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The Delta independent., 1905-06-09
ELLA NEW. Pm
Aggressive llsasteneas Sefs.

Soon as new medical preparation
appears on the market and is proven
good, you'll find it here. Priced at the
lowest notch too, same As everything
else at this store and ONE price to all.
THE PEoPLE's PHARMACY.
The Delta independent., 1905-06-09
Advertised Lettef uSt.

Letters remaining uncalled for in the
postoffice at Delta, Colo, for the week
ending June 8, 1906.
George Mcmillan
J. w. Miller
Otto Miller
John Simpson
Mrs. Holland Smith
]. C. Vanderbeck. .....G
In calling for above letters please say
advertised. -
The Delta independent., 1905-06-09
v. Q. v. chaIIesse Z. ?. Letse.

The Woodmen Of the World have
challenged the X. r. lodge Of this place
TO play . game Of hase ball. A three
cornered game was arranged for the
Ath Of July last year between the Odd
Fellows, Knights Of Pythias and Wood
men, in which the X: P's. defeated the
Odd Fellows, but owing to the lateness
of the hour the game between the
Woodmen and the victors did not come
of. Now they want . chance for the
championship honors. The Challenge
has not yet been accepted.
The Delta independent., 1905-06-09
s.s~.y ss>as.A y lltA.,,.s.

During storm last Friday afternoon
lightning struck ths fsrmsnting room
Of the 1ivoli- Union brewery Of Denver.
Fire was started entailing loss ssti-
mated at sloo. .ooo.
The Delta independent., 1905-06-09
o. II. KEN.
w. E. OBIRT,
JOHN J. ToBN.
Committee.
,e, Colo. June 8, 1906.
M Dsy Il he s,rswsurses.

Ike ~ q he SifaWSsSl3e2
Strawberry day will be celebrated at
Glenwood Springs, Saturday, June II.
For this occasion the Denver 4 Rio
Grande railroad company will sell round
trip excursion tickets at exceedingly
low rates
Strawberries and cream. bathing. IN
cluding suits, in the big pool, all free.
Call on any Rio Grande agent for
complete Information regarding rates
and train arrangements.
The Delta independent., 1905-06-09
TEACHER FoR ssIaKr N. i.

The following corps Of teachers have
been employed for the coming school
year in district No. IL
U. w. Keplinger. superintendent;
Isabella Law. assistant principal; Misses
Margaret Griggs. Alice Royce, Olive
Ingersoll, Beulah ScoReld, Clara E.
Cushman, Kathryn Evans, Clara Potts,
Aayme Johnson, Bessie Magers, Bessie
Wilson, Mrs. Cornie Gray. Mrs. Moss,
and Alice Croxton, music teacher.
The principal Of the high school has
not yet been selected and there il three
other vacancies to fill which will be
annouced later.
The Delta independent., 1905-06-09
We Will Deliver Ice Cream.

We sell our ice cream by the dish, pint. quart or
gallon. and in quantities of one quart or more,
will deliver free. Three fiavors, vanilla, choco-
late and strawberry.
Warm weather makes ice cream the most accept
able of desserts. Remember we are ready to
supply any quantity any time Phone US your
orders.
SEATON DRUG CO., -
Ossea,s Prserssslvs Pssscs.esasa Osusxisss.
The Delta independent., 1905-06-09

The Peoples Eshsrasey relies
upsn Tie 0erias o6Ass eeere aaa
stock, sesaPleA With aP.so-asle
aHd sAligisg management, -
win ysue trade. Phene orders
Proapsly aelivereA wishsas
extra charge. Coop Phooe -.
The Delta independent., 1905-06-09
WANT U. S TO Dig TUNNEL

At meeting of the Uncompahgre
Water Users Association last Satur-
day the following resolutions were
passed:
Whereas, on the 30th day of Nay
1905, one Of the most deplorable acci-
dents in the history of Montrose county
occurred ut the Cedar creek end of
the Gunnison tunnel, causing the loss
of several lives.
Be it resolved that the Board of Di-
rectors in conjunction with the men,
bers of the Uncompahgre Valley Water
Users Association extend their heart
felt sympathies and coincidence to the
bereaved friends and relatives Of the
Deceased aPa nost earnestly hope that
the eonpletioa Of the tunnel nay be
reached without further loss Of human
life.'
The Delta independent., 1905-06-09
asa1,s, ss.ek u ~ c.swds.

The Handler Stock, whleh played
here Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
nights was good company with pleas
ing performances but was not ~ well
attended - shows Of this standard us
ually are In Delta. The high water
prsvsntsd . good many from attending
who otherwise would have come.
The Delta independent., 1905-06-09
n 81.

Nine brood mares and draft colts 1t
'nah AaE9aaius. Aaazes6 ssS-s sss
CaAs. Z. CusnsnsoaAM.
De1ka, Cob.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-23

tropolis. Pin guards and watch pro-
tectors have been devised without
number, although no one type appears
to have embodied the elements to make
it universally acceptable. The latest
aspirant for honors in this field Of In
vention is fittingly New Yorker, for
the peculiar crowded conditions Of that
great city's transportation facilities af-
ford the richest field for the activities
Of the professional pickpocket This
latest pocket guard comprises main
frame Of approximately U-shape, with
side arms, tipped with prongs adapted
to engage with the pocket and hold
the frame securely in place. At the
upper end Of the y frame there Is a
holding plate, mounted on pivots and
shaped so as to receive the crown and
pendant Of the watch. A fat spring
maintains the holding plate in contact
with the guard frame. To remove the
watch II Is Only necessary to lift the
plate against the action Of the spring.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-23

square. Then cut strip two inches
wide and a little over thirty-two inches
long, sew this round one piece of the
square. commencing at a corner. When
sewed all around join the corner and
sew on the other square, leaving about
an inch unsewed to put in the bran.
Those who have q talent for drawing
will be able to make their own designs,
but those who have not can trace one
from any book or picture available
without damaging the original. This is
done by laying piece of tracing paper
over the picture and drawing the out
line Gas shown in Fig. y with as few
lines as possible, care being taken,
however, to get the effect and the nec-
essary lines.
When the picture is ready, take
piece Of glazed linen paper, the same
size; lay it on the cushion, glazed side
up, then lay the traced picture on it,
and pin firmly round the edge with
drawing pins. Now take toilet pin
and prick out the picture, taking care
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-23
HER HOMECOMING.
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=os 49,

"a HE sat with lowering eyes In the
~ train, which rushed along through
town and village, past farm and
Aedgerow, and wondered what had in
duced her to choose this odious ex-
press, when a slow train would have
done just as we'll.
Her head ached, and she looked for
ward with feeling Of intense dislike
10 her Homecoming.
Behind her lay all the things that
made life worth living; before her
were only stagnation and dizziness I'M
Speakable. OF course, there was John.
Here she sighed. But then John
was dull, too; all her life at home
might be classed under that heading
She knew exactly what it would be
like.
There would be the cart to meet her,
instead Of a luxurious brougham such
as she had reveled in at Revelstone
There would be the loutish groom to
drive her, and the keen wind blow
Ing from over the moors cutting
through veil and wrap and bringing
tears to her eyes.
She shut her eyes and cast herself
back into the past four weeks, living
over again every delightful moment,
crowded with excitement and pleas
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-23
Ranid-Fire Justice.

Yankee despatch characterizes the
court rulings Of Toronto magistrate.
Of whom John Foster Fraser tells In
his recent book, Canada AS 1t Is"
The magistrate, who is reported to
have got through with forty cases In
forty minutes, was once asked how he
managed 1t. you must have some
SYSTEM" was the suggestion.
II never allow point Of law to be
raised" was the magistrates prompt
reply. This is a court Of justice,
not a court of law.
mot so very long ago young at
torney wanted to quote law against
my sending his man down for six
months. He wanted to quote Mathews,
I think
"'Well,' said I, Mathews may be q
great authority on law, but I guess he
hasn't as much authority as I have In
this court! Your man goes down for
six MONTHS"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-23
A STRONG COMMITTEE.


The qualifications for membership
on the school board in a certain New
England town were carefully ex-
planned to visitor who was inter-
ested In education, and who had re-
marked to her host on the way home
from the closing exhibition at one Of
the schools that she would like to
know why four men Of such apparent
dulness had been chosen for the board.
"Well, now, you take Abe Ransom"
said her host, lightly fiicking the whip
on the backbone Of his stolid old
horse, "he's a good choice, fust-rate.
He never made much Of a boast OF
book-learning, but he keeps good
assortment O. paper and pencils and
ink and all such in his store, and sells
'em reasonable, and it sort O. makes
him a patron Of education, as you
might say.
"Then there's John Willett, he's
free-handed man as ever was, and he
hauls a good mess O. wood for 'em
fall and winter, and never charges
cent for teaming, and puts the price
on the wood low, too. guess there
isn't anybody much better suited for
the school board than John. He's
elected unanimous every time
"And there's Jim Rawson. What
d'you say? Um. Well, pr'aps he
isn't as bright as some, but tell you,
he knpns that schoOlho,1se in fl1at-rafa
repair, and fixes up the grounds, too.
I guess 'tisn't every school board has
got man on it that'll single the
roof half-price, put in window glass
when needed, tinker up the desks and
SO on spring and fall, and fetch down
lawn-mower to run over the grass
once a month during vacation!
"Now suppose you're going to light
on me about Billy Lane, the young
Teller, but I tell you we couldn't keep
schoolma'am in district four in the
dead O. winter If 'twasn't for Billy.
He's a good Judge O. schoolma'ams,
and he rides 'em out sleighing and
keeps 'em chirked up through the
hard weather, and come mud~time he
puts on his high boots twice week
evenings and calls on 'em. I guess
If you're talking about valuable men,
you'll have to put Billy pretty high up.
"Take it by and large, don't be-
lieve you'll strike a better board than
ours in the whole state O New Hamp-
shire"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-23
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
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The Bridge.
I stood on the bridge at midnight,
AS the clocks were striking the hour,
And the moon rose Ger the city
Behind the dark church tower.
l saw her bright reflection
In the waters under me,
Like a golden goblet falling
And sinking into the sea.
And far in the hazy distance
Of that lovely night in June
The blaze of the flaming furnace
Cleaned redder than the moon.
Among the long, black rafters
The wavering shadows lay,
And the current that came from the
ocean
Seemed to lift and bear them away;
AS, sweeping and eddying through them
Rose the belated tide,
And, streaming into the moonlight,
The seaweed foated wide.
And like those waters rushing
Among the wooden piers,
A food Of thoughts came DER me
That filed my eyes with tears.
How often, Oh, how often,
In the days that had gone by,
I had stood on that bridge at midnight
And gazed on that wave and sky!
How often, Oh, how often,
had wished that the ebbing tide
Would bear me away on its bosom
Ger the ocean wild and wide!
For my heart was hot and restless,
And my life was full of care,
And the burden laid upon me
Seemed greater than could bear.
But now it has fallen from me
It Is buried in the sea;
And only the sorrow Of others
Throws it's shadow over me.
Yet whenever 1 cross the river
On its bridge with wooden piers,
Like the odor of brine from the ocean
Comes the thought of other years.
And think how many thousands
Of care-encumbered men,
Each bearing his burden Of sorrow,
Have crossed the bridge since then.
see the long procession
Still passing to and fro
The young heart hot and restless,
And the old subdued and slowl
And forever and forever,
AS long as the river flows,
As long as the heart has passions,
AS long as life has woes,
The moon and its broken reflection
And its shadow shall appear,
AS the symbol of love in heaven,
And it's wavering image here.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-23
Nuggets from Georgia.

It's possible to so accustom yourself
to growing that when you can't find
anything to growl about you'll send
for the doctor and get him to pre-
scribe for you.
The golden street Of the hereafter
won't have any attraction for some Of
us. Well be so tired when we get
there we won't want to do any walk
ing.
We play ball with time, when we
know that it's only three strikes and
out forever.
Life is made up of just good morn
ing" and good night" and death, per-
haps, Is only sleeping late.
We don't learn any more in suffer
ing than many Of us are apt to forget
in joy.-Atlanta Constitution.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-23
LACE OF NATURES MAKING.

Fibrous Pith, with an Agreeable Odor
and Textile Strength.
There are in all about half a dozen
lace-bark trees in the world, so-called
because the inner bark yields a nat
ural lace in ready-made sheet form
which can be made up in serviceable
articles Of apparel. Only four Of
these curious species Of trees are Of
much practical value. Tourists who
have stopped at Hawaii or Samoa
recall the lace-bark clothing Of the
natives clothing of a neat brown
color when new, Of remarkable
strength and Of fragrant odor, like
freshly cured tobacco leaf. The native
''tapa" cloth, as it Is called. is made
from the bark Of the brusonetia pa
pirifera, but Is not usually included
among the real lace-bark trees.
OF the lace-bark trees yielding a
pure, snowy lace Of utility, we have
on the Pacific side of the hemisphere
the sterqulia acerifolia Of Australia
(also called flame tree" in allusion
to it's snowy red fower), and in Maori
Land the plagianthus betulinus. On
the Atlantic side there Is only one
lace-yielding tree so far known-the
lageta linteria Of the Caribbean ISL
ands. OF the dafne tenuifolia Of
South America I have never been
able to discover single specimen, de-
70 y0fII1 Sn0rsnh
met anyone who has seen the tree
growing in South America
In it's natural state the lace bark is
of a most delicate cream-white tint.
It is probably a kind Of fbrous pith.
When the outer bark is removed 1t can
be unfolded and unwound in one
seamless piece, having surface Of a
little more than square yard
Washing and sun bleaching give it
dazzling white appearance. It has
faint, agreeable odor not unlike that
Of freshly split bamboo. The fabric
is airily light. It is used in the West
Indies for mantillas, cravats, collars,
cuffs. window curtains; in a word for
every purpose that ordinary lace is
used.
In making up shawls, wells and the
like it is customary to piece two
sheets Of lace bark together Delicate
and apparently weak as it is in sin
ole mesh. bit of lace bark, If rolled
into a thin string, will all but resist
human strength to break It, In
string. braided and rope form, it is
used for making up the light lack bark
harness of the tropics.
Despite its practical use, there Is
no essential demand for lace bark any
more than for the edelweiss Of the
Alps. 1t has been used by the natives
for hundreds Of years, and yet Is
comparatively little known to this day.
A few specimens Of lace-bark articles
are believed to exist in different coun-
tries Of Europe. These were made
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-23
not to prick the holes too closely, MOI

not to prick the holes too closely, nor
to miss any part Of the picture. When
the pattern is pricked all over the
lines, it is ready for use.
The only thing needed now is the re-
producer, which Is made by melting
five cents worth Of paraffin wax, to
which should be added five cents
worth of charcoal. When we'll melted
stir it with a wire skewer and put in
vessel to cool. The lid Of large tin
would do for the purpose. When the
wax is cold it is ready for use. Lay
the pricked pattern on the material you
are going to use with the glazed side
up. Take piece Of soft rag and dip
in the parafin, rub it on the wax. Then
rub lightly over the pattern, and you
will have the result shown in Fig. 2.
The pattern can be reproduced again
and again-Montreal Star.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-23
As Ever.

With a wild dash the touring car
crashed into the rail fence at the side
Of the road.
Bruised and bleeding, the man lay
stunned at the foot of a tree. The
woman was buried in the wreckage Of
the machine.
Clarence"
The man feebly turned his head.
Clarence"
Eyes, dear"
"Can you look this way for mo-
ment?"
With a painful effort the man turn
ed his head "What is it, dear? Are
you hurt?"
mo, Clarence, only wanted to
know if my hat was on straight
Milwaukee Sentinel.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-23

ure, scented with perfumes, flowers;
heard again the sensuous throbbing Of
violins and the thunders Of applause.
She saw again the women in their
wonderful gowns and Jewels; the men,
50 different to the dull creatures she
met every day at home, and slow
tears forced their way from under her
closed eyelids. She had buried herself
alive in that place, that was what
they all told her-the women, openly,
and the men-well, she was young and
pretty, and had ready w.t. SO what
could you expect?
There, in the depths Of the country,
where turnips were more plentiful
than people, she might as we'll be old
and ugly and stupid; there was no one
to appreciate her except John, and he
hardly counted, for, like the poor, he
was always with her; and 1t Is true
trlte saying that familiarity in some
cases does breed contempt.
Half an hour later she was driving
along In tho teeth of an October wind
behind the dun-colored mare, who
stepped It CALAMITY, If trife clumsy.
Her disconnected eyes dwelt on the
somewhat worn harness, and her deli
cate nose shifted in disgust the unmis-
taxable odor Of stable which Thomas
carried about with him.
John had not even thought 1t worth
while to come and meet her; he was
not at the door. And the iron gates
swung back on their rusty hinges with
q hideous scream of welcome as they
passed through End pulled up at the
porch, where her pet flowers were
dropping and whitening. No one had
cared for them, she supposed, during
her absence.
The hall was dark and silent when
she went in; but her imperious ringing
OF a bell which stood on the table
brought q fresh-looking countrywom-
an running from the kitchen. She
gave a startled cry at sight of her
mistress,
Thank God you're here, ma'am,"
she said, 1--WE thought you mightn't
come In time"
Her mistress stared at her.
I'm timer" she said coldly; "and
Cor what pray? Where is your mas
terri
Didn't you get the doctors telegram
this morning, ma'am?"
mo. What is wrong? Speak, wo-
manw
1.-THE master met with an accident
yesterday even1ng-thrown from his
horse. He was riding that black devil,
SHracen. They said, ma'am-it's a
sad home coming for you"
"Well, what did they say? Go on!
tell me; can bear anything"
They said he wouldn't last the
night but he did. He's alive now,
Will you go up, ma'aml The doctor Ia
with him."
She turned and went up the shall
low stairs in silence. On the landing
Eha pAusad. looked teartully at q closed
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-23
Made a Clean Sweep.

"Alas!' said the old horse, there's
no hope for me now; I see my flnish!'
"What's the trouble?" asked the Jer.
sey cow.
1.-THE new breakfast foods. Ny mas
ter tackled oats first; then he changed
to hay; then fodder, and only this
morning l saw him looking yearningly
at the only patch Of green grass left In
the dowr'-Atlanta Constitution.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-23
TO MAKE TRANSFER PATTERNS.

Information for Those Interested In
This Kind of Fancy Work.
Those who are interested in this kind
of fancy work may welcome a means
Of making their own patterns, not only
saving the first cost Of purchasing, but
possessing patterns which can be used
again and again, until worn out. One
of the most necessary "tools" for max
ing these patterns is a fat, square
cushion stuffed with bran. It can be
made by cutting two square pieces of
soft cotton, wool or silk, eight inches
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-23

UOOr WHICH raced ner. BeQInQ Ln4S
John lay dying. The words beat them
selves into her numb brain, and q
spasm Of fear convulsed her cold,
naughty face. Her hand CROPPED for
the door handle, but before she could
turn it some one from inside opened
the door and stepped out. It was the
doctor.
He read the unspoken question in
her eyes, and shook his head slightly.
There is just hope; can't say
MORE" he said in low voice. Eyes,
you can go In. Nothing can hurt him
now, poor fellowl You got my wire?"
mo; I heard nothing till five min
utes ago."
poor soul" muttered the doctor,
and then stood aside for her to 20
into the room where John lay in the
dim light his face turned to the win
dow, his unseeing eyes wide open, his
lips babbling hoarsely always of her.
She never knew how long she sat
there, dumb, fearless, blind and deaf to
everything but that still figure, that
hoarse, broken voice.
The doctor stood on the other side of
the bed and waited and watched.
Once his quick eye caught the flick
er Of light in the wide-open eyes. He
swiftly passed round and whispered
into the woman's ear:
If he can be dragged out Of that
torpor he may d." he said; there's
just that chance. But at present he
Is drifting away fast. Perhaps-God
knows!-perhaps you might drag him
back even yet If you would. He didn't
seem to me to want to live when they
brought him in, but"
She nodded, and sank on her knees,
catching in her cold hands the hand
twitching at the sheet.
Her vain and foolish thoughts had
vanished; her cravings for excitement
and her distaste for her home, they too,
were things surely of past long since
forgotten. She only remembered, with
bitter remorse, the cold letters which
had been all that she gave John to
make up for her long absence; for.
from the delirious murmurs that fell
now from his lips, she was able to
understand, If only but dimly, what
pain they had given him. And she
strove, as surely no woman had ever
striven before, to draw him back from
that mysterious borderland toward
which he was drifting fast.
"Johnw she cried, cant you hear
me, dear? Come back! am sorryl
Only come back to me, Johnl I could
not bear to lose you! John, my dear
estv'
The doctor stood there, waiting and
watching, till presently that hoarse,
delirious voice stopped. The man
turned his head slowly on the pillow
and, for the, first time, faint recogni-
ton shone in his eyes. He tried to
move, but spasm Of pain caught him,
only his hand moved in hers.
"Why, Madge," he whispered,
you've come back!'
And, turning to her, he closed his
| eyes-and fell asleep.
The doctor stepped forward and
looked at him.
He'll do now" he said; "he's
asleep. The danger Is over"
Her homecoming remained ever with
her memory, tender, statutory, unfor-
getable. Perhaps she realized that in
striving vainly after a shadow she had
so nearly lost the substance, without
which her life would only have been
barren and dreary. The lesson had
been bitter one, but she never for
got it.-Farm and Home Sentinel.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-23
Feminine Diplomacy,

II really can't afford more than one
flower on my hat" said the fair Gus.
toner.
Every WELL" rejoined the milliner.
where will you have it?"
"As invariably cit next to the wall
in church," she answered, II think I'll
have you place it on the side next to
the congregation"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-23
Slim Eating.

do you think there is any differ
ence in a mans weight before he eats
his meal and afterwards" asked the
boarding house lady.
"Well, not If he gets the meal here"
replied the thin boarder.-Yonkers
Statesman.