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The Delta independent., 1905-01-20
HAWK AN EASY VICTIM.
Woman Captured Domestic Bird Of
Prey With Bonnet.

Woman Captured Domestic BIRD OF
Prey With Bonnet.
Mrs. John Hart of near Tonieville
had an unusual experience with a
large hawk few days ago. She went
out into the yard and saw a large
hawk on top of one of her largest
chickens, with its talons buried into
the chicken preparatory to carrying 1t
of for feast.
But the chicken was too large for
the hawk to carry away against its
will, and it was rot inclined to be a
party at the hawks dinner. with the
hawk master of ceremonies. Conse-
quently the hawk was unable to rise
from the ground with its victim, and
Mrs. Hart went to the chickens de-
fense. She first started to the house
for the gun, but the hawk suddenly
let go Of the chicken, which ran away.
and Mrs. Hart pulled off her bonnet,
and throwing it over the hawk. cap
tured it and carried 1t into the house
and bound 1t with twine until her hus-
band came home. It was a very large
hawk and able to. put up good fight.
-Larue Herald.
The Delta independent., 1905-01-20
Salmon Damned Stream.

A heavy fell of snow In Scotland
few weeks ago caused the River Tay
to rise suddenly. One of the big
dams In the stream overf.owed with
the result that the salmon lying in the
numerous pools at once made rush
to get higher up the stream. work
man, engaged In cart.ng stones from
the bed of the river. was astonished at
the moving mass CT salmon passing.
So phenomenal was the shoal that the
carter deemed 1t wise to stop his
charge in the middle OF the ford to
allow the fsh to pass. The salmon
swan like lightning through tho
wheels of the cart and around the
horses legs. In the space Of lew
minutes several hundreds passed this
particular roirt.
The Delta independent., 1905-01-20
Jox pe.hroned Reason.

Hugging to her breast big store
doll that breathes artificially. Queen
Esther" OF the East Side crooned and
sang as she sat in the psychopathic
ward of Bellevue hospital.
The doctors say that the girl is
hopelessly insane-her reason de-
throned by the sudden Joy Of her life
as "saleslady" at the doll counter OF q
great New York department store.
Esther Bloomstein is her full name.
Her life was that Of suffering and sor-
row in the gloom that hangs like pail
over the tenement house district. She
never had dolly" Of her own; she
never had any childhood.
She secured holiday position In
a store. The sudden Joy at the transit
tion Qvercame her.-New York Ex-
change.
The Delta independent., 1905-01-20
A Remarkable Cure.

Edward Carr has beSn discharged
from the Chester bosy ital as the most
remarkable cure OF the day.
Carr fell distance Of sixty feet
some months ago from the top Of
building. His injuries were: Hrs dis
located, leg and both arms broken.
fci ehoic confused. back OF head cut.
teeth knocked out and ankle broken.
His strong constitution pulled him
through. and the physicians say that
he will be able to resume work In .
few weeks.-Chester tPa-) Cor. Phils.
delphIa North American.
The Delta independent., 1905-01-20
FOR LEGS OUT OF SHAPE.
Pneumatic Rubber Forms Available
Now to Make Them Beautiful.

Now to Make Them Beautiful.
Pneumatic ruber leg forms are now
OF sale Advocates of these first aids
to the urshapely man contend that no
more violation Of material propriety is
involved in their use than in the en-
ployment Of padding to correct droop-
ing shoulders or in using braces to
remedy the effect Of stopped back.
The forms may be SO inflated as to
round out unnatural bends. They can
be had from stock or made to indi-
vidual measurements. They are light
in weight, comfortable and invisible,
being worn on the inner side Of the
trousers leg, and they allow of easy
adjustment.
Tailors view this innovation approx
ingfy. as 1t assists them in producing
proper results.
The Delta independent., 1905-01-20
eet. cold P!eee Aft.r Fli.y Years.

Lying undisturbed for fifty years. a
one dollar gold piece that George II.
essig. now Of Philadelphia, dropped
in the crack Of a floor. while dressing,
was found to-day. when the old Les
sing homestead In West King street,
Pottstown, was demolished.
With dar3irg needles he tried to re
cover the dollar. but finally give II
up. It will be sent to him.-Phlladel-
r|ia Record.
The Delta independent., 1905-01-20
Mail Carriers unj,ue Route.

A rev rural free delivery route has
Just been opened from Sabbatus. Me-.
postoffice. in which the msil carrier
enjoys the unique experience CT driv-
ing into four towns and three counties
in his circle OF twenty-five miles. The
towns are Webster, Bowdoin. Litch-
field and Wales, and the counties are
Androscoggln, Sagadahoc and Kenne'
bee.
The Delta independent., 1905-01-20
Better Than Phonoeraph.

The chronophone, a combination OF
music. voice and mechanism. declared
to be the most perfect singing" and
talking animated pictures ever 10.
vented. is being shown at the LONDON
Hippodrome.
The Delta independent., 1905-01-20

Makes Fortune on Diamond.
The famous diamond. Star Of South
Africa" belonged originally to witch
doctor. A farmer named Nieuwkerk
treded q wagon and several oxen for
II. and sold It for 355 900.
The Delta independent., 1905-01-20
New Contribution to Az.

Lately It has been found that the
heir in the ears of steers is OF qual
ity which permits its being used In
the manufacture Of camels hair
brushes. And now the hair 10 re-
moved from TIE cars CT the steers
that art may flourish as well as the
packins house Industry.
The Delta independent., 1905-01-20

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The Delta independent., 1905-01-20
Has sword Of David oarrlek.

White Whittlesey of Danbury. Conn
has been presented a sword. worn W
on tho stage by David Garrick. Thi
handle is ornamcntcd with jewels ant
the blade bears evidence Of many sri,
tied fencing encounters.
The Delta independent., 1905-01-20

note. particularly II CoaIport. as In
the illustration. or some other fno
porcelain. be the ware selected. 4
cup and saucer complete the set and
spoons to match the silver mount are
added. when 1t is desired to have
everything In accord.
The Delta independent., 1905-01-20
Jumping Egg.

A little patience and lot Of lung
power and you can perform the mar
ve!ous trick Of making an egg leap
from one wineglass into another with
out using your hands. Place hard
boiled egg in claret glass (as
s'lown) with a second wiueglass close
alongside. Now blow sharply down in
the direction of the perpendicular ar
row. and you will see that egg vault
The Delta independent., 1905-01-20
Mounted ccf-ee cvn,.

Silver roupted coffee crps on the
order Of those in which certain confcc.
tiorery shops serve hot chocolate or
coffee are utilized these dawn for fhe
dining table. They add a decorative
The Delta independent., 1905-01-20
Had Leno chas. to KIN For.

Ned Higgins OF Ssnbornton, N. H..
has handsome fox that he shot near
the Eill derot. II chased tho 70, from
Slnbornton to Hill Station across
csuntry for eight miles.
The Delta independent., 1905-01-20

Bank Of England Trade.
On a rough average, $4,000 sover.
eigns pass over the Bank OF Erxlrnd
counters every day.
The Delta independent., 1905-01-20

Cost Of London Fog.
It Is estimated that fog In London
entails an expenditure Of $4,000 :oI
q single days extra lighting.
The Delta independent., 1905-01-20
No Native War Songs.

1t is said that the Turks have nc
war songs except those they k.ye
translated from other tongues.
The Delta independent., 1905-01-20
Natures Wise Provision.

The bones Of flying birds are he
low and filled with air. thus comb!i
Ing the greatest strength with til
least weight.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1905-03-16
Hon, Cyrus G.. Luce.

The Hon Cyrus G.. Luce ex-governor
of Michigan has been one of the most
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1905-03-16
Ten Thousand Visitors At New
Stores Opening.

! The Reeser, Kcssler, Wieland Co.
department store at Sayre, owned hy
Hon. j. ID. Reeser, of Dushore, \.
p. Wieland, formerly Of Norltnont,
Il brother of Mr.. Ray Kessler, and
some of the department managers,
of the beautiful new Sayre store
was opened to the public Thursday
of last week. a conservative esti.
mate places the number of visitors
who inspected the new store on the
opening day at over 10000. During
the opening hours from 3 o'cllck =,
m. to 8 p. m, McGuffe's orchestra of
seven pieces added to the enjoyment
of the event. No goods were allow
ed to be sold during the Inauguration
of the new store.
The management OF the store had
expected that the visitors could e
taken to the upper stories in the eie
yator and could then walk down the
stairs, but the densc crowd made
such plans fail. At 1 O'clock the
three main floors of the building
were blockaded with people. There
was not room to move, or hardly
turn and people were at the door
awaiting an opportunity to squeeze
inside.
This department store is the first
of its kind in Sayre and is not cX-
ceeded by beauty of interior by any
store in northern tier of PeDnsyl-
vania or the southern tier of New
York. The floor space exceeds that
of any in the two tiers, with the eX-
ception of one, the Boston store Of
Binghamton, Which equals but does
not exceed the floor space in Sayre's
new department store. There Is not
a department store in Elmira which
approaches Sayro's new store i'll in-
terror arrangement or in amount of
floor space. The size of the display
windows is not equailed nor is the
store itself exceed by any between
Scranton and Rochester. 4 sum
exceeding $4,000 hYs been spent in
stocking the store.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1905-03-16
4 "ProfeSsorIaI" Grange.

\ short time ag9 grange was or
ganiZed at the Ohio State university
the first strictly professional grange
ever instituted. The officers were as
follows: Master. Professor Homer e.
Price. oyersecr. Professor Alfred
Vivian: lecturer. Professor \. O..
Mccall: steward, Professor e. II. Gal
breath; assistant steward. Professor \.
f. Burgess; chaplain. Professor j. W.
Decker. secretary, V. II. Davis; gate.
keeper. Professor &. 4 Plumb. Ceres.
Mrs. Homer e. Price: Pomona. Mrs !.
Warren Smith; Flora. Mrs. IL \. Web.
er: l1dy assistant steward Mrs. J. W.
Decker The officers were installed by
ex Governor y. J. Bachelder of New
HAMPSHIRE. national grange lecturer. \
banquet followed. National Secretary
Freeman made hit when be said ut
tie time of-organlzHtlon: 4 believe YOU
VII succeed You appear to be as In
telllgent as the average srsnse
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1905-03-16
SsIUiJN.

We'll it looks a. if spring was com
ing. There is plenty Of snow yet
cut no sIeighing.
oar weather man says look out for
n big snow storm next week or week
after. We would thank him very
kindly if he would pat it Off until
next January.
We see that W. Il. FoStar has
been taking advutge of the fine
weather by taking his lady friends
ont for II drive. We think there
viii be more news next week than
at present.
The young man named June who
Was Killed AT ElIouton last week,
was II cousin of our school teacher
who attended the funeral.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1905-03-16
GRANGE FIRE INSURANCE.

Reports of Several New York State
AssociatiOns For the Past Year.
One of the most profitable forms OF
cooperation in the grange is in the
Insurance organizations. Below are
given the significant features of vari-
GUS reports recently made:
The Dutchess and Columbia Patrons
Fire Relief association, with headquar
ters at Millerton, reported on Jan. 1
1880 policies in force, the amount Of
risks carried being $5,04OO00. The
average losses for seven years have
been S1.0S per $1,000 of Insurance in
this company. The Patrons Fire Re-
lief association of Jefferson county re-
ported losses the past year exceeding
those in many years. lightning alone
having caused $4,000 in losses, the to-
tai amount of losses being $4,000.
Notwithstanding the large payments
required, there was saving of over
$4,000 to the policy holders over stock
company insurance. This assocla tion
now has about 1000 policies, with ST.,
100000 of Insurance in force. The to-
tai receipts for the past year We're Sill
f94.57 The Fire Relief association of
Wayne county reports over S6.00O,O00
of insurance on grange property in the
county, Newark grange alone carrying
St5. 900 of this total. The Genesee Coun-
ty Patrons Fire Relief association, with
headquarters at Batavia, has lilo
policies in force, covering S2,5l6,2O0.
The Chautauqua County Patrons Fire
Relief association has 1896 policies In
force, covering S7,1l2,125 OF property.
The Steuben County Patrons Fire Re
lief association has 2,074 policy holders
and Il total insurance of $3,615, 100.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1905-03-16
EELIScROVE.

| w. Il. Hoffman and Robert Nc
Even were visitors at i.aeuin Sul4-
day.
Mrs. Cora Stull exchanged her
farm, at Skunk, for Mrs. Elizabeth
i<resge's home at this place. Mrs.
Stull and Mrs. K~esge took posses
sion of their new abodes March 10.
Mrs Lucy a. Green is the guest
of her daughter Mrs l.. r. Gmlble
of laportc
Monday, March 10, was settlement
day. The commissioners and audi
tors met at the IEilIsgrove House.
The sports Of town organized Il
Base BAH Association March /, aud
elected the following officers: Mgr.
ud taptin, Charles sullivan; Asst.
Manager and Secretary, nr r. b.
Mervinc; Treasurer, Lewis G. Rim
ker. The Association with the helm
of tie Young ladies gavean ice cream
festival at the lillsgrove House
saturday evening which was n sue
cess both socially and financially
An Italian employed ON the Sones
railroad was badly hurt by an eX-
pIosion OF dynamite, Friday last.
DR.. Mcrvine dressed the wounds
and took the injured man to the
hospital at wilIiamsport.
Miss Bessie Nogel, who has been
visiting friends in town returned
Monday to her home at Montours-
vile.
Miss Alice Elder of Proctor, Wis
tied mt Joe Bocllles, Sunday. Miss
Elder is about closing a very success
ful term of school at the Mountain
school house in this district.
Il, II. surveyors, engineers and
contractors are numerous in this
burg just now, and they are all good
fellows, o. k.
Mrs. Margaret Galough returned
Friday from an extended visit with
her son Rev. John Bryan at Jersey
Shore.
Rev. Merritt Wood Of Sayre, Will
condact series of revival meetings
in the Church of Christ, beginning
March 20.
The first class of the Hillsgrove
High school will graduate this year.
Members of the class are Misses
Nellie Darby, Bessie Bildie aud
Ethyl Norten Commencement eN-
erciscs will be held April g.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1905-03-16
DERNECE ITEMS.

George +. Danpman who has
been in poor health for some time
has gone 10 the Wilkesbarre Hospit-
al for treatment.
Mrs. Thomas kelicher was found
dead in her bed Saturday morning.
a foreign miner met instant death
in the mines on Monday by being
caught between soule ears that
were run back into the mine cham
Der and the coal face.
Patrick White went to Laquin on
Tuesday, to look over the W. b.
Gunton new ocal field.
Mrs. John Schaad sr. is visiting
at Parsons, Pa.
The Gunton mines are still shut
down.
John Fitzgerald was a business
man at WiIkesbarre last week.
Sheriff Buck was al this place and
Mildred sapoeuaing witnesses on
the the election contest bctween
VIM. D. hahr aud Patrick Quin.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1905-03-16
OBITUARY.

George W. Giidcwell, son of Will
lam and Mary Little Glideweil, was
born Sept. :, 1871, in Elkland tow :
ship then Lycoming county, on the.
Chatlee farm near Estcila, then owl :
eel by his father. His youth was
spent on the farm ana in getting 1t
good common school education. On
| February 20, 1861, he enlisted in
Co. Il. 5Sth Regiment Pa. Nolun-
teers, being appointed corporal. He
was in the engagement at Drury's
Bluff May l6, 1864, and the battle of
Cold Harber June |, to ,, Peters
burg siege from June ID to II, Fair
Oaks October %, and at the occupa-
ton of Richmond April 3, 1860.
He received an honorable discharge
at City Point, Va. Jan. Il, 1866.
On January Is, 1867 he vas united
in marriage to Caroline Kaye, who
still survives. TO them three chill
dren have been born: Mrs. ALVIN.
Rightmire, Mrs. f.. B. Wright a, d
Mrs. Fred Shafier deceased Soon
after his marriage he purch sci his
fathers large farm, being one of the
finest in this country where he has
since resided. Besides farming ht
was engaged in numbering for many
years. He purchased steam saw
mill which he handled successfully.
but unfortunately while numbering
eff the Lemig track near Cold Spring
his and paetner's mill with large
quantity of logs wera destroyed by
tire, entaihng severe financial loss.
He served as County Commission
er with IL. G. Mcbride and John
Ionkin from 1878 to 1881. lie held
many township offices, the most inn
portant being Road Commissioners,
Assessor two terms, and was serving
his second term rs Justice of the
Peace. But diseas placed her fatal
hand upon him and for over four
years he has been confined to the
house, great sufferer, Death came
Tuesday evening, March 9Th 1908
The funeral was held 81, his late res
idcnce on Friday, Rev. j. III. Bow
en assisted by Rev. II. T.. lIuntley
officiating. The coiril was draped
with our nations flag and six of the
old soldiers were pail hcarer-, they
were ;. =. Rogers, j. l. Molyueux,
Henry Brown, T.. Il. Warburton,
j. W. Rogers ani W. II.plotts. lie
was a brother Of l. =. GIidcwell and
Mr.. Esther clark of Forksville.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1905-03-16
NATIONAL AID FOR ROADS.
Farmers Aid the Government, Now
Let the Government Help Them.

Farmers Aid the Government, Now
Let the Government Help Them.
In a recent address before the Ohio
state board of agriculture the lecturer
of the national grange remarked that
he believed the movement 10 secure ma
tional aid for good roads was equitable
and right
The people most interested in better
roads, said he, are those engaged in
tilling the soil, comprising about one
third of our population. The farmers
OF the country have by energy and in
dustry placed upon the markets of the
world such volume of the products of
the soil as TO affect the balance of trade
with foreign countries, making us Il
selling instead of Il buying nation.
They have responded nobiy to every
call issued in the name of their state
and nation In view of these and other
facts that might be stated they now
ask in the name of justice that tie
roads upon which we all travel shall be
improved. Before the surplus now held
uted TO national banks without interest
or the erection Of expensive govern
ment buildings il cities. which has be
come a fixed policy of the government,
proceeds further the 30,000.000 people
of the country engaged In rural pur-
suits demand recognition of their
rights in the improvement of highways
by national patronage.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1905-03-16
Heavy Diet Caused Death.

\ four.inhand craVat, four hand
kerchiels, Il silver spoon, an Old pair
of spectacles, two pieces of rubber
tubing, such as physicians use and a
piece ot euspender webbing
were the strange articles of diet thui
were found in the stomach of dead
man who recently died nj tie Dan.
vile Hospital for the insane. The
person from whose stomach this
strange assortment was taken was Il
foreigner who had been I'm inmate
of the institution for some time.
The man had been ailing for some
time and the medical staff of the
hospital could not understand the
ailment owing To its peculiar nature
When the patient died from the all
ment il was decided To- hold pos,
murtcm examination, and incredible
as it may seem the man was found
to have been human ostrich. 1t il
said that all the physicians at the
hospital will vouch fnr the trJthful-
mes, of the story.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1905-03-16

The Conncl Anthracite Mining
company of Bernice, are dischnrgiug
many of the foreign miners. mostly
italians and lIungarlnns, who have
been working in the Berniee mines
since the strike. ID is said that they
do not understand mining the Der
nice coal "a advantage. The com
pany will hire more experienced
men To take their laces.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1905-03-16

A man of great activity, respected
by all, his true christian character
shOne forth through his busy life.
He was a member Of the Wesleyan
Methodist church for many years.
May we no say with the lament, d
Mckinley, ut is Gods way, His
will be done.' A FRIEND.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1905-03-16

active gra n Z G
workers in that
state for many
years. He has
been IL power in
the Order and Is
revered by every
member thereof.
He has been a
successful farm
er. intensely
practical In his
methods and II
favorite speaker
atfarmers' instl-
tutes, oranges.
etc. on all sorts
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1905-03-16
T0WANDA WHISREY CAUSED HIM
TROUBLE.

Athens News.
Wearing an overcoat and with an
other overcOat over his arm a citi-
zen Of Bernice walked into the Ie-
high station late yesterday afternoon
and was promptly arrested by Station
Master DeGrof on the charge of
having stolen the coat he was carry
ing on his arm.
The story of the two overcoats as
developed later is as follows: The
citizen from Bernicc is highly re-
Spt ctcd business man in his native
town ana i, one of thv shining lights
socially, morally and financially.
Yesterday mo' ming he received a
dispatch from Cortland announcing
The serious illness of his brother.
lie immediately started for Cortland
and while waiting for u train at To-
wanda he met Il few old friends who
invited him 10 have drink. Now,
ne was feeling disconsolate on aC-
count of his brothers illnt IS and
thought that a wec-iittle-nip of whis.
key would make thin Is look differ
ant. 1t did and they kept looking
different until the man from Bcrnice
had acquired good -izel jag. = t
that time he was wearing one Of the
ovcrcoats and when train No. I27
care along be and the ovcrcuat got
on board. He sat in a seat Just be-
hind Felix Dcvine, foreman of
maSons on the Leliigh. Devine hung
mis- overcoat over the seat. When
the train stopped at Athens the
trainman's yell aroused the mnn
from Bernice from doozy dreamland
and he grabbed lpvine's overcoat
and started to stroll around Athens
ia hopes of recovering from the
effects of ToWanda's squirrel whisky.
Later in the afternoon with head
still huZzing, with his overcost on
Devine,s over his arm he walked
INTO the SaYre station. Now Deviue
and the man from Bernice are old
friends though the former did not
know who took his coat. lie had
his loss To the station mas
ter and when the Bernice man blew
il DeGrotf promptly nabbed him As
he recognized Devine's coat. The
prisoner said "Zats my coat amt it?"
Then he looked over both coats and
aid, "where did get it?" No one
knows whether he referred To the
coat or his jag He and Devinc
shook hands but Justice Murray
fined him four dollars for public in
toXicution and then he continued his
journey To Cortland. His name on
the Justices docket is ''Charies
but he is not generally
called by that name when he is do
ing business down in Bcrnice.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1905-03-16
A Prominent Educator VIII address the
Drsctors' Convention.

The address to the school Dircr-
tors Convention which viii convene
IN the Cuurt House, Thrusdty,
March s3, viii be delivered hy SUPP.
Wm. ". Evans, of Columbia couu-
~, suhirct, "some Important Edu
e,tional ol Rirai Communities. +"
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1905-03-16

As Michigun's farmer governor he
made an honorable and valuable rec
ord. He is still enjoying vigorous
old age at his home in Coldwater. Mich