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The Delta independent., 1908-01-03
Pioneer Days.
BY Geo. o. States. :

A few years after we had come to
Colorado my Conference work called
me to other parts of the Conference.
1t was the last of May and started on
my trip on my bicycle reaching Grand
Junction the first night where l re-
mained few days visiting old friends
and holding a few meetings.
l then wheeled up to the Plateau
Valley, stopping few days. l then
struck out over the range to New
Castle and on to Glenwood Springs
whereI took the train for Aspen, which
was then one of the best silver camps
in the State. Mr.. Woodland the super
intendent of the largest mine, knowing
| represented an eastern paper took
me all through the mine going over
half mile in the side of the mountain
and there was millions in sight. l then
took the train for Alma, said to be one
of the highest villages in the United
States. Although it was June it froze
most every night. In going from Alma
to Georgetown l went over Argentine
Pass said to be one of the highest
wagon roads in the United States. In
making the trip had to walk about 25
miles and found lots of snow, so much
that there were no teams on the road.
saw number of places where there
had been snow slides carrying big rocks
before them. / there took the train for
Denver, where l took my wheel making
bar 90 - In
and on to Cheyenne, Wyoming. From
there | started north over the Larmie
Plains through most desolate country,
going as far as 80 miles without water,
up and down hills, passing now and
then an antelope. / finally reached a
small creek and as darkness was COM
ing on | was made glad to see a camp
fire in the distance where | camped
until morning. | soon reached Wheat
land, small village surrounded by a
fine farming country like an oasis in
the desert. After a few days pulled
out for Ft Larmie, one of the Oldest
forts in the west. 1t had been aban- /
dondd about six years before and had
only three families then living there. |
1t had a number of fine buildings which |
would have been valuable if it had been |
in goou farming country, but the land
is almost worthless and there are but |
few settlers. After holding a few
meetings | wheeled to Larmie City, |
passing Sherman and saw the monu-
ment erected in memory of Oakes
Ames, the great shovel manufacturer.
which is situated few miles from the |
depot and can be seen for miles in all
1t has Ames' profile facing the rail
road. The Presbyterians have Col
lege here and it is neat looking town
l enjoyed my visit here very much and
formed the acqu aintance of some bright
young people attending the College.
The Delta independent., 1908-01-03
Denver Markets.

DENVER UNION STOCK YARDS,
Dec. 26-Trade was very good
here during the early part of
last week but later there was a
sharp falling off in the demand
owing to the near approach of
the holiday season. Prices closed
10 to 15 cents lower on the right
good cattle and the poorer
grades Jared even worse. East
ern markets all report light de-
mand and big declines and prac-
tically everything forwarded
from here last week lost the
shipper money, many punches
selling for less than was paid or
offered here besides the extra
freight and shrink. Choice
steers from the feed lots sold
here last week at $3.50 and some
choice cows brought $3.50 to
S3.55. These prices, however,
were exceptions and choice
Western Slope steers brought
$3.50 with bulk of the good
steers offered selling at $3.50 to
S4.00. and most of the good cows
50. rs to SO. 25. Bulls sold at 50. 90
to S2.70, a little stronger than
last week. Veals also were
strong with tops at $500. Feed
ers and stockers sold around
S3.25 to S3.75 with choice steers
up to S4.00. Receipts today were
HOO, market steady to strong.
The hog demand was very fair
and prices today ranged from
S4.45 to 81. so, which is Is to 20
cents higher than week ago.
The demand is fair.
Receipts of sheep and lambs
We're light and little trading
done. The local demand is very
good and prices a little stronger.
w. N. FULTON.
The Delta independent., 1908-01-03
CHlLlLlTLl

Is the name of the open observation
car on the private train for Tour of
Mexico, leaving Denver Jany. 2S via
Colorado & Southern Ry. Full infor-
nation from
T. E. FISHER.
G. P. A., Denver.
The Delta independent., 1908-01-03
Fresh Cut Flowers.

Orders for fresh cut flowers promptly
filled. Funeral designs speciality.
STANLEY WALKER,
Florist and Nurseryman.
Grand Junction, Colorado.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-02

The expedition organized by the AM
erican museum of natural history,
which has beer exploring the F'aydm
desert. in northern Egypt seems 70
have located the place or origin o. tne
elephant in the tertiary age. Remains
OF the ancestral form of elepnants.
called the moeritheriun, were obtained
and designations have been made D!
Charles Z. knight under the direction
of Prof Osborn. From Northern Afrl-
ca it is affirmed. the elephant stock
migrated south through Africa, noFlh
INTO Europe ard east and northeast
through Asia to America.
Miss Cornelia sorabji. who was edu-
Gated and took her degree at Oxford
has just published book. She Is leSai
adviser to the government of India III
cases in which the zenana ana lhe
rights of women are concerned, ana
most of the material for her book was
collected in this way. She calls the
book Between the Twilight; Studies OF
Indian Women" !.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-02
Election Day at Hand.

THIS t.. the Last day of the presid"n-
tnl campaign which has been Mascd So
N;gaip ualy thr"u. h"ut th" country cur
ing the past few weeks. Here in Maine
only echoes of this campaign have
reached Us. and except as we read tht
newspapers from othe estates we can
laV" little conception of the Vlgor with
which the battle has been fought. All
is over now but the voting, and from
al the most reliable reports from the
@u-cAilcd pivotal and doubtful states
The rIrcti"n OF William Howard TAFT is
assured by a splendid majority i'm the
electoral college.
In lit" Of the desperate campaign
which tn" Democratic leaders have
Wased, wiki Il party better united than
iur the past dozen years. with resources
1T their command which hay" been
lrcllinS in recent campaigns, and with
lur;l coldit ions in various states s"rV-
ing their ends in 4 most opporulne
manner it is nconceivabIc that they
can VIII. the battle ana make William ]
Bryan President of the United States
var of familiarity with the Bryan
candidacy have To- Il degree blinded the
AmcvIcan people To it's menace, but tn,
menace is there Just the same, no les
thau 1t was in 1896 and 1900
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chard is the strange little 1lsh tIiaI
suddenly appeared among the herring
"A bout six weeks ago the nfst tnal
we're taken created great local interest,"
and the Oldest sardine man in the busl-
ness was at loss to place the species.
The fish were uniform in size, running
about six inches in length and all or
them fat as mackerel. They were so
dark blue in color that they resembled
salmon and when they were cut open
the flesh had the pinkish tinge OF the
salmon This led some to think that
they were small-sized salmon or some
kind new to the coast. Others thought
they might be akin to the mackerel Tor
small mackerel frequently turn up with
the herring when the Welrs are Selned.
There was much consultation or re1er-
encc books dealing with matters PTS
catorial and finally it was decided tnat
the newcomers were the English pilch-
ard that had somehow found their way
across the ocean from the Engnsh
coast But. regardless of the name,
everyone in the packing business was
agreed that the newcomer was the
most tOothsome mOrsel that had peen
found in q long time and if the pllchard
becomes an annual caller 1t means
new brand Of EaStpOrt ''Sardlnes inc
pilchard is a friendly sort Of fiSh ana
mixes in with the herring all along the
coast Catches have been reported
from Jonesport, Grand Manan ana Lu-
bee and this indicates the presence Oh
the fish in very large numbers. IT also
leads to the hope that the pilchard mas
come to stay and eX-Mayor GreenlaW
saws that if such proves to be the case
it is a matter of no little commercial
Importance to the sardlne industry.
The encyclopedia styles the fish th2
clupea pilchardus. or European herring
and says it is the fuli-sroWr form or
the sardiuc. This species 1t says, Is
found in greatest plenty on the south
ern coasts of England, the Cornwall
plchard fisheries being those pest
known and most celebrated. 1'he hsf-
erv is more or less continuously carried
on, but proceeds with the greatest VlSor
in July Shoals of pilchardS then ar-
pear which are taken in seines in vast
amounts More than 10000 hogshehdS,
each holding 1000 fish, have been hlleu
in . single days fishing at one port.
These fishes are sailed and cured and
are then piled into great stacks. from
which a valued oil exudes They re-
are then washed to free them from the
oil. packed in barrels. ANA a1terWard
exported. The pilchardS are chiefly
consumed in Spain. Italy. and France
during Lent and other fasting seasons.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-02

These give them a glimpse Of the out
side world and increase their dlScon-
tent; they are also intensely envious of
their Christian and Jewish sisters.
An herb called by the native caa che,
bat botanically Eupatorium re-
baudidnum, grows wild in Paraguay.
1t is remarkable for its sweetness. In-
deed, the native name means the
sugar plant 1t grows along the hor-
ders of the River Amambahi, and at
tains height of only about five inches.
The smallest bit of this plant when
placed upon the tongue produces sur
prisin5ly sweet SAVIOR, Which, it Is sad.
lasts for hours. The saccharine power
is much greater than that of sugar. Re-
cent investigation indicates that the
rcctareous element in this plant closely
resembles that of the licorice root.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-02

that while a member OF the Legislature
for several seasons past he has Vote'
for nh the measures which he now de
no,,nces In this he resembles var1ou:
Democratic aspirants for office here II
Maine.
yabey criticized Lieutenant Cover
nor Draper fol holding stock IN a Tor
eien corporation and it quickly de-
welcomed that he is himself stock
holder in n foreign corporation Ht
criticized Mr.. Draper also on the Issue
of campaign expenditures and 1t de-
velops that he has failed to return any
detailed statement of his expenditures
as rAollired by law. after one OF the
hardest fought campaigns for the state
senate. The character of Mr.. Nahey Is
sucI, that a great part of the reSpecta-
BILE Democrats OF the state VIII feJo'ce
in the overwhelming defeat which Will
he his share tomorrow, because they
feel that in the Democratic wreck
there may be some hope of rescung the
marty froIn the clutches of George Fred
Williams and the other leaders OF MS
stri35 who have followed up rule-or-
ruin policy. The Massachusetts Democ-
racv was never in a worse way than II
is in the present campaign
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Taft's Effective Stamping.
ll,oStOn JOurnal.)

Although the tendency toward short
e. and less spectacular campaigns Il
more marked this year than it ever
was before, owing to the general po]icA
OF imposing the financial burdens III
rectly uron the PEOPLE, nevertheless tht
proposal made by some political stu
dents that the stump be abandoned en-
tircly, seems altogether too radical.
Let US take the experience of Mr.
Tart as an illustration. AT the time
Of his nomination it was thought best
to have him make. his appeals for sup
pert at home in Cincinnati. The sue
cess of Mckinlcy's porch campaign was
not forgotten by Mr.. Taft and some OF
his advisers. Rut the idea of attempt
ing to duplicate the second Mckinley
campaign lasted only for short time
1t was realized that the circumstances
c:.iStins this year We're different from
those prevailing in 1900; that, aside
IRON tie difficulty of attracting great
clowds to Cincinnati day after day, or
week after week, there was the prob
lem of having the Republican candi-
fears and meet attacks here and there
throughout the country.
So the Judge went out on the stump.
The so-caled doubtful states, for the
most part. have been his stamping
ground. He has. vcntured into the
solid South" and into the Seetning
labor c~nters of the Middle West. in
VtnS questions and calculating his
opinions in the most direct and manly
fashion possible, Sinking nothing.
lodging nothing, apologizing for moth
ing, but standing by his record and the
record Of the Roosevelt administration
and declaring his purpose to continue
along til" old lines dutifully and aDSo-
'utelv without prejudice And no ono
who has followed him on his journeys
mas scene! to doubt for a moment the
good aiid lasting effect of his efforts.
particularly this side of the Mississippi.
Wherever Taft has gone he has made
favorable impression. for he has a
plain and practical message, for the
people and he has delivered it in a
simple, convincing manner. In his case,
ut least, HE stump has proved an eff
fcctive medium Of reaching and i'm
pressing the people supposed To be
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Mr.. Bryan and Business.

washington POSt.J
AS election day approaches and lines
are more closely drawn, one great fact
stands out:
The business men of the United
States, as a whole large and small, re-
gardless OF politics. are not for Mr..
Bryan or tor Mr.. Bryan's platform.
Unfortunately for Mr.. Bryan he
has been unable to reassure the
business interests of the country
that his election would not mean a
setback t" business and Il postpone
ment of prosperity.
The business of the country is in
st PARTLY crmrhingled and nterdepcnd-
ent. The crop in the ground, the ore III
the mine. the freight car. the ship. the
factory, the store. the mill-all are link
ed together and must face the same
tate. The farmer. the merchant, the
miEer. tie railroader the manufacture
or, the shipper, the lllmberman. and oil
ether men who DO business are unset
tied and afraid.
This is true III the South. among
Democrats, just as it is true in the
North. business knows no geographic
cal lines nor political camps Busincss
Is not concerned With theories. but with
conditions. 1t concerns itself with pol
it,cc only whom politics affect business
Business men differ in politics, as they
DO i'll religion, hut when business Is
affected they drop their differences.
IN New York next Saturday process
sion of business men will lnarch
through ,hc streets. in advocacy OF the
clectioii of Mr. Taft. 1t is expected
that NOR, than $1,000 men nerha rs
1000, Will be in line There will be nc
distinction of business among them
The butcher, the baker, and the can
dlestlck-maker will be there rich and
poor. Democrat and Republican. This
parade will be visible expression OF
the doubt that pervades the business
world regarding Mr.. Bryan.
Another significant fact that Icons
large in these closing days is the ina
biiity of Mr.. Bryan to make inroad.
among the farmers. We have classet
them as business men, and we believe
the classification is proper, for theil
welfare il part and parcel of the vel
fare of the rest of the business world
AS business men, they share the pre-
vailing distrust of Mr.. Bryan Uppei
New York State, which was supposed
to be tending toward Mr. Bryan, ha.
given sufficient evidence lately that tn,
farmers have rot lost their dstrust o
him and his theories of government
The farmers of the middle and fal
west have not felt the pinch of de
preston. and they do not want to fee
it. Existing conditions are goot
enough for them.
has been in the cities, among working
men. Among business men and farm
Whatever gain Mr.. Bryan has mad
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-02

A passenger in a full railway car
riage in England has a perfect ieSal
right to push away anyone else VINO
tries to get into it. Imagine such law
applied in New Ycrk'si subway. rms
decision. says the New York Trib,ne
was given at Marylebone police court
when a man complained that he was
pnsheG out of carriage at Bishops
Road station by another passenger
who said the car was full. 1T Is tue
duty of conductors" said the COURT
ito see that the trains are not over.
crowded. They are perfectly entitled
to use reasonable force to prevent any
one from boarding cars when they are
full. If they fail to avail themselves
of this right. the passengers are en''-
tied to act for themselves"
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HORSE SHOW AT OLYMPIA.
Next Years International Carnival to
Be on Large Scale.

The directors of the international
horse show definitely decided recently
to hold next years show at Olympia
between June 9 and l4-that is. between
EPSON and Ascot weeks.
They \have voted the enormous sum
of $50, 900 to be spent in organizing the
show The prize list alone amounts to
G15,GO0.
Nothing is to he spared to make the
third international show one of the
foremost events of the London season.
The directors are at present engaged
in the preparation of posters and pic
ture post cards. and they have already
paid sums varying from 60 to l2o
suineas for accepted designs, one of
which. striking oil painting. will
probably be sent for exhibition at next
years academy.
Promises Of hearty support from oth-
err countries have already been re-
ceived, and Mr. Frank Euren, secretary
of the show, after an audience at the
recent San Sebastian horse show with
the King of Spain. has returned to
England satisfied that Spanish officers
will he as much in evidence at Olympia
next wear as Italian officers We're TINS
year.
Negotiations with Austria and Hun
gary also promise we'll, and 1t is hoped
that the officers who will compete VIII
be at least as many as follows:
Spain. y; Italy, II: Austria, 6; Hun
gary. S: Belgium. Is: Holland, g.
France. 6: United States, 2.
The promises of entries by wealthy
American horse owners are ten times
larger than at the last show.-London
EXPRESS
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Fancy Diseases.

"Discases is valy various said Mrs.
Partinpton, as she returned from street
door conversation with DR.. Bous THE
doctor tclls NE that poor old Mrs Haze
has got two buckles on her lungs, IL Ia
dreadful 10 think Of, ] declare Fhe dis
eases is 50 various. one way we hear of
people dying of hermitage of the lungs;
another way, Of the brown creatures; here
they tell rs Of the elementary capal being
o1it of order and there about tGnsors of
the throa.: here We hear Of neurology of
the head, there. of an embargo, one side
Of US we hear Of men getting pound Of
tough beef in the sarofaeus. and there
anoi her kills himself by discovering lis
iocrlal 2ein. Things change So that /
declare I don't know how TO subscribe for
any diseases nowadays New names and
new uostrils take the place Of old, and I
might as we'll thu NV my old herb-bag
Nv AZ Pen L Shilla her.
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Sentence Sermons,

Friendship can not live save in freedom.
Liae,aity is the saving grace in frugal
itN.
You can get hno work only from free
hearts.
he Il trCther.
Cheerful sinners may work less harm
than the sour saints.
Practical pity for men is the best kind
of riety toward God.
They who accuse others often are only
eNcuSing themselves.
He counts for most in prayer who
counts himself last of all.
M heart is more sick than the one that
ALWAYS nurses itself
strength may be the way that HEAVIER,
spells oui word struggle
No man can live whole live without
some sens" of the life of all men.
When dignity is without foundation in
character YOU may expect man To fret
over if.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-02
Campaign Comment.
0odsins the Labor Issue


Bryan's agile efforts to dodge on
the labor issue have ali"nated from
him many thousands OF voters all over
the country President Roosevelt asked
Bryan seine plain specific questions,
on that issue. Senator Knox has put
the issue up so definateIy to Mr.. Bryan
that the latter cannot escape. without
loss of the respect of the independent
voters President GOmperS Of the An
orican Federation Of Labor. has de-
clared that Bryan stands with him, on
the issue of aboishing the powers of
the federal courts. Mr.. Bryan has al
lowed this statement to go uncontra-
dicted for 50 long, that President
Roosevelt had a perfect right to cha!-
lenge Mr. Bryan to say, publicly,
whether GOmpers has told The truth.
And Mr.. Bryan has been most unWlSe
in refusing to answer the searching
and perfectly proper questions pro-
pounded by such distinguished critics.
His lack of ability to face one of the
most important issues of this cam
raign IL daily driving from his
support thousands Of voters to sup
port him for president. And when,
back of the platform issues, there is
the general and growing fear of the
business depression that would follow
Hryan's victory. it is easy enough to
captain Why tile certainty is felt that
Judge Taft will be elected president.
next Tuesday
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The Massachusetts, Campaign.

Thorc is always special interest hor'
I'm Maine in the Massachusetts cleo
tionS, because there is no state in tn,
MON with which the associations %.
Maine have been closer from the
earliest times. This year, as in mos.
years for that matter, there is no ques.
Massachusetts will be sweeping one
as fan as the national ticket is con.
|cernad. and in the matter of tn,
gubernatorial contest, the Republican
victory promises to be the most over
Nnelning for many years. The Re.
publican nominee. Lieutenant Governor
Draper. is strong man in all re.
meets prominent in the industrial lif,
VI the state and popular with the PEG
he, and his exceptional executive abil
~ has been shown during the months
hat he occupied the gubernatoria
hair during the long illness of Cover
,or Guild
He Is exceptionally fortunate, more
,ver. in his adversary, a Boston lawye
AIMED Valley who is probably tn
mallest caiibred man who has Ven
urcd to seek the governorship of tn
Id Bay State in many a year. Hi
My claim to distinction was the de
ense Of murderer who was foun
unity and condemned to death. HI
bility as campaigner may be ir
erred from the fact that his chic
took in trade has been denunciation ,
Republican ''extravagance'. in state a
falrs. though it is matter of recol
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Little Of Everything.
The Old Love Song.

Play it SLOWLY, sing IL loWIy,
Old familiar tune.
Once it ran in dance and dimple,
Like a brook in June.
Now ii Snbs along the measures
With a SOUND of tears;
Dear old voices echo through IL,
Vanished with the years.
rlay it sl"wly--it is holy
As an evening hymn,
Morning 3ladnesS hushed to sadness
FiilS il To the brim
Memories home within the music,
Stealing through the bars,
Thoughts within its quiet spaces
Rise and set like stars.
Ripple, ripple. goes the love-sonS
Till in slowing time,
Early sweetness grown completeness
Floods its every rhyme;
WHO together learn The music
Life and death unfold.
Know that love is but beginning
Until love is old
Singing. singing through the roses
WonI our lovers twain
Was there ever such a rose time,
Could there be again?
Now tEeN tell us 'Fiveard-twenty
.Junes We've seer them blow:
Eve,y JHnc's completer. sweeter-
Wen we lovers know
William Claiming Gannett
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Some years ago. when the late Judge
'oiin Henry Mccarthy was ii candidate
FOR the bench. says the Hebrew Stan
lard, in district populated by both
hebrews and Irish. there was display
d in an East Broadway window (,
amer which read: vote for John
Henry McCarthy-the friend of the
Hebrews" An Irishman on his way tc
he polls cspied the sign and grew in
!ignant. He remarked: Vote for the
friend of the Hebrews? III be hanged
+ | will. III vote for the other fellow :
IND he did. the "other fellow being
Henry NJ. Goldfogle.