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The San Francisco call., 1904-10-30

mediately set to work to hoist him into
some office or other where he can't
possibly hang on to his hard earned
reputation for more than fifteen or
twenty minutes.
About the time that the hoi polloi
came to the conclusion that there must
be something in what D. Webster was
telling them there happened to be
vacancy in the throne room of the ex-
ecutive mansion and some one sug-
gested that d. Webster's brain be
measured for the unemployed crown.
The process is what is commonly
known as the exercise of the sovereign
will of the people. but it grieves US to
state that about all that the people had
to do with it was to carry a torch in
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-30

RIMITINE man dug holes in the
n earth, being too dopey TO build
skyscrapers, and boys OF every
generation since that epoch have
burrowed under the crust in or
der 70 succeed as smuggler chiefs and
bandit kings. Mudv1lle. Ill, harbored a
bold and hardy race Of cave dweIlers.
whose repertoire had about petered out
when the Mudville Mining ana Manu-
featuring Company got busy on a fiat
stretch OF prairie near the village.
That concern sunk a mine shaft and
teok cut IRE clay and coal which blend
sd n the harmonious production OF
brick. pottery and drain tile. The black
smoke could be seen for miles, and II
painted fresh ambitions In budding
minds. At the age Of IL I promoted
two wildcat mining deals, the first Of
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-30

- Z good and you'll be happy. II
II that simple statement were only
N true what a cinch living would
~ be, Very few of US have any
rooted and grounded objection TO be-
having ourselves. most OF the time at
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-30

FERE a man. under no cir
u ! cumstances would I escort a
w woman, whether mother. wife.
ric+or or sr-aa+haart rrho, did
The Delta independent., 1904-01-08
The Artillery Of Overnight.

ut was the good ship Hesperus'-
at last IN. A. P."-let the name Of H.
NJ. 8. in question go at that. although
it is christened quite otherwise in the
navy list. And the captain Of the
Hesperus (the owner" as the ward
room irreverently called him) had
been entertaining certain distin-
guished officers of . foreign power
over night. He had seen them to
the shore in his gig. and given them
an hour or 30 Of his company q: their
quarters before returning rather de-
viously along the Quays OF the Medi.
terranean port. to where his boats
crew half slumbered at their oars.
He reached the Hesperus with q
steadiness born of long inurement to
such incidents Of life in the royal
navy, and none would have been the
wiser had not a salute been fred Just
as his man was calling him early next
morning. Then he smiled genially
as the big guns banked overhead, and
doubtless with memories of the effer-
vescent explosions Of yesterday. very
courteously remarked: MOT all the
soda. please!"-M. A. P.
The Delta independent., 1904-01-08
Kelvin pls,lkes ELECTRIC Llaht.

1t Is a curious fact that Lord Kel
win. who has done SO much to ad
vance the worlds knowledge of elec
tricity, dislikes the electric light.
When he visited this country few
years ago with Lady Kelvin they
spent weekend with Mr. and Mrs
George Westinghouse: whose Lenox
home after sundown is blaze of elec.
er!city.
The first night they spent there
Lady Kelvin rang up servant to beg
they might 'be accommodated with a
couple of tallow dips. as they were
uaaccustomed TO such intense light in
their bedroom"
lord Kelvin's country home in
Scotland is an unostentatious house
overlooking the Clyde at Largs. where
electricity is unknown even for public
illumination
The Delta independent., 1904-01-08
COED FOR THE cRoPe.
Electricity Works Two New Miracles
for Farmers.

TOR Farmers.
Literary Digest reports two new
wonders that can be accomplished by
electricity. 1t appears that Munich
engineer has discovered that II a cur
rent of electricity Is sent through the
ground 1t will drive out all the worms
and insects that are hiding In the
earth. II the current Is strong 1t will
kill them.
The discovery was made by accf-
dent. The engineer. Hugo Helberger,
was allowing the electric current to
run into the ground when he noticed
scores OF worms coming hurry-scurry
out Of the earth. as II they were being
chased. On looking more closely at
the ground he noticed that hundreds
of smaller worms and insects were
running for their lives away from the
deadly current.
The other discovery has been made
also by a German, an electrician Of
Darmstadt. Impossible as 1t may
seem, he has succeeded in transform
ing air into fertilizing material. By
means of large electric sparkling
machine" he mixes the nitrogen from
the air with a substance made OF lime
and carbon.
So 1t is now possible to send an
electric current through the soil and
free the roots of plants from the
worms. snails, beetles and other in
sects that are injurious to the plants.
1t is also possible to feed plants. vege.
tables. grain. ETC.. with food that is
obtained from the air.
Both these miracles are accom-
plished by the same power that
causes the lightning which has always
been the farmers terror. The electric
current, which used to be known to
the farmer only as an enemy. may
now be used to free his land from in
sect pests and to enrich the soil.
The Delta independent., 1904-01-08
SundIais.

There Is an old-established firm in
London which devotes itself almost
entirely to the making Of new sundials
and the renovation Of old ones. The
largest dial ever erected is six feet
square. and now records the time
when the sun shines on the wall OF
Old Tile House in Buckinghamshire.
Sir Walter Besant has fine modern
sundial in his garden at Hampstead.
and Captain Psnton another at Chal.
font Park, Uxbridge. Another we'll
known man has gone so far as to have
a beautifully carved sundial erected
on the marble stone which covers his
family burying-place. A handsome
sundial was recently erected for the
Duke of Sutherland in the gardens at
Chorley Wood. Surrey.
The Delta independent., 1904-01-08
Strength in Human Limbs.

Psychologists and scientists have
Been making some curious expert
ments with view to determine tho
relative length and strength Of right
and left limbs. Fifty and nine-tenths
rer cent of the men examined had the
right arm stronger than the left; 1874
per cent had the two arms OF equal
length and strength and 32.7 per cent
had the left arm stronger than the
right OF women 46.9 per cent had the
right arm stronger than the left; PAS
per cent had the left stronger than the
right In order to arrive at the aver
age length of limbs fifty skeletons
were MISUNDERSTANDING Of each
sex. OF these twenty-three had the
right arm and left leg longer. six the
left arm and right leg, while in seven
.cea cases all the members were more
OF l"ss equal in length.
The Delta independent., 1904-01-08
Unailoyed Happiness,

Nine. Gadski is one Of the most
sociable OF the grand opera stars, and
when not singing gives memorable
theater parties. Last season a bevy
of young girls were entertained by her.
During the performance she bent
toward debutante and inquired:
"How do you like It? Are you hap
py?"
Happy" was the reply. e! feel
like big doll once took to a birth
day party; 1t had such good time
that 1t pretty nearly lost all its saw
dust!"--New York Times.
The Delta independent., 1904-01-08
Christmas Carol.

o lovely voices of the sky,
That hymned the Savior's birth.
Are ye not singing still on high.
Ye that sang. Peace on earth"7
To US yet speak the strains.
wherewith in the days gone by.
Ye blessed Syrian SWANS,
o voices Of the sky!
o clear and shining light, whose beams
That hour heavens glory shed
Around the palms. and DER the streams
And on the shepherds head:
Be near through life and death.
As in that holiest night
OF Hope and Joy and Faith,
o clear and shining light!
o star which led to Him. whose love
Brought down mans ransom free:
Where are thou ?--'midst the hosts above
May we still gaze On thee?
In heaven thou art not set.
Thy rays earth might not dim
Send them to guide US yet,
o star which led to Him.
Felicia Hemans.
The Delta independent., 1904-01-08
He 10 a Husker.

Elijah W. Barnhart the champion
corn husker of York and Adams coun
ties, New York, has finished his sea-
sons work, although he says there
remains considerable corn to be huslt
ed without his aid. Elijah has for
twenty years been the mainstay OF
many farmers. His record for this
year is 1924 shocks. He says they
average ninety shocks to the acre and
ninety ears to the shock. His quick.
est work. timed by the watch. was
thirty ears in a minute. Barnhart has
worked on 125 farms in this section.
The Delta independent., 1904-01-08
Trade In Sea Lions,

One of the most peculiar industries
OF the Pacific coast is that conducted
by two old sea captains. Callice Vas
cuez and Charles Lyons. 1t consists
in capturing and training sea lions.
Capt. vasquez attends to the sea end
Of the industry and with his sloop and
crew visits St. Nicholas, San Clemente.
santa Catalina, Santa Cruz and other
islands off the coast to capture pupils
for the school which Capt Lyons
maintains on shore. This industry is
not SO insignificant one as might ap'
rear at first glance. The demand for
trained animals is greater than these
men can meet. From all parts Of the
world come orders for sea lions which
have been more or less educated.
The Delta independent., 1904-01-08
AG WANTED HIS BOY.
lr-'e Dutch Father Refused to Be Sat.
isfied With Girl.

''.-.' @sNs' r 'tilSf TNSidSSb ~ SC Sdt.
isfted With Girl.
When government goes TO the
trouble of bringing up Its citizens
children in q municipal hospital 1t
so2Lns too bad that any one should be
dissatisfied, hut the benevolent prac-
tice has brought about curious state
OF affairs in Amsterdam, Holland.
Several months ago a father sent
his infant son to the hospital to be
reared by incubator. When subse-
qrently he visited the institution to
see his boy the authorities produced a
female child, assuring the citizen it
was his own. The sturdy Dutchman
at once invoked the aid OF the law and
ir spite Of the hospitals defense that
the citizen brought them a girl the
court decided that the authorities had
produced the wrong one and ordered
the real son surrendered.
A prolonged search failed to find
the missing male infant, and within a
short time the highest court of Hol.
land will try the irate fathers claim
for damages sustained by the loss OF
his son.
The Delta independent., 1904-01-08
Kettles Boiled In Lime.

Every day in London scores Of
workmen's kettles are boiled In lime
that will afterward be used for its
proper purpose. Just before the break
fast nour, say, one of the workmen
empties quantity of the dry lime
from sack. In the center of this
lime he makes n hole, and into 1t
water is poured. Then he puts his
kettles into the water, and in few
minutes the kettles boil. In thou.
sands of cases fire is thus spared.
The Delta independent., 1904-01-08
sELhsco AND TIE MANAGER.
Sample OF Shrewdness Which Hat
Made Great Piaywriuht,

Tao
Made Great Playwright.
Discussing the difficulty of young
and unknown playwrights in getting
manuscript read. David Belasco said
the other day:
"In q majority of cases tho plays
are not read, nor even looked at. But
the managers like to make a man
think his play has been read, even II
they have to reject 1t. When was a
young man I went with a manuscript
to manager to whom | afterward
sold several plays. My copy was tied
up in neat roll with a knot OF pink
tape. l knew that knot, and ! knew
that the manager or his reader could
not tie another one like 1t II he tried.
Come in two weeks he said.
Il went and the play was handed
back.
Have You read it?' inquired.
Sure said the manager. Read 1t
myself. Sorry It won't do
Il united the knot, unrolled the
manuscript. and laid on the managers
desk sixty-four pages Of white paper
without a mark on it"-New York
Tirpes.
The Delta independent., 1904-01-08
Array. an Eve to susIre,s.

Russell Sage is as easy to reach
as any Of the big men In this city"
said newspaper man whose work
has been in Wall street for third Of
century. II used to wonder why !.
was so and whether Uncle Russell was
more democratic than the other fcl-
lows. But have finally settled upon
the reason. It 10 not fraternity and
equality. but business. Sage has money
to lend and anyone who comes may
be possible borrower. SO the old
-. .... kc="
The Delta independent., 1904-01-08
Collection Of Antiquities.

p. Chenette of Montpelier, VT. has
an old saddle which was used in 1774
for the first time. Among the other
antiquities owned by Mr.. Chenette is
an old pair of Holland skates; one
of the old-fashioned instruments foI
pulling teeth and several keys which
right have done service, judging
from their appearance. In the early
part Of the sixteenth century.
The Delta independent., 1904-01-08
Siatistics of Yale.

The salaries for tuition at Yale col.
lege amount to s417.000 this year.
against the s405, 1000 Of last year. AS
sIstance paid to students grows from
$4,000 to $4,000, denoting the gen.
erous aid that Yale gives to her needy
studerts, but, as yet, largely confined
to the academic and theological de-
partmeuts and the graduate school.
The Delta independent., 1904-01-08
Packing Merchandise.

The reputation of house often de
pends upon the manner Of packing a
much as on the merchandise itself
Goods for Manila should be packe,
with special care. The port Is uG
protected and the sea is often yer.
rough, making unloading at such time
impossible. Transfer Is made by na
tives in small boats from a point tw'
miles distant. These boats are tossc
about by the slightest agitation Of til
water
The Delta independent., 1904-01-08
C., II. BURGIN, M. D.,
Physician and Surgeon
Office In rooms previously occupied
by i,r. Hunter.
Office phone Red 262. Rss!denee' Red w.
German Leather 1rs...

Attempts are now being made to
form a trust of the German leather
manufacturers. As preliminary step
central offico will be located in Ber-
lin and the members of the trust will
be assessed about rs cents an en-.
IlOye for Its maintenance. StatistIc7
show thnt German exports Of shoel
have fallen OF and that imports Of
American shoes are rapidly increls-
Ing. Americans are OF .....s 4..res Ia
ell the German cities
The Delta independent., 1904-01-08
Cat Likes Flowers.

Mrs. C. NJ. Brocksieper Of New Lon.
don, Conn, has a big tiger cat, Jack, "
that has a mania for eating cut flow.
e:s. Jack" likes all varieties, and is
particularly fond OF palm leaf ends,
but his choicest floral menu consists
OF violets. On Thanksgiving day he
turned up his nose at turkey and de-
voured large bouquet OF violets that
had been left in vase on the dining
table. He did not even leave the
stems.
The Delta independent., 1904-01-08
pocke.book strangely Recovered.

A pocketbook containing $50 in gold
was lost eight years ago by Mrs. Da-
volt of New Boston, Mo. She never
heard from it until the other day when
the money was found In a peculiar
way. A young man rode up to the Da-
volt home and tied his horse to tree
near the house. When he returned for
the horse he found it had paved a
rocketbook out of the earth. 1t was
the one Mrs. Davoit had lost.
The Delta independent., 1904-01-08
Japsnsss Land Law.

A foreigner cannot own land in ia.
pan. although . number OF foreigners
may organize themselves into com.
pany. to BE- known and registered az
. judicial person." and tais company
has all the property rights Of a ma
<Ive eit.s~n.
The Delta independent., 1904-01-08
Embarrassino.

Don't you fee! proud since youn
laughter married duke?"
Proud" echoed Mr.. Cumrox. "No
a bit OF It. I'm worried to death ("
fear III forget to approach the duches
With proper formality."
The Delta independent., 1904-01-08
Good Companion.

Bookkeeper-T asked the cashin'
to have a drink but he refused"
Typewriter-"Yes, he reminds m
Of the ONCE towel"
Bookkeeper-"How is that?"
!Typewriter-"Never dry"
The Delta independent., 1904-01-08
Buried Plot for Qoua.

Mr.. william E. Chisholm. a wido
of College Point, L. l.. has set asi
a plot on her estate for the burir
of her dogs. Mrs. Chisholm's son-n
law is stepbrother OF the presea
Duke Of Marlborough.
The Delta independent., 1904-01-08
Hunter Baeged Tame Cat.

A cunning story from Lakeville.
Mass, is to the effect that Taunton
ex.alderman went out with his gun
after rabbits. and after time found q
rice, sleek bunny, which he shot.
When he picked up his game he found
II to be a cat, and from its appearance
Il was some ones pet.
The Delta independent., 1904-01-08
rloren.ne slero cross: height. ls1z inches 1idtn.
- tnchcs-


nm, and likewise an offer of 10000
marks for the Limoges goblet. The
shaft of the cross is sixteen and half
inches long, and the crosspiece thir-
teen and half inches. In the middle
of the front Is panel. with the fig
ure Of the crucifled Christ; at the ends
of the crosspiece panels in niello rep
resenting the Crowning with Thorns
and the fiagellatiop, and at the top
and bottom Last Supper and Pieta
there are four rectangular niello pan
els between these, representing Saints
and the Pelican. On the back the PAN
els represent weeping angels. the Vir-
gin. Mary Masdalen. st. John, the
Sermon on the Mount. with other
Tinor figures. discovered on one
OF the medallions on the top the let.
tiers e. B.. but of course nobody can
tell who the artist may have been"
The Delta independent., 1904-01-08
SZl7ZzE GELI5E2ZI

This is among this seasons novel
ties promised by those who have the
ambition to shine as leaders of the
conceits of society.
The Delta independent., 1904-01-08
Women Or " sps,sl~rals
order Of Washington.

j. J. wintnn fncampment. Meetings held
eycry serolid and fnurIh Tuesday evening at
Zach month In Odd Eel 'ows hall. W. j. Gaunt,
Commander: C. Is. Or, slrr. scribe.
VIM Spaniding Encamrmcnt. No. 36. meets al
Fckeri srtund and fourth saturday Lights of
each month. ". Ii. Jarvis, commander. Cri,sie
T.. Tan scribe.
The Delta independent., 1904-01-08
PRIZE FOR ART LOVERS.

Masn.a=sot crcsa d srosco of At He-
cent Sale IN Germany.
Writing of the sale Of the Thewalt
collection of art treasures at Cologne
Germany, the correspondent of the
New York Sun says:
Il shall begin with the great prizes
of the sale. First the silver gilt cross
with twenty niello plates. nine on the
frcut and eleven on the back, mag.
n'fcent specimen Of Florentine Re-
naissance work. For this Herr The.
walt it Is reported, had an offer Of
100000 marks from the late Baron
Adolphe de Rothschild, who was a
muniicent donor to the Louvre muse
The Delta independent., 1904-01-08
wooirpen or the world.

Delta Camp, 29I. meets first and third Thur
dnys Of each month H. the Masonic hall. W II
JONES, c. L. Fred N Dickersun clerk.
Camp No. 4is. Surface Creek. meets drst and
third Saturday nights at Erkrrt hall. Elias
Wenger, clerk. Fred X. Burr:tt consul.
The Delta independent., 1904-01-08
Delta Con- nty Onicera

Sheriff, VIM Hunt,
County CLERK and Recorder. II. X. Feryuso
County Treasurer, \. Ernet Clack.
County Assessor. Sam Cockerhnm.
Cul,nty surveyor. John A. Curtis.
County Judge. Milton X Welch.
County Snpf OF Schools. Miss Alice Royce.
Ioruncr-Dr. 4. b Houts.
George stephan, County Attorney.
Z. NJ. Gets. Couu'y Comnimissioner ist di,tri r
J.. d. King. 2nd " "
John ". Finn sra +"
The Delta independent., 1904-01-08
Delta Ledge. I. -. q. r.. No. lIs.

Meets first and thiri Thursdays Of each mon!
in knirhts Of Pythias hall. Luc" Hillman,
T. C; Ellie Payne, N. II. & C.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-01
SALOONS TO CLOSE OUT.
thursday the Last Day of Business.
Captain Bragaw to Move to Colds
bOrO.
Especial to The Messenger.)

(Spec1al to The MeSSenger.)
Wilson, N. c., December 29.-Thurs-
day will be the last day in which the
saloon men will have to do business,
but the indications are that they will
have very little stock on hand at that
time. The dealers have agreed how
ever to relieve them Of what they
should have without loss
Mr.. John r. Farmer, one Of the pur-
chasing agents for the Dispensary, has
already ordered between 5000 and
$4,000 worth of whistles with which 10
start off with, and estimates that this
will only last about two weeks.
Rumor has it that Captain ]. T
NsGraw will soon remove his residence
to Goldsboro, and will be interested in
a commission brokerage concern to
Zoe operated at that place shortly af-
ter the first of the year. The Captain
is one of Wilson's substantial business
men, besides being We'll and favorabl'
known throughout the state in both
civil and military circles. He has
been in command of the Wilson Ii yhi
Infantry for a period Of years. and it
is through his capable leadership that
the company is upon such a sold basis
at this time. 1t has not beer a%nnounc-
ed as yet whether or not he WI resiEn
his commission, but his many friends
both in and out of command sincere
ly hope he will not find II necessary
to do this.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-01
WILL LEAVE BIG STONE GAP.
lations and Return to Philadel-
phia-

Bristol, Va, December 2s.-It is re-
ported that D. B. Wentz, general man.
ager Of the Stonega Coal and Coke
Company is soon to leave Big Stone
Gap. returning to his former home in
Philadelphia where in the future he
will make his residence.
1t is reported IN this connection that
h main Offices Of Mr.. Vents compa-
MES are to be moved from B g StUne
Gap TO Stonega. where his company's
largest operation Is located. This re-
port could not be confirmed tonight.
however, but there Is little doubt that
it comes from a good source II In said
that Nh. Wentz's decision to return to
Philadelphia and there make his home
Is in accordance with b wish OF his
family. which has e a~pprehensive
as to his safety since the disappear
ance OF his younger brother two
months ago.
For years Mr.. Wentz has been prom
inently identified with the growth and
development Of the vast mineral inter-
ests Of Southwest Virginia and through
his labor IN this section what was only
a few years ago an undevsloped Sec
ton, has become one OF the largest
coal and coke operations in the south
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-01

Auburn. n. Y. December 29.-Frank
White. negro. was put TO death in the
electric chair at the states prison here
today for the murder OF George Clare.
a farmer of Scribe. Oswego county
bv shooting.
Six contacts. each OF LAO volts. Z -
ampere were applied before White was
pronounced dead. After the fourth
contact a strange gudgling in his throat
made the physicians step back. and
Mortified the spectators. The contact
was quickly repeated, but still the
~stetoscopes recorded cardiac action.
and two more contact were given.
During the second contact. the head
electrode flashed brilliantly and there
was an odor of burning hair. The ey-
ecutioner said it was the sponge De-
meath h electrotude. He Adjusted it
more tightly before the next shock.
Among those who made a test with
the Stetoscope was DR.. u. B. Stein OF
Buffalo and he reported that the hear
had not ceased to beat. When he had
resumed his seat IN the front row and
the fifth ontac had been turned on,
he suddenly pitched forward and fell TO
the floor IN a Swoon. He was picked
UP by three keepers and carried from
the death chamhfr but soon revived.
State Electrician Davis in charge Of
the execution, explained the gu Cling
in Whites throat by saying hat he
held his breath for a few moments be-
fore the first contact and it was simply
the air escaping from 1is lungs. He
declared hat White was practically
dead after the first contact.
White kept his watchers in great sus-
pense during his last days in the cor
ridor for the condemned, by his violent
attempts to sham insanity. He ran
amuck in The narrow confines Of his
cell on the day before Christmas,
smashing everything b~reakable, and
was only subdued after the prison
hose had been turned on him for a
quarter Of an hour. White cared moth
ing for religion and neither friend nor
relative has inquired for him during his
two years confinement