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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-10-24
The Enalish Channel.

One Of the most famous bits Of wa
ter In the world is the English chan
mel, which separates and yet unites the
sister countries Of England and France
and has been the scene OF 50 much Of
their history. It extends on the Eng
lish side from Lands End to Dover
and on the French side from the Is
land Of Ushant to Calais. Its entrance
from the German ocean Is the strait OF
Dover. twenty-one miles wide, while
at the other extremity. where II joins
the Atlantic, It is 100 miles from shore
to shore The greatest width midway
is 15O miles Owing to the strong cur
rent setting I'm from the westward, the
high winds which frequently prevail
and the confguration OF the shores 1t
has roughness which has become
proverbial and few cross 1t without
seasickness.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-10-24
UTILIZING Smelter Slaa.

Smclter Stag is utilized Tor brick.
making purposes in Germany. At the
government iron smelter near Amberg
the Stag Is crushed to sand. mixed
with water and pressed into dark gray
bricks. which are allowd to dry In the
open air. They are sold at the factory
for S478 per thausand, but their guam
tity is limited and their use largely
local. II Is noteworthy. however. that
only since the discovery OF this process
have these government smelters earn
ed any profits for the state.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-10-24
MONEY IN COLOMBIA.
A Dollar of That country 10 Worth
| Just q Cont of Our Currency.

~ 0oIiar ov Inat CountFJ - WoFIh
just . Cent Of Our Currency.
Money In Colombia Is rather un-
stable institution. and big figures do
not always mean much. II may be
Just as well to mention here that when
I paid $50 to ride the seventeen miles
from Savanllla to Barranquila I was
not guilty Of such reckless extrava-
gance as may at first glance appear;
also that when the agent at the latter
place charged me $40 for riding back
the same way and in the same car he
merely suffered from an astonishing
lapse Of memory. forgetting for the
moment that he needed the money.
The fact is that the Colombian dol
lar. or peso. has deprecated until II is
worth Just exactly ] cent In United
States currency, and there being no
room left for the centavo OF old 1t has
vanished utterly from the reckoning
Of man. There are no silver coins
whatever, and after little bargaining
one is apt 10 accumulate an astonish-
ing number Of yellow bills-tens, twen-
ties. ffties and hundreds. Then there
steals insidiously over one the peculiar
exaltation Of the wealthy, and 1t causes
not a single pang to pay s5 for a shine
or to toss away $40 for n bottle OF gin
ger pop.-William Hard Lawrence IN
Happer's Magazine.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-10-24
ODDS AND ENDS.

France must coneede the canal making
belt to this country.
A month of the fall has gone by big
fall Of rain.
The income tax does not bother every
body. "Blessed be nothing"
The base ball umpire has gone into
winter quarters.
The candidate "who sweeps the state
also has to get up and dust
"The beautiful suow" is coming early
this season and is Liable to stay late.
Sylvia Pankhurst Is back in jail again.
Sylvia aud he jail reminds us Of "the
n.,.le .lea.u he pole"
Iu the gay, old middle ages, ten knights
in bar room, was very common occur
renee.
Housewife Leaguer--"Say, Charles,
have you read the account of the milk in.
vestigation in this mornings paper i'
Charles-"No, | can't say have read il,
have just skinned it,"
Sulzer is "down aud out"
Tuesday was "apple day" 1t was a
peach.
1t is said that the gypsies are taking
very kindly TO motor cars The poor, old
horse is fast losing its friends.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-10-24

AS an inducement to bachelors to
enter the ranks of the benedicts, the
income tax law does not compel the
married man to pay tax until his
income reaches ST. 900 year. The
bachelor must pay when his is
$4,000 Exchange.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-10-24

Secretary of the Navy Daniels is
thinking Of taking course at the
Newport War College You can
hardly imagine II. X. Roosevelt do
ing thing like that.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-10-24
PARAGRAPHS.

A Boston paper, under the cap
ton of " Weather " said on Thurs
day, 4" Cloudy, followed by rain in
the evening; for particulars see
page g." Considering what we have
been through, it would almost seem
that we might forego the particulars.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-10-24
A Eordetn,enot.

Gilman You ought to know some
thing about fora and that sort Of thing.
Tell me. what Is "forgetmenotr
Subbubs-why, IT'S piece Of string
that your wife ties around your finger
when you go In town on an errand.-
Philadelphia Press.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-10-24

While Eek. Senator Aldrich's views
on the currency question may be ex.
tremely valuable, they are not likely
now to carry very much weight.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-10-24

The discovery that the Olneyville
section is n business centre, seems
trihe tardy on the part of the Provi-
dence daily papers.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-10-24

Saturday is scheduled as election
day in Mexico. 1t may mean a
warm time in the volcanic republic.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-10-24

Henry c. Frick claims that he
was not as lavish with those we'd
ding checks, as some envious
writers made out. The story did
sound large.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-10-24
The Madam polopjus.

my son. be polite until you have &C.
cumulated your nrst hundred thou
sand"
"Yes, dad"
-After that the regulation thing ls 10
be crisp and terse louisville Cou.
rier-Journal
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-10-24
A Question.

Tommy-Father. isn't the world old
er than II used to bef Father-Cer.
tainly II IL. my sonl Tommy-Then
what do people mean by talking about
"old times"l
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-10-24
Not Nervous.

Hubbard-Simpkins has got over his
nervous prostration. Pease- How can
you telli Hubbard-why. | met him
last night and he wanted 60 borrow
f20.-Londop Telegraph.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-10-24

The interest in the Thaw case,
which~ was side-tracked 10y the
Worlds base ball series, does not
seem to regain its old prestige.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-10-24

\ Massachusetts exchange says
'Ooveroor Foss accepts his nomi-
nation" We cannot imagine his
d clining anything
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-10-24

Col Roosevelt is invading Brazil.
The present president does not ap.
pear TO be worried.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-10-24

Boss Murphy of Tammany, has
broken Sulzer all right, but it may
prove boomerang.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-10-24

Possibly Ex Governor Sulzer is
m7rg his political faith on the
recall
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-10-24
Just So.

'T like TO see city employees busy
NIL the time"
"T prefer seeing the Gre department
ldle."- Washington Herald.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-10-24

Worry is friction. inactivity rust
Both destroy the human machine.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-10-24

Anger begins In folly and ends II
repentance. -Pythagoras
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-10-24

Success too early achieved becomes
a milestone on the neck of effort.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-10-24

The two bright lights on the front OF an
automobile arc Acetylene Gas lights. The
clearest and healthiest light for Public build
ings, Offices and for Homes.
ag-Write for Booklet and Panama Canal Map
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-24

and Lawrence streets, Denver.
They entered into the combat i'm
the true spirit of the Middle Ages as
1t is revealed to us by the ancient
chroniclers. To equalize the contest
Palecia agreed to have his right hand
tied behind his back, to fight with
MS left hand and to use knife three
inches shorter than his wife.s.
Giaring savagely at one another.
they took positions on opposite sides
OF the room. She gave the word to
begin. and they started yiciouslv
hacking at one another.
The wife drew blood first bv stab.
bling her husband on the side whore
he was bound. The wound was
slight He replied with a blow that
touched her in the forehead.
She slashed him across tho hacL
OF the hand that held the knife. bu,
could not make him drop It ue
came back with an upward stroke
that pierced an artery in her right
wrist. Although the blood poured
out In a torrent. the pIucky woman
kept on fighting.
She manocuvred desperately to yet
on his crippled side. but She was CON
SANITY growing weaker from loss of
D'ood' Her husband. moreover. was
an experienced knife fighter.
She struck desperately at his Icft
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-24

Tor her supposed physical inferiority.
some handicap was imposed on the
husband. such as having one hand
'ied or standing in pit If she won,
that proved her innocence.
This form of marital combat was
particularly common in Spain. Italy
and parts ofiaGermany during the
Middle Ages. We have unmistakable
evidence that the custom to-day still
has a strong hold on the descendants
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-24

side. but missed. He seized the on.
portunity. and made sure stroke
mat cut deeply into her right side.
AS she sank to the floor. swimmin-
In blood, she could not repress n
Shrek OF pain that brought neigh
bors to the rescue and saved her life
Policeman Orbach entered and found
the woman lying unconscious on the
floor and her husband standing over
her with knife.
They we're both taken away to the
hospital. where it appeared that the
husbands Injuries were not serious.
while his wife's recovery was prob.
able.
strange to say, the same way of
ending quarrel between husband
and wife was employed in Paris tho
other day. The Count de la Grange.
member of the most fashionable
Partisan society, found letters ad.
dressed to his wife which he consid-
cred compromising. He accused her
OF unfaithfulness, while she de.
nounced his conduct in opening her
letters as unworthy of a gentleman.
at the same time denying any sug.
gestion of improperly.
/. They agreed to settle the matter
with duel. In order to give his
wife reasonable advantage the
Count consented to have his RICH.
arm tied. In every other respect the
duel was conducted like one of the
conventional Partisan encounters.
The Countess cleverly succeeded
In getting on her husbands ham.
pered side and inflicted slight.
wound on his left arm. Honor was
Immediately declared satisfied Under
me terms OF the duel the Count wa.
required to acknowledge his wife's
innocence and to live with her in
peace and good will thereafter. Thus
the scandal of divorce suit and the
nnhappiness Ola divided family were
efectually avoided.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-24

dence of his young wife's infideIity
and accused her of it. With all the
ardor of her hot Spanish blood she
denied the accusation and denounced
her husband.
You are cowardly slanderer and
traducer of wemen!" she cried.
IF you are innocent, let the knife
prove you guiltless!" he retorted
with equal ferocity. "If you win, then
] have lied and will make amends
to you. If ! win. you are guilty. and
you will die. as you deserved"
The courageous wife eagerly ac-
cepted this terrifying proposition.
They agreed to fight it out in the par.
lor of their little home at Eighteenth
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-24

OF the people who formerly practised
1t regularly.
Samuel Palecia and his wife We
centali, two Mexicans. living in Den.
yer. recently resorted to the ancient
ordeal of the knife to settle a very
grave dispute between them. Doubt
less 1t was the. tradition handed down
from their early Spanish ancestors
that led them to adopt this method.
Palecia thought. he: had found evil
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-24

Knife or sword rather than by the
slow. humiliating process OF law.
Even an accusation OF infidelity by
husband against wife could be
settled in ancient times by resort to
a duel. The accused wife could de.
anand a duel s In tSrder to make .up
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-24

HERE are still many people
who think it is better to
settle a dispute by the
quick. sharn NOV 30 AZ.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-24

The
Countess
de la Grange.
of Paris. Who
Demanded
a Duel with Her
Husband to
Disproye
His Accusations.
just as the
Wife Of
Samuel Palecia.
of Denver. Did.
The Delta independent., 1913-07-25
The MEXICAN SITUATION.

In Mexico the situation continues to
grow worse and worse each day, ac-
cording to well authenticated reports,
adding greater danger and added peril
to the lives of Americans in that boun.
dary
These conditions are reported to the
authorities at Washington, but do not
appear to stir that bunch to action
The conclusion arrived at seems to
be: Go ahead and kill the Americans
If you want to, and we will collect
damages for them at SO much per
head.
The American spirit did not always
run in that kind of a channel and one
hates to believe that the life of an
American will always be held as
mere chattel by the government at
Washington.
Another growing feature in the
Mexican situation is the irresponsible
granting of concessions to foreigners
by this or that political head who
happens to hold the reigns of govern
ment today.
1t is said that concessions to colon
ize $4,000 Japs in the borders of Mexi.
CO will be granted.
There is plenty in the Mexican stu
alton as it exists, to arouse interest
in this country, even If other Europ-
can nations had not given warning
that if the United States did not see
fit to act the other nations would
have to-
The Delta independent., 1913-07-25
MAKEUP STONE so YEARS OLD
IS TOMBSTONE FOR EDITOR

Jefferson, Ohio. July 22.-One of the
most remarkable gravestones on rec.
ord was placed in the cemetery here
today.
1t stands at the head of the grave of
J. A. Howells, veteran editor of the
Ashtabula Sentinel, who died here re-
Gently. 1t consists of the makeup
stone used by Howels for fifty years
during his successive evolution as
printers devil, printer and editor.
On 1t is inscribed verse written by
William Dean Howells. the novelist, a
brother of the dead man. The verse
reads:
Stone, upon which with hands of boy
and man
He framed the history of his time
until,
Week after week, the varying record
To its half-centuried tale of well
and ill.
all those days
He was-friend, brother, husband
Fill the whole limit of your space
with praise.
There needs no room for blame
blame there was none.
The boyhood of William Dean How
ellis was spent in the office of the
Sentinel. The father of William Dean
and J. A. Howells was editor of the
paper.
The Delta independent., 1913-07-25

; NORTH DELTA NEWS. .

Miss Bernice Isensee departed Tues
day for Medford, Oregon, where she
will visit with friends indefinitely.
Miss Kate Kelley, of Holden, Mo-.
is visiting with Mss Alma Boone for
two or three weeks.
Mrs. l. D. Johnson and Henry Payne
went up to the Grand mesa lakes on
Monday, to spend a week or ten days
fishing.
Miss Ethel Steele was down from
Eckert visiting with Miss Ruth Rob-
erts over Sunday.
The harvesting OF young potatoes
is now in full progress.
Miss Alma Boone entertained num-
ber of her friends Wednesday evening
in honor of Miss Kate Kelley. All
report having a delightful time.
Mr. and Mrs. H. w. Lampson and
daughter arrived Thursday from Lib
son. Nirth Dakota, to visit with Mrs.
Lampson's brother. J. C. Roberts for
a few days. when they will proceed on
their way to California to spend the
winter.
Mrs. II. X Hutchins and her sister.
Miss Elsie Kepler. went to Darling's
saw mill Sunday to spend two weeks
with the formers husband. who Is
employed at the mill.
The Delta independent., 1913-07-25
Eckear ITEMS
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Mr. and Mrs. f. s. McClelland left
last Thursday for short visit with
Mr.. McClelland's father and sister in
Iowa.
A number of young people from
Eckert went down Thursday night to
the concert given by the Williams
Jubilee Singers in the Delta Baptist
church.
Miss Mary Zaninetti of Delta has
been visiting at Eckert this week.
The Young Peoples Class of the
Eckert Presbyterian Sunday school
was entertained last night at the home
of their teacher Mrs. l. S. Phippeny.
Miss Rose Kennicott and Miss Cal
laway spent last Friday in Delta with
Mrs. Plumb and her mother. Mrs.
Byers.
Mr.. l. S. Phippeny came home Fri
day from jamestown, Colo. for a
short visit with his family
Miss Ruth Roberts of Delta is spend
ing this week with Miss Ethel Steele.
Miss Reynolds and neice. Miss
Edith Oliver left Saturday for trip
to South Dakota to visit Miss Edith 5
sisters.
Miss Margaret Byers is visiting
Miss Laura Hart this week
The Delta independent., 1913-07-25
A GROWING DANGER.

1t is a politinal axiom that you
can not corrupt whole people," And
1t might be said, with equal truth.
that one-half OF a people can not be
corrupted. But it is equally axiomatic
In politics that not inconsiderable
percentage in population are open
to corrupting, concerning matters in
which neither their interest, their pre-
JUDGES. or any of the motives or pas
sions ordinarily governing their con-
duct. are appealed to. Such human
weakness destroyed most of the an
cient democracies of which Aristotle
writes.
Such weaknesses are anointed, en-
throned and crowned in most of the
systems of initiative. referendum and
recall now in use in this country. The
percentage of voting poulation fixed
in the great majority of such laws,
whether for the origination of meas
ures or for their annulment, or for
the recall of public officials. is far
too low. A politician knowing the
weak or the venal voters in a balli-
wick can be trusted to make up the
quota of names expected from him in
the canvass of city. county, district
or state. So long as the total of such
quotas in any political division is
large enough to initiate or to suspend
law. or to recall public official, 1t
can be abused to originate class legis-
lation. to obstruct the enforcement
of just measures. and to hold a sword
of Damocles over the heads OF honest
men in office.
Wherefore the country is not sur
prised at those revelations showing
that politicians and promoters have
gone step beyond corruption, and
have prepared referendum petitions on
which the great majority of names
are bogus.
The Delta independent., 1913-07-25
OUR INDUSTRIAL sELF-REsPEcr

Secretary of Commerce Redfield, in
discussing tariff revision, says this
country wants to secure a return of
its industrial self respect"
Can 1t be that this has reference to
the years under tariff for revenue
only" and those of free trade, when.
in order to meet the outgoing de-
mand for gold with which to settle
the worlds balance of trade against
us. we had to issue gold bonds by the
hundreds of millions?
There is still but little opportunity
of judging the future but by the past
In every free trade. or tariff for rev.
enue only. movement during the his.
tory of this nation. the balance OF
trade In foreign markets has been
heavily against us. while, oppositely
1t has been heavy and annually grow
ing heavier in our favor. under a pro-
teetive tariff system. and the proof
of the pudding Is In the eating
During Mr.. Cleveland's tariff for
revenue only" administration, this
country experienced the greatest fin
ancial panic in its history. With Nc
Kinley and his new tariff system. this
was changed to good times in a single
year. and prosperity has continued
throughout all the Republican admin
istrations since.
There have been many who com
The Delta independent., 1913-07-25
City Council Proceedings. $.

At the city council meeting Tuesday
the Ordinance No. 3, for the issuing
of $4,000 bonds was passed, adopted
and ordered to final publication in
this issue of The Independent.
Daniel Wagner, water commits
sioner, made his report after having
visited Grand Junction, Glenwood
Springs and the Gypsum-Rifle sys-
tens. In these he had found wood
pipe mostly in use. and stated that in
some instances it was carrying It's
pounds pressure.
1t is said that many of the water
systems. especially those in the West,
are now using the wood pipe in both
city and carrying lines and find it
possesses the advantages of cheap
ness and easier handling over the iron
and steel pipes. while its durability is
about the same, the claim being that
will hold for about 20 years, which
is the longest guarantee on the steel
pipe. and the cost is but about one
third Of the steel pipe.
Representatives of the railroad
we're present and asked rebate on
water charges. and free water for
sprinkling. Action deferred.
Following bills were allowed:
The Delta independent., 1913-07-25

planned, within the past few years, but
there will always be people to com
plain. and the period of prosperity has
been so long and so great as to breed
extravaganza to an extent which, in
itself invited disaster. The bulk of
the American people are unable to
stand too much prosperity.
The Delta independent., 1913-07-25

A prominent official of Brazil says
the Panama Canal is the greatest in
dividual achievement of the century
for the people of North and South
America. No doubt, and other parts
of the earth are not shut out
The Delta independent., 1913-07-25

The money in circulation is about
$34 per capita. Secretary Bryan may
mean that tine treasury printing
presses should be started up to make
$4,000.
The Delta independent., 1913-07-25

negro liberated from the Clay
county Jail at Liberty. No. had serv-
ed sentence of 80 days. The sheriff
asked him what his destination was.
Us no special destination. Boss. but
Is gwine sa fur frum this ere Jail it'll
take nine hundred dollahs to send you
a postal kyard!"
The Delta independent., 1913-07-25

President Taft had to stand a good
deal of censure for refusing to invade
the Republic of Mexico. The critics
will not fail to observe that President
Wilson is also inclined to be delib-
ate in matters of this kind.
The Delta independent., 1913-07-25
SELECTED PARAGRAPHS

Last year the corn crop of the I'm
tied States reached 2.971, ,OOO, 900
bushels. The three-billion mark is
tantalizing near and the boys corn
clubs will see that it doesn't get away
again.
The Delta independent., 1913-07-25

FOR SALE-A nice house. Five
rooms, cellar and bath. $3.50 cash and
balance like paying rent. at per
cent Price. S2.35O. This is bar
gain. Call at once. 22S Dodge street
William X. Olinger. 22-24
The Delta independent., 1913-07-25

One of Colorado's Democratic SEN
ators calls President Cleveland a con.
sprator. If standing by a real dollar
was a plot Mr.. Cleveland was con-
cerned in it. II the establishment OF
sound money is beneficient fact for
the nation he will always share the
credit.
The Delta independent., 1913-07-25
Subscriptions received.

Subscriptions to Independent have
been received the past week from the
following:
A. l. Cook. Ash mesa; Oswald F.
Benwell. Denver; ]. T. Beatty. Mrs.
l. NJ. Conklin. Mrs. Iva Pruitt. A. l..
Gerst. H. X. Correll. Joe Farmer.
Delta.
The Delta independent., 1913-07-25
ART NfEDlfWORk

Stamped Pillow Cases. per pair -49c
Stamped Baby Dresses. each SOC
Delta Pillow Tops, each 39c
Pillow Fringe, per yard 1870
d. M. c. or Glossilla, for 25c
Trident or Flo Floss. per dozen 2Oc
Csc to 81 Battenburg Patterns. each lOc
The Delta independent., 1913-07-25

Mexico and intimates that the Monroe
doctrine is too much of an abstrac-
ton in our Mexico diplomacy. Monroe
had no thought of introducing per-