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The Delta independent., 1903-08-21
Is AGAIN a Candidate

Associate Justice William n. Fisl
Of the Georgia. Supreme court has ar
nounced HIS candidacy for recollection
to the position he now holds and
now sending out letters to his friend
In the state containing a copy Of tn,
announcement. The letter wag brough
forth by the candidacy of Judge Bey
erly Evans. who has Announced sc,
Judge Fish's position.
The Delta independent., 1903-08-21
Notice For Publication.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. I
LAND OFFICE AT MoNTROsE COLORADO,
August Is, 1908.
Notice is hereby given that
PARKER NJ. HART.
OF Eckert, Delta county, Colorado, has filed
nutee of intention to make final proof on his
desert land claim No. 555 Ute Series for the WY
sell $, ction 81, township 13 south, range "a west
9th p. NJ. before Milton r. Welch, U. :. Commits
sioner, at Delta, Delta county, Colorado, on Mon.
day the 2Sth day of september, 1908.
He names the following witnesses to prove the
complete irrigation and reclamation OF said land:
Joseph G. nwidde, Albert F. siraham,
Charles A. Roberts, Samuel I.ovett, ull of CEDAR
edge, Delta county. Colorado.
DAVID X CROSBY, Register.
Fist Pub August 81; last Pub: Sept Is.
The Delta independent., 1903-08-21
Dci,a Camp No. sIss. n:w.

Meets second and fourth Saturdays of each
month in !. q. u. r. hall 'bn q. Waits. v. e.:
Lee Jacobs. Advisor; C. J. L'ppeIt Banker: b. 7.
Sliitleninn. CleSk.
The Delta independent., 1903-08-21

s2t A good investment 10 acres alfalfa nd
gnd grnIn-nnl IN Garnet mrsa. all iilial,'t. ail
feiiccd. linlf nile irt,m town. Hall IL alfalfa,
balance grain land. 20 shares stock III Gafnct
ditch and reservoir company, making u good
water Fight. Price, 800, pnrt cash.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-22
Pope And Cigars.

Pope Leo XIII. does not smoke: neYerthe- less he enjoys the odor of good Havana cigar. and frequently he asks one of his at tendants to smoke one in his chamber. "On srch occasions" says Roman writer. "Hls Holiness sits comfortably in his armchair and benign smile s on hls face as he watches the blue smoke ascend Into the air"
 The Pope takes sometimes pinch of snuff from a large wooden box In which there Is always goodly supply and by deftly using red silk handkerchief he prevents the slightest stain from appearing on his gar ments. However even If stain were to appear 1t would very soon be noticed by Chamberlain Centra, one of whose duties Is to see that Ills Holiness ralment shall be immaculate whenever he appears In public.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-22
A Notable Congress.

The fourteenth Interpational Congress or Medicine will be held in Madrid from April 23 to April 30. For several weeks the central executive committee has been at work making the necessary preparations. and has been aided by forty committees in tne spanish provinces and thirty-two in for eign countries. Up to the present four thou sand Spanish physicians and fifteen hundred foreign ones have announced their intention of attending the congress. and 1t Is believed that the tota. number of those present will exceed 6,00o. Among them will be dele gates from the leading universities and medical societies in all civilized countries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-22
Two Armenians.

Some time ago an Armenian bazaar was opened in Marseilles, and the proprietor who claimed to be m Armenian and who wore the Armenian costume. attracted much attention on account of the extraordinary stories which he told of his travels and ad- ventures In distant countries. French he spoke well. and he gave his neighbors to understand that he knew several other lan guages, including, of course. Armenian.
 Now It happened that another Armenian was recently arrested In Marseilles on some grave charge, and. ss he could not speak word of French. the proprietor of the bazaar was requested to act as interpreter. Very unwillingly he complied with this re- quest. and for the excellent reason that in spite of all his pretensions. he really did net understand q word of Armenian. Tn the courtroom, however. a happy inspiration came to him. With a solemn face he listened attentlveiy to the prisoner as he told his story in Armenian and explained clearly how impossible It was that he could have committed the crime with which be was charged. and then turned to the judge and said In doleful tone:
 "The prisoner has confessed evervtnlng and only asks that Your Honor will deal lenient'y with him
 The judge thereupon thanked the willy in- terpreter for his services and the next mo- ment imposed heavy sentence on the un- fortunate prisoner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-22
Edict Against Cats.

There Is much excitement in the village of Bcaumont-sur-Oise. In France, owing to q curious ed.ct against cats which has been issued by the Mayor. Cats says the edict must not be allowed at large for the next six weeks. and any householder who allows cat to roam through the streets during that period will be heavily fined"
 The Mayor explains that the reason why he issued the edict was because two per sons were recently bitten by a mad cat. The good women of Beaumont-su Oise who keep cats reply thnt they are perfectly willing to obey the Mayor, but that they do not see how they can compel their cats to obey him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-22

Capt. Howard Blackburn has the record of making longer voyages In small boat than any other sailor in the world. He has just returned from a trip in which be trav- eied several thousand miles over the inland waters of the United States. The route be took was, indeed, interesting. He sailed around Cape Cod and through Long Island Sound, and then down the Jersey coast as far as Atlantic City and Cape May Then he went to New York and mp the Hudson to the Erie Canal and through to Buffalo He kept on through the lake to Detroit. and then to Chicago. He was in Chicago the latter part of August. and after a stay of about two weeks went down through the old Ill- nois and Michigan Canal to the Illinois River and 10 the Mississippi. He kept on the lat ter river to Columbus, reaching there in November. From Columbus he went by rail to Mobile. Ala, and thence through the Gulf of Mexico to St. Joseph Bay. Pensacola,
 Tampa and Key West. From Key West he
 started for Miami, but In the Biscayne Bay
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-22
ELECTRICITY AND WINE

In the wneproduclng industry In an estab- lishment in Algeria, where the Arab labor was uncertain and unsatisfactory a gem erating plant has been erected for doing the whole work.
 The current from the dynamo is utilized for lighting purposes and for the operation of seven electric motors ranging from to 10 effective horsepower. One motor drives n one-ton crane, which lifts boxes of grapes from the ground floor to the beating room, three motors operate the beaters and presses, and the remaining three are coupled direct to centrifugal pumps, which keep the must moving in the tuns
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-22
BIG JOURNEY IN A SMALL BOAT.

he went ashore, and later decided to sell his boat.
 John R. Strong, of Cambridge, a summer resident of Gloucester, gave him rowbogts which he named the Laura R. Strong after Mrs. Strong In this he rowed up the creeks canals and the Indian River as far as Titus vile. where he hauled across to Sale Lake, on the St. Johns River, and from there went to Jacksonville. where he sold the row boat and took a Clyde steamer for New York.
 The first boat used by Mir. Blackburn was the same In which he left Gloucester, Mass. a few years ago, crossing the Atlantic Ocean and returning safely. He considers the in. land trip recently completed far more diff. ficult and almost as dangerous. The boat which he used is a little craft which Is les4 than 20 feet In length. Mir. Blackburn Is known af the ''fngerless navigator" as number of years ago he lost all of the fingers of one hand in an accident.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-22
TwO-Legged Cat.

Hooker is gray cat, the property of family living in Dunkirk. N Y He was born with only two legs seven years ago. His hind legs are perfectly natural in develop ment but he Is without the least vestige of forelegs. There Is no unnatural formation or growth In place of the missing members, and tbe handsome gray fur grows as thickly over the shoulders to which the forelegs should be attached as upon other parts of his bcdy
 There Is nothing In his appearance except the absence of forelegs differing from that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-22
TREE DESECRATES A TOMB.

water basin at the graves foot, dropped the embryo of a birch tree among the rugged gray stones guarding the dead Ruhliugs. The seed sprouted and grew pushing i7s way I'D 10 the light from under the oppress'nn Cf it's mighty burden. Slowly and snretY it burst the stones asunder and snapped the Iron bars, In steady defiance of the command OF the marble drapery. Today, six SC Fe Or more years later the birch is stately tree, and It's roots have opened and bent and rent The tomb out of all symmetry. Litt'c cd old Johannes Ruhling believe that hls com mand would be scorned and bis tomb ylC 'nted by the result of n birds carelessness at breakfast.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-22
Gilyak Cradle.

The Glyaks, who live on the Amoor River, in Sibera, have a curious cradle or cradle board. It Is made of two pieces of bass wood; the back and bottom are fitted with pieces of mating secured with thongs of leather When Indoors 1t Is suspended from the rafters, but in summer 1t Is attached to a slender sapling that sways with the gentle motion in the breeze, thus literally rocking l-e baby in the tree-top.
 In certain parts of Russia a similar cradle Is used, and the one that Peter the Great was rocking was made of material like this,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-22

In a long -since-closed cemetery in Hanover, Germany, one may see curious prank played by nature.
 One Johannes Ruhling, the last of his line, feeling, h 17S2, that his days were num- tered, left word that this inscription be cut on the family tombstone
 "1'his burial place, bought for all tirue, shall never again be opened nor disturbed"
 Three heavy blocks of stone, clamped with Iron, mark the grave. Marble carved to look like overhanglng drapery covers the top stone. amoug the folds of which drapery one reads the curt command.
 Not long afterward some bird, mayhap, coming irreverently to bathe la the hoy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-22

Italian wine merchants have reason to con gratulate themselves on the introduction of the electrical process for the aging of wines in the wine producing provinces of Italy. The process Is said to render possible extra ordinary notifications in the bouquet and body of the vintage, and the suggestion has been made that 1t might be employed with advantage also in the correction of faults frequently apparent in California wines aris- ing from the richness of the soil on which the grapes have grown.
 But the tempering of wine Is only one of many uses to which electricity is now put
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-22

Leopards have been used with good results for hauling light cannon in seyerel recent African campaigns. For all hauling pur poses they are said to rival the famous army mule for patience and all round utility. The leopard was first introduced for draught work in Upogoro. in German East Africa, hut they have proved so valuable that their use is likely to spread widely. A single able bodied leopard. properly broken. It is said
 will haul an ordinary mountain or field piece, or similar weight of ammunition or pro visions for a campaign. They are nSt par tlcular about their food and will work all day with but one meal. In the jungle marches this Is, of course. great advantage
 The leopards are broken to harness when
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-22

aloof from civilIzing influences; consequent ly they developed and practlced many pc culiar customs. Their habits and mythol- ogy have been studied extensively by Dr.
 Franz Boas who has contributed much val uable information iu regard o these people.
 The huge dish here pictured Is near.y twelve feet long by three In width. It was used by big chief in one of their leading
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-22
WORLDS LARGEST FEAST DISH.

ceremonies, known as "The Potiatch,' or the Feast of the Distribution of Property. It is carved out of solid section of cedar tree and represents the body of The Little Wild Girl of the Woods" q legendary per sonage The dish was placed in the center of the room. and the long compartment was heaped up with sort of biscuit consumed in great quantities on this occasion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-22

What Is considered the largest feast dish probably in the word will shortly be on exhibition at the American Museum of Nat ural History. It was formerly used by the Kwakuitl tribe of Indians, of British Column hla and Vancouver Is.and. These Indians from remote times have occupied isolated territory and have almost entirely kept
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-22

replace Hooker first although after he grew up to cathood she paid no special attention to him. But, then, Hooker was not so help less as one would suppose him to be. He managed to get along with only half as many legs as the ordinary cat. and as for tricks and pugnaeity be was the equal of any of his fellows and Q terror to stray dogs
 He has been taught to do many odd things and hls accomplishments are the wonder of visitors to the home of this wonderful cat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-22

In several parts of the world there are caves in which Ice Is found in the middle of summer. In some of them the ice lasts only until August or September, and is re- newed during the winter. but In other caves ice Is found all the year round. One of the most celebrated and remarkable of ice caves 1t situated near Besancon, In France, in a hill about 900 feet high The roof of the cave Is 80 feet high, and the floor Is sirewn with great ice stalagmites of such fantastic forms that they are frequently linked to human and animal figures.
 The cave has been known for centuries
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-22

Broughams and other vehicles of alumi- nun, and even a steel victoria. are now to be seen in Paris. They are lighter than the old styles of woo4 and metal combined, arc more elegant and safer in case of breakdown
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-22

It has been shown that more than gal lon of salt solution can be introduced Into the blood vessels In the course of an hour without destroying life or occasoning dis ease.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-22

The Royal Geographical Society has re ceutiy acquired the boats compass used by Doctor Livingstone on his first journey down the Zambesl Valley In 1856
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-22

caught the moving objects in mIdair at the time of passing. My cousins were playing with thelr Indian clubs out on the lawn at ther summer home. Holland Cottage. West Sand1ake \. r., and after watching them while wondered whether 1 could get picture of the clubs as they were being thrown back and forth. made q snapshot. not dreaming Of such success as catching the clubs as they were passing n midair.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-22
Ocean Lilies.

These beautiful flowers" preserved in n bottle, are sea lilies. Great areas of the ocean bottom, at great depths, are fairly carpeted with them. But they are not really
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-22

The United States government still holds coo, GOO, GOO acres of land which may be taken up by farmers. Much of thls. however, is useless until irrigated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-22

and in 1T27 the Due de Levi. who was in
 command of an army encamped in the vl- clnity, made an attempt to discover the se- cret of the Ice formation He had all the Ice removed from the cave In order 10 deter mine how soon 1t would reappear, if at all. If was found that new Ice formed and nc cumulated very slowly. Sixteen years after the ice had been removed the floor of the cave was again completely covered, and there were oddly shaped pillars six feet fin height. The amount of ice in Ice caves Is found to vary from year to year, in accord ance with fluctuations In the climate outside.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-22

Egypt has 1,211 medical men to look after the health of over sO00,000 people Six hun dred and four are European doctors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-22

very young The difficulties of tanning full grown leopard to such work are too great to make them of any practical value. The leopard cubs are usually broken by the na- tiyes After few months work in harness they become remarkably docile, mlnding the rein and stepping or starting at the word or command They are usually hitched up In simple leather harness, and do not carry bit, but tight band about the mouth en- ables one to guide them readily. They are sold to the soldiers for money or in exchange for clothing beads. glass or similar trfbes. Properly harnessed. 1t is said that leopard could no more run 6way than he could change
 his spots
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-22

Mss NJ. E. Shacsford. of Troy, N. Y.. wrltes Tn a recent issue of your paper l saw a picture which the srticle accompany ing 1t said was considered by many pho tographers and others to be n very remark able example of the quIckness of the camera IF catching moving object The pictn-e I send, I think. K still more wonderful, has
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-22
AIIigatOr's Smile.

This is the only photo ever taken of an alligator smile. Hippopotamuses frequent
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-19

else that is placable; Il was a man with
a hobby grievance. so he replied In char
acter:
me out OF my own" He had the grace
however. TO add. half sullenly. Excuse
me- I feel have been too vehement
Miss Bruce, thus repelled, answered,
rather coldly "Oh, never mind that; II
was very natural. ] am at home then'
said she to the servant
Mr. Bassett took the hint; nn, turneu e,i
tation. II was not aware he visits you.
One word-dont let his ill-gotten acres
make you quite forget the disinherited
one" And so he left her, with an I'M
she felt red with all this so she slipped
out at another door. TO cool her cheeks
and imprison a stray curl for Sir Charles.
lie stroled into the empty room, win
the easy. langud air OF fashion. His fea-
lures were we'll cut. and had some nobil-
! lines under his eyes told a tale OF dissi-
patton He appeared 10 years older than
\ he was and thoroughly blase
Yet when Miss Bruce entered the room
with smile and a little blush. he bright
ened up and looked handsome and greeted
her with momentary warmth.
After the usual INQUIRIES she asked him
! II he had met anybody.
"Where?"
Here. Just now
No"
what. nobody at all?"
"Only my sulky cousin don't eall him
ANYBODY" drawied Sir Charles, who was
now relapsing into his normal condition
oh" said Miss Bruce. gayly. you must
expect him to be a little cross. IL Is not
so very nice to be disinherited, let me
tell you"
And who has disinherited the fei.
low7"
Il forget; but you dlsinherited him
among YOU. Never mind. IL can't be
/
town? / didn't see you at Lady p'Arcy's
ball did II"
you did not. unfortunately for me
but you would II | had known you were
10 be there But about Richard, he mo,
tell you what he likes but he was moi
dsinherited he was bought out Th'
fact Is his father was uncommonly fast
M grandfather paid his debts again and
again. but at last the old gentleman founc
he was dealing with the Jews for his re
version Then there was an awful row
10 ended In my grandfat ther outhiddins
the Jews He bought the reversion ~
his estate from his own son for larg'
sum OF money Che had 10 raise ~ by
mortgaRes) then they cut or the entai
between them. and ne entailed the mort
gagged estate on hts other son, and n
grandson (that was me- and on my heir
at-law Richards father squandercd h"
| thirty thousand pounds before he died
my father husbanded the estates. 20
into parliament and they put tail 9
HIS name
sir Charles delivered this version o
the facts with n languid compcsure TIM
contrasted dellciously with Richard
heat In telling the story his way tto b
sure. Sir Charles had got Huntercomh
AND Rassett. and u is easter 20 he pail
osophical on the right side Of the bound
ary hodge). and wound up with sort >
ccsoIlary: "Dick Bassett suffers by NJ
fathers vices. and l rroht by mines VI
tues where's the injustice?'
Nowhere and the sooner you are rec
oncied the better"
sir Charles demurred. "Oh, ] don
want 20 quarrel with the fellow; but b
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-19
CHAPTER /.


The morning room of a large house In
Portman Square. London.
A gentleman in the prime of life stood
with his elbow on the broad mantel-
p.ece. and made himself agreeable TO
young lady. seated a little way off. play
ing at work.
To the ear ne was only conversing,
but his eyes dwelt on her with loving
admiration all the time. Her posture
was favorable 10 this furtive inspection.
for she leaned her fair head over her
work with a pretty, modest, demure air,
that seemed TO say, II suspect l am
being admired. will not look to see
I might have to check IT.
That gentlemans features were ordi-
nary, except his brow-that had power
IN it--but IL had the beauty of color; his
sunburnt features glowed with health,
and his eve wac bright. ON the whole
rather good-looking when he smiled, but
ugly when he frowned; for his frown was
a scowi, and betrayed remarkapie
power OF hating.
Miss Araberla Bruce WAS a beauty. she
had glorious masses OF dark red hair.
and a dazzling white neck TO set II on :
large dove-fike eyes. and n blooming.
oval face. which would have been clas-
sical II her lips ha3 been thin and nnely
chiseied; but here came I'm her Anglo
Saxon breed, and spared society Miner
va by giving her two full and rosy lips.
They made a smallsh mouth at rest. but
parted ever so wide when they smiled.
and rav.shed the beholder with long
even rows OF dazzling white teeth.
Her figure was tall and rather slim,
but not at all commanding. There are
people whose very bodies express charac-
ter: and this tall supple. graceful frame
D.lfu ArCa AZ
servience; so did her gestures. she would
take up or put down her own SCISSORS
half tirnidly, and look around before
threading her needle as " 20 see whether
any soul objected Her favorite word
was May IT, with n stress on the
May" and she used Il where most girls
would say Il will or nothing and 10 a..
Mr. Richard Bassett was in love with
her and also conscious that her fifteen
thousand pounds would be a fine addition
20 his present income. which was small.
though hs distant expectations were
great As he had known ncr but one
month and she seemed rather amiahle
than inhammable he had tho prudence
20 proceed by 3egrecs and this Il why.
though his eyes gloated on her. he mere
AZ regaled her with the gossip of the day.
not worth recording here but when hs
had actually taken his hat TO go. Bella
Bruce put him question that had beer
ON her mind the whole time. for which
reason she had reserved 81 70 the very
last moment
sIs Sir Charles Bassett IN town sal,
she. mighty carelessly. but bending me-
lie over her embroidery.
sDon't know" said Richard Basseti
With such a sudden brevity and asperit
, that Miss Bruce looked up and opene
her -,evelyLeyee. Mr. Richard Bnsset
repi,sd 10 thfs mute inquiry. We don
epeak" Then. after pause. He ma
robbed me Of my inheritence'
aOh Mr. Bazsett"
ives Miss Bruce. the Rasseu an
rx.nf<rcorpbe estates were mine by righ
~ birth My father was the eldest soE