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The Delta independent., 1904-06-17
roRpeooEs ARE NO! NEW.
Chinese Used the Explosive Nor
eix Hundred Years Ago.

Chinese Used the Explosive More
eix Hundred Years Ago.
The torpedo ia not . modern inven-
ton. rs the majority Of people sup
pose. II. like many other devices Of
which civilized nations boast. is hoary
with age. The invention of gunpow.
der by the Chinese seven centuries
ago. commonly attributed to the Con
fucians. has been disputed. and the
credit for the discovery has been Civ
en- BY various authorities to the
Greeks or Romans.
Combustibles like naphtha, to which
class Greek fire belongs. were In use
In the armies Of the Califs. and were
confounded with explosives. Marcus
Graecus seems to have had 4 recipe
for making gunpovder from saltpeter.
coal and sulphur. and his career has
been placed ~ early ~ the ninth CEN
tury: but II would be more correct
to place his life in the middle of the
thirteenth. A critical sitting OF the
whole evidence leads to the conciu-
sion that saltpeter was nrst known In
China. but not before the middle OF
the twelfth century.
In the successful defense of the Chi.
nese city Piauking against the Mon
gois. explosives. blasting bodiee and
rockets were employed against the
enemy. and some diagrams exist
which show the form in which these
explosives were used.
The Delta independent., 1904-06-17
norHlne TO WORK ON.
Coed Reason Why Brother Did Not
Hold Family Prayer,

Good Reason Why Brother Did Not
Hold Family Prayer.
II was at q certain church meeting.
and the go,d Bishop was calling for
reports. He had rather stern, sharp
manner which sometimes Jared a lii.
tie on the nerves of the more timid.
BY and by te came to Brother B.. .
lay delegate.
Brother B. what ID the spiritual
condition Of your church?" demanded
the Bishop briskly.
Il consider 1t good" said the broth
er.
What makes you think It il sood3'
went on the Bishop.
We'll, the people are religious.
That's what makes me think co.
What do you call religious? Do
they have family prayer?"
Some Of them do and some do
not"
do you mean to say that . man
may be a Christian and not hold fam
fly prayer?"
Yes. Sir; think so.''
DO you hold family prayer?
Yes. sir" returned the brother
quietly.
And yet you think . man may be I
Christian and not hold family prayer"
Il have brother who is . better
man than am who does not hold fam
fly trayer."
What makes you think he 10 q bet
ter man than you are?"
Everybody says SO. and know he
is."
why does not your brother. II he
Is such q good man. hold family pray.
err thundered the Bishop.
He has no family" meekly answer.
ed the brother.-Harper's Magazine.
The Delta independent., 1904-06-17
Mvsr STAY IN ssavlcg.

Gsellsh osmsstsss Can Nst lsavs
When They plsaes.
Recently domestic servant applied
to London judge for help IN gcttins
her trunk ftun an employer. she
said that shs found the house when
she frst went to work there very al.
fcrent from what she expected. has
wanted to lsave. bat her employer
would not allow her to 80. Al last
she managed 70 ct away. bot hee en-.
ploysr would n0t givs up her beloag.
lnSs. Tue e1adue tAus explairsA The
unslish Iaw oe domsstic ssrvtcs:
tho law q regards domestic ses.
vants ID coapltcatsd. In The country
. servant ca leave q the end oe the
moatA aftar giving = fortnight's 40
lice. but IN Loudon tie practics ID that
. servant must serve he arst meath
out end then she nay give 3 tort
nights notice. You knpw yeu caav
walk at & Z pjaes Nh that witAnNk
rGgardile aly 90 el1en1 eeoseaiensel
n ~ WNnk yeps euo1o yoa maa( tale
1e3sa u ! elvil eeSxt I eeen4 ~
~ y. u Z. " -. ,4.e1 y y 4 81 i
The Delta independent., 1904-06-17
csstums Of Korean woman.

SOs0Us0 " NVsO1W yvOHsh0b6
In his book en- Korea Angus Hamil-
ton thus describes the costume Of
Korean women: The uppe. garment
consists Of IN apology for . souave
Jacket n whits or cream Material,
which nay b. of sflk lawn, lawn or
calico. A few inchss below this BE-
gins q white petticoat. basgy as . san.
touching the Eround upon all sidcs.
and attached to . broad band Be-
tween the two there IL nothing except
the bare skin, the breasts being fully
exposed. II II not an agreeable spec
tacle. a. the women seen abroad are
usually aged or inhrm. At all
times. As II to emphasize their fading
charms. they wear the chang-ot. =
thin green silk clcak. almost peculiar
to the capital and used by the women
to veil their faces in passing through
the public streets. Upon the sight
Of man they clutch II beneath the
eyes. The neck OF the garment Is
pulled over the head OF the wearer
and the long. wide sleeves fall from
her ears. The effect Of the contrast
between the hidden face and the
naked breast is ludicrous.
The Delta independent., 1904-06-17
uoek ". Wa, ovo.Ine From.

Melvin Chapman. the well known
lawyer and ex-mayor OF Oakland. tella
cs the late Attorney George W. Tyler
and Joseph McKenna. the latter nov
one Of the Justices Of the United
States supreme court.
Tyler once went to Fairchiid, Cal,
to argue = demurrer to Q complaint
Ackenna was the attorney for the
piaintiR. After Tyler had talked to
the court for two weary hours Nc
kenna. In that gentle manner fos
which he has always been famous
suggested that be thought counsel
had failed utterly TO discuss the e..
sential features OF the matter"
Tyler retorted In his gruffest tones
"Mr. AcKenna, what you don't krou
about law-and what ! don't know
would MI very large volume"
The little gentleman retcrted: "Yes
Judge Tyler. and that II the worh
from which you have been quoting all
Observation-Disclosures Herald.
The Delta independent., 1904-06-17
surs To d pIssersssb,s.

Hello. oadser: I've been looking
for you . week. Couldn't and you
high or low. Net friend Of yours the
other day. Hes been talkins about
you and felt II my duty TO tell you
what he said"
"Ah! Well. I don't care to hear
what he said. know II was. some
thing dlsagrccablc."
How do you know that?"
because you are no anxious to tell
u. Good morning."
The Delta independent., 1904-06-17
THE MOVEMENT OF opoas.
Proof That They pif1use Through tn
Air Like 0asea

Proof That They Diffuse Through the
Air Like Gases.
That odors move with the air, or
dinuse through It like gases and do
not pass through It In waves. as
sounds do. or in swiftly moving par.
ucles like the radium emanations,
seems to be conclusively shown by
recent experiments on the propagation
Of scents through small tubes. In
such tubes there can be NO general
motion OF the air. and the rate OF
travel Of an odor 10 extremely slow.
That Of ammonia took over two hours
to get through tube . yard and Q
half long. The presence of the am.
monia could be detected chemically at
about the same time that its smell
was noticed. II seemed to make lit.
tie difference in the speed whether
the tube was held horizontally or yer.
ticaily. or whether the odor moved up
or down.-Success.
The Delta independent., 1904-06-17
No poub, Ne would.

The German professor At Smith col.
lege tried in vain to explain q dim
cult construction to one OF the girls OF
his class. Finally he decided to de.
vote no more Of the recitation hour
to this one point. but. wishing to clear
II up for the young woman later. he
said:
Wen let this % now. Miss M.
and would like to hold you for . few
minutes aftsr class."
Then he blushed 10 his temples at
the torrent Of gisSles which the girls
were unable to restrain--Nsw York
Times.
The Delta independent., 1904-06-17
Rex.i 1lmeo,eees.

There are nearly $50 clocks At
Windsor castle. and about 40 In
Buckinsham palace. One OF the most
interesting Of those At Windsor IL in
. gilt metal case given by Henry III.
to Anne Boleyn on the morning Of
their wedding. II is ten inches high
and is engraved with the royal arms
Of England Quartered with those OF
France. The lead weights are en-
graved with true-lovers' knots and
H. A., Dieu ct Mon Droit." at the
base. This clock. which At one time
became the property OF Horace Wal.
pole was bought By Queen Victoria
II has survived four centuries. but
four years only marked the duration
OF the royal iovs OF Henry and Anne
Boleyn.
The Delta independent., 1904-06-17
IGNITION or PILES or coA..

How Danger Of Spontaneous combus.
tion Nay Be Reduced to Minimum.
The tendency to spontaneous COM
bustion OF coal when stored in bulk
In masses Of, say. 1000 tons or there
abouts-may appear to be . some
what unusual point to make in favor
Of the gas engine ~ large-sixe pow
er unit fer central station work. Il
was. however. made - such recently,
by . central station engineer. whose
contention was that the nearly al.
ways present danger OF spontaneous
ignition In the large reserve stock Of
coal expedient for . power station OF
any considerable size to carry. to tide
over possible temporary Interruptions
in the supply. from strikes or other
causes. was entirely eliminated BY
the use OF gas engines which took
their gas from central gas plants.
Curiously. however. the fact ap.
pears here to have been overlooked
that with the large gas engine plant
will come. as an almost inseparable
adjunct. the gas producer. taking the
place Of the steam boiler now &C.
cessory to the steam engine installa.
tson. 20 that the large coal pile win
remain In evidence, ~ before. and
the spontaneous ignition troubles ~
we'll. even with certain precautions
against them, In the way of selecting
and storing the coal. Experiences in
some cases has dictated the safe
height to which coal of certain sui
phur percentage may be banked. but
this height will vary with some 9TH
er governing conditions easily enough
imagined. The gas engine. therefore.
Will. after all. have to depend for
favorable consideration upon its sew.
erai ether well-known good pointf
rather than upon the one mentioned
In the opening lines OF this para,
graph.
The Delta independent., 1904-06-17
JOKE OF -susv sos's.-
pus'''st.s Odd Reason Tor M.klr

puollIst's Odd Reason Tor Making
Present - Friend.
Robert Fitxsimmons is not habit
nal Wit. but he has the faculty OF
arousing laughter with . quip orce
In six months. There IL no one bet.
ter known in the collegiate and anna
eeur athletic circles Of Philadelphia
than George Brooke.
He 10 . squash champion-vhich.
Homer Davenport to the contrary not
wtthstandinS, does mot mean . cham
pion Judge OF squashes.
lie made the acquaintance OF Rob
ert fttxsimmons. and Freckle Faced
Bob highly approved Of him.
So much 10 that he gassd at him
long and sarncstly, and said:
Squash champion. are your Right!
Oh. we'll. Mr.. Brooke. 'ere's . little
present I'm a-soing to give you.
II GOT two howls over 70 Benson
hurst and I'm goin' TO give you one. %
"one what?-
"ons howl. A bloomin' fat bird
that sleeps all day"
"oh!" said Mr.. Brooke. AN owl.
yss."
"You shall ave Il tomorrow"
But look here. Mr.. Fftzsimmons.
Why the deuce are you going To give
me m owif'
Bob's little eyes siiatsd and his this
lips compressed.
80 yUu can smack I'm o. the eye
With you bsoomin' squash bat an ear
the bssear 'oot:"-Bostoa Post.
The Delta independent., 1904-06-17
Death. In the Arm,as.

According to the statistics gathered
BY Dr.. Lowenthal. a member Of the
extra parliamentary depopulation
commission. relative to the compare
tive mortality in the French and Ger
man armies. the deaths of 1000 Tex
cluding ofhcers) in the French army
due to disease during the year 1901
were 4.l7. or 1ss per cent more than
in the German army. which only had
LEO per cent.
The Delta independent., 1904-06-17
Lsss Mvsie.


kindly watcher by my bed. iift no voice
In prayer.
waste not any words on me when ths
hour 10 niGn-
Let : stream OF melody but now from
rome sweet player.
Anl peekiy will 1 lay. my head and
fold my hands to die.
Sick am l Of ,die vords. past all recon-
ci11ng-
words that weary and psrp,ez. and
pander. and coaceal:
Walk ~ soseds ihas sannot iss. for
Tha language cne need fathcm not, but
only hear and feel.
Let shen roll oees more . -, and rap-
pie n NJ haAf1ng.
..:rs ss:s :. sSs;s sss; :ss ssss:' beach
That @ay step. ~ soul therein. and
eravinf naaSht. nor fearing.
SD through . dream 10 desth-
Prom thA Frsnch Of ADs. Neekar.
The Delta independent., 1904-06-17
ei,k oseek,nA

Il is said that Henry II. Of France
vas the 6rst who wore silk stockings.
and this vas ou the occasion Of his
sisters wedding TO the duke Of Savoy.
In 1900.
Howell. In his History OF the World.
says that 10 1850 Queen Elizabeth OF
England was presented with . pair OF
slik stockinss BY her silk woman.
Mrs. Montague. and that she never
wore cloth ones afteeward.
He also adds that Henry VIII. or
dinarily wore cloth hose unless there
came from Spain By great chance .
pair Of silk ones. From this Il would
seem that silk stockings came origin.
ally from Spain.
The Delta independent., 1904-06-17
Treaa 1hat ExnIoAe,

A grove Of aspens in Manitoba
grows In q region OF intense frost.
The straight. tall trunks have frost
cracks in the bark near the ground,
where the sap is yet to be found in
the time Of severest cold. All who
have camped In the north during the
coldest weather Will recall readily the
sharp explosions that are heard dur.
ing the making Of these cracks
The Delta independent., 1904-06-17
re Mend orokec ol..e.

n you happen to break . glass or
valuable glass ornament II can be ef-
fectually and easily mendcd In the fol.
lowing way: Melt little isinelass In
spirits OF wine. add . small quantity
OF water: warm the mixture gently
over . moderate Are. when mixed
by thoroughly melting II will form .
perfectly tranaparent glue. which will
unite glass 20 nicely and armly that
the Joint will be scarcely noticed by
the most critical eye.
The Delta independent., 1904-06-17
c,.e s.e wlss~. an vv,ss-.

One Of the oldest clubs b the
world II that founded In America by
. German lady for the bsns0t Of Wild
ows and widowers. It ls an ordinary
social club. to which admittance Is
restricted To those Who have lost hus.
band or vito. A. Arst the club ex.
listed only for widows. who met to-
sether. told their sorrows and sympa-
thised with each other. After . time
. resolution vas passed extending the
benefits Of the club to widowers. The
vidovers gratefully responded. and
now several Of the members have
Joined the ranks Of the married again.
The Delta independent., 1904-06-17
Fresh and s.it water i.k..

A lake containing fresh water on
top and salt water on the bottom has
been discovered on Kildin island, Lap
land. The lake rises and falls with
the tide, and the salt water evidently
comes from the sea by an under
ground channel.
The Delta independent., 1904-06-17
Catch sIrds with Hook and Llo

esSV o"Os WV" VVSN oU0 @tuos
Catching gulls and other sea fowl
By . baited hook and line 10 . bar.
barous practice which Is sometimes
resortcd 10 by sailors. The same
method Was employed In former times
for catching herons. A long line OF
silk. with . strand Of wire twisted
In. vas nxed TO . stone at one end
and 70 hooks Il the other. The hooks
we're halted with live roach or dace.
The bait was then put out In shallow
water. where the birds seeking theis
food. either II . stream Or at the
edge q . posA vhss tAs heroa
poueheA The halt Tie hooks lodged
n his gullet and the strand oe wirs
In the tine prevented II IRON being
bitten through.
The Delta independent., 1904-06-17
Our Taska

For what ne cannot do. @, ID never asks:
Beyond what We can bear. He neve.
tries.
In sweet fuinilment Of the little task,
We make our preparation for the shies
The rcstie-s heart sseks to do something
great.
And lets the common thinss OF life
Forgetting that the trif,es indicate
Which path we're taking for eternity
London Sunday School Times.
The Delta independent., 1904-06-17
tn. EyssIoh. Of Ants.

That ants perceive and avoid rays
Of ultra violet light much higher in
the scale Of vision than the human
eye 10 able 10 detect, has been shown
BY Sir John Lubbock. Nov . writer
In Electrical World suggests that
those who are trying to determine
the wave length Of the x-rays expert
mcnt with ants. Tho x.rays are in.
visible to man. but II has not been
determined whether II is because they
are too long or too short for his eye
to see. The ultra violet waves are
too short.
The Delta independent., 1904-06-17
Dsnmark's Monarch pseu,ar

Tho king OF Denmark IL likely to
live until . descendant Of his has
been . queen or king IN almost
svcry country of Europe. His face IL
familiar enough II old age ~ one OF
the gcntlest. but somehow or other.
dsspite his many yeers, he has missed
the good luck Of being painted Into
Immortality, A. al the portraits Of
him extant arc photographs.
The Delta independent., 1904-06-17
Aerehs,.s In Aastapher,.

II sometimes happens that . speak.
cr's enthusiasm runh away with him
and his metaphors a.. for instance.
when . xealous supporter OF . certain
organization recently thundercd
forth: "Hc IL person. my friends
know what am saying. for have
had personal cxperience-he 10 q per
son who would not hesitate to slap
you on your back before your face
and give you black eye behind your
back!"
The Delta independent., 1904-06-17

Movss. Wesh 0ss,A oattsr cskes,
The delights OF secret spreads In
girls colleges arc sometimes exag.
gerated. II the story told By . studsnt
st ono Of those Institutions Of learn.
Ing 10 true. Bald she:
You know. this winter. we've all
boon making batter cakes and mixing
thom In our wash basins. We'll. the
other day heard the girl next door
to me talking TO the chambermaid.
7 wish you'd get me . new wash
basin.' she said. I caught . mouse
last night ard had to drown :t-and
! simply can't use that wash basin for
batter cakes again."
The Delta independent., 1904-06-17
Carlyle arS Jenny l,.s,

An audience Of some three thousant,
expensive hooking fools. male and fc-
male. came to see this Swedish night.
lngale hop the twig." ~ phrassd
Il, Nothing could exceed my ennui. II
WAS O'Clock when We got home. On
the whole DO mot desire TO hear Lind
again. II would not bring me ak.
pence worth Of beneAt. I think. to
hear her sing six noaths IN that kind
os materiai.-Fron Forstsr's Rsminis.
eences.
The Delta independent., 1904-06-17
Her Fir.t Railro.d Tourney.

An old lady who had never ridden on
a railroad car recently visited sta
tion and was shown into the waiting
room. She took a chair and prepared
to enjoy herself. After sitting quietly
for half an hour she reached over and,
touching q stranger on the arm, re-
marked:
1t rides real easy. don't it?"-Fris-
co (Texas) Journal.
The Delta independent., 1904-06-17
nr,t,eh ehlne A. 0etteo,

OVvVuU 0Nt1o ~ WVxS<Us
eeveral Britiah warships Of the Aus.
tralian sQuadron were recently laid on
1t Plymouth. Their condition 10 de-
scribed - ''rottcn." A naval author
lty said Of them: There 10 not one
OF them that ccuid capture Chinese
junk" The East lndian sQuadron 10
said to bs IN similar plight.
The Delta independent., 1904-06-17
A Ixpe.

Start thou lifs's way In eager quest
OF what within thyself 10 beat
And a. thy morn TO eve is brought,
With such sweet grace a. thou hast
sought.
The fabric os thy soul is wrought:
Thy feet are sure: no conflict MARI.
No cloud obecures. nor lightning bars
Tho way unto thy voal. the stars
Miriam Ormonde Bmallwood.
The Delta independent., 1904-06-17
p.nss.tina ! lastaeher,

Tonny vas psrvsrss. Invariably he
began u the ed Of the lssson whea
called upoa TO recite. One day his
teacher spoke 10 him sharply. 'sThou-
81" she sad. 'did you ever Gee The
cart before The horssf" ~Ysa'n." 70.
Piled the vnAhashsd Thomas, ~wAsn
tAey ned tAs horse" X.
The Delta independent., 1904-06-17
Needed IN Nss ysr,sy,

In order to test the theory Of the
past played b. mosauitos In malaria
two French physicians proposs 10. BE-
bitten By mosQultos which have been
ted on IN agus pAsisat. They say
they viii allow the fever 10 run he
tall course without treatment d order
n give > perfect test.
The Delta independent., 1904-06-17
Shock. all ceileeter..

A Partisan who has been much an.
noyed BY cuns, has connected lis bell
handle with powerful electrical bat
terry and switches on the current at
psychological moments. So far, tho
police have declined to interfere.
The Delta independent., 1904-06-17
M,k.,,, ~ !, s,iro,

At . recent dinner of the st.
Georges Society at Delmonico's. Capt.
w. H. Stayton said that the popular
idea of . man-o-war's man seemed
to be q blue shirt inhabited by s
thirst.-New York Times.
The Delta independent., 1904-06-17
Rest and I.hor.

Extended experiments in Paris
show that In . given period Of labor
the total quantity produced is in
creased by intervals of rest. especially
when short resting intervals are null
tiplied. Rest acts as q stimulart.
The Delta independent., 1904-06-17
YalusbIs Nsdlum NaInsvals.

yosuouso We0s0m WINovoWs
valuable deposits q uranium and
vanadiun oxide o. carnotite. have 70;
Gently bsen discoversd near Boulder.
Colo, These ars the ores % eagerly
sought, at prsssat. by soisatiets en-.
saged In expesimsnt1Ag with sub.
stancsa pcssssslng radioactive prop
The Delta independent., 1904-06-17

Distribution Of Houses.
Italy and Spain have fewer houses
in proportion to their population thar
any other country in the world; the
Argentine republic and Uruguay hav,
the most
The Delta independent., 1904-06-17
Indian :hlss Friend ss whl,...

tNciam Chtes friend q Whites.
Chilkoot Jack. stAnch friend Of
the whites. has been elected chief OF
the Chilkat tribe OF Indians In Alaska.
to succeed Donowoka, the aged war.
rior who died last March. The new
chief has . wide reputation ~ an In
trepid guide and brave warrior and
belongs to the most innuential family
In his tribe.
The Delta independent., 1904-06-17
csreeberetee y,weh oee,y

VSSsSU0Futse SSWeW WY
Jonah has now been cofToborated
IN part A bassalt stole found by
rather Scheil II the Archaeological
Museum q conutantsnopls had on Il
On Assyrian inscription oe KinS No
bonod. Of the sixth century before
Christ. telling Of the destruction oe
Ninsveh. an event hitherto fouad ON
NO monument
The Delta independent., 1904-06-17
First Use Of Coal.

Although coal is generally supposed
to have been nrst used In New Eng
land several generations later. We
have . record under 1919 Of the ship
John and Joane, sailing for Wales ito
lade Of coales."
The Delta independent., 1904-06-17
Larae.t Gold Huanst

The largest gold nugget ever found
was the Welcome Nugget" discov-
cred in 1858. at Bakery Hill. Baliarat.
Australia. 1t weighed 2.217 ounces.
16 dwt., and sold for EIO,500.
The Delta independent., 1904-06-17
cra.s ev,oe,.tes water.

The amount OF water given of by
an acre Of grass Is estimated at thirty
hogsheads day. About 800 parts, by
weight. of water pass through a plant
to one part fixed and assimilated ir
its tissues.
The Delta independent., 1904-06-17
soldier. unrop.I.r in spain.

Soldiers Unpopular In Spain.
In Spain military men are not idol.
lied as they are In Germany. 1t is
corsidesed almost a disgrace to be
. soldier. and 1t is still customary
for families that can afford 1t to buy
substitutes for their sons Of military
age.
The Delta independent., 1904-06-17

Memerism 10 Architect.
A library will be erected In connec-
tion with the British school at Athens
to perpetuate the memory Of r. C.
psnrose. m authority on Greek archi.
lecture.
The Delta independent., 1904-06-17
Folly Of Mis.n.hrooy.

Let lachrymose philosophers
This glorious world decry,
There's not a wind the flower that
stirs,
A tint that stains the sky.
Or aught in earth. or air, or sea,
But for our good was given:
This world was formed by God to be
The vestibule Of heaven!
-TInfdontfded
The Delta independent., 1904-06-17
Peasant woman,. Rexeroe

An Austrian peasants wife. in re-
venge for her husbands loss Of law.
suit sowed tares during the night in
the wheatfield Of his successful oppo-
nent- She was sent to prison for
three months.
The Delta independent., 1904-06-17
Suicide cemparisons.

Half century ago dve times as
many men committed suicide as WON
en-. Now the proportion is two and 4
half to ore. The number of suicides
among children is increasing rapidly.
The Delta independent., 1904-06-17
GxsspsratIns Experiences.

Gxaspseatln0 Experiences.
Two things make my wife awful
mad"
what are theyf"
ITO get ready for company that
don't come and TO have company when
she isn't ready.
The Delta independent., 1904-06-17
Money In Raising sn.i,.

A small farmer in Dijon. France
often clears as much as $1,000 per
annum from the sale of snails, which
he keeps in dry cellars or in trenches
under coverings of earth.