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The Delta independent., 1902-08-01
BEACH OF SAMOA.

South Pacific ocean, | concluded to
visit these. and did SO, spending seven
OF the most delightful months of my
life. I was lettering one evening at
sunset on the sands of Savaii when
saw approaching the shore. guided by
n native fisherman. strange little
craft. at the helm of which was flying
= flag that brought back to me those
stirring days of the sixties when the
grand old Seventh Ohio was having
periodic jousts with Morgan's, Dukes
and Pegram's merry men.
The boatman allowed me to exam
Inc the colors. which he said an Am
crican friend had given him and which
] found to be conventional regimental
of fine bunting. the hues of which
were miraculousiy preserved. although
for more than n quarter OF century
the nag has been almost constantly
exposed to the weather. doubt not II
those bronzcd old war dogs OF the
Fourth Kentucky could behold their
historic colors on its cmbellishcd stan
that they would at least find no cause
to dcspisc it's method OF uplifting. I
was surprised and pleased the fol.
lowing morning 90 be invited to enter
his boat for the fourmile trip. which.
he said. II would require to reach his
island home. Strange. thought, that
the time has come whAa l would fol.
low the rebel pas i.Jtead OF the union
standard.
About midafternoon my host pointed
out a little speck in the waters rs Our
destination. Passing splendid reefs OF
coral, shady bays and crystal shadows
we made our way to the shore through
pictureaue groves OF cocoanuts, tama.
rands and lines, to his small hut.
which. like nil those OF that section.
was open on all sides, covered by \
matched roof. He removed the flag
from the stan clutch in the boat and
carried II with him to the hut
The day after my arrival my host
laid in my hand n little diary, saying:
The Delta independent., 1902-08-01
Frsneh Soldier and Writer.

Hilaire Beiloc. whose peculiarly
vivid method of presenting history
has made his "Robespierre" so talked
about this spring. was once French
artilleryman. He belonged to the
Eighth regiment. and his post of duty
was the drivers seat Of gun car.
riage. where he ia said to have han.
died the reins with conspicuous abil.
ity What this means In point Of
nerve and skill will be apparent to
everyone who has seen rapid artillery
maneuvers.
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Emblem of the War
lUR world is not 80 vast. after
all. but that our personal ex-

TOUR world is not SO vast, after
~ Iall. but that our personal ex-
U1 1periences may bound it," said
S3{&f3D Robert Louis Stevenson on
the sands Of the Apian port, Samoa, as
he met the unexpected clasp of Amer
lean hands and bade friends welcome
to Imalia, his mountain home.
AS an evidence of this fact witness
the following story, strange as true,
that will find pathetic echo in the
breasts of many old comrades who
wore the gray in the years of the civil
war:
Col. Theodore Allen OF Cincinnati
was member of the gallant Seventh
Ohio cavalry, and is the only Federal
soldier, with the exception of Col. Will
liam Knauss, of Columbus, who has
been made member of the Confeder-
ate Veterans Association OF Ken
lucky. One OF Col. Aliens comrades.
Capt. Martin Schuyler, OF the same
regiment, who. though more than 60
years OF age. was a commissioned Off
Ger in the Spanish-American war. re-
lated to him the following:
He said that when his term OF serv-
Ice expired in the Philippines he drift
ed about the world bent merely upon
seeing new scenes and strange faces.
Won by stories told by Stevenson
OF the Navigator islands. now called
Samoa, Land Of the Lotus in the
The Delta independent., 1902-08-01

Of returning the flag to the survivors
Of the gallant Fourth that offered a
substantial sum OF money for It But
he seemed SO grieved at the sugges-
ton that 1t was not repeated. At sun
set he led me down the slope to
where. beneath a great cocoanut tree.
his friend was laid to rest On a rude
board at his head was cut in letters
the inscription: A Confederate SOL
dier: a Kentuckian.' He said that the
soldier had chosen this for his cpl
taph.'
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Two Lively Old Men.

Abner Dunton OF Lincolnville. Mass.
is nearly ss years old and offers to
run race. walk or wrestle any man
of his age for money. He is lively
as cricket In spite OF his great age
and can cover a mile as fast as most
men. Another hale and hearty
Yankee is Eli B. Bean. who has
served as justice OF the peace tn
Brownheld. Oxford county. Me. for
fifty.four years. Mr.. Bean is 81 years
old. He served in the civn war as
captain and assistant ouartermaster
and was hreveted major.
The Delta independent., 1902-08-01
The REIIER HALE.

One of the finest books about the
irrigated West is THE Conquest Of
Arid America" 1t Is now entirely out
of print, but, fortunately, permission
was given to reprint the best portion
of it in a fifty-page pamphlet. called
THE Better Half of the United States
Every western man ought to read this
and send it to eastern friends. For a
copy with other literature about the
sunny San Luis valley. send four cents
in stamps to Zeph. Chas. Felt. 1O2 Bos-
ton building, Denver, Colorado.
The Delta independent., 1902-08-01
lnve.t,c ate Disease. Of Plants.

The United States Department Of
Agriculture now has well equipped
laboratories for the investigation OF
the diseases of plants in Washington
city, Florida and California. There
are also nifty experiment stations
where plant diseases are studied. and
in perhaps half that number of col
leges practical courses on plant life
are given.
The Delta independent., 1902-08-01
Mayor Jone. In Poor he.,th.

Golden Rule" Jones, mayor of To.
ledo. went to California to avoid col.
lapse from overwork. but returned
without having made much improve
ment. Now his friends fear nervous
prostration and = general breaking
down. At times he is unable to attend
meetings Of city boards. The mayor
has little faith In doctors and does NOT
consult them. His son Perciyal on
Aux. 10 will be married to Miss Ma.
rion @. Cullen of Dorchester, Mass,
Miss Cullen il an actress Of some
note.
The Delta independent., 1902-08-01
Hemp In the Philippines.

The largest production of hemp for
one year under norma! conditions n
the Philippines was 10000 tor.s 3.
There is possibility of the islands
being made to produce sufficient for
the consumption of the whole world.
Hemp needs no cultivation. Care
must only be taken that it is cut in
the proper season. The natives can
not be excelled the world over in tt =
preparation of hemp for the market
The Delta independent., 1902-08-01
Were Ancient Games.

What is described as an ancient
draught board" has been discovered
in Crete. 1t must by all accounts be
= fine piece Of work. since 1t is com.
posed Of natural crystal. ivory, gold
and silver. but It is by no means
unique. Chess, draughts. or the game
from which both are derived, was
known to nearly all the ancient CIV
ilizations, and Greek and Egyptian
boards are by no means uncommon,
The Delta independent., 1902-08-01
Brandy That Is Brandy.

Brandy of the vintage of 1898 was
sold recently at auction in London
for the handsome price of SIS a bottle.
Was it DIR. Samuel johnson who first
called cognac the drink of heroes, u
characterization quoted with emphat-
ic approval and much smacking of the
lips by that great German hero. Otto
Won Bismarck? Eau de vie of the SIS
quart quality should stimulate the
doing OF wonderful things of one sort
or another.
The Delta independent., 1902-08-01
Statesmen Of Similar N.me,,

There were two Richardsons-oue
from Alabama and the other from
Tennessee--in the House last session
and they were constantly being mixed
by inexperienced correspondents, the
Tennessee man getting great deal of
credit which belonged to his col.
league of the same name. The latter.
in view of his own experience. had
much sympathy for the four Smiths
In the House.
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married to the late Thomas F. Lane,
and after his death travelled widely.
became a convert to Buddhism and
last year engaged herself in marriage
to Chevalier Trentanove. The mar
riage. however. did not take place. In
1898 Mrs. Lane shocked society at
Washington by shooting herself with
the intention of suicide. Two years
subsequently her husband put an end
to his life with revolver, and Mrs.
Lanes name came again before the
public. She had spent almost her en-
tire life in Washington.
The Delta independent., 1902-08-01

Agent-I am agent, sir, for the Great
American Universal Encyclopedia of
History. Biography, Art, Science and
Literature, complete in two hundred
vol" Business Man-Don't need it.
| married Boston girl.
The Delta independent., 1902-08-01
Professor ResIons Hi, Chair,

The resignation OF Prof Charles
w. Horswell OF the chair OF Hebrew
language and literature at the Garrett
Biblical Institute. Chicago. has been
accepted. It was rendered because
Of his extreme conclusions In higher
criticism. He had held the place for
thirteen years. and the trustees give
Professor Horswell the highest praiss
a. q ripe scholar and inspiring
teacher." ~
The Delta independent., 1902-08-01
SURGICAL OPERATIONS
How Mrs. Bruce, a Noted Opera
Singer, Escaped an Operation.
Proof That Many Operations
for Ovarian Troubles are Un-
necessary.

"DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM Travelling
for years on the road, with irregular
meals and sleep and damp beds, broke
down my health so completely two
years ago that the physician advised a
complete rest, and when had gained
The Delta independent., 1902-08-01
| AS THE WORLD
REVOLVES
MRS. LUCILLE LANE DEAD.
Famous Washington Beauty Noted for
Her Eccentricjtjes.

Mrs. Lucille Blackburn Lane, who
has just passed away, was the young
est daughter of former Senator Black
burn of Kentucky and one of the pret-
tiest women in the capital. She was
The Delta independent., 1902-08-01

Advice and assistancs IN al matters pertaining -
the entry of Public Land. specially. usnd fne go
Seitlers' Gut ~. Ountests brought lefwnted EEs
runeous entries corrected. Second homSeesasls -.
esrcd. ROOM !. UNION BLOCK. DENVER COLO
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-05-15

The spring ana summer eggs are
always the cheapest and easiest to get,
and in great many cases they hardly
pay for the cost of wintering the lay
ers. Eggs sell for two or three times
as much in the late fall and winter
as they do from. the first of April 10
the first of October. Two or three
dozen eggs in the former season are
consequently worth from six to nine
dozen laid in the spring and summer.
Our profits consequently must largely
come from the eggs laid out of season.
/ would not give much for the owner
of a poultry flock who could not get
plenty of eggs in the spring and sum
mer, but have great respect for those
who can get two eggs in the fail and
winter where another manages to get
one or one and half. This may NOT
be the time of the year TO consider
fall and winter laying, but If you will
stop to think moment you will find
that it Is just the right time TO begin
laying plans for the fall months. 1t
Is only by carefully rearing and select
ing a fock of birds which will lay in
the fall and winter season that We
make a success of 1t. If any one
thinks 1t is an easy matter to let hens
go ahead and lay right along, and then
when fall comes expect them to keep
1t up, he is bound to disappointment.
The first essential for next fall and
winter laying is to select our flock Of
birds this spring. The best layers last
winter and fall should now be selected
for next years work. They should
form the breeding stock TO rear new
layers for the cold season. They
should be selected carefully, and then
be kept In pens or yards by them
selves, crossing them with the best
males on the farm. Half the battle
is fought 0ft by selecting from known
good layers. Some chickens show
tendency to lay In the cold weather.
and others cannot be induced to do 1t
under any circumstances. 1t is pos
sible by carrying this method of selec.
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Every spring the small boy on the
farm has n longing for his own little
plot of ground. that he may raise
something-he is not at all particular
about the crop. A good way to untilize
this bit of ground is in putting out
strawberry bed. 1t will not bring
very quick results, as there will be
little or no fruit until the following
summer, but it will pay in the end
Certainly II Is worth trying, If the
farmer lacks this important small
fruit. The farmer may not care to
put out n strawberry bed himself, but
he will plow up the plot of ground for
his son. and instruct him how to go
about the work. After the boy has
his ground prepared, he can secure
thrifty plants from some neighbor who
will suggest best varieties for certain
localities, and will also give advice
about the setting out of the plants and
their subsequent care. A little work
and good deal of patient waiting, but
the next season will bring good results.
If the bed is large enough and the boy
has done his work well, he may not
only supply his own family with
strawberries, but may have some for
market as well. Suppose the boys,
who every summer walk miles in
search of wild strawberry bed, will
try raising their own berries.-M
Palmer Sweet, in The Epitomist.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-05-15
rhorwnldsen OF Amerlean psscsntq

The controversy raging over the
Danish West Indies recalls the fact
that the famous Danish sculptor Thor.
waldsen was descended from one of
the earliest OF Americans" Thus is
the smallness of the world again EN-.
phasized. 1t appears, according to an
Icelandic chronicle, that Thorstein, son
of Eric the Red of Norway, married
young Norwegian woman named Gud-
rida, and emlgrated with her to Vim
land, now supposed to have been that
portion of Massachusetts in the vicinity
Of Boston. Thorstein died, and his
young widow married a wealthy Nor
wegian then living in Iceland. A son
was born to them named Snorre, and
this early American became the pro-
genitor of the great Thorwaldsen. The
old chronicles tell how Snorre's father
died, and he and his sorrowing mother
made pilgrimage to Rome. This was
in the eleventh century, when naviga-
tlon of the unknown seas was almost
wholly in the hands OF the daring and
inylncible Northmen. Thorwaldsen
himself was born at sea over seven
centuries later. His father was an
lcelander. a carver or ships figure
heads, who was sailing for Copen-
hagen at the time OF his sons birth.
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An Exquisite Toilette.

The lovely toilette shown in the
large drawing Is made of Landsdowne
in u delicate shade of blue with trim
ming of Luxeuil lace. The waist has
for its foundation a glove-tittlng feath-
er-boned lining which closes in tho
back.
The front has deep yoke ana vest
of lace. while the material IL draped
softly across the bust and drawn TO.
gether with a large rosette of black
chiffon.
The back Is arranged In two deep
pleats which extend from shoulder TO
belt in V-shaped outline. A plain lace
collar completes the neck, and the
waist Is finished with narrow black
velvet belt that fastens with tur-
quolse buckle.
The fancy sleeve has u fitted lace cap
on the shoulder to which the full
bishop sleev is applied. II is gathered
top and bottom and finished with a
deep lace cum.
The skirt Is shaped with Ave we'll
proportioned cores that fit smoothly
around the waist and over the hips
without darts.
The fulness In the centre back Is ar.
ranged In deep pleat at each side OF
the closing.
The flounce is quite deep. 1t flares
gracefully at the door ana has slight
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-05-15
A Moving Mountain.

Most people forget that geology is
not altogether a history OF the past.
The forces that made the mountains
are still going on. Some mountains
are growing some are wearing down.
Because these processes take a long
time to accomplish visible results, one
is apt to form the erroneous idea that
they have ceased, and that the face
of the earth Is fixed once for all. A
case of geological action so rapid as
to be easily observed is the moving
mountain in Hunterdon County, New
Jersey.
This mountain" is a knob or mound,
which is sliding down the side of a
full sized mountain.
1t has obliterated old turnpikes and
roadways, and threatens to slide sud.
denly and do great damage. The land
slide already covers twenty-five acres
of one farm, and has destroyed the
boundaries Of another.
At the point where the mound has
torn away from the mountain is a deep
sulch, in which have been found many
Indian relics. The place is so danger
Gus from ledges and banks which
threaten to fall that nobody has dared
explore the cleft thoroughly.
This geological movement has been
so rapid that a new map Of the county
may be necessary. Heavy rains, says
the Detroit Free Press, stir the entire
valley to fear lest the whole hill tum.
BILE and destroy everything in It's path.
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yoke to the floor. A plain lace collar
completes the neck. The sleeves are
the latest bishop styles, fitted with
inside seams only. They have com
Portable fulness on the shoulders and
are gathered at the lower edge, droop.
ing stylishly over the pointed lace
cuffs.
The founce is circular. shallow in
front and graduating toward the back.
1t Is trimmed with "A band of lace and
flares gracefully at the bottom. The
flounce may be omitted If preferred.
The bertha may also be dispensed
with, as shown in the small illustra-
tion, leaving a very plain wrapper,
suitable for morning wear.
The hounce may be applied or I'm
ished to form the lower portion of the
wrapper. This method Is preferable
for wash fabrics. Mercerized cottons,
gingham. lawn, dlmity or percale may
be made up in this style, with EN-,
broidery or fancy tucking for trim,
ming. 1t is also appropriate for cash
mere, Henrietta, nuns yelling. alba
tross or French flannel.
To make the wrapper in the medium
size will require seven yards of forty
four-inch material.
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that the point of the clapboard would
be about twenty inches above the cen.
tire of the lath.
A plumb line and bob is suspended
from the point above the centre of the
lath. If the lower edge of the board
Is straight and placed in level posi-.
tlon, the line will hang at right angles
with it. Have the edge of the lath
planed Take a sharp pencil and mark
each side of the line and cut notch
on the lath. To illustrate the use of
the device, when the board is level,
If Il two-inch block is put under one
end and notch cut behind the line.
the plumb line win indicate the grade
and the operator will get q two-inch
fall for every eight feet. eight feet
being the length of tic board.--Ameri-
can Agriculturalist.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-05-15
Misses Blouse Eton.

Jaunty jackets in this mode are usu-
ally accompanied by skirts of the same
material, and are especially attractive
when worn over shirt waists of con-
trasting color.
AS illustrated, the Elton is made of
dark red chevlot with a rolling collar
of ivory peau de sole. 1t Is simply ad-
justed with shoulder and underarm
seams.
The back fits smoothly across the
shoulders, and has slight fulness at the
belt. The fronts fasten in the centre
with small silver buckles. A plain
rolling collar completes the neck and
forms long narrow revers In front.
The regulation coat sleeves are
shaped with upper and lower portions.
have slight fulness on the shoulders,
and flare in bell effect at the wrists.
When the jacket is intended to be
worn open to the belt the collar may be
omitted and the fronts finished with an
inch-wide band of MORE placed direct
ly on the edge. In this case the belt
and sleeve trimming are also Of MORE.
Stylish blouses In this mode may be
made of broad or ladies' cloth. vene.
tian, covert. serge or heavy wash fab-
rics. such as linen. duck and pique.
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Tho Moire stock Collar.

French knots in white or pink are
sprinkled as a border decoration to the
"bishop front tabs" of fashionable
stock collar The long pieces start di-
rectly from the top of the collar and
fall straight down. as long again as the
neckband. The upper bishop and the
neckband are both made of black
MORE. The French knots make run
ming border on the lower edge of the
MORE turn over There are pretty
stock ties in taffeta with stitched turn
overs, in crepe de chine. with vertical
or horizontal tucks, and also in chiffon,
but the moire stock collars are quite
the 'dernier cri."
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and cleanly comments on the news Of
the day. Ee set no moral standard
for the community in which he lived;
he INDUCED in no lengthy dissertations
as to what the people should or should
not do He conducted his paper for
the news, and il through his retiring
disposition he did not make warm
friends he nevertheless held the re-
spect of everybody. That he would
fight, resent an attack, make trouble
If trod upon, no one ever dreamed
He was TOO quiet.
One day in his search for news be
CHANGED TO learn that the Washing
ton Merchandise Company was quietly
selling liquor to the Indians The
knowledge aggravated him. The com
pany was the one big trading concern
of the region. 1t had main store and
twenty or thirty branches scattered
over 300 miles of country. 1t was
owned by Eastern spectators and
managed by local agents. The mem
bers Of the corporation had wealth
and intelligence. That they should
permit whisky to be sold to the abo-
rigines seemed extraordinarily out
rageous to the editor.
He thought 1t over, and then wrote
letter to the President of the com
pany briefly recitlng what he knew,
and suggesting that a stop be put to
the sale; that It might precipitate an
Indian outbreak, and, anyway, II was
violation Of national law which
the corporation ought not to permit
He received in reply a curt letter re-
questlng him In SO many words to
mind his own affairs. The next issue
Of his paper brlstled with an exposure
Of what the merchandise company was
doing. He investigated so thoroughly
that the Government finally acted. an(
In the end the company ceased the
sale Of whisky altogether. 1t was .
signal victory for the Tomahawl.
But the same day that the company
surrendered It's manager at Sand Bluff
wrote to the editor OF the Tomahawk
" shall reach your town Monday
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cess style, giving long. graceful lines,
which are universally becoming. Ex-
tensions added at each side of the
centre back are arranged in underlying
pleats, which are fatty pressed.
A pointed yoke facing of inserted
tucking is applied back and front.
The full fronts are gathered and ar.
ranged at the lower edge of the yoke.
A bertha of challle, trimmed with
lace. is used to finish the yoke back
and front. extending out over the
sleeves in becoming manner. A bow
of black velvet ribbon with long ends
is fastened at the point where the
bertha meets.
The full fonts hang loosely from the
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-05-15
TO Grade bitches and Drains.

A device for assisting in getting th,
grade while digging drains is described
by Ii. w. Smith. | took piece o!
board a, a. eight feet LONG seven inchel
wide. and nailed ON two three-corneret
pieces, b. b. cutting out the section OF
the board between them, as shown II
the illustration. Then l nailed picc,
of lath across the tops of the three
cornercd pieces. A piece of clapboard
d, three feet long, was sharpened near
ly to point on the thin side ant
nailed diagonally to the side OF the
eight-foot board. thin edge down, Sc