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The Delta independent., 1904-11-18
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TO WHOM IT NAY CONCERN:

To WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
A special meeting Of the stockholders
Of the Alfalfa Ditch Company. a cor
poration. organized and existing under
and by virtue Of the laws Of the State
Of Colorado. is hereby called by the un-
dersigned stockholders of said company
owning at least ten per cent Of the en-
tire capital stock of said company. to
be held at the Office Of A. R. King. SEC
rotary Of said company, in the Town Of
Delta. County Of Delta and State Of
Colorado, on the 10th day Of December.
1904, at the hour Of II O'Clock in the
forenoon, for the purpose Of submitting
to the votes Of said stockholders the
question of extending and renewing the
term Of incorporation Of said company
for the period Of twenty years from
and after the expiration Of the term
for which the said company was orig
inally incorporated.
In WITNESS WHEREOF. we have here
unto set our hands this seventh day OF
November, 1904.
JOHN A. WHITING,
THOMAS H. POWERS.
J. A. WHITING. Pres. The ALFALFA
AR. KING, secy. DITCH CO.
First publication November IL, 1904.
Last publication December 8, 1904.
The Delta independent., 1904-11-18
slzs Of Worlds Mall.

Tho International Postal Union
formed by the Postal Congress. held
at Berne on Sept. Is. 1874. now ca
tends over forty million square miller
Of territory. peopled by one billion one
hundred million persons. The number
OF pieces Of mail handled In 1900
amounted to about eighty millions o
day (twenty-nine billions 4 year). The
chief terms we're: Letters. II .0O0. 900.
900; post cards. $500. .00o. 900: printed
matter and samples. 14.00O. .000. 900
The mail routes had an aggregate
length OF .s64.oc0.000 miles. about
twenty times the distance OF the eartn
from the sun.
The Delta independent., 1904-11-18
Big Fruit Shipments.

Last week car load freight shipments
from Delta amounted to one hundred
and eight cars of fruit and vegetables
of which fcrty-eight cars were winter
apples. This breaks all previous re-
cords for one week. The apple ship
ments from Delta county this year ex-
ceed one thousand cars in addition to
peaches. poars, grapes, plans, apricots
and other fruit.
It is expected that by the time all
the fruit is shipped that it will run
close to 1900 cars.
President Roosevelt will shortly sign
an order completed recently by the
civil service and isthmain canal COM
mission extending the civil service reg
ulations over the employees of the cana,
commission. The order embraces all
employees except those appointed by the
president ana laDOrerS.
The mine managers Of the Telluride
district have finally decided to put
three eight-hour shifts in their mills.
This was the object of the strike which
was called by the Western Federation
Of Miners September 8, 1903, more
than fourteen months ago.
Two masked men held up and robbed
train on the miniature railroad Thurs
day night Of last week at the Worlds
fair at St Louis, securing money and
valuables tn the amount or 500 and
escaped.
The Delta independent., 1904-11-18
japanese Medicines.

According to the Chemist and Drug
gist, the native drug stores In Japan
are still largely stocked with dried
snakes. toads. lizards. crabs. etc. In
fusions Of which are the popular
household remedies throughout the
country. Various secret remedies,'
which are supposed to be As universal
and potent in their curative effects as
many Of our Western patent mcdi
cines. also abound. Magic plasters are
much in vogue. and massage is large
ly practiced. the operators being
chiefly blind people. Face paints and
powders may also be seen on the
shelves.
The Delta independent., 1904-11-18
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The Delta independent., 1904-11-18
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The Delta independent., 1904-11-18
The Differences.

Quin. the old-time English actor,
complained to Beau Nash Of the exnr.
bltant charges made at Bath. Nash
said they were acting on truly Chris
tian principles. "How sol" asked
Quin. why" answered Nash. "yol
were . stranger and they took you
in." "Ay," replied Quin. "bu. they
heeced me instead Of clothing me"
The Delta independent., 1904-11-18
shoppIna In Manila.

A traveller in the Philippines
writes: There Is no place where
shopping IL easier than In Manila.
for 1t is almost absolutely impossible
10 buy anything you require. You
can. nevertheless. purchase. II you
are 70 inclined, everything you do
not want-aad soiled at that--at four
tmss or 70 IT. normal value"
The Delta independent., 1904-11-18

Nations Greatness In Colonies.
Germany's colonies are Ave timss
IS big ~ herself, those Of Trsses
eighteen times. and Britain's ninety
Isven times bigger than herself,
The Delta independent., 1904-11-18

'Ph7nes n Scotland Yard.
Scotland Yard. London. II At last TO
,e provided with tho telephone for
police puIposes
The Delta independent., 1904-11-18

Prizes for Al Kinds ss cass.
Prizes were offered At an Ensiish
cat show for the happisst cat, the
best performing cat. and the funniest
cat
The Delta independent., 1904-11-18

Little Rheumatism N japaA.
Rhsumatism 10 almost unknovN ia
japan. The japanese eseaSs tie
nalady to great dsgrss By avoid.
ing the excessive uss q alooAcl asd
tobacco.
The Delta independent., 1904-11-18

Paper Made from Rsevss ssees.
The discovery has bssa made that
good paper can b. produesl from
the refuse hops that have htthsrts
been thrown away IN brewwtea
The Delta independent., 1904-11-18

Il Would 0s Mers csrrsss.
Why does the dentist always can
his torture chamber . "lsntaI pas.
lor." and never . drawing room r.
The Delta independent., 1904-11-18
cams,s In semaITIsod.

camsts In 0omaIIland.
For the nrst time In Somalilaad
.ameis are now being used - draught
,nivnaIs. and the results are stated 70
be highly satisfactory.
The Delta independent., 1904-11-18

Cannot Fly Backwards.
u 10 curious fast In natural hie
tory that no bird can ~ baakvarda
The Delta independent., 1904-11-18

Largest osrpsnt ~ NeseeA.
The largest serpent ever msasurs1
was Mexican anaooada, which was
found TO be 81 feet IN leagtA.
The Delta independent., 1904-11-18

No Need 70 0s Thirsty.
The Belgian city Of Lisge. with .
population Of 10000. maintains 10.
900 drink sellers.
The Delta independent., 1904-11-18
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Dooks Ar usiiss6.
The Inhabitants os Nais4 Ger.
many. are great readssS. Of ths 800.
900 volumes in tAsdf library. 10000
were used last yUar.
The Delta independent., 1904-11-18

The Thinking cap.
When IN enemy speaks ili of ,eu.
- live that nobody win believe hin
The Columbus journal., 1904-10-05
A CURIOUS TREE
One Of Nature's Q1eer Frodacts TAss
Are Found In Africa.

One Of Nature's 0ueer IAes
Are Found In Africa.
The Welwitschia mirab;lis IS q Won
der of the vegetable kingdom. 1t
grows on the barren land OF the west
ern side Of Africa. where rain is al
most unknown and the only moisture
Is that from dews which fall at night.
This plant was discovered In 1860 by
DR.. We,witsch, an eminent scientific
traveller. The welwitschia is a tree
which lives for many years. many
specimens being estimated IS more
than 100 years old.
Every year Of its life increases its
size. yet it grows higher. BIS
ing Just above the ground this strange
plant, looking like a rough round table,
regularly enlarges BY adding cOncen-
trio layers to itD circumference. The
dat upper surface Of the trunk IL very
hard and dark, resembling in color and
texture the crust Of an Overbaked loaf.
The trunk attains the si3 Of from
fourteen to eighteen feet in circum-
ference. but is never more than a few
inches above the ground.
The welwitschia Is remarkable in
the fact that it never loses its first
two leaves and eve gets any more.
These leaves increase In size year aft
er year until they attain the length Of
six or eight feet OK more. They are
fat and leathery and frequently split
into numerous straps.
The Columbus journal., 1904-10-05
n


II Wa Known t. EnEineers q the
AlexaAdriaa School.
The OdOmeter. an instrument for
measuring distance ~traversed in q car
rage. is 10 modern invention. The
first description Of it Is to be found
In u fragment Of q Greek treatise and
was known to engineers Of The Alex
andrian school.
Passing to more modern days, We
find that ON Jan. I, 1898. . book was
published in Nuremberg which pro-
fessed to give q ~.succinct. detailed and
positive explanation" Of various sys-
tens Of measurement by means Of
such an instrument. This 'divider,"
as the author calls 1t, had u wheel
which carried In its axle an indicator
worked by the circular movement; ut
each turn a needle made q stroke,
which was transmitted to the dial.
This OdOmeter, divided into 100
equal parts. had q long hand and a
short, like modern clocks. the latter
moving u stroke as often as its big
brother made . complete round Of the
dial.
Another OdOmeter. said to have been
invented by Peter the Great, was
shown at the Moscow polytechnic ex-
hibitiOn in 1872. 1t was called q
"verst counter and worked excel
lently.
The Columbus journal., 1904-10-05
HOBBIES r GOOD.

9Asy Ala One In F0rGetting SOrrsW,
= They Help HealtA.
How often does one hear the express
sion, "Oh. that Is S0-and-so's hobby"
spoken rather disparaginsly. 1t Is the
tendency Of the average mind to re-
gard a person who has a pronounced
enthusiasm rs q species OF harmless
1unatic, rather to be pitied. The truth
Of the matter il that any one who has
any especial fad Is greatly to be en-
We'd, as II probably provides more in
tefest and amusement for its pOssessOr
than anything else. Any decided inter
est IN life. whether 1t II dignifed by
the name Of an occupation or Is SIM
ply an enthusiasm " even mentioned
slightingly as q fad. il eminently de-
sirable.
II have never seen = genuine collect
q that Is not happy when he is al
lowed by circumstances to crafty his
tastes" remarked y student Of human
nature. ''and a bent in that direction
should always be encouraged. It Is
a curious phase Of our humanity that
We will work diligently to make pro-
vision for our material needs when We
are old and quite neglect to store up
mental that Will interest and
amuse us until We are called hence"
Hobbies help One to forget SORROW
and give ~ pleasure In the present.
They are among the best things in life,
promoters Of health DeacS. AMI hans,i-
ness.-New York Mail.
The Columbus journal., 1904-10-05
Coaches N HRoDeN.

As regards the history Of coaches n
France. Henry Nv. vas a~ssassinated in
1910. Soon after his death some en-
cravings were published representing
him being murdered in his carriage BY
Ravaillac. It Is from these that We
get q fair idea Of the coaches.
They are simply square boxes. meas
uring By scale six feet in leagth by
three and a half feet In width. on four
wheels Of the same diameter. without
any springs Dr. straps and seating six
persons In all-namely, two with their
backs to the horses. two facing them
and two more. one on each side Of the
two boots at the side. Each vehicle
had a roof. resting on light columns.
and curtains TO draw u to let down.
This agrees well with the received
accounts Of the incident. according to
one version Of which Henry rude in
IN open carriage, and according to an
other that IS OOn as the fatal blow
delivered by the assassin the
attendant who rode with him
IN the carriage drew the curtains. and.
hiding the king from public view. as
sured the enraged people that he was
only wounded.-NOtes and Queries.
The Columbus journal., 1904-10-05

The chief sOurc Of natural indigo is
the various species Of indigofera, espe-
cial!y IndigOfera tinctOria, which are
cultivated in India, China and South
America. The method OF its prepare
ton is very simple. although consider
able attention Is paid to the treatment
Of the soil previous to the planting of
the seeds. Ten 20 fourteen days suf-
fee for the first appearance Of the
shoots above the soil, after which they
continue 10 grow rapidly. Shortly be-
fore Towering, or about three months
after sowing. the plants are cut OF
close 10 the ground and are then ready
for extracting the color. After crop
ping the plants are again allowed to
grow until they are sufficiently ma
fure to admit Of 4 second cutting. Oc-
casionai!y a third or even a fourth crop
Is made. but each Of these contains
SCccesSirely less and less Of the indi-
can. The cut plants are ut once placed
IL large stone ~ciSterDs, or fermentiny
vats. called ~''stecpers." where they are
covered with water and kept in posi-
tioa by e OF boards and heavy
stones.
The Columbus journal., 1904-10-05
KEEPING WELL.


Ot IL Better and More EcOn0nieel
Than 0etting Well.
I have often been Mortified by find
Ing people ut Carlsbad or Marienbad
or some other Of these severe water
cures who had come there simply on
their own initiative and without any
medical advice. This Is really tam
perinS with ones constitution.
I ain coming to the conclusion in
recent years that 1t Is better to trust
to air and to exercise than to waters
for the renewal Of the physical sys-
tenn. Since I have taken to golf I find
30 much improvement in my health
that I no longer pine. as l used to do.
for the water cure. But there again
every man must judge for himself. II
Q man has too profound a love for the
pleasures Of the table it Is almost a
necessity for him to so to n Of those
places where the system seems to get
. thoroughly complete washOut.
but IL q man be OF moderate appe-
lite and be able to keep himself we'll
under control even when temptation
IS great, then he has no reason for
going to Homburg OF Carlsbad or
Marienbad. He had better seek good
mountain air. play golf and keep out
Of dO0rs.-L.OndOn NJ. A. r.
The Columbus journal., 1904-10-05

A kindly, honest and simple little
man was Frederick William Ham
stede. originally Il city clerk OF Lon
don and a versifier who cOncOcteL
worthless dOgEerel for love and not re-
ward at a rate which would surprise
most pO~etasters. Yet his claim to re-
membrane lies now in the fact that
Thackeray called him dear little
Hamstetie" and loved and protected
him from banter with a strange and
touching chivalry.
II ar one laughed at the great nov
efist's attachment ia 80 insignificant q
prOtese. Thackeray would exclaim:
"NO one shall say a word against lit
re Hamstede in MY hearing. I love
Little Aamstede. l tell you l love little
Hamstede. and as for his verses. over
which you have been making merry, all
! care to say is that I take more pleas
ire in reading his poetry than ] do In
reading your prose"
The secret OF this large hearted pro
was not far to seek. Hamstede
was a dwarf and a hunchback. He had
been crippled by falling from a nurses
in infancy and could not get
about without q cane. Thackeray, the
giant. loved him for the suaerings he
had undergone.
The Columbus journal., 1904-10-05

The Cuban wonderland the men as
welfare intensely a6ectiOnate. They
say much In words. often more than
their hearts feel. But they are very
warn hearted. Every letter that I get
from girl friends Of six months ac-
Q%uaintance is q love letter. full Of pas
sionate expressions Of endearusent. The
Cuban women mature quickly. AMI u
girl Of fourteen In Cuba Is as mature
IS q girl Of seventeen here. Early mar
riages are the rule. The Cuban wOmen
are dainty. pretty aud very like the
French women. with many Of the
French ways and ideals. They care
little for forming themselves into clubs
for literary culture. and woman suf-
frage doesn't agitate them. They are
vastly more Interested In being clever
needlewOmen, good musicians, good
hOusekeepers, charming s~weethearts,
than in running the gOvernment.-Or.
Cincinnati Times Star.
The Columbus journal., 1904-10-05
The Confederate CeEa.

There was only one complete die
made for the purpose Of coming money
By the Confederate States Of America
that for u one cent piece, which was
made by LOvett, the Philadelphia en-
graver, i'm 1861. After he had finished
the dies Mr.. LOvett found that he was
unable to send them to the persons
who had ordered the work done, and.
becoming alarmed, he STRUCK or
twelve nickel cents and then carefully
secreted both coins and dies. For
twelve long years the enSraver kept
his secret, which was finally revealed
through an accident. One day In 1873
he went to the hiding place Of the rare
coins and selected one for q pocket
piece and within the month passed 1t
out unknOw1ngly to Hazeltine, the
Philadelphia restaurant keeper. This
man, knowing the piece to he LOvett's
work, sem 1t to ]. c. Randall, the coin
collector. After some little trouble
and Randall succeeded In
buying the die, and from it they struck
copper pieces. twelve In silver
and seven in gold. This accomplished.
they mutilated the die. and coin dealers
now hold Confederate cents ut q very
high figure.
The Columbus journal., 1904-10-05

Cows milk II said to be abh0rred By
the japanese, and rabbits are never
eaten BY the Abyssinians, who explain
that rabbits are too much like big rats.
The natives OF the Sandwich Islands
would not take caviare for a gift.
Cheese In Mexico IL simply curds des-
located and pressed In pancake shape.
and even then it Is patroaized only by
the Caucasian coloniss. The half
breeds accept It with hesitation, and q
two ounce slice Of limburger would
stampede a tribe Of mountain Indians.
They resent 1t US q practical joke In
questionable taste. But why the KO-
reans eschew ice cream, as a Traveller
reports il the case, Is less easy to ex-
plain. Perhaps they share the Japa-
nese prejudice against dairy products
or the Chinese prediction for super.
heated tidbits.
The Columbus journal., 1904-10-05

Sailors Of the Grecian archipelago
often equip trading %scliOoners on a
plan Of Profit sharing after the custom
OF New England wlialers. and IL their
venture proves anything like a sue
cess they cannot easily be induced to
TAKE a berth in the merchant marine Of
the western nations. They detest sub
ordination, but q chief cause OF their
preference for home enterprise is the
difference of the night watch system.
For u week Of two a Greek sailor will
watch all day and sleep all night
emergencies. Of course. exceptcd-then
take his turn at night working and
day slaeping. English. French and
German captains would dismiss bin
to lis hammock Tor four hours and
then rOut him out in the midst Of his
sleep. In wages there may
be no great difference. but his expe-
renee has convinced him that In the
long run the long term plan can best
be reconciled with perfect health
The Columbus journal., 1904-10-05

Admiral Farragut's death was due to
the self1shness of q Oma The nd
miral and his wife were comm: from
California. when a woman occupying
q scat in front Of them in the u
opened q window. Admiral Farragut
was Ill, and the strong draft Of wind
which blew directly upon him chilled
him. Mrs. Farrasut asked the woman
c~ourteously IL she would not kindly
close the window. Us IL was annoying
to her husband. The woman snapped
out: mo, I won't close the window.
I don't care II 1t does annoy him. ! am
not going to smother for him" Ad-
miral Farragut thus caught q severn
cold, which resulted IL his death A
few days before the end came he said,
III I die. that woman will be held &c
countable." -Exchaase.
The Columbus journal., 1904-10-05

The Dutch peasant lives with canals
all about him and reaches his cottage
by way Of a drawbridge. Perhaps II
Is In the blood Of the Dutch child.
says q writer in NJ. A. F.. moi to fall
into q canal. At al events the Dutch
mother appears ~ enticipate
such q possibility.
One can Imagine the average Eng
fish or American mother trying to
bring up a family In q house surround
ed by canals. She would never have
q moments peace until the children
were in bed. But then the mere sight
Of a canal to tae English child sug-
gests the delights Of Il sudden aud un-
expected bath.
An Englishman inquired Of a Dutch
woman, Does 4 Dutch child " by
any chance fall into 4 caMl:"
YES" she replied, "cases have been
known"
"Don't you do anything for it?' con-
tinued the G~UestiOner.
~Oh. yes" she answered. I'VE haul
them out again."
But what I mean it," explained the
Englishman. don't you do anything
TO prevent their falling into save
them from falling in again."
"Yes," she answered, I'VE spank
them"
The Columbus journal., 1904-10-05

The archives SO maGnilcentiy housed
In the Hotel dc NOhan form one 0f ths
most Interesting sights Of Paris. Herr.
bound In white cali, thousands Of f6ljoB
contain the history Of France. dating
from the Capet and Valois kings. an
documents being classified under four
Observation-Disclosures, historic. leGis-
lative and judiciary. Among minOe OBJ
jectS u interest not shown 10 v1sit0fa
without special permission Il The table
Of which RObespiere, wounded. was
placed in the Hotel lie Vile on the eve
Of ThermidOr aud the Inventory VI Ma
rie AntOinettc's wardrobe. with pat
terms Of her dresses, md also Of Nine.
Elizabeth's. Insignificant indeed would
the collection appear beside that " .
fashionable Lady II today. In these
historic premises. busy as bees. 1nde-
fatiSablc s~ea-chers are cOntinuAnH g
Observation-Disclosures Gazette.
The Columbus journal., 1904-10-05
WESTMINSTER HALL.

1ts bargain Counters, State Trials
and Coronation BanQuets.
Westminster hall. whose old gray
walls have seen coronation banQuets
and state trials. used to echo with the
bargains driven Mt shops or stalls which
Mt n time fringed its walls like q
modern bazaar. These were kept BIZ
booksellers. toy dealers. sempstresses
and milliners. The rents and profits
went by right to the warden Of the
Fleet. An engraving Of the busy scene
was made by Mosely and prints taken
therefrOm by GravelOt before l7c3
showing how.
In hall Of Westminster,
Sleek sempstresB vends amidst the courts
her ware.
In tom Browns Amusements~
Q77O we read: I'VE enter into a great
hall where We were surprised to zee In
the same place e on M side With
baubies and toys and on the other tax
en- up with fear Of judgment. In this
shop are to be sold ribbons and gloves.
towers. headdresses. etc. On the left
hand we hear a nimble tOngued paint
Ell sempstress with her charming treble
invite you to buy some u her knick-
knacks."-LondOn Mail.
The Columbus journal., 1904-10-05
HSble Day Jouela-

1t is interesting 70 observe that In
articles OF gold. silver and gems We
have scarcely gone beyond the earliest
Biblical record. Gold is an old story In
thes second chapter OF Genesis. There
IS 10 record Of Sarab's ornaments, but
the abundant mention Of Rebecca's
earrings and bracelets made her envied
By many a Sunday school little girl
who in this way made her acquaint-
aDce Thenceforth rings, necklaces,
earrings. breas:pins, bracelets. tiaras,
Seweled da@gers, gird!es. pins. combs,
bGt repeat themselves according to the
taste of the age. An inspection Of tho
Cyprian jewelry at the Metropolitan
Museum Of Art in New York shows
how completely the ladies Of antiquity
had their jewel cast equipped. To
these We have been able to add very
Sew articles. the watch being the most
conspicuous.
The Columbus journal., 1904-10-05
Cartons Oath.

The following curious oath was unfn
recently Administered In the courts Of
the Isle Of Man: by this book and BY
the holy contents thereof and BY the
wonderful works that God has miracu-
Iously wrought in heaven above and
In tie earth beneath In six days and
seven nights I do swear that I VIII,
without respect Of favor or friendship,
love or gain. consanguinity or affinity.
envy or malice, execute the laws Of
this Isle justly between our sovereign
lord b king and his subjects within
this isle and between party and party
rs in~dinerently 40 the behring's back
bone doth lie in the middle OF the fish"