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The Delta independent., 1903-06-05
TO PIANO BUYERS.
n Win Pay you to Read This

We wish TO inform you that the dis
tributing point for southern and west
ern Colorado. after April l. 1903. has
been changed from Denver to Pueblo.
this means great saving OF freight and
OF which We are going to give the pur-
chaser the benefit and thus enable you
to get factory prices. Our representative
will be in your locality in the near
future and IL you intend purchasing
and will send us your name and address
he can save time aud call on you per
sonally and give you our prices and
terms.
Write US long letter at once and We
will allow you special discount OF 20
per cent from the regular price OF any
piano that is purchased from our repre-
sentative on his first visit to your place.
Never before has an offer OF this kind
been made by any music concern in
Colorado and We make this liberal
proposition only as an advertisement.
and Of which you get the benefit and
remember on our first visit to your town
you can get high grade piano at whole
sale price.
We are the largest music concern in
Colorado and handle such celebrated
makes as the Steger, Bush L Gerts.
Victor. Steiuhauser. Singer. Oxford and
Chickering Bros. and other makes known
the world over and used by the greatest
masters Of the piano. Our terms are
the most liberal 10 America, 30 don't
buy until our man sees you and write US
at once II you want to get our special
discount.
Address oil correspondence to the
CoLUMBINE Music Co,
AZ North Main st., Pueblo. Colo.
We refer you to sny bank in Colorado.
The Delta independent., 1903-06-05
The New Estray Law.

Attention Of stockmen 10 called to the
following EXTRACT from the nov esfray
Law. which was approved and took effect
April IL. 1903:
Section 8. Itshsll be unlawful here
after for any person other than an au-
thorized inspector OF the state board OF
stock inspection commissions, to take
up or retain possession Ut any estray
amin a or animals, except ss herein pro-
vided and any person who shall take up
and retain possession OF any es,ray ami
NAL or animals without notifying the
state board Of stock inspection commits
sioncrs, within the time as provided in
this act. shall be guilty OF a misdemeanor
and upon conviction may be fined o,
more than five hundred dollars for each
and every offense.
The Delta independent., 1903-06-05
GENERAL NEWS.

Nearly one thousand three hundred
tons OF gold lie today in the vaults OF
the treasury of the United States-the
greatest hoard OF the yellow metal ever
gathered in the history of the world.
-Four hundred tons Of this gold are
piled, like bags OF salt. within the four
walls OF the sub-treasury in Wall street.
New York. Outside the treasury hoard,
there is in circulation through the
country nearly equal amount of gold
coin, making more than two thousand
five hundred tons Of gold in the United
States. bearing the imprint of the eagle.
The value Of this coin is more than
two billion. two hundred and sixty
million dollars.-Ex.
The Agricultural Year Book, soon to
be issued, contains an article On irriga-
tion by Edward A. Beals Of the weather
bureau. who says that there are more
than 1000, 900 acres OF irrigated land in
the United States. The total cost OF
the irrigation systems Of the United
States is e64 2s9 COL, and the value OF
the irrigated crops for the single year OF
1890 was ss4. .432, ,43s, or thirty per cent.
greater than the cost Of the plant The
number OF irrigators was lO2.sl9. which
gives nearly seventy-one acres to the
farm.
The Russians are gradually crowding
ing in on Chinese territory despite the
Anglo japanese alliance. They have
recently taken possession Of Win
Chuang, in Manchura. 1t is thought
that this action will test the strength OF
the alliance.
A native of Russia recently offered up
his infant son as a sacrifice at the altar
OF a Russian church. which was filled
at the time with worshipers. While ill
he had dream and promised the Lord
that on his recovery he would make the
sacrifice.
The Delta independent., 1903-06-05
Mccarthy Sent to Guunison Jail.

Jack Mccarthy, who short time ago
was tarred and feathered for extreme
cruelty to his children and came near
being lynched, was arrested again last
Thursday night at Montrose charged
with stealing calf and was brought
just over the line into Delta county aud
tried. near Gutshsl's ranch. The trial
took place before Judge Fairlamb. After
the evidence was given in he was bound
over to the district court under bond
OF $500. As it was thought that it
would be unsafe to bring him to Delta
he was sent to the Gunnison Jail for
safe keeping. When Mccarthy agreed
to leave the country some time since il
prosecution was suspended it was
thought the country was rid Of him for
good. Some say that he had made
threats to come back and wreak vengeoce
upon those who honored him with the
coat OF tar and feathers.
The Delta independent., 1903-06-05
Breaks all Records.

The fiscal year will break all the rec
ords in immigration. On June 30 it will
be found that the total thrush OF people
to the United States will have beaten
that OF 1882, winch. amounting to about
10000, has never been closely approach
ed in any completed fiscal year since.
The year now nearing its end will show
an immigration OF more than 100000.
There is chance that the calendar year
which closes on December 81 next will
scor. an immigration of about 1000. 1000.
Republican prosperity is accountable for
the thrush.
The Delta independent., 1903-06-05
Mahaney Goes to Pen.
Denver Post.

Denver Post.
Frank A. Mahaney is the game war
den who shot and killed William Wo.
mack. . Delta county ranchman. on
July IA. 1901. Mahaney was guarding
the fish hatcheriss OF William Radcliffe
at Grand Mesa lakes at the time.
Womack trespassed on the property aud
Mahaney shot him. So incensed were
Womack's friends over the crime that
they. a few weeks later. set fire to tho
lodgings on Radcliffe's place aud the
affair came very nearly involving Colo
RADIO 10 international complications. for
the reason that the owner OF the proper.
ty was a British subject. Mahaney
claimed self -detense and had two trials,
the second resulting in sentence OF six
to eight years on charge OF voluntary
manslaughter. He took the case up TO
the supreme court and on Monday the
sentence OF tho lower courts was con
tirmed.
The Delta independent., 1903-06-05

The damage done by floods and fire
during the last week at Topeka. Kansas.
it is said will be up into the millions.
Almost the entire northern portion OF
the city was covered with several feet
OF water when the fire broke out and
that portion is likely to be destroyed.
The Delta independent., 1903-06-05
Frona . Cat Scrasch.

on the arm to the worst sort OF burn
sore or boil. DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve
10 quick cure. In buying Witch Hazel
Salve be particular to get Dewitt
this 10 the salve that heals without
leaving scar. A specific for blind.
bleeding. itching aud protruding piles.
Sold by w. q. Cook.
The Delta independent., 1903-06-05

Tho fsures opposite the subscriber's
name, a. printed with the address by
the mailing machine. indicates the date
at this date frequently. II the proper
change 10 not made Immediately after
you have made payment drop us .
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-01

Half an hour later Jackson rejoined
me at my post.
How is he?" 1 asked.
"All right" he answered, but pretty
well pegged out He can talk now,
though. Say, we're sailormen; we can
understand his case; there's no need
for us to report. You see that Nova
Scotia bark over there?"
l cast my eyes toward a big square
rugged wooden ship swinging inshore
toward Cavite, her tapering rigging sill
houetted against the horizon.
He swam-blamed nasty job-the
waters full of sharks. It's the Silver
Star-A Blue Nose hot box. Skipper
killed a man on the trip out. Six poor
suckers In irons down the fore peak,
while the two mates and the bos'n are
discharging cargo for Uncle Sam with
broke away-wants to lodge a com
plant. Where? British consul inside
the Spanish lines. Where? Uncle Sans
officers are figuring too hard to get
in there too, to bother their heads
about six poor British lubbers who
hadn't the sense to keep off a Blue
Nose. And the shippers got a pull
with the Admiral. Hard lines. Jack,
but l guess you'll have to face the
Next day. shortly before I went on
watch again. the English sergeant came
for me.
Come on down the forecastle," he
said, and disappeared.
few minutes later l followed. The
men had knocked off, but not yet eaten
or washed. The deserter sat on a chest
at the ford end of the forecastle ready
to drop down the open scuttle into the
fore peak should a strange step come
down the companionway.
The men. showing traces of sup
pressed excitement, sat about on their
chests. Besides Jackson four men Of
the commissary guard We're present, a
corporal and three privates, who had
seen the deserter when we hauled him
up the gangway. The soldiers conceal
ed their emotions less effectively than
the sailors. The deserter had been talk
ing. l guessed.
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procure it.. 1 took it from him. Jack
son nodded that he and the soldiers
would stand guard
Accompanied by the deserter and
two sailors 1 went ford to the fore
castle door. from which we speedily
removed the paddock. Inside all was
dark, but l turned on the bulPs-eye.
The scuttle to the fore peak was in
the middle of the floor 1t, too, was
padlocked. One of the men found a
fire ak, and with a few heavy cuts
removed the lock. We pulled it off
and with the lantern open, l descended,
followed by the three sailors.
l found myself in crowd of gaping,
blinking men, all manacled at the
wrists, some lying down. some stand
ing, all staring in stupid establishment.
Whats up, sir?" asked one at last
Then they recognized their escaped
shipmate. He explained the situation
in few sentences. Such a starved
looking lot of men I had never seen;
all were thin, dirty and haggard. But
there was no time to lose; 1 climbed
the ladder again. every man following
we passed quickly through the fore
castle, out on deck and aft to the
cabin.
| think shall never forget the fiend-
ism look that came over the skipper's
pale face, as those six manacled men
crowded into the cabin. He had what
might be termed a handsome face. re-
nned' white, delicate but for all that
not peasant to look upon. His mouth
tWltched nerVously. l had seen inst
such mouth before on a notorious
gambler and desperate in the West ON
trial for his life.
Now" said Jackson to the mate.
where's the key to those handcuffs9
Remember, these are war times. and
we came here to kill I'd a blamed
sight rather kill you than some poor
innocent Spaniard."
The mate hesitated a second, then
growled:
BASIN"
The key was found and the men re-
HeVed of the irons. They had chafed
raw bruises about their wrists Mean
While, the man whom the captain had
Shot was carried down from deck: he
was one of our sailors. The bullet had
gone through his ear, grazing his
skull. Although he bled profusely. he
showed signs of returning conscious
ness. From the captains cabin we
procured some whisky, and the wound
ed man was soon on his feet.
Now, captain" said Jackson. we're
nation, and you've got to drink. too. If
you don't, Wen send you there at
once.
Make i'm drink some tabasco
sauce, same's he made me do" sug-
gested one of the crew.
so he SHALL" cried Jackson, the
flash of his eyes heightened by swig
from the whisky bottle IAN you're the
man to feed it to him!"
Ia Of
the pantry, and, grasping it firmly, the
sailor applied the neck to the skin
per's mouth. He struggled fiercely.
but to no avail A good dose went
down. although most was spilled over
his face and night shirt.
How dye like it?" asked the sailor.
maliciously. Don't taste good, do it?
l didn't like it, NEITHER
We We're about to favor the mate
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who is there %

Who is there""
Now" cried the uncle to the young
hunter, shoot where l tell you; shoot
where there is no hair and you will
certainly kill him."
The young man saw that the paws
of the bear We're without hair, and he
shot at them. hitting the right fore
paw.
This wounded the bear and made
him angry but of course did not kill
him.
Shoot again!" cried the uncle, and
pointing with his finger. Thereupon
the nephew shot the point Of the fin
ger of.
The old mans finger hurt him so
that he pursed up his lips and mo-
toned with them to direct the shoot
ing of the boy but the nephew, mis-
understanding, shot the uncle through
the lips.
Then the bear came down from the
tree and made off into the woods,
while the uncle explained as best he
could, that he had been trying to di-
rect the boy to shoot the bear under
the forelegs.
The young man was tired. and said
TO his uncle why, uncle did you not
say SOP" But his uncle explained to
him that it was more learned not to
say things right out, but to hint to
them, so that the mind might have
exercise in finding out what the in
structor meant
The next day the boy went hunting
again and saw the marks of the bear
on tree. In order to be sure this
time, he went home and asked his
uncle just how he should go about
killing the animal.
The uncle began to explain, but the
more he explained the more the
nephew could not understand; he tried
his best to comprehend, however, and
went back to the tree in which the
bear had his den
Around the tree he stuck corn stalks,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-01
THE UNCLE WHO
WAS TOO LEARNED.
An IrOquOis story of an Old Man

An IrOquOis story of AN Old Man
Who Mixed His Nephew Up.
The Iroquois Indians tell story con-
corning wise old man and his nephew
who lived with him.
The old man was always trying to
teach his nephew wisdom, but his
manner of teaching was such that the
nephew seldom could understand what
the old man was driving at.
One day the uncle said Now you
are a-young man. You must go to the
forest and hunt for game to support
us. Bring back a deer or a bear"
The young man went. He killed a
deer and brought il home
l should like to go hunting every
day said he to his uncle, as he laid
the deer at the entrance of the lodge.
All right, you may hunt every day. ="
replied the uncle, but next time bring
home a bear. If you see hole in a
tree and the marks of bears claws,
you may be sure of the bear"
So one day, when the youth was
hunting. he saw a tree with a hole in
IL and the marks Of a bears claws up
on the bark. The old man, who ac-
companied his nephew, teaching him
how to hunt, said:
Il believe that a bear is inside Of
that tree. We must knock on the out
side Of the tree and make the bear
uneasy so that he will come out to
see what the noise is all about
So they hit the trunk of the tree
hard many times and made a great
racket, until the bear. being disturbed,
came to the mouth Of the hole and
asked:
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grasped mine, and then we showed off
a moment later 1 heard our bell strike,
and my watch mates voice rolled out:
"Alls WE'LL"
We pulled quietly away from the
steamers side until she appeared a
mere vague shadow. Our oarlocxs,
muffled by wads of engineroom waste,
| seemed only to breathe. There We're
eight of us in the yawl, Jackson and 1
in the bow, two priVates and three
sailors, the latter pulling and the de-
| serter steering. He was the first to
speak in a loud whisper
I'm headin' for the fore chains. We
can jump there and be on deck before
the bos'n sees us
We glided slowly over the almost in
visible water, until presently the big
| shadow of the sailing ship doomed
above us, bow on.
I'm oars" whispered Jackson, and
we glided in under the bark's bows.
A moment later I hooked the fore
rigging with the boat hook, and we
were fast.
Boat ahoy!" shouted a voice from
on deck.
Jackson and I leaped up the chain
plates, into the shrouds and sprang
down on deck. The rest swarmed up
| after us.
who's there% yelled a voice in
front of us.
Friends" said Jackson, but the
man we had between us must have
| thought otherwise, with two revolvers
thrust under his nose.
Now you shut up" warned Jack
son, "or we'll blow your top Off"
We LED our prisoner amidships, and
he went quietly enough
Now give us the keys to the fo'scle,"
commanded Jackson.
Its aft in my bunk" replied the
man, sullenly.
Come along and get it. Wen keep
you company"
All of us moved aft. The cabin com
panionway scuttle opened and a man
| appeared.
what's wrong, bos'n?" called a
voice.
There was a flash and a report of a
revolver. and a man beside me dropped.
! A second later the figure in the COM
panionway stretched it's length before
us on deck, unarmed.
We quickly crowded down into the
cabin. We had just time to turn on
| a dark lantern when the door to a
! stateroom leading off from the cabin
undressed, leaped out among us. He,
! too, dropped on deck senseless from
| the blow of a revolver butt. Next,
headed by the deserter, we quickly
made prisoners of the second mate,
cook and steward in their respective
rooms, locking their doors and threat
ening to shoot at the least cutlery.
Then, the skylight being covered by a
4 tarpaulin on the outside, we ventured
/ to light the lamp hung from the CEN
/ ter of the cabin.
! The bos'n, captain and mate we
! speedily bound to bench. The mate
was bleeding profusely. AS he came
/ to, he struggled fiercely with the knot
I ted cords, but an effective tap from a
revolver butt taught him discretion.
! The captain took things more calmly
! and made no resistance.
Nov, the key" said Jackson.
| The bos'n was loOsened enough so
! that he could go into his room and
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thin"
There was moments silence. jack
son broke it.
Boys" he said again, Should we
stand for this?"
He paused a moment, then swung
around to me.
"Quartermaster," he said. you're
night gangway, and you can make it
all right with your mates. You can
forget to have the yawl hoisted. I'm
less you say so, those six poor suck
ers will have to stay there. Are you
with us?"
He held out his hand, and 1 could
not help the thrill of admiration that
came over me at the fine, young strong
face, lit up with fierce enthusiasm, and
the manly voice, protesting against a
form of injustice particularly detesta-
BILE to the heart of a sailor.
Il am with you" / said shortly, and
we grasped hands. Then one by one
the four citizen soldiers came uo and
we did the same. One of them was
a justice of the. peace in far away
Pennsylvania.
We two quartermasters of the night
watch stood lounging by the gangway
1t was near midnight. Every light
aboard was OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES from
the admiral. for there were still two
Spanish torpedo boats unframed up the
Pasig. 1t was another beautiful night,
lighted only by the stars and an oc-
casiOnal flash of the searchlights on
the warships. The chief officer had
made his last round OF inspection an
hour before, and was now turned in.
Only we two of the crew were on deck
our report had been, "All's well, sir. q"
So it was, in our opinion. Dark fig
ures passed us on deck, going aft, but
We did not challenge. From under the
stern came a faint splashing and rat
tie of oars. but we did not challenge.
Slowly a boat was being hauled along
the side to the gangway ladder. max
ing no noise save a faint splash against
its bow, but still we did not challenge.
] removed my uniform coat and slip
ped softly down the ladder. A hand
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Jackson stood in the middle of the
forecastle. His bare, hairy chest was
heaving, his bronzed young face flush
ed red about the cheekbones. His
campaign hat was flung back. expos
ing his thick brown hair above the
forehead, while beads of tropical sweat
stood out over all his face and chest
and arms, barred to the elbows.
Boys" he was saying, in a sup
pressed voice-a vehement whisper
1--WE can't stand for this. know the
-. l sailed with him six years ago.
This chaps telling no lies. l say,
boys, we can't stand for this!"
Jackson paused. He had the men
under his touch. Sailor and soldier as
he was, he brough the two elements
of his audience together and made
them one. They already looked on him
as a leader.
He paused as I came down. Then
he swung around to the deserted in
the dark corner.
Con" he said. Gives the rest"
LAS l was sayin'," began the sailor,
evidently continuing a story such as
l had heard many of before, Tim
Long, he up to the mate an seq:
" You give me a square fight, an
it's CO.
" All right SEE the mate, and they
squares off. Tim lands the mate
heavy one on the jaw, but just then
the mate reaches Tim one over the
eye, an Tim drops. cause, we see, the
mate had on his knuckle busters. An
that was what he calls a square fight.
We'll, that was the layout the rest of
the trip. They wouldn't give us no
show. Mate shot one chap through the
arm, cap'n split another chaps head
open with a handspike. and one day
they triced me up into the main chains
and fed me pint of tar. The day We
got in here all hands We're sent down
the lazarette to stow sail, and they
clapped down the hatch. Then as we
were made to come up, one at a time,
we each got welt over the head an
put in irons, down the fore peak, an
we've been there ever since. So. We
see. that's how we can't lodge no COM
plant. l managed to crawl through
hawse-pipe-ye see, 1 am pretty
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as his uncle had told him to do and
then beat hard on the sides of the
tree until the bear came out.
When the bear came from the hole
in the tree he walked through the corn
stalks and made off into the woods as
not do so
Then the boy went back to his uncle
and told him what had happened.
oh! hoi' cried the uncle. You
should have killed the bear as he was
going away"
Then replied the nephew. why
did you not tell me so in the first
place? After this please make your
explanations less learned and more to
the point, so that 1 may know what
it is that l am to do. Do not give so
many illustrations in your directions"
For time the uncle and nephew
got along very well together, until one
day the old man said
Il am going to give feast. You
shall carry the invitations. l have cut
sticks to represent so many friends.
Go to the highest tree you can find
and leave this stick there. Then go
along until you find a place all swamp
bad place. Leave one stick there"
and so on.
So the boy distributed the sticks as
his uncle directed But when the day of
the feast came, no guests approached
the wigwam of the uncle.
Did you do as 1 directed?" asked
the old man.
Yes" replied the boy.
why, then, has no one come to the
feast?" asked the uncle
How do you expect swamps and
trees to come to feast?" cried the
nephew.
Then the two ate the food prepared,
and as they did so the uncle explained
what he had meant by sending invita-
tons to trees and swamps and the les
son it was expected to teach the boy.
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But after meal the boy said: "Un-
Gle, | am afraid 1 shall never learn
wisdom from your parallels. 1 Shall go
forth into the world to learn wisdom
by experience. which l think is the
only way / can learn it,
So forth into the world the young
man went and in time he became wise,
a great chief and a mighty hunter,
and when he was old he was sage in
counsel.
He always remembered the attempts
of his uncle to teach him wisdom by
precept, and advocated, instead, that
young men should learn by experience,
as the only sure way of acquiring
knowledge.