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The Delta independent., 1904-07-01
FRIGHT WAS TOO MUCH.

Thought Of Meeting irate n ,ths~tn-
Law Killed chinamaa
Henpecked husbands are not un-
known in China. They have 4 story
there about three henpecked hus-
bands. who met in secluded spot ON
the outskirts Of the village to discuss
their troubles. A bad boy thought It
would be fun to play a practical joke
on them. co lie broke on their delib-
erations with the dreadful news that
the three venerable sisters-in law
they call married women sisters-in-iaw
In China-were coming down tie
street. each with a broomstick. Two
Of the men rushed in terror to the
door to see II II were true and. finding
that they had been deceived. returned
to hnd their companion undisturbed
In his place. As he had always been
as umId as any Of them they could
cot understand and resolved to ask
the secret Of his courage. 1t was
speedily revealed. for when they
spoke TO him he did not answer.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-01
Better Than a Lawyer.

Congressman Joseph T. Robinson
OF Arkansas tells of an old negro who
was charged with having stolen 4 hog.
The facts were all against him. He
had no counsel. and when the judge
asked him II he wanted q lawyer as
signed to defend him. he declared that
he did net
But you are entitled to . lawyer"
the court explained. "'and you might
as well have the benefit Of his serv-
ices"
"Yoah Honor would jes gimme some
cheap white trash lawyer" the old
darkey replied. and he wouldn't do
me NO good. II it's Jes de same to
Yoah Honor. I'd ruther depen' on de
ign'rance OBJ de rt."-Ne~ York
Times.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-01
SOCIAL CUSTOMS or JAPAN.
Status Of the Mother-In.Law Seems
curIeua to ua.

Status Of the Mother.In.Law Seems
Curious to us.
The mother-in-law is the most mo-
mentous social question of the day in
Japan. A woman prays that she may
become . mother-in-law. because 1t is
only In that capacity that she is ever
allowed to show human weakness.
These are not. as one might imagine
q the expense Of her sou-in-iaw. be-
cause In theory there is no such thing
as son-in.law in Japan. except where q
man has married an heiress with no
brother. In that case 1t is the man
and not the woman who is a slave
and liable to be divorced just as one
discharges . cab when 1t is no longer
wanted. II is he who is dressed like
. corpse when he leaves mis- parents
house. as sign that he is dead to his
parents family. It is he whose change
OF owner Is registered at the police
station. SO that in Japanese literature
1t Is the gentle daughter-in-law who
10 the victim OF the mother-in-law's
tantrums.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-01
rNoUoAr she COULD wRlra.

veuno WemaR re oHs ousllaestleN
In Particular.
Morgan Robertson Who writes see
stories because ha knows the sea from
m acquaintance of fifteen years. re-
turned last summer w the town ID
which he spent his boyhood. He was
something Of lion. and waa amused
10 notice that certain persons who had
ignored him ~ . youth and youag
man were quite anxious to remenbsr
and be remembered.
''One young woman tame up shipper
Ing" said Mr. Robertson. IN teiling a.
his visit. land asked mo is ! rsmsm.
bered her. Al had been Z worshlpef
At her shrine and had been frostblttsn
BY her coidness In years Opns ". I
remembered her and said -
"'Do you know she went On. II
ssems % strange that you should be .
successfal writer. But ycN can't tell
where genius will b found. believe
1 could write II would oaly try.
havs always felt that I could write
things. suppose you felt he came
way Well. fsel just - yuu did. !
an sure ! obuld write. An1 tAea
have alueys thought tha& I was Z
ltttle Quees. too,s
'TAs wAy ~ sdds1 ~ teef ~
1olAeioua. Haw York Tunees
The Delta independent., 1904-07-01
John Wesley.

THE world my parish is"-prophetie
word!
The map Napoleon carved on Europe's
face,
Zen now the student may no longer
trace,
Ali conquerors by vain ambition spurred
Have merely proved their vsuiting pride
absurd.
But thou. great conauer,r. thy parish
groWs
Until no corner of the world but knows
Thy name. that's loved wherever heard
Great Wesley. mighty man OF mighty
meui
We come TO scribe our love upon the
That. writ BY iaadink continents. whose
Are biest With churches dottins every
Glen
All bsarinx witness to the kindly soul.
fhht brishtens through the everlasting
doom.
IL +. Weeks In winneid .Kan) Journal
The Delta independent., 1904-07-01
IT pAvs TO BE HONEST.
Nsw, York Lawyer Proves This BY
Good 6tory.

Nsw. York Lawyer Proves This BY
Coed stony
Ex-Judge Mayer and q party were
discussing various maxims at the Re-
publican club the other night when
Col Henry Clay Piercy Of the House
Committee said:
Well. Judge. do you really believe
ioresty is the best policy!"
''i1l answer that question by =
story" replied the Judge. when
was practicing law in q country town
I called on . resident one day In the
Interests Of . client. said to the
man:
do you own = large black dog
with white spotsr
"He looked at me quirzically. and
then said:
"'Oh. no: that dog II merely q stray
canine that occasionally strolls into
my yard. You're the tax assessor.
aren't your
mo. I'm only 4 lawyer. I came
to tell you that client Of mine had
accidentally shot and killed the big
dog and authorized me to pay the
owner S15 damages. But a. the ami.
ma, has NO owner. why. of course
there's nothing to pay. Good morn.
ing!"-New York Times.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-01
JAPANESE Csts.

indeed is the country Of curious fe-
lines, and surely no example of the
freak in the cat family is more singu-
lar that the tailless variety which
abounds in the Land OF the Rising
Sun. For the most part the cats OF
Japan are minus . brush. although
they sometimes have a tailbone unde
veIoped and . small tuft Of hair.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-01
VIVA. One Woman Observes.

-If children could be sent to chew
ing school as they are sent to kin.
uergarteu." says a common sense ply.
sioian. there would be a marked inn.
pruvement in the race"
Many women are wandering rest
iessly in search OF happiness With
their hands full of materials OF Which
the truest happiness is made.
Each Is called on to do only her
part-and that part is never impos'
sible.
When q man is really hungry, his
wife is apt to be 4 good cook.-Phila'
deiphia North American.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-01
Some oId.Ilms ReeIps,.

Some Of the recipes in a quaint old
book were intended specially for .
"lord's" table. For ir,tauce, . pike
was to be served whole to "a lorde."
but cut in pieces for the Common
alte." Cabbages were to be thickened
with grated bread for ordinary peo
pie. but served with yolks of eggs foi
"lorde" The dishes at this time
used At table were either gold or
silver for great occasions and wooden
trenchers and platters for ordinary
use. II vas not till the time Of Queen
Elizabeth that plates Of metal and
earthenware bega-. to be generally
used instead Of wood.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-01
Chinese smuools Opium,

Chinese scamen are the only people
I ever heard Of who repeatedly defy
United States customs officers and
make good" said an ohicer OF the
siSh. British steamship that has ar
rived In port with 4 cargo from the
Orient. I'VE tell the omcers that
We believe they have opium. they
search the ship. but hnd nothing. I
may call one Of them to do something
md and him 20 'dopey' that he is use
less. I know he has used II within
ave minutes. but when make q
search the result is nothing.
Where they hide It IL the mystery
10 all Of us: We. who know every bolt,
plate and link in the ship. have never
yet uncovered their supply. and this
crew has been with US nearly a year.
The entire crew. except the onicers
and engineers. are Cinnamon. and I
never saw . better crew. Opium 10
the only trouble.-Nsw York Globe.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-01
Two CONFUSING Verb. in English.

ways confusing" said the man who
minds his p's and as. They are rent
and marry. I want to rent house.
says your friend The broker. and no
one can tell whether he desires to be
a landlord or a tenant. rhe verb ap-
plies to either the act of letting some
one have property for hire or the act
of paying some one hire for property.
Marry is no better I just married q
charming woman says your friend
the preacher. and II he has been 4
bachelor you do not know whether to
congratulate him or inquire the
amount of his fee"
The Delta independent., 1904-07-01
Sir Edwin and a Poem.

The late Sir Edwin Arnold had one
very painful experience as a poet,
writes a correspondent. He wrote a
poem and sold the copyright to a
stranger. whom he too hastily as
sumed to be the editor Of an American
magazine. When he next saw his
work 1t was being used as the adver'
tisement of a proprietary medicament
Pail Mall Gazette.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-01
oIesntIc eorIco echem.

The Chamber OF Commerce, at Den.
ver.. Colo. is considering . PROPOSE.
tion TO bore one and an eighth miles
into the earth at q point fourteen
miles east OF the city. In search OF nat.
ural gas. oil and coal. The cost is es.
timated at go. 900. but the plan is con.
gidered feasible by experts who nave
Investigated the geological forma.
tions.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-01
Dangerous comoIe.lon umprover.

Two young girls of Berlin found
their eye sight failing and their par.
ents sent them to doctor. where they
had to Undergo cure lasting for some
weeks. Questioned by their parents
as to what they had been doing to
bring their eyes to such a condition
the girls confessed that they had
washed their faces in water mixed
with frogs eggs in order to secure a
delicate complexion.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-01
Sympathy.

It Is by this passion that we enter
into the concerns Of others. that we
are moved ~ they are moved. and
are never suffered to be Indifferent
spectators OF almost anything which
men ran do or suffer. For sympathy
must be considered ~ sort OF sub.
stitution by which we are put into
the place OF another man, and affected
in many respects. ~ he Is Affected
Burke.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-01
n,s..s, e.ll. Es.. Cow.

although the bull II regarded by
the Spanish and lIatin-American peo-
pie a. the king Of beasts said = New
Yorker the other day. the matadors
and picadors think no more OF night.
ing him than they do Of eating their
dtnners- Yet. brave and skillful As
these men are. no rmount OF persua-
sion or reward would induce one Of
Them 10 meet q COW OF the fighting
breed In the center OF the arena"
The Delta independent., 1904-07-01

Strange chapal fer Welsh Mlnars.
One Of the most remarkable places
II worship In the world 10 the miners
chapel In Myndd MeniGdd colllery.
swanssas Wales. where for more than
atty years the workers have each
morning assembled for worshtp. This
sanctuary b situated close to the bot.
ton q the SHAFT. The only light ID
that oAtainsd fron solitary DAvy
safsty lamp hung over the pulpit from
the cellinS, and The Oldest miner In
~ colfissy u tsnsraliy chosen 70 of
srists. -DustpA Trarseriyt-
The Delta independent., 1904-07-01
Some Good Advice,

Let your recreations be manly
moderate. seasonable. ana lawful: Tie
use of recreation is to Strengthen
your labor and sweeten your re.t
But there are some 50 rigid or SO
timorous that they avoid all liver.
sions and dare not indulge in lawful
delights for fear of offending. Those
are hard tutors. II not tyrants to
themselves; whilst they pretend to
a mortified strictness. they are in
furious to their own liberty. and the
lberality Of their Maker.-Steele.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-01
Hypaetlsm stops Circulation.

According to recent investigations
1t appears probable that kypaotism
can stop the acton Of q persons
heart and thus cause death A. Jour
net. Frenchman. reports that he has
Increased and diminished the num-
ber Of pulse beats at will. and as far
as he could venture with safety. 1t is
said to be also proved that circulation
is seriously affected. even If 1t is not
quite certain that the heart can be
silenced
The Delta independent., 1904-07-01
Vegetable Artillery.

The common balsam has singsln,
method Of disseminating its seeds
When they are ripe and prepared for
termination the seedpod explodes
with the slightest touch. and tie
seeds are scattered in every directit i
with such force as to carry them II
distance of twenty or thirty feet.
Plants have many curious methods Of
scattering their seeds. but there is
nore stranger than the vegetable ar.
tillery represented by the balsam.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-01
x.re,teh.oln,. war PIetur...

The death OF verestchagin. the Rus
sian painter. at Port Arthur, recalls
the story told Of the late Count Won
Moltke. who was SO struck with the
force Of the presentation of. the unat.
tractive side of war by Verestchagin
that he forbade the men in his com.
mand visiting the artists exhibition.
The kaiser, who. with the empress. In
spected the exhibition. said: The
painters Of pictures like these are
our best guaranty against war"
The Delta independent., 1904-07-01
To Saw. irlana from Sea.

The Island of Nordstrand, the OIL,
portion of once fertile North Friesiand
which is is yet UT claimed. is now to
be saved from the sea by the con
struction of large dyke. The island
was frst separated from the mainlanc
by terrific storm in 1894. duriat
which over six thousand person.
are GfN.---.-
The Delta independent., 1904-07-01
t,u.t nave Be-, CO.. a..

hist Have Been Goo5 One.
A man who was vending his wa,
homeward very unsteai;ly from /
lengtheaed carouse was heard t, a
dress the whisky inside OF hin: =
could ha' carryit ye easier in a jar
The quantity of liquor he had con
sumed may Re imagined from the siz'
Of the vessel he required 10 contaii
it.-From Geikie's Scottish Reminls
cences.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-01
Insane CAPTAIN Chops Boat.

Charles Osen. a canal boat captain.
tried to chop hole in the bottom Of
his boat at New York, in the belief
that submarine torpedo boat was un-
derneath it. A crowd gathered. and
after much excitement the man was
taken. violently insane. to Bellevue
hospital.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-01
Tennessee. Pearl Fishery.

Within the past five years a pearl
fishing industry has grown up In the
United States, but 1t has none of the
tragedy or romance Of the Ceylon and
Panama fisheries. 1t centers princi-
pally around the Clinch river in Ten
nessee. and there are smaller FISH
cries in Pennsylvania and New Jer-
sey
The Delta independent., 1904-07-01
sr,.l.h Army Regulations.

Under the new British army regula,
tions colonels commanding regiments
are TO send to the editors Of the news
papers in the districts In which are
the regiments recruiting depots para
graphs concerning regimertal sue
eesses and distinction. for the encour-
aSemsnt Of the rank and nle.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-01
eras. Ev,per,..s w,t.,

The amount of water given on BY
aa 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 assimiiated In
Its tissues.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-01
sr,s,sh shlps Ars Rotten

6rtNen Sntns Are Hotten.
Several British warships OF the Aus.
tralian squadron were recently laid OF
At Plymouth. Their condition Ia de-
scribed ~ rotten" A naval author.
ity said OF them: There is not one
Of them that could capture . Chinese
Junk" The East Indian squadron Is
said to be In similar plight.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-01
=. vvI.hed Il, Could Do n.

A merchant who had store In a
small country town fell in with a
comic actor on . train. and said to
him: II do mot see how It is that you
are able to think Of such funny things
TO ray on the stage. and all Of . sud
den, too. / just wish could do it. 1t
would be invaluable TO me in my bust
ness. s.s-6uccess.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-01
American Pearl Industry.

The hunting and collecting of pearls
in this country has developed into q
steady business, which is good for
nine months in the year. the thou
sands of pearls gathered finding =
ready market in New York city and
In European centers.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-01
Mlnnstet. Mao. E.,n.r,.

In 1908 Minnesota showed an in
crease In the total uumDer OF wage
earners OF 1871 per cent over 1902;
that Of the male adults was 1867 per
cent: that of the female adults,
e.36. and Of children q decrease from
last years number OF s.5S per cent.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-01
aMlsa Protsat.

The Inhabitants OF Ciaro. a Swis
village. met In general assembly an
passed . resolution informing the e
cicsisiicai authorities that they oh
villagcrs) would become frcethinker
unless the village cure. who vas IN
popular. should be removed.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-01

cemplsss Nspess 10 Necessary.
A scientist says II 10 not true that
Intellectual work Is relief from
physicai work, Of vice versa. Fatigue.
Of Whatever nature Il 10, accumulates
during any kind Of labor. and disap
pears only on complete repose.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-01
pol,bin Glad s,oht for Sailor,

OF all weatherwise fish. the dolphin
II the most remarkable. During a
fierce gale or a storm at sea the mari
ner knows that the end Of it is near IL
he can see a dolphin, or number of
that fish, sporting on the high sea
waves.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-01
rs.rs II e o,Wereoes.

"Msny . man." said Une,e Ebcr
..has discovered to his sorrow dat {
gal dom look nor sek de same whc'
she'a cookin. hap-jacks for brcakfa'
as she docs whcn she's dishin' ic.
cream at . strawberry festivai."-
WsHhlnxtru Star.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-01
PoIltsne.s Nexsr Wrona.

Politeness is never wrong. Its prac.
the goal of the right thing in the right
place. We hear OF polite insolence.
but incidence is never polite: and II II
never. under any circumstances. polite
to be insolent.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-01
sneek. M, ce,,.e,.r,,

A PArisinn who has bsen much an.
noyed BY euns. has connected his bell
handle With . powerful electrical bat.
tery and switches on the current at
psychological moments. So far. tho
police have declined to interfere.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-01
PuneturIns q Mssaphsr

Tommy was perverse. Invariably he
began at the end OF the lesson whom
called upon to recite. One day his
teacher spoke to him sharply. ''Thom.
as" she said. did you ever see the
cart before the horses" "Yes'm.- re-
piled the unabashed Thomas, when
they feed the horse"
The Delta independent., 1904-07-01
Makeup Of 4 Sailor

At recent dinner Of the st.
Georges Society at Delmonico's. Capt.
w. H. Stayton said that the popular
idea OF a man-o-war's man seemed
to be a blue shirt inhabited by q
thirst.-New York Times.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-01
Fireproofne Wood.

A successful method of making
wood proof against both fire and de-
cay is being introduced in Germany.
The cells of the timber are emptied
Of air in vacuum and filled with sui
phate and borste Of ammonia
The Delta independent., 1904-07-01
Rest and Labor.

Extended experiments in Paris
show that in a given period Of labor
the total quantity produced Is In.
creased by intervals Of rest. especially
when short resting intervals are mui.
Gplied. Rest acts as a stimulapt
The Delta independent., 1904-07-01

Protects Home Trade.
mo forcign.msde goods can be sold
In Frsnce that bear any Inscription or
mark calculated to induce the pur.
chaser to think them French made.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-01
Fre.h and s.t water l,ks.

A lake containing fresh water on
top and salt water on the bottom has
been discovered on Kildin island. Lap
lana. 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., 1904-07-01
Philosophy.

Philosophy ID a sword to tight
with, to conquer life with. n you lack
the heart to draw and WELD It. then
BY all means discard It ~ useless
iucumbrance. the assumption Of which
caly uakes you ridiculous in the sight
Of others.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-01
Soaring the Expense.

Does your husband keep any
horses?"
YES" answered young Mrs. Tor
kins. He keeps . number OF them.
But other people own them and man.
age the races
The Delta independent., 1904-07-01
aala,sr, unpepvlar Ia apeIn.

In Spain military men are aot Idol.
iaed ~ they are In Germany. It 10
considered almost . disgrace to be
. soldier. and Il IL still customary
for families that can afford II TO buy
subsiitutes for their sons Of military
age.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-01
Msrtlar c.n.le.

A new theory OF the Nartian
~canals'' h that Mars has = solid
crust and m elastic nucleus Of high.
sr temperature. The crest In coolia0
necessarily contracted. and he pres-
snre upon tAs mass within canssd D.
sursa = ~ formed u tAs sssfAee.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-01
.Woods euS5alo.~

The woods Of northern British
Amcriea are still infested by hundreds
Of a queer species OF bison. known ~
the woods buffalo II ID much larger
than the bison OF the plains. which for
meriy abounded In such numbers.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-01

Women In Russisn Army Service.
Women serve - medical omeers IN
the Russian army. IN no other coun
try Of Europe is such employment
Riven 10 the seX.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-01
en-, Moths and sutternIss.

oelle Moths and ButterfIes.
Yorkshire. England. has = farm on
which moths and BUTTERFLIES are rear.
ed for sale. II 10 planted with trees
rod shrubs for the purpose. Forty
thousand catcrpillars are always on
hand and orders can be nllsd at any
time Of sas year.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-01
A. 10 Quantity.

Bess-what do you think Of ny
new shoes! They cost only sI.ss.
Neil-Why. dear. the leather In
them ought TO be worth more than
that
The Delta independent., 1904-07-01
kns,x VIA, Prensun Wa.

NbeW Whet VtOuoo" WsS.
A teacher. explaining to her class
that q pronoun 10 . word used instead
OF \ noun. asked for an example. A
small boy Instantly asked to be heard.
when he explained: Ill is . pronoun.
II 10 used instead Of sick"
The Delta independent., 1904-07-01
p....ns Wem.n.. R.x.na..

pe10aNt W0moh'o NoVSNno.
An Austrian pcasant's wife. In re-
vcuge for her husbands loss Of Law.
suit scwcd tares during the night In
the wheatncld Of his successful oppo-
ncnt. She vas sent to prison for
three months.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-01

"MaPiou!" roared the woman's hus
band. popping out from behind
screen and glaring at her. "Smile
confound you! Smile!"-New York
Press.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-01
ham Mar's LISe,

Life IL the best thing we can posi-.
hiy make II T. Il h dull and dismal
II man loses his tsmper; Il II glow.
Ing with promise and satisfaction u
be ID not ashancd os his emotions.---
0sorse william Csstis.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-01

Soldiers In Silk and Satin.
Ethiopian troops on ceremonial oc
casions are arraycd In silks and sat
ins. with lion and leopard skin man
tlca. and gok and silverpiated buck
lea.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-01

Tibet eparssiy Populated.
Tibet 10 larger than France. Ger.
uAny. and Spain combined. but has
ssly . popuiation OF e.ooo.o0o.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-01

hIehsss Inhabited Pises.
The highest inhabited place In the
world IL the Buddhist monastery OF
Iiaine. In Tibet. whish 10 situated
about 1900 feet above sea level.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-01

UneuItIvated English Land.
Dartmoor, which occupies one-fft.
Of the area OF the county of Devon
is the largest tract OF uncultivated
land In England