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The Delta independent., 1907-03-29

ply >he necessities. I'll instruct him
to obey your orders. l assume you'll
not have many guests,-in fact,'-he
studied the back OF his hand intently,
while that isn't stipulated. I doubt
whether 1t was your grandfather's idea
that you should surround yourself"
with boisterous companions!" I
supplied the words in my cheerfullest
tone. mo: my conduct shall be ex-
emplary. MIR. Pickering" added. with
afrable irony.
He picked up n single sheet of thin
typewriter paper and passed it across
the table. II was n formal acQuies.
cence in the provisions OF the will.
Pickering had prepared 1t In advance
of my coming, and this assumption
that l would accept the terms irritated
me. Assumptions as to what should
do under given conditions had always
annoyed me, and accounted, in a large
measure. for my proneness to surprise
and disappoint people. Pickering sum.
moned clerk to witness my sigma
ture.
How soon shall you take posses.
sion?" he asked. Il have to make a
note Of it."
Il shall start for Indiana to.mor-
row." | answered.
AS rose to go Pickering said:
1T will be sufficient II you drop me
line, say once month, to let me
know you are there. The postoiflce Is
Annandale."
81 suppose I might flle supply of
postal cards In the village and arrange
for the mailing Of one every MONTH"
1T might be done that way" he an.
swered evenly.
I'VE may perhaps meet again, II I
don't die Of ctnrvation or ennui. Good.
by"
CTo BE coNrINuEp)
The Delta independent., 1907-03-29
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ctrh Er,,jt 1 and Reclaimed.

,-ortex, Colo-The hoard of directors
Of rha Monteznma Valley irrigation dis
tr'ct. have sirned the contrnct with he
Errntre Construction Company for tn"
purchase Of the present wntrr srsfem
Of the Montezuma Water md Land
Company and its endorsements. I" cover
an acreage OF $4,000 acres. The work
includes the building of tw" large s'"r'
age reservoirs and will take until Nav
I. 1908. to complete
In all the contract calls for m OK
penditure OF s7aS.NoN. which will he
met by issuing bonds ef the district.
The election to ratify the contract Is
called for April 18th. The new land
to be reclaimed Is the finest fruit S.nd
In the state.
The Delta independent., 1907-03-29
Fast Mall Takes Fire.

Cheyenne. wyo.-The Union Pacific
fast man caught fire east OF this city
at O'Clock Monday morning. The
Dining car on ,hs train was burned to
the tracks. and several negro walters
and cooks had narrow escapes from
death. Bv speedy run to Hillsdals
the rest Of the train was aaved,
The Delta independent., 1907-03-29
wasn't Sure,

Mamma-You should be polite. dear,
and offer to share your candy with
papa.
Little Marsie-I would. mamma, II
was sure ht'd be polite and refuse Il
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-25
SWEET MELODY FLOUR.

Stomach troubles, heart AID Kid
ney ailments, can be quickly cor
rected with a prescription known 20
druggists everywhere as DR.. Shops
Restorative. The prompt and sur
prising relief which this remedy i'm
mediately brings is entirely due 10
its Restorative action upon the con-
trolling nerves of the stomach. etc
A weak stomach, causing dyspepsia,
a weak heart with palpitation or in
termittent pulse, always means weak
stomach nerves or weak heart nerves
Strengthen these inside or controlling
nerves with DR.. Shops Restoratfves
and see how quickly these ailments
disappear. DR.. shoop, of Racine.
Wis, will mail samples free. Write
for them A test will tell. Your
health is certainly worth this simple
trial. Sold by all dealers.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-25
UNCLAIMED
Are These Letters and Packages n
the Local Postonice-see IL
Your Name is Here.

Following is a list OF the unclaim-
ed letters in the Clarksburg post
fee which will be sent to the dead
letter office IL not called for within
thirty days:
Miss Jennie Allen. Miss Marion
Gassen Allen. Caracresse Bartolo,
orojio BerardelIi, Blair Bragg, Mrs.
Elizabeth Bartlett, Charlie Border,
Miss Maude Byers. Clarksburg Groc-
cry & Pro. Co, Ante Cesulovich,
Domenico Copelan, w. W. Childers,
Miss Bertha. Dtyis, James Downing,
Mrs. ]. w. Ferry, NJ. Ferrel (Paint-
err, H. A. Gallop, Joseph Giampietro
Mrs. Seville T. Gibson. VIM. Won
Gundy, Sam Harmon, Hanna Han
son, r. S. Hardesty, Mrs. Mary
Heenan, Henry Hipson, Grace Hur-
rion, Mrs. Cora Harran, Bell Jones,
James H. Kent, Domeutco Longo,
George NJ. Lilley, John Lynch, Mrs.
w. H. Myers, Mrs r. G.. Martin, j.
A. Montegenas, ]. A. Montegenas,
Miss lisa w. Monroe, Hugh Martin,
Mrs. Henry Martin, Henry Michel
son, Mrs. Jennie Nutter, P. E. F..
Miss Bertha Palmer, A. L. Rogers.
Miss Belle Rodgers. Harry w. Rit-
ter IL, Miss Ruth Roby, Michele
Stro. Oliver Stout, Frank 10th. Miss
Ola Turner. Jno H. Towles, B. $
Titres, A. E. Ward, A. r. Waldo,
Archie Wilson, Harry Wimen, James
White. James c. White, n. G. Wayne,
James Wenke, Carly linn.
List of packages-C. D. Feeley
w. Va. M1sic Co., Riley & Stewart
f. w. Wells.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-25
SWEET MELODY FLOUR.

To cheek a cpd quickly, gett rom
your druggist some little Candy Cold
Tablets called Preventtcs. Druggists
everywhere are now dispensing Pre-
venttcs. for they are not only safe,
but decidedly certain and prompt
Prevent;cs contain no quinine, no
laxative. nothing harsh nor sicken-
ing. Taken at the "sneeze stage
Preventics will prevent pneumonia.
bronchitis, lagrippe, etc. Hence the
name. Preventics. Good for fever
ish children. 4S Preventics Csc.
Trial boxes SC. Sold by all dealers.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-25
SWEET MELODY FLOUR,

II veal cone dtBturas your stor'-
ach, your heart o. kidneys. then try
this clever coffee imitation-Dr.
Shops Health Coffee DR.. shoop
has closely matched old Java and
Mocha Cofree In flavor and taste,
yet it has not single grain of real
coffee in 1t. DR.. Shops Health Cot
fee Imitation is made from pure
toasted grains or cereals. with malt.
nuts, etc Made in one minute. No
tedious long wait. You will surely
like it. Get free sample at our
store. Sold by all dealers.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-25
NqTIGE TO TAXPAYER

A discount of 2 II per cent. will be
allowed on all City Taxes paid at the
Office OF the City Collector and Treas
urer. 209 Court street, on or before
Monday, September 30th, 1907.
Tax book open for inspection
JOHN R. STEEL,
City Collector
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-25

traced to the kidneys,
but now modern
science proves that
nearly all diseases
have their beginning
in the disorder of
these most important
organs.
The kidneys filter
and purify the blood
that is their work.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-25
Stop That Cold

10 cheer ogdSoe G1tppS VIII ''prsVan1ses''
means Paso det@s Tor PneumonIs. 10 stop . cold
WITH Rrevent43 = 1A4eT than % YET : run ena Be
ventGBW40 0al9 @w@Q Q deepy ao9tod cold, but
tAk@ eaxlT-at do E3sess gtage-they bGeak. or
ThAEa WIG GaN1 arc eaiied PEsYsutiS.
ProEerE1f saZ9 1es1e cMady Coid clmes. No 0utn.
Inc 10 phyEto, nothing glcEentnR. Ma for the
chm 9Ga-Gnd thoro1ghly ul1o TOE. II yog feel
elally. q yo1 10sGe, Il goa ache an over. think Of
PEsRClttP& PEpmpene6D may also save half your
usual ptalEne8s. And don't torRos yuux ohfld. II
thqEg9 AEyoTiahnosA, ntghtor day. Herein prob
ably U1l ErGYenEicG' RF0ataSS 0faclenoy. Sold IN
s. koRGg for She poeEet also IN 2So boxes Of IS
PrsVIuticS. 1aaiGs On your dTuSEises giving you
PreVentiCS
FALL DEALERS"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-25

Therefore, when your kidueysare weak
or out of order, you can understand how
quickly your entire body Is affected and
how every organ seems TO fail TO do its
duty.
If YOU are sick or feel badly" begin
taking the great kidney remedy, DIR.
Kilmer's Swamp Root, because As soon
as your kidneys are we'll they wall help
all the other organs to health. trial
will convince anyone.
If YOU are sick You can make no mis-
take by first doctoring Your kidneys:
The mild and the extraordinary effect of
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the great
kidney remedy is soon realized 1t
stands the hi9Ees sor is wonderful cures
of the most Ill. ..... cases, and IS sold
OH its merits f6-
druggists III Fifty 6 :. s:s;sss:sss
and one-lioIllr 5FTs.4..its 81 u sst55{g
bottles You n zA l.esssss:Essssz@
have sample bott enc az swamp-Roos-
by mail free, also = let telling you
how TO find out If Y ve kidney or
bladder trouble. y this paper
when writing To DR.. / & Co., Bling
haruton, N. Y. Don't mss. ny mistake,
but remember the mann, swamp Root,
Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root, and the adj
dress. BiuEhaptou, N Y. or every bottle
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-25

Meet me at 1890 p. NJ. Sept. 81
Waldo assembly room, to hear Pix
ington. It's free.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-25
SWEET MELODY FLOUR.

A beautiful diamond ring for a
little hustling for the Daily Teie-
gram.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-25
Often Tie Kidneys Are
Weakened by Over Work.

Unhealthy kidneys Make Impure Blood
urinary and Bladder troubles were to be
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-25
CIGrksburg Sanitarium
Training School for Nurses

John R. Cook. NJ. D.,
Consulting Physician and Surgeon q
Chief. Office hours, Wednes-
day, to P. NJ.
Luther Raymond. NJ. D., President
vinton A. Selby, NJ. D., Secretary
and Resident Physician.
Both Phones:
Ben 81. Consol. .44a
asa West Pike St.
Gilpin observer., 1907-02-07
Grant County, New Mexico.

The following items are clipped from
the Mining Reporter, Denver:
North Americana rich strike OF
copper and silver ore was recently
made on this company's property in the
Pyramid district. The strike has had
the effect of creating somewhat of a
sensation in the Lordsburg district.
Chino.-This property is being
cleaned out on the 200-foot level pre-
paratory to its operation by lessees.
The old slopes have been filled In with
low-grade ore, but with the present
price Of copper, this material has be-
come of sufficient value to be taken out
again.
Black Hawk.-T. s. Parker has
taken an option on this property at
Billiards Peak; the mine was formerly
one of the greatest silver producers in
the territory and yielded some of the
richest silver ore ever taken from
any mine In the district. The property
belongs to a corporation known as the
Solid Silver Mining Company.
Burro Mountain Copper Company
Sixty cottages are to be erected by this
company for the accommodation of it's
employees. The total outlay for the i'm
provements at the camp will amount to
about 100000. BY providing suitable
homes for the miners, the company
feels that 1t will secure good class OF
labor. and be able to keep 1t without
difficulty.
Gilpin observer., 1907-02-07

quainting the community with wha,
he has to sell and with the fact
that people could obtain at home.
where they could personally examine
them and return them II defective in
any way, goods at as low price as
any catalogue house can sell them,
every man and woman Is to blame
who sends away for goods; and every
one who fails to raise his voice in
favor Of home trade. The editor holds
the most responsible position and
should be the leader in this move
ment.
The remedy has been outlined in a
general way. We will suggest the first
steps. Let merchants buy at home
they cannot consistently ask others to
trade with them when they do not
patronize their brothers in trade. The
editors should patronize home, and
even at considerable personal sacrifice
refuse foreign advertising for lines OF
goods in competition with the home
merchant. The editor deserves more
credit than he receives. Many we'll
to-do farmer or city man would think
himself perfectly justified in sending
away for all his groceries and cloth.
ing if he thought he could save ten
dollars thereby on years purchases,
but most editors forfeit many times
that much every year by refusing ad.
vertising from distant firms in the
same lines of business as his home
merchants; and sometimes the home
merchant even then declines to ad.
vertise.
Trade-at-home clubs might be or
ganized, with mottos something like
Club" or 81 Patronize the Home Mer.
chants" or Il Buy Nothing from Mail
Order Houses" for members to dis
play. The acceptance and displaying
of such card might constitute a per-
so nor member.
Much of the trading away from
home is due to thoughtlessness and
ignorance of business principles.
Many persons consider only the first
Gilpin observer., 1907-02-07

much toward checking and correcting
this growing evil, by liberal advertis-
ing and publishing prices. they should
not be expected to do it all. Every
newspaper should preach home trade.
every teacher should instil it into he
pupils In the school room, every min
lister should preach 1t from the pull
pit The debating societies and po-
litical conventions should discuss It.
The interests of town and country
and newspaper and church, and So
ciety generally, are so interviewer and
so identical that whatever Injuries one
will eventually injure all. When the
merchants are compelled to bring on
smaller stocks, and employ less help.
and pay cheaper rent, they are not
alone the sufferers; the whole COM
munity feels the loss. The price OF
real estate is largely dependent on its
proximity to a good town. Rents are
dependent on the amount of business.
The merchant can move to some other
town and establish himself again more
readily than can the professional man
and many .others who have built up
business through years Of acquaint-
anceship and establishment Of char
acter. II the farmer, or property own
er in town, want to sell out they are
the greatest sufferers-they can't
move their property to some place
where people are booming their town
and country by patronizing home.
The remedy lies in education and
tn nj cd
cation will come through bitter ex-
perience. but. in other communities,
where they are quicker to detect the
approaching evil. and heed more read.
lily the warnings of the press and
friends of home. they may correct the
evil more readily.
Wealth and power are corrupting
influences and the mail order houses
are probably not sending out as hon
est goods as they once did. They have
learned the tricks OF imitation and
substitution and how easy 1t is to
deceive the public. But, II the mail
order man is honest, and his methods
of advertising legitimate in every way.
his success Is Of no interest to us
and will never benefit our community
In the slightest degree. II crops should
fail or sickness render us short Of
money we could not expect him to
trust us for a dollar-we must always
look to the home merchant Tor credit
in times OF adversely.
Who is to blame? The mail order
house? Not in the least. We alone
are to blame. The near-sighted mer-
chant who has lost trade by not &C.
Gilpin observer., 1907-02-07

cost; X they save 25 cents on a ten.
dollar order by buying from a mail
order house they consider that clear
gain. They should be shown that a
merchant and his family living in
their midst. keeps up a house, pays
taxes, adds to the social features, con.
tributes generously towards public en-.
terprises, etc. If by buying at home
their town gives support to several
more local merchants, creating a bet
ter home market, they get back lib.
eral percentage. Every man and WON.
an takes more or less pride in local
affairs and is willing to contribute
something toward home improve.
ments. II the matter is fairly pre-.
sented. That is why say the rem.
edy lies in education.
Most mail order houses claim they
are enabled to sell cheaper than coun.
try dealers because they buy in larger
quantities and get especially low
prices. This is often a base mis-.
statement of facts; let me cite an in.
stance: A stock man from eastern
Washington was visiting in Kansas
City. One morning, walking with his
nephew, who was clerk in lead.
ing wholesale hardware house, he
asked where Bland & Co.'S store was
located. Don't think ever heard Of
them," replied the young man. 20,
yes, do remember the firm; they
have no store, they have an office in
giving the name of the building),
but don't see how they can sell hard.
ware as low as your home merchants,
for while we sell them goods at less
than retail price. we don't give them
as low prices as regular dealers, be.
cause they buy in such small quanti
ties. just as they get orders" The
stockmsn was greatly surprised, he
supposed he had been dealing with
one Of the largest firms in the city
The mail order business has devel.
oped SO slowly, and works so quietly
that few persons realize the magni.
tude 1t has assumed nor to what ex.
tent 1t Is now sapping the life-blood OF
many small cities and towns. Even
now we hear the excuse given for
sending away for goods. that the mer.
chants carry such poor stocks. The
wonder is that they carry any.
Gilpin observer., 1907-02-07
H0ME-TRADE CLUBS
They Should Be Organized
and Active in Every
Community.
PATR0NIZE HOME MERCHANTS
The Great Danger to Local Interests
That Are Found In the Mail
Order Systems-Educate
the Public.

: Copyrighted. 1906. by Alfred C. Clark
Why should we trade at home
Why should we consider home in any
way more than any other place unless
1t pays us financially? First, because
1t is our home. The pride we should
take in the prosperity of our home
town and our neighbors should be suf-
icient inducement to give them the
preference. Second, because beyond
all doubt or question, it pays from a
money point.
The greatest menace to the country
merchant to-day Is the mail order
business, and with the decline of the
country merchant comes inevitable
loss to the citizens of both town and
country. What at first was considered
a great convenience and an exhibition
Of commendable enterprise has grown
to be one of the crying commercial
evils. The success OF the mail order
house is the result of constant, ex-
tensive and intelligent advertising 1t
is not by persistent swindling as some
tell us, for no business was ever built
up in that way. The home merchant
can do no better than to adopt the
same method, tire judicions use of
printers ink.
While the merchants are th- heav-
lest immediate losers, and could do
Gilpin observer., 1907-02-07
SANTA FE PENSIONS.
Liberal Payments to old or Disabled
EmpIoyes,

The following details of the pension
scheme adopted by the Atchison, To
peka and Santa Fe railroad system
are given in a statement issued by
the general passenger agent:
1.-The pension system the company
has devised Is one of the most liberal
in existence. No additional restric-
tions are placed on the employment OF
new men and no employe will be arbi-
trarily retired because he has reached
the age Of sixty-five or seventy years.
Employees will be retained in the serv-
ice as long as they are able to perform
their duties satisfactorily. For those
who are weakened by reason of age or
accident the company will endeavor to
find some new duty that is less ardu-
GUS and exacting than that at which
they were originally employed. Re-
tirement will be for incapacity alone,
and the board of pensions, of which
George G. Tunell is the secretary, will
is incapacitated.
"The Santa Fe plan distinguishes
between men who have received small
salaries and those who have been reg
ularly paid larger amounts. The man.
agement of road realizes that small
salaried men have not the opportunity
to lay aside as much money as those
who are better paid and the pension
board will keep this fact in view when
it awards pensions.
Twenty dollars month will be the
smallest pension given any pensioner.
Exceptionally long and efficient serv-
ice will result in the pensioner receiv-
Ing twenty-five per cent. increase of
the regular allowance. The basis for
the amount of the pension is fixed on
the highest salary pensioner has re-
ceived during his connection with the
road. Fifteen years actual service will
entitle an employe to a pension as
result Of old age. Employees incapaci-
tated as result of an accident will be
pensioned regardless of the length of
service
"All employees whose highest aver
age wage was $50 or less month will
be given pension equal to one and
one-fourth per cent. of his wage for
each year of service. An employe who
has been in the service thirty-eight
years at an average wage of $45 would
receive $21.39. The amount of PEN
sions for better paid men is deter
mined in a similar manner, but a man
whose wages exceeded $50 will only
get one and one-fourth per cent on the
first $50 of mis- salary and three-fourths
per cent. on the remainder. The high
est pension will not exceed SIS a
month.
Gilpin observer., 1907-02-07
Hall a Million viii Die,

Victoria, B. C.-Further advices
from the famine district OF Central
China received by the steamship Tar
tar state that smallpox has broken out
In the camps and in consequence OFF,
cials are breaking them up. The peo-
pie are numbed. by suffering and pa.
tiently submit to being driven. Tele-
grams to the Jill Shimpo say upward Of
half million people will die Of starva.
ton or disease incidental tothe terrible
conditions prevailing in the famine
district. Relief measures adopted are
stated to be inefficient and the filth
,nmid which the unfortunate famine
stricken people live is described as
shocking. No sanitary measures OF
any kind were adopted and 1t was In.
evitable that a pestilence should fol
low.
Gilpin observer., 1907-02-07
RICH AND GROWING WEST.
Should be Fully Represented on Ways
and Means Committee.

Denver.-The demand that the grea;
interests of the West shall be recog
nized in the membership of the Ways
voiced by the Republican in the fol
lowing article:
Among the notable changes to be
made in the Sixtieth Congress-
brought about by the fall elections
will be the reconstruction of the com
mittee on ways and means Of the
House of Representatives. OF the
twelve Republican members Of the
committee, five are to be retired. leav.
ing but one west Of the Mississippi
river-Needham of California. The
vast country lying between the Missis
sippi river and the Pacific has no rep
resentation on this committee, with
which lies the directing and usually
controlling power in leading legisla.
tion, especially that which relates To
the tariff
The custom Of confinlng assign.
ments to this and other important
committees to eastern representatives
initiated when the West vas an insig
nificant factor. has remained, during
the time the West has grown to a po
sition and an Importance that seems
to deserve recognition. Barring the
one California member, these unrepre.
sented interests occupy (omitting
Alaska) about two million square
miles. with n population OF 100000
and a representation in the national
Congress Of 109 members-one-half OF
the territory Of the country, one-fourth
of the population, and more than one.
fourth of the national Congress.
1t Is hoped that when Speaker Can.
non makes up the committees he will
give consideration to a more equitable
adjustment In the new house.