party which had brought them from OBJ
security into prominence and lavished
prelermcnt upon their unworthy heads,
and some of them now have the audacity
10 pOp up here and there and assert that
they are " leaders OF the Democratic
party in Virginia Orange Observer.
The Observer scores two good
points in the foregoing that have
largely been lost sight Of in the pres
ent campaign, chiefly for the reason
that most of the city dailies have
been against Mr.. Swanson. We have
lately heard prominent men from
various parts of the State declare
that they had seen performances en-
acted by the ones who are nowclalm-
inc to be the purists inpolitics which,
if they could have gotten into the
daily press. would have opened the
eyes of the people to the true charac-
ter OF those who are crying stop
thief and az the same timecovering
their own tracks.
The first point in our contempt
rarv's observation recalls we'll to the
minds OF those who know how MIR.
Swanson has labored and suffered for
the Democratic party. And. on the
other hand. it brings forcibly to the
front the attitude OF his chief oppo-
nent. who held office under gold
Democratic administration and was
continued i'm office by "A Republican
administration because he was not
offensive i'm the sense of working
hard against the Republicans. His
position when speaking in this city
for BRYAN. which has been elucidated
by the Star. has a parallel in his own
city OF Danville We are informed by
prominent newspaper man that he
besought the newspaper correSpon-
dent there OF Washington and Baltl-
more papers not tol let reports 60 out
about his speech. Why? Because he
was forced by prominent Democrats
To show his hand, and speak for
Bryan: Mt the same time he was fear
iul of losing his federal office under
theadministratiCn. Other Democrats
refused To act in this way and We're
promptly officially decapitated 49,
Francis K. Lassiter being "A notable
example Major Lassiter was Mr..
Montague's chief opponent for the
Attorney-Generalship at Roanoke,
and chiefly through Mr.. Swanson's
efforts Mr.. Montague won.