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The Delta independent., 1904-01-08
To Tour tic Weird In Auto,

Elmer L. Smathers, the famous
New York sportsman. is Eo!GE to tour
the world In an auto-that a.. partly.
Prom San Francisco - will sail for
Honolulu. Several weeks will be
spen: In the fouery kingdom. A short
trip will be made in the territory sur.
rounding Hong Kong. China, and a
brief visit will be made TO Manila
After touring a few miles into the
provinces he Will proceed TO Calcutta
through India TO Bombay and taeace
by boat 10 Cairo. A short tour through
Italy will bring him 10 Paris, VIII ere
side trips will be made 10 Monte Carlo
and other Interesting places. Then
to London and back TO New York. lie
will make the trip In a specially con.
structcd machine, handled by a chauf
feur who Is Harvard graduate. auJ
will be accompanied by his valet and
two friends.
The Delta independent., 1904-01-08
Cured After Suffering 10 Years.

b. +. Hare. Supt, Miami Cycle x Mig.
Co. Middlctown. q. suffered FOR ten
years with dyspepsia, He spent hun,
dreds Of dollars Tor medicine and with
doctors without receiving any perm.
anrut benefit lie says. "Oue night
while feeling exceptionally bad l WAS
abou, to throw down the evening paper
when saw an item in the paper re-
gsrdiug the merits OF kodol pyspepsiS
Cure. concluded to try it and while
had no faith in it l telt better after the
eecond doso. After using two bottles
am stronger and better than have beer
in years. and recommend kodol Dys-
pcpsia Cure TO my friends and acquaint
ances suffering from stomack trouble.
Sold BY Peoples Pharmacy.
The Delta independent., 1904-01-08
Cauticn.

This is not a cen'le word-bu: when
you rhius how liable you are not TO
purchase the only remedy that has had
the largest sale Of any medicine in the
world since lS6S Tor tho cure and treat
ment .. Consumption and Throat and
Lung troubles without losing its great
popularity all these years. you will be
ihaukful We called your attention to
Boschee's German Syrup. There are so
many ordinary cough remedies made by
Druggists and others that are cheap and
good for light colds perhaps, but for
severe Coughs. Bronchitis, Croup-snd
especially for Consumption, where there
is difficult, expectoration and coughing
during the nights and mornings. there
is nothing like German Syrup. The -
cent size has just been introduced this
year. Regular size 10 cents. At all
druggists
The Delta independent., 1904-01-08
CURED HIM OF -holLERING--
Picture Showed Cowboy How He
Looked In His Specially.

Picture Showed Cowboy How He
Looked In His Specially.
On one of his trips " est. Frederic
Remington. the artist. made the &C
ouaiptarce OF a cowboy who was
called by his associates "Hoilertns
Smith" In appearance the mal was
typical of his kind. and Mr.. Remington
made several studies of him, both in
repose and when in his faIorite
psstime OF 'hoIlering-" Later. when
back in his studio the artist embodied
a rather close portrait Of the exuber.
ant Smith in several drawings for a
magazine, most of them showing him
in a state OF eruption. Later Mr.. Rem
ington again visited Smiths ueighbor-
hood. and on the afternoon of his ar
rival was approached by that worthy
SearinS one of the pictures torn from
the magazine. Pointing to the cen
trail figure he said:
Say. is that mc."
Well" replied Mr. Remington
guardedly u got the idea from you. Of
course. but"
oh. it's all right broke in the
man; no onense II it's me just
say so"
Well. yes: it's q fairly close por-
trait of you
That's what the boys At the ranch
said. look Ike that when boiler.
do -"
Il think you do
Well" said tho man as he slowly
returned the leaf TO his pocket. If
that's the state of the case then sll
I've got TO say is that HollerinE Smith
has hCIlered the last boiler that he'll
ever holler Hereafter when cele-
brate blow 4 tin horn. | don't CON
slider that no man has 4 right to look
like that-rot around amongst white
f..lLs at lenst t"-philaislrhia Pnst
The Delta independent., 1904-01-08
PAONlA ITEMS.

Special Correspondence.
Charles HultIne and wife spent few
days IL HOtchkiss last week.
The Christians are bolding revival
meetings 10 he school house.
The Congregational ladies' gave a
social in the Old bank rooms Tuesday
evening
Union prayer meeting services are
being conducted 10 the NJ eli thodist church
this week.
The Woodmen OF the World gave a
banquet 10 their hall Tuesday evening
A pleasart time Was had.
The c" Operative Tele phone company
held their first annual meeting last Fri
day afternoon.
George Fry moved into a tent last
week q the east part OF town and will
reside there uut!l they can get new
residelce buit.
The aides OF the Christian church
gave dinner aud supper 10 the oil
bank room NcT Years which u-tted
them neat sun.
Sevrra! new residences and Bruce's
stores are receiving their fiuishiua
touchcs and will soon be ready Tor
occupausy.
Mr. Allen. formerly OF Delta. ha.
openei up bakery in Mrs. Humphrey E
building.
DR.. Grove, OF Iowa, has moved into the
front rorms up ST .irs in Mrs. HImph-
rey's house and will practice medicine
here.
The Delta independent., 1904-01-08
Found Dead in Bed.

Last Saturday morning about s O'Clock
R"y Shaver. the l0-yhar old son OF Mr..
aud Mrs. Wm. Shaver, WAS found dead
10 bed. Mr.. Shaver. who bad been up
some time, noticed that the child looked
strange and spoke to DR.. II. X. Gibbs
about il and asked him to look at him.
pr Gibbs discovered at once that he
had died some two hours previous. He
was an invalid and had been 10 very
bad health for several years. The boy
was the only child OF MIR. and Mrs.
Shaver and they feel the loss very keenly
The funeral was held from the Delta
House Tuesday afternoon at 80 after
which the interment took place in the
Delta cemetery.
The Delta independent., 1904-01-08
kotiee 10 Contractors.

NoiIc, Is hereby gi,cn that scaled BIDS viii bc
received by me. at any time bcf,rr o'clock =
NJ on the 5ih day ni Jaunary. 1904. for the
combination OF u sanitary sever In sanitary Sow.
81 piSirtrt No = oft the Town NJ De'ta. as rru
Slds-l by nn Ordinance passed rnd approved by
the Bnari of Trustees Of the Town II p'lts, On
the 10Th day of pecrmbcr. Iaut. Gu tiled AN
ORDINANCE ORDERING TIE IoS>rRUC-
TON or \ SANITARY SEWER IL SAM
Tany SEWER DISTRICT NO. 8 OF THE TOWN
or DELTA COLORADO"
The contractor viii he rcgu-s,'S, I" furnish AL
Iahur sni mater al ncc-sstry Tor the proper cut
.tuctiun nt ssI sever that the same viii
comply with all the terms and prpr.s uns of aid
Ordinance and viii be rrqul nd TO fni nsl tn the
town a complete Fiat or Plan showing ~. l"ca-
tirn OF each connecting tee on sanitary sewer
line aud shall complete said ssucr ~ the ac-
coIsa,cs OF the Bari of Trustees or II. duly AN.
thprisci rcpre-
Contractor may aI-u bid on all labor ncc.ss try
for the proper construction Of sau sewer line,
thc Town To furnish all sewer pipe. tees. nusher,
brick. rcprnt. drain tile aud lumber. Con rae
inr Ia receive sewer'pip', tees. .nt,herani Il ain
tll" at u n -ni tn be responsible for ,all break
au, Thereof aflcf the same has been received 10y
him.
The board reserves the right to rjcct amy or
nil bids.
JAS. T. BHCkLEN,
Town Clerk.
The Delta independent., 1904-01-08
Progressive kina Of Siam.

The king of Siam. who bears the
musical name of Chulalongkorn. al
though only ss years old. is celebrat-
ing his golden jubilee with unprece
dented msgnincenee in Bangkok. Chu-
laiongkorn has given Siam an en-
lightened government and yet ssalous-
iy guarded native customs and insth
tusious. Hence, while he has built
canals. railways, lighthouses and hos.
pitfalls. he still serves A. . prisst In
the Buddhist temple He has organ
lxeu his army on the German model
hu, his bodyEuard 10 still composed oi
Amaxopa-<o0 dauxhte<s ot hia nohlas
The Delta independent., 1904-01-08
Be Cheerful if Ycu Can.

Give the friend you meet mile and
n CHEEKY word as you pass along. I'm
less your troubles are urgent and you
are looking to him for aid do not vol
u@teer a recital of your worries. He
has troubles of his own Talk on pleas
ant things Have confidence In the
present and faith in the future. No
body cares to hear your misgivirgs or
your predictions Of worse things that
are to come.
The Delta independent., 1904-01-08
nOTCHXISS DOINGs.

FNcsS.
ChRs. McCandless, OF Delta. spen,
Christmas in Hotchkiss.
\ six foot walk is being laid FROM the
Barnie store to the house occupied by
Walt Thomas.
Geo. w. Miller last week received his
commission as postmaster OF this place
The commission is u handsome thing and
bears Presidents Rooeevel,'s signature.
The contractors on the Bridge Street
. 'royo bridge are rapidly driving the pill
ing. They will be done shortly.
Miss Margare, Griggs, OF Delta. came
up Sunday aud visited Mrs. Chas. Pike
aud Mrs. Il. s. Grier. The returned to
Delta Tuesdry.
A letter received from Charley Wilson
states that he has purchased a store in
San Diego. Calf. shd is doing we'll. He
likes that country immensely.
p, OBrian. the waterworks contrac.
tor. arrived from Denver Wednesday. He
thinks that two weeks more will pract
icslly conFlete the towns water system.
Yesterday morning while Bert Pace
OF Paonia was pulling cedar trees near
| that place. the chain he WAS using broke
and ono end struck his right knee hurl.
ing him backwards a distance OF thir-
ty feet aud breaking HE knee cap. Hs
was driven to Hotchkiss where Di
Meikleiohn attended to the injuset
knee, Bert has to use crutches nos bu
ccnsiders he 10 fortunate that no NOR,
serious accident rssultcc.
The Delta independent., 1904-01-08
ST. NICHOLAS HIS BONES.
Large Offer Made for the RenaIns Of
the "Chilircnfs Saint"


Bari and Venice have always dis
ruted as TO which Of them Possesses
the authentic bones Of St Nicholas.
buI there would seem to be 10 doutt
IN the mind of the Russian general.
Esgtonuyitch. who on seeing them Of
fer.j the cathedral OF Bari 1000 600
rubles tabout ElO5 OCOJ for them.
with the intention OF taking them to
Ru ssia. where this saint is cNtrnordi.
nsrily popular. II appears that Gen.
Bag6onovItch was visiting Bari when
he saw the relics, which are AT the
bottom Of a species Of well. the boues
being crossed and water spring.ae
from them continually. He became
very thoughtful, and then exclaimed.
Il will give you 100000 rubles for
them" When those present smiled.
thinking that he was joking. b. re
roatci hts offer several times, but. Of
course. II was refused. The present
car. as czaro~itch, visited the same
relics while the cathedral was the
scene OF Queen Helena's abiurntion of
the orthodox creed and her conversion
to Roman Catholicism. II Is thCurht
that the matter will not cad here. I'd
that the general VIII make further ef-
forts TO secure the bones but. Of
course. he has no chance Of success.
The Delta independent., 1904-01-08

Millard Fairlamb returned Sunda,
from short business trip to Montrose
Ben Shaver. of Canon City. came in
Sunday to attend the funeral OF his
nephew, Roy Shaver.
III Christ Should Come to Delta u
next Sunday morning at the Presbyter-
ian church and in the evening Choosing
a Church"
W. S. Girardet has purchased the
Hazen place in North Delta and will
move his family there iu the near
future.
The warm weather this week caused
the ice TO break up considerably and
somewhat interfered with the ice har-
vest for the time being.
Father Burke returned Tuesday from
Pittsourg. Pennsylvania. where he ac-
cnmpanied the body Of Brother L.urence
Wenzel who was taken to that city for
interment.
J. P. Kernohau leaves this week for
Denver. where he has secured a position
for the winter. Delta people are ready
to recommend him for capable, honest
dealing.
+. II. Getts. while handling goods on
a top shelf at bis hardware store Mon
day morning. accidently fell. but his
face and a counter broke the fall, conse-
quently be was not seriouly hurt.
George c. CrabilI has bought out the
feed store of Crsbill Bros. on Main
street and will hereafter operate the
business rs sole proprietor. George is
! hustler and should DO a good business
| 10 this lie.
| Owing 10 the absence n Rev. Fish. o,
/ the Baptist church. II. " Williams will
occupy the pulpit al the morning ser
vic" next Suniay and Mrs. Fish will
4 occupy the same in the evening.
/ II. ". Williams. Of this place. fears
/ that be lost nephew in the recen,
/ Chrago fire. as some one BY the same
/ anne and Initials as his nephew is listed
among the dead.
II. L. Vail passed through this cit,
| Wednes iay.enroute for n~.chkiss vi b
the body Of his brother. Cha lie Vail
who died las, week 10 Arizona OF tuber
! closis. for burial. Charlie Vail was the
/ pharmacist at the Pioneer Drug store
some two years ago and his many friends
/ here will regret TO hear OF his death.
DR.. Sheldon came down from Oura,
/ Wednesday afternoon and operated or
! Joe PreEeut Of this place for appendicitis
, Tie operation is said to have bee &
very successful one and the patient i.
4 doing as well as could be expected at
; this time. While quite weak yet it i,
I thought that he will recover quit,
speedily. The operation was performed
somewhat different from the genera
run Of this kind. instead ot making thu
! incision in the side and below the ribs il
, was made between the ribs and higher
, up than in most cases. BY this mea is
I ii is claimed the patient is left in a
| much stronger condition afterwards.
The Delta independent., 1904-01-08
Beware Of 0intments for Catarrh that CONTAIN
Mercury

as mercury will surely destroy the sense
Of smell and completely deraDge the
whole system when entering it through
the Mucous surfaces. Such articles
should never be used except on pre-
scrIp;inus from reputable physicians. as
the damage they will do is tsn fold to
the good you can possibly derive from
them. Halls Catarrh Cure. manufac-
,ured by F. j. Cheney i Co, Toledo.
o.. contains 10 mercury. and is taken
internally. acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces Of the sys-
tenn. 10 buying Halls C4tarrh Cure be
sure you get the genuine. II is taken
internally and made in Toledo. Oliu. by
F. J. Cheney & Co. Testimonials free.
Sold by Druggists. Price 1oc. per bot
tie. Take Halls Family Pills for con
stipation.
The Delta independent., 1904-01-08
Coal Miners in Heck.

Four coal miners we're brought dowr
from Somerset Thursday by deluties
OsboIdstone 81 d Myers. Charges were
preferred against them at Somerset the
first OF the week and were arrested and
lined s25 each. refusing to pay the fine
they were brought here and lodged in
jail. The charges grew out OF their
efforts to intimidate the coal miners and
endeavorIng to prevent them from work
ing. AS they had been hanging around
vagrancy was also made against them.
A hearing will be given them this after
noon before County Judge Welch.
The Delta independent., 1904-01-08
0. E. S. Elect Officers.

Garnet chapter No. 30. o. E. s., met
Monday night and elected the folio Sing
ufficers:
bessie Kcllogg. ". NJ Will R. John
son. W. P; Eliza b. Barton. Assistant
N Nettie NJ. Gale, secretary; W. R.
Travis. treasurer; Laura Travis, C.;
Maria Tillo,sou. assistant c.; Dora Hens
Ter. warde:nJ J. S. Barton. sentinel; Hettie
Perkins. Adah; Roae johnson. Ruth;
Grace Elliott. Esther; Mary Stone,
Electa; C. B. Elliott marshal: Mary c.
Spencer, chaplain.
The Delta independent., 1904-01-08

A. G.. Remington left Sunday for
Berkeley. California.
J. NJ. Blair was a business visitor in
Moutroee Wednesday.
Edwin p. Mays was an arrival from
/ Meeker Saturday for a short visit.
The first quarterly meeting OF the
county commissioners is in session this
week.
District Attorney McMullin. OF Grand
Junction. was in the city the first Of the
week on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Reynolds. OF
! Eckert. returned Tuesday from an ex-
tended visit iu California.
Ell. Mathews. who has been in town
| for several days. returned 10 his home
in Paonia Wednesday.
| Miss Sue Winton returned Wednes
day TO Denver where she is attending
the university.
Mrs. W. r. Travis will entertain St.
Luke's Guild next Tuesday evening,
January 18th. All are invited to attend
Ernest Bailey and wife left Wedues
ds, Tor Roswell, New Mexico. where Mr.,
Bailey has position as government
surveyor.
Miss Nellie Stephens returned to her
duties in the Hotchkiss high school
Saturday after weeks visit with her
parents ouGarnet mesa.
Mrs. c. NJ. Suider was called to Den
yer last 5 .,urday by a Telegram an
nouuriEg the serious illness ot her sister
Mrss Mona Cofey.
The county CON missioners this wrek
lppuin'ed J. > Charlton as delegate
10 the National Live Stock convention
which il To neet at Portland. Oregon.
County Commissioner Finn came
doxp from IIo,cf kies last Saturday SC
as TO be on deck Tor the quarterly srs
sion. which convened Monday.
The bail Whicb. was 70 have heen gwen
Tuesday night by the ladies OF St
JuIians's parish has been postponed un'
III January 2lth on accoun; OF the III
ness o, Mr.. Pregent.
Mics Emma jacobson. who has beer
-mpinyed as stPnnrrdpher in the Office
oi SirIshan & Obert Tor the past three
months, left Sunday Tor P"caie!Io
ILabu. where she has accepted position
Mr. Frothingham's SISTER 10 law. rep
heu aud neIce barely escaped the lro
qua:s a-e. His ister-in law Mrs. DE-
Fru,hingbam and the little girl were
knocked down three times and on reach
/ ing the street ielrphoued 'nr The doctor
10 come and ook FOR the little boy whom
they bad l"s'. The doctor watched the
I bodies that were removed from The
building until he was able TO ideutIt,
nne he thought was the bny. On theiI
return home however they found thai
( the little fellow was safely there before
them, but like his mother aud sister
ha,Iess and coatless. He had crawled
ou; over the seats.
The Delta independent., 1904-01-08
Army Comparisons.

A study OF statistics OF the six
great armies OF Europe las shown Dr..
V. Lowenthal that the German army
is the healthiest The Italian army
ranks second and the British third,
but it is believed that the latter would
be the heaIthiest were it not for the
great prevalence OF venereal atfec-
tions Both the death rate and the
number OF cases OF sic.ness are great
est In the French army.
The Delta independent., 1904-01-08
Russell sace's Scientific Dietary

Russell Sage eats i've meals a day.
He begins the day with a substantial
breakfast and ends it with an ample
dinner. But between this-ani there
in lies the main merit OF his dietary
instead Of the heavy luncheon which
brings torpor to the keenest intellect
the rugged old fnancier takes three
light lunches OF bread and milk or
crackers and milk or milk and q sand
w!ch. but always milk. These lesser
meals he consumes at IL, and I
o'clock. That is. during his busy
working day MIR. Sage, while provid-
ing his system with a full allowance
OF nutrimert. imposes no tax on the
digestion sufficient to divert the main
flow OF blood from the brain to the
stomach. b. the lightness OF the
meals he escapes mental ,orpidity and
by their frequency he avoids any feel
ing Of faintness arising from an empty
stomach,
The Delta independent., 1904-01-08
What's In a Name.

Everything is in the name when ii
comes 10 Witch Hazel Salve. f. c. De
vii, & Co. Of Chicago discovered some
years ago how 10 make "A salve from
Witch Hazel that is a specific for Piles.
truding Piles, eczema. cuts, burns.
bruises and all skin disCasrs DrWit's
Salvc has no equal. This has given rise
to numerous worthless counterfeits.
Sold by Peoples Pharmacy.
The Delta independent., 1904-01-08
Qyereatinn Cau-ed Death.

To win a wager a led, Nikolaus Ga
gano, living at Tenesvar, in Hungary,
consumed ten pairs of large s2usages.
two and one half pounds OF bacon and
eleven pounds of bread. He won his
bet, but died Immediately afterward.
The postnortem examination showed
that the heart had burst in cOnse-
Queuce Of the pressure OF the over,
disteuded stomach.
The Delta independent., 1904-01-08
Government. Must Be Neutral.

II is expressly provided in the con-
stitution of Colombia that when one
state of the Union shall be at war
with another, or the citizens of one
state shall be at war among them
selves, the government Of the union
is required to preserve the st-ietest
neutrality"
The Delta independent., 1904-01-08
Wanted TO Be Paid.

A few years ago British varship
Isi.ad St. kilda in exceptionally calm
weather. AS the natives Of the place
had never seen steamer. the captain
good-n -naturedly offered to take them for
an hours cruise. which wa readily &C
epted by great many. On their
return the captain. seeing them all
standing in rows on the quarter deck,
asked the cause. He was at once in
formed that they were waiting to be
paid.
The Delta independent., 1904-01-08
Bird Sanitariums.

r zen birds have entered the busi-
ness of being professionally ill. and
have triumphantly scaled the heights
of drugs. doctors. and sanitariums
The bird sanitaI!um Is a fact. Cana
RES and parrots ara its maiustays but
besides them are many commoner In
vslids from wood and meadowlard-
There are between 500 and 700 pa
tients. and, in the boarding house con-
nected with the sanitar.um about 1000
guests.
The Delta independent., 1904-01-08
The Language Of Animals.

Animals have a language made up
OF signs or inarticulate sounds ex-
pressing Impressions, sensations. pas
sions. but never .isas- So this Ian
guage excludes conversation and Is
limited to interjections or signs or
movements expressing joy. grief. fear.
anger. all the passions OF the senses.
but never more.
The Delta independent., 1904-01-08
No Comcarison.

An exchange wants to know what
would be thought of a man that would
have his pants made from 16 to 20
irches Iorger than his legs and then go
round holding them up to keep them
flom trailing in the mud and filth He
would probably be considered crazy
Put where does the comparison come
in We doa't know OF any women
who do thus.-RolIer Monthly.
The Delta independent., 1904-01-08
Pic.ure-PostaI Craze.

The picture postcard craze has Ia
ken as firm a hold on England as on
the Continent. A postman in the north
OF England states that he has de!iv-
cred over 100 postcards to one person
IN the same post This individual was
the winner OF postcard competition.
%. 900 being the number of cards col
lected
The Delta independent., 1904-01-08
Ambiguous

Among a number OF notes received
by a teacher IN excuse for the absence
OF children was the following: Dear
Teacher-Kiudly excuse Minnie for
having been absent yesterday. as she
fell in the mud on her way to school
BY doing the same you will obliSe
Her Mother"
The Delta independent., 1904-01-08
Had a harpY VII.

Col. c. G. Hilpine sometimes made
his stammer tributary to his Wit. as
when. upon Mrs. Stoves going abroad
IN 1883 on a supposed mission to col
lect funds for the antislavery cause.
he uicknamed her. first among his
friends and afterward in print: "Har-
riet Beeseecher Be-Stowe'
The Delta independent., 1904-01-08
phiIips Brooke Advice,

Set yourself earnestly to see what
you were made to do, and then set
yourself earnestly to do II: and the
letter your purpose is, the more sure
you will be to make the world richer
with every enrichment OF yourself
Philips Brooks.
The Delta independent., 1904-01-08
81. Lukc's Episcopal Churcn.

Sunday school at 10 a. m.
Morning prayer and sermon at II n. IN,
Evening prayer and sermon 7:So p. m.
Holy Communion will be celebrated
on the second Sunday OF each month
morning prayer by the Rev.J, W. Gum
The Delta independent., 1904-01-08
Prizes Aomely Violin.

A Boston girl owns a violin that
was saved from the great White
Mountain landslide Of 1882 1t is a
homely instrument, a violin with no
artistic pedigree. but Miss Helen Ia
wilson Of West RoSbuEy has shown
her devotion to II by refusing to ex-
change 1t for a s., coo instrument
The Delta independent., 1904-01-08
pes,l.ed Here to Stay.

could not sell out rs l had wished to
do. WishiuR TO thank every body for
liberal patronage l atm solicit contin.
usncs Of the ssme. Guaranteeing every
ono courteous and prompt attention In
the futass and lowsst pricss possible.
Wishing one ard all "A Happy Nov
Year" G. =. RasrlNos.
oproalts Dslts Hovss.
The Delta independent., 1904-01-08
DANCING as RELIGIOUS Act.

In ancient religion dancing came to
be one OF the chief acts of worship.
Religious professions went with song
and dance to the Egyptian temples.
and Plato said that all dancing ought
to be thus an act of religion.