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TROY.

IhOf.
John /. Whitney of Winthrop visited his
brother Clarence and called on old neighbors
and friends last week. DR.. f. L. Stevens
of Belfast, was called to Troy professional
ly last Tuesday. .Almot and Charles Gerry
of Haverhill, Mass. called on relatives at the
Center last week. Amos Bennett is spend
ing few days with friends in Newport. -.
Vergie Getchell of Plymouth, who teaches
in Unity, with her cousin Pearly Getchell
of Unity, visited Mr.. and Mrs. E. ?. Hop
kins, Sunday. Edwin Whitaker began
work with his hay press Monday. pr. G.
A. Stevens of Stockton Springs and DR.. 3.
L. Stevens of Belfast visited their boyhood's
home last week. Mrs. Danforth and her
daughter Nellie were in Unity Sunday to
attend the funeral of Mrs Danforth's father,
Mr.. Chester Gerry....E f. P. Hopkins started
on business trip to Aroostook County
Monday. Mrs Hopkins is visiting in Ply
mouth during his absence. There is a
scarcity of help in this vicinity and this
sudden change of weather makes it hard
for the farmers who have not finished har-
vesting potatoes and apples.
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LINCOLNVILLE.

L1NCOLNVILLE'
The Town Fair was held here on Tuesday
and the day being one appropriate for the
occasion the attendance was large. The
exhibits in all departments were good. The
proceeds from the fair and dance were 800.
49,. Miss Ella Pottle and Harry Mathews
visited in Prospect a few days last week. ...
Eugene Cilley of Boston is at home on a va
cation. Mrs. Carrie Miller of Lexington
Mass. is visiting Mrs. John Miller. Mr..
and Mrs Willis Mckinney of North Haren
are guests of Mr. and Mrs. John u. Miller.
=. Mr.. and Mrs. T. E. Cuddy of Frankfort,
accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs. +. G. Cunning
ham of Bucksport, were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Gray a few days last week.
Frank Gray arrived home Sunday from a
short visit in Stockton Springs and Prospect.
-. Mrs. j. E. Rhodes of Rockland visited
friends in town last week.
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Hearst was hissed-or if you prefer 1t,
Missed was Hearst-in the Massachusetts,
Democratic convention which nominal
ed Moran for governor. Yet the plat
form adopted, after vigorous and at
times disordely discussion, euloglzed
both Hearst and Bryan.
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County Correspondence.
SOUTH MONTvILLE

SOUTH MONTVILLE.
Mr.. and Mrs. Werner Bennett returned
home last week. They will remain until
the first of December and then go to Boston
where Mr.. Bennett. has employment. Mrs
E. T. Peavey and daughter Laura OF Somer'
Vile, Mass. are visiting relatives and friends
in this place Mrs C. E. Eet9 Gman T. T he5
home i'm Cambridge, Mass. Mrs. Eta
Ryan went to Waldo last week to attend the
funeral of her sister.
CENTER MONTvILLE.
Herbert F. Jackson has bought W. W. B.
Choate's farm. :. Mr.. and Mrs. Geo B.
Nash of Camden were calling on old neigh
bors and friends here Oct. 9Th. M. NJ
Wentworth and crew are stringing wire on
the Liberty and Belfast telephone line
from Voney Thompson's to Perley Berry's
-. Lafayette f. Stewart and crew IA, are
Vile Telephone Cos. line from Samuel K
Thompson's to Freedom village. Harry
Jones, who has been stopping at D. e.
Gains for time, has returned to his home
in Providence, R. l.
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.nsta. has been leased for the legislative
session to party Of Bangor and Portland
Observation-Disclosures Fred Fl. Strickland of
Bangor and Senators-elect John F. A; Mer;
rill and Oakley c. Curtis Of Portland, and
others.
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Geo AIDE has raised seventy bushels
of oats to the acre on his farm.-Ex-
Wild oats?
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PROSPECT FERRY.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Gruby, Mrs. Bessie
Harvey, Miss Anderson and Mr.. Ryder re-
turned to their homes in Boston, Mass,
last Monday and Sunnyside is closed for
the season.. J.. Frank Bassick returned to
Boston, Mass, last Monday. Mrs. NJ. A.
Littlefield, reported IL last week, is i'm,
proving. Miss II. K. Heagan returned
last week from a visit in New London,
Conn.,. -. Mrs. G. A. Avery is on the sick
list. She is attended by DR.. G. N. Towle of
Bucksport.. Mrs. Charles Banks has gone
to Stonington to stay for while with her
husband. :. Mrs. M. E. c. Libby of Pros
pect visited relatives here last week.
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Exclusive Dress Goods WeaveS.

Our Dress Goods Department is making record for
itself this year in the matter of exclusive novelties in
every coloring that fashion pronolnces correct for
AUTUMN wear.
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CHARLES A. plLsBuEy,, Bushels Reitor m aa%
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The Delta independent., 1906-08-17

cluded that he would gain in both
purse and pleasure by going back to
the farm. Such young man. and
there are many like him in the Norton
County High School. would have vel.
coined an agricultural course. and
would have gone back to the farm
much better prepared for the duties OF
life than he was with a business train.
Ing. So the county superintendent OF
schools and the other members of the
board Of trustees decided that an
agricultural course should take the
place of the general science course, and
hired a graduate of the Kansas State
Agricultural College to teach agricul
ture and other sciences in the high
school. Secretary Wilson of Asricul
ture. while making Il trip through the
"short.grass country" learned of the
enterprise. became much interested in
1t, and In response to an appeal for
aid sent representative of the Ofiice
OF Experiment Stations to Norton to
help start 1t. The president of the
Kansas State Agricultural College also
responded to n call for assistance and
made one Of . party Of four that toured
The Delta independent., 1906-08-17
DIVA OF GRAND OPERA.
SIMPLE LIFE FOR MRS. JULIAN
STCRY WHEN SEASON IS OYER
FOR EMMA E4MES.
Noted Singer Flies to husband at
italian Home as Soon as Last Note
of Contract Season r taiis from Her
Golden Throat.

There are thousands of Madame
Emma Eames' admirers who hearing
Ler sing this season, will think they
now her well. They will have seen
her in the trailing robes of Juliet. or
the simple gown OF Marguerite. dark
skinned as Aida or fair and white as
The young bride, Elsa. They will find
In her neighbor giving plenty of
heart and strength and personality to
those who weep or thrill as they listen.
Sympathy is meat and drink TO the
singer; but, in the spring when the big
theater home of her triumphs Is
closed. Madame Emma Eames flies to
NGllombrosa where sympathy awaits.
As soon as she reaches her Italian
estate she becomes Mrs. Julian Story.
II is the beginning Of the simple life;
Of household duties and dairy superin-
tendence; OF the friendship of little
chickens. new puppies and old ponies,
Of favorite flowers in a personal gar
den. and the companionship Of a
husband.
Mrs. Story was reared in New Eng-
land: MIR. Story in Rome. The: have
n luxurious house in Paris. out II is
this sunny mountain slope in Italy
that awakens n responsive throb when
the home longing is keen and the ap-
plause OF the public fails TO reach the
heart
OLD VALLOMBROSA MONASTERY.
Many years ago. W. ". Story.
travelling for his health In Italy
found the beauty OF the Apprentices
TO culminnt" IN III. stretch OF land
known as yallombrosa. The Inonas.
terry Of the name. founded In the tenth
The Delta independent., 1906-08-17

century. was In the hands of few
monks The scattering of the monastic
order was the first OF innovations. The
locality, famed for its hcalth.giving
properties, offers peace and immunity
from the world, in few hotels and
snnltoriums Two or three American
millionaires have erected summer
homes on nearby hill tops and several
families OF the arlstocracy of Flsrcnce
spend the hot months here In feudal
strongholds.
The shooting box OF the ancient
Medici family. where the American
poet lived and died. is occupied by his
daughter: and Julian Story. because
the spot Is endearcd to him through
his fathers memory. has built on n
farm OF many acres great square
tower and hall. Campiglioni is the
farm. and Tore Di Campiglioni is
the home. which signifies the happy
abode OF art and good fellowship
Mr.. Story paints pictures. and
spends his energy wherever his por.
trait commissions may take him while
his wife Is singing. To the visiting
friend Of the singer the 20 mile trip
from Florence was n fitting approach
to her beautiful retreat. The road
which eventually led up to the terrace
Of II Tore was tied In bowknots. and
worked out like n puzzle. The puzzle
was solved. however. and In the open
living room or "loggia." MIR. Story
gave me hearty welcome.
iENT1RELY DEMOCRATIC,
The girl who had been separated
by professional etiquette from the great
singer. looked forward with some mp.
prehension to meeting a divinity In
sweeping sun-embroidered velvet drap-
cries Soon Mrs. Story came out In
a white duck skirt and n drawnwork
alirtwnist
"A 60)
The Delta independent., 1906-08-17

ITS simply fine in you to come.
Have some seltZer!" cried the lady. A
hearty laugh from the group on the
terrace broke in upon her greeting and
made her call hastily: Don't tell any
stories about me. Let us go over
there" she said, rising. 'one can never
afford to miss good laugh. and Ger
man dialect is too rare on these prem
ises to be slighted | often wish that
had one of my own, or that Joe Weber,
Lew Fields or Sam Bernard could hear
some of the attempts at English that
reach my ears during the opera season
AS 1t is. can only enjoy them for a
moment and repeat them afterward to
some one who can perpetuate the in
cident. OH we have droll times
Mrs. Story has a keen sense of hu-
NOR. and quite loses herself as she
listens to group Of story-tellers. In
like most strong personalities, she
does not rob those around her of poise
and ease, but possesses the rare fac
ulty of bringing out the very best that
is in them.
After dinner that wonderful even
ing music came in for its share The
last Wagnerian production TO the popu-
lar songs Of the season was the range
4 fragment Of "Tammany" was sung
hv that voice which will go down in
history. and the chorus was taken up
in many keys by the dinner guests
was not Madame Eames OF Grand Opera
who sang. II was Mrs. Julian Story
singing TO her friends.
The Delta independent., 1906-08-17
Want Industrial Training.

Resolutions were recently adopted
at the closing sessions OF the Ameri-
can Institute of instruction Mt New
Haven favoring the installing OF in
dustrial departments In every efficient
school system, The institute also
placed itself on record as holding that
In view OF recent developments of dis.
honesty In high places and OF the In
crease Of crime In different directions.
II Ia the duty OF the teachers to per-
sistently train the American youth In
honesty. integrity. and uprightness.
The Delta independent., 1906-08-17
RELICS OF JAMESTOWN.
S,fe of Exposition battle-ground of
Conflicts Between Early Settlers
and Indians.

~ all the Smiths who have e:er
lived. Captain John Is becoming the
most famous. due TO the prominence
given to his doinES, incident TO the
Jamestown Exposition. The romantic
days Of rocahontaS and Captain John
Smith are viVidly recalled by the old
Indian and frontiersmen's relics which
have been dug up in preparing the
ground for the jamestown Exposition.
The site selected for the celebration
of the three hundrcdth A. rersary OF
the first permanent English settlement
in America was once an Indian village
"c,'upied by the powhatans. the most
ruwcrful tribe Of the early American
Indians. who roamud over the country
"lst of the Ohio River several cen
turtles ago.
Near the State Exhibits Building
lands n majestic live oak tree. the
l'owhatan Oak. estimated 10 be
Early 1000 years old. which was a
favorite camping ground of the In
dams before America was discovered
~ the PalcfaCcS. Here We're held
rnuncils of war when the only weap-
ms in use were stone hatChcts. stone
var clubs. spears with stone points
md bows and arrows The arrow
down to cutting edge, almost as
harp as knife. every arrow head
r"presenting many hours of hard and
patient toll. Scores of these flint ar
row-heads are being found on the EN-
POSITION ground. in cNcavatiug for
streets and buildings. Some Of them
are broken. perhaps by striking some
zoe OF the Indians in battle or some
wild animnl-iu those layS the woods
bout Hampton Roads We're alive with
deer. bear and other animals. AZ Sc
wells Point where these relies are
found We're fought bloody battles be
tween the early English settlers and
the Indians and, according TO old In
dian traditions, this was also the
BATTLE ground on which warning In
dian tribes desperately contcndcd for
the right OF domain. long before the
occurrence OF the historic event which
the jamestown Exposition commcmo-
rates. The valuable fisheries Of what
are now called Hampton Roads and
Chesapeake Bay. tAe beautiful hunt
ing grounds along the water courses
and the many attractions peculiar to
this locality made this particular
point of land very desirable, and for
its possessions Indian tribes warred
with one another. Now, after CEN
turtles have gone by and the old ln-
dian nations that once controlled this
region have passed away. their an
cient battle fields have been trans
formed into Il magnificent internation-
al exposition ground, just outside the
corporate limits of the city of Norfolk,
Virginia.
The Delta independent., 1906-08-17
FARM HIGH SCHOOL.
GREA T IMPROVEMENT IN EDCC4
TIONAL NE THODS IN THRIV-
ING h4NS4S TOWN.
consolidation of the SOC House
Sen oIs INTO Large anc Well
tqu'pped High School-Stuoents
imb1pe the Spirit OF Village lmprov-
emSuI.

Ac uIl examples of successes-of
things that already have been done
are more convincing than a thousand
plausible arguments to prove what pos
sibly can be done. The Department of
Agriculture cites a case in Kansas.
showing the practical operation of a
county high school. which has done
much for Norton County. and which.
if faithfully worked out, in other in
stances. would give a tremendous i'm
petus to any other county in any
state.
Kansas has local option in the es-
tablishment of county high schools
As a result several sparsely settled
counties or counties in which there
are few large towns are supporting
such schools. Norton County. which a
few years ago was c'0tted with sod
school houses, and which still has
many sod dwelling houses. now sup
ports good county high school in the
village of Norton, a town &c 1900 in
habitants. located near the geopraphi-
cal center of the county The high
school building is OF brick stories
high. over a well lighted basement.
and is located on the outskirts of the
village. where land can be easily Sc
cured The basement contains fur
mace and fuel rooms. lavatories. and a
gymnasium. On the first floor is a
physics and chemistry room, a natural
history room. a music and art room.
and the rooms of the business depart
ment. The second floor contains an
assembly and study room and two re
citation rooms. The apparatus and
other equipment for the work in ply.
sizes. chemistry. and natural history
are exceptionally good for a small high
school. There is also good library
and reading room with current news,
papers and magazines.
The expense of running the school
in 1904 was sass. including s4.4SO
for teachers salaries and s5.15S for
buildings. grounds. and incidentals
This was a year when considerable
sums were spent for furniture. appara.
tus. supplies. and additional land. The
running expenses for the first six
months in 1905 were s3.775. Hereto
fore five teachers have been employed
but this year there are six.
No FARMING TAUGHT.
Previous TO tNis year the Norton
County High School has offered college
preparatory, normal. business ana gen
eral science courses. .hut no course re.
lated in any direct way to the leading
industry of the county-farming The
county superintendent of schools said
that his attention had been forCihly
directed to this lack in the curriculum
of the high school by the experience
OF a young man who came to the school
from one of the many large farms in
the vicinity. took the four-year busi-
ness course. spent one year in local
hank at $50 month. and then con-
The Delta independent., 1906-08-17
The Homer Pigeon.

The homer pigeon. when travelling
seldom feeds, and If the distance to It's
home be long. 1t arrives thin. exhaust.
ed and almost dying. If corn be pre-
sented to 1t, 1t refuses to eat. con.
tenting itself with drinking little
water. and then sleeping. Two or
three hours later It begins to eat with
great moderation. and sleeps again
Immediately afterwards, II its flight
has been very prolonged the pigeon
will proceed In this manner for forty.
eight hours before recovering its nor.
NAL mode OF feeding
The Delta independent., 1906-08-17
WILD WOODS BECOME PARKS

The landscape gardening which ha.
transformed wild woods into one of
the most beautiful scenic parks, will
also serve as an object lesson to farm.
ers and all who have grounds to beau
tify with flowers. shrubs and trees,
More than n million plants and trees
are growing on the Exposition
grounds, many of which have been
transplanted: others are native to the
soil. Among the trees transplantcd
were several hundred old trees, some
comprising an apple orchard, whose
trees were removed and planted
around the thirty.acre drill plain on
the grounds. These and the pines,
cedars, dogwoods and other trees have
not suffered by being transplanted.
Even trees which were hauled many
miles over land and water and plant.
ed on the Exposition grounds ara
thrifty, They have all been handled
under the guidance OF landscape engin.
GERS. The work has been done scien.
tiAcally and skillfully. The results are
seen In the fine condition Of the trees.
The arrangement OF trees. flowers
and plants Of all kinds. in various
parts of the Exposition grounds can
be studied to great advantage by all
landscape gardeners. and the unique
fence Of wire and towering vines Is
study worth going miles to see, a
magnificent model which every fence
The Delta independent., 1906-08-17

for smut and potatoes for scab; spray.
ing trees and garden crops for insect
pests and diseases, and making plans
for farm buildings. roads. water sys.
TENS. etc. Such work could be done
largely by the pupils at school or on
the different farms on Saturdays. 1t
would be educational and at the same
time would make the farmers feel
that they were getting some immediate
tangible return for the taxes paid in
support Of the school
The Delta independent., 1906-08-17
From ibOvc the Clouds.

The view Of a storm. cloud from above
is one of the most interesting sights
ever beheld by man. According to a
famous aeronaut, a storm view from
that position has the appearance OF
vast sea OF boiling. upheaving snow.
The falling OF the rain can be distinct.
ly heard. making a noise like a water.
fall over precipice. The thunder
heard above the storm-cloud is no,
loud. and the flashes OF lightning ap
The Delta independent., 1906-08-17
JUVENILE GARDENING,
.J4MESTOWN EXPOSITION has A
MODEL SCHOOL GARDEN or
4 HUNDRED BOYS.

Practica al Demonstrations by Depart
ment of Agriculture and Various
>tates-Landsca ape improvements
and Beautific tions.
Among the many novel features at
the jamestown Exposition is the gar
den work by school children. One
hundred boys from the public schools
of Norfolk, Newport News and Hamp-
ton, near the Exposition grounds. were
selected by their teachers to carry out
the plans for school garden at the
Exposition. Special trolley cars con-
veyed these young gardeners and their
The Delta independent., 1906-08-17

when the lions eat grass like nm OK,
And the fisherman swallows the whale:
When the tcrrnpns knit wooden socks.
Aud the hare Is outrun by the snail:
When scrpeuts walk upright like men,
Aud doodle bugs travel like frogs;
When the Ernsshoppcr feeds on the hen.
And feathers are found on the hogs;
When Thomas eats swim In the air.
And elephants roost upon trees;
When Insects In summer nrc rare,
Aud snur never makes people snccIe:
When the nsh creep over dry land,
And mules on vclocIpcdcs ride:
When foxes lay eggs In the sand,
And women In dress take no pride;
When Dntchmcn no longer drink beer,
And girls get to 'prcaching' on time:
When the billy goat butts from the renr,
And trenson no longer IL Grim,
When the humming bird brnys like an asa
Aud limhurgcr smells like cologne;
When plowsharcs nrc made out OF glass.
And hearts OF Tcnncssecans are stone;
When sense grows In Republican heads,
And wool on the hydraulic ram;
Then the Democratic party will be dead,
Aud this country not worth a.
The Delta independent., 1906-08-17

In the Friends burial grounds. in
Salem, N. j.. there stands the largest
oak tree In the State and possibly the
largest In the United States. It ia now
used as the trade mark" Of the New
Jersey Forestry Association.
The Delta independent., 1906-08-17

teachers to the grounds. April 16, 1906.
and under direction OF Warren H.
Manning, landscape designer OF the
Exposition. every boy was assigned to
small plot of ground in the garden
and was given sseeds to plant and in.
structions how TO plant them. In
these gardens are now growing beans.
peas, parsnips. carrots. marshmallow.
parsley and other vegetables. They are
attended by their little gardeners and
are kept clean and free from weeds.
most of the boys taking special pride
in their gardens.
This is but a preliminary training
for he schoolchildren in gardening.-a
trial heat. us it were. for the race next
year. The actual work is to be taken
up at the jamestown Exposition next
spring.
PRIZES FOR BEST GARDENS.
Those who have made a success OF
their gardens this season will be given
preference next year and will have
their same gardens. The Exposition
Company will give prizes or medals for
ina best cultivated garden on the
Exposition grounds and the young
gardeners will be given some valu-
able lessons in agriculture. The L. 5.
Department OF Agriculture and some
OF the state departments will have eX-
perimentai stations and gardens at
the Exposition as object lessons to
the young as well as older gardeners.
The young minds amongsthe visitors
which have a bent toward agriculture
pursuits will have an opportunity To
learn much Of value in the way of till.
ing the soil. They will learn when 10
plant. what to plant and how to plant,
TO get the best results. They will
also be given an opportunity to stu4y
soils and their treatment, and how to
enrich and improve them. Tree plant
ing and transplanting will constitute
another phase of Uncle Sans object
lessons, as are done at other govern
ment experimental stations. At the
st. Louis Exposition Uncle Sans gar
dens and the children's gardens proved
exceedingly interesting as well as IN,
structive to the farmers who were
wise enough to appreciate the bene-
fits to be derived from them. At the
jamestown Exposition 1t is expected
the Agricultural Department will
broaden Its scope of instructions in
many ways and surpass its efforts at
st. Louis.