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The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1912-05-24
EXPERTS AND AMATEURS
BEGIN A LIVELY CONTEST
Expert Shots Make interesting En-
te1taiEment for Large Crowd
Yesterday and Today.

The two-days' tournament by the
gan on the grounds of the Delta
club yesterday. The start was made
in the forenoon with a good number
of contestants and fine spirit was
shown.
This is the registered tourna-
ment to which the interstate asso-
citation has contributed 500 as a
part of the money-back fund.
The Denver Post trophy. now held
by Charles Anderson of Ouray, will
be shot for today. This will be
a 100-bird contest, and all Colo
rado. Wyoming and New Mexico,
marksmen are eligible.
In the middle-west championship
silver cup event, also on today's
program. there will be the added in
terest of half dozen of the best
shots in the United States partici-
pating, and there promises to be an
immense crowd present TO witness
these contests.
Among the contestants yesterday
nay be mentioned:
Harry Keefe of Denver, August
Sarcander of Fort Collins, Bert Nor
itzz OF Denver, Joe McDuffey of
Denver. b. Bowman of Denver, Geo.
Burt of Pueblo, w. ]. Walker of
Ouray, Chas. Anderson of Ouray. C.
U. Emry of Hotchkiss. Jim DAILY of
Cripple Greek, Mr.. Palmer of Gun
nison, James Barnard of Hotchkiss,
Nick Powell of Hotchkiss, James
reeslink of Crawford. Capt Hardy.
one of the worlds greatest shots,
will be here for today's shoot.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1912-05-24
ELECTIONS.

Denver elected the entire Citi-
zens' ticket. with Arnold for Mayor
b. more than 10000 majority.
The Ohio primaries Tuesday are
reported to have gone for Roosevelt
delegates by more than 5000 maj
ority, though it is said that Pres
ident Taft will be entitled to GER
tain delegates at large. The latest
reports gvie Roosevelt S2 with pos
sfbly 3S of the AZ Ohio delegates.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1912-05-24
WANT EARLY LAND OPENING

Considerable of agitation of the
Uncompahgre land opening is un-
dar way. Montrose people taking
the lead, and all influence possible
will be brought to bear upon the
government to secure its consent to
fixing an early day for throwing
open the residue of land under the
project.
Many people who desire to Set
tie in the uncompahgre valley have
been waiting long for this opening,
and as most of the land can be
supplied with water by next year,
1t is contended that the opening
should not be delayed longer than
the necessary notice and arrange
ments can be made.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1912-05-24
CHARTER CONVENTION CALLED.

has been signed by citizens of Del
ta, calling to meet at the court
house in this city on Wednesday
of next week. May 80, to nominate
~ members of charter committee,
later. and for which notice will be-
published in the next issue OF the
Independent. All citizens interest,"
ed should attend this cnovention
which Is set for 10 o'clock a. M, OF
the day mentioned.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1912-05-24

road leading to and across the North
Delta bridge at o'clock Wednesday
afternoon. This action was consid
cred necessary because of a fear of
serious damage to the city pipe
line whici extends along one side
of the road, from continuous
plunge of gravel and sand against
that line, which would cause deple-
tion of water supply for domsetic
purposes.
The raging North Fork did its full
share of damage at Hotchkiss and
Paonia, mainly in loss of bridges, the
full extent of which no estimate has
as yet been made.
At Delta, the flow of the Gwani-
son widens out at flood time until
it reaches a width of one fourth to
one-half mile. At this point a rise
OF six inches would mean a rise of
fifteen or twenty inches in the
canons.
of William Lawton, who resides on
bottom land near the Gunnison riv-
er about four miles from here, drove
out to his place Tuesday afternoon
in automobiles and assisted in NOV
ing his family, farm equipment,
stock and household goods to a
point of safety from the raging
river. The flood reached the Law
ton home on Wednesday and the
move was made in time to insure
safety TO life and movable property.
Water superintendent Wagner,
who keeps record of the water
conditions of the Gunnison river
from the city pump house near the
North Delta bridge, reports that
the rise for Monday. Tuesday and
Wednesday was three inches for
each morning. A drop of three in
ches was recorded yesterday.
The Midway bridge, across the
North Fork, has been washed out
by the flood according to the re-
ports. and word came on Wednes-
day that the approaches to the new
county bridge at Hotchkiss, were
also out.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1912-05-24

However difficult 1t may be to
form n correct estimate of the great
crop yields in prospect for this sec
ton, the task is none the less agree
able and pleasant.
The season is now SO far ad-
vanced that but little apprehension
is felt from frost danger.
Never have orchards appeared 30
full of bloom and bud. Apricots and
pears and now well set and as large
as cherries. The peach an cherry
bloom has disappeared from most
orchards to give place to the thick
ly setting fruit
The valley apple orchards were in
fullest bloom the latter part of last
week and first of this. In all the
varieties of fruit grown here there
has not been an absence of profuse
bloom and fertilization. There are
orchards on the higher mesas and
and nearer the foothills that are
not yet in bloom. There are also
orchards where the crop was excep-
tionally heavy last year which do
not show nearly so many blossoms
now as where the crop was light. but
even thesre have blossoms enough
TO indicate all the fruit the trees
should bear. while those more heav-
lily laden will doubtless have TO un-
dergo ample thinning.
All In all. there never was, in the
history of this section, such fine
prospect for fruit crop. There may
have been seasons in the past when
the outlook was almost as good for
the number of trees. but there was
never n previous year with SO many
trees, and this will be equally true
of some future period when the
thousands of acres of young or
chard now showing a healthy stand
of one. two and three-year-olds,
shall have matured to bearing.
The estimates now for Delta ooun-
~ alone are eight to ten thousand
carloads to be shipped. Many con
tend that from present indications.
the last named figure of tea thous-
and cars, is not too high. This
should mean n crop value OF at least
$5.O0O,OOO to $6.00O.000,
1t will mean more than that-it
will mean work for thousands of
people We nave single apple Or
chards that will require n force OF
Mt least fifty pickcrs and packers.
and Il is hard to estimate the num-
ber that will be necessary to handle
tho peach crop, where some or
chards embrace hundreds of acres.
Right here a word of timely ad-
vice may be given: The fruit crop
promises to be 80 large that its
handling and saving becomes n mat
ter OF great concern. The rail-
roads will be taxed to their ut
most and probably beyond their a
bility to furnish cars. The peach
crop will be most difficult to han
die, because of Its more perishable
nature. Every little help in the way
of drying or earning will serve to
save some of the fruit otherwise
likely to waste. All possible effort
should also be made to secure mar
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1912-05-24
10000 CARLOADS FOR
1912, IS PREDICTION
Delta CounN's Crop This Season Will
Make All Former Records Appear
Trivial in Comparison

Fruit Crop Alone is Estimated at $6,OOO,0OO.O0
Sugar Beets, Potatoes and all Other
Field Crops Expected to be Proportion
dtey Ldrge---AppIe is Supreme
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-03-16
SinnIa Ella

When the Indians Travelled together
.bey seldom walked or rode two or
more abreast. but followed one another
IN siugle file Ii has been thought by
some that this practice resulted from
the tack OF roads, which compelled
them to make their way through woods
aud around rocks by narrow paths. If
this were the real reason for the prac-
tice then we should expect to lind that
tile tribes who lived in open countries
Travelled IN company. as do whites.
The true reason for jourueying as the
Indians did in single file seems to be
feeling of caste. This feeling was
NJ the bottom of other customs Of the
indians. II made their women slaves
aud rendered the men silent and unso'
clal This popularity is Asiatic. How it
has varied aud disGgurei Hindu life
Is vel known Home is scarcely pos
sihic where it prevails. To the WON
en- and children domestic life is bond
age The women OF a Chinese house
hold are seldom seen in the street The
children when accompanying theh
father, follow him mt Il respectful dis
lance in single file and in the order o.
heir ages llarper's Weekly
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Try a SINGLE Eosa.

eve read, said Lucinda, "ahout how
AdophuS brought to LneIIa great
bunch Of roses and we can imagine
their heuutN We are left to guess at
their cost But do yen know ii isn't
really necessary in ordarto make home
beautiful 10 have n bunch OF roses as
big around as a barrel, that a single
lovely rose will dot
"Try this: II you have spent all your
money for hats ana gloves md Adol-
plus hasn't come--my brother Claude
would say hasn't come to the bat-Stop
IL the florists and buy II single rose
ii will cost very little and take that
home and set il in the proper vase its
red petals ana green leaves to please
the eye and its fragrance 10 dill the
room, an individual tower Of grace
aud beauty aud joy II You can't
have bunch try Il single rose''-New
York sun
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-03-16
knn.. Nuhnt ! Prism is2

John smith aud Henry Jones are eat
ug lunch together. john Smith casu-
dly takes two cubes Of sugar and
places them side by side
THAT makes a perfect prism doesn't
t?"-Iohl Smith remarks casually.
Prism nothing replies Henry
loneS THAT isn't a prism.
sure il Is, remarks smith Don't
you know Il prism when you see oneW
4 certainly do, is the relort. "A
fgism Is triangular piece of glass
sed to divide light into the primary
olors can't you recall enough Of
sour school days TO remember thatE
"oh. yes remember that all right.
Bat these two cubes Of sugar, placed
side by side make Il prism too
Bet you the lunch you're wrong, "
challenges Jones.
You're ON, promptly agrees Smith,
and dictionary was sent for
Jones had to pay the bet If YOU
dont believe it, look in dictionary
yourself aud see ST, Louis Post Dis
patch
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-03-16
Primitive IDEAS Of 1xaisns.

Hindu ambassadors once sent TO
England by a native prince We're re-
garded as so polluted thai on their re-
turn to India nothing but being born
again would purity them and they
were accordingly dragged through
gold image of The sacred Youi
y writer describes curious custom
of the Baretse in South Africa \ few
days after the death Of II man the doe
tor comes and makes an incisi0n on
the forehead of each OF the survivors
of his relatives and lills it with medi
cine to ward off the contagion and the
effect Of the s0rcery that caused his
death
Leland calls attention 80 custom Of
taking medicines on the threshold in
ancient Tuscany the idea being that
he threshold was the border line be-
wpcn the outer world where evil spir-
Us freely roam.
Il person dies within an Eskimo
iut everything in the hut must be de
tra"ed or thrown away as well rs
verythiug which had come into con
act with the deceased Dietetic and
Hygienic Gazette
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Ilelnful ANYHOW,

They were discussing an absentee,
and not all their remarks We're favor
able one however, spoke In his de-
Tense Whatever his failings may be-,
he Said she thinks OF more little ways
OF being helpful than amy other per
son know one day was with him
at frrryhuusC where II crowd WuS
waiting for the bout. Suddenly he left
me ana walked toward II woman who
was struggling with u three year-old
and a number of parcels. our friend
raised his hat, spoke to the woman.
and then saw him grapplc her par
cells. Soon he returned TO my side and
| asked him. What was IL oh,
nothing. he said curclessly, She had
too many parcels put II rubber band
around them and punched them into
one | was Disguised with myself that
| had not thought Of that simple little
eXpediput for helping the woman, and
ever since that time | have had much
respect for our friend. although ! cant
indorse all of his ways."-New York
Press
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PETS VERSUS HUMAh.s.

Human life was never valued
lower than il is today. Luxury
may reign. epicureS may live.
fashions may be promoted and
material things made to sub
serve to mans pleasure, Vet in
spite of theSe the value and SIT
crednpss of human life are grow
ing less. TIE time was when
men Held their fellow men IN
slavery Such slavery has been
abolished, but is il not possible.
that today Il slavery more rN-.
teusive has lppn naugmuttd not
alone OF the body, but nI the
soulF This slavery is tho uut-
come of immoral and mMujHry
surroundings. which gradually
render body ana Soy SLAVE of
disease and vice lluuWm NE Is Il
sacred No railroad nor sweat
shop has the authority nur tive
right to destroy it,-Whothvr the
destruction he 10y ucGl2eurr or
by squeezing the life Of lHe M
diyidual that little more mon
ey may go into The Treasury,
There are some peuplc who give .
their thought ana time TO caring .
for pet animals, dogs, cuts end
horses. while. ON the other maud,
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-03-16

A curious custom has been observed
from time immemorial at old Weston,
Hunyngdonshire. in England The
church there is dedicated 90 st Swith-
in, and ON he Sunliay most nearly APP
nroachug st Swlthin's day the ediiice
IS strewn with new mown hay. The
tradition is that an Old lady hequeath-
ed field for Charitable purposes on
condition that the ieAut PROV ided the
hay to lessen the annoyance caused by
the squeakiug Of the new shoes worn
by the villagers on Feast sunday.
There are other explanations one that
it is an offering of the first fruits Of
the hay harvest and another that ii is
a survival of the custom of strewing
the church twhen the Iioor WAS only
beaten eaIfhl with PUSHES.
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The Wnttins Of Enclnn.l.

If the hing Of England were to re
nounce the throne and resolve to be.
come an ordinary citizen be would be
called George Victim How does the
name Victim come to he the kings
surmmcf This is the answer
Queen Victoria married Albert, duke
Of SnXe Coburg Gotta. Of the senior
branch Of the house of SaSouy. The
family name by which this hpnse, dat
ing from the middle Of the tenth cen.
fury, came TO be known afterwurd was
Victim. aud this was and is the sur
name of both branches the Ernestine
and Alhcrrine Of the house OF SuNony
The name COMES FROM the castle OF
Victim. near Magdehurg, Which claim
ed Wlttekind AZ the founder of the
London Answers.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-03-16
SAVED BY A SONG.
When santIey and His Party Faced
Death In Mexico.

When santIey and His Party Faced
Death In Mexico.
Few people are aware that on one
occasion Il timely song saved Sir
Charles sankey's life. The famous
baritone was one of II party travelling
under military escort through bandit
infested region in Mexico when the
guards suddenly bolted, leaving the
travellers to the mercy of a band of
booty hunters These desperadoes, tind-
ing the spoil less valuable than they
expected decided to STAY their captives
and fare forth on another forny.
An inspiration came to Santley. Bur
rounded by friends and foes, he com
menced an aria and sang IN his own
iuimitahle way, AS the notes rippled
forth on the clear mountain air the
bandits faces lighted up with pleasure.
and at the finish the leader expressed
his delight and asked the senior to sing
again
Santley saw his chance and seized It.
He inquired If he might sing for the
liberty of the little party, and a reluc'
tant consent was given For several
| hours during that never to be forgot.
| ten nipht he CENTRALIZED his captors
! with generous program of exquisite
melodies Tie next day the bandits
rendered payment 10y taking the whole
! party down the mountain side and set
| ting them free withstanding later
| trlumphs Sir Charles Santley never sur
| passed that one London Graphic.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-03-16
The Everalaelss


The region known rs the Everglades
of Florida is about sixty miles long by
some dftY Give mites broad ana is one
vast swamp, studded With Islands of
from Il quarter Of I'm acre to hundreds
Of acres in extent These Islands are
generally covered with deusc thickets
of shrubhcry or vines ANA occasion
ally with lofty pines ana WImettos,
The water is from one TO sis icrt deep
the bottom. as Il rule. covered with a
growth Of rank grass. During the
rainy season. from July TO October the
district comprised in the Everglades Is
practically mpeuetrable he vege-
table deposit Of the Everglades ia con
Sidered we'll adapted TO the growth Of
the banana and other fruits, ana when
properly drained the region win un-
douhtedly be one Of the most fertile on
earth New York American.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-03-16
Don't Re a chatteren

DO you chatter? If you fee! You do,
don't Get rid of the habi; as quickly
as maybet There is nothing SO irritat.
ing or more dangerous His chief asks
the clerk Il question which requires II
brief answer Instead of replying in a
word he initiates his superior 10y in
consequent meauderiugs, and he is sur
prised ana hurt 70 be curtly cut short
His establishment however, would be
greater could he but ovcrhear a SubSe-
quent conversation shall we send
Jones on this special commission
asks the head clerk NO, replies the
chief, he chutters too much.
1t has always been 50, Famous gen
erals have ecer Entrusted important
messages 70 the man who would rath.
er be shot than speak Then, too, =
chaiterer has few friends, whether
business or otherwise. Who can fee
ut ease with man who hDbbles all
you tell him in confidence to lie mex,
conner? rcarsou's Weekly.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-03-16
MODERN EploRAms.

Fools stare and wise men sec.
Even the insanity Of genius is
spiritual.
Poverty aud genius are born
enemies
The right man may arrive toe
early, but he need never fear
being too late. Should eyerF
place he filed a new one win be-
made for him as soon as his
presence is revealed. /
He who is TO minister to mems
souls should have time and
chance to acquire one for him
self. :
In, trying to explain the failure
of highly gifted men We are apt
to forget that success is the re-
suit not Of one predomiuHtiu-
quality, but of a combination Of
qualities balancing and supple
mentiug each other. Edwin
Bjorkman. .N.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-03-16
BOSTON HARB0R FR0zE.
But That pidn't Keep tha Britannia
Fron Sailing on Time.

3Gt THAI Didn't Keep tha Britannia
Boston harbpr trolc Owe IN January
Of ISL, ard the advertised sailing OF
the Britannia. then Ia uoc@ seemed
surely TO be Impossible. But the mer-
chants of Boston would not have ii SO
They met and voted to, cut Il way, at
their own expense. through the ice,
that The steamer might sail practically
on time.
The contract for cutting the neees-
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BLOOD MONEY IN PERSIA.

Curious Laws In That Country Gov
ernIng the Crime Of Murder.
A Persian murderer may pay blood
money IN 'ieu Of his own life. The
manner IN which this is calculated Is
one OF the moSt complicated things
about Persian law. woman is worth
only half man. ana 50 man cannot
De executed Tor the murder OF mere
woman y husband whose wife had
been killed 10y his steward was obliged
first to pay half the stewards blood
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-03-16

The college instructor should take
pains to practice what be preaches
One member Of n class in English
composition brought his theme TO the
professor after recitation hour in order
that the professor might read Il mar
ginal correction which be had written
and which the pupil had been entirely
unable 10 make ont
"Nhy. explained the professor,
that says Write more plaiulyr -
Youths Companion.
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The discovery ihut there is a kind OF
struggle for existence aud survival of
the httest among rivers is enc Of the
most Interesting results OF the modern
study Of photography, A not0ble ex-
ample OF this contest Is exhibited by
Eneland's Two biggest rivers, the
rhimes and the severn Between their
valleys lie the Cotswold hills, ana cX-
plortlou shows thar the Severn by
eating backward among th"Se hills
where softer strata underit' hem has
diverted Ia Itself some Of the headwa
tors which formerly flowed into the
Thames
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-03-16

One summer when an admirable e1.
secretary Of the navy WIS visiting his
native village of Bucktield III Maine
be sent some clothes 10 the village
vasherwomau and driving by the
next week in company with a repre-
sentative to congress, stopped to ask
for them The woman turned to her
assistant "Muy" said she, lis John
nys washing done yet ?"-Christian
Register.
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a NpNv Creation.

Margaret. aged eleven, had Just re-
turned from her first visit to the ZOO.
"Weli," said her mother, smiling
did you see the elephants aud the 81
raffe and the kangaroosF'
Margaret looked thoughtful.
I'VE saw the elephant aud the 81
rafle and the dauger-roos,
What" said Mrs. Blank.
THE dan gcr.roos. 1t said, These
animals are d-a-n g-e-r-o-us.' - Har-
per's Magazine
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Two girls the story ran, werc drink.
Ing tea and eating scoues al fashion
able New York restaurant The rst
pirl said
Maud is 50 sorry she took Reggie's
ring back 10 Dymon's 20 he valued
"Why:' asked the other girl as she
opened q fresh scome
"DyuIou Kept it He said Reggie
hadn't been ia to settle for ii, accord
ing 10 his promise.
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Ard Cot a Lecture.

We'll, Old man, how did you get
along ldter left You at midnight
Get home an right?"
No. \ cunfounded nosey policeman
hailed me 80 the station, where spent
The rest of the night
Lucky dog, | reached home
Boston Transcript
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-03-16
Pspa's Pa st.

little Heleu'S nnmma was discuss
ing the drink question with visitor,
and the child listened gravely to the
conversation
Papa used TO drink" she volun-
tecred suddenly.
The visitor turned her head to CON
ceal Il smile ana mamma frGwned and
shook her head NJ the little one
We'll, then. drmandeI Helen. what
was it he used TO doY l.ipplncotts.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-03-16

"What is this domestic seience" in
CURED the engaged girl
IT consists Of making hnsh out OF
the leftover meat aud croquettes ont Of
the leftover hash, explained her more
experienced friend. Louisville Cour-
ier-Jaurnal.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-03-16

Professional EegLar lin Hardupp's
Office, I've heen out o work for over
4 year mister. and amt got the price
0 It nights lodgin' Can yer do any
Thing 10 help me out? Hardupp Csar-
douicallyl Id ike TO. but | sprained
nav foot on a collector yesterday
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loo Sane.

u don't heleye this novel Of yours
will tit the popular fancy"
whats wrong with it2"
"YaaT hespiue acts at times as If she
had sense Washington Herald
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Literary Chat.

Young Author-hh. | can read you
Ike book Society Miss Wen, II you
can rcnd me the way your book has
been ead have nothing to fear
Judge
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-03-16
r,;e,1iv hd,,io~

eve surprised all our friends by get
ting married :
"Gpnd enough Now surprise 'em by
staying married kansas City Jour.
nal.