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The Delta independent., 1905-10-13
Fortunate New Zealand brides.

In New Zcalard, when a matrimon.
ial engagement is announced and the
happy event is believed to be within
reasonable distance. Il is customary
for lady friends OF the bride.eloct to
give. each in turn. n ssrles of engage
ment teas" Thee have distinctive
nprellations. suggestive of the gift to
we have a handkerchief tea" "d'oy-
ley tea "clina lea" ."hooh tea
"hracfet tea" and so on. A hand.
ferehief tea affords nm opportunity to
the dcncr to indulge costly and artistic
tastes. One lucky bride had no fewer
than seventy lovely "hanNies" pre-.
sented TO her.
The Delta independent., 1905-10-13
UMBRELLA r4,eF's NEW TRICK
Changing Handles Is the Latest Pro
fessional Wrinkle.

fesstonal Wrinkle.
About the slickest umbrella litter
in town dropped in yesterday" re.
marked the head barber In one of the
uptown hotels.
You don't say" replied the man In
the chair. How did he operator"
"Oh. he was a changer"
"Ah, see. He brought in an old
umbrella and walked out with a new
one"
"Oh, no; that's an old. clumsy game
that was worked twenty years ago
This chap was up to the times and
cribbed the rain shields by deftly
changing handles. He, carried full
stock of handles and when he sighted
a fine silk umbrella with gold or
silver handle he slipped 1t of and
screwed on something entirely differ.
ent. Then he dropped the original
handle in his pocket and leisurely
awaited his opportunity to slip out
without attracting attention.
"As everybody Identifies their um-
brella by the handle. this litter caa
walk right past you with your own
umbrella and you never notice 1t. oh
the world is moving, and even the
umbrella thief keeps up with the times
these days"
And the head barber changed the
subject TO hair tonics.-New York
Globe.
The Delta independent., 1905-10-13
Just = Delicate Hint

OF the eminent Lcipsic srreeon
PROT Thieroch thc story ls rola,ed
that one day u man OF his own ,oan
called on him and asked his advice as
to finding a specialist 10 oreratc On
him After n bricf pause tho r7ofcs.
sor said: IF you want TO travel you
might go to Bergmann In Berlin or II
that Is not far enough to Nuss0aum in
Munich or farther still. to BiIlroth In
Vienna. Thcn If you call on any OF
these and he asks you where YOU are
from and you say Leips'c' he will re.
tort: oh, you blockhead! way didn't
you go to Thiersch. Z"
The Delta independent., 1905-10-13
HE WAS AN APT coNJURER.
But Trick Asked For by Sultan Of Mo
rocco Friohtened Him.


rocco Frightened Him.
The troubles of France over the Mo
roccan question recall the diniculty
into which a French conjurer got at
Fez In the time Of the late sultan. He
was wandering about the country.
meeting with great success among the
Moors. when the sultan heard of his
skill and Immediately sent for him to
FeZ. He was commanded to perform
before the court and the trick which
net with most success was that OF the
.wo pigeons.
The conjurer produced a couple OF
pigeons. one white and the other
black, and cutting of their heads.
placed the head of the white pigeon on
the neck of the black one and liberat-
ed the two birds. who flew about the
sultan, who was much taken with this
rick and at once sent for two mag.
nificent slaves. one white and the 9th
n black. and ordered the unhappy man
20 perform the trick on them.
The conjurer knew that to refuse
would mean his own death, but he
was equal to the occasion. He declared
that he could do the trick easily. but
that the magic weapons he had with
him were rot strong enough for two
such big men. He therefore asked
leave to go and fetch the necessary
,ools, promising to return and perform
the trick in few days time.
AS soon as he got to the coast he
set sail for France and took particular
care never to go near Morocco again.
The Delta independent., 1905-10-13
LATEST IN ANCESTRAL aEL,c..
Perforated sibis In Demand Among
the Smart Set,

Perforated eibis In Demand Among
the Smart Set.
In the curio dealers private ONCE
lay a half-dozen shabby pocket Bi.
bles, each pierced two-thirds through
with round hole. like bullet hole.
They are bullet holes" said the
dealer. Il know they are, because
made them myself"
He gave a loud laugh.
"A good many of my rich patrons" +"
he said. like to have among their
heirlooms Bibles that have saved
some soldiers ancestral life."
He winked.
If you are son Of the revolution" I"
he said. what q nice thing II Is to
take down one OF these perforated
Bibles from shelf In the library and
hand 1t to your guest. saying:
This Bible saved the life OF my
maternal sixty-third cousin. Col. Ad-
oniram McGill. In the night attack
upon the British. led by Gen. Jones
at Bear Creek, on the Sd day OS Aug
ust. and SO forth. and SO on"
YES" said the dealer. Il sell q good
many of these Bibles to people with
ancestors. To own such things Is one
OF the fads and fancies Of the smart
set."--Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Delta independent., 1905-10-13
SAW BRIGHT FUTURE ros soy.
Knew Enough 70 Improve hIs Mine
In Odd Moments.

w So0 uVOSsVUN&
II SO CHANGED that ull the passen.
gers that entered one Of the elevators
In . tall building were going above
the sixth floor. SO they had oip"rtIhi
ty 10 glance at the hook which Tho
young elevator man had been read
ing. and which lay face up on Ills
stool. He had been 80 intently read.
ing It before starting with his i'assen.
gers rs to be almost abstracted. ai.
though very lively and handy with
the actual work once the start was
made.
"l'll bet that book II an Indian
hghting blood-and.thunder." whispered
one passenger to another he knew.
mo: he's too old for that-I'd say
It was thriller OF love romance"
"Or one Of the SIX best sellers OF
the month";" interjected a third.
Everybody was interested. All were
'rubbering" at the bool; and when the
group OF passengers GOT out OF the
cage one deliberately stopped and
looked at II.
Young America forever" he said:
at Is volume OF Blackstone. This
kid will be sitting on the bench somo
day."--San Francisco Chronicle.
The Delta independent., 1905-10-13
sottIlna Lcmon Juice

To keep lemon juice ready for use
squeeze out the Juice In the usual
manner strain free from pulp and
pits. add white powdered sugar In tlo
proportion of one pound to { pin, of
the juice. stir IT until the sugar is
quite dissolved. then put Il away in
very small bottles. Put teasponful
OF salad oil In the top and cork It
close. When wanted for use take cut
the cork carefully and take up the
oil with a bit of cotton wool To use
for lemonade, add one large table
spoonful to gill OF water.
The Delta independent., 1905-10-13
safe at Last.

Near Dupcnt's powder works. on
Brandywine creek, Delaware. thcrc
lived an old darky who never c9r-d
keep a job longer than a we2i, he.crc
he was discharged. Thoso who e.E.
ploJcd him declared that he Was ''tno
alfred tired" 10 work. Ore day no
wes aeon on the village street WIN
his ebony face wrinhIed in dccp
thought. Then guddJ MY lc broke CT
into loud guf-aw. Aceo,ing friend
near by. he uHDcsomod as &c the c-ugo
o. his miath.
"yah YAH" he eEc'aIuad. "tcy
kain't fire dis nlEg1h dis net iso
got er job in de rcwdah mi,i.
The Delta independent., 1905-10-13
xino Values Punctua!ity

All men agree in the abstract thai
"pi,nctraii.y is the soul of buslness
but few ac; Up to the maxim with tho
a'-'c., ss Of tie Ling of the Belgians
Wherever or however he may travel
whether the visit be of business, pleas
ure or ceremony. he is punctual. no
only to the hour, but to the minute
it might almost be said to the sec
ond. And yet his majesty is neve:
seen to consult watch. But his IA
miliars know that his habit of pa IS
ing his hand along his flowing bear
is only a device for elanoins at E
small watch which he wears fa3teAc-
to his wrist.
The Delta independent., 1905-10-13
SUBSTITUTE FOR TIN Fo,l.
Aluminium Paper Made In Germany ls
Useful for Protecting Food.

Useful for Protecting Food.
Aluminium paper is now manufac.
tured in Germany and recommended
as a substitute for tin foil. According
to. a consular report 1t is not the So
called leaf aluminium. and is said to
possess very favorable qualities for
preserving articles CT food, for which
It is used as covering. Chemical
analysis has proved that aluminium
paper contains but few foreign SUBJ
stances: occasionally it may contain
up to per cent of iron. but never any
arsenic or other poisonous metals.
Hence 1t appears that the powdered
aluminium used for the manufacture
Of aluminium paper is relatively pure.
The paper used is sort of artificial
parchment. obtained through the &C
ton Of sulphuric acid upon ordinar,
paper. The sheets are spread out and
covered upon one side with q thin
coating OF solution of resin in alco
hol or ether. Evaporation is precipi.
tated through a current of air and the
paper is then warmed until the resin
has again become soft. Then Pow.
dered aluminium is sprinkled upon II
and the paper subjected to strong
pressure to fasten the powder thereon.
The metallic covering SO obtained is
neither affected by the air nor by fat.
ty substances. Aluminium paper IL
much cheaper than tin foil and will.
so 1t is thought in Germany. become a
strong competitor thereof.
The Delta independent., 1905-10-13
unncnerour ouer,ion.

The first slice Of goose had been
cut and the minister Of the zicn
church looked NJ Il with as keen an
ticinaticn as WIS displayed in tlc
faces round him.
Oats MS ine goose as ever
saw. Brudder Williams" he said TO
his host. Where did you set such a
fine one?'
We'll. now, Nhstah Rawlgy." said
the carver OF the goose. with sud.
den access of dignity. when yeu
preach special good sermon. | ucher
axes you whore you got IT, Seems %
me dats IA trivial matter. an. way -
Youths Companion
The Delta independent., 1905-10-13
NOT VIOLATION OF SCRIPTURE.
Clergyman Had suf'eIsnt Reason for
Urging Divorce.

Clergyman Had sufsieisnt Reason for
Urging Divorce.
One OF the Witnesses called In q Chi.
cago divorce case last year was .
highly respected clergyman In the
Windy City. According to one Of tho
counsel In the case. the following con.
versation took place between the
Judge and the minister. Said His
Honor:
DIR. Blank, II you were on the bench
In my stead, and you we're acquainted
with all the circumstances OF this
case. would you grant this divorce?'
'Assuredly I would. Your Honor"
replied the clergyman. without tho
least hesitation.
But" said the Judge. how do you
reconcile this assertion with the In
junction Of Scripture. Whom God
hath Joined let no man put asunder'?"
Your Honor" responded the min
lister. with convincing gravity. II am
quite satisfied that the Almighty never
Joined this couple. Weekly.
The Delta independent., 1905-10-13
JEALOUS or woMln's r,Nsav.
New Charge Brought Against the
Generation Of Men.

New Charge Brought Against the
Generation Of Men.
A lady writing In daily paper at
tacks man for weakness which he
has hitherto considered the peculiar
affiiction Of the other sex. He is
much given. according to this lady.
ITO finding food for thought and tar
get for ridicule In contemplation Of
the doings Of that mysterious entity
which decides upon the changes in
feminine fashions" Whereas all the
time 1t Is jealousy which prompts his
gibes The fact Is that he would real
ly like to change his own fashions
as frequently. only he 10 not allowed
to do SO by some unwritten law. And
this is pathos. He may try to conceal
tie fact, but, says our authority. ever
he yearns In secret for the golden
days Of masculine dress, when for
tunate man basked In the sunshine Of
velvet and fine lace" It is quite true.
The secret is out at last. We can
no longer keep up pretense of being
satisfied with life. Why should We go
about making the world hideous with
our black coats and corrugated trous-
ers? Why should we not look noble
and dashing? For over a quarter OF
a century man has had no change of
costume. in a manner Of speaking.
Always the same dull. monotonous
round Of blacks and grays. Why does
not some hero walk down Bond street
In a mauve frock coat or a crimson
lounge suit? At present 1t is only
in our sportive moments. at golf or
cricket. that We can escape from the
trapmels. Why should we not wear
don Globe.
The Delta independent., 1905-10-13
cvererowded cut in wyoming.

A traditional right has been invad.
ed. That square mile of fresh air. In
which every inhabitant of Wyoming
has been accustomed to breathe and
find elbow room. is squeezed and CLIP.
ped about the edges. The census OF
1905 shows that 1913 people mus
be crowded into Wyoming's $3.50
square miles Wyoming is filling up,
To the effe;e and cabined citizen OF
the east square mile of empty air
seems u dread immensity of space. an
abundance Of suEerfluous breath For
the breeborn GeaiZen CT the land OF
the Big Horn and the North Platte /,
is no more than enough. In 1880 there
were nearly two miles CT territory fci
each inhabitant, and In 1880 one aat
ona-half miles. In 1900 each man
could still have more than one square
mile to himself Ever the baad grOwa
tighter.-Ccilier's Weekly.
The Delta independent., 1905-10-13
STRICT RULES FOR DIPLOMATS
Venetian Ambassadors Hold sterniy
to Their Duties.


to Their Duties.
Venice was the leader In medieval
diplomacy and Its ambassadors were
compelled to keep close watch over all
Venetian interests In foreign places.
According to law OF 1868 ambassa.
dors were not allowed TO be accompan-
led on their missions by their wives
lest state secrets should leak out.
They must. however. take their own
cooks to avoid being poisoned. No
present could be received without the
consent OF the state. After 1858 each
envoy was required by law to file a
written report Of his ministry with the
keeper OF the archives. Later 1t was
mace unlawful for an ambas sador to
hold conversation with strangers or
TO write letters on political questions
addI essed TO persons not connected
with the government. So severe were
the regulations that 1t became dim.
cult matter TO obtain the best men for
the foreign service. Fines had to be
imposed upon the appointees who re.
fused to depart for their posts.
The Delta independent., 1905-10-13
pitched too High for the Choir.

A good many years ago, before the
late Dan w. Palmer moved from
Georgetown to East Boston, he was a
choir member and played musical
instrument in the church at the for
mer place. Some weeks after his re-
noyal the tenor singer of his Old choir
came up to visit him. The first cues
ton Dan asked him was how matters
went in the choir.
"They don't go worth cent was
the reply. THE new leader we've got
pitches the tunes so high that yor
couldn't play the bass on fife Ecs'
ton Herald.
The Delta independent., 1905-10-13
Hia Gcat.

A minister relates how he oncs n.
,ited ono OF his deacons q &C wita
aim to the golf links for . game. IRE
deacon knew little of go,f, bus ceala
not play well. When tlc game was
under way the deacon. who was max.
ing many foozles. whenever he i@ade
a bat sllct would SAY, "Croton!" Ee
repeated the word so often In rath.
er profane tone of voice that the min.
lister said:
why do you say 'Croton' 40 oftcn?"
We'll" said the deacon, that's tho
biggest dam know"
The Delta independent., 1905-10-13
A piaanoala.

The callow youth thinks TO poke
fun Mt the young woman who has
Just obtaired her degree Of NJ. D.
Jaw, Miss Heller" he suys, Il won,
der If You can tell me anything abou;
my case
POSSIBLY"
II am troubled with shooting pains
all the time"
"Where are they shcOting?'.
"Through my head"
~ wouldn't worry If were you.
They'll not hit anything"
The Delta independent., 1905-10-13
hettY Green s Views.

Mrs. Hetty Green has no particNla
religious views. She was bred a Qu1.
er, but she never goes to any kind {
a church. Indeed" she said quaint.
on a recent occasion. 81 once he.,
mortgages on twenty-eight diffe-er
churches. / a-n a firm believer in si..
plicity. That is why so many reofl'
believe ME mean, when the fact is
merely prefer not to be extravagant
The leader., 1905-07-15
JAPAN WO0LD NOT CONSENT
China's Request 10 Be Represented
At the Peace Conference.
Japan Believes She IL Able to Take
Care Of China'a EmtereAtss 1or
Which She Has shts

Washington. July TO- China's re-
quest to be represented In the Wash
ington conference on the ground that
she Is vitality interested in its pro-
ceedings, has been received BY the
president and Informally transmitted
to the belligerents. Whether the pres
ident has received the formal replies
can not be learned. but it can be stated
that while Russia is inclined to favor
the suggestion, Japan would not con-
sent to it.
Japan has already made public her
assurance that Manchuria is to 10 re-
stored to China. That is one Of the
principles for which she says she has
been fighting. Japan regards herself
as fully capable of executing this prom
Use without the assistance of China,
and in view Of China's inability before
the war to cope with Russia in Man
churia, the Japanese government is une
able to see what possible service Chi
nese representative would be In the
Washington conference.
Moreover, the Japanese have all
along taken the position that when
peace negotiations were begun they
would be conducted directly with Rus
sia 1t is altogether unlikely that the
Washington government will press the
claim of China, and the official view
here fails to sympathize with the idea.
The leader., 1905-07-15
THE CROP REPORT LEAKAGE
1t ia Brought Home to Associate sta
tiatician Edwin $. Holmes and
He is Let Out.

Washington, July 10.-As the result
Of the investigation by secret service
agents into the charges made by Rich
ard Cheatham, secretary of the Cotton
Planters association, that information
had been given to cotton brokers ia
New York by some person or persons
in the bureau of statistics of the de-
partment Of agriculture, Secretary
Wilson has made public an official re-
port in which he states that Edwin s.
Holmes, the associate statistician, has
been guilty of Juggling the official
report, and dismissed from the service.
The report says: 1T has been found
that Mr.. Holmes communicated adj
vance information to L. c. Van Ripper,
New York broker, and M. Haas, of
New York, who acted as a go-between
in conveying information from Holmes
to other New York brokers.
steps have been taken by Secretary
Wilson to prevent any further leakage
of the department figures, and an en-
tire reorganization of the bureau OF
statistics and manner of preparing
monthly crop reports has been out
lined.
The leader., 1905-07-15
TRADE HAS BEEN RETARDED
Holiday and weather Influences
Have Combined to Retard Busi-
ness In Some Sections.

New York, July Bradstreets
weekly review says:
Holiday influences, irregular weather
and crop reports and seasonable shut
downs for repairs and inventories have
tended to limit the turnover. Too
much rain in the west has retarded
trade in that, section, and from the
south similar reports come. In the
central west and east and south
west, however, trade is of full summer
volume, with a good retail distribution
and fair returns for summer goods
from jobbers. The sharp advance in
raw cotton has had a rather stimulat-
ing effect on southern trade sentiment,
though indicating smaller than expect
ed yields. the feeling being that higher
prices will Offset reduced production.
The advance of raw cotton has stimu-
lated inquiry for cotton goods, which
have been generally advanced 5 to 10
per cent. and buyers complain of slow
deliveries.
The leader., 1905-07-15
MIGRATION Or THE DOES.
The "Roesv Also Departing -other
Names Of Later Note Taking
Their Places.

From Brooklyn borough courts il re.
ported q large increase IN the number Of
John Does The excess Of Does, in
Brooklyn, too, says local authority, is
almost coincident with the disappearance
from the courts Of Manhattan of Does"
and sRoes. In the old English courts,
when the name of d plaintiff was UNI
known, the custom was to describe him
q John Doe" When the defendants
name was unknown he was described as
Richard Roe. In the criminal courts
the name Of an unidentified male prisoner
was entered as John Doe" and Of 4 fe-
male prisoner as Jane Roe" In civil
cases with women appearing as principals,
"Jane Doe was the name, in default 81
any other, for the female plaintiff, and.
"Jane Roe" for the female defendant.
In Manhattan the colloquial use Of the
word dough" as slang designation for
wealth Is chargeable with the words,
John Dough, describing d man Of
money. As John Dough has come for
ward, John Doe has receded, and the
name John Doe" has been giving place
in the criminal courts to Walter Jones'
As Jane" and John Doe" have often
been allied in legal papers in court, Jane
Dot" has been superseded by Kate Best.
The leader., 1905-07-15
FRAUD ORDER ANNOUNCED
Became Effective Sunday and is Di-
rected Against the Peoples Unit
ed states Bank of st. Louis.

Washington, July Postmaster
General Cortelyou has announced the
issuance of fraud order against the
Peoples United States bank of st.
Louis, Mo-, its officers and agents and
E. G. Lewis, publisher, effective July
8. The action bars the company from
the use of the mails, after an investi-
cation by the postal authorities as to
the details of the business of the in
stitution. The postmaster general, in
his announcement, says:
1T is understood that the funds of
the bank, which have not been bor-
rowed by Mr.. Lewis and his enter
prises, amounting TO about two-thirds
of the total amount RENTED, are de-
posted in banks and will be available
toward reimbursement OF the stock
holders, who number upwards of 65,-
600. 1t is the intention of the officers
of the post Office department to coop
crate with the secretary of state Of
Missouri in every proper way fro the
Missouri in every proper way for the
tors
The leader., 1905-07-15
-Four Facts For
Sick Women
70 ConSidez
Lydio b. PinEBam,s Vegetable Compound
Has an UneaH0led Record Of Cures
Ms. Pinkhans,s AdUice Is COHftdeD-
fiaL Fhqe, and aIuoays Helpful

FIRsT.-That almost every operation
In our hospitals performed upon women
becomes necessary through neglect OF
such symptoms as backache, irregular
and painful menstruation, leucorrh@as
disbursements of the uterus, pain In
the side, burning sensation in the stom-
ach, bearing-down pains, nervousness
dizziness and sleeplessness.
SECOND. -The medicine that holds
the record for the largest number Of
absolute cures of female ills Is Lydia
e. Pinkhafn's Vegetable Compound.
1t regulates, strengthens and cures
diseases of the female organ1Em az
nothing else can.
For thirty years 1t has been helping
women to be strong, curing backache,
nervousness, kidney troubles. all utter
inc and ovarian inflammation, weak
ness and displacements, regulating
ing its pains. It has also proved itself
invaluable in preparing for childbirth
and the change of life.
TmRD.-The great volume of unso-
licited and grateful testimonials on file
at the Pinkham Laboratory at Lynn,
Mass, many of which are from time to
time published by permission, give abb
solute evidence of the value OF Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and
Mrs. Pinkham's advice.
FOURTH. Every ailing woman in the
United States is asked to accept the
following invitation. 1t is free, will
bring you health and may save your
life.
Mrs. Pinkham's Standing Invitation
to Women.--Women suffering from any
form of female weakness are invited to
promptly communicate with Mrs. Pink.
ham, at Lynn, Mass. All letters arc
received, opened, read and answered
by women only. From symptoms given,
your trouble may be located and the
quickest and surest way of recovery
advised. Out of the vast volume of ex-
perience in treating female ills Mrs.
Pinkham probably has the very knowl-
edge that viii help your case. Surely,
any woman, rich or poor, is very foolish
If she does not take advantage of this
generous offer of assistance.