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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-03-13
noNT,s FOR CHURCHMEN.

Don't expect religion to DO much Ior
won unless YOU do all you can for your
religion.
Don't Mace too much stress on doc
trine. Sound doctrine even can not cure
a diseased heart.
Don't try to have faith without pray
or for faith dies quickly when one rails
TO live close to God.
Don't feel that your mite will not
cain divine acceptance. Inc rlcnest
o,fts comes out of the poorest pockets.
Don't strive to fill the high places in
x.o,,r church. A mans title to glory
doos not depend on the glory OF his
title.
Don,t close your ears to others woes
for fear you'll lose your happiness
yo,, can never lose true joy by listen
ing to another's woes.
Don't profess your inability to ma
GA until Won have really searched for
Him The man who fails to find a
80 IN the universe usually finds one
In a mirror.
Don,t reject what you can not I'M
mediately understand regarding the
,,lan Of salvation. Remember that nnite
mind is not supposed fully TO compre-
bend infinite purpose. -
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-03-13
SHORT METER SERMONS.

4 good lover is sure to be first-class
hater.
To SOW selfishness is certainly to
reap sorrow.
The Father never drove any into the
far country.
You can not find martyr by look
ing In the mirror.
The most wasteful thing in this world
is selfish economy.
The soul is simply that which sees
tha supreme and the sublime.
Your use of your leisure often deter
mines the usefulness Of your life.
He can never be more than half edu-
Gated who is not educated at heart.
The church is almost sure to have
naralvsis following fit over dogma.
hot scolding from the minister is
the quickest way to cool any meeting
Infinite love would be mockery with
out infinite hatred Of things that harm.
IFS easy to be pious when the chill
dren are asleep and the neighbors nave
left town.
There are those who when they near
Gabriel blowing his horn will want to
know what he gets a day for doing that'
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-03-13
Flax in the Northwest.

The second factor making for the
new prosperity may be termed ''the dis
covery of flax" For years there had
been a few scattering fax fields, but
it was only in the middle '90's that the
Northwestern pioneer awoke to the dis
covery that linseed oil was Of more
truly golden hue, not only than the
wheat field, but than any gOld-bear
ing quartz California ever saw. And
so the endless golden yellow of the
fields in August and the tinkling bells
in September or the fax field.
Those who have never heard the
ringing of the fax bells have missed a
truly wonderful sensation. The round
seed pods smaller than peas, which
contain the seed, give a faint metallic
sound which as one drives or walks
through field, setting thousands in
motion, seems like myriads of intinitesi~
mai bells tinkling so family as to be-
all but nautiible Nor is the mere
sight of flax field in the mellow Au-
gust soon to be forgotten. Imagine
10O-acre field, filed with flowers OF
blue more delicate than violets. And
of its profitable character one illustra-
ton will suffice In June 1900, Ole
Jannsen bought 100 acres in the heart
of the great fax belt for $40 an acre
on the crop payment plan. Ole broke
up" that fall ana the next spring l3+s
acres and planted it in fax. In round
numbers, he thrashed in the fall eigil-
teen and one-half bushels to the acre;
sold it for $l.39h bushel. total
$500: little more than twice enough
to pay for his land out of his first crop
Not only was the fax immensely prof
table itself, but it removed from the
country the stigma, 'one-crop country"
World Today.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-03-13
'a0UGHTLEssNEss,
BY Rev. George D. Spar

BY Rev. George D. Sparks.
d., S'aei doth not know; my people
- NOT conSider.-Isaiah /. 3.
,,,,, suppose more unhappiness and dis
r r~S are occasioned in this workaday
5,,. " thoughtlessness than anyone
h,r1 1,s o. Take a majority of the
" S'O'eS which wreck human life. If
r,r,, 'te 10 go back far enough we
IL 0'u md that a little thought, a lit
I, AZ rOnSlderation, would have caused
dxs,, 70 turn out differently and the
ro s'oce' the shame, the bitterness
+ never have happened.
h,n We could keep the words "don't be
s,o 'suIeSs| ever before our minds
Fo,, We would be changed men and
hi. ' and, as a result, would find
h '0''u very different place to live
Mil ~ uat last disagreement we had
Iesn vUr heighbor, could it not have
bart; ''olded by little thought on our
sIIns, we would have refrained from
Inn. lug 10 that old sore or kept silent
vss mat transaction which really
la}oI concern of ours. No, just as
son SaIu long, long ago, we did not
''iAA or weigh our speech, but
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-03-13

Mai. Gen. J. E. B. Stuart Of the Con-
federate caavlry was a soldier by ma
ture. Dashing and daring, cool in the
face Of danger. he was one of the
brave and picturesque figures of the
Civil War. H. B. Mcclellan quotes in
Life and Campaigns Of Major General
Stuart from Gen. Fitz-Hugh Lees
impression Of the future cavalry leader
while he was still at West Point:
II recall his distinguished character
istics, which were strict attention to
military duty; erect, soldierly bearing !;
immediate and almost thankful accept
ance of a challenge to fight from any
cadet who might feel himself in any
way aggrieved and clear, ringing
voice"
Stuart was most cheerful soldier.
That clear voice of his was often
used in singing his favorite war song
If you want to have a good time,
Jine the cavalry.
His courageous attitude was held I'M
til the very end. He was wounded by
a pistol on the battlefield. AS he was
being carried away he noticed the dis
organized ranks OF his retreating men.
go back!'' he called out. "Go back !
Do your duty as l have done mine! Go
back! I'd rather die than be whip
ped"
Those were his last words on the
field of battle Later he said, with the
same courage:
I'm going fast now. Gods will be
DONE"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-03-13

thoughtlessly, roughly, cruelty spoke
neighbor, making him our enemy in
stead Of our friend
How many Of us are thoughtful? The
old excuse, II didn't know; | didn't
think" will not undo the past. We
ought to have known we ought to have
thought. We will not have the au-
dacity to offer that excuse when he
stand in the presence of the Master.
Are parents considerable of their chill,
dren? Are children thoughtful for
their parents? Do husbands take into
account the feelings of their wives? Do
wives study the wishes of their hus-
bands? Do men and wOmen-take
them as you find them-ever ponder
over the duty they owe to their God?
l am sure the majority of us will vince
as We think Of the wrongs and injuries
done through our thoughtlessness. We
have injured that brother, and now
there is no chance of our ever telling
him we are sorry; that we did not
mean what we said.
We shudder at the petty cruelty we
have melted out to those who We're
wearied and burdened with the heat of
the day. Through our inconsiderate
neglect to render a helping hand we
have driven back into despair other
souls trying to escape their unhappy
surroundings, and through our lack OF
attention we have panied and grieved
hearts infinitely nobler than our own
when they have been trying to help
US.
All. yes. how easy life would be If we
all made up our minds to be more
thoughtful and considerable. How its
friction it's wear and tear, its ragged
edges would largely disappear.
Christ, short time before His
death, drew a marvellous picture of the
last Judgment. 1t forms striking
commentary upon the words Of Isaiah.
Who are they that are praised, and
why do they win the approval OF the
Judge? They who have been unselhsh,
considerable. merciful are the chosen
ones. because they have practiced that
virtue of thoughtfulness which goes so
far toward making a new heaven ana
a new earth.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-03-13

Do not have the sheep pens toe
warm The natural coat of the sheep
makes it able to endure severe wealth,
err
If the members Of the poultry flock
which seldom OF never lay could he
welded out, the feed bills would be
less and the egg profits more.
Better concentrate your efforts on
smaller acreage of land and get from
the land all 1t can give you than to
spread out your energies over a big
acreage and get only an average yield
One poultry raiser says he feeds
roupy chickens whole corn that has
been well soaked In kerosene, and
bathes the swollen heads and, eyes
with a mixture Of equal parts of kero-
sene and lard.
In the highly fertilined garden the
aim is to keep crops coming on in az
rapid succession as possible Plan so
as to have one variety ready to take
the place of the crop which has been
matured and harvested.
In telling the conditions necessary
for the production Of good butter one
maker who has made 1t life study
saws you must back Of the handling
of the milk and cream consider first
the quality OF the cow and next the
ouality Of the feed you are putting In
her. Mold or any other impurities I'm
the food is certain to affect the flavor
of the butter.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-03-13

would be more difficult still to bend
them all with exactly the same curve,
for 1t would be important to have the
bee spaces alike. In the third place,
one would have to bore hole in order
to drive them into the frame for the
reason that the hammer head would
strike one side of the line of penetra-
ton Of the wood, bending the nail
over Taking it all in all, the ordinary
staple is much easier TO insert and
far cheaper.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-03-13

that their beloved colors had been left
behind them, almost within reach Of
the enemy. The disheartened feelings
instantly were altered to a wild excite
ment, and the battle fever blazed up in
every man. They wanted to charge
again Immediately; and when a party
Of Confederates started to run toward
the flag, intending to capture it, the
Union soldiers dashed forward, without
waiting for the command, and attacked
them so ferociously that the Rebels
We're forced back
Then came a lull; in the protective
shelter Of the corn the soldiers stopped
firing and leaned on their guns to rest
They were painting, and quivered with
excitement; they knew not what to do
Men missed their comrades. Tanner
looked in vain for the short, compact
pleasant faced soldier-he was called
George-who up to this time had
fought beside him always An older
man, this soldier treated him like a
boy, and admonished him always to
keep cool and save his fire until the
right moment. George was gone, and
Tanner, his heart atiame and his throat
burning with patriotic rage, wondered
how this usually calm veteran would
have felt if he had lived to see the regi,
mental colors practically abandoned in
front of the enemy.
In fnaa ,fh DOC,
saw that this fact, which was so terri
BILE to him, was equally terrible to them
also; but what was to be done? Close
on their left the Fifth Maryland had
gone into action few minutes before
and these fresh troops now Joined
them in a sudden and determined sally
1t proved useless. They found them
selves irresistibly pounded back into
the old place, where were the same
rustling leaves, tall above their heads,
the same salt reek of gunpowder and
thick hanging smoke, the same sur
rounding roar of musketry and can
nonade.
All at once the boy. While watching
Confederate troops noticed that some
thing unusual was taking place. The
soldiers in the open were turning halt
round, as If to meet a flank attack :;
those in the ravine were following the
movement with their rifles Their at
tention was distracted and Tanners
heart leaped as he saw the opportu-
nifty. He knew that it was only the
matter Of single moment or two,
which would not return and he must
seize it instantly. He dropped his rife
and ran across the open space.
Although the buzzing of innumerable
bullets hummed in his ears, he found
himself in few seconds untouched be-
side the flag. As he reached for the
staff it was splintered by a ball !; but,
clutching the flag in his arms, he turn
ed like a flash and was running back
at the top Of his speed, when a bullet
struck him in the side and he fell. He
jumped to his feet in an instant; but
in that brief space when he lay on the
ground a dozen bullets cut the sod
about him.
His comrades meanwhile had rushed
to meet him, and the next moment he
was among them-With the precious
bunting under his arm.
"As gallant a piece of work as ever
took place on a battlefield" the colonel
said.-Sunday Magazine.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-03-13
N~~%~~
HYMNS YOU OUGHT TO KNOW (
e
At the Door

y jesus, thou art standing,
Outside the fast closed door.
In lowly patience waiting
10 pass the threshold DER:
We bear the name of Christians.
His name and sign we bear:
y, shame, thrice shame upon us.
To keep him standing there
y Jesus, thou art knocking
And 10! that hand is SCARED.
AND thorns thy brow encircle,
And tears thy face have marred
" love that passeth knowledge,
80 patiently to wait;
y sin that hath no equal.
So fast to bar the gate.
y Jesus, thou are pleading
In accents meek and low
Il died for you, my children,
And will We treat me soT'
0 Lord, with shame and sorrow
We open now the door;
Dear Savior. enter, enter,
And leave us nevermore!
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-03-13

At Cornell University oats were sown
broadcast, in the usual manner, the
Weld per acre being 81 bushels. On
another plot the oats were drilled in,
Is inches apart, the handwheel hoe be-
ing used to work between the rows.
This may appear to some as giving a
large share of labor in that manner,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-03-13

The arrangement here shown, IL
properly adjusted, Is excellent; bat,
says the Gleaniugs in Bee Culture, in
the first place 1t is difficult to bend the
nails, and, in the second place, it,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-03-13

but the yield on the drilled and worked
plot was 81 bushels per acre, the meth
cd is worthy of attention. A man with
a wheel hoe can go over a large piece
of ground in day, and it is possible
that the method will pay.
The Delta independent., 1908-09-11
Wild West Excursion Boisterous

A number of Delta and Delta county
people, as well as people from Mont
rose county went to Grand juno ton
Monday to see the Wild West show.
Sad to relate it is further said thai
many of the excursionists imbibed so
freely of Wild West spirit as to furnish
an exhibition of the real thing in a
Wild West show on the way home. The
Delta crowd was reported quiet, most
of the boys and girls being chaperoned
by their mammas, but others We're
noisy to the extent of riot and indulged
in rough house, or rather rough
coach" on the return trip, one man
getting his face slashed with a knife,
while another lost his shirt by having
it torn off of him.
The Delta independent., 1908-09-11
Paonia Fruit Fair.

OF all the fairs to be held in Colorado
there is only one where there is no ad-
mission to the exhibit buildings and
where it does not cost the visitor one
cent to see all the attractions and that
one fair is the Paonia Fruit Fair. The
visitor does not pay TO see the races,
he does not pay to hear the band con-
certs, he does not pay to see the bal
loon ascension and he does not pay to
see what will PROBABLY be the biggest
and best display of fruit and poultry in
the state this year And there is n
reason for it and that is that Paonia is
ysesirous of entertaining her friends and
is not in the Fair business to make
money but for the purpose of having n
good time and showing the visitors the
excellent products and impressing the
fact that Paonia leads. There will be
plenty of free peaches and other fruits
for every one who comes to Paonia on
the 10th, 18th and 18th of September.
Will you be one of them?
The Delta independent., 1908-09-11
DELTA, COLORADO, FRIDAY SEPTEMBER
The Kempton Komedy Ko.

The Kempton company, Delta's ia
vorite, has been showing to good houses
during Fair week and will close the
weeks engagement here tomorrow
night with Daniel Boone" Tonight's
play is "The World" The company
started the weeks engagement with
my Dixie Girl" Tuesday night
More to be Pitied than Scorned' was
the play. Wednesday "A Texas Ran
ger" was presented and Thursday MY
Friend from Arkansaw.'
The whole week s bill has been good
one and the presentation of each high
class.
Tonight and tomorrow night will
draw the biggest houses of the week,
though the opera house has been filled
every night and the performances
greeted with greatest interest.
Tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 the COM
pany will give mat inee for the ladies
and children and will play more to be
Pitied than Scorned."
The Kemptons are always sure of
welcome at Delta.
The Delta independent., 1908-09-11
Birthday Amiuersdrp.

Mrs. Lewis Owens entertained quite
a number of her friends September
9Th, at her home on Owens mesa, it
being the occasion of her 30th birth
day. An elaborate dinner was served,
the table fairly groaning under its load
of good things, in the preparing of
which Mrs. Owens excells. Those
present were: Mr. and Mrs. Rogers
and Mrs. Nina jones' of Owens Mesa;
Mr.. Ellis and family from Read; Mrs.
McCullah and her sister Miss Bertha
Stevens; Mrs. NJ. V. Jones and Miss
Ora Jones, of Garnet Mesa. All en-
joyed the occasion and departed wish
ing Mrs. Owens many happy returns of
the day.
The Delta independent., 1908-09-11
District Court Jurors.

Following is list of jurors drawn
for the September Term of District
Court, postponed from September 10th:
w. J. AFFORD, Paonia; L. H. Bene-
field. Austin; E. T. Bishop, Hotchkiss;
Charles Blumburg, Delta; C. w. Brew
er, edaredge; L. c. Burkhart, Paonia;
NJ. E. Chase, Hotchkiss; A. 4. Crabill,
Delta; Robert w. Douma, Cedaredge;
rk Dunn, Hotchkiss; j. w. Finn,
Hotchkiss; Joseph Gum, Delta; A. J..
Hadley. Paonia; j. NJ. Haley, Paonia
J. B. Hart, Surface Creek; 7. E.
Lamb, Delta; c. J. Lippert, North
Delta; ]. P. Kettle, Cory; L. c. Kurz.
Delta; n. P Madsen, Eckert; Frank
Marshall, Delta; Jno. Meek, Paouia;
H. L. Moller, Paonia; Irwin Myers,
Paonia; Burt Norman, Cedaredge;
John Patterson. Hotchkiss; Peter Slat-
ter, HotchkiSs; w. b Stockham,
Delta; John N. Weston, Phil Weston,
Cedaredse.
BY order of court the above jurors
are excused until Monday, Sept. 81, at
llio'clock.
The Delta independent., 1908-09-11
Delta County Fair
A Big Success.


More about the Fair next week
The Delta Fair is proving a success.
Delta stores generally closed after
moons for the Fair.
The stock exhibit is about five times
larger than last year.
All the events on the program have
been pulled off in good shape.
Tomatoes are another vegetable not
surpassed in raising elsewhere.
Pumpkins and squashes are the finest
in the land. while the sugar beet dis
play is proof of what our soil will do in
that line.
There have been plenty of good horse
entries for all the races and each race
has created its share of interest and
enthusiasm.
Melons are an attraction to visitors
particularly when it is told that Delta
county has surpassed Rocky Ford in
producing best cantaloupes.
The attendance this year will hardly
come up to that of last, unless that of
today may make up for it. That of
yesterday was very good average.
Potatoes on exhibit amply convince
people that the claim made to the best
potatoes raised in Colorado are raised
in Delta county, and those who sample
them cooked. are still further convinced.
The fruit exhibit is fine, including
apples, peaches, pears, plums and
newly ripe strawberries Of the second
crop for this season. No place IN the
world grows finer fruit than Delta
county.
Like most county fairs the one at
Delta this week is a fine display Of
what the county can produce. The
products of the garden, orchard and
field. are represented by selected
specimens and the best of stock is on
display. including horses, cattle and
sheep and hogs. The poultry exhibit
is also good, and this, by the way, is
rapidly becoming an important Delta
county industry.
The Delta Fair is better than last
year; no doubt better than it has been
any previous year. The exhibits are
larger and the grounds have been nicely
improved. The new two-story exhibi-
ton hall is an Improvement worthy the
name and the increased grand stand
room is another good feature. Then
the stock quarters have also been en-
larged. All this has cost money and it
will not be surprising if the association
should feel little shortage. but the
matter had to be overcome in order that
Delta could have good fair grounds, and
the benefits of present and future to
city and county will amply prove the
wisdom of making these needed i'm
movements
The Delta independent., 1908-09-11
Local and Personal.

Plenty of fakirs in town this week.
Mr.. C. A Pinkham is in Delta from
Holly.
Man or husky boy wanted to NOV
lawn. This office.
Mrs. Borin was a Delta visitor Satur-
day from the ranch on upper Tongue
Creek.
Miss Florence Dolphin of Montrose
is the guest of Mrs J. B. Morgan this
week
t. K. Seaton will go to the State Fair
at Pueblo and thence to Denver to buy
Christmas stock.
"a good town and good country" is
what every visitor says of Delta and
surrounding country.
Delegates Chas. L. Pike and W. o.
Stephens are attending Republican
State convention in Denver.
E. F. Hubbard is at the Denver Fair
and will also attend the State Fair. He
is showing Delta county products at
both.
A few hundred copies of good home
newspapers sent abroad each week is
worth ton of the usual class of folder
matter sent out.
The Democratic State conven ton at
Pueblo is dragging along, with the
Speer forces-termed the Corpora
ton Faction"-in control.
The Delta High School has reached a
very high state of efficiency, and is
now on the accredited list of other
states than Colorado. A fourth teacher
has been employed, Prof Paul Moody
of Great Bend, Indiana, a graduate of
Valparaiso University and an able man.
Beet harvest has been ordered COM
menced by the Sugar company and
growers are generally getting ready to
go to work preparing the beets for de-
livery by the first of next week. The
harvest this year will be heavy one,
as there are many fine fields around
Delta.
An effort should be made to get
sugar factory men to visit Delta while
the beet harvest is under way. Be-
cause an effort slipped which was taken
up at an off time and spa asmodically
doomed, is no reason why work should
cease. Show manufacturers the beets,
that the field is genuine and that the
demand for factory exists.
Prof. Dana returned to Delta the
first of this week from his trip to Illi-
nois. Mrs Dana remained for a longer
visit and because of an accident to
their little girl, who in fall suffered
fracture of the hip. Mr.. Dana says he
saw in Ottawa, Illinois, box of Delta
county Jonathan apples of last years
crop that were perfectly sound and
fresh in appearance and taste
DR.. rockingham received disagree
able surprise this week in the news
that his brother Earl has been for
about six weeks in hospital in Denver
with bad case of typhoid. and he was
not Informed for fear that he might be
tempted to cross the mountains and
brave a higher altitude than is safe.
His brother is the young man in the
Forest Service who visited Delta last
year and had been sent to Denver on
government business. The mail that
brought this i'll news, also brought
him information of the old mansion of
the family in England, which with his
democratic views he had never looked
up.
The Delta independent., 1908-09-11
Wedding. Bells.

A quiet but pretty wedding occurred
Friday, September 4th in Denver, at
266l Stout street. Miss Ruth Spicer, a
charming young lady of Delta and Mr..
Howard Porter, rustling young busi-
ness man of Cheyenne, Wyoming, were
the contracting parties. A. A. Layton,
former pastor of the Baptist church
here. performed the ceremony.