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The Delta independent., 1904-07-29
Love and Royaltv

The proposals Of royal personages
are generally far more commonplace
than those OF ordinary people. though
there is often more love behind them
than one would suspect from an ar
rangement which Is really a matter
of state craft. The proposal OF the
czar is case In point While he
was still czarevitch. he met and fell
In love with Princess Aiix OF Hesse.
who was staying At York cottage His
proposal was made in correct form.
My father. the car" said he. de
sires me to offer you my hand and
heart" my grandmother. the queen.
has commanded me to accept the
offer OF your hand" said the princess.
but. she added. and your heart l take
OF my own accord"
II was a love match. and In spite
OF the trials and troubles that have
befallen them. II is a thoroughly
happy marriage.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-29
FAMILY LINEN AS coLLArEaA.
Many Laundresses Said to Pawn Gus
toners Clothes systematically.

Many Laundresses Said to Pawn Gus
toners Clothes systematically.
A New York pawnbroker recently
told me Of scheme resorted to by
many washerwomen which may be OF
Interest to those housewives who
have noticed that their f1ner garments
and household linens are slow In get.
that these washerwomen make a regu.
lar practice Of raising money on their
patrons better class OF linen.
For Instance" said he, indicating
q large package neatly done up. that
contains some very fine garments and
n lot Of household linen. The whole
is worth perhaps $40. AT any rate.
lent $50 on 1t. You see. the washer
woman takes the things home with
her. washes them at once. and instead
of returning them to their owner.
brings them here and gets money.
which she can use for at least week.
and sometimes much longer. By the
time she has to take these out for de-
livery she has another lot which she
can bring here In its place. Thus she
keeps the money indefinitely. A
washerwoman with a large number
OF such patrons can keep 5000 or $500
In the air ali the time and still! gel
the goods back In time to satisfy
those people who have suficiently
large reserve stock on d.'-Brook.
1yn Eagle.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-29
Gsod Ssii.ts.

Good spirits don't all come from
Kentucky Their main source is liver
and all the lne spirits ever mad. 10
the Blue Grass State could not remedy
bad liver or the hundred-and one
i'll effects it produces. You can't have
good spirits and bad liver at the
same tine. Your liver must be in fine
condition il you would feel buoyaut.
happy and hopeful. bright OF eye. light
Of step. vigorous and successful in your
pursuits. You can put your liver in
fine condition by using Green's August
Flower tine greatest of all medicines
for the liver and stomach and certain
cure for dyspepsia or indigestion. 1t
mas been a favorits household remedy.
for over thirty five years. August Flow
er will make your liver healthy and
active and thus insure YOU a liberal
supply OF good spirits. Trial size 25c.
regular bottles. T5c. At all druggists.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-29
whx Il. pidnr R.eoonI.. u.

Sir Frederick Bridge recently told
the members Of the London Society
of Arts = story about some ladies
whom he found listening in = country
house to n mechanical piano player.
By their enraptured expression OF
countennncc he became aware that he
was hearing . classical piece of enor
nous worth. though II sounded so very
nbstruse that he felt himself hardly
educated mp to II. So In u whisper he
asked what II was. and received the
reply that II was Bach's fuguc In d
minor. He still failed TO recognize
II. and when the piece was finished
proceeded to elucidate the mystery.
lie then found that the fuEue had been
played backward, as the ladies' had
Dut In the perforated paper upside
down.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-29
LIFE IN COLD COUNTRIES.
Two Minutes for Hot watsr to 0s
Turned to Ice.

Two Minutes for Hot wstsr to 0s
Turned to Ice.
Here are some of the experiences
which David T. Hanbury records as
typical Of those he first met In Alaska:
"The cold could not be kept out Of
even the most palatial examples OF
domestic architecture which Dawson
City would at that time boast. but the
author stuck to the cult of the morn.
ing tub. After l had melted the pail
OF ice on the alright stove poured
some Of the water two inches deep
Into the bathtub. which I had moved
to the rear Of the room. where there
was TO heat. Not two minutes had
elapsed before threw on my chainois
pajamas In the front room and, open.
ing the communicating door. stepped
hurriedly into the bathtub. for I had
no time TO lose. Quick as I had been
the atmosphere had been quicker and
Just as stepped into the tub with
both feet, wrenching with a great
effort the soap from a beam hard by.
I slipped on the newly frozen ice into
the tub and over we went. soap. tub
and myself. all separated In different
quarters Of the room. Those two min.
utes had sufYiced to transmute my
water into smooth and CLASSY Ice"
The Delta independent., 1904-07-29
Marry in q Bunch.

According to an old Breton custom.
all the marriages of the year take
place on ore day. After the legal
Wedding has been performed the cou-
pies take their stand in a row be-
hind the high altar Of the church and
behind them sit their fathers and
mothers. and SO do their cousins and
their uncles and their aunts, all array.
ed in their brightest colored raiment
and the whitest and stiffest Of co!ffes.
The scene in the church is pictur-
esque beyond description. They so
through the ceremony in unison. The
moral support it must give to the
tiuidest bridegroom!
The Delta independent., 1904-07-29
The Peoples Pharmacy

ask the readers OF this paper who are
suffering with indigestion to call on
them at once and get bottle OF Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure. II you knew the value
OF this remedy as We know it you would
not suffer another day. Kodol Dyspep
sia Cure is a thorough digestant and
tissue building tonic as we'll. 1t is en-
dorsed ersonally by hundreds OF peo-
Pile whom it has cured Of indigestion,
dyspepsia. palpitation OF the heart and
stomach troubles generally. Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure digests what you eat
1t is pleasant, palatable and strengthen
iug.--Sold by Peoples Pharmacy.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-29
PAID For Irs ERROR.
Austrian Government compensates
Akaana MHoaalnlls lnrarisaaad.

Austrian Government compensates
Woman Wronofuliy imprisoned.
1t seems only fair that person
who has been wrongly sentenced TO
death should receive some sort Of
compensation. II the mistake be dis
covered in time. They recognize this
In Austria, though not everywhere
else A woman named Theresa Gietz-
niger underwent this tragic expert
ence. Her sentence was commuted TO
penal servitude for life. and recently.
after she had served some years OF
her penalty. 1t was discovered that a
judicial error had occurred. She
claimed an indemnity Of 1900 crowns
and the government have now accord
her Asia crowns and q pension Of $50
crowns per annum.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-29

yS-. acrr> land, on Gunnison river, with ice
house, ice pond. all tools pertaining tn the ir.
business. ais, the route in town. but not the irc
IN stoes Ice house .oxGo. Price 81 ,oOo hall cash
balance per cent.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-29

Garnet mesa. Is a, res of arrhar,t mostiy win
ter apples wears old, rrmtidcr of land under
aNch excepting one ere and Is all excellent Soil
fslr room ps>tercd house. Summer kitch NJ
cellar, ctstern. chicken rouJs, good log stable
good COW barn. cnrral> and carriage house sha.,c
ditch stock. Price sJ.s0V,
The Delta independent., 1904-07-29
Train Up the Parents.

The child's salvation must be won
from within out and not from without
In. Ali the laws and restrictions In
the world cannot make a good man
or woman cut OF the Individual that is
determined to seek the disreputable
and the vile. What must save the boy
or the girl is the principle instilied
from earliest years by faithful love
and authority. line upon line. prccept
upon precept. We must reach the
wayward and reckless parent some
how before we can make much i'm
preston on the character OF children
that live at home. How this can be
done is 4 problem that almost bsfYies
soiution.-Portland Oresonian.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-29
au..i., and J.p.n... Rin...

The rife of the Japanese Is similar
10 that Of the Russians In weight, In
the USE Of snokciess powder. and In
carrying Ave cartridges which are
nrcd with the same rapidi;y. Il is
superior Ia that of the Russians In
that It's maximum danger rome Is CSC
meters. against $50 meters for the
Russian. and its cartridges having but
two-thirds the weight. 4 soldier can
carry twenty more OF them. The Jap
nnesc gun is inferior for sharpshoot.
ing. because IL has bullet weighing
l5t grains. while the Russian uses
one weighing 2l6 grains.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-29
HARP OF UNHAPPY QUEEN.
Musical instrument Of Mary Of Scot
land Recently Gold.


The harp OF Mary. Queen of Scots,
was sold by auction in Edinburgh the
other day. 1t fetched $50 guineas,
and passed into the possession CT the
Scottish Antiquarian society. Aroth.
er harp. too. was sold-that OF a wan
dering minstrel. The minstrel was
probably little better musician than
Mary, but his harp fetched only 500
guineas. 1t wanted the queenly
touch. At the same sale there was
knocked down a lcck Of hair from
the pate Of Bonnie Prince Charlie,
together with the broadsword that he
swung at Culloden. An enthusiast
gave 80 guineas for the hair and rs
for the blade.
1t seems that a Scottish laird's
estate had gone TO pieces. Last rep.
resentative of an old family, his
death dispersed his large collection.
But the spirited Scottish Antiquarian
society is keeping them all on Scot.
tish soil.-Boston Evening Transcript.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-29
Good Re.Gn for Popularity.

Robert b. Roosevelt. an uncle OF the
president. who hus announced that he
Is TO give a dinner TO some of his
friends. at which he will open wine
bottled in 1873. is the mcst popular
man In New York. Old friends of
whom he had lost trace years ago are
hunting him up. while the new ones
are 50 thick that he cannot under
stand how he ever came TO know
them all.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-29
ktaa Lona Family Tree.

Samuel Bovine. n well known farm.
or OF Bedford township. Calhoun
county, Mich, has n remarkable fami'
ly record. II Is an unbrokcn genoa
logical record reaching back for 900
years TO his ancestry in England.
From tina, time to this every member
of the Bovine family has been n
Quaker. Every family has had a son
named Samuel
The Delta independent., 1904-07-29

Ssi-1s acres IN Gunnison valley. three miles
ftum town. acres In alfalfa. acr's orchard. %
acres tilling land, balance pasture. \ 4-room
ho,,>c. .osL cellar, stable. etc Four >hAres Of
lcnatde ditch stock. Price, s:.soO. part cash.
balance per cent.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-29
Crater. os IN. Moon.

II Ia estimated from recent photo
graphs of the orators OF the moon
that they are over 100000 In number.
Prof. Pickering thinks that the white
patches In come craters and tho mum.
erous bright radiating lines are due
to snow and the less conspicuous
lunar canals, which gradually appear.
increase and fade away. In the lunar
day. arc attributable BY the same
authority to vegetation.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-29
THE LOCUST PARTY FAILED.
FLY "Mixed In" and the Excitement
Was over.

tN WIHC0 &Vu WV
Was over.
The last years Of Justice Dykmans
life hc delighted to sit In his yard
and watch the insects and all the small
iifc with which the summer tcemed.
Hc was especially Interested last year
In the locus,s, which would burst out
Of their old skin one by one. and ono
morning he invited party OF his
ncighbors over 70 watch particularly
fat locust break out Of Its old prison.
Az tho shell slowly cracked the judge
became moro and moro excited. until
suddenly a big ny pounced on tho To-
Gust and stunE II through the crack.
on its frcsh, new back. OF course,
this killed tho locust II Mtiy, and
thcre was no more sauh ng within
tho old shell. Tho Judge vas highly
indignant. "Thc confounocd rascal"
no exclaimed. 'stung the locust, did
hcf Tho heAstiy fly! lsrt that too
bad. now; isn't that too badl" and
then he apologizcd to his ncishbors
Tor tho hy's bad behavior and the fa!'
ufs OF his locust party.-New YORK
Trgbva~
The Delta independent., 1904-07-29
Oct Out Your chlanens.

Nine. Marie Paillc. the autocrat Of
Parislon hairdrossers, has decided
that the htdeous chlgnon is to come in
again. AN OF feminine France doubt.
less will bow In submission to this
lccrec. Enslishwomen will fall into
Inc. and Il 10 not TO be thought that
nclc Sans daughters will lag be.
nd, The chiGuon has been describ
~ "about on . par ~ q barharic
namentation. with the noas ring
4 the .tnsliug bracelet Il ts aussni,
Sy"
The Delta independent., 1904-07-29
Only One He Knew.

The other day teacher In a West
Philadelphia primary school was
hearing her arithmetic class.
What is half!" she asked. The
answer was given,
what Is n third!" A little girl an.
swercd correctly.
What is a fourth" Johnny was
nj the foo, Of the class. Here was his
opportunity.
"Picasc. ma'am." he answered. ex.
citcdly, Its the day we celebrate
The Delta independent., 1904-07-29
Papal ConeeRIon.

Monsignorc Sogaro. rector of the
Academia del nobin ecclesiastical. has
decided to add the German language
to the courses taught in his school, in
view OF his complaints that the papal
representatives in German countries
seldom knew that language. and there
fore were unable to attend to their
duties properly.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-29
Must Have Been a Good One.

A man who was vending his way
homeward very unsteadily from e
heightened carouse was heard to ad-
dress the whisky inside of him: Il
could ba' carryit ye easier in a jar"
The quantity of liquor he had con.
sumed may be imagined from the size
If the vessel he required to contain
It.-From Gelkie's Scottish Reminis
ccnces.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-29
Presence Of Mind,

I'm ready" shouted pompous
orator the other night, ito meet calm
iy any emergency that may arise"
Al this moment the platform co..
lapscd and the speaker exhibited great
pertur baton.
How about tha, one!" they asked
him later.
Yorker
The Delta independent., 1904-07-29
To Live 4 Century.

Sir BENJAMIN Ward Richardson
said: The ~ould-be centenarian
should never smoke nor drink-espe-
cially the latter. and he should eat
very little meat. He should keep
carly hours and work as little as pos
sible by artificial light. Moreover. he
should not make haste to be rich and
he should avoid worry and consuming
ambition"
The Delta independent., 1904-07-29
To Save Island from Sea,

The Island of Nordstrand, the only
'crtion of once fertile North Friesland
hich is Is yet unclaimed. is now to
saved from the sea by the con-
truc;ion Of large dyke. The island
- first separated from the mainland
"a terrific storm In 1894, during
ich over six thousand persons
re dsc=.--
The Delta independent., 1904-07-29
JULIUS CAESAR At HOME.
Presence Of q srutus pivuioed to the
Company.

Company.
"A certain friend of mine." remark.
ed Irving Bacheller the other day,
was entertaining some bachelor
friends at his home one evening. The
hosts wife did not appear at the par
ty. which was entirely q stag AFFAIR
After the high balls had held sway for
an hour or So. the topic Of matrimony
fell under discussion. Many views
were expressed. The host. when his
turn came. pounded his fist on the
table and said:
Boys. when you get married, fol-
low my example. and be a julius Cae-
sar In your own home!'
Just then there came a voice from
upstairs:
Julius Caesar, come to bed-imme-
diately!'
And he went."-New York Times.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-29
There is. Difference.

MANY a man." said Uncle Ebe::
has discovered to his sorrow dat +
gal dom look nor ack de same whe-
she's cookin' fap-jacks for breakfas
as she does when she's dishin' ic--
cream at a strawberry festival
Washington Star.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-29
NAV To EIah. Alcoholism,

nr. jacques Bcr,iIiion, the famous
chief OF the statistical bureau Of
Paris. has written volume entitled
alcoholism and the Way to Fight
It." Drink. he declares, is likely to
prove the ruin OF the French race.
unless something Is done TO overcome
the hnbit.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-29
Value Of Farm Animals.

The value Of the farm animals In
the United States. MS shown by the
Agricultural Department, is: Horses,
1000. 100000 mules. 120I,O .0OC;
cattle. $500. .O0o. 900; sheep, 3l6S, 600.
900, and hogs. s3G5. 900, 900.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-29
8win Protest,

The inhabitants of Claro. Swis
village, met in general assembly an
passed resolution informing the e.
clesistical authorities that they 9TH
villagers) would become freethinkers
unless the village cure. who was u,
popular, should be removed.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-29
Poljteness Never wrono,

Politeness is never wrong. Its prac.
the goal OF the right thing in the right
place. We hear OF polite insolence.
but insolence is never polite: and It Is
never. under any circumstances. polite
to be insolcnt.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-29
Fresh and Sal. Water Lake.

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., 1904-07-29
Knew What Preneun Wa..

A teacher. explaining to her class
that pronoun is a word used instead
OF a noun. asked for an example. A
small boy instantly asked to be heard
when he explained: IN is = pronoun.
II is used instead OF sick"
The Delta independent., 1904-07-29
Makeup Of 4 Sailor.

At a recent dinner of the ST
Georges Society at Delmonico's, Capt
w. H. Stayton said that the popular
idea Of a man-owar's man seemed
to be blue shirt inhabited by {
thirst.-New York Times.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-29
salt In the Ocean,

II the ocean were dried up. all the
water passing away as vapour. the
amount OF salt remaining would be
enough tc cover 5.0oo,o 900 square miles
with q layer one mile thick.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-29
e,as, Ex,oer=.e, Water,

The amount of water given on b.,
an acre Of grass is estimated at thirt,
hogsheads a day. About 800 parts. b.:
weight. of water pass through a plant
to one part hxed and assimilated IL
its Tissues.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-29
Cost Of Enu,lsh Navy,

The cost of maintaining the Eng
iish navy row amounts to 322 a year
for every family in Great Britain. or
more than two weeks wages Tor the
great body Of the working people.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-29
CLERGYMAN IN A CORNER.
Elder Was Armed With Argument for
Quotation.

Quotation.
\ clergyman was rebuked by one
Of the ruling elders for saunterinI
IN the Sunday along the hillside
above the manse. The clergyman took
the rebuke In good part. hut tried to
'how the remonstrant thnt the action
of which he complained was innocent
md lawful. and he was about to cite
tho famous example OF sabbath
walk. with the plucking Of the ears
II corn. as set forth In the 0ospels
when he was interrupted with the re
mark; "Ou ay. air. ken wcel wha,
scN mean 10 say. but for my part !
iAe refer th0cht the better o them
or brcakin' the 6awbbath,'-New
York Tr,huAN, 1855
The Delta independent., 1904-07-29
Theatrical psr,apee.

Mrs. Jiison Isn't II Just too dis
g,,stin' to hear that MIR. Rubson call
his wife angel.
Old Jilson--To him she Is, thcatric'
ally speaking. for shc has all the
money.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-29
Rest and Labor,

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 mul
tiplied. Rest acts as a stimulart.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-29
ljxerary Note,

"vcry few authors are worried
about dying rich"
mo; their entire time Ia taken up
In trying to live poor."-Atlanta Con
stitution.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-29
"Wooda Buffalo,"

The woods of northern British
America are still infested by hundreds
Of n queer species Of bison. known as
the woods buffalo II is much large
than the bison of the plains. which for.
merly abounded in such numbers.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-29

Women In Russian Army Service.
Women serve as medical officers IN
the Russian army. In no other coun'
try Of Europe Is such employment,
given to the sex.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-29
One Mans Wjsdon.

Rubbcrton-why did you ask Slo.
pay to lend you IS Just now? You
have a hundred in your pocket.
wiscriy-Just little scheme of
mine. He thinks I'm broke and won't
ask me for q loan. See!
The Delta independent., 1904-07-29

ss.-Hcre is the finest fruit farm in Colorado
) ale> were St2-cVo last year. will be more this
ca~on.
10: acres adjoining Paonia. IS acres fine fruit.
Asa sample. is, { ~ole trees. Que variety. last
year produced 1870 toxes of fruit, selling at 81
erpboN.
1t paid 10 per cent on the price asked last year
and will Ray more this year.
Some can be cut into city lot IL desired. II in
clude> water rights worth Sia.osp Has irut
house islxin feet, c1>tns s.oa. bSrn cn.t Sl.V"1.
6-rn,m dwelling. Present. owner paid for u cut
of reccps frum fruit Next man can d" same
Price. ssS,sU. half cash. balance : per cent.
5S-ieo acre stock iarn on Currsnt Crcek; $50
ACRES In alfalfa, - scr,s ps>turc. No ! water
right consisting Of quarter inter->t in Currant
Greek ditch rivr-roC hoIIsss. good stables, cor
rails. etc. Price, ssyuoo, part time.
sos--ii Acrc> land near Erkert, Partially I'M
proved with good wafer right. Price so.
SSH, acrc. Of land situaie IN Delta between
the depot and Touring mill fenced. water right,
some tr'cs, = fine building aud garie'. pace.
frics only $50.
sss-s acrS>-on Garnct'mcsa partially improved
situate Y mile frvn, :hc incorporation. Prices .SU
The Delta independent., 1904-07-29
Distribution Of Houses,

Italy and Spain have fewer houses
in proportion to their population thar
any other country in the world: tn,
Argentine republic and Uruguay hav,
the most.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-29
censInaen. IndIan.tlen.

Aren't you angry because your hus.
band bets on the rnccs?"
II don't know yet" answered young
Mrs Torkins. II haven't heard
Shcther he won to-day or rot"
The Delta independent., 1904-07-29
uneu,,jx,ted E,oI,.h Land.

Dartmoor. which occupies one-fifth
OF the area OF the county of Devon
is the largest tract Of uncultivated
land in England.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-29
Radiun, In Ritchhlende

Specimens of pitchblende. which
have been exposed in the museum At
Vienna for 100 years, show radio &C
tivity.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-29

extsrmlnate Jaekais.
For the determination of jackals. p
poisoning club for the whole Of Caps
Colony is suggested.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-29
snepherd', e.roms,e,

The wool on the back of a .hecp is
tho shepherds barometer. The curl.
Ter the wood the finer will DO the
weather,
The Delta independent., 1904-07-29

so-io acres on the lower end Of Surface crrek
mesa. thryc-.,uartrrs Of 4 mile from Cory post
oiticc, Is acres In orchard, mostly winter ap-
plcS 70 acres In alfalfa. shares surface Greek
ditch and rescrvuir company Stnck. ~ sharcs
Fruit Gr,wcrs' ditch and reservoir company. also
part of fceg ditch, I ron, frame housc Anu
housrh,id Rvosis Coed out buildings. ali fenced
ali tillAble land. two tca,as harness. wagun. car
rSasc, lwu cow, ,'calvcs, chickens, bees, etc.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-29

Hard to initiate opa,s.
The opal is the only gem which can
not be couuterfeitcd. Its delicate
tlnts can not be reproduced.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-29
sss-S acrS>'on Garnct'mcsa partially improved
situate u mile frvm :hc incorporation. Price. sU

-4s-- ~ acres ofland - mie from Cory on sur
face Cr'ck mesa. ali under t'ncc. three c'rrnls,
cue stable l-room house and other improvements
ls scr,.> alfslfa, acre orchard. ~ scrrs grain
land, ~ acres can be cultivated. water l. hrst
class consisting OF sn shares Fruit Growers u n
X Ia shares OF Surface Creek y. s r. CO..
Together with other rights in Surface 'rcek
which annr: water during cntire season. handy
10 ro~tni,,cr store and scho.l. Price s.No part
cash. balance at per cent interest