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The Delta independent., 1915-02-26
The Gettysburg
Address
Invitation Which Led to Its
Delivery by Lincoln

TN recent letter Frederick W.
Seward. son of the late William
II. Seward. secretary of state In
Lincoln's cabinet, told how Lin
coin came to write his immortal Get
tysburg address. The letter reads:
Cast in bronze on a tablet In the
Gettysburg National cemetery. ada
cent to one carrying the words Of Lin
coins Gettysburg address. are the
words of a letter written by Judge Will
Of that town in his capacity Of chair
man Of a committee having in charge
the dedication of what is now the Ma
tional cemetery and reads as follows:
The several states having soldiers in the
Army Of the Potomac who were killed at
the battle Of Gettysburg or have since
died at the various hospitals which were
established In the vicinity have procured
grounds on a prominent part of the bat
tlefield for a cemetery and are having the
dead removed to them and properly
buried.
These grounds will be consecrated and
set apart to this sacred purpose on Thurs
day, the 18th inst II is the desire that
you as chief executive Of the nation.
formally set apart these grounds to their
sacred use by a few appropriate remarks
1t will be a source of great qualification
to the many widows and orphans that
have been made almost friendless by the
great battle here to have you here per-
sonally. and It will kindle anew in the
breasts OF the comrades of these brave
dead who are now in the tented field or
nobly meeting the foe in the front a con-
hdence that they who sleep In death on
the battlefield are not forgotten by those
highest in authority. and they will feel
that should their fate be the same their
remains will not be uncared for.
The Delta independent., 1915-02-26

will not silence the guns nor stop the
fighting.
Somebody is wrong in the Euro
pean dispute. Each OF the warning
nations is likely right in some OF its
contentious, but all connot be right at
all points. There is no certainty that
the side which is right will prevail.
II 1t should not the defeated nation
or nations would remain at peace
only until able to recuperate and fight
again so that the miserable fiasco Is
likely to drag its bloody length along
through another thirty year war.
There is no reason to believe that Eu-
ropes war will end in universal peace
such as General Grant anticipated
for II is not In the cards.
II cannot be said that European
The Delta independent., 1915-02-26
Friday, March 5th, 1915.

ONE ROAM GELDlNo 4 YEAR OLD
LAST DECEMBER
ONE BAY GELDING, l YEAR OLD
LAST NOVEMBER
ONE BLACK COLT, 8 MONTHS OLD
ONE BROWN COLT, MONTHS OLD
ONE BAY MARE COLT MO. OLD
ONE BAY MARE COLT, s MO. OLD
ONE JiNNEY MULE COLT, 7 MO.
OLD; EXTRA GOOD
ONE SPOTTED COW, 7 YRS. OLD;
FRESH IN APRIL
ONE RED COW, 4 YRS. OLD. FRESH
IN APRIL
ONE JERSEY COW AND CALF
THESE cows ARE ALL GIVING
MILK
ONE JERSEY BULL, 2 YEARS OLD
TWO BROOD soWs
SIX PIGS
ABOUT TWO DOZEN HENS
TEN INDIAN RUNNER DUCKS
SEVERAL FINE RED LEeHoRN
BOOSTERS
The Delta independent., 1915-02-26
Live Stock

ONE soRREL MARE, IL YRS. OLD,
W.T.. 1880, IN FoAL BY JACK
ONE BLACK MARE, 6 YRS. OLD,
W.T.. 1900 LBS.
ONE BROWN MARE, 2 YEARS OLD,
W.T.. 1850, IN FoAL BY JACK.
ONE GRAY MARE, YEARS OLD.
W.T.. 1850, IN FoAL BY JACK
ONE BROWN MARE, 4 YRS. OLD
ONE BAY MARE, YRS. OLD IN
JUNE, W.T.. 1925.
ONE BLACK AFRICAN FiLLY, 8
YRS. OLD IN AUG. VT. 1850
ONE BAY HARRY UPWARD HORSE
IN MAY, BROKE.
ONE BROWN FILLY, SIRED BY
TOGO, 3 IN SPRING
ONE soRREL FIlLEY, COMING 2
ONE BLACK oELDiNe (AFRIcAN)
COMING 2
ONE BROWN FILLEY, COMING 2
TWO BAY FILLEYs, COMING 2
ONE soRREL (HoRsE) MULE,
COMING
The Delta independent., 1915-02-26
The Prospect for Peae..

All the good people the world over
are deeply concerned in their desire
for the peace of Europe but are be-
coming quite disheartened over the
prospect of long and desperate war.
A strong force is now moving to work
out some kind of a plan for settle
ment and the women OF all nations
are to hold grand peace convention
at Berne, Switzerland, beginning on
June IA, with delegates from every
where. Forty Of the best women In
America will go over to mix up in
the pow-wow and see what they can
do for the cessation Of the conflict.
The church and many Of the neutral
states have utterly failed thus far
and II the women can succeed they
The Delta independent., 1915-02-26

diplomacy. as we know II has exhaust
ed all efforts for peace. The history
OF that diplomacy stamps 1t as essen
TALLY selfish rather than fair and the
women may propitiate little streak
OF goodness in their efforts. Society
is held together by mutual considera-
tion for the rights OF all. This ia the
foundation Of our government. A ma
tion is but unit Of society. This
American ideal is exemplified in the
eighteen treaties which our Senate
has ratified within the past year.
Peace with HONOR as Disraeli put
1t. should be the aim Of nations in
stead OF the strife Of despotic militar-
ism and the Peace Neutral League has
a battle on its hands to inculcate its
tenants OF faith.--Field and Farm.
The Delta independent., 1915-02-26

An unlucky prospector returned from
the hills for a job on the police force.
He passed the physical tests hands
down, but the written examination
gave him some trouble. One of the
questions was: "A man buys an ar
ticle for $12.25 and sells It for 1915.
Does he gain or lose on the transac-
tion?" After pondering over the ques-
tion Picky finally answered in this
way: HE gains on the cents, but
loses on the dollars"
The Delta independent., 1915-02-26
Farming Machinery

ONE 3M in. WAGON
IRON AGE POTATO PLANTER
MecAFFERTY POTATO PLANTER
1 WALKING POTATO cULTIvAToR
HEAVY MouNAiN SPRING
BUGGY
I SADDLE
SET OF IA NEW HARNESS
SET OF HEAVY HARNESS
SET OF SINGLE HARNESS
A NUMBER OF EXTRA WORK col.
LARS
ABOUT so CEDAR POSTS, FROM 8
TO so FEET LONG
STEEL SLIP, NO I.
ABOUT FIVE TONS, FIRST CUT.
TING HAY
NUMBER GOOD SPRUCE DERRICK
POLES 1e TO 80 FEET LONG
2 BUGGY TONGUES
WASHING MACHINE
LARGE kRAUT CUTTER
OTHER ARTICLES TOO NUMER.
Gus TO MENTION
The Delta independent., 1915-02-26
Household Goods

I NO. 4 sHARPLEss CREAM SEP
ARAToR
COOK STOVE
! BUTTER WORKER
I six-HoLE RANGE
I COOK STOVE, FOUR HOLE
I KITCHEN CABINET
I DINING TABLE
2 HEATERS
IRON BEDsTEADs
SANITARY COT
MATHEWS ORGAN
EIGHT DAY CLOCK
BABY BUGGY
I cHILDREN's COASTER EXPRESS
WAGON
LARGE ROCKER
cHILD's ROCKER
UNIVERSAL CARPET SWEEPER
LOT OF CANNED FRUIT
NUMBER OF EMPTY FRUIT JARS
ABOUT is GALLONS OF sAuER
kRAuT
TWENTY GALLON IRON KETTLE
TEN BY TWELVE 1907. TENT
The Delta independent., 1915-02-26
Globe TrottIno.

The record trip around the world up
to date is held by j. H. Mears. Com
missioned by q New York newspaper.
Nears left New York July 2, 1913, and
completed the trip Of 21.066 miles in
81 days 21 hours 35 minutes. The
best previous time on similar trip
was 80 days 10 hours AZ minutes. by
Jaeger Schmidt. IN 191L
The Delta independent., 1915-02-26
New Lincoln
Letters
Two Recently Found Relate
to His Nomination
to His Nomination

AWO remarkably interesting po-
litical letters of Abraham Lin
coin written only short time
The Delta independent., 1915-02-26

TN a recent letter Frederick W..
Seward. son of the late William
II. Seward. secretary of state In
IipcoIp,c ca hipof told how LIN
Sharp County record., 1915-05-28
A PATHETIC STORY
BY SWEDE FARMER
The Story That Won First
Prize In "Meanest Thing |
Ever Did, Contest.

Recently the American Magazine
offered cash prizes for the three best
articles on The Meanest Thing
Ever Did" The following pathetic
article, written by Swedish farm
er in Utah, who refused to give his
correct name, won first prize.
1T happened when Christian was
ten years old, and Peter was only
eight.
Every night all summer long,
Christian and Peter had brought the
COW from the pasture and had kept
her out of the lucern lots where
fences were down along the way.
On t he fifth of October the
school-teacher took them to the
hills to gather flowers and autumn
leaves. They came home after
dark, tired out, and finding no one
at home, crept upstairs and went to
bed. They were sleeping soundly
when their mother came few
minutes later, and she had not the
heart to ask them to get up and Get
the COW.
i helped Rasmussen dig the last
ten feet of his we'll that day, and
when we had finished he invited me
to supper. After that we sat for a
long while enjoying our pipes and
stories, SO it was eleven o'clock
when got home.
When came to the kitchen
saw that the milk had not been set
in the window to cool. Then | was
angry, | took the pail and went
out to milk. The COW was not in
the barn, Now, was furious.
i took up a loose halter strar
that hung over the stall and rushed
up to the boys bedroom, mutterine
and banging doors as went. My
wife in her nightdress stepped be.
fore me at the head of the stairs
and tried to explain, pushed her
aside and bade her hold her tongue
The moonlight streaming in
across the boys bed showed them
sleeping soundly, locked in each
Sharp County record., 1915-05-28

others arms. | threw off the quilt
and brought the strap down heavily
across them. Peter gave a loud cry.
Christian threw out his arms and
pleaded, Father, whip me, do not
whip Peter! He is so littleI |
answered his pleading with heav-
ier lashing | am ashamed to tell
it, how |, a great big brute of a man,
stood over those two helpless little
boys, my own flesh and blood, and
whipped h e IN lash upon lash.
When paused for breath Peter
sobbed, Father, what is it for?'
What is it fOr?' | repeated
savogely, Come, will show you
what it is for'
Il dragged them from their bed
by the arms, one in each of my mOn-
ster hands, down the stairs, out i'll
to the night and a mile away, down
to the pasture bars. The night was
chilly and damp with autumn dew,
but | was warmly clad, and in my
wrath gave no heed to the bare feet
and thin night apparel of my shiver-
ing boys.
The COW stood at the bars, and
when | had let her out the two
little fellows freed their hands from
mine and drove her home.
In the morning Peter did not get
up. had relented by this time
and ordered that he was not to be
awakened till noon. AT noon he
was in burning fever and talking
deliriously about the COW. Doctor
Davis came and said it was pneu-
monia. A week later we laid him
away to await the final call of God.
Since that | have suffered! What
have not suffered! My agony could
not have been worse had the great
avenging angel stood over and beat
en- me with cruel stripes during all
those eighteen years.
Christian did not get whipped
any more, and he has forgiven me
years ago; but | would give my life
and all that possess to know that
at the last could clasp little Peter
in my arms and know that he for
gives me, too.
Sharp County record., 1915-05-28
Another Problem

Agricultural authorities are tell
ing how to increase the flow of milk
in dairy stock. We aDxiously await
some information as to how long to
beat a COW to make her give whip
ped cream.-Calico Rock Progress.
Sharp County record., 1915-05-28

The Calico Rock Progress says a
"knocker" should be hit where his
brains ought to be and kicked where
his brains are. That's plain.
Sharp County record., 1915-05-28
NORTH ARKANSAS NEWS

Several cases of smallpox are re,
ported at Tupelo.
Three new automobiles were
purchased by Newport parties las;
week.
A Business Mems Club has been
organized at Pocahontas. The club
starts with 80 members.
The Iron Mountain railroad is to
have new depot completed at
Alicia within sixty days.
The W, 0. W. of Melbourne will
unvell monument at the grave of
r. I. Sheriff. at that place on June
9Th.
Elmer King, aged 20, and Miss
Eva Taylor, aged ID, were married
at Shannon, Randolph county, last
week.
There are three fourishing Sun
day schools in the vicinity of Hend-
ersOn, rural cummunity in Baxter
county.
At Tupelo one night last week
officers made raid on the blind
tigers and took away 95 pints of
whiskey.
A revival meeting in the Baptist
church at Imboden, which closed
last week, resulted in six accessions
to the church.
DIR. R. S. Wilson of Cotter has a
herd of 280 goats on a ranch which
ne owns in the northern portion of
Baxter county.
The Christian church at Birdell,
Randolph county, was burned last
week. The fire is believed to have
been of incendiary origin.
A burglar entered the smoke
house of James Caffery at Brockett,
Randolph county, a few nights ago
and stole twelve large hams.
R. D. Harris, cashier of the Bank
of Melbourne, was admitted to the
practice of law lately by the chan
Gerry court in session at Melbourne.
The Arkansas Bank g. Trust Co.
of Newport has purchased a lot on
which to erect a new banking house.
The purchase price of the lot was
$l,75O.
John Rand captured five young
wolves in cave near Big Flat,
Baxter county, lately. 1t is said
wolves are rather numerous in that
vicinity,
A revival meeting held in the
Methodist church at Batesville
closed t h e latter part of last
week. About 100 conversions were
reported,
Napoleon Rainey was convicted
in mayors court at Batesville on
the charge of selling whiskey last
week, He was fined 500 and the
trimmings,
The Arkansas Railroad Commits
sion has issued an order requiring
the Frisco railroad to build small
passenger depot at Lesterville,
Randolph county.
A postoliice has been established
at Driftwood, Lawrence county. An
order discontinuine that office was
issued March llth, but that order
has been rescinded.
The first automobile ever seer
In Mountain View was there d few
days aeo, 1t Is said to have at.
tracted a good deal Of attention
among the natives there,
Miss Eleanor Hubley, daughter Of
Mayor Hubley Of Newport, fell from
a swing at her home one day last
week and broke both bones of hel
right leg just above the knee.
John A, MeCollum, who now re-
sides at Zion, lizard county, Is near
ing his 85th birthday, He was q
,..a..Ia. ~ iha A .In.,a. ia,I,i.,..,
Sharp County record., 1915-05-28

SAS SiSSeiOu vi lOul bllSh DuOluCOo
houses in Swifton. The structures
are for j. G. Smith, S. E. Dukes and
S. A. Driver.
The Mt. Pleasant correspondent
of the Melbourne Times says: "The
people are up in the collar this year
and everything is just as good so
far as if we had ordered it from
Sears Roebuck."
jim Barrett Of Bayou township,
Fulton county, lost his barn by fire
one night last week. Two good
cows, a quantity of feedstuff, har-
ness and farming tools were con-
Sumed in the flames.
While playing basket ball on the
school grounds at Calico Rock last
week Curran Wood and Alfred
Clark "butted noses" The former
received the worst end of the COL
lisioD, his nose being broken.
At recent adjourned term of
county court in lizard county Judge
Wallace reduced the salary of the
county health officer from $50 to
SIS month. The judge also ask
ed all the township registrars to re-
sign.
The annual Holiness camp meet
ing at Batesville was begun last
Sunday, the services being in charge
of L. j. Miller of Nashville, Tenn,
and B. F, Neeley of Texas. The
meetings are being held in a large
tent.
Fire broke out in pool room at
M'9turn one night last week and
practically destroyed the business
section of that town. Five business
houses were entirely consumed, and
but one of the losers carried insur-
ance.
Walter Turner left Elein a few
days ago for London, where he ex.
poets to join the British army. He
has served eight years in the United
States army, and says he is induced
to enter the English army at this
time purely by the love of adven.
ture.
The Farmers Union of Independ-
ence county at a late meeting pass.
ed a resolution favorine a bridge
over White river at or near Bates.
vile. The resolution asked that
Batesville pay for half of the bridge
and the county bear the other half
of the expense.
AT a recent meeting of the Cotter
town council It was decided to erect
several metal culverts in the town,
and a state highway engineer will
look after the work The council
also passed an ordinance prohibit.
Ing the running at large of stock
within the city limits
When Jewel Best Of Newport
aliehted from q train out of Little
Rock a few nights ago Newport Of
flcers noticed that he was carrying
two suit cases that seemed quite
heavy. They took charge of them
and found that they contained 45
pints of whiskey. The wet goods
was destroyed by order Of court
Will Sells, a farmer living near
Foster, Randolph county, shot and
seriously wounded l., D, Brown, his
neiehbor, one day last week, The
shot entered Browns thigh, Sells
alleges that Brown Grew trouble,
some about some stock and abused
Mrs, Selle, and that he started the
trouble that caused the shooting.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
Methodist church OF Swifton has
rented six acres near town and
planted It In cotton, The society
hired u man to do the planting and
plowipg and the 20 members have
Sharp County record., 1915-05-28

to assume that a whole lot of news
paper m en- in Arkansas will not
stand hitched to that plank in the
associat ions platform.
Sharp County record., 1915-05-28

Moses Alexander, elected govern
or of Idaho last November, is the
first Jew governor Of any state in
the Union in the whole history of
the country. The story of his life
is an incentive to those younger
men who think their surroundings
are such as to preclude successful
careers. He came to this country
when a lad only fourteen years of
age and is described at that time
as being slight and frail of stature,
lonely, and without parents, friends
or money. Working at such odd
jobs as he could pick up for some
time, his first regular employment
was in a clothing store at a salary
of $40 a month. He has been a
citizen of Idaho since 1891, and
folks there call him Honest Nose"
and many believe he will make the
best governor the state has ever
had.
O.
Judging the matter from our
own viewpoint, some of the truest,
kindest, most thoroughly honest
and best men we have ever known
have, unfortunately for themselves
and for others, been addicted to the
drink habit. Judging the matter
from our own viewpoint, some of
the dirtiest Skunks we have ever
known; some of the very least, most
disreputable and most thoroughly
dishonest characters we have ever
had anything to do with, never
touch a drop. This is nothing like
a general rule by any means and
must not be considered as an areu-
ment for whiskey drinking. 1t is
an honest observation, made in the
defense of an honest man here and
there, who has the sympathy of
every other honest man and is
far above and beyond the commits
Grafton of the hypocrite, who is
also here and there.
Sharp County record., 1915-05-28

An exchange very sagely re-
marks that it is better to be a saint
under some other name than to be
something else under the name OF a
saint.
Sharp County record., 1915-05-28

The talk of war seems to have
about subsided in this country,
those who we're loudest in the ruftie
of their feelings having probably
very wisely concluded they didn't
want to fight anyway.
Sharp County record., 1915-05-28

If the democratic administration
was responsible for drouth and crop
failures last year, the administra-
ton has certainly recanted, and the
attention of our republican friends
is respectfully called to the fact
that rains are now bounteous and
crop prospects abundantly good.
o
In session at Harrison last week.
the Arkansas Press Association en-
dorsed woman suffrage and pledged
the editors of the state to support
the movement. But it is quite safe
Sharp County record., 1915-05-28

Here is a truth from the Bates
vile Guard. The town divided
against itself may not fall, but it
will continue in wavering, un-
steady rut, to the utter diStaste of
those who would like to witness
the true spirit of community CO.
operation"
Sharp County record., 1915-05-28

The regard of some folks for their
town is measured to the dot by
what they can get out of it. And
these are the fellows, too, whose
contributions to the towns enter
prises amount usually to as much
as a whole cipher,
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-05-01
SATURDAY, MAY 1, 1915.
WAR AND WORDS.

World war has proved to be an ienricher of vocabularies. Terms like i.mobilization" and moratorium have become a part of everyday
 speech since the days of last July and August. The American public,
 long unfamiliar with such matters,
 can now distinguish with tolerable
 accuracy between a cuirassler and a fCossack; the uhlan and the dragoon; "a submersible and a submerglDle. Along with a better and far more in- stimate knowledge of European geoS- lraphy has come habit of making finer distinctions between technical terms. It is curious to note old words like dart, mortar and pilot taking on new meanings.
 Primitive man fought with darts. They disappeared from what we were pleased to term modern warfare ana thev have returned as missiles de- signed to be dropped from skycraft.
 Some of the early types of artillery were mortars, but the Germans nave oiyen the word a new meaning py their notifications of this gun and by lnutting it to new uses. We have al ways thought of the pilot as having to do with naval affairs, but the air pilot is one of the biggest factors in sthe present struggle.
 There are certain new words, too, s coming out of the struggle. Air base 6is one of these, coagulen is another 8and trintrotolulene is perhaps the snewest. Air base explains itself, scoagulen is a preparation which will Instantly stop the flow of blood from Ia wound. Trintrotolulene is fulml- nate recently perfected. Taube, the descriptive name given the German monoplane, has come to us out of the war along with territorial" an English term for forces raised for honre defense We are gradually be- coming familiar with the fact that when the war cables talk of petrol supplies this refers to plain old gaso- line. We are mastering, too, the diff sferences between a pacifist and a .piou-piou, Highlander and huzzar. {! Neutrality, too, is an old word that shas taken on some strange, new and Suhlans galloped across the east Bel seian frontier few short months ago. St. Louis Republic.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-05-01
Goldsmith's Actor.

Lord Nugent was one evening very eloquent to Goldsmith in praise of M. Ia bad actor). But, my lord," said Goldsmith. you must allow he treads the stage very 1.-The waddles."
 "Waddles?" said Lord Nugent-
 "Yes, he waddles like goose. Why. you know we call him Goose NJ. Well, and then, you know, when he endeav- ors to express strong passion he bel lows"
 "Bellows?" said Lord Nugent
 ITO be sure he does-bellows like a bull. Why. we call him Bull M. Well. then" continued Goldsmith. pursuing his triumph. This voice breaks. and he croaks."
 "Croaks?" said Lord Nugent.
 "Why, the fellow croaks like frog. We call him Frog M.''
 But M. is a good actor"
 "Why, yes," said Goldsmith, bar ring the goose and the bull and the frog and a few other things l could mention. and. not wishing to speak i'll of my neighbors. will allow M. is a good actor."-"Memoirs of the Earl of Nugent."
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-05-01
Sundjals,

A sundial consists of two parts, the style or gnomon. usually the edge of a plate of metal, made parallel to the earth's axis. and pointing toward the pole, and the dial plane. which may be of any hard substance and on which are marked the directions of the shadow for the several hours of the day, their halves, quarters. etc.
 Dials are given different names. &C., cording to the positions which they are constructed to occupy. The dial is called a horizontal dial when the dial plane is on the plane of the hori- zon; a vertical dial when perpendicu- lar to that plane. A dial whose plane is parallel to the equator Is called an equinoctial dial. There are also north dials. south dials, east dials, west di- als. polar dials, declining dials. etc. Chicago Tribune.