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The Delta independent., 1908-01-31


mail service Of the railroads
could handle and in amount suf-
ficient to bury the postmaster
and his country shack out of
sight. The principle of making
a single letter-germ grow into
mountain of correspondence well
illustrates the possibilities of
personal effort. An idea once
promulgated, needs only to be
handled in a manner that will
command attention from the
masses to make it spread beyond
the bounds of mental conception.
The Delta independent., 1908-01-31

Judge R. King Ouray the latter of last week at
tending meeting of county convened at the call of
Attorney Barnett, of Ouray county.
The object of the call discuss compel the State
Board of equalization railroads accordance with the
statutes rather than arbitrary plan of its
ing valuations as it may please.
The valuation should be about 50 500 mile and in Delta
Judge King informs the mileage rated
mile cutting of valuation of 5000 600 and depvng the
county of about Sc coo
Mr. Barnett Denver for the purpose applying the
Supreme Court for writ of mandamus requiring the State Board
Equalization apporon railroad conformity
with the Statute Delta county joining with Ouray and other
counties interested in the attempt to the writ
The Delta independent., 1908-01-31

Business matters and business
systems should be thought about
if not studied carefully by every
person. 1t doesn't matter wheth-
er engaged in trade of any kind
or not, every man and woman
should have business ideas, and
the chance to cultivate them and
gain business knowledge from
observation, is within the reach
of all. Learn practical business
methods and adopt them for
use, and you have the schooling,
whether you are a merchant, a
professional man, a farmer or a
laborer. When you do this you
become independent because
self-reliant.
The Delta independent., 1908-01-31

A Sherwood girl, who recently
returned from a visit back east.
relates the following experience;
She attended a party one evening
where chocolate bon-bons were a
part of the refreshments. She
spied a nice plump one on the
side of the dish, which she tried
to take, but which seemed to be
stuck to the dish. After the
second attempt the negro waiter,
who was passing the dish re-
marked. Beg pahdon, Miss, but
dat's NAH thumb"
The Delta independent., 1908-01-31


The Paonia Newspaper has the
following about donating to
Montrose one of Delta county's
coal mines:
The Montrose Press two
weeks ago heralded the news to
readers that their little city was
particularly fortunate in having
fine mountain water and that a
splendid vein of coal had just
been opened in the Juanita mine.
We observed the item and Won
dered if they intended to appro-
pirate Paonia's mine without
giving a word of credit, but did
not mention it till we notice
them harping on the same SUBJ
ject again and again. Of course
if Montrose has to have that
mine we will give it up. We
have plenty of others and can
spare half a dozen if Montrose
needs them. The mine in ques-
ton is a good one, located four
miles above Paonia and about 70
miles from Montrose, but we be-
lieve in being neighborly and we
will not kick any more if they
take it bodily"
The Delta independent., 1908-01-31

Some few years ago there
came to be an endless chain"
fad. 1t grew SO burdensome to
the mails that the Government
put a stop to it. 1t was proven
that by the cooperation of each
person addressed in addressing
some other person, an insignifi-
cant country post-office could be
made the recipient Of letters by
the carload greater than the
The Delta independent., 1908-01-31
Pioneer Days.
BY Geo. o. States. =

| think it was couple of years after
MIR. Castle, H. A. Castle, my brother
and myself went up in the cedars for a
hunt. At that time there were no
claims above the Kohler ranch that |
remember of except the Kiser ranch.
We camped that night on the creek
just east of where our beautiful Cedar
edge is now located. During the night
one of our party, as he supposed,
dreamed that a big deer stood right
over him and snorted. He was telling
US about the dream when we looked
just few feet from our bed and there
was, as plain as could be, deer tracks
where it came to within few feet of
where we were sleeping and turned
back. so it was no dream.
We went up on Cedar Mesa very
early and soon had the satisfaction of
dropping big buck, the first, last and
only deer l ever killed.
In those days we used to have very
pleasant times around the camp fire
TeIdlIiS StOIltS VI DdCh Last L oildil
always remember one which was about
''The Homliest Man in the state of
Michigan"
In the early days of that State there
lived in Memphis man by the name
of Dutton, who was considered the
homliest man in the state. On one oc-
casion Mr.. Dutton, with several friends,
went to Detroit by way of st. Clair on
vessel that used to make regular
trips in those early days.
Soon after getting on board, Mr..
Dutton's friends heard the Captain re-
mark that his cook was the homliest
man in the state. One of Mr.. Dutton's
friends jokingly offered a small wager
that he could produce homlier speci-
men of humanity and not half try.
The Captain readily accepted the
wager. When Mr.. Dutton's friends
told him, as he was quite hand for
good joke, he heartily entered into the
fun. 1t was soon noised around SO that
were collected in the cabin to see the
fun. AS Mr.. Dutton walked in and saw
the crowd and the righteousness of the
matter, it so tickled him that he began
to pucker up his mouth to laugh. The
Captain, thinking he was making up
faces cried out. Never mind making
up faces old man, you look bad enough;
here is the money"
One thing is certain and that is, the
old pioneers on Surface Creek used to
enjoy getting up in the cedars on hunt
ing expeditions or for wood and fence
posts and camp over night.
Little did we think in those days that
the time would come when the country
would be settled clear above the cedars
with fine ranches and such fine lot of
orchards.
While believe our Surface Creek is
hard to beat for sociability, still as the
country is more thickly settled, we,
who have been here so many ears, can
see change.
Within the last few weeks have re-
ceived letters from old friends in Mich
igan, telling about the extreme cold
weather and deep snow and asking
about Western Colorado. / have re-
piled of my experience of 20 years, and
travels in Wyoming, Arizona and Cali
fornia, l found no place like Delta
The Delta independent., 1908-01-31

No person should lose conf
dence in self. Everyone has the
power to think and thoughts are
often possessed of value. And
it should be remembered that
the greatest ideas and inventions
have often been derided at the
beginning and have been COM
PEELED to earn their claim to
greatness against all sorts of
discouragements.
The Delta independent., 1908-01-31

So, Bro. Anderson, in your write-up
about our County, you need not be at
all bashful, for the facts wi II bear out
anything in the bounds Of reason.
Delta County is the banner county of
the state and those of us who have
lived here SO long and Travelled around.
know it.
The Delta independent., 1908-01-31

The schools of the country
must not be confined to teaching
the young idea how to shoot.
They must be careful about the
loading and the instructions re-
garding how to aim. A "squib"
is about as bad as no load at all,
while a load heavy enough to re-
coil may be crammed into the
pupils knowledge chamber. The
aim can be improved by practice.
The Delta independent., 1908-01-31

Many Republicans have a
friendly "hunch" for Governor
Hughes as Presidential candi-
date, and while Taft seems now
the field favorite, believe that,
as has been the case in conven-
tions heretofore, something may
happen which will weigh heavily
in the favor Of New York's gov
ernOr.
The Delta independent., 1908-01-31
,ounty, especially Surface Creek.

County, especially Surface Creek.
One thing is lacking which must come
in time and that is better means of
transporting our immense fruit and
other crops, saying nothing of the inn
mense coal beds They say everything
comes to him who waits, so in the near
future we shall see this great need
supplied.
The Delta independent., 1908-01-31

Growers in the territory COW
cred by the American Beet Sugar
Company are making a fight
against grading their contracts.
The company only want to pay
81. SO for beets that run less than
Is per cent sugar and S5 per ton
for beets that run Is per cent or
over, and the farmers are hold
ing out for fiat rate contract of
S5 per ton.
The Delta independent., 1908-01-31

VIM. Mckinley was born 65
years ago Wednesday. Where
there were floral stores, those
who desired to pay special trib-
ute to one of Americas greatest
presidents, wore his favorite
flower, the red carnation. The
memory of the martyred presi-
dent is still fresh enough in the
memory of the American people
to cause tears to flow when
thoughts are directed to his life
and work and death.
The Delta independent., 1908-01-31

The intelligence of the news
paper reader is often more or
less severely taxed by brag and
bluster and blow. The news
paper readers who have in them
selves merit are capable of dis
cernment, or they would not
amount to much as citizens.
The Delta independent., 1908-01-31

However cold and selfish the
world may become, there will
always be a channel through
which the warmer blood pulsates
when the brotherhood of man is
mentioned. The better nature
of all except the totally depraved
can be appealed to.
The Delta independent., 1908-01-31

The INDEPENDENT is enjoying
good health, prosperity and
steady growth.
The Delta independent., 1908-01-31

Denver is now agitating a
$4,000 home for the stock
show. Denver may be a little
unsavory in politics but in all
matters of hustle she is up and
coming.
The Delta independent., 1908-01-31

Rear Admiral McCalla says the
United States should have "at
least the skeleton of an army"
The new medical uplift in the
navy is beginning to show in it's
dialect.
The Delta independent., 1908-01-31

Mark Twain remarks that re-
ceiverships are more expensive
than harems.. This may explain
why the Sultan has always per-
suaded his creditors not to pro-
ceed to extremities.
The Delta independent., 1908-01-31

Delta is now credited with
possessing two Of the best news
papers on the Western Slope.
Perhaps a little more lively COM
petition was needed.
The Delta independent., 1908-01-31

By predicting the election Of
Bryan next November, Champ
Clark has strengthened his claim
to being the greatest humorist
in congress.
The Delta independent., 1908-01-31

The disparagers of Gov. Hughes
in New York now say: Why,
he isn't even silent man."
The Delta independent., 1908-01-31

Publicity is the thing! This
applies to business as well as to
every sort Of enterprise and
every class of resource.
The Delta independent., 1908-01-31

While the legislatures are pro-
viding so many restraining meas
urers they ought to provide lid
for the woman who carries a gun.
The Delta independent., 1908-01-31
The truth about Delta county
is plenty good enough.

AS to suckers-there is said to
be a new one born every minute.
The Delta independent., 1908-01-31
ADVERTISING RATES.

Fifty cents. per single column inch month Insertions
Of one week only. IS cents per inch.
Display ads. changed every two weeks without extra
charge; weekly changes cents per inch additional.
Wednesday noon TO insure appearance.
Locals cents line each issue; to ransen 10 cents
per line for frs, issue line each subsequent inser
hon. Headed locals 10 cents per line for the head.
The Delta independent., 1908-01-31

There is nothing new in 1t ALL of
course; but then there is nothing
very new in anything. Epictetus
taught Christian Science-but he
didn't call it that-thousands of
years before Mrs. Eddy was born in
this vale of tears. The Epicureans
dallied with the Gospel of Cheer
fulness in an age when a man would
have been inundated for wearing
vests like those of our stentorian
friend. Laugh and the world
laughs with you; weep, and you
weep alone" is an everlasting and a
very ancient truth. The difference
LIS that, from being the cult Of. a
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-05-27
one OF the
Essentials

Of the happy homes OF to-day Is q
vast fund of information as to the
best methods of promoting health and
happiness and right living and know
ledge Of the worlds best products.
Products of actual excellence and
reasonable claims truthfully presented
and which have attained to world
wide acceptance through the approval
Of the Well-Informed Of the World;
not of individuals only, but of the
many who have the happy faculty OF
selecting and obtaining the best the
world affords.
One OF the products Of that class.
OF known component parts, an Ethical
remedy. approved by physicians and
commended by the Well-Informed OF
the World as valuable and whole.
some family laxative is the well-known
Syrup OF Figs and Elixir OF SIENNA. To
get its beneficial effects always buy
the genuine. manufactured by the
California Fig Syrup Co., only, and
for sale by all leading druggists.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-05-27
LONDON FOR A QUIET LIFE
cows, Nightinga1e. and Fowl MAX.

Cows, NfghtingaIeH and Fowl Make,
Country Too Noisy.
There Is only one spot on earth where
the jaded spirit, weary Of the rush and
noise and hustle Of modern life, can
find true peace and perfect quiet. It Is
known as London Town. What with
cows, dogs, poultry, motor cars and
nightingales the country nowadays Is
such an uproarious pandemonium that
only a deaf man or an artillerist can
live there In comfort, says the London
Daily News.
Such were the arguments which Dr.
Robinson, town clerk of Shoreditch, adj
vanced when G. s. D. Murray conclud-
ed his inquiry on behalf Of the charity
commissioners into the application Of
the Ironmongers' company to remove
their almshouses from Kingsland road.
Shoreditch.
1t has been suggested, DR.. Robinson
said, that the old ladies In the aims
houses were disturbed BY the Noise In
the district, but probably the site was
always noisy. The coaches going to
York IN the old days made quite a.
much noise as any London county coun-
eli tram car did to-day. II the old Ia
dies thought they were going to escape
! noise By removing to the country they
would be bitterly disappointed.
He lived In the country himself and
he was often awakened at o'clock In
the morning by the passing Of an old
wheeling, croaking motor car belong
Ing to bis ma1esty's postotfice. II peo-
pie wanted to know what dust and
noise and stink meant, let them 50 into
the country, where there was no 20
lice commissioner to stop motor onlni
buses from carrying on their Internal
traffic.
To take only ons night OF his life
there was corncrake rasping outsidf
his door TIL 10 O'Clock. Then be wal
awakened BY q nlghtingale-a bird
which made music tor quartes Of aE
hour, but became troublesome when !,
sung for two hours. When that ceased
a cow began believing and then q dol
heard the local policeman walking
down the street and barked for al
hour. At dawn the birds began again
London was the one place where PEG
pie could get rest from such noises.
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al Dol lu[L;klD 9
4lE65 .Em 5SG[ + +

The Institute of Mining and Metal
urgy Of London has suggested and rec
commended the adoption Of the follow
ing definitions: That the ton be
weight of 1000 pounds avoirdupois;
that the miners Inch be flow Of Is
:ubic feet per minute: that the gallon
be the gallon OF 10 pounds; that all
temperatures be expressed In degrees
:entigrade; that gold and silver returns
be- stated In terms of fine metal and
not as bullion; that the gold contents
Of ore be expressed In the Troy ounce
u fine gold, waeth s2o.e7 or IS shil-
'ingA
Much trouble has been experienced
with lightning ON the power transmits
sion lines, carried on steel towers, In
he statesof Michoacan and Guanajuafo,
Mexico, but recently the difficulty has
been largely overcome by the use Of
lightning rods and the device OF sus-
pending steel cable above the trans
mission lines, the cable being brought to
sarth at each tower. Before these
means Of diverting the lightning were
smptoyed, the insulators- WERE often
bored with holes an Inch III diameter
| by bolts Of lightning. The shielding
cable 10 regarded az arordlng much
more protection than the lightning rodA-
In Poleozoic times, then, writes Prot.
Lowell In the Century, 1t was with the
sarth itself, not the sun, TO which plant
and animal primarily stood beholden
Tor existence. This gives us most in
structive glimpse into one planetologic
procesa To the planets own internal
heat !s due the chief fostering OF the
beginnings OF life upon its surface.
Thus planet ID capable Of at least be-
ginning to develop organisms without
more than modicum Of help from the
,entral sun. We talk OF the sun as the
source Of life; and 80 It Is to-day In
the sense Of being tts sustainer but the
real source was the earth itself, which
also raised 1t through Its babyhood.
Studies by Miss NJ. c. Slopes of the
FOSSIL fora Of Scotland have shown that
The gingko, or maidenhair, tree, ma
tive Of Japan and China, which Is cul-
tivated In Europe and this country on
account Of Its remarkable foliage, be.
longs to an extremely ancient family
Of which 1t Is now, apparently, the last
surviving representative. At one time
1t seems to have been widely spread
singular fact Is that the fossil speci
mems Of the gingko, found In the roch
beds Of the Inferior Oollte series, a,
Brora, Scotland, are 50 similar to the
living trees that at first sight no differ
snce Is apparent. Only an examination
Of the structure Of the cells reveals 1
variation.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-05-27

made Of compressed wood plup, with
an exterior covering resembling the
grain of the tree. Artificial lumber
on more extensive scale has been de-
signed by a Pennsylvania man, and Is
shown In the Illustration. tits formed
by the successive superimposition Of
very thin continuous pulpy layers OF
combined hydraulic cement and ashes
tos fiber. Embedded between the layers
Is wire mesh, similar to that used In
wired glass, and In concrete construc-
ton. The inventor claims that this ar
tif1cial lumber possesses stability and
durability and can be used for lumber
In all cases
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40qo to 500 Per Annurn

An established manufacturing business In
treasury stock for sale to procure funds for
enlarging Its plant. It is running constantly
at it's full capacity. but Is unable to nll
more than q small portion OF the orders
coast. A monopoly OF the known raw ms
terial west Of the Rocky mountains. to
gether with the fact that the freight rats
on this class OF goods from the east Is moro
than the cost Of manufacture here, gives
our company absolute control OF this large
and fast growing Geld, ana makes dividends
Of 40 to so per cent per annum seem certain.
The company IN managed by well known
citIsens OF Spokane and vicinity. has always
earned large proats. and cordially Invites
the fullest investigation By intending In
vestors II you want q really hiEh-class In
vestment. with none Of the elements Of spec
ulation, write at once to tbs Spokane Pot
tery Co.. "a zlegler block, Spokane. Wash.
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500 Reward. S10O,

The readers Of this paper will be pleased 90
learn that there la at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able TO cure ID oil its
stages, and that Is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
medical fraternity. Catarrh being q constttu-
tional disease. requires a constitutional treat.
acting directly upon the blood and mucous sur.
faces Of the system, thereby destroying the foun
dation of the disease, and giving tue patien!
assisting nature In doing its work. The pro
prietors have so much faith in itscurativep pow
ers hat they offer One Hundred Dollars for any
Address F. J. CHENEY e. CO., Toledo,o.
Sold by all druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-05-27
French ramf.y Statistics.

The number OF French families, that
Ia to say, households, with or without
children, Is estimated at 11,815,OO
OF this total 1904, 720 families have
no children, 2,98s,17l have one child,
2,68l ,e7B have two children, 1,642,42S
have three, oS7 800 have four, $50. 76S
have I've, 27.2A1 have ak, 1s2, 9os
have seven, 94,729 have eight I'd, TBS
hare mine, 2O,6s9 have ten, 8,305 have
eleven, o,5Os have twelve. 1,As7 hays
thirteen. b54 have fourteen, 2Ae have
fifteen, 10 have sixteen. "a have seven.
teen, and, finally, Is families have
eighteen or neutrality-suspicious. Fran
ense@
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There are forty-fve medical socie-
ties in New York City. =
American butter Is the name given
in Syria to oleomargarine.
An Iowa man has invented ma
chine for paraffining butter tubs and
boxes.
The estimated value of dairy prod
ucts for 1907 was 100000, 900, and that
Of poultry $6O0,O0O,O00.
Bears are liable to taxation In some
japanese villages. The origin of this
curious custom Is unknown.
The paper caps used on milk bottles
are made at the rate Of 100000 day,
and one man operates five, machines.
Imports into Canada in 1907 (esti-
mated) from the, United States will
amount to $165, 100000, against only
$78,OOO,OOO from Great Britain.
Canada's government revenue from
all sources this year will be more than
$1OOOOO,OOO. In the first seven months
the customs receipts increased $0,500,'
600
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The Burmese government proposes
20 sell the lease Of the government
rubber plantation at Mergui for q
period Of 80 years, with the right Of
renewal for another 20 years.
The trade OF the United States with
its non-contiguous territories aggre-
gated last year s147.0o0,0
In London there is one clergyman to
every 1000 PERSONS - 49, -
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Wise Advice.

II duty becomes laborious, do 1t
more frequently; II doubts disturb and
torture, face them with more earnest
thought and deeper study; II love be-
comes a source of care and pain, love
more nobly and more tenderly.-Westt
colt.
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the Increased price
Of lumber Is a sure
Indication Of its
growing scarcity.
Inventors have al
ready set to work
devising compost
lions which can be
substituted { o r
wood. At the pres
ent time picture
moulding and SIM
liar articles are
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New Methods Of Welding,

BY the autogenous method two
sheets OF metal may be welded By
placing their edges and following the
seam with a blowpipe. Seamless"
copper and sheet vessels may be made
by forming the body and ends separate
ly and tracing the joints with the blow
pipe,
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This Cottage
Front Window
ONLY $2.97

Sold By dealers generally at from 5000
to $1,000, our price only $2.97. The most
amazing window value ever offered by any
dealer anywhere. The bottom glass Is 4Ox4O,
double thick crystal sheet, the top glass is
4Ox2O, ornamental design as illustrated.
The opening for the window or the outside
Is 3 IT. inches by It. inches. The
price on this window is not leader, but Is
our regular every day price. We have our
own mill and sell to anyone windows and
doors at about half or even less than half
the price asked by ordinary dealers. Send
for price lists. Mailed free. We guarantee
safe delivery to your nearest railroad sta
O. 3. WILLIAMS CO.,
1910 Western Ave-, Seattle, Wash.
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At recent municipal celebration In
Covina, Cal, In which a barbecue was
given to mark the advent Of an cleo
trio railway, coffee was served from an
urn holding $50 gallons or 5000 cups;
beans were cooked In a pot holding
200 gallons.
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From the figures which have just
been published of the census taken in
November last, it appears that Greece
has a population of 2,631,952, an in
crease of nearly 20O,000< over the pre-
ceding year. - --- ----------