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The Delta independent., 1905-12-15
Electric Motor sss.s stssm.

Consideration Of safety Of tracks,
which has heretofore limited the pos
sibilities OF high speed with steam 10
coInotives. promises to be largely 70
moved as factor in the development
of the electric locomotive. Only those
familiar with the development OF the
passenger locomotive of the last ten
years can appreciate to the full to
what extent the counte:balance on the
mammoth drive wheels Of the hyers
played havoc with even the best con-
structed tracks. Now comes the
steady running eletcric locomotive,
with the uniform rotative effort OF it,
motors and no counterbalance to
wreck the peace Of mind of the
roadmaster. In the preliminary
tests Of the most powerful loco
motive in the world. just turned
ont from the electric shops in the
east, of short stretch Of track and
hauling eight Pullmans, the train ire
quently exceeding sixty miles an hour.
So perfect was the control OF the mo-
torman over it in starting that speed
Of thirty miles an hour was reached IN
one minute. and yet SO steady was the
acceleration and SO free from pound
ing was the running that none OF the
experienced I.ilroad men believed the
speeds to be as high as they actually
were. This machine. too, WAS not
built with an especial eye to high
speed. but with the idea Of keeping to
an ordinary passenger schedule.
While this locomotive 10 to be thor.
oughly tried out this winter under
verying conditions, the preliminary
tests demonstrate the ability OF the
electric locomotive to handle q heavy
Pullman train on good track In clear
weather much better than any steam
locomotive now running.
The Delta independent., 1905-12-15
A Fine conver.ationalist.


Il was a much confused debutante
who, during her first Washington sea-
son. suffered agonies of torture from
self consciousness One day she met
the late Secretary Hay at reception.
Her embarrassment was evident and
In striking contrast to the ease OF the
Secretary and his two daughters.
Tell me what to say and how to say
It," she whispered to the Secretary as
he shook hands with her.
With ready wit he responded: Say
the same things that people say to
you. Then listen closely"
The girl did as she was bidden.
When people said. How do you do?"
she replied. .'How do you do?" When
they said, so glad to see you," she
simply repeated the formula. One
after another of the sentences she
managed to stumble through. And as
she went along ease began to come to
her and she noticed that people con-
versed with her. She said SO little
and listened SO much. At the close Of
the evening she had the satisfaction
Of hearing some one say: what q
brilliant girl is Miss x. She Is such
. fne conversationalist."
The Delta independent., 1905-12-15
Friendship Between Nations.

In the interchange Of amenities at
q recent banquet given to the French
naval officers in London Premier Bal
four gave utterance to what We are
glad to believe is a truth. and If SO q
very gratifying one. Speaking of the
new and cordial relations that had
been established between the nations
represented by guests and hosts. he
said: There have been times when
the idea of national friendship except
ing for the purpose of annoying some
third party hardly came within the
view OF practical politicians. but glad
I am to think that these days are now
gone" Loud applause greeted this
statement. He might even have put
the matter in q positive and yet
stronger way by saying that hardly If
ever before had there been . time
when any other consideration than
that of temporary expediency was
made the basis Of an entente cordiale
between nations.-Boston Transcript
The Delta independent., 1905-12-15
Passenger. Without Money in Russia.

Passengers Without Money in Russ!a.
He was Russian and wanted to
go back to his native heath. So he
dropped into the ticket office and en-
broiled Passenger Agent Charlie
Miles in debate on the reasonable
ress of second class rates to New
York.
Say, mister. please, you make it
little bit less. please, and tomorrow
I come in and buy the ticket said
the subject of the Gar. You charge
too much. Sure, you can believe me
when tell you it is too much money.
! can travel from st. Petersburg to
Manchuria for $15."
Miles explained that he had no dis
cretion in the matter and would have
to charge the established tariff rate.
please, mister, you make it little
less" persisted the prospective pas
senger. I'm my country we do not
treat a foreigner SO. You have no
money: you get on a train; you say
to the conductor you have 10 money.
Then you hand him 4,639 copecks.
which is 81 in your money. and he
lets you ride for two days."-San
Francisco Chronicle.
The Delta independent., 1905-12-15
Aa,ssrly Millienalrs.


To the average man that racks his
brain to make domestic ends meet on
SO or SIS q week there Is something
startling in the light recently thrown
ON the life and habits Of Mr.. samuel
Dunlap. the octogenarian millionaire.
who died . few weeks ago In London.
Mr.. Dunlap's housekeeper declares,
among many other strange things. that
during forty years this owner Of mil
lions purchased only one suit Of
clothes, 4 cheap pair Of gray trousers
and two overcoats: while four straw
hats, at q shilling each. were all the
head covering required for sixteen
years.
Once . month the housekeeper cut
his hair; and that his locks should not
be wasted size had orders to stun mat.
tresses with them. When his f.ock
coat became frayed and green Airs.
Ealden cut OH its tails and converted
1t. for several years. further use. into
q jacket: while her master would
never have his shoes blacked o. hts
clothes brushed for fear Of wearing
them out
The Delta independent., 1905-12-15
Could Most c..eh the Train.

SO0s0 WOoN S0SSU wv sVaSOs
There II . man In Enfield. Ct. who
drives u carriage to and from the sta
,ioc for the accommodation (?) OF the
public. He is exceedingly slow, nearly
always being . little behind time.
One day he was engaged to carry .
lady to train which II was very i'm
portant she should catch. She watched
and waited. with hat and coat on. un-
I'll II was nearly train time. Al last
Mr.. C. drove up. hurrying not an atom.
The lady's husband new to the door,
and impatiently shouted: whats
the use Of coming now! It's nearly
train time"
WALL" drawled tho immrvable
hackman. III your wife has her things
all on. and IL ready to start. I reckon
I can git her most there"
The Delta independent., 1905-12-15
HAVE AN ACE LEFT.
epeatser cannon's ldsa Of ceunssy's
Future oreatness.

epe a,ker cannon's Idea Of ceunssy's
Future orsatness.
Uncle Joe" Cannon, discussing the
subject OF foreign policy in our diplo-
macy. Illustrated his point BY . story.
which he opened with an explana-
ton.
In the game OF pinochle there are
two aces In each suit" he said. Keep
that In your mind and you may COM
prehend how view the relative situa
tion of the United States In the great
game OF International politics. hold
that the real era Of our importance
will be At hand when We dominate the
entire world without question. but per
haps not territorially or by conquest.
Maybe II win be In commerce and the
Nsadership In thought. We dawned
suddenly on European statesmen after
our war with Spain. as an ace that 10
played Unexpectedly In . game Of pin
ochle.
Once . startled German gamester
addressed his adversary In . contest:
did you blay dot ace?'
"Conplacently the one addressed
replied:
81 att he fingered card with af
fectioa. but not yet"
"Thta country still holds an acs."-
New Yofk Times.
-
The Delta independent., 1905-12-15
Far-seeina Scot.

The following story is told Of an
eccentric Scottish keeper on an estate
in the north OF Scotland:
He was once guiding . shooting par
ty up near the top Of steep and high
mountain. Suddenly. when they had
reached a great height, one OF the
beaters gave 4 loud yell. and seized
himself by the back Of the neck.
Through his interlocked white fingers
bright blood oozed. The man had
been peppered with stray shot in the
nape.
The keeper. seeing the blood. and
thinking the accident much worse
than it really was, tawled out excit-
cdly-
"Rin, Dugald! Rim doom the hill!
Heaven only kens hoo far wen haze
to CARRY ye!"
The Delta independent., 1905-12-15
Two Judge Thompson Stories.

Two Judge Thompson stories.
Judge Thompson. who sat upon the
bench Of the superior court OF this
state for some years prior to his death
suffered dreadfully. but was n great
Joker. says . writer In the Boston
Boston Herald.
The first case TO be tried at . ses-
sion Of the superior court held At
Fitchburg. q short time prior to his
decease. had Just been opened. the
plaintiffs attorney had said. May It
please the court. Turning TO ths
Judge he said:
Can I trouble your honor.
"N-N-N-No. sir!" exploded the
Judge.
But I beg your honor's pardon.
wa3. to make . notion" said the
attorney.
"M.M-Makc your motion. sir! You
c-c-can't trouble me-"
II was the same Judge Thompson
who vas net on the streets In Boston
by another lawyer with = book In his
hand. The lawyer asked him what
the book Vas. The Judge replied:
"T.T-Thompson's overruled c-c-cases-"
He had . copy Of the latest volume oe
the reports a the supreme court
The Delta independent., 1905-12-15
vvhitIne Owned ..clsar Up."

David whiting. founder Of tho pres
ent iirm OF D. Whiting Z Son. milk
eontractors, was one day In his mill
yard In Wilton. N. H.. where two Of
his men were unloading load q logs
onto large pile.
one OF the men said: 1T would b
vsll to start . new pile. wouldn't Il.
Nr. Whiting?
.Piis EN- up: pile EN- Mp: own
clear nm" said Mr.. WhitiAx's lnnonic
saply. Herald.
The Delta independent., 1905-12-15
Take . Fresh s,ars.

A the horses trot down to the wire
in q long. struggling line . race ON
cial bangs q bell and the whole neld
turns and goes back to try again. A
fresh start is necessary. But Il 10 not
only on the race track that fresh
starts are essential to the achieve
ment Of results. There sre countless
instances Of business Arms taking
fresh starts after visitations Of mis-
fortune. individuals without number
daily turn their backs upon discour.
agements OF the past and take . fresh
start. The man who fails % he who
IL unwilling to do battle over again.
An individual suffers everlasting fail
ure II. when confronted BY obstacles.
he refuses to gird up his loins and
take . fresh start. Fresh starts are
the foes OF sluggishness and lasiness
and the guarantees Of . brighter sue
cess than could Be possible without
them.-Baltimore Herald.
The Delta independent., 1905-12-15
HIS sucker-sAop EXPERIENCE.
UneI. Reuben Got Left No Matter
How the Market Went.

Unel. Reuben Got Left No Matter
How the Market Went.
"I've allus had curiosity to know
what a bucket shop was" said Uncle
Reuben as he got back from the city
and was waiting for his mail at the
postofiice, land when got up town to-
day l asked a policeman TO direct me
to one.
Mister says to feller wher
cot inside. is this what you call q
bucket shop?
at is.' he replied. we keep all
kinds OF buckets here
"'How much for a 6czenT
"'Want to buy 'em on spee?'
"I reckon
".All right. You put Up 81 and
come in half an hour later
II give up my 81 and took stroll" {"
said Uncle Reuben. land was back
there within an hour.
Buckets went down after you left.
says the feller. and you've lost your
g.. Better put In two more aud see II
you can't hit the market
II handed over tNo more and took
another stroll. When l got back the
feller says to me:
Buckets went up after you left
and you have lost yorr Sc
Buckets went down and lost, and
buckets went up and lost. How does
a feller ever make anything?
"'Oh. you buy q well to go with
your bucket says he. Gimme - and
take another walk"
But you didn't was asked.
mot much! I hunted around and
found q place where they was hoidtn'
q markdown sale on hot-water bags
and got q dozen for so cents apiece.
They beat buckets all TO smash for
earryin' hot water around the house!o @
Baltimore American.
The Delta independent., 1905-12-15
Plain m pav.

Blanche and Harry, aged and
respectively, were very fond OF maple
sugar.
Blanche. being Of an inquisitive turn
of mind. asked her mother how it was
made.
The mother explained how maple
trees were tapped and the sugar made
from the sap.
The explanation was not convincing
to Blanche. however. and she asked
her brother II he believed 1t.
Harry. who never doubted anything
his mother said. Immediately replied:
why. Of course; you tap maple trees
and get maple sugar Just the same as
you tap an oak tree and get tapioca.'
(Lippincott's)
The Delta independent., 1905-12-15
LITERALLY Al SHE WAS TOLD.
Cook Lady Only obeyed Orders Of the
Mistress,

"ibSTGSos
Speaking of the vital question Of
the hour, the servant" said Mrs.
Young Matron. II engaged cook lady
last week who came well recommend
ed. After she had been with me sew
eral days said to her, I will stir up
fruit cake. but want you to attend
to the baking of 1t. Bake the cake
said impressively, one hour by the
clock pointing to one Of those cheap
afairs, made of metal of some kind,
that hung on the kitchen wall.
Sure. num- Nora replied.
II went upstairs, took my sewing
and soon the hum of the sewing ma.
chine broke the stiffness. After q
while my nostrils were assailed by a
most peculiar odor. 1 smiled the at
mosphere. trying to determine what
the smell might be, for sometimes
trash was thrown into the furnace
along with the coal. 1t smelled neith-
er like burning rags, paper nor rub
ter. | threw down my sewing and
FASTENED to the kitchen.
"'What is burning, Nora? ex-
claimed.
Faith. mum, 1t must be the clock,
she replied.
I" The clock! What do you mean?'
Nora opened the oven door. disclos-
ing the cake and what was left of the
clock side by EACH I grabbed the
coal scuttle and hurriedly raked into
It the smelly mass.
"'What on earth. Nora demanded
made you put the clock in the oven!
Are you crazy?'
Crazy. is It? she made answer
in tones that a tragedy queen might
have enyied. and I just a-followin'
your orders. Didn't you tell me your.
self, Nora. bake the cake one hour
BY the clock?' ?'"-Lippincott's Maya
zine.
The Delta independent., 1905-12-15
NAVE AN ACE LEFT.
Speaker cannen's idea Of country'e
Future Greatness.

Vp0aW0r O&unou8 t0S3 ot VoOuxfyS
Future Greatness.
Uncle Joe" Cannon. discussing the
subject Of foreign policy in our diplo-
macy. illustrated his point by q story.
which he opened with an explana-
ton.
In the game Of pinochle there are
two aces In each suit" he said. 'KeAD
that In your mind and you may COM
prehend how view the relative situa-
ton OF the United States in the great
game OF international politics. hold
that the real era OF our importance
win be at hand when We dominare the
entire world without question. but per-
haps not territorially or by conquest.
Maybe It will be in commerce and the
leadership In thought. We dawned
suddenly on European statesmen after
our war with Spain. a. an ace that Is
played unexpectedly in game OF pin
ochle.
"Once . startled German gamester
addressed his adversary in 4 contest:
Ibid you blay dot ace?'
''Complacently the ONE addressed
replied:
~ dit he fingered q card with af.
fection. but not yet"
This country still holds an ace."-
New York Times
The Delta independent., 1905-12-15
FAT AS INSANITY ANr,oors
Opinion Of Medical Journal Has
Aroused Establishment.

Are the majority of folk OF weak
intellect? Is insanity on the increase?
Are we all preparing ourselves for
lunatic asylums? These startling ques-
tions have occurred to me after read
ing an article in a medical journal
on the gospel of fat as applied to the
treatment of mental disease" 1t
seems that the more you fatten UP
the mentally afflicted the saner they
become; but. of course. the dihiculty
lies in providing the lunatic with
adipose tissue, as there Is nothing like
brain disease to cause too. too solid
flesh to melt.
The aim of most Of us nowadays Is
to keep down what our transatlantic
friends. with their genius for using
the ugliest word for everything, un-
compromisingly call flesh" We bathe.
we massage, we diet. we fiy to these
and those waters, We try all manner
of cures, and put ourselves into vari-
GUS kinds of straps and pastes. anu
take violent exercise with the aim OF
fning ourselves down and keeping
vtoutness at bay.
Does this decided disposition on
the part of men and women to avoid
corpulence, and the successful thin
ming down" that we notice on all
sides, portend increase Of lunacy? II
30. dieting and the taking Of waters
and massage ought to DE forbidden
by act of Parliament. BY the way.
Hamlet was fat and scant Of breath.
but he was certainly far from sane
London Wcrid.
The Delta independent., 1905-12-15
Aev. WllIIe naaee Mensx.

Little willie Jones' mother had been
In the habit Of giving him spending
money every day. One dag mother
told Willie that he was getting too old
and big . boy to be spending money
70. candy, and II he wanted any more
money he would have to earn Il him.
self. But Willie seemed to be more
prosperous day after day. One day
his mother noticed lot OF children
yelling and shrieking In the back yard.
Upon Investigation she found Willie
surrounded by the admirinE children
and this sign upon the playhouse:
willie Jones Will Eat
Il small green worm for cent.
larRe green worm for 2 cents. I small
fuzzy worm for 3 cents. large fuzzy
worm for Z cents. small green toad,
10 cents: 1 large green toad. Is cents"
The Delta independent., 1905-12-15
"v.nsee Doodle" sun j. F.vorIte.

"Yanlsse Doodle" stili . Favorite.
Sir Edward Elgar, reputed to be the
most famous living musical composer
Of England. delivers some sharp re-
marks concerning the anthems Of the
nations. National anthems. as = rule.
he says, are rubbish and rot. and he
notes no exceptions to the rule. He
says the rhyme. the sentiment and in
some Instances the music are vile, and
II the music happens to be passable 1t
has been borrowed from somewhere.
Well keep on singing America"
"The etar-Spangled Banner" Yankee
Doodle" and even "Hail. Columbia"
though Sir Edward classes them with
the anthems OF other nations.-Port-
land Oregonian.
The Delta independent., 1905-12-15
LEADER KNEW NO rALrss,ne,

Even After Death John ZIska Inspired
His Adherents.
John Ziska. who made war ON b.
half OF the persecuted Hussites
against the Emperor Sigismund. was
only once defeated. and forced his
sovereign In the end to treat with
him on terms Of equality.
ziska lost ons eye very early In his
career. and the other at the storming
of Prague. Nevertheless. thoogh to-
tally blind. he continued to lead his
adherents from victory to victory. Ho
died eventually Of the plague while
besieging the castle Of Craslau.
But even then his usefulness Was
not At an end. for his skin was tanned
and made into . drum-head. in &C
cordapce with his last wishes. and its
martial music served to inspire the
Hussites with an ardor that eventually
overcame all obstacles.
The Delta independent., 1905-12-15
MUCH TALENT, LITTLE GENIUS.
Justin Mecarthy's Idea Of the English
lkeearw world


Literary World.
Justin Mccarthy. whose own activi-
ties as a writer have extended over
more than half a century. does not
agree with the Respondent note often
heard in the discussion Of English lit
erature. 1T is true" he says. that
we have not the old giants with US.
We have much nne talent, but not
perhaps. much real genius. 1t is the
quiet sea after the pillows. What l
mean is that in literary history you
have times Of great minds and then
again times Of merely gifted minds.
The present time is one Of high aver
age talent rather than one OF genius.
The average quality Of English litera-
tuEa has never. perhaps. been higher.
and then people are reading more.
when the next flight Of great geniuses
cones along there will be 4 public
such as even Thackeray or Dickens
did not have"
The Delta independent., 1905-12-15
Preacher Was MIsundsrsseed.

Preacher Was MlsuNdsrsseed.
Bishop Blomaeld discovered ONE day
~ he entered the pulpit that he had
forgotten the manuscript Of his ser
mon. It was impossible to do ~ the
Scottish minister did In similar cir
cumstances, sen for the sermon from
his home while the congregation suns
Psalm lis. NO. he must preach ex.
tempore, and did 20. taking for hts
theme the existence OF God. Very
well satisfied he felt with his effort.
A he walked homo he overlook one
Of his congregation. whose opinion o:
the sermon he invited. "Well. It were
very good Sermon" was the reply.
''but I don't agree WI It. believe
there 10 q Cod!"
The Delta independent., 1905-12-15
RYeklr ol.p!.yea sreeel.hc...

Nuskln olsplaysd onebhlehnsss.
Leveson- Cover. author Of entertain.
ing memoirs. tells Of an occasion ON
which Ruskin was snobbish. He says:
"Ruskin on one occasion gave . large
supper. 70 which hs invited some Of
the leading undsrgraduates whom he
did not know. His speech on this &C.
casion did mot make = favorable i'm.
preston. He said he could hardly on.
press how much be felt honored that
. many yoanG men who were superior
70 him socially should have conde.
oeendea q aonspt his invitasioa- This
ats)ae11nsd % TO ksep ~ Ia acQuaint.
anoo. although " we're the losera
tAsrsby."
The Delta independent., 1905-12-15
pas,Ind. and tn. CARDINAL.

One oe the after-dinner stories float.
ing about the Hamptons. apropos Of
Cardinal Gibbons visit. relates to a
colored girl who once had place in
the cardinals household in Baltimore.
"She came to me-" said the woman
who told the story. with = most nat.
.ering letter of recommendation.
held her on until I got into communi-
cation with another member OF the
rectory service. 'Malindy was dne
girl all right was the response I
heard. and We couldn't nnd much
fault With her. But, you see. We hao
TO let her 60. for. do what We would.
We couldn't keep her. when she want
ed to rig berself up in extra style.
from wearing the cardinals red silk
stockiugs.' New York Sun.
The Delta independent., 1905-12-15
And hs Old.

They had not gone far from shore
when the canoe upset and the young
man and the merry maiden found
themselves standing neck deep In
water.
"Just what was hoping for" said
the young man. contentedly.
Hoping fort" Qusrsed. she. indig.
inantly.
EYES," replied he. Il heard you
were at this summer resort and l
came way down here on the sole hope
OF falling In with you."-Houston
Puxt.
The Delta independent., 1905-12-15
The short Knitted Jacket

last autumn long knitted woolen
jackets were seen to some extent. but
short ones are still more popular
These must be sufficiently large. and
there should be . slight blouse IN
back as we'll A. front Those opening
down the front are usually preferred.
whether laced or fastened with hooks
OF buttons. Wide collars are not n
fashionable a. the narrower widths.
but cuffs are deeper than last season
and sleeves are larger.
The Delta independent., 1905-12-15
Wh,t I,appened After,ward.

Tam O'Shanter tied his mare II
the stable and went wsarily up to the
house to meet his sulky. sullen dame
She was waiting for him.
sWeel." she said In shrill. angry
voice, what tale hae 70 noof''
''Naae!".he said. taking her out to
the stable and showing her poor Mag.
gie's bleeding stump.
Then hs told her Z fairy tAse about
ois having been attached BY = 0ss
3srate highwaymAn who had flred .
vulley 1t him that haa missed him
oy narrow margin and taken erect
= the MARI.
The Delta independent., 1905-12-15

Universal Appreciation Impossible.
Edmund Burke said: The very at
tempt toward pleasing everybody dis
covers 4 temper always flashy ana
often false and insincere."
The Delta independent., 1905-12-15
RUN to Earth.

Nun to earth.
Poeticus-'I have collected = vol.
ume of my fugitive verses"
Criticus-"GOod!"
Poeticus-"It pleases your"
Criticus-"Yes. don't think they
should be allowed to be 1t large any
more"
The Delta independent., 1905-12-15
A Gentleman.

Whoever is honest, generous. cour.
teous. honorable and candid is true
gentleman. whether learned or un-
learned, rich or poor.-Lynn Item.
The Delta independent., 1905-12-15
d Mlnlna In vleterla.

d Mining In Victoria.
annual report Of the secretary
OF ....Aes for Victoria shows that the
amount OF gold mined In hat colony
since its discovery in 1851 Il s7.56ss-
Sss ounces. valued 1t e1.s50.000 900
The Delta independent., 1905-12-15
XIII, u.o ai.xe,.

XIII Man Slayer.
A t.Eress in Burma that had q rec
ord OF having killei more than 500
persons. was killed lately by two En-.
glish engineers.