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The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1907-09-06
Watching the Knife PIay.

There is an awful fascination
about seeing people eat with their
knives" said he who has Just spent
week on the farm for this health,
with retrospective look In his eyes
"A knife is such an unexpected in.
strument. You never know Just where
It is going to strike. You can't keep
your eyes on. You are afraid TO look
for fear 1t might slip and cut the
mouth half in two. and you are afraid
II you don't look It might happen and
you won't get to see It."
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1907-09-06
M'kINLEY MONUMENT
70 Dc Dedicated In Buffalo Sept. 8.
Former Residents Invited.

The beautiful white marble shaft
Srected by the state Of New York in
Niagara Square. Buffalo, N. Y. to the
memory Of President Mckinley, iB to
be formally dedicated Thursday, Sept
s, and the event will be the central
feature Of Buffalo's Old Home Week,
Sept. to Z. Former residents OF Buf-
falo and the public at large are cor.
daily invited to attend the dedication.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1907-09-06

America has become n land Of ner
vous emotionalists. lsrgely owing to
our sins against the dietetic health
laws OF nature.
"Only outdoor exercise In a cold eli.
mate would enable vigorous individ,
uals OF our species to digest the viands
forced upon alimentary organs enfee'
bled by sedentary occupations" wrote
DR.. Felix Oswald.
Brain workers must have different
food than laborers. because brain work
uses up parts OF the brain and nerve
centers. while physical labor uses up
other parts OF the body.
Grape Nuts. food for brain work.
ers. prepared by scientific food makers,
Is a pure, natural food made from SO.
lected parts of field grains known to
contain the natural phosphate Of pot.
ash and other elements required BY
the system In rebuilding and repair.
ing the brain and nerve centers. This
food is skillfully cooked at the factory
and is ready to be served instantly
with cream. At all firstclass grocers
and made by the Postum Co.. at Battle
Creek. Mich. Read the little health
classic, 1.-THE Road to Wellville." u
pkgs. There's . Reason"
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1907-09-06

tney get out OF Ordef
1t causes backache,
headaches, dizziness
languor and distress
ing urinary troubles.
Keep the kidneys well
and all these suffer.
ings will be saved
you. Mrs. S.A. Moore,
proprietor Of a res.
taurant at Water.
vile, Mo-, says: BE
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1907-09-06

The Mckinley monument was planned
and executed under the direction Of a
commission OF prominent men, at a
cost OF sl5O,OOO. Gov. Charles E.
Hughes, with his military staff, will
take part in the ceremonies and Presi-
dent Roosevelt and former President
Grover Cleveland have been invited to
attend and speak. Military parades
will be a feature OF the occasion.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1907-09-06

The biggest t-ap-shooting event OF
the year, known as the Grand Amer
ican Handicap, held at Chicago in
victory for Winchester Shells. With
these the Professional Championship
was won by W. R. Crosby. Of O'Fallon,
Ill. and the Amateur Championship
by Hugh NJ. Clark. of Urbana, Ill.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1907-09-06
OF Course.

What makes you SO absent mind
ed?"
We'll, stopped to think one
day"
"Yes?"
"And my thoughts ran on and on"
Well"
"And l haven't caught up with EN-
yet."-Cleyeland Leader.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1907-09-06
Does Not ALWAYS Paw.

First Tramp-After all, it pays to
be polite, pardner.
Second Tramp-Not always. The
other day was actin deaf and dumb
when a man gave me sixpence.
says: Thank you sir" and he had
me arrested.-Tit-Bits.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1907-09-06
Makino a Good Start.

Doctor - Madam. your husband
must have absolute rest.
Madam-Well. doctor. he won't
listen to me
Doctor-A very good beginning,
madam-a very good beginning
Stray Stories.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1907-09-06
Much Money for Travel.

New York city's surface, elevated
and subway railroad system receives
q daily average Of one and one-quar-
ter cent from each inhab!tant of the
CITY,
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1907-09-06

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup.
For children teethine scftens the gums reduces f
sAm alton, Allsy pain, cures wind cole bottle
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1907-09-06

With the advent Of the motor the
Paris cab horse has found 30 little pat
y ,ronage that now 1t barely exists. 1t
lis fed on most inferior oats lost in a
<mixture Of wet straw and crushed In
Z dian corn.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1907-09-06

If he has large family to support,
a man can't afford to have any other
extravagant habits
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1907-09-06
There are 270 active volcanoes In the
world.

Genius is inspiration. Talent 10 per.
0piration.-Success.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1907-09-06
Does Aliens
Foet.Eass
Cool the
Blood 7?

Some doctors have
said 40 and many indi-
viduals have said, thai
this dainty, autissptio
powder. shaken daily
into the Shoes is Cool
ing to the entire Sys-
TEN. Scores OF nerves
center Ia the solcs OF
The feet and Aliens
Foot-Ease soothes and
Quiets these nerves. Use
every means to keep
cool and avoid Heat
|prostration. Try this
simple, popular remedy
yourself and sec il IL y
not snstGn:iy Coolins
and Refreshing. SoA
by al Druxgists, 2A
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1907-09-06

A woman who has given her lips
has given everything
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1907-09-06

Ethel Roosevelt graduated second In
her class from the Cathedral school In
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1907-09-06

Remember. young man. II you are
not satisfied with your Job. the
chances are that the boss will not
refuse to accept your resignation.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1907-09-06
TIRED BACKS.

Tho kidneys have q great work to
do in keeping the blood pure. When
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1907-09-06
ApproaehIna Nature.

Some men think they can't "Eee
next to nature" properly without tak-
ing along two quarts of whisky and .
box of cigars.-Judge.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1907-09-06
Gave Her Away.

The family were discussing tho
prospective wedding OF the only
daughter.
"Of course" said the bride-to-be to
her father, you will give me away?"
I'm afraid have done 1t already,
my dear" he replied. Il told George
only this morning that you had Gis-
position just like your mothers"
Important to Mothsrs.
Examine carefully every bottle Of CAsToRIA.
. safe and sure remedy for infants and children.
and see that 1t
siss.ss;s ss:ss ;s: Of &M2zzZsw
In Use For Over so Years.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1907-09-06
Wanted TSS TSSns 4%i *.vY *a1

60 TO sEk-Youns men from u 10 Is years OF
as-: wage. 80 To so per nth Recruits viii Ia
s..lsned Ia a 4. :. Naval Vessel and ApJ rcntics
s-arp.n to Naval Training Station. Special Training
given al Arinrer, Electrical. l-onhn aud Hospital
Training Schools for enllsing In ihu~c hranche.
HtCKtITIS8 STATION, ROOM ?, PIONEER
BLDG. 18th and Lartmcr St.. Denver. Colorado.
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sls his and
L.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-13
AMd HIS Edrly
Experiences as
a

when he went TO look for them In the.
Office file Of the Journal he found them
neatly cut ort, stsupposed to have been
done says he. ..by Lincoln Speeds
mother was much panied by the .deet,
depression" OF her guest md gave him
n Bible. advising him 10 rcnI 1T. to.
adopt It's precepts and pray for its.
promises Hc acknowledged this at.
tempted service after he became nresi.
dent by sending her a photograph Of.
himself. with this Inscription: .To nv
very good friend. Mrs. Lucy @. speed.
from WHOSE pious hands J. received IN
Oxford Bible twenty years ago. But
Mrs. Speeds medicine. the best ever
offered for q mind diseased. was Of no
avail in this cnse Among .otiter things.
re told Speed. referring probably to HIS
inclination to commit suicide. ..that he
bnd done nothing to mike any human
being remember that he had lived aud
that to connect his mama with the
events TRANSMITTING In his day and gem
GRAFTON and SO Impress himself upon
them as to link his name with some
thing that would rebound to the Inter.
est OF his fellow man was what he de-
sired to live for.r OF this conversation
he potntedly reminded spr-d Mt the
time or Just before the tire Ne issued
the emancipation proclamat'ar.
What took place after III sSttrn to
Springfield cannot be hettr. ta!d than
In the words OF tile friends of both
parties. "air. Edwards and myself.''
rays Mrs. Edwards. after the first
crash Of things. toll Mary mud Lincoln
That they lind better not ever marry;
that their natures. minds. education.
raising. etc. We're so different that
they could not live happy as mnif and
wife: had better never think Of the
subject ngain. Allnt once We heard
:hat Mr.. Lincoln and Mary Ind secret
neetirGs Mt Mr.. s. Francis. editor OF
the Springfield Journal. Mary said
he reason tits was so--the cause why
It Mns-was that the world. woman
ann man. Were uncertain and siippefy,
aud that 1t was best to keep tile secret
courtship from all eyes and ears. Mrs.
Lincolngtold Mr.. Lincoln that, thougl,
she had released him III the letter spo
ken of, get she would hold the question
IN open one-tiat Is. that she had not
changed her mind. but felt as nl.
ways. The marriage Of Mr.. Lin.
coin and Mary was quick and sudden
one or two hours, notice. How poor
Mr.. Lincoln felt about 1t may he gath
cred from the "reminiscences OF his
friend j. II. Matheny. who says .that
Lincoln and himself, in 1872, were
very friendly; that Lincoln came to
him n evening and said, .Iim, L shall
have to marry that girl.,. He was
married that evening, but, Matheny
says. .'he looked as &c he was going to
the slaughter, and that Lincoln chad
often told him directly and lndiyida-
ally that he vas driven into the mar
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Ward Hill Lamon.
LiaseIa,. Fsisaa 90 Bea,su.rd
Continued nom saturday,

F.AHMaNl.s EHH HaraI NNtNNn E-rHI NAAfEHH EMH
At length. after long reflection. In
great agony Of spirit. Mr.. Lincoln cor.
cluded that duty required him to make
q candid statement OF his feelings to
the lady who was entitled 10 his hand.
He wrote her a letter and told her gem
lily but plainly that he did not love her.
He asked Speed to deliver 1t, but
Speed advised him to burn II. aSpeed.,
said MI. Lincoln, 81 always knew you
We're an obstinate man. II you won't
deliver II, III get some one else to do
II" But Speed 10Y had the letter in
bis hand aud, emboidened by the warm
friendship that existed between them.
replied: 81 shall not deliver It nor give
1t to you to be delivered, Words IRE
forgotten. misunderstood, passed BIZ.
not noticed In a private conversation.
but once put your words in writing
and they stand as a living and eternal
monument against you. If you think
you have will and manhood enough to
go and see her and speak to her what
you say in that letter, you may do
that" Lincoln went to see her forth
with and reported to Speed. He said
that when he made his somewhat star
Ting communication she rose and said.
The decefver shall be deceiyed-woe
Is mer abiding to a young man she
had fooled.'e Mary told him she knew
the reason OF his change Of heart and
released him from his engagement.
Some parting endearments took place
between them, and then. as the natu-
tsaf FaSrffAAt tt.a~a
Cancellation.
We quote again from Mrs. Edwards:
"Llncolh and Mary were engaged.
Everything was ready and prepared
for the marriage. even to the supper.
Mr.. Lincoln failed to meet his engage.
ment. Cause, insanity!
I'm his lunacy he declared he hated
Mary and loved Miss Edwards. This
Is true, yet 1t was not his real feelings.
A crazy man hates those he loves when
at himself. Often, often, is this the
case. The world had it that Mr.. Lin.
coin backed out, and this placed Mary
In n peculiar situation, and to set her.
self right and free Mfr. Lincoin's mind
she wrote a letter to Mr.. Lincoln stat.
Ing that she would relense him from
his engagement. . The whole OF
tile year was a crazy spell. Miss Ed.
wards was ut our house, say. u year. I
asked Miss Edwards IL Mr.. Lincoln
ever mentioned the subject Of his love
to her. Miss Edwards said: .on my
word, he never mentioned such a sub
ject to me. He never even stopped to
pay me n compliment"
NIF Tk.N ttaN
"I4incoln went rs crazy as a loon,,' and
was taken to Kentucky by Speed. who
kept him until he recovered He
did not attend the legislature In
1s41-42 for this ~reason.'
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stances under which the correspond
encc took place.
LouisvuIe. nov %. issa
W. IT. Icrnton. ESQ.,:
Dear slr-I iucloso O copies OF all tho
letters or my interest from Mr. Lincoln
Some explanation may be NEEDED that
ycu may rightly understand thelr I'M
In tho winter OF $50 and ,sn no was
unhappy about his eneaFetncnt 10 Ms
wife, not beins entirely satisfied that Ms
heart was Eoiag with his hind How
much he suffered then on that account
none knows 80 well MS mysetE-he tdlscios-
ed Ills whole heart to me
N the summer OF 1stf I became enyaRed
TO M wife. He was here on a Wait when
4 courted her, and, strange 10 say. some
thing OF the safne feeling which i regard-
ed ~ so foolishtfn him took poe8esslpn OF
me and kept mo very unhappy from the
time OF my engagefnett until i was mar
ried.
This VIII explain the deep interest he
manifested In his letters. on my account
o use the letters (and some OF
them nre perfect gemsl do Il carefully,
60 as not TO wound the teelinSs Of Mira.
One thing "a plainly dss~cernibie-if j. had
not been married and h~nppyyraf more
happy than l Y expected to be-he
would not have. married. ~
! have erased n name which I do not
wish published. II I have failed TO do Il
anywhere. strike Il out when You come
to Il. That 10 the word
1 thank you for your last lecture. II
Is NIL new to me. but so true, TO my APP
probation OF Tineoln's character that. In
dependent OF my knowledge OF you, /
would almost swear to It
Lincoln wrote a letter "a long one.
which he read TO mel to DR.. Drake OF
Cincinnati descriptive OF his case. Its
date would be in December, 1910, or early
In january. 1sn. I think he must have
Informed DR.. D. Of his early love for
Miss Rutiedge. ms there wns q part OF
the letter which he would not read
It would BIO worth much to you II you
could procure the original.
Charles d. Drake OF. ST. Louis may have
his father'st papers. The date which. i
give you viii aid In the search.
! remember Dr.. Drnke's reply. which
was that he would not undertake to pro.
scribe for him without a personal inter
view. I would advise you to make some
effort to get the letter. Four friend. etc.
J. +. SPEED.
(To be Continued 1o-inorrow.)
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gro be continued 1o.lnorrow.)
An AlIeaed Second Pocahontas.


Bangor 'tMe.} Dispatch to New York
World.
Robert H. Gardiner, OF Gardiner,
has, in rummaging through some old
papers relating to thee early history
of the Kennebec River, discovered
that Pecahontas was not the only In
dian maiden that saved the life. of
Capt. John Smith-that there was a
Pocahontas in Maine named Seboo-
Is, who Gied Economically while shield
ing the gallant captain from arrows
aimed at him with deadly intent.
In the summer Of 1914, according
to the papers, Capt. Smith made a Wis
1t to the Kennebec Valley, ascending
the river to the chief village of the
Cabassas tribe Of Indians, located
where now stands the city of Gardi-
rer. Sebois, daughter of the chief.
famed among Indians for her beauty.
seems to have been something. OF a
firt for Capt. Smith had scarcely set
foot in the village when she struck
up an acquaintance and began the
practice OF all the arts and wiles
known to the best cabassas feminine
society in order to win his favor.
Although Smith was a most gallant
and courteous man, the princess made
little headway, for the object OF her
affection was occupied with import
ant affairs and had no time, even II
he had had the inclination, for senti-
mental adventures.
when, having been most cordially
received. Capt. Smith and his men
were ready to take their departure,
one OF his lieutenants, named Hunt, a
~quarrelsome and ambitious man, mu-
tinted, and, Joined by some of the par.
ty. set out on a new expedition. TAX
ing along with them several of the
cabassas tribe as captives.
The chief Of the tribe, not knowing
of the mutiny, and thinking the whites
to be all OF one party, pursued Capt.
Smiths band with a large force, eager
for revenge. Schools, wishing to warn
the captain, ran on ahead OF the aveng.
ing braves and came upon the white
men Just as they had encamped for
the night a few miles down the river.
The chief and his warriors were close
behind and Just as Schools flung her
self in front of Capt. Smith a shower
of arrows fell upon the camp. One
arrow pierced the devoted maiden's
breast as she stood shielding the cap
tain, and thus, while he was saved,
she fell dead at his feet.
Group can positively be stopped in
20 minutes. No vomiting-nothing to
sicken or distress your child. A sweet,
pleasant and safe Syrup, called DR..
Shops Group Cure, does the work and
does 1t quickly. DR.. Shops Group
Care is for Group. acne. remember.
1t does not claim to cure a dozen all,
ments. It's for Group, that's all. Sold
lby e. A. Billingslea & Co.
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riage: that 1t was ~concocted and plan
ned by the Edwards family that Miss
Todd-afterward Mrs. Lincoln-was
crazy for n week or SO, not knowing
what to do, and that he loved Miss Ed
wards and went to see her, and not
Mrs. Lincoln"
The license to marry was issued on
the 9TH OF November, 1912, and on the
same dry the marriage was celebrated
by Charles Dresser. IN. G." With this
date carefully borne in mind, the fol-
lowing letters are of surprising inter.
est. They are relics not only OF a
great man. but OF a great agony.
The first Is from Mr.. Speed TO Mr..
Herndon and explains the clrcum-
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CHAPTER XIII.
Marriage to Mary Todd and His AZ.

vice to Speed.
AAR. HERNDoN devoutIy be
V lieves that Mr.. Lincoln's In
~ III sanity grew out of a most ex-
traordinary complication Of
feelings aversion to the marriage pro-
posed, a counter attachment to Miss
Edwards and a new access of unspeak.
able tenderness for the memoryfof Ann
Rutledge-the old love struggling with
a new one. and each Sending to his
heart a snerificial pang as he thought
Of his solemn engagement to marry a
third person. In this opinion Mr.. Speed
appears to concur. as shown by his let
ter below. At all events, Mr.. Ltncoln's
arrangement was nearly IL not quite
complete. 1--WE had to remove razors
from his room.'' says Speed, .take
away all knives and other dangerous
things. 1t was terrible" And now
Speed determined to do for him what
Bowlln Greene had done on n similar
occasion Mt New Salem. Having sold
out Ills store on the LIST Of january.
1S41. lie took Mr.. Lincoln with him to
his home in Kentucky and kept him
there during most of the summer and
fall. Of until he seemed suflcleatly
restored to he given his liberty again
at Springfield, when he was Brought
back to his old quarters. During tits
period "lc was Mt times very meian,
cloty" and. by his W admission. al,
most contemplated self destruction"
1t was about this time that he wrote
some gloomy lines under the head Of
Suicide" which were published in the
Sangamon Journal. Mr.. Herndon re.
memlered sometime about Thorn. h,,+
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Professional Cards

lFIaHA 70 90. .r..
Il may be a breach Of PROFESSION.
Al ETHics for a doctor to advertise
the fact that he can cure cases that
other physicians would give up as
hopeless, Of for a lawyer to lay claim to
the fact that he could win for his
client a case that would be lost by
other attorneys, BUT 1T WOULD
SURELY NOT BE IMPROPER TO
LET THE PUBLIC KNOW THAT
He IS A PROFESSIONAL MAN -
TO WHAT PROFESSION HE BE-
ALoNes-AND WHEN AND WHERE
HE MAY BE FOUND.
u you want to take a trip you pick
up a newspaper to see from the sehed-
ale what time your trolley o, train de-
parts, IT you, want to see a lawyer,
doctor or dentist you ought 10 be able
TO locate him by the same practical
method.
To our personal knowledge, within
the past two months a well known
physieian's Office was visited 3 times
by n Of his regular ra.r,n and he
was found to be NOT IN. "His office
hours are SO and SO, Gait around q
little later said the attendant.
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"a kick.

is always coming rom the man who
spends his money as fair as he geus
1t. He considers this = cold, hard
world. But not SO with the man who
Is economical and saves his doilara.
It is q great satisfaction to know that
every month finds you a little strong.
er financially-a little better prepar.
cd to make the most OF your oppor.
tunities.
Start n account today. You win
never regret II.
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A L. LEHMAN. President
J. A. CLARK, Vice President.
J. r. LINN. Cashier.
r,1sas D0LIAR SAVINGS BANK
Crown Prines,s Rom.nse,

From the Bath News.
The Crown Prince OK Sweden, now
1sgsnt. when q youth fell In love with
the daughter Of q country clergyman.
He wanted TO renounce his royal
rights In order to marry the girl of
his choice, but his parents induced
him to give up the idea of such an al
lance. Tall. slight, with a thoughtful
but rather narrow face and intelli.
gent and sensitive eyes. this descen !.
ant OF 9 small French provincial law
yer on the one hand and Of a long
line OF German soyereigns on the 9TH
err looks more like civil engineer
than a future king.
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Read the Daily west vire,n..n.
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
From the New York Press.

From the New York Press.
A woman has a real good time
shopping unless she buys something.
There would be a heap Of virtue in
the world II there was more fun Ii. 1t.
A man can break out of jail, but
he's got TO die to get over having a
big nose
A nan has to be mighty amiabie to
laugh at a joke he was going to get
on himself when the chance came.
You can nearly always tell a man
who is making money by the way he
doesn't feel he has to spend 1t to
prove 1t.
II see an inventor is working on an
that will Jump over holes.,'
That's nothing compared to my ma
chine"
"why. what does your auto do?e
THE first time I took it out 1t Jump.
ed oyer the curb and tried to climb
a tree."-Cleyeland Plain Dealer.