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The Delta independent., 1910-03-11
Delta Church news
FIRST NJ. e. CHURCH.


j. A. johnson. pastor. Sunday school
10 a. m. Public worship IL a. m.
Junior League 3 p. m. Epworth
League Z p. m. Public worship
8 p. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday
evening.
All the services next Sunday will be
devoted to the Laymen's Missionary
movement. Reports will be given of
the Grand Junction convention. Short
addresses will be given by those that
attended. All men of the church and
congregation are urged to be present.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
Preaching at II a. m. and 7:30 p. m.
Sunday school 9:45 a. m. Y. P. S. C..
E. $50 p. m. Prayer meeting We'd
nesday evening at 7:3O p. m. G. C.
Stearns, minister.
The morning sermon will be delivered
by G. Clifford Cress promptly at IL
O'Clock, bringing message from the
Laymen's Missionary convention at
Grand Junction. In the evening the
congreg alton will unite in union SER
rice with the other churches.
BAPTIST CHURCH.
Rev. William James Sly, pastor
Services II a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sun
day school 9:i5 a. m.
Morning subject, "Faithfulness in
the Time of Great Opportunity. In
the evening mems mass meeting will
be held with reports from the Grand
Junction convention of the Laymen' s
Missionary movement, and an address
by G. Clifford Cress, one of the chief
speakers. All men are cordially invited.
ST. LUKE's EPISCOPAL.
Fifth Sunday in Lent. Holy Com
munion a. m. Morning prayer at II
a. m. with an address by DIR. Cress at
II 80 a. m. No evening service.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Preaching at II a. m. and 7:30 p. m
Sunday school 10 a. M Y. p. S C. E.
$50 p. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday
7:30 p. m.
DIVINE SCIENCE.
Divine Science readings on Friday s
at 2:3O p. m. All are cordially invited.
Third house, 3rd street.
CHRISTIAN SCIENTISTS.
Meet each Sunday at IL o'clock a. m,
at Pythian Hall. corner Third and
Main.
CATHOLIC CHURCH.
Services every third Sunday. Mass
$3.50 a. m.
The Delta independent., 1910-03-11

Weston, on his present trans
continental trip, is ahead of his
schedule, and it is noticeable that
he is cutting out the banquets
and receptions.
If Edward remains stubborn in
his refusal to make more Eng
lish peers the demand of Ameri-
can heiresses for the goods may
soon overtake the visible supply.
One of the best ways to study
farming is to help farmer for
a while and receive pay during
the course. The call of the fields
for additional workers will soon
be heard in every state.
Playing politics with the ques-
ton of the cost of living would
be a mighty poor congressional
policy. The people want the
trouble located, so that they can
apply an Intelligent remedy.
Electric roads are not to be ex-
cluded from the railroad bill on
which congress is celebrating.
They have become a great in
stitution, though they extend
from town to town without max
ing much noise.
Mr.. Bryan left Rio Janerio for
New York by way of England,
the shortest practical route home.
American travellers in South
America realize that our flag is
a rare sight in the waters of that
part of the hemisphere.
A lecturer states that man
can set himself up as the owner
of a fifty-acre farm with a. capi-
tai of $3.50. 1t can be added
that many of the most successful
farmers started with less than
one-tenth this amount in cash.
The Delta independent., 1910-03-11

A lot of the silly magazines
and daily newspapers are prattl-
ing at a great rate about the
steps being taken by John D.
Rockefeller to place about a
thousand million for charities,
and the question is by them pro-
pounded: Aren't you sorry you
ever abused him?" Well, hard
ly! In the first place no condi-
tion should exist in this or any
country which would allow any
man to accumulate as business
profits thousand million dollars,
or even two million dollars. The
fact that he may grow remorse-
full when death stares him in
the face and try to square HIM
self, is. no excuse. 1t don't re-
store to the millions of people he
robbed each one of or expiate the
greater steals of others which
his leadership a nd dictation
brought about. The precedent
of the thief on the cross may
have been all right in his indi-
vidual case, but that thief did
not have the church privileges
and teachings which this one en-
joyed; besides, the death-bed re-
pentence is bad thing to en-
courage, at best.
The Delta independent., 1910-03-11
Austin Briefs.

Archie Hawker has moved to the
Sam Ritter ranch.
Work is progressing nicely on the
Austin Cedar mesa road.
James Monarch of Denver is visiting
his daughter, Mrs. B. r. Webb.
Alfred Lanning has moved to the
ranch he recently purchased at Eckert
A little daughter was born to Mr..
and Mrs. H. p. Schneider, Monday
March 7.
K. Stabler and wife came in from
Chicago this week and ore located on
the ranch which they purchased from
Mr.. Bunting several months ago. Miss
Ada Allyn is with them.
The Delta independent., 1910-03-11

Senator Thomas Collier Platt,
New York's 'easy boss" died
of Bright's disease Sunday. One
of the sensations IF Senator
Platt's latter years was the claim
of Mae Wood. who now lives on
a farm near Julesburg, Colorado,
that she was his wife. Senator
Platt treated the claim as black
mail. The Wood woman de
clares she will carry her battle
into court for a portion of his
estate as his widow.
The Delta independent., 1910-03-11
MONTROSE REPUBLICANS
HOLD HARMONY MEETING

Montrose, March 7.-Prelimi-
nary movement in the effort to
harmonic the factions of the
Republican party in the county
was made at meeting held to-
night and the spirit of harmony
reigned. The meeting held at
Denver on Lincoln's birthday did
much to bring about harmony in
this county and the Republicans
of Montrose will unite in such a
way as to stand any onslaught
from the opposing parties in the
campaign next fall.
The Delta independent., 1910-03-11

The INDEPENDENT is not both
ering it's head much about poll
tics. Delta has no spring elec-
tion this year and the State elec-
ton in the fall is quite a ways
off. 1t will be time enough to
save the country when the coun-
try appears to be in desperate
The Delta independent., 1910-03-11
DEMOCRATIC EDITORS MEET

The State Democratic Editors
were called in council at Boulder
last Friday by State Chairman
Charles B. Ward. At this meet
ing it was decided by Chairman
Ward to call a meeting of the
county chairmen on April 10Th,
the birthday Of Thomas Jeffer-
son, and at this conference the
Democrats are to agree upon a
general plan for the coming state
campaign.
The Delta independent., 1910-03-11

A Democratic paper gloats:
Whether Pinchot swallows Bal
linger or Ballinger swallows Pin
chot. it will be all grist to the
Democratic mill" Sure thing!
And that is what that mill" is
always looking for.
The Delta independent., 1910-03-11
WHAT THE SCISSORS FOUND.

WHAT THE SC7SSORS FOUND.
The military have all departed
from Cairo, but the carnage in
the City of Brotherly Love con-
tinues.
A suit to make Mrs. Hetty
Green accept money seggests that
this is a case that might have
been settled by arbitration.
Congress ought to put limit
on the business of forecasting.
One of the agricultural experts
is out with a prediction of So
wheat in 1911.
The Delta independent., 1910-03-11

A Paonia youth, on st. Valen-
tines Day, asked a young lady
acquaintance if she would let
him be her valentine. mo, ="
she said, Il don't like the ugly
kind"
The Delta independent., 1910-03-11

The endless chain crank is
still in evidence, notwithstand-
ing the vigorous efforts of the
postoffice department to exter-
inmate him.
The Delta independent., 1910-03-11
Winton Coal.

A. E. Penley has secured the agency
for the Winton Coal. Phone him your
orders for a good clean coal.
The Delta independent., 1910-03-11
Correspondents Wanted.

The INDEPENDENT desires a good
correspondent in every community in
Delta county. Stationery and postage
will be furnished free. Can't YOU
send IN the news of your neighborhood?
The Delta independent., 1910-03-11

The Ouray Plaindealer says:
"If trouble comes your way give
it a swift kick" And sidestep
successfully, if possible, when it
kicks back.
The Delta independent., 1910-03-11
Are You to Have a Tnpp

On Tuesdays the Colorado & Southern
sells round trip tickets to all State
points from Denver, Colorado Springs
and Pueblo at exceptionally low rates.
The Delta independent., 1910-03-11
Royal Entertainment.

Do you want to laugh?
Do you want to be royalty enter
tanned whole evening?
Read the following programm.
Entertainment at the Christian Taber-
nacle Friday evening, March 18, at
p. m.
Piano Solo. ...... Miss Bertha Clark
Vocal Solo. o................. Miss Uglow
Lantern Drill Ten Boys
Male Quartet t.................S Selected
Reading .................. Mrs. Deter
The Old Maids Convention. ..
.......... Fourt cen Girls and Three
Young Men
Good Night Rose Drill Twelve Girls
Admission 25 cents.
The Delta independent., 1910-03-11

Chicago has passed an ordi-
nance limiting the length of hat
pins to be worn by women.
The Delta independent., 1910-03-11

Mary had a little lamb, she
chopped it up for meat. Too bad
she had to kill her pet-but then
she had to eat.
The Delta independent., 1910-03-11

peril. In the meantime the paper
will continue its course of boost
ing local industries as best it
can.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-09-30
A Manche Harvest Custom,

An interesting ancient custom is
observed in Manche at the harvest
time. When the work Is on the point
Of completion a sheaf of honor is
made and decorated with flowers,
which the farmer himself carries In
procession, surrounded by the bar
vesters. Two of the party, under the
pretext of sweeping the way, raise a
cloud Of dust. If in the progress the
procession meets a stranger the girls
offer him some corn from a pewter
plate. If he accepts n makes them
a small monetary present, the girls
kiss him.
But the principal ceremony is re-
served for the repast, in which curds
occupy a prominent place. When this
part of the menu is reached the girls
each choose one of the young harvest
men and endeavOr to force him to
take a spoonful. If the attempt IS a
success it is taken as an offer of mar
riage on the mans part.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-09-30

Board Of Aldermen held September
18th, 1910. Same having been re-
duced to writing, was considered and
voted upon by sections, then as a
whole, Aldermen Allen, Featherston,
Grace. Horton and Patty voting yea,
none voting nay. The said sidewa4n
resolution was ordered published as
provided by law.
l further certify that said sidewalk
resolution is duly recorded in Minute
Book E, page 529 ct seq.
Witness my signature and seal of
office, this September Goth, 1910.
r. E. V. YATES, Clerk.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-09-30

Village PIiIniana, Built in 1870, BY
Court ArguissoIa of Placenza-
Described by PIiny.

In a few instances suburban garden
ers have utilized the historic wells
imported from Italy as fountain ba-
sins, but they are more appropriate
when simply set neal a fountain.
Whenever possible they are apprO
priately placed near a lake or a a
cade of water, and the wells as well
as the fountains, the lakes and the
running water all produce the effect
of GOODNESS and refreshing that is so
important in laying out the gardens
of sunny Italy. Probably the most
famous is the water garden Of the
Villa Pliniana. built in 1870 by the
Count Arguissola Of P~iacenza, and
since tee property Of the TrOtti fam-
lily Of Milan. The place takes its
name from an intermittent spring in
the court, which is supposed to be the
one described by Pliny in one Of his
letters, and it is further celebrated as
being the coolest villa of Como. Prob
ably some ambitious owner Of an eX'
tensive country estate will some day
endeavor to lay out his grounds on
the same splendid water scale, with
all the accomplishments Of carved
wells and fountains, w~ater-looded
cliffs and cascades. but so far only
portions Of this famous garden have
been reproduced here.
On many Of the suburban estates
that delight in italian garden features
the we'll curbs are s%plendidly carved
reproductions Of celebrated types, but
the original we'll curbs in ancient form
and ~thronging with historic associa-
lions have the preference in the ma
iority Of instances. These quaint old
Fifteenth Century types are Of spa,
cious dimensions and they evidently
provided abundant refreshment in
their original quarters In historic
Italian villas.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-09-30
Different Now, of Course.

Civil service reform has given US
a splendid army Of civil servants. 1t
wasn't always So" The speaker,
Mayor Whitlock of Toledo, smiled.
when l was writing my first short
Stories" he resumed, I'VE had civil
servants of a different stamp. An
elderly resident Of my native Urbana.
back in those days, sought out hia
congressman.
congressman he said, I support
ed you at the polls, and now l expect
you to get my boy a good civil service
job
"'An right, friend the congress-
man answered. What can your boy
do?'
"Do?' snorted the other. What can
he do? By crinus! man, if he could
do anything, do you think I'd be
bothering your"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-09-30
Home Town
= Helps e
WILD HEDGE EASILY MADE
Indigenous PIants Are Useful In All
SoiIs-Grow II They Have
Chance.

AS showing What may be done on q
small lawn at a minimum outlay eE-
cept in personal labor. bestowed By
the owner a few minutes at a time
after the days work had been done.
the experience of a few years is in
structive. Ten years ago there was
not a single tree or shrub on the little
lawn, which had been part Of an open
Held. badly run down. so that the crops
did not pay for cultivation. There
WAS no belt of timber or shurbs any
where near and the winds had unob-
structed sweep over the whole locality.
The soil was a stiff p~utty-like clay
when wet, and like bricks when dry.
In this unpromfsing situation a real
estate syndicate had built two or
three houses for sale to possible
purchasers. One Of them had been
rented for a year, but the tenant
found the locality so bleak in winter
that he left at the end Of the year.
The place was finally sold at a low
price to a young man whose business
was In the city, and he had only the
early mornings and the evenings after
six o'clock to devote to his home lot.
He began by digging over a border
-four or five feet wide, widest on the
west, or windward. side. mixing In
plenty Of coal ashes, of which a large
pile had been left by the previous oc-
cupant. A swampy brush pasture In
the neighborhOod was visited fro
%quently. and young shrubs and Wild
plants were taken home and planted
along the border without any attempt
at formal or scientific arrangement.
In the ten years not more than SIS has
been paid for shrubs. such cultivated
plants as lilaCs and roses being suck
ers which were becoming troublesome
in the gardens of city friends. Some
Of the wild plants were obtained dur
ing visits to the country, as he gen
orally returned home from such visits
with a basket full of plants from tho
Now. after ten years. the
border is a mass Of shrubery and a
dense foundation of wild towering
herbaceOus plants, so dense that
highest winds do not break
and there are always plenty
flowers under the shrubs. the plants
seeming to blossom and grow as well
as in other native woods. Weeds
nave been kept out, and the ground
owe every spring. as far as the
lerbage would permit.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-09-30
Referendum.

When the time came for the re-
nomination of a member of a southern
legislature the member sauntered
down to the corner store one night to
sound out the opinion of the townsmen
as to whether he could be sent back
to the capital of his state as a law
maker
We'll, boys" he said to the assem-
bled politicians, what about it?"
There was an embarrassing pause.
Speak right out. fellows" he en-
couraged the meeting.
ITO tell the truth, SAM said one of
the crowd, we've decided that, judg-
ing FIN what this hyuh county got
out of the Legislature while you were
there we mought as we'll have writ a
letter. "-Popular Magazine.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-09-30
Queer Reast-the PorcupIne.

Mother Nature surely must have set
out to make something different" the
dav she invented the porcupine
Here is an animal with a pathetically
mild disposition, without cunning OF
courage, and almost as slow and
clumsy as a turtle. 1t would have been
absurd to give him weapons Of %ofense;
he would never have the energy to
attack anything; so he was given q
coat of mail in which he might walk
abroad among his enemies and yet be
as safe as though he were behind q
wall of steel. His upper parts, from
his nose to the tip of his thick, muscu
lar tail, are covered with a mass OF
sharp-pointed quilts. intermixed with
coarse hair. Each quill is provided
with a number of minute barbs. point
ing backward, so that, when 1t is
once inserted in the flesh of any AMI
NAL, the mere movement of the
muscles will cause 1t to work deeper
and deeper.-Suburban Life.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-09-30
SPECIMEN OF REAL GENIUS
California Farmer Adopts Unique
Method of FattenIng His Hogs
Birds Supply Food.

Every time | go to southern Cali
fornta," said Richard G.. WorthingtOn.
1 see something that makes me open
my eyes farther, and take off my hat
TO the progressiveness Of those fellows
out there.
But OF this last trip" he continued.
i witnessed a piece Of enterprise
which exceeds anything which | ever
saw or heard of, or ever expected to
see or hear of.
L was travelling in the country be-
tween San Francisco and Los Angeles
one day, when l was impressed by the
size of some hogs In a pigpen neal the
road. l was especially impressed be-
cause on my previous trips the razor
back quality Of the pork had caused
me to comment This time, however,
the hogs were as big as barrels.
How did you do it, asked the
farmer, who was bending over the
bars Of the pig pen picking his teeth
with a piece of straw.
We'll, ye see it's this here way.
stranger replied the agriculturist.
Them hawgs just clean run the fat all
or OF 'emselves digg1n' for acorns
They sort of had competition with
them DANCED ~woodpeckers who'd COB
Bile up the acorns and store EN- away
In a hole in a fence post or rail, and
there wouldn't be anything left for the
hawgs.
II got to thinkin' the matter over
and | calculated that it was up to me
to sting them woodpeckers, SO I rig
ged up sort Of a %birdhouse and filled
the front Of it all full with holes about
the size Of the holes them birds put
their acOrns In the fence. Then /
built me a long tube leadin' down
from them holes to the feedin'
trough, and bided my time till them
birds got wise to the contrivance.
1T didn't take EN- long. Before a
little while they was pilin' acorns into
them 'er holes as If they was getting
ten cents an hour, and the acorns was
a%-runnin' right down the pipe to the
pigs mouth.
That's the way l got them pigs
n fat, mister. All they have to
do now is to lay around by the trough
and the birds feeds 'em. Purity good
idea, amt it?'"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-09-30
ORDINANCE No. 4s, 1910.
ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING SIDE
WALK GRADES ON NORTH ST.

Section l.. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen Of the
City of Macon, Miss, That sidewalk
grade lines on both sides of North
street, north and south, from where
1t intersects Jefferson street on the
west to Wayne street on the east, as
established by the City Egineer and
reported to the Mayor and Board Of
Aldermen at this meeting, as shown
by prOfIes of same made by said City
Engineer, be and the same are hereby
adopted as the grade lines of said
sidewalks, and the profles Of said
grades to be endorsed as The prOfles
of grades for sidewalks along both
sides of North street, from intersec-
ton of Jefferson street On the west
to the intersection of Wayne street on
the east thereon said profIes to be
kept on file in the office of the City
Clerk.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That
all sidewalks laid on aid street shall
be in accordance with the grade lines
as shown by the prOfiles aforesaid.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That
the occasion being urgent, this ordi-
nance go into effect and be in force
from and after its passage.
Approved September 16, 1910.
CHARLES STRONG, Mayor.
Attest: r. E. V. YATES, Clerk.
/, r. e. V. Yates, City Clerk, certify
that the above and foregoing Ordi-
nance was passed as provided by law
at a public meeting of the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen held on the 10th
day of September, 1910. Same having
beer reduced to writing, was cOnsid-
cred and voted upon by sections, then
as a whole. Aldermen Allen, Feather
stOn, Grace, Horton and Patty voting
e One voting nay. Said ordinance
was ordered as provided by law.
I further certify that said ordinance
is duly recorded in Minute Book f,
page 525.
Witness, my hand and seal of office
this September 26th, 1910.
R. f. V. YATES, Clerk.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-09-30
suitable hssrvals; an expansion join;

suitable 4a~tsTvais; an expansion join
shA4I be L:S:4aed in said sidewalk.
SEC. &: b It further ordained, i
any onaeF CT oWLo7s of said lots t.
!ng alongside; fronting or AUDITING
said street shall fail or refuse to con
tru said walk as herein required
within said time, that the Mayor anC
Board of Aldermen shall contract foi
the laying, grading and curbing Gil
grading and curbing be necessary q
said sidewalks after publication {
this ordnance as provided by Sec.
tons SAIL and 3412 of the Annotated
Code Of Mississippi of 1906, after the
expiration of twenty days, and after
having given five days further notice
to the owner or owrers, or occupants
Of said lot or lots, or by posting a
notice as provided by law in front O.
%abutting or lying alongside as above
required, shall proceed, at the eXpense
Of said city to have said sidewalks
constructed under the cheapest anC
best possible contract, and the sale
city shall keep an accurate account
of cost of making such improvements
in front of such lot or lots, and after
the completion of such work and ap-
provaI by the Mayor and Board Of AL
dermen, a special assessment against
said properties for said cost n cOn
StructiOn of said walks shall be made,
as provided by the laws of said city;
and such cost against said lot or lots
SO improved or constructed, Il each
ton to the number of feet alongside,
in front Of or abutting the said walk
so laid, together with the cost of grad
ing or curbing said walks, and that
the lien of the city for the payment
Of said walks shall be paramount to
all other liens, except state and coun-
ty taxes, upon the lots abutting and ly-
ing alongside said street in front OF
which said walks are constructed, as
provided by the ordinance of said city
and by law, each lot bearing it's pro-
pOrtiOnate cost.
This resolution to be in every re-
spect as provided by Sections 1917
and 3412 of the Annotated Code of
Mississippi of 1906.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That
the occasion being urgent, this reso-
luton go into effect and be in force
from and after it's passage.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, That
all resolutions IN conflict with this res
olution be and the same are hereby
repealed.
Adopted by the Mayor and Board
of Aldermen of the City of Macon,
Miss, this I'd day of September, 1910.
CHARLES STRONG, Mayor.
Attest: R. E. v. YATES, Clerk.
|, r.. E. V. Yates, City Clerk, here
by certify that the above and forego-
ing sidewalk resolution was duly pass
ed at a public meeting of the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen held Septem-
Der 10th, 1910. Same having been re-
duced to writing, was considered and
voted upon by sections, then as a !
whole, Aldermen Allen, Featherston,
Grace, Horton and Patty voting yea,
none voting nay. The said sidewalk
resolution was ordered published as
provided by law.
l further certify that said sidewalk
resolution is duly recorded in Minute
E, page 525, ct seq.
Witness my signature and seal of
office this September Goth, 1910.
R. E.. V. YATES, Clerk.