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The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-06-30
BUSINESS LOCALS

Wanted-Horscs to pasture. Adj
dress Haley Ranch. Delta. Colo.
Try sack of Rolled Oats, the
best ever at Crabill's.
For Rent-Beautiful and COM
plete suit of rooms furnished for
housekeeping. Also single room.
furnished. Corner of Seventh and
Grand.
Private Family Home board. mod
ern, regular prices. 221 Grand.
Protect your home against fire
by insuring with Stephan a. Obcrt.
Money to loan at lowest rates on
farm and city property. Stephan &
Obert.
For Rent-beautirui and COM
plete suit of rooms. furnished for
housekeeping. Also single room,
furnished. Corner of Seventh and
Grand
Wanted-Elderly lady for house
work and to. take care of invalid
lady. Call 119 Meeker Street or
phone Cooperative 79X.
Cash talks at Crabill's Feed
Store.
iioiSN ioI phbtuIc.
Good oats and alfalfa meadows. ].
l.. Sprung, Telephone Colorado,
Delta 1911.
For Sale or Trade for city or
ranch property in Delta county, two
houses and two lots in Denver. Ad-
dress Box 33, Austin. Colo. At.
For Rent-Leon Lake or CRANKY
water in large or small amounts.
WEIGH & Merrill.
w. w. Sankey. general contractor
and builder. Delta, Colorado-Colo-
RADIO phone black 4O4.
Broom furnished cottage at tho
beautiful Lake San Cristoval, near
Lake City, for rent. $40 for sea-
son. For sale cheap. w. II. School
field, La Court Hotel, Grand juno
ton. Colorado.
For Sale-Tomato, cabbage, cauli-
flower. celery and other garden
plants. Good strong plants at rea-
sonable prices. For sale at Union
Trading Co.'S. Store, Delta. or A. Il.
Simmons. Austin. Colorado.
To Sub-Let-For Sixty days, 4
room modern house. furnished. also
use barn, correll. $500 per month.
Enquire Western Union Telegraph
Company.
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CHAPTER v.
The Rrownstone House.

While Elinor, helpless in the reac-
ton from her grief. was speeding to
Mulberry street In a taxicab with
Donnelly and Carson. a swart slim
man glided out by the servants door
of the Missioner home. His modern
garments. Oriental only by faint sug-
gestion In the English looseness OF
their cut. caught the eye merely by
contrast with the snowy turban that
covered his head He moved with the
cat tread of one long accustomed to
walking on his own soles. His shoes
were conventional enough in appear
ance, but of softer leather than that
OF ordinary American make. II was
evident that he relied on the silence
of his footgear and. Judging from the
caution with which he let himself out
Of the house and looked up and down
the street before quitting the TIRES
hold, he wished to get away without
trumpeting his departure. Seeing no
one In the block, he walked swiftly
toward Fifth avenue and turned the
corner SO sharply that he bowled
over district messenger. A few
words in a foreign tongue were his
rising youngster hurled at him
words SO mysterious that final "Ah.
garn!" was the utmost of which the
astonished boy was capable by way Of
reply. To be flung to the sidewalk
by a parsonage in British tourists
suit with a headgear out of the Arab
ian Nights well may be disconcerting.
even to No. 4762 of the A. d. T.
The dark man hailed hanson.
muttered THE park" to the driver.
and sat well back in the vehicle,
closing the apron doors and lowering
the upper curtain until he left only a
narrow space for observation. In the
interior gloom. laced by chance lances
of light from arc lamps, he sprinkled
himself freely with many drops from
silver vial that smelled of the East
He readjusted the folds of his turban,
settled his collar and scarf, and shook
himself more closely into his clothes,
which. despite their loose cut, seem.
ingly were tighter than he liked.
ITO be continueG.y
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-06-30

tne wretched young woman-s present
position.
You won't have to telephone the
chief. Mr.. Man." said Donnelly to
Sands with as direct sheer as he
thought advisable. This has been
one of our easiest cases."
His fat hand was extended toward
the millionaire In the crease of the
palm, the diamond blszed as II in
dignant at such a setting Sands
glared at the stone. Griswold gazed at
1t as If spellbound. Ranscome pol
ished his glasses with much deliber.
alton and. adjusting them with equal
precision. looked at the gem fixedly.
This ones the goods. eh?" the de-
tective went on. Ranscome, with
marked fastidiousness, took the Jewel
from his hand and examined 1t as II
his reputation as an expert depended
on his test. Reluctantly, he returned
the gem to Donnelly and said, gently.
with plying glance at Elinor:
1T Is a diamond"
A sweeping gesture from Sands as
he sprang to his feet flung the tele-
phone from the desk. He reached
Donnelly in two strides and appeared
on the point of gripping him by the
throat. But the big detective, for al
his bulk and mental slowness, could
be quick enough on his feet when he
must, and he readily sacrificed dignity
to safety. With single backward
spring. he clutched light chair and
confronted Sands.
It'll pay you to remember I'm an
officer" he shouted. You amt deal.
ing with club stewards here, Mr..
Sands. | know you and I know how
much you think your money can do.
But you can't put anything like that
across with me-"
Sands. breathing hard. took another
step toward him. Donnelly gripped
the chair for defensive swing.
81 don't care if you know a million
Mannings," said the sleuth huskily.
IF you can't behave like one gentle
man to another. it'll be the worse for
you. If you don't want to be run in,
keep away"
Mrs. Missioners annoyance and
Dorothy's fright, no less than Elinor's
distress, restrained Sands again.
what does all this mean?'' he said
to Carson. ignoring the other. But
Donnelly was not to be ignored. His
successful defiance of a millionaire
had heightened his desire for the cen.
ter of the stage.
1T MEANS" he rasped. that we
know who took Mrs. Missioner's dia.
monds, and that all we've got to do
now is to find the rest of EN-. And
| guess that won't be hard. Where
there's one bird, the flock won't be
far away. Come, Miss Holcomb. we
and you'll be getting downtown. The
chief wants to see you"
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the old English library to the ruddy
zone before the fireplace. she con-
tinued her prayers to Mrs. Missioner
to hold her guiltless. That was the
one thought that shaped her thoughts;
that the woman to whom she owed
the shelter OF her later youth should
not think her capable of such ignoble
ingratitude. There was no slightest
shade Of appeal to the detectives. no
regard for the conclusions others in
the room might draw. But that Mrs.
Missioner should give credit to the
cold accusation that glittered In the
diamond Donnelly had found-that
plainly was the unbearable thing In
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-06-30

She-Oh, war.
He-Why war?
She-Well, l just turned my
ankle, and you know what war Is.
He-"But couldn't you learn to
love me, Anna?"
She-"I don't think could.
Harry"
He Preaching for his hat)-"It Is
as feared-you are too old to
learn
The Washington bee., 1911-08-05
CYCLONE FORMATION.
Air Gets Warm and Light, and the
Mechanical Laws Are the Same
as In Whirlpool.

ANY one can make the exact counter
part Of a cyclone if he so desires. OF
course a cyclone is caused by the air
over a big area getting warm and
light with small pressure This air
consequently tries to rise almost in &
body and leaves a partial vacuum be-
hind, but the outside cold air rushes
in from all sides. Now, it is a scien-
tific and mechanical truth that when a
fluid runs in from all sides toward a
central point it causes a whirlpool or
rotation Of the fluid. The exact anal
Ogy Of a cyclone, then, although with
the fluid water instead of air, is seen
when the stopper is pulled out of the
bottom of a basin full Of water. An
almost perfect vacuum, as far as the
water is concerned, is caused by the
water Immediately over the stOpper
running out. The rest Of the water
Tushes in from all directions, and q
whirlpool is the result. There is one
d1Herence here from the air cyclone.
In the air the force with which it
Tushes toward the center greatly COM
presses the air whjrling at that point
and makes it very dense-so dense. in
fact, that a straw carried in the CEN
tral whirl can be driven into a big
block of wood without bending. OF
course in whirlpool the water is not
compressed, remaining practically the
same in density all the time. That
is one highly important property of
water; it is practically incompressible.
Nevertheless it is very interesting to
see the whirl form in a basin and
know that the mechanical laws are
the same as in the formation of a cy-
clone many miles wide.-Harper's
Weekly.
The Washington bee., 1911-08-05
Way to Treat Venison.

The sportsman was explaining to a
few of his uninitiated friends.
IF you don't like yenison,' he said,
''it is because it has not been prepared
properly. l think know the kind you
have tried to eat, and l agree with
you it is not fit. After the deer has
been shot the carcass probably has
been allowed to lie around until the
blood has discOlOred the meat and
really has almost tainted it. Few
hunters dress their game carefully
enough. AS soon as a deer is killed
the carcass should be thoroughly bled,
skinned, the entrails removed and the
meat hung up in the dry air for some
hours. Thorough and prompt bleeding
is Of the utmost Importance. Venison
prepared in this way is comparatively
light in color-that is, it is a clear,
bright red, and the fat is white and
clean. There is no strong, rank taste" I"
New York Press.
The Washington bee., 1911-08-05
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The Washington bee., 1911-08-05
A Tree Clim hina Doo.

A government official in Bavaria con-
nected with the forestry department
has a wonderful dog, which is as cleV-
er at climbing trees as a cat. If his
master fastens a handkerchief up in
the treetops the animal will Chamber
up after it IL the nimblest way and
never fails TO bring it down. He was
taught by his mother, who was famous
as a tree climber. The clever animal
has won several medals by his ex-
traOrdinary talent and takes particular
delight in climbing silver birches, not
the easiest tree in the world to scale,
for the trunk is particularly smooth
and slippery.-Wide World Magazine.
The Washington bee., 1911-08-05
A DEED OF DARING.
One Man Swan to Sinking Vessel
Twenty seven Times, Returning
E.ery Time With Human Being.

A historic case of daring and endur-
ance rarely equaled in life saving an
nails was that Of the rescue of twenty
seven souls by one man in 1867. The
fishing schooner Sea Clipper was driY-
en- by the tempest against a reef near
the Spotted islands on that coast and
speedily went to pieces. Captain VII
liam Jackman, in charge of a fishing
crew at these islands, had wandered
in a direction he had never been be-
fore as if by inspiration and suddenly
saw the whole tragedy enacted before
his eyes. Hurrying his one compan-
ion back to the fishing station to sum-
mon help. he plunged into the bowling
swirl himself and eleven times swan
to the ship. Each time he took back
a human being to safety. battling
splendidly against wind and tide.
Then help arrived, but no means was
available of communicating with the
vessel, so Jackman fastened a rope
around his waist and made fifteen
more trips, returning With a castaway
on each occasion. 1t was then discov-
cred that woman had been overlook
ed and left on board, and the belief
was expressed that she was dead, but
he declared that he would not leave
her there, living or dead. Accordingly
he plunged into the SURF again and
soon bore the hapless creature to the
shore, where, dtvesttng himself Of his
fannels, he wrapped them round her,
as she was almost at deaths door. She
expired a few hours later, but lived
long enough to thank her preseFver
for his noble efforts in her behalf
Wide World Magazine.
The Washington bee., 1911-08-05
TAR AND FEATHERS.
a Coat of These, Taking Several Days
to Remove, Means Excrueiatina
Torture to the Victim.

People who read of tarring and
feathering know that the punishment
is very unpleasant one, but few i'm
agine how terribly painful and dan
gerouS it is. Hardened tar is very
hard to remove from the skin. and
when feathers are added it forms a
kind OF cement that sticks closer than
brother. AS soon. as the tar sets the
victims suffering begins. 1t contracts
as it coOlS, and every one of the little
veins on the body is pulled, causing the
most exquisite agony. The perspira-
ton is entirely stopped, and unless the
tar is removed death is certain TO en-
sue.
But the removal is no easy task and
requires several days. The tar cannot
be softened by the application of heat
and must be peeled off bit by bit,
sweet Oil being used to make the proc
ess less painful. The irritation to the
skin is very great, as the hairs cannot
be disengaged, but must be pulled out
or cut Off No man can be cleaned OF
tar in single day, as the pain Of the
operation would be too excruciating
for endurance, and until this is done he
has to suffer from a pain like that OF
10000 pin pricks. Numbers Of men
have died under the torture, and none
who have gone through it regard tar
and feathering as anything but a most
fearful inflictiOn.
The Washington bee., 1911-08-05
His Bad Dream.

Truly oriental was the defense put
forward by a prisoner at Allpore.
Charged with stealing a Hindu idol
with its ornaments, he stated that the
goddess told him in a dream the night
before that, as she was not properly
worshiped by the Hindu priest, she
would be better taken care Of by him,
a Mohammedan, and that unless he
took charge Of her worship she would
In her wrath destroy his whole family.
The magistrate, however, was not sat
isfled with the story and sentenced the
accused TO two months rigorous i'm
prisonment and to pay a fne.-BOm-
bay Gazette.
The Washington bee., 1911-08-05
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The Washington bee., 1911-08-05
THE DEAREST GIFT.
a Pathstic Incident In the Life of Rob-
ert Browning Told by an Ameri-
can Traveller In Italy.

a young American woman was trav-
cling one day in an Italian railway
coach, the only other occupant Of the
compartment being an elderly gentle
man. Observing the interest of the
young woman in the country through
which they were passing and seeing
also that it was new TO her, the more
experienced traveller pointed out OBJ
Jects and places of note.
From scenery the conversation drift
ed to books and authors, until soma
thing suggested to the young Ameri-
can one Of Elizabeth Barrett Brown
1ng's sonnets, which she quoted.
She was aStOnished and abashed be-
cause the gentleman made no reply,
but during the rest of the ride sat look
ing intently out of the window, hav-
ing apparently forgotten the very ex-
istence of his travelling companion.
AS they neared the station where the
young lady was to leave the car she
said timidly:
81 fear, sir, that I have offended you.
Perhaps you do not like Mrs. Brown
ing's poetry"
The man slowly turned upon her
tear dimmed eyes. and in a voice full of
emotion he said:
Madam, that sonnet is the sweetest,
as its singer was the dearest, gift God
ever gave to me-"
uap fravaIipo oov,papioy, vvoS Doh
ert Browning.-Youth'S Companion.
The Washington bee., 1911-08-05
RANHnnA.

''Stopr' The brakes Of the motor
were suddenly applied, pandemonium
of whirling wheels ensued, and the mo-
tOrist came face to face with Consta.
BILE Coppem, who had been hiding in
the hedge.
Excuse me, sir" said the pOrtly pO.
nceman, taking out his notebook and
pencil, ''but you exceeded the speed
limit by two miles over a measured
piece of road"
~ have done nothing Of the kind
retorted the mOtorist, land, besides"-
'"We1, If you don't believe me I'll
call the sergeant, bein' as it was i'm
as took the time. He's in the pigsty
yonder."
Don't trouble, Robert" the other
FASTENED to reply. Il would sooner
pay fifty fines than disturb the ser
geant at his meals!'-LOndon Answers.
The Washington bee., 1911-08-05
A CURIOUS ANIMAL.
The Sea Cucumber Can Part With and
Replace Its Organs.


Among the curious animals which in
habit the sea we may take the holO-
thuria, or sea cucumber, so called from
its resemblance to the cucumber.
When this animal is attacked by an
enemy it does not stand up and fight,
but by a sudden movement it elects its
teeth, stomach, digestive apparatus
and nearly all its intestines and then
shrivels its body up to almost nothing.
When, however, the danger is past
the animal commences to replace the
organs which it has voluntarily parted
with, and in a Short time the animal
is as perfect as ever it was.
DR.. JOhnstOne kept one in water for
a long time, and one day he forgot to
change the water. The creature in
consequence elected its intestines and
shriveled up, but when the water was
changed all its organs were repro
duced. Although the animal is not
eaten in Europe, it is a favorite with
the Chinese, and the fishing forms an
important part of the industry of the
east. Thousands Of junks are annual
ly used in fishing for trepang, as the
animals are called.-LOndOn Tit-Bits.
The Washington bee., 1911-08-05
TOBACCO IN THE ARCTIC.
Resource of Miners When They Can
Neither Chew Nor Smoke.

Resource of Miners When They Can
Neither Chew Nor Smoke.
"When the wind is blowing thirty
miles an hour and the temperature is
40 below it is some cold" said a man
from Alaska. "If a man used tobacco
In the ordinary way out of doors dur
ing such weather and got his lips wet
through smoking a pipe or chewing he
would be apt to get into trouble. First
thing he knew he'd have his lips crack
ed, and they would be raw all winter
long.
'"The regulars stationed at the mill
tary posts up in Alaska found that If
they tied a tobacco leaf in their arm
pit previous to undesired duty they
would become very sick and could pass
the post surgeon for hospital, getting
rid Of detail work they wanted to
avoid.
1.-THE miners up there learned some
thing of this and found that the t0bac-
co craving could be satisfied by bind
ing quantity of the leaf either in the
armpit or against the solar plexus.
This avoided broken and bleeding lips
during the winter, and they weren't
prevented from smoking indoors as
well if they wanted to. 1t was the out
door smoking or chewing that made all
the trouble. New York Sun.
The Washington bee., 1911-08-05
Easily EXPLAINED.

''They have to admit in the old
world" said a New York theatrical
man, that we've got them beaten on
every count. Talk 20 them about the
matter and they can only quibble.
"'Oh, yes,' said an English banker
to me the other day, you've got a
great country, the greatest country In
the world, there's no denying that
'sThen he gave a nasty laugh.
"But look at your fires he said.
Your terrible fires are a disgrace to
mankind
"'Oh. our fres,' said 1, are due to
the friction caused by our rapid
growth"
The Washington bee., 1911-08-05
Faithful Wnman-

I tell you that women, as a rule, are
more faithful than men-ten times
more faithful. / never saw a man
pursue his wife into the very ditch and
dust of degradation and take her in
ais arms. 1 never saw man stand at
the shore where she was wrecked,
waiting for the waves to bring back
her corpse to his arms, but I have seen
q woman with her white arms lift q
man from the mire of degradation and
hold him to her bosom as If he were
an angel.-IngersOll.
The Washington bee., 1911-08-05
suIyer Lytton and His Chorus.

The Princess Won Racowitsa met
Bulwer LyttOn in the Riviera toward
the end of the fifties. He was then,
she says in her autobiography, past
his first youth; his fame was at it's
zenith. He seemed to me antedilu-
Wan, with his long dyed curls and his
old fashioned dress. He dressed exact
~ in the fashion of the twenties, with
long coats reaching TO the ankles, knee
breeches and long cOlOred waistcOats.
Also he appeared always with a young
lady who adOred him and who was
followed by a manservant carrying
a harp. She sat at his feet and ap-
peared, as he did, in the costume of
1880, with long flowing curls, called
Anglaises. He read aloud from his
own works, and in especially poetic
passages his Alice accompanied him
with arpeggiOs on the harp"
The Washington bee., 1911-08-05
SUGAR.

Our word "sugar" is said to be de-
rived from the Arabic 'sukkar," the
article itself having got into Europe
through the Arabian MOhammedans,
who overra1 a great part of the world
in the seventh, eighth and ninth cen
turies. According to DR.. Van Lipp-
man, Dutch writer, as a result OF the
Arab invasion Of Persia sugar found
its way into Arabia, whence again
its culture was carried to Cyprus,
Rhodes, Sicily and Egypt. In the last
named country the preparation Of sug-
ar was greatly improved, and the
Egyptian product became widely Ia
nous. From Egypt the industry
spread along the northern coasts Of
Africa and so entered Spain, where,
about the year 115O, some fourteen re-
fineries were in operation. Columbus
introduced sugar cane into the new
wOrld-ArgOnaut.