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The Delta independent., 1907-11-29
BUSINESS LOCALS
Fresh Cut Flowers.

Fresh Cut Flowers.
Orders for fresh cut flowers PROMPTLY
filed. Funeral designs speciality.
STANLEY WALKER,
Florist and Nurseryman,
Grand Junction, Colorado.
For Sale.
Twelve heating stoves cheap. For
prices call at county clerk s office.
Genuine Mexican chill at Smiths
Lunch Wagon.
Second hand buggies and wagons. At
the Porter Obert Hdw. Co.
Salida white lime for sale by the In
dependent Lumber Co.
w. R. Case & Sons cutlery best on
the market. Sold by the Porter-Obe
Hdw. Co.
Why pay 10 per cent for money when
you can get all you want of KING &
STEWART at per cent.
Hammocks of all styles and prices at
the Porter Obert Hdw. Co.
Plenty of money to loan on Delta
real estate. MILTON R. WEIGH.
MONEY TO LOAN at lowest rates on
farm and city property.
STEPHAN & OBERT.
Treat your family to bucket of
chill from Smiths Lunch Wagon.
8 per cent money to loan on short no
tice on all good applications.
STEPHAN & OBERT.
KING & STEWART make loans payable
on or before maturity at eight per
cent. If
For SALE-A limited number of
shares of Leon Lake reservoir stock.
Call on Porter Plumb.
Get the habit of taking your Sunday
dinners at the Home Cafe.
Hot lnuch for school children at
Smiths Lunch Wagon.
Be up to date and eat chill at Smiths
Lunch Wagon.
Unheard of termsl We loan eight
per cent money with privilege of par
/ tial payments. KING & STEWART.
The Delta independent., 1907-11-29

Ladies Suits and Skirts cleaned and
pressed. Fine work our specially.
Remington-E Elliott,
CHAs. Il. SMITH, Tailor.
The Delta independent., 1907-11-29
Farm Loans.

Money always on hand for farm
loans at per cent.
No. 48 KING & STEWART.
The Delta independent., 1907-11-29

Orders for fresh cut flowers promptly
filed. Funeral designs speciality.
STANLEY WALKER,
Florist and Nurseryman,
Grand Junction, Colorado.
The Washington bee., 1907-04-20
WATER CURE FOR INSANE.
innovation Will Be introduced at Phil.
adelphia Almshouse.

elphia.-Treatmen of the in
sane by water with the idea of wash
ing away insanity germs will be an
innovation in the new quarters for the
insane at the Philadelphia almshouse,
which will be opened soon. DR.. COply,
director of the department of health,
is confident of the success of the move
ment.
The plant is designed primarily for
the treatment of cases of acute mania
by a system of bathing by which the
body of the patient is kept completely
submerged in running water for as
long time as is deemed necessary to
effect cure. The plant, in its present
form, is composed of a number of
rooms, of which two are specially set
aside for this kind of treatment.
In each bathroom a hammock is ar
ranged on which the patients body
rests. Above are hot and cold water
faucets with a thermometer attached
for gauging the temperature. There is
a special appliance for emptying the
tub instantly. The water generally is
kept at temperature of 100 degrees
and is kept continually flowing.
The patient remains in the ham
mock for a period varying from four
to eight hours at a time. At the end
of each period he is taken from the
bath and placed on a cot, rubbed down.
and allowed to rest for half an hour.
He then is returned to the swinging
hammock and immersed in water. The
only purpose for which he is taken
from the water is an occasional rest
His meals are given to him in the
bath.
The head, which rests on a circular
rubber cushion, is the only portion Of
the body not submerged.
The Washington bee., 1907-04-20
RAISING CANARY BIRDS
GERMANY CONTROLS WORLDS
MARKET OF SINGERS.
Exceptionally Good Ones Command
Fancy Prices-How the Young
Are Trained-Are Very
Sensible to Drafts.

shington.-Writing from Madge-
burg, Consul Frank S. Hannah says
concerning the business of raising
canary birds in the HarZ mountains:
'The breeding and selling of canary
birds in Germany, which has reached
such proportions that 1t now controls
the markets of the world, is conserva-
lively estimated of a value of $685.
900. In st. Andreasburg alone $4,000
canaries are yearly raised for export.
For an exceptionally good singer and
breeder at least 300 marks (S71.4O)
must be paid and 100 marks ($23.80)
is often paid for a good sO-called
'Vorsaenger,' a bird used to teach the
younger canaries to sing by example.
The normal price for good singers
varies from $2.S6 to 1857. Absolute
quiet and undisturbed intimate rela-
tions exist between the breeder and
his birds. Similar conditions are at
tanned by the Madgeburg breeders.
Many Of the sO-called 'Harz canaries'
which are exported to the United
States are bred in the city Of Madge-
burg. where some of the best singers
are produced.
The training of the young birds to
sing correctly is one Of the most i'm
portant and lab0riOus features Of the
breeders activity The young birds.
learning by imitation for the most
part, acquire bad singing as well as
good, and while it is the plan of the
breeders that the birds should only
hear the good singing Of the 'VOTsaen-
ger yet some Of them naturally chirp
and whistle in an unpleasant manner,
and care must be taken that these
birds be removed before the other
birds have acquired the same bad
habits and are rendered unstable.
The art Of the breeder lies in his be
ing able to discover the slumbering
talent in the bird at an early age. de-
velOping the same to its highest point
of perfection in its particular line.
These birds are divided into classes
and kept in separate rooms, those
having harsh and sharp voices being
often placed in covered cages, where
instead of singing they are forced TO
listen to other good singers. through
! which their faults are often overcome.
i The better singers, after passing
! certain stage where their habits are
| established and they do not require
the close daily watching of the breed
| er, are taken into a room reserved for
the best singers. The elementary
training for the singer is generally
| finished by the end of November and
| the singing is at its best at the be-
| ginning of January and again after
| the mating time Canaries are very
sensitive to drafts and some singers,
the results of years of careful breed
| ing and training, have been ruined by
a few moments exposure by an open
/ window.
The exports of canaries from this
! district for the calendar year 1905
I was $37, ,6S5 and for the calendar year
/ 1906 $4O,O48"
The Washington bee., 1907-04-20
PENSION TO POOR PARENrs.
Ohio Official Proposes New Msthea
of Preventing Child Labor.

Columbus, O.-State Shop Inspector
Morgan in his annual report submit
ted to the governor makes the moved
proposition that the state Of Ohio set
aside a fund to be devoted to paying
parents in poor circumstances who
are now compelled TO let their young
children work in factories, TO enablS
them to take the children from ths
factories and put them in school.
Gov. Harris is inclined to look o.
the proposal with favor and may
recommend a law to the legislature
covering the matter.
Mr.. Morgan says that Ohio leads
all the states in child labor legisla-
ton, but he is openly opposed 70 Civ
ing employers discretion to employ
children where parents need their
wages. Instead he suggests q school
pension law by which the parents
may be paid an equivalent sum out Of
the public treasury and the chisd sent
to school.
The Washington bee., 1907-04-20
DETECTS coLoRs BY TOUCH.
Blind Weaver Becomes Wage Garner
and Develops Another Sense.

WoxalI, Pa.-Henry J. Smith, who
was blinded % years ago in a prema-
ture explosion in a large quarry, has
become an expert carpet weaver.
His annual average is nearly 1,700
yards, and since he lost his eyes he
has woven $1,000 yards for neighbor-
ing farmers.
It is a wonderful spectacle to see
him separate the different coIors of
carpet chain. This he does with his
fingers, for he has the art of feeling
the coIOrs. After he has them sep
arated they are put in different boxes.
and here he can instantly tell by the
size of the box without feeling so
deliberately what color he is dealing
with.
He is getting so accustomed to his
work that he is able to weave finer
articles, such as towels and table
cloths, and his ingenuity has been
shown in a beautiful specimen oG
table cloth, which he wove from fax
spun by a Worcester township wOmRa.
The Washington bee., 1907-04-20

request of the emperor that the iron
chancellor is represented in the armOr
of a German knight of old. In happy
contrast with the stern lines of the
gracefully draped dominant figure,
seated alone and looking firmly ahead
are the smaller ones on either side
representing History and Fame. His
tory is intended to show the great
achievements of the statesman, and
Fame raises the veil bringing into
view a relief picture on the sarcopha-
gus showing the union of the realm
and procession Of princes bringing
to the enthroned Germania an impe-
rial crown. The pedestal bears only
the one word Bismarck"
The Washington bee., 1907-04-20
THE JAMESTOWN FAIR
SOMETHING OF BIG EXPOSITION
SOON TO OPEN.
Great Naval Feature Will Be One of
the Attractons-Many Points of
Historic Interest in the
Vicinity.

New YOrk-That the jamestown
exposition, which will be formally
opened by President Roosevelt on
April 26, will astOnish the country by
its scope and magnitude is the opinion
of A. L. Sutton, chief of exploitation.
The grounds. buildings and eXhib-
its will be in complete readiness by
the opening date" said Mr.. Sutton,
and in this it will differ from all ex-
positions that have preceded it. The
visitor who comes on the opening day
will know that he will see as much as
he could at any time later. l have
been connected with several worlds
fairs, but 1 consider this one remark
able in many ways.
Its site on the shores of Hampton
Roads makes possible the great naval
feature, wherein it is unlike all former
IeXpOsitions, while the historic interest
attaching to all of the surrounding
country will continue it is one OF the
fayorite trips for tourists.
The grounds on Sewel's point have
long had the finished appearance OF a
completed park, and to this end the
natural beauties of the land lent
themselves admirably to the art of
the landscape designer. The garish
appearance common to buildings COW
cred with stan is overcome by the use
The Washington bee., 1907-04-20
Elephants Dramatic Revenge.

The following tragic story Of the
death of Pargana Barahabhum, khera
of Daima, is related in the Bombay
paper, Maubhum.
"Pargana BaTahabhum went to his
paddy field, and found a herd Of ele-
plants destroying his crop. His rage
rose. he shot arrows from behind
tree, and he killed a young elephant
Then the greatness of his crime fell
on the mind of Paragana Barahab-
hum, and he fed to his cottage for ref
uge. But the elephants father and
mother were stricken with rage, and
they and their fellows charged the cot
tage and raZed it to the ground. Par
CANA Barahabhum was willy, and he
climbed a tree to the topmOst bough.
The elephants surrounded it and
roared, but they could not reach Par
CANA Barahabhum. But their sagacity
was great, and with their own trunks
they brought water from the bund.
and they WateFed the ground at ths
foot of the tree. When they had We
tered we'll and the earth was sogt.
they uprooted the tree. Then thsz
avenged the death Of their young by
trampling the life out of Pargana Bar
ahabhum."
The Washington bee., 1907-04-20
TRUSTEE OF SAGE FUND.
Daniel Colt Gilman One of Americas
Leading Educators.

Daniel Colt Gilman, who, as trustee
of the $1OOOO.OOO Sage Foundation"
will wield a powerful influence in the
work of curing social evils in the
poverty stricken districts in our large
cities, succeeded Carl Schurz as head
of the National Civil Service Reform
league. He is one of the foremost
educators IN America.
He was the president Of the great
University of California. He had pre-
Viously spent two years as attache or
the American legation in St Peters
burg and several years as professor at
Yale. When the Johns Hopkins uni
versity was founded in Baltimore Prof.
Gilman was called to preside over its
destinies. He soon brought the insti-
tuition INTO the front rank of American
The Washington bee., 1907-04-20
Enchanted House of Electricity.

Press a button near the bed in your
bedroom and a hot water bottle is
heated-an arrangement that would
suit TOddles. In the morning, cur
tains fly apart and shutters open In
response to the pushing OF button
breakfast, papers and letters arrive at
the table in the same mysterious way.
An electric lift brings electrically
cooked food through the center of the
dining table. In the laundry electric
washing machines do the washing.
Everything in the house, indeed, is
run by electricity, and there are even
electric alarms for use against those
who would break in and steal
The Washington bee., 1907-04-20
Child Has Extra ninIts

Trenton, y. Twelve toes and 13
fingers are allotted to young son of
Mr.. and Mrs Leon A. Shockley of
this city. The prodigy is the first
one in the Shockley household. There
are seven fingers on one hand and
six on the other, and six toes on each
foot. All are perfectly formed, and it
is believed will not work to the disad-
vantage of the little one. It was the
wish of the Shockleys to have the ex-
ira digits removed, but they were pre-
vailed upon by the attending physi-
clan to let them remain.
The Washington bee., 1907-04-20
Would MANAGE Whole Town.

Armour, S. Done man may run
this town-not a political boss, but
business manager. J. c. Cantonwine
is, with other taxpayers. disgusted
with the city debt and high assess.
ments. He will put up a bond guar
anteeing that if given the manage
nent Of the city's affairs he VIII
demonstrate that town and city can
be run proftably when conducted
along business lines.
Some of the aldermen look askance
at the proposition, but the taxpayers
generally would like to try it. Armour
has 1000 inhabitants and is a thriV-
ing town, but it has a bonded debt OF
s40.0 900, and city warrants have 70 be
sold at discount
The Washington bee., 1907-04-20
A plea for the IndoIent.

Men who fill unaccustomed positions
exacting severe mental toll, are al
most sure to be shortlived. Persons
whose callings subject them to a heavy
nervous strain ought occasionally TO
spend a day or two in bed. Even an
afternoon nap is a tonic. and may do
much to lessen the wear and tear OF
nervous, anxious days. One Of the
abIest statesmen of modern times,
when once reproached in early life
for Incidence. retorted, I am storing
energy. y.'-Success Magazine.
The Washington bee., 1907-04-20
Proposed Pilgrims Monument.

Dcdption by the Cape Cod Pilgrim
Memorial association.
The structure will consist largely of
New England granite, REINFORCED by
s0ncrete and steel wires sunk in the
foundation of concrete.
The monument Will be 27 feet
Vuare, 250 feet high. The foundation
III consist Of a large base of cement,
BON which in accordance with the
post modern principles Of construc-
bon, steel cables viii run to the top
Z the structure, the purpose of these
being TO strengthen and prevent the
|Fayil5 of the structure as a result of
flli impact.
The general design of the structure
lol5Ws somewhat the line of the IA
|aous camuaniIe connected with the
E.ela cathedral, Italy.
There win Dee no steps in the mOnu-
|nal- but d winding incline Will fur
.5l easy access to the top Of the
-uo-ue. There viii be openings at
Convenient places on all sides.
At the top of the structure there
2I be a commodi0us gallery which
H- afford O. splendid outlook in all
directions. The monument Will be
Lighted by electricity.
i Is proposed that the 56 towns of
l5 Plymouth colony shall each con
1--.e stone which viii be placed
- The interior of the monument.
-alg sHe.H. stones will also be con-
1llte- ug various societies of May
lower descendants in the different
-.ls throughout the country. All
--sa various stones will be duly in
Ec15el
I-e location Of the monument on
ae top of High hill in the center of
| ''o'--.a.awu affords unusually fine
opportunities for the future treat
-'7ll ar the base of the monument,
mere being ample space for such dec
.-a.-'e additions as may in future be
-7ema| advisable.
The Washington bee., 1907-04-20
SILENCE AND MYSTERY THERE.
Remarkable French Villa, Where Eiec-
tricity Has Replaced Servants.

London.-The house of mystery
and silence, or, to give it its official
title, La Villa Feria Electra, is situat-
ed at Troyes and is owned by Mr..
Georgia KNAPP All the work usually
done by servants. and much that is
usually left undone, is performed by
electric contrivance. The visitor to
the villa finds that, when he rings,
the door opens by itself, while a voice
proceeding from a hidden gramophone
tells him to allow the door to close.
Once inside the visitor is confronted
by a mat that rubs and dries his boots.
The Washington bee., 1907-04-20
MEMORIAL TO BISMARCK.
Erected in the BerIiner Dom by Or
der of the Kaiser.

Berlin-The memorial to the great
chancellor Of Germany. prince Otto
Won Bismarck, which has been design
ed and erected at the order of the
kaiser, by ReinhOld Begas, is unique
because of the place it occupies. It
has been erected in the memorial
chapel of the great cathedral Of this
city known as the Berliner DOM
where until now only HOhenzollern
memorials could find a place, The
figure Of Bismarck is lifelike as to
pose and expression 1t was at the
The Washington bee., 1907-04-20
NEW GUNS FOR COAST DEFENSE.
Latest Models win Be Cheaper and
Better.

Washington.-Gan Crozier, chief of
ordnance. has completed the plans for
the new tyre Of 1fiHCh caliber guns
which are to be aIEed to the existing
coast defenser sys en- and the ordnance
bureau is prera. -s 10 be-.n work
upon the new vc. Jas at the Water
Yliet arsenal at an early hour But
one point remains to be decided and
that is whether the guns shall be of
the ordinary builJ-up forged steel type
or shall be of the nee mOdern-wire-
wound construction. The 14-inch gun
viii be something of a paradox in ord
The Washington bee., 1907-04-20
EVIDENCE Of Cocknevlsm.

'....... .aaepeace Thackeray, in
-7 .1 Peg of Limavady," &C
--'"...-.E himself a Cockney. 1t
~. @s -..a'E necessary for him to do
,l ,-,' DIS no, only in that poem, but in
.E, y--5.S, Ae makes the syllable ing
-. -! NE - with syuables like in and
-, falling TO sound the concluding
-ls ~e1aEd Harris Barham, Of In
.-'-s9s legends. a most facile rhym-
las done the same thing over and
I again. thus tightening his Iabors
--. I'D the pursuit of rhymes.
The Washington bee., 1907-04-20

of brick as a veneer, and this com
ports with the style of architecture,
that of the Georgian Renaissance, usu-
ally called the Colonial style, some of
the finest examples of which are found
in the old mansions along the James
river
The great attention drawn to the
naval and military features Of the ex-
position, because of their novelty, has
somewhat Obscured in the public mind
the fact that this exposition is really
an industrial one Of more than usual
interest, inasmUch as the exhibits are
of a selected order illustrating mans
progress in all of the crafts during a
period of 800 years.
The largest manufacturers have
taken such an interest in the enter
prise as to fill all Of the space in the
large exhibit palaces and cause an
overflow into auxiliary buildings.
Some of the exhibitors have erected
costly structures for their own eX-
elusive use. among these being the
American and Baldwin Locomotive
works.
The States Exhibits building will
enable the various states to have, in
addition, special exhibits showing
their respective resources. The sepa-
rate state buildings, designed for So
ciaI purposes, are particularly beau
tifuI in design and Of permanent con
struction, as are indeed a large pro
portion of the exposition structures.
The exposition site promises to be
come a very important and attractive
suburb of growing Norfolk, from
which it is reached by a pleasant troll
ley ride.
Congress and conventions of varied
character will fill every day of the
exposition. The exposition will also
be the center of interest for amateur
sports, from fOot-racing to yachting.
Automobiling will play an important
role, and in this connection good
roads will receive special attention
and their making will be shown.
TT is curious that despite the fact
that newspapers have explained from
the first that the exposition is on Sew
ellis point, many people think it is to
be at jamestown island, the site Of the
original settlement the establishment
of which, 300 years ago the exposition
! is to commemorate. Only the ruins
remain with several monuments to
mark sites, but the patriotic societies
| have been restoring the old church,
and the trip to the island. which is
some so miles up the James river, will
certainly be taken by a large part of
| the exposition visitors.
"Old Point, with Fort Monroe, and
Hampton, the Oldest town Of English
origin in the country, and Newport
News, with its great shipyards, are
| across Hampton Roads. On the Roads
/ the battle of the Merrimac and Moni-
tor viii be reproduced by naval YES
sells. Yorktown where Cornwallis
surrendered, is but a pleasant boat
! trip distance, and many viii take adj
vantage OF the opportunity TO see the
great Dismal Swamp. only 20 miles
from Norfolk The battlefelds Of Vir-
ginia and Richmond, the capital of the
confederacy, will attract many more.
The Washington bee., 1907-04-20
LGRIM MONUMENT
so0N BE ERECTED AT
oRfNCETOWN, MASS.
.. % Be ESQ Feet in Height,
- Il Second Only in Size to
rsr5gs Washington Shaft
II Capital.

--.---Tn. plans for the PROV
u Monument" as the memor-
N be- called only wait formal
p rr the federal government
-fs work of construction be-
his Planned to set the corner
IN sgarst 1, 'Delfhaven Day.
- than Bunker Hill, which
+- rrar. colonial patriots died,
-r..r raars its peak 221 feet
+. f-s earthly base; higher than
/ ,lrrac.s of the Old South Meeting
baraarh whose 235-foot tower
= E worshfped, this Province
2 monument viii go skyward to a
T., Of go feet, making it the loft
=. sSafr ta this country excepting
/. washington monument at the ma
r carftaL and adding it to the
- towers in the world.
o. commission in charge OF the
L.sror of The Pilgrim monument at
\ ,atfon's capital, and adding it to
[. g-aafasr towers in the world.
me commission in charge OF the
-...ioB of the Pilgrim monument at
L,yircarown consists of the Hon.
rram H. Taft secretary Of war;
Iy Curtis Guild, Jr9 of Massachus-
\, and J Henry Sears Of Brewster,
',ss!dent of the Cape Cod Pilgrim
|lemorlaI association.
The total amount Of the fund raised
l date is about $4,000. Of which
10 900 was contributed by the United
hates government and $4,000 by the
'onmonweaIth of Massachusetts, and
ss balance raised by popular sub
The Washington bee., 1907-04-20
loo Much Prosneritv-

. Senator Hale in St. Patrick's day
address at Ellsworth said Of the na,
tional prosperity: 1.-TWO tramps were
conversing over a pail OF hot ale.
These is terrible times said the
first, as he sat down the smoking
nail and wiped his mustache.
"HThey certainly is the other an
swered. A feller can't ask fer woik
nowadays 'thout bein' offered it,"
The Washington bee., 1907-04-20
Spanish KLna,s FuII Mans.

-- E...l-n.s fun name is Alfonso
5.-. ..--aao Maria Santiago Isidore
'-.... -arelan. His mother decided
...- -'....sa. Santiago is the patron
t. . spain, Leon is adapted from
-. Oh his godfather, Pope Leo;
...- -..-aa Isidore is the patron
.-.-. .. a.-t-L- Paschal is the patron
~e kings birthday and Mar
ina. %. his christening day.
The Washington bee., 1907-04-20

nance design, for although full two
inches larger in caliber than the stand
ard coast defense gun of the first
grade, the new gun will be smaller in
every other measurement and even
lighter. The purpose is to make a
weapon that will have a range and
striking force at least equal to the
present standard Pinch gun but that
shall vastly exceed the very limited
life of that gun 1t is not intended
to throw away the expensive 12inch
guns now in place along the coast
from Maine to Washington state, but
rather to supply the new type when
ever there are additions to the exist
ing defenses. A strong point in its
favor is said to be the fact that its
first cost Will be less than that of the
Pinch gun, while the addition to its
life will result in economy.