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The Delta independent., 1902-10-31
Arbitration Commission Begins Work.


Washington. Oct 2i.-The members
OF the strike arbitration committee ap-
pointed by President Roosevelt met at
the White House this morning and
vent into conference with the Presi-
dent. The President impressed upon the
commission the importance Of expedi-
ton. He then presented their instruc-
tions. As follows: AT the request both
Of the operators and OF the miners, I
have appointed you a commission to in
Quire into. consider and pass upon the
questions in controversy in connection
with the strike in the anthracite region.
yersy arose. By the action you recon-
mend. which the parties in interest
have in advance consented TO abide by,
you will endeayor to establish the rela-
tons between the employers and the
wage workers in the anthracite fields
on just and permanent basis, and as
FAR as possible do away with any causes
for the recurrence of such difficulties
as those which you have been called on
to settle. l submit to you herewith the
published statement of the operators,
following which l named you as re-
corder; also the letter from Mr.. Mitch
ELL"
The members of the commission
withdrew in body. They went direct
TO the Office of Commissioner of Labor
Wright to organize and prepare for
their work.
Judge Gray was chosen president of
the commission.
The Delta independent., 1902-10-31
Italy Adopts Wireless re,earaphy.

Rome. Oct. 26.-lt has been decided
to establish wireless telegraphy APP
paratus at all stations and on all pas
senger trains on Italian railroads.
King Victor Emmanuel OF his own in
itiative, has appointed William Mar
conf chevalier OF the Order OF In
dustrial Merit.
The Delta independent., 1902-10-31
Pre.Ident ceIeer.tes eir,hday.

Washington. Oct. 27.-President
Roosevelt to-day quietly celebrated
his forty-fourth anniversary. He was
in his ONCE early. going over matters
with Secretary Cortelyou. who had
just returned from Canton. Many
messages OF congratulation were re-
ceived and numerous remembrances
arrived during the morning.
The Delta independent., 1902-10-31
reIeorapher. May strike.

Oakland. Cal, Oct. 24.--With the re-
turn of Vice President kruttschnitt OF
the Southern Pacific from New York
developments are expected within n
few days relative to the demand for
increased wages made by the employees
Of tho company.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-07-31
CONDENSED STORIES.
The Judges Story of the Dog That
HoWIed at the Moon.


One Of the best known Of our cir
cult court judges had an enemy, a
lawyer who had once been his an
successful opponent in politics in
one of the towns Oh his round, and
was generally subjected to some af-
front when he reached there. The
lawyer took so little pains to conceal
his contempt that one Of the judges
friends was moved to ask:
"Why don't you squelch B.? He
needs il"
The judge laid knife and fork
across his plate, folded his hands
and, seemingly apropos Of nothing
at all, said:
Cup in my home town there's a
widow with an ugly yaller dog that,
whenever there is moonlight, sits
on her stoop and bowls until the
town can't sleep and generally keeps
it up till daylight"
He then resumed his dinner. The
friend looked at him in amazement
for moment and then inquired:
"Well, what of it?"
"Well," said the judge slowly,
"the moon keeps right or" -Phila-
delphia Times.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-07-31
Could Pound if Necessary.


Judge Hubbard of Iowa argued a
case in the supreme court OF the
United States recently against the
attorney general Of iowa. The at
torney general spoke first. lie
pounded the reading desk during his
argument and waved his arms and
did lot of things lawyers are not
supposed to do in the presence of
the august supreme court. When
Hubbard arose, he said
SMay it please the honorable
court, I could pound this desk. I
have strong right arm and could
break this board to splinters, and I
would, too, i'll were addressing a
jury"
Then he stopped and looked Sc
verely at the attorney general. The
justices on the bench nodded their
heads approvingly and looked at
the attorney general also. That
worthy said afterward that if he
looked as small as he felt he must
have been practically invisible
Washington Letter.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-07-31
INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY.

Artificial altar of roses is in sight.
Chemists have good hopes Of max
ing quinine by synthesis. With NOR
phine, one of a dozen alkaloids of
opium, they are experimenting in
the same direction, and like re-
mark applies to atropine. Artificial
mustard oil is preferred by physi-
clans to the real article on account
of its greater purity. Oil Of bitter
almonds is another synthetic
achievement. 1t has the same fla
vor as the real, though chemically
different. Citric acid, which is the
sour of the lemon, has been repro
duced; likewise Tactic acid, which is
the sour principle of sour milk. Sal
icylic acid, SO valuable as a preserva-
tive and as a remedy for rheuma-
tism, was obtained formerly from
the wintergreen plant and was very
costly. Now it is cheap and manu-
featured by the ton from carbolic
acid. In its turn artificial oil Of
wintergreen, derived from wood al
cohol and salicylic acid, has driven
the natural product out of the mar
ket entirely. - Saturday Evening
Post.
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A Venomous Bird.

But one species of venomous bird
is known to the student Of ornitho-
logical oddities, the rpir n'doob, or
'Tbird of DEATH" feathered para
dox of New Guinea. It is not a
large OF formidable looking crea-
ture, as one would naturally expect,
being scarcely as large as common
pigeon, but longer and of a more
slender build. 1t is of a gray, glossy
color, without any special markings
except the tail, which ends with a
blood red tip. The bird is compara-
lively helpless, being able to fly but
a few feet, and can be caught with
out difficulty. However, it is IN
necessary to say that its poisonous
bite causes the native Papuans to
let it severely alone. Persons bitten
by the creature are seized by mad
dening pains, which rapidly extend
to every part Of the body. Loss Of
sight, commissions and lockjaw are
the other symptoms which follow in
rapid succession. The natives say
that there is not a case on record of
a survival Of the bite, there being
no antidote, death always ensuing
within the short space Of two hours.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-07-31
Slow Coaches.

The old newspapers Of Boston
were "slow coaches there is no de-
nying it, says Frank B. Sanborn in
the Bookman; but the country itself
was slow compared with the modern
pace. This was favorite jest when
Mr.. Sanborn entered college at Har-
ward fifty years ago: "Why is the
Advertiser like a poor mans plas-
ter 2" Because it is good for a
week back A few years earlier J.
K. Mills at their club had dared to
say to Nathan Hale, then at the top
of Boston Journalism, when the vet
eran editor was saying Such a
thing happened Of a Saturday. /
know it because that day my son
Charles was born" sSNo, Mr.. Hale;
your son Charles was born Of a
Wednesday, but you didn't find it
out till Saturday"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-07-31
Oriental Louie.

A man bought three pounds of
meat and brought it home to his
wife to cook for dinner and then
went his way to his place Of bust
ness in the bazaars. The wife was
hungry and ate the meat, says Har-
per's Magazine.
In the evening the man came
home and asked for his dinner.
There is no meat" said the wife,
ESfor the cat ate it.
Bring the cat, 2 said the man,
'and a pair Of scales.
Weigh the cat" said the man.
The cat weighed three pounds.
eff that is the cat, said the
man, ''where is the meat? And if
this is the meat where is the cat? 2"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-07-31
The New Scotland Yard.

New Scotland Yard is connected
by means Of a tunnel with Westmin-
ster Bridge District railway station,
An annual rent is paid for it to the
railway company by the home Of
fee, and in case Of any riot or civil
disturbance great bodies of police
could be drafted speedily from va
rious parts of London and marched
through the tunnel unperceiyed by
the rioters.
New Scotland Yard is the key of
the situation so far as central local
ity is concerned, inasmuch as it is
adjacent to the houses of parliament
and close to Whitehall and all the
government Offices. If any great
civil disturbance occurred, it is more
than likely that it would take place
within this area.-London Globe.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-07-31
Concerninu Busts.

Some school children were being
shown through the capitol the other
day and visited, among other places,
the vice presidents room. Mr..
White, the handsome young clerk
of Senator Frye, undertook to play
guide for the youngsters.
Here," said he, lis the bust of
George Washington, the first presi-
dent of the United States. He is
dead now, you know And here is
the bust Of Jefferson. He's dead
too And this is Henry Wilson, one
of the vice presidents. He died in
this room.
A little girl looked up at Mr..
White with wide open, wondering
eyes. ssDid he bust, too?" she
asked. Washington Post
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-07-31
SoIyinu a Problem.

In a speech in London the other
day the orator told an admirable
story of the advice given by an Eng
lishman, Scotchmsn and an Irish
man respectively to a gentleman
whose servant was constantly break
ing articles in the household. The
Englishman in his blunt, honest
way said to the employer, ooh, get
rid of him-dismiss him." The
Scotch1nan's advice was, "Stop the
money out of his wages" 'But, "
said the master, che breaks more
than his wages amount to-" ssThen, =
said the Irishman, "raise his wages. "
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-07-31
Cuban Oxen.

In Cuba the oxen are the chief
farm animals and the most useful
ones. They are used for blowing,
hauling and for almost every other
purpose. On the larger plantations
mules are used, and an American
gets much more service from them
than a Cuban. The Cuban horse
does not do much teaming. He is in
reality pony and is very sturdy.
Four or five are hitched tandem for
hauling, but as rule the great OK
carts are used. The pony bears his
master everywhere, and, too, he is
loaded down with the merchandise
of the farm, such as hay, fruits and
vegetables.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-07-31
A Promoter Of HARMONY.

Exam stories are always popu-
lar in school and college circles.
One of the newest and best is cred
tied to Nicholas Murray Butler,
president of Columbia university.
A student in one of the preparatory
schools was asked to mention the
distinctions between major and mi
nor chords. His reply read:
Gar be it from me to encourage
such invidious distinctions. Let us
rather devote our attention to the
causes that led up to the Thirty
Years wars"
This naive reply was followed by
historical essay for which the
young man had carefully prepared
himself.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-07-31
CLOTHES OF MEN AND WOMEN
Sterner Sex the Bes: Judge of Femi.
nine Attire.

It is often said that women dress
to please each other, but men dress
to please themselves. On this point
a writer in the Lady's Pictorial says:
"Now and then one sees a woman
whose clothes are absolutely charac-
teristic of her and bear the impress
of having been carefully thought
out by their wearer. These are those
who never wear garments fashioned
like others, but the majority of wo-
men Go not desire nor, indeed, would
it become them to be ildividualistic
in their attire. They like to be in
the fashion, And the question is,
Are they or are men best suited to
making what is understood by la
mode?
con the whole, one inclines to the
opinion that men are really the best
judges Of what best suits the female
form divine, and, on the other hand,
1t would seem as if Woman's taste in
mems clothing is far more reliable
than mans. She is quick to detect
a mistake in the choice of tie, to
note the angle of hat, the set Of
coat, the pattern of a tweed, the
shape of collar, and she never falls
into the error of urging her men.
folk to adopt any atrocious things
merely because they are described as
very fashionable
<'The man whom a woman con-
siders well dressed IS we'll fitted, ab-
solutely well groomed and quite I'M
obtrusiye alike in the MASTER of hats,
waistcoats, ties or patterns, and this
looks as if each sex were meant to
select the others clothes. Women.
are ready enough to admit mems
good taste and cleverness in this di-
rection, but the other sex disclaims
with horror the ability of their Wo-
mankind to exercise any judgment
with regard to their wardrobes, de-
spite the fact that an unfavorable
feminine opinion of anything they
are wearing means its instant dis
use. Perhaps if men and women
alike more freely expressed them
selves in fashion journals from time
to time about each others clothes it
would be better for both."
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-07-31
In the Special Gallery.

A pompous man walked into the
house press gallery the day before
congress adjourned. ssWhom do you
want to see?" asked Doorkeeper
Mann.
'sNobody particular" said the
pompous man. 'I think I will take
a seat here"
'sNot here" replied Mann gently
'SsThis gallery is reserved for the
press"
The pompous man swelled up. Il
want you to understand | will sit
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-07-31

Robt. J. Miller, proprietor Of the
Red House Drug Store of Chatta-
nooga, Tenn, writes: There is more
merit in Foley Honey and Tar than
in any other cough syrup. The call
for it multiply wonderfully and we
sell more Of it than all other cough
syrups combined. : Sold by Frost
q Spies.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-07-31
A. Revelation

II you will maka inquiry it will be
revelation to you how many succumb
to kidney or bladder troubles in one
form or another. If the patient is
not beyound medical aid, Foley's
Kidney Cure will cure. It never
disappoints. For Sale by Frost &
Spies.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-07-31

where I like" he said. 81 am a
taxpayer, and I own my share of
this capitol"
soh." replied Mann, why didn't
you say so? If you are taxpayer,
it is different. We have special
gallery for taxpayers. Come right
this way" And he led him to the
public gallery and gave him seat
The pompous man sat there in con-
scious triumph all the afternoon
Washington Post.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-07-31
City Officers.
School Boards,
HyGB SCHOOL BOARr

HIGH SCHOOL BOARD.
LYMAN T. Walker. president; j. Sheridan
Secretary; Ben Ungrodt, treasurer
EXECUTIVE SCHOOL BOARD.
w H. Smith, president: James Sheridan
secretary; NelS Nelson vice president.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-07-31
SWEDISH LUTHERAN.

Services every ether Sunday. Pastors
residence Cor. Pine Street and Seventh Ave.
West. CD. BECKURMAN.
Pastor.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-07-31
SOCIETIES.
S. H. AND E. f. OF a.

AID. No. 6, Morgonstiernan. Meets every
Thursday evening at O'Clock, at o. 2.
Johnson's Hall Brothers in good standing
are cordially invited to attend.
President Ole Wannebo; Vice President,
Mike Larson; Secretary, Kjarwick;
L. A. Simonson. Marshal, Ed. Stone;
Chaplain. Kasper Wangberg; Guard, ames
FossuIn; Trustees, Ole Hoyind, Ole Aune; I'll.
p. Axelberg.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-07-31
Washburn Public Library Board.

w. RI. Irish, president; f. III. Hartshorn,
vice-president; Mrs @, w Frost, secretary
W. Corning, Mrs. VIM. o'Neil, severt swan
son, W. w. Jones. N. M. Oscar,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-07-31
ROMAN CATHOLIC

GERMAN EV. LUTHERAN.
Services will be held at 10000 a. NJ except
every fourth Sunday. Sunday School every
Sunday at HOO, G. GUTEKNUsT,
Pastor.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-07-31

You can be cured of any form of tobacco using
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new new NE and vigor by taking MO-TO-RAC.
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ST.JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Services every Sunday evening at 7:S0
Sunday school at p. m.
Rev G.. M, HITCHCOCK, Pastor.
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CHURCHES.
NORWEGIAN LUTHERAN


Services every Sunday at 1890 a. NJ and
!! 30 p. m. Sunday school at 2 p. m. prayer
Service every Thursday at $3.50 D. m.
English service every second and asst Sum
day evening of each month.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-10-17
M. RnTae1Ii,s Discovery.

M. Raffaelli, a Paris artist, recently
called together a number Of his con-
freres in his studio and, according to
the Journal des Debats, made public
an important discovery. "You know
the inconvenience of painting in oiLD
he said; brushes, palettes, knives, a
whole arsenal, inconvenient and cum
bersome, requiring a long and tedious
process of cleansing after every sitting.
I have long been trying to combine the
convenience of the pastel with the
quality of the oil painting Of which
age increases the beauty, and I think l
have succeeded. l have reduced the
colors into sticks, which I use like cray
ons and with which I can paint on can
vas, wood, ivory or paper. Here is a
picture of the most complicated char
acter that I will copy before you SO
that you may judge of the perfection
Of this method. 1t has also two other
advantages. it dries quickly and when
dried is u~nalterable." Mr.. Raffaelli
then reproduced under the eyes Of his
guests a portion Of his model with such
fidelity that it was impossible to dis
tinguish the copy from the original.
His friends were astounded, and NJ.
Besnard, the great colorist, is said to
have exclaimed, ct Is a revolution in
the art of paintingy!'
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-10-17
Mixed Eggs.


Professor Edwin Ray Lancaster was
sitting in his Office in the Natural His
tory museum, London, when he was
visited by an elderly woman, evident
" from the country. who carried a
parcel which she handled with the
most exaggerated care. She was in a
state of great excitement and ex-
claimed:
'I've got two of EN-"
Two of whats" inquired the pro
fessor.
1.-TWO 'awks' eggs" replied the won.
an. I'm told they're worth a thou
sand pounds apiece"
The professor, much interested, looked
at the eggs. 'fThese are not auks' eggs"
he said.
"They + 'awks' eggs" said his Wis.
itor. MY son Joe found 'em."
A light dawned on the naturalist.
"The kind Of eggs which are so valu-
able" he remarked gently, "are the
eggs of an extinct bird called the aux
aux"
ooh, hauk!" said the woman. ."I'll
pay out that 'Enry dollhouse as told
me it was 'awks' eggs as was wanted
And she went away"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-10-17

In Paris two police officers recently
got upon the track of q pickpocket.
They surprised him in the act at the
omnibus bureau and followed him in
hot pursuit. He was a thin, poorly
clad young fellow. In the Rue Roche
chonaut, however. he suddenly disap-
peared. Judging that he had slipped
into n Of the houses they set them
selves to watch for his temperance.
The thief in the meantime had entered
q bathing establishment, and after a
refreshing bath entered the box Of an.
other bather and calmly clothed him
self in the smart suit he found there,
then passed proudly and peacefully
out before the very eyes Of his pur-
suers The climax of humor came
when the other bather, arrayed in the
rags of the pickpocket, was grabbed by
the officers Of the law at the door and
dragged off to the station house. With
some difficulty the situation was ex-
planned; but the pickpocket is still
laughing,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-10-17
Make the Most Of Your Gifts.

Personality has done wonders with
both heredity and environment. 1t has
made moderate gifts accomplish mar
yelous things. Men with moderate
gifts, by patient and persistent appli-
cation have put to shame the splendid
ly equipped, who have indolently fritz
tered away their patrimony. Out Of
the most untoward surroundings men
have found their way to the grandest
achievements. The boy from the log
cabin has outstripped the boy from the
palace. The barefooted boy has out
stripped the boy of pampered indul-
gence. The plodder has outstripped the
genius. The tortoise has passed the
hare. Whether a man be richly en-
dowed or moderately endowed, his sue
cess will depend on the use he makes
Of what God has given him.-1ndepend-
ent.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-10-17
THE NEW BABY.
Yes. I've got a little brother;
Never asked to have him nuther,

Yes. I've got a little brother;
Never asked to AVE him nuther,
But he's here.
They just went away n bought him,
And last week the doctor brought him:
Weren't that queer?
When + heard the news from Molly,
Why, I thought at first twas jolly,
Cause, you see, X
7 s'posed I could go and get him
And then mamma, course, would let him
Play with me,
But when I had once looked at him,
why" I says, great snakes, is that
him?
Just that mite!"
They said, YES" and "Ain.t he cum.
nin'|
And I thought they must be funnin';
He's a sight!
He's so small, it's just amazin',
And you'd think hat he was blazin'
He's so red,
And his nose is like a berry,
And he's bad.as Uncle Jerry
On his head.
Why, he isn't worth a brick;
All he does is cry and kick;
He can't stop.
Won't sit Up; you can't arrange him;
I don't see why pa don't change him
At the shop.
Now, we've got to dress and feed him,
And we really didn't need him
More'n a frog;
Why'd they buy a baby brother
When they know I'd good deal ruther
Have a dog?
kansas Farmer.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-10-17
MISCELLANY
An Error In Longitude.

Astronomers from the Greenwich
and Paris observatories have been
working hard for months to adjust the
discrepancy of time existing between
their meridians.
1T is an infinitesimal difference"
said a member of the Astronomical So
cfety, "being only sixteen-thousandths
Of a second. To make it plain, Green
witch appears to be nearer Paris than
Paris is to Greenwich.
"The Greenwich and Paris observers
met at the beginning of this year and
started on their arduous calculations.
Whatever the result, whether the
Greenwich meridian Is right or wrong,
that of Paris must be moved. Nearly
the whole of the civilized world calcu-
lates with the Greenwich meridian as
the standard, and it would not only be
impossible, but disastrous, to shift that
meridian, which would alter bounda-
ries in many distant parts.
$50 that if Paris is right it must be
put wrong, and if it is wrong it must
be put right.
Special buildings at Greenwich have
been set aside for the work of %calcula-
ton, and four instruments costing
thousands Of pounds have been provid-
ed for the French and English a~strono-
mers. The second half of the work will
commence in the autumn, when the
English astronomers will revise the
work done by the French astronomers
during the spring, and vice versa. A
final result may be attained early in
19G3.''-London Mail.