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The Delta independent., 1904-10-14
Leisure for Children.

no not try to keep children contin-
ually occupied. Occasionally the little
ones will come to you for ideas. but
as rule they will make their own
amusements. Children require plenty
OF change and rest and IL left alone
when tired of one thing they will eith-
or drop to sleep or find some new oc-
cupation Parents often make the
mistake OF occupying all the child s
time. but this is not only wearying
for the little one. but It is distinctly
unfair: a child cannot be expected to
fill up every moment as grown per
son would do. Let the children romp
and play as long as possible and when
il is necessary for them to begin study
or even to take up certain duties. still
recognize the playtime, and see that
the boy or girl has as much recrea'
tion as possible. They will work ever
so much better IL the work timo be
interspersed with play.-Exchange.
The Delta independent., 1904-10-14
Apemocr.,ic Contradiction.

The following i an interesting illus
;ra'i"n ~ The wsy l'rm'~rAt- say things
ttey i"n'. '-.li"vs. nr IN. way they let 4
few OF their m-mi.-r> officially express
for them as collective whole views
that later on they can unotisia.iy and
Individually rern,iiate.
The I,emaratic platform says: WE
DENOINCE rROTE,'TlnNiSM As
A ROBBERY OF THE MANY To
ENRICH THE FEN"
James J. Walsh. chairman -. the
Democratic State t,snmItirr VI tonnec-
tiru;. says. a,-"rlluc /" Raymond" n:
the Chicago Tribune: NO ONE BE-
LlENES IN FREE TRADE Now
NpAlS. II FOR NJ OTHER REA-
son THAN RErAISE THE TARlFf
Is THE EASIEST WAY OF RAlS
ING REVENUE. AND THE TANA-
TlON Is FELT LESS THAN BY
ANY OTHER SrSrEM."
The Delta independent., 1904-10-14
Cnntidancc in RoosrNeli.

\rt all public mon VII" are popular
,nIny pubIIc confidence IN the same de-
gree People may "A, rf a public man:
Il admire him for his hrIHIancy and re-
>"ur,ctuiuc>>. hat | am NJ; sure that
his lnnt,c< are 'ncCthc- dr>In'rrr~t",l
No person speaks that way =. tr'-i-
dent Rnn>Hvr)'. rc'ple H.: only admire
hIs ability ani r,~> 'u~"tnlnsss. hut they
have al,>,iutc confidence III his integrity.
u. tn" purity ~ la. m":Ircs AMI III his
discrimination - admni>;"r III" govern
mrut in the int"r,>; Of the whole people
Tha; heinz iii" case. why not re-elsN't
HIM and Congress thar Will bold up
hls hands? Why vote tn remove tr,Ni
and faithful public servant. "r for a
Congressman whn would Try t. tie his
hands and cmhlrra>> his almnt>tra-
The Delta independent., 1904-10-14
DUNKARDS ARE FIRM
HIRED MALIGNER OF ROOSEVELT
REeUKED INDIANA MINISTER.
Can Stand War, F.S Plies, Frogs
and All the other Plaques Of Pha-
-aoh, but Not Another Democratic
Ad m n istr att ion.

At the opening OF the campaign the
Democratic managers asserted that
Friends, Dunkaris and members Of 9th
| or peace-luving Christian s'r'ieties would
oppose Mr.. k"p-.velt's election. lives
figatipn showed tn. assertion to b" uu-
tue. Now the Democratic managers are
rc>nrtins to dc-Iiicablr meau>. IN the
hope of winning II few VOTES. bur are
meeting with m..rreh rebuff. W. j..
Shpwalter. who pr"le->.-- t" b" Dhnk-
ard. has been empl,y"I hy til" Democrat
ic committee /" do it, dirty work. Here
is sample Of til" letters he l. sending
to Indiana DunkarI- and the Kind Of re-
plies he il receiving. The recipient II
the Letter p'i"t"i i II preacher at Kappa.
Indian. Showalt-r- letter follows:
washington. -. C.. Sept. II.
My Dear Sir-I en"lnse yuu Il stamp
ed envelope in which I want t" ask You
to he good enough t, send m.. til" names
and addresses pf all the male meuiher-
of your church whr are over II years of
age. or a. many of them a. yam can.
You will --r Icy iii" ..n"lr~.-i slip Just
what I'rc>iI"nt Roosevelt thinks Of pep
pie VIM profess the Icare prilI.ipI-. ami
| simply want to put the -tni' thing IL
their hands 80 that If they vote NJ al
: =
open. Ny people are all Dunkard>. my
father being treas of the Dld Folks
Home al Tim herviil".
Il trust that God will spee,l the dag
when all men will "sponsr the p-a'e
Principle your sn.-i people have done.
the day when there will be none To- ma
lign them for H.
Thanking You in advance for the IA
vor. | am. very truly.
wv. J. SIiOWALTEE'
The reply sent by the Duukari preach
er was as follows:
Kappa. Ind. Sept, l.?
Nv. J. Showaiter, Esd. Washington.
j. C.:
Dear Sir-In reply :" Yours ~ tho
18th inst. runrernIn: President Kr,>--
v.lt'- attitude toward those who j" mot
believe in war | Will say that whi-
your statement may be ,.rre,-t ! Iu.-
| ton it. Even il the President Is war
Ike man. y"u say. AMI if by cleclin:
him We should he thrown into war.
would say that We can stand war. fam
inc. I'c>tll"n"". fsi~. fi.'-. blood. frogs
and all the other pla:u"> Of Pharaoh.
but. q. | pray y"u. d. not give u In"tn-
er Cleveland We couldn't stand au"th-
er OF his administrations. and that is
what We w"IlI get from Parker.
You have thanked me- in advance Tor
the names of my brethren. | will do
Van a greater favor than you asked. |
will not send them. Their reply Ia you
would he in substance the same mine.
but they might not take the care 10 c1-
press themselves PLEASANTLY. Like me.
they are for Roosevelt; their minds are
made un"
The Delta independent., 1904-10-14
A Word to Parti.an Democrats.

Republican PROSPERITY - not vague.
meaningless platitude. 1t is not some
thing that may be good for the other
fellow and not good for YOU IL you
oulI he willing to deny yourself Re
publican prosperity for the sake of being
a hide-hound partisan Democrat. y"u
ought nevertheless 10 ask yourself wheth
cr you have 4 cS-l moral right to vote
I" deprive o;hcr~ Of it.
Republican PROSPERITY i what will con-
duce TO the happiness OF your home. In
Democratic times your wives and chill
dren and your uciEhl,ors suffered As well
as yourself. II you are willing to try
for yourself another dose Of Democratic
hard times. your affection nevertheless
for the helpless ouc~ at home. who want
the good things Of this life il you don't.
ought to b. snfficient to make you vote
for four more years Of Republican pros
Irerity
The Delta independent., 1904-10-14
A Complicated Case.

Mrs. Mortimer seated herself with
the air Of an offended goddess, and
removed her gloves with the express
sion Of one who has suffered untold
indignities.
Well. what's been going on at your
club to-day" asked Mr.. Mortimer.
who saw clearly what was expected Of
him.
The committee meeting" said Mrs.
Mortimer. bitterly. .and I must say
think 1t is time there was q change
made in our presiding ofncer. When
l was in her position should have
made-I always did-a point OF hav-
ing things plainly expressed, 30 no.
body would be left In doubt"
Now. this afternoon" said his wife.
her Indignation rising rs she talked.
this afternoon there was q discussion
as to whether We couldn't change the
day from Wednesday to Thursday. be-
cause some of us have maids that pre-
fer to go out Wednesday. because it's
50 common Thursday. So many Of
them go then. and they feel It. they'd
rather go the day before. It's . COM
mon feeling among them.
But they said 1t couldn't be done
because they liked Thursday. and
when they have two Of course It
doesn't matter. for one stays at home.
SO either would do for them, you see.
But it seems some OF them have q
reading circle that day. SO they don't
like TO give them that afternoon.
1T seems as II It would be very
selfish IL they don't. when so many
want 1t, but they talked back and
forth. and my head got to aching so
could not tell whether they really
think they will or won't"
L don't wonder" said Mr.. Morti-
mer solemnly passing his hand across
his forehead.-Youth's Companion.
The Delta independent., 1904-10-14
Elee, i. Repub,icau Hou.e.

\rNr'y every AMERICAN cttISrn who
W i'll v,ae for President in the coming cl,s'-
'lnn will also vote for u Representative
in congress II j. 10 lr hoy.'i that NJ
Republican viii fa!l IL vote FOR the Re-
punlicau candidate for Congress III his
district White the national honor and
the public welfare demand the election ~
President Roosevelt. and while the rca-
sous for his elr'iinn are overwhelming
and uuan>wrrIhle. thn~r for tn" rlrStinn
u, Republican House m Representa-
tives arr equally s". With a brnRratir
House Mr.. Roosevelt would h. almost
helpless 10 carry "ut the great Republic
can policies IL whirh he Is c'mmitt~l
Ne Republican should It. induced by any
consideration not To vote for the k'>
publican candidate for congress III his
district.
The Delta independent., 1904-10-14
why Docs Parker objeetr

The Democratic presidential candi-
date says. IN substance. that President
Roosevelt advocatrs violent meihods of
diplomacy: that is. he has dcpa X ed from
the old style. believes In s,rairhtfor-
warl expression o, exactly what the at.
titndc Of this nation il. and does no; hes
itstr to say thst thls nation is quite pre-
pared 10 take care Of itself.
Well. what would y"u harc7 Are We
not great nation. practically owning.
with our Canadian hrthrrs. a great con.
,inrn, and quite prepared. not merely I,
suggest hut 10 assist in the affairs Of the
world: And is it not a duty;
Why docs cN-Judrr Parker, David
Bcpnctt IIilIs cx.poii,ical manager, oh.
jcct TO thi.I
The Delta independent., 1904-10-14
MUNICIPAL CREDITS.
They Have Strengthened and I'm
proved Under Re kepubIican Policiea.


The same Republican policies which
have strenSthen"I tn" rr-,li, of the Uni
ted States government and caused it-
bonds to rise steadily in value have also
promoted the credit uf States municipal l.
tiles, school districts. etc. which can
now issue bOnI> 10 far greater advant-
age than eight years ago thus resultin;
in great saving 10 taxpayers. Owing to
the Increase i'll 'h" general prosperity.
savings have steadily accumulated an!l
have become invested ,largely in bonds
issued by municipalities in furtherance
Of public Improvements
Eight years h:'. il Democratic times,
municipalities and States found it even
more difficult iIin tho general gu,c crn-
ment to sell bonrI- except at great sacri.
fice, owing to r.r' extreme depression in
the Investment markets. Public i'm
provements. til. -.fur". had to wait in
definitely since D" money fur them could
not be obtaiDe'i. .N'"pt by excessive in
crea sc In taxa'.nn
The change. .r,n"v"r. within the las:
eight years frou tad rr .prI. a. regards !
the credit Of tn. .,"al governments and
their ability to '-rr"w money for neede-I
improvements. ,ru evil thing from the
Democratic sia. .i,.,int.
In his speech a. tn" Democratic e.i-
tors at Rosem"Uur "n September =. Al
ton B. Parker ,"wai.i the "extrava-
gance in Feder S,.r" AMI municipal
governments" .,.l ,!,l.fuily noted: "1h"
Indebtedness o' liz municipal govern
ments is stead lllin: ny. BOND Is
SUES ARE INtEEASINGLY FIRE
QUENT. and r',e I"-,pI. have not the
satisfaction, In r..,uy Instances. Of a full
equivalent in .uprovrnent- for the
money expende'i
The append 'fhl" shows how in
seven typical ci: "f ih" l'uiteI States.
about evenly h..'r.hur'-! r.nyra phica lly.
municipal creiit. have risen during the
last eight years "; Republican prosperity.
and have made = r,--i'l- for public i'm
provements to l.. accomplished with dim
inishing burden - taxpayers. The table
compares the ba,- on which these l-und-
were sold in lN'-. AMI 1896 with the
basis on which 'l,y have been <oIl this
year. (Of conr>. the lower the basis
the greater the advantage To the nuni-
cipalities in pla ing new ISSUES anI the
greater the advan'acr 10 investors who
hold the oriSina i>>nc<l Her" are tho
figures:
The Delta independent., 1904-10-14
THEY WILL HAVE THEIR SAY,
The Plain People and Their Candidate
for H1caidcnl.


II IL about time that the plain people
had their say: til. farmers, mechanics,
railroad men. storc-kc-I.ers. sailors.
t-amstrrs and general worker. all along
the line of American industrial life.
These mcn are Tired OF the ceaseless
adultntion given 10 the fortunate few
tired OF the ncEler-' in which the for.
tunatc many are len. The fortunate few
are the accumnlator. of vast wealth and
crrresponiing houses lands. and the an.
prarancc OF ease. ihc fortunate many
are the workers who live in comfort, bur
do not hav" race horses. yachts or auto
mobiles 10 Kill time. yet these last nam
ch fortunate men want to he heard in
the councils OF the nation. They are de-
tcrmincd TO have a President who re-
sperts and cares Tor the plain people,
one who has declared and who has lived
up to the derlarati.si that EACH MAN.
NO MATTER WHAT Ills OCCrrA.
TlpN. Ills RACE. OR HIS RElI.
GIOrS RELIEF Is ENTITLED TO
EE TREATED ON HIS WORTH As
\ MAN. IN ANY ANp ALI. PLACES.
UNDER ANY AND ALI. CONSIDER.
ATlONS."
That is the Kind Of democracy which
is rcal-uot name merely. 1t is the
democracy OF thr hr>t ciiiEcn OF the
United States. man horn into the Re
publican party. consistent Republican
all his life and one VIII" puts to shame
the injustice and mhnmanity Of the
party which calls itself "Dcmocratic.'
This man OF c"nm"n sense. justice and
Christian hrnth"rhn,d is Theodore Rnosr-
Vck. our President now, and our rresi.
dent TO be uu:il l!NS.
The plain people will have n chance
TO speak out loudly carly next November.
And they will give no uncertain sound
when their day comes. They will elect
their man by snch a majoriiy as will
astonish the world.
The Delta independent., 1904-10-14
USE OF ODD MOMENTS.
Practical Woman Explains How She
Has Time for Everything.

Has Time for Everything.
Il don't know how you manage it,"
said one woman to another, you al
ways seem to know what is going on
in the world. and to be able to read
the newest books, and to keep up
your music, while l never have time
for anything but my children and my
housekeeping"
The other woman smiled. II can't
see why you don't have time" she
replied. your family is smaller than
mine and we both have a housemaid
and cook. Suppose We talk it over.
7. turned out in the discussion that
ensL y that one woman got her fam
lily Z. young people up bright and
early. SO that at breakfast time tn"
conversation could be about topics Of
worldwide interest, and then after
wards when the family had dispersed
until lunch. and the mornings work
was done. she could take quiet hour
and read or practice. In fact. as re-
CARDS her reading. she was never
without book or magazine at hand
ready to be picked up II even for
moment. during the day.
In the evening. after the last meal
OF the day she gathered together her
young people and read the most i'm
portant news and this was followed
by an informal discussion. This took
but short time and the family thus
kept in touch with the doings of the
great world. This woman realized
truth that does not come to every
one. namely. that a good newspaper
is the connecting-rod between provin-
cialism and cosmopolitanism. and
that. even IL one live in small place.
one need not be ignorant of the game
Of the nations.
Another line of conduct of this
wise woman was TO have lying around
books OF vital importance. new books
of note.
But books cost so much" cried the
other. we never can afford them. We
depend upon the lending libraries"
But a dozen books from a library
work. always at hand when some
thing is needed. always there when
one is inclined to browse.
Wien the wise woman heard that
remark she smiled. What did you
pay for that Doulton vase you showed
, me last week? The price OF that
would cover the books buy for six
months. OF course We cannot afford
all the new and expensive books. but
there are an extraordinary number
Of books everyone should know. pub
lished at price within the reach of
ell OF us. We do enjoy so much set
tling what we shall have and all the
children have their own ideas on the
, subject"
But your general knowledge" pur-
sued the other. Il do not see how
you can know about such diverse sub
jects as radium and Botticelli's paint
inss."
odd moments. odd moments" was
the answer. That's the mystery.
utilize all the waste-ends of time
the Eve minutes before dinner. the
time spent waiting for others. The
motive power. the determination not
to let my family outgrow me mental
ly. suggests the means to make use
= of all the stray moments OF life
| Montreal Herald.
The Delta independent., 1904-10-14
President's Letter to Irrigation Con.
Eress.

Fresidents Letter to Irrigation Com
Eress.
The North Dakota Irrigation Congress.
In session at Mandan, Sept. 27, received
the following letter from President
Roosevelt:
Oyster Ray. n. Y. Sept. Io-My Dear
ter "f the 18th inst. Inviting me to hc
present Mt the North Dakota Stste lrrigs-
lion Congress on The eth Inst and wish
II were possible for me To- leo present hut ]
regret 10 say II Is NOT During The time of
my presidency there has been no measure
In which ] have taken n keensr Interest
thnn that which started the policy OF ma
tional aid to the rausc Of irrigation
] have felt that the u-n "f the rivers and
Smaiier sfrrs ms of the States Of the great
plains and Rocky Mount ains for irrigation
was even more important to the future Of
ms country than the improvement of the
course of these same river. lower DOWN. NJ.
an aid 4" navigation, snd when ! became
Prerldent one Of the trst things to " hich
turned my attention was The effort to So
rur~ tho pssshEr Of the law which lnaugu-
rated this systeti
! congratulate the people Of North Da
k"ta-ihdrs-i. I congratulate the p--opls Of
all the tnii-d Stat"s-up"n the fact that
this work has begun. Ii will he Of iursI
rnlabl- heprnt the people Of tn. sent
ard reri"bs. and therefore TO the pcopI. II
the whole country for In this country
whatever benefits part Of II hcn.f,s all
With best wishes. h-liryr me. sincerely
yonrr. THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
The Delta independent., 1904-10-14

farmer can do the labor Of seventy
Cinnamon. As these conditions cha nge.
In obedience to economic laws, the Chi
nese farmer becomes our competitor.
The land ralue will regulate the price
of the product, and no competitor. the
world over, can enter the market again It
our western prairie. We can place our
foodstufs In the Oriental market at
prices which will prove less than the
cost OF producing them In Asia, and
right here comes the question: With
this future before it, what are the pos
sibilities Of the arid West? An untold
treasure house. the products Of which
Will. In one year. exceed in value, all the
gold coin since the world began.
Another great advantage for the farm
er Is, that unlike the manufacturer who
must educate the Orient in the use Of
mis- products, there are no prejudices to
overcome in the case OF foodstuffs. The
Orientals know their value, and the
market is already made and waiting. 1t
Is one that cannot be taken from US.
Our Personal Duty.
The twentieth century opens for the
United States with its industrial ma
chinery adjusted 10 the production of
wealth on Il scale Of unprecedented mag
nitude. In land. in labor. supplemented
by best inventive skill: In wcalth-the
three great agents OF production, this
country easily leads the world.
The reclamation Of the arid West and
the extension OF our Oriental trade are
patriotic questions in which our na-
uonal honor. pride and profit are at
stake. WhosOever commands the sea
commands the trade: whatsoever com
mands the trade of the world comma nds
the riches Of the world. and consequent
ly the world itself
Ihis country has too much at stake to
jeopnrdize such vast interests and pos
sibilities. Every one knows what Roose-
welt has done for the Wcs, and where he
stands on the questions of Oriental trade.
What has Parker ever done for the
West: Does he know that such a coun-
try exists!
The Delta independent., 1904-10-14
RURAL FREE DELIVERY.
Repu blicans Alone Deserve Credit for
lnsuGusatinR the Service,

When Democrats assert that their
party is the Ma ti.sr", Of rnral free de
livery, they wiilfully misstate the facts.
Ii is charity To call their assertion a
plain fals..l,coi. for it Is Deliberate lie.
uttered with the intention To- deceive
many persons. Rnral free delivery had
its origin under the Harrison admins
irstion. and Postmaster General Mana
maker was its father" lie proposed
and established the hrSt experiment. al
route. When the Democrats rAnIc iuln
r"wer. under President Cleveland they
I'D everything POSSIBLE to Xii! the rural
free delivery: in fact. they Absolutely
refused tn eapcnd any ot III" $1,000
congressional appropriation tor Ii> nnur-
ishment. and both Postmas',r 'icuera!
Bissell and Wilson. in their annual re-
ports. did their utmost TO d.>crsiIt II.
President Cleveland also threw cold
water on it in a hostile message TO Ton
yress. Whom Mckinley hrramc rrcsl-
dent. rural free delivery was pushed TO
the front a. Republican policy. This
policy has been continued under rre>i-
dcnt Roosesel, until now there are
about 2I..sn routes in operation ""
farmer need he deceived by pcmecracy's
false claims. :or the reronl shows tha; to
Republicans alone belongs the credit Of
inauSuratinc and fostering :naiI ser
vice that Is ~ incaicul-b.s ocaeht 10
rurS. communities.
The Delta independent., 1904-10-14
VERY NEAR TO DEATH.
Life Of Alpine Climber Literally Hung
by Thread.

Life Of Alpine Climber Literally Hung
by Thread.
One Of the greatest dangers OF
mountaineering is from falling stones.
yet the number OF fatal accidents
from this cause Is as few as the mar
row escapes are many. As exciting
an experience as can well be imag-
I ined is described in the Alpine Jour
nal. and quoted by the author OF "Ad-
ventures on the Roof of the World"
The party consisted OF Mr.. Horace
Walker, Mr.. G. E. Foster and two
guides. The climbers wished to as
cend Aiguile du Midi from the Mon
tanvert. and be the first to go down
the steep face of the mountain on the
Chamouni side.
All at first went we'll. and soon they
began to cross the face OF the cliff
to gain a rocky buttress that offered
likely route some hundred feet be-
low the top of the wall. Jacob was
leading" writes Mr.. Foster. Walker
next. followed. and Baumann
brought up the rear. Only one was
moving at a time, and everyone had
the rope as taut as possible between
himself and his neighbor. Jacob was
crossing a narrow gully. when sud-
denly, without any warning, as though
he had trod on the keystone OF the
wall. the whole face for some forty
feet above him peeled OF. and with
a crash like thunder. hundreds Of tons
of rocks precipitated themselves on
him. In an instant he was torn from
hNIJ 1
pice with them.
"Fortuntely, Walker was able to
hold on, though the strain on him
was something awful. From our posi-
ton it was impossible to see what had
become OF Jacob. and only the tight
rope told us that his body at least.
living or dead. was still fastened to
us. In voice singularly unlike his
own. Walker cried out, jacob and I
/ trust my readers can imagine the re-
lief We felt when the reply came
back I am still living
I Walker craned over the rock. and
then turned round. L see him. He
is awfuIy hurt After a moment ia
cob managed to recover his footing,
| and then united the rope with trem-
bling fingers. and crawled along the
| face OF the clitf to the other side Of
! the gully. We bound up his wounds
! as well as We could. He had had a
marvellous escape: no large fragment
! had struck him fully. He was badly
bruised all over. but no bones were
broken. and after a quarter Of an
hours rest he said he was ready to
start again.
On taking hold of the rope to tie
/ him on again. We were awestruck to
find all its strands but one had been
severed. SO that his whole weight
had hung almost on a thread"
The Delta independent., 1904-10-14
Why West should Vote for Him.

Tho 81 rani Pioneer Press. Sept. -.
speaking OF the National Irrigation Act.
said
''Thst Theodore Roosevelt MAS ono Of tho
foremost 10 appreciate the i,rncrts aud that
he lent mo-t powerful Reinforcement to tho
society In Its finally successful appeal TO
tongrrss, Is not thu least ~ hts claims 10
the surt,"ri of thu Republican people The
settling apart of the proceeds Of public ian,i>
fund to lee used In the 'oitst rue tinn
II irrigation works fluid which comes
back to tho Go, rrnmrnt through the sal,
81 tho irrigated lands st nd, nns'rd prices as
the work pr"s r'>-s> has In the mind. Of
many given IL" final impetus nrr.icd To
rnfry the drplt,t- ~ tho rArty irriSatInniSt,
To a nnal cons 'lnma lon