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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-04
GEN. WOODS STRONG PLEA.
Urges a Reduction of the Tariff on
Cuban Sugar.

urges q RsouctlOn OF the 1aTlu on
Cuban Sugar.
Washington, Feb. A circular let
ter has been received by members OF
the senate from General Wood, mill
tary governor of Cuba, urging conces-
sions on Cuban sugar coming into the
United States. It is dated Havana,
January 80. General Wood says:
Il desire to invite your most earnest
attention and consideration to the eco
nOmic conditions existing in Cuba to-
day, conditions which threa ten to bring
ruin to her principal industries, sugar
and tobacco, unless prompt and efficient
relief is given. With the ruin of her
two principal industries we must give
up all hope of a stable government, for
unless Cuba can sell her products at d
reasonable profit it is obvious that their
cultivation must cease, bringing idle
ness and hunger to her people.
I'VE have established a reasonably
efficient government in Cuba with all
those numerous adjuncts which pertain
to a stable, civilized administration
such as schools, courts, sanitation, pub
lie works, etc The outlay for the main
tenance OF these necessary adjuncts to
the government is necessarily large anu
the revenues therefore are derived prin-
cipally from materials purchased in ex-
change for sugar and tobacco. These
great industries are now in a most crit
ical condition, especially sugar, which IS
being sold at a price less than the cosc
of production. The planter must grind
his cane, even at moderate loss, for
his entire fortune Is in the heldS and is
liable to be swept away by fire or de-
teriorate from the effects of the ele-
ments.''
After giving figures concerning the
cost of production. etc, General Wood
says that reduction of 33 Ia per cent.
will give an average profit of 4S cents
on each 300 pounds of sugar produced
and that such reduction should be the
minimum. He further says:
Each day of delay in giving relief
is dangerous. When the crash
comes relief will be of little value ex-
cept to the Spectator who may gather
up the works here; the people of the
country, who have virtually recon-
structed it in three years, will be ruined
and we shall have to stop and reoccupy
the country, or continue in occupation
and do over again the work which we
have spent thousands of lives and much
treasure in doing up to date The stu
alton demands relief. and it should be
immediate and liberal"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-04
BOY BUILDING.
That Is the Mission of Good Food.

There is an abundance of proof that
food can be selected that will build up
a brain as well as body.
One case is that of a boy and the de-
scription is given by his mother She
says. This particular son has always
had a delicate stomach, and when he
was an infant had cholera infantum
two or three seasons in succession; he
was exceedingly hard to raise. and was
not well enough to go to school when
he became old enough
The mother says, Finally we con-
Guided to put him on Grape-Nuts exclu-
sively and see what the food would do
for him. We did, and to our great
astonishment our boy improved daily.
He is now hearty and getting along in
school unusually well. He still depends
upon Grape-Nuts for a goodIy share of
his diet.
Whenever children are hungry at bed
time it is always safe to let them eat
Grape-Nuts and let them go to bed. l
came to know of the value of Grape
Nuts by using it myself, and found that
l was unusually we'll nouriShed and
gained rapidly in strength
Please do not use my name. By the
way, we abandoned coffee in our fam
lily several years ago and have always
used Postum since. Would as soon have
the flour barrel empty as be without
Postum" Name can be given by
Postum Co.. Battle Creek. Mich.
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TODAY's.MARKET REPORT.

Chicago, Feb. 4-CORN-MarI1et of the
board Of trade We're Of the cold weather ats
~ bullish, but trade was quiet and small
in volume. Corn was the leader to start
and May opened a shade to 1sQ14c higher
at 640641sc, on the severe weather and
slightly better cables. Receipts were very
ty. The prospects of continued cold wealth
er and necessarily increased feeding. to
the small squirt there was some selling and
on a quieting down of business May work
around that figure. Receipts were only rs
cars
squirt and sagged back on reports that the
weather would moderate tomorrow. Longs,
quantities, but the dip was small May
closed qs g easy s. and sc down at 6s14@6S5sc.
strength on corn strength, better cash sit
uation, slight increase in cables and cold
but the demand was not sufficient to send
prices up, and May lowered rather idly
7s1Sc Traders today We're commenting on
the Manitoba situation. In Duluth No
at 7214c and May at 74szc. Samples of the
Manitoba wheat were shown on the floor
handlers pronounced it wortR &c more
than chicago No: 1 northern While the
luth. spectators say it shuts out that
market and puts Chicago in even worse
cars-2 cars of contract grade; Minneapolis
and Duluth reported $50 cars, making to-
tai Tor the three points OF only 3O2 cars,
against 472 cars last week and 313 cars last
year.
Wheat was offered freely when corn
sagged and May declined to Isle, closing
barely easy and 14dssc lower, at 7Sss@7SAc.
:, OATS-Oats were indifferent and did lit
tie during the early hours. The corn
strength was carried over into this pit to
some extent, but the dullness of trade
left the situation practically unchanged
from yesterday. May opened with some
small demand at 44kc a gain of 1sc.
Later it sold back to 44s4c and hardly fuc-
tuated. Receipts were only IS cars.
VISIONS--Provisions We're buoyed
up by good buying in pork. Lard and ribs
were steady. but the coarse grain situation
and some commission house buying with
a better tone at the yards aided the pit.
May pork opened 71Ac up at 1855, and
sold up to $16O5; May lard 21zc higher at
ss.471R, but lost its gain, and May ribs PFC
up, at IS. Az. and eased a shade.
WHEAT-Cashi No. 2 red, S4GS515c: No
red, 7SIk@S0c No. 2 hard winter, 761b6
7s1kc.; No. hard winter, 751k@77l9c; No. /
northern spring, 761bI7S15c: No. 2 northern
spring. 751AG771ac; No. 3 spring, 7112G751ac.
CORNING. 8, 6014c
OATS-No. 2. 454la451kc; No. 8, 4434@45c.
southwestern, s1.70: May, $1.75Q1.U.
RYE-Cash. Coo; May, &c.
BARLEY-CaSh: 59064c
TIMOTHY-March, Sc. go.
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Miss Mary Lenghan, Young Society
Lady who lives in Brooklyn, N. Y, tells
how Young Women May Escape those
Terrible Monthly Pains and Sickness.

"DEAR MRS PINKHAM:-I suppose of my friends
call mmodest acknowledge you what Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable that seven
bottles which took last fall complete change
my life and brought hopes and aspirations which had
of whe wass
"For three years suffered silently every month
time and while sick bed felt sick
Cramps and bearndown pains
frequent often daily Compound
all that splendid health palms,
grateful you express myself hoping may
help suffering truly LENGHAN
533 Park Ave, Brooklyn NY"
$4,000 FORFEIT LETTER GENUINE.
other medicine in hasre
such widespread dendOr
Pinkham invites
She has guided thousands
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Price of Labor Has Advanced
Fifty Per Cent.
Cost of Living Has Doubled
Since the War.
TAXING THE RAFTERS.
Novel Methods of Raising Money
For Indemnity.
Chinese Arsenals Are Busy Max
ing Guns.

Washington. Feb. 4.-Secretary Will
son has received a report from David
G. Fairchild, the expert of the depart
ment of agriculture who, with Mr..
Lathrop, a wealthy New Yorker, is
exploring the world for new plants for
introduction into this country The re
port is dated at Colombo, Ceylon, and
discusses general conditions in China
He says the missionaries frightened out
by the recent troubles are returning
to their posts and that foreign mer-
chants claim the outlook for trade inn
prOVement is very favorable in the re-
g1on of Shanghai. American trade, he
says, is more than holding its own
against that of other cOutrieS, but adds.
'Japan's trade has greatly increased IN
China of late, and she is not only an
active but may become a dangerous
competitor"
Mr.. Fairchild went to Canton in
search of the South Chinese peaches
and pluIns, scions and trees of which
he announces he has shipped here, to-
gether with some promising leitchees,
p bamboos and perSimmOnS for California
and Florida. He says producers and
shippers in China and Japan are much
interested in the final outcome of the
experiments of this government in the
nome production of tea, but apparently
are skeptical and believe the cost of
picking is too great for the industry to
succeed here.
has led to a remarkable increase in
prices of labor, hotel accommodations
and food products in China Coolies
wages have greatly increased in Hong
Kong since the Spanish-American war,
ana important new enterprises com
plain of a scarcity of labor. Hotel
prices are 90 per cent. higher than be-
fore the war, and residents claim that
the general cost of living has doubled
In the last five years. The Chinese gov
eminent, to pay its war indemnity has
lev1ded a tax of five American cents a
year on each rafter in every house in
the country.
Foreigners already pay about per
cent ad Valorem on practically every
thing imported. The viceroy in Canton
IS already having great difficulty in col
leottng the taxes and white people liv-
ing there say this tax on the natives is
arousfng a great deal of animosity to-
ward the foreigners.
The growth of our agricultural, as
well as other exports to China" Mr.
Fatrchild predicts, will be a phenom-
email one and include many classes of
canned and dried goods from our or
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Market Goss1u.

FURNISHED by A. G. Goodwin. Commfs-
sion Merchant. Coz Kansas ave.l
Second Liverpool cables: Wheat, 40
I'D higher; corn, ssQ1zd higher than yes
terday.
Omaha live stock receipts: Hogs, 5000
head: cattle $500 head.
Kansas City grain receipts: Wheat, 81
cars; corn, "a cars; oats, cars. A year
ago: Wheat, 81 cars; corn, 81 cars; oats,
cars.
Kansas City grain shipments: Wheat,
10 cars; corn 10 cars, oats, &c cars. A year
ago: Wheat, q cars; corn, 80 cars; oats,
cars
Bradstreet's worlds wheat visible de-
creased 731. 900 bushels.
Closing Liverpool cables: Wheat, sd
higher; corn, SD higher, for the day.
Chicago grain receipts: Wheat, % cars;
corn, 70 cars: oats. IS cars.
Northwest grain receipts: Minneapolis,
1S2 cars: Duluth, 148 cars.
Kansas City: May wheat-Puts, 7515c;
calls, 1910; curb. rec. May corn-Puts,
sac; calls, 6512c; curb, Csc.
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Government bonds strong. To-
New York Stocks

Wall Street, New York, Feb. A.
market continued prominent in the open,
ing 9saiiipgs The r; Minneapolis St Paul
the preferred rising Ia points, Sugar
gained nearly a point and the large de-
large fraction. There were 1900 shares of
Amalgamated Copper sold at the opening
and the price sagged further on subse-
quent dealings. In the general list changes
Stocks weakened Immediately and the
ma and Delaware, and Hudson declined a
orders appeared later in Amalgamated
757s, Sugar was taken in hand and lifted
to 1881. This buying helped other stocks
to 1854. Duluth, South Shore and Allan
tic prsferneed 1 points no Eoe6 tb ls
e change e awe We're fraetional ai pon' '"ei
=, The advance in Sugar and Amalgama,tedi
Copper was checked by realizing sales, but
strength at other points; Large dealings
in disting PTeferEed lifted ait it u points st
Marie stocks continued to advance, the
1 1oon ana galn ana 1 rose f points
further. Hooking Valley, North American.
Pou1sVlie "a Meerop9lIan s1Te Ttr5 algWay 81
to ~ points. American Express 8, United
nooga and ST. Louis 2 points.
Bonds Were irregular.
pr3ke SmaTPiX yo, on nne
awanna reacted and B. r. T.. Manhattan
Sugar, Rock Island and the Minneapolis,
st. Paul and Sault Ste Marie stocks 1d11a
points. Nashville, Chattanooga and st.
Louis jumped 1012 points on light transac-
tions. Amalgamated Copper fell to IA The
market became almost lifelesS but hard
ened somewhat
A squirt by Metropolitan Street Railway
to 17215 helped the other fractions. but did
not benefit the market. Anna Igamated
Copper extended its loss "a points and
Sugar fell to 127 New York Chicago and
St Louis second preferred SELLING ex-div-
idend) lost ia points.
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Chicago Livestock Market

= Chicago Feb. 4-CATTLE-Receip
$500 head, including 200 head of Texans
Cows higher; good to choice steady; other
steers weak. Good to prime steers, Sc. SOD
TBS: poor to medium, s4.00G600; stockers
and feeders, 81 25@4.50 cows, 81 25Q5. %;
heifers 81. 50d550; Gamers, 81. 25G2.30; bulls
$2.50G460 calves, s4-50QLOo; Texas fed
steers $4.000550
HOGS-Receipts today, Sc. 600 head; esti-
mated tomorrow, IS, 600 head; left over, g.
81 head: Market strong Mixed and
butchers, $5S5G6.30; good to choice heavy,
$6.20G6. 20; rough heavy, $. scat. 20; light
s.. 50n6.00; bulk of sales, $5.95Q6.25.
SHEEP-Receipts, Is 900 head. Sheep and
lambs stronger. Good to choice wethers
$4.50@5.00; fair to choice mixed, So 75Q4. so;
western sheep, 81 25GI5. IS; native lambs, 50 so
06I5; western lambs $5.00l615
Official receipts and shipments yester-
day:
Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
Receipts $500. .......22.796 291 2,2S7
Shipments $500. 3, 431 1875 S,442
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chards. and preserved meats and dairy
products from our farms and ranches.
Mr.. Fairchild says a British army Off
Ger assures him that the Chinese
arsenal at Tien Tsin is manufacturing
cannon and small arms which fall very
little short of being as good as those of
European manufacture and this with
out even the supervision of the Euro
peans and that the awakening of China
is going on with a rapidity that will
astoniSh those westerners who refuse to
recognize the course things are taking.
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Kansas CIV Llvestock.

Kansas City, Feb. 4-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts, 1000 head, including 1000 head of
Texans. Market steady. Native steers,
81. $4,000; Texas and Indian steers, $4.200
535; Texas cows, g. 5004 25; native cows
and heifers, $3.00G5. 25: stockers and feed
ers. 50. 50q495; bulls, $2.75Q4-50; calves, $3.50
0650
higher. Bulk of sales, $5.60d6-35: heavy,
6. S0ae e: packers ;c4 ss 90 s5; mcclure,
SHEEP~Receipts 1000 head. Market
steady Muttons, $40Od4.90: lambs, IS. 5O6
600: western wethers, 81. 4OQ4. so; ewes, $500
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Topeka Markets

HOGS.
HEAVY-$59 0Q6.O5.
Lights. 30G5. 80.
ROUGH-$5 1905. IS.
CATTLE.
STEERS-$S 75G476.
COWS-$3. 00a400.
HEIFERS-$3 25I4.2
VEAL CALVES.
HEAVY-$3 OOQ3.50.
LIGHT-$400Q4.50
GRAIN.
NO. 3 WHEAT-72c
NO. 2 WHITE CORN-66c.
MIXED CORN-64c.
OATS-50c.
BUTTER-18c.
EGGS-20c.
by the ton, S1O.O0@14o0.
ALFALFA-By the car, $12.o0G14o0; by
the ton. s13.00@15.00.
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oArs-No. 2 white. 47a4Tsso.

OATs--No. 2 white, 4794T1sc.
RYE-No. 2, 62Q6Sc.
RE, $780,
BUTTER-Creamery. 1sa2sc: dairy. fan
cy, 1Sc.
EGGS-Fresh 221kG23c.
WHEAT-Reoeipts, q cars
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New York Money Market.

New York, Feb. 4.-Noon-MONEY-
Money on call nomina1ly at 2A@212 per
cent; sterling exchange steady, with ac-
tual business in bankers bills at $4.S71sD
days; posted rates, $4.S5d4S512 and 81 So;
commercial bills, 81. $500 S4ss.
BoNDs-Governmen bonds strong. To-
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Toneka Rids Market.

Topeka, Feb. T.
Prices paid in Topeka this week. Based
on Boston quotations
GREEN SALT CURED NO. 1--77zc.
GREEN SALT CURED NO. 2-68c
NO. TALLOW-5c.
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Wool Market.

St Louis, Feb 4-WOOL-Steady. Ter
ritory and western mediums 16Q18c; hnes
12417c; coarse. 12Q16c-
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

J. B. Lewis to A. Avis, 81, 500, IL Il
ne Il and sw II ne Il s, Is, Is.
w. K. Beach and wife to VIM. p
Snyder, $500, Il new 4 and 4 sw
Il !, 12, Is.
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Kausas CITY Produce.

Kansas City, Feb 4-Close-WHEAT-
May, 755x676c: July, 747g@75c Cash: No 2
bar bard 751sgzss; no; hard 75e; Ne red.
CORN-May, 647s665c: Sept, 632sc, Cash:
No. ? mixed, 6S1kQ64c; No. white. CSC; No.
8 white &C.
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Queensland is Dissatisfied.

Brisbane, Queensland, Feb. 4.-Parlia-
ment has been dissolved and the
premier, Robert Philip. has issued an
election manifesto, voicing Queensland's
dissatisfaction with the result of the
Australasian federation. The premier
criticises the commonwealth govern
ment and declares that it has bitterly
disappointed the strongest advocates of
the union which many Australians would
gladly see dissolved.
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Sugar Market.

New York, Feb. 4.-SUGAR-Raw
steady. Fair refining. 8 3-16c; centrifugal.
SO test, 11-16c; molasses sugar, 15-16c-
Refined steady Crushed, $5-25; powdered,
81. IS; granulated, S4.75.
COPIES Steady. No. Z Rio. TIC
MOLASSES-Firm.
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Galveston, Feb. 4.-COTTON-steady at
15-16c-
ton closed steady. MiddIing uplands, sac;
u9ddling gulf, size. Sales. $50 bales.
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Open High Low Close J
open
WHEAT
RANGE of Prices

FURNISHED by the Kemper Grain COM
pany, 104 Board of Trade, Kansas City.
Mo, through their Topeka office. at 10
West Sixth street. Phone 1851
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He-It is only quiet little game.
She-What do you mean by a quiet
game?
He-Oh, one in which money does
nearly all the talking.-Judge
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Chicago,
Open High Low Cloi
sBid. @Asked.
Ranpe of Prices on Stock.

FURNISHED by the Kemper Grain COM
pany. IO4 Board of Trade Kansas City,
Mo through their Topeka office. at ITO
West Sixth street. Phone 486.l
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Kansas City Grain.

FURNISHED by the Kemper Grain COM
| Mo-, through their Topeka office, at 10
The Delta independent., 1902-05-23

A. e. Tuliap, superintendent OF the
United States fish hatchery a LsadviIIe,
came in last Saturday and will go to the
lakes on Grand mesa the first of the
month preparatory to taking spawn from
the lake trout. Already = part OF his
force are on the ground getting all things
ready Tor the summer campaign. Mr..
IngersoIl will be one OF his force this
summer. Altogether the force will be
ten or twelve experienced men. four or
five OF which are deputy United States
marshals. Fishing will be permitted
legally IN the lakes and streams. but all
illegal methods OF catching will not be
permitted 1t is Mr.. Tulian's intention
TO thoroughly stock all the lakes with
the native trout and keep them stocked,
to make the top Of the mesa IA summer
resort where all may go and fish in a
manner prescribed by law. but not 9th
erwiss.
The Delta independent., 1902-05-23
The History Club.

The last meeting OF the Delta History
Club was held at DR.. Stockham's Sat
urday evening. May II.
Tn. purpose of this meeting vas to
elect officers and to arrange the work
for next year.
The following officers were elected:
Dr. II. A. Stockham. president; Miss
Myers. vice president; Mrs. Luce, sscre-
tary; Welland LETTERS, treasurer.
The new president appointed Judge
Amsbary. Mr.. Keplirger aId Miss New.
committee on program; Mrs. Brow ne.
Mics Royce. Miss Shoup. committee on
constitution and by laws.
After the business OF the evening
dainty refreshments were served by Dr..
and Mrs. Stockham.
The club has enjoyed most profit
able year and looks forward with pleas
ure TO the renewal OF the work after va
cation.
The Delta independent., 1902-05-23
Eleventh district Convention.

The seventh annual convention OF the
eleventh district Colorado W. c. T. U.
convened at the NJ. E. church, May ID
and 16.
The first session opsnsd with CO n-
secration service. led by Mrs. Lower
after which the president. Mrs. Hastings.
declared the copyeution open for bust
ness.
The forenoon sessions were devoted to
reports OF officers. and district superin-
tendents nf department work. ns given
in the program. The interest along these
lines of work is increasing, and good re
ports were made.
The afternoon sessions were spent in
reading and discussing papers on de
partments by the superiulepdeuts in
charge
Mrs Hawley. state president. was
present during the convention, and
helped by talks on the subjects under
considerati0n to make the convention
success. Thursday evening she gave
her fine lecture on The Making OF d
Citizen. which was greatly enjoyed by
large audience Addresses of welcome
with Response by Mrs. Hogrefe. of Cedar
edge. and u anthem by the choir, were
pie asant features of he enteriainment.
Friday evening the gold medal con-
test childreu's chorus OF fifty voices
childrens drill in costume. and song by
the male quari-tte. afforded IN uch pleas
ure 10 all. closing one OF the best con-
ven tiors held in the district.
The W. c I Z. ends sincere thanks
to all who have in any way assisted to
make the convention a success.
The followiu ING is list OF delegates and
visitors present:
Mrs HHw'ey. Denver: Miss Lulu At
wood and Miss Essie Jacques. Ecksrt;
Cedaredcr: Mcsdames HoCrefe. Gipe.
Warren. Crnnk. Perry. Allen. Miss
Mabel Allen Miss Anna Perry; Olathe:
Mesdames Cory. Goldsmith. Merrill.
Horton. M"fitt. Christie. McGlashen;
Paonia: Mrs Dawes. Mrs. Beeziey: Mont
rose: Mesdames Haines. Goodman Har-
ria. Woodruf. Osborne, iocum, Fair
banks. Warrington.
Mas. NJ DISGMAN.
Press Supt. llth Dist.
The Delta independent., 1902-05-23
Csdnredge Items.

Moving machine agents and snow
storms have freqn-n'si 'h,s lo-.'i'T rhia
week
Tie f"undatiDn is being Iaia for n-
hotel in Crdarrdge.
Miss Nora Nlda and her brother Mar,
are visiting friends in Delta.
Miss Lsttie January has returned after
an absence OF several months.
The litlls daughter OF Mr. Yeter had
the uiisfor,uue Of getting her arm brok-
en- and Is now in GRAND Junction re-
ceiving medical aid:
The Cedaredgs kabbitry has returned
to hotel De Russell, lis FORMER location.
Quite number OF delegates from
Cedaredge were in attendaL ce at the
district convention OF the W. G. T. U.
which was held in Delta last Thurs day
and Friday:
The Delta independent., 1902-05-23
A Convention Aucr,housh,.

AT The age OF eichty-sevec the mother
Of Frances Willard was asked what she
would do differently If she were to live
her life over agains" Il would blame
less and praise more" she answered, and
| took that reply to heart. as thought
over tho beautiful entertainment given
last Friday night by the W. {. I. L.
ladies of Delta. No one knew better
than | what il meant TO marshal that
sea Of merry boys and girls into an or
derby. harmonious chorus. No one better
than |, the unfailiug tact and persis
teucc it had taken 10 train sixteen
bright little maideus TO wander through
the trackleso ma.es OF drill SO charm
ing in lis perfection and grace, that II
will remain forever delightful memory:
aud surely no ore knew better than l..
what II meant to have seven young men
anu women 80 plead the white RIBBON
cause. rs t., win the tribute Of tears aud
applause from an audience only sorry
that there was but one gold medal to
award. when there ought to have been
seven.
God bless them every one. and help
every ore OF the little artists to remen-
Der that each had part in helping FOR
ward this urichiy reform. The music
was oil frst class. and Mrs. Layton has
the thanksaand grateful appreciation OF
every citizen who secs in these dear
Young r-nplc the hope OF the future. for
marshR'lng these forces. and giving an
evening whose unwonted and wholesome
pleasure will be JOY forever.
ANroINIrTE A. liAwLsY,
Pres Colo. W. c. 7. U.