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The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-10-27
Mr.. DAVIS FIGURES.
A Few Samples Showing Their Amaz-
ing Inaccuracy.

| ing luaccuracy.
| Assurance, without pronounced guile,
marks the acceptance letter of Hon.
Henry G. Davis, the octogenarian can
didate of the Democrats for the Vice
Presidency. He expresses his opinions
on political conditions as if they were
original with him, as il he were not a
human photograph with single cylin-
der that has caught the echo of Judge
Parker's echo of the Democratic stunt Of
oratory. ',The times are propitious for
the reinstatement of the Democratic par
ty in control of the government" is the
assertive way Mr.. Davis begins his po-
litical sermon. The November ballots
will be all "amens' to that.
Who but the Democrats will agree
with him? when the present admins
tration went into power there was a large
surplus" he declares. He imagined that.
The Republicans came into power in
1897. Is that the meaning of his pres
ent administration 1T so, and he means
surplus of revenue over ordinary ex-
penditures, he is in error. Mr.. Cleve-
lands closing year of his last term
TURES OVER REVENUE TO the
amount of S1S,052,254 The surplus was
the wrong way. The statistics were east
ly obtainable; why should Mr.. Davis
make such a misstatement? If he meant
Mr.. Roosevelt's term, beginning in 1900
with Mr.. Mckinley, there was an ex-
cess in that year of revenue over expendi-
lures amounting to $79, 527 ,060. There
fore he is wrong again. In extenuation
1t may be said that the Democrats never
We're good nor correct fgurers. As, for
instance, again, when he asserts that the
revenues for the last fiscal year were
over $4O,OOO.OO0 short of the expendi-
lures. He must have been guessing
again, not having authenticated figures
In 1903 the excess of revenue over ex-
penditures was over 100000. The
| absurdity of Mr.. Davis computations
and comparisons could not be more forci-
bly, shown than when he quotes statistics
to show the cost of running the govern
ment and the army under the Buchanan
regime from 1857 to 1860, when the pop
ulation was 31,21S,021, and puts it, as
an evidence of his party's economy, in
contrast with our S0,O00,0O0 population
of to-day. into the estimate of the lat
ter, dumping pension accounts, Panama
canal purchase and every outlay caused
by vast public improvements created and
carried on solely for the benefit of the
people. The age of Mr.. Davis precludes
his compiling such figures himself; but
his anxiety for his party's success leads
him to issue them without the common
est revision as to their correctness, or
using his judgment as to their application
to the matter he is discussing.
No one should be deceived by the fig
ures which a Democrat offers him; for
in about nine cases out of ten they will
be. like counterfeit money, made to de-
ceiye
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-10-27
SHAMEFUL CARTOONS
ReproacA and RidicuIe for tho Soldier
and His Uniform.

ReproacA and Ridicuie for the Soldier
and His Uniform.
The campaign caricaturists of Presi-
dent Roosevelt have succeeded in arous-
ing enough interest to bring out the ques-
ton: Is it disgraceful to fight for ones
country?
1t is amazing to see the uniform A.
soldier Of the United States army MIC
tnred In sucb a ,,a,,rar a..
rcproach to its wearerl
1t was once thought to he nm Aonor,-
BILE thing for a man to resign position.
ease family ;ndenonda,oa e.;.',, w,
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-10-27


l want to say a word to the young mon
whose political life is beginning:
Anyone entering business would be
glad of the chance to become one of an
established firm with years of success
behind it.
Everything great done by this country
In the last fifty years has been done
under the auspices of the Republican
party. Is not this priceless asset?
Lincoln and Grant, Hayes and Gar
field, Harrison and McKiDley--names Sc
cure in the heaven of fame-they are all
gone, leaving small estates ia worldly
goods, but what vast possessions in prin-
ciples, memories, sacred associations! 1t
Is a start in life to share that wealth.
In our form of government there must
be two parties.
But what young man wound not rather
belong to the party that does things,
instead of one that opposes them; to the
party that looks up, rather than down; to
the party of the dawn, rather than of the
sunset? iea
For fifty years the Republican party
has believed In the country and labored
for 1t in hope and joy;
Has reverenced the flag and fol-
lowed 1t;
Has carried It under strange skies and
planted 1t on far-receding horizons;
Has seen the nation grow greater
every year and more respected;
Has seen the country extend its inter
course and its influence to regions un-
known to our fathers;
Yet 1t has never abated one jot or title
of the ancient. law imposed on us by God
fearing ancestors. The Constitution OF
orr fathers has hpan rho Ephf fo orr
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-10-27
a FINANcIER,s ADVICE

Henry Clews. the well-known New
York banker, was asked by two young
men who are to cast their first vote for
President this election, which is the
safer candidate to vote for, President
Roosevelt or Judge Parker. Some con-
densed extracts and statements of Mr..
Clews' answer are herewith submitted:
Your question to me was my own
question to myself. / approached it as
business man, without prejudice. /
sought to shut out every other considera-
ton but one of safety-the surer safety.
My previous votes. my personal fancies
as to the personal manners of the two
candidates, the superficial gibes and nag
gings of the newspapeIs-all these |
swept aside just as you are trying to
do. so sticking to this all-important ques-
ton of where is the surer safety, 1 found
there were several indisputable facts
which seemed to me fully sufficient to an
swer it.
Harmonious Party of Statesmeu.
Roosevelt and his party are of the
same mind, but Parker and his party are
of many contradictory minds. The Re
publican party never has had factions
within itself concerning issues. Ii has
been unanimous in knowing what it stood
ioi- AhS lIeuioefutic purity mas never
agreed upon anything. but abouns-s in
schisms. factions and cliques. They are
not united to-day, and have not been
united since the civil war. In 1864 their
convention declared. in its platform, that
The war is a failure, but their nomi-
nee, Gen. Mcclellan. repudiated that dis
loyal creed just as Judge Parker had
to send to the dscordant. temporizing
Democratic convention at st. Louis his
famous gold telegram. Mr.. Parker voted
for Mr.. Bryan in 1896 and 1900, although
he did not like Bryan. and says now that
he did not believe in free silver In 1900
the gold Democrats swung back into line
behind Bryan and free silver. Like Hill.
they said. L am a Democrat and that
was enough. They did not agree with
the issue. but said, Never mind the is
sue; we are Democrats. and we stick to
our party That answer strikes an nm
prejudiced observer as against common
sense. and unpatriotic. Judge Parker
and the million other Democrats now adj
NIT that the triumph of the silver issue
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-10-27

Do the people of to-day like the poll
,cies of lincoln and McISinley-the work
ing out of which effected the saving OF
the Union with Mr.. Lincoln and the
making it prosperous under Mr.. McKin-
ley? Mr.. Roosevelt has run the govern
ment along their policy lines in domestic
and foreign affairs. The only signs Of
dissatisfaction come from the Demo-
Gratis; and their cries are political CAPT
tal-partisan faulttndings.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-10-27

"To uproot and destroy that tariff
system would be to insure the prostra-
tion of business, the closing of factor
les, the i'm poverish ment of the farmer,
the ruin of the capitalist, and the star-
walton of the wage worker."-Roose-
velt's letter Of acce ptance
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-10-27

The Cincinnati Enquirer, says: Judge
Alton b. Parker wears well.' So does
an evening dress suit that is donned only
once or twice a year. If Parker could
be induced to make a few speeches he
would be frayed into rags before Nov. S.
machine of any kind that is as silent
as Judge Parker should never wear out.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-10-27

The band at Washington, D. c.,
In cadences that sweep and swing
And wake the welkin merrily,
Hail to the Chief" is pracicing.
The little band at Esopus
Knows that it will not have to roam,
And so with very little fuss
1t practices on Home, Sweet Home
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-10-27
APPEAL TO YOUNG MEN.

after years think you will be better
satisfied with such vote"
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-10-27

would have been blow to the prosperity
of this country such as we never had be-
fore. Yet they voted against their con-
victions. for that awful danger, just be-
cause 1t has always been enough for a
Democrat to say, I am a Democrat;
never mind the issue
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-06-08

In the museum at Kingston, Jamai-
ca, there are some tattered ships pa-
pers, brown with age and salt water.
and small tin canister. These articles
attest the truth of the strangest pirate
story ever told.
In 1899 the crew OF the Nancy brig
were apparently honest traders, but
did some piracy now and then on the
side. One day they found 1t necessary
to go into Kingston for supplies. Be
fore doing SO they naturally removed
all traces of their buccaneering trade.
Among other things they threw over
board this tin canister stuffed with pa
pers taken from ships they had sunk,
with comments written on the margin
by the pirate captain
Later in the day British frigate was
becalmed near the spot and the sailors
spent their leisure catching sharks.
Presently they hauled up a big fellow,
cut him open and found the tin case
with the papers inside. These were
taken to the captain, who as soon as Il
breeze sprung up sailed into Kingston
harbor, found the Nancy brig there and
had the crew tried, convicted and
hanged in chains at Port Royal.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-06-08
LacennnISfng.

The birth of lacemaking dates back
to the days of Greek maidens who
watched the spider make it's web and
copied the pattern with fine threads Of
fax. The art has developed to the
point of producing brussels point,
which is SO delicate in texture that the
dryness of the air makes the threads
brittle: therefore the makers of the
finest kinds have to work in damp Gel
lars. using magnifying glasses. On the
altar cloths and yestments of the
church will be seen the most beautiful
of the old rose point as it was made by
the nuns in their convent cells and ded-
icated to the use of the church Every
one is familiar with the painting Of
Queen Bess. the Dress Lover" which
shows her with high ruffles embroid-
cred with seed pearls. The portraits of
Queen Charlotte display this keenest of
lace lovers in hoops of balloon-like
founces of her priceless lace. Queen
Victoria preferred to lay away in laven-
der boxes the piles of inherited laces.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-06-08

Ia, adult beetle; B, pupa; C, larva All
enlarged. Vertical lines show actual
size.l
coming slightly hairy or pubescent.
Down the middle of the upper surface
of the thorax this pubescence becomes
somewhat longer and so dense that it
forms a whitish line. Some adults are
found whose body color is essentially
black instead of dull chocolate.
Again, some are more distinctly light
brown. The pubescence soon wears off
somewhat, and then the weevils look
darker. This accounts for the frequent
confusion among planters as to what
the genuine weevil is and how it looks.
The active feeding period of the
adult weevils is during the day. At
night they travel and fly but very lit
tie. 1t has often been noted that a
weevn observed in any particular
square at shutdown is found within the
Identical square at sunrise unless dis
turbed during the night. During the
vigorous growing season of cotton the
weevils go about from plant to plant
by short sluggish flights. When cotton
Is knee high or more, it usually hap
pens that they fly only across to the
next row before striking another plant,
on which they light.
Early in spring, when the adults
come out from winter quarters they
are voracious eaters and feed readily
on any young cotton to be found They
feed for the most part by getting up
among the developing leaf buds be-
tween the seed leaves, into which they
eat, just as they do the young squares
later. In spring, before squares are
formed on cotton, the weevils often
eat small hole into the tender grow
Ing portions of the stems or branches.
They have habit of eating into these
somewhat different from that of eat
Ing into square under cover. The end
Of the stout, slightly curved snout of
the weevil is provided with small,
clawlike jaws, with which it actually
eats hole rather than hores it, as the
popular notion is.
When preparing to feed on any ex-
posed portions of the plant, the weevil
nearly always uses its sharp mandi-
bles at the end of the snout to rasp the
outer bark, so as to enable it to get
hold of the ragged ends, which it then
deliberately pulls off and lays on one
side. After doing this it eats the ten
der portions underneath. This process
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-06-08

ST am gentleman come from Spain;
I've come to court your daughter Jane"
chants the child sutton, to which the
mother of the assembled girls makes
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-06-08

IA, newly Matched larva in a young
square; 3. nearly full grown larva; c,
pupa in young boil picked from the
ground.l
Is comparable to peeling an apple be-
fore eating it This is not an inyariabIe
habit, but prevails in the majority of
instances and is important as bearing
upon the methods Of poisoning. AS
soon as squares are formed on the
plants the weevils at once attack them
and eat holes into them from behind
the shelter Of the involucre. or rufie.
When hard pressed for squares to eat,
small and even large hollis will be
eaten into.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-06-08

There is much more in the same style,
but it ends up with the chorus, sung
by both sides (all the children) in uni
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-06-08
THE COTTON BOIL wEEv11.

IA, adult beetle; B. pupa; C, larva. All
enlarged. Vertical lines show actual
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-06-08

My daughter Jane il yet too young
To listen to your forward tongue"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-06-08

THE COTTON BOIL wEEvIL.
What the Genuine Weevil Is. How 1t
Looks and How 1t Works.


The cotton boil weevil has attained
such notoriety that those who have
never seen it may have some curiosity
about the looks of so formidable pest,
while those who seek to shun its ac-
quaintance will find some hints toward
that end in the following by Frederick
w. Mally of Texas:
The full grown weevils vary in size
from three-sixteenths to three-eighths
of an inch in length. They are quite
active when travelling, but fly rather
sluggishly.
The color Of the adult varies some
what, depending upon the age of the
weevil examined. A newly transformed
weevil is whitish all over. As it gets
older the body becomes chocolate in
color. The wings at first turn a clear
wine color and then darker, later be-
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-06-08

1T am gentleman come from Spain;
I've come to court your daughter Jane"
chants the child sutton, to which the
mother of the assembled girls makes
reply:
my daughter Jane il yet too young
To listen to your forward tongue"
There is much more in the same style,
but it ends up with the chorus, sung
by both sides Gall the children in uni
son:
Let her be young or let her be old
It's for her beauty she must be sold"
Here we get, of course, marriage by
purchase, which everywhere suppressed
ed in course of time marriage by cap
ture and which is not even yet by any
means entirely extinct
The worldwide custom which decreed
that the bride should make and bake
some dainty for her spouse on the wed
ding eve is daintily symbolized in the
favorite old Kentish singing game:
Polly) made pudding so nice and sweet,
And Johnnie) got his knife and cut ii
round so neat,
Saying. Taste, love. taste, love, don't say
nay,
For OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES liz our
wedding day.
Our bought wedding cake is OF course
an unsentimental survival OF this pref
ty custom.
But perhaps the most interesting
from the ethnologist's point of view of
all children's games is that where the
players sing the old familiar refrain.
commencing:
Eallie, Sallie, water,
Sprinkle in the pan,
Cry Sallie, cry Sallie,
For young man.
Here water is not the surname to
Sallie, but actual water, as the con-
text, sprinkle in the pan," plainly
shows. 1t is a relic Of water worship,
which everywhere has to do with love,
marriage and children. "Cry' does not
mean to weep, but to 'cry' aloud her
wish (for young mani, as the town
"crier' to this day cries things or as
children "cry" forfeits.
Note that it is the girl now that
makes known her need Of a husband.
The game is, in fact, a survival Of the
matriarchate of our remote pref Celtic
progenitors, that strange, little under
stood custom which gave to the women
the privilege of wooing, Of ruling, of
inheriting, and relegated man to an al
together subordinate position i'm the
communal -Pears0n's Week
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-06-08

Residence of G. Fred. Thompson, on
corner of MinnesOtaiand Fourth streets,
for sale. Inquire or owner. soft
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-06-08
Direct to the Gates of the Worlds
Fair.

Via the minneapolis & st. Louis rail-
road. The only line with station OPP
posite main entrance TO the grounds.
Two through trains daily with Pull
man Buffet Sleepers and free reclining
chairs. Lowest excursion rates Sea-
son ticket s27.65; sixty day ticket
$500; Is day ticket s2O.75. Call On
agents for Guide to the Fair. infor-
nation in regard to hotels, etc, or adj
dress A. B. Cults, minneapolis. $685.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-05-20
Missionary Rally.

The annual Missionary Rally for Be-
lott district will be held at the Congre-
gational church. Edgerton, on Wednes-
day, May 25th. A general invitation is
given to these sessions which will be very
interesting, as the following program in
dicates:
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, 200 O'CLOCK.
Devotional Exercises. Mrs. D. NJ. Olds, BelOit
MnuteS-BuSineSS
Welcome Mrs. T. b Earle. Edgerton
Response ............. Mrs. j. G. y 'zer, Clinton
Roll Call Of Missionary SOcietit
Solo. Mrs. ". S. Jeffris GAINESVILLE
Paper-''The Ideal Thankofering'.
s............ Mrs. c. W. Steele, Whitewater
Music
Echoes from Green Bay.
Wisconsi1's Debt to Her Women.
...>.... ............. Mrs. j. H Dixon, Beloit
What Of the Girls?.... Mrs. FrankShort, Beloit
The Quiet Hour. Mrs r. G. DeniSon. GAINESVILLE
EVENING, 7:30 O'CLOCK.
Song Service.
Reading Of Scripture and Prayer.
Music.
Address ......... Miss A. B. Sewell. Stoughton
Address. Mrs. T. G. GraSsie Wauwautosa
Benediction. Rev. Leonard A. Parr, Edgerton
Each lady please bring her lunch for
the picnic social at noon.
Hospitality is cordially offered to those
who wish to remain over night.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-05-20
Golden Wedding at Albion.

About fifty invited guests assembled
at the home of DR.. @. r. Head and wife
in Albion Friday afternoon, May 18th,
to celebrate the fiftieth wedding ami
versary of that worthy couple. The home
was beautifully decorated with cut
flowers and at 3 o'clock the wedding feast
was partaken of. The two daughters il
law, Mrs. L. R. Head of Madison and
Mrs. NJ. A. Head of Albion, presided at
the table and two granddaughter served.
The presents were many and very hand
some. Guests from out of town were
Hon. L. B. Caswell of Fort Atkinson,
Hon. Paul Green, Milton; j. P. Towne,
Austin Burdick and Mrs. Maria Coon,
Edgerton; NJ. Robbins, Sumner; D. B.
Coon, Utica; L. r. Head and family,
Madison. Dr.. Head is one of the pion-
GERS of Albion, coming there from Allie
CLANCY county, N. Y, in September,
1888, and since then most Of his time has
been passed in the pretty little prairie
village. In the year 1915 he began bis
professional career, opening an Office in
that place. In 1854 he was welded to
Miss Serephina Potter, daughter of
Deacon Joseph Potter, and it was the
fiftieth anniversary of this union that
was happily celebrated last Friday.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-05-20

be rendered:
l. March-"Empress" .......... Chambers
2. 14ustSpeil Overture. ............k ella Bella
a. a airy Idl0. DdIUJ
Z Trombone Blizzard = In which MeSSrs
Stricken and Maves furnish the storm.
). Waltz Suite-"Lazarre''. .......... Blanke
6. A Kansas Episode. ...........J j. 2. Brooke
Z. Medley of Popular Airs, introducing MY
Dear Old Southern Home" April
Showers" ''If Dat Gal Was Mine ION
one knows Billy Boy" My African
PEARL
8. March-"Charge of the Battalion" -. Hau
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-05-20
-"Hal Hazard" May 30th. presented

Hal Hazard" May 30th, presented
by home talent for benefit of ". r. G.
Services in Congregational church
next Sunday morning and evening
Morning subject, "The Lamp for Mems
Path; evening subject, IAN Election IN
the Olden Time; A Lesson for Modern
Politicians"
Rev. Stephens departs for Sun Prai-
RE Saturday where he will fill the pulpit
of the M. E. church Sunday. From
there he goes to Sank City at which
place he has been engaged to deliver the
Memorial Day address. Mrs. Stephens
leaves Saturday for Sank City for few
weeks visit with her daughter. They
will not return until after the first of
June.
"Wednesday was the anniversary of
Mrs. A. w. Stephens birthday. Mrs. ".
Fl. Gates of Milton Junction was guest
at the parsonage that day and in the
afternoon the two ladies were out sight
seeing for an hour or so. During their
absence about ten of their lady friends
assembled at the Stephens home, took
full possession and at once began prepar-
atoms for an early supper. When the
two sight-seers returned the meal was
all prepared and they were met at the
door by reception committee and in
vited to come in, take off their things
and sit down to tea. The surprise on
Mrs. Stephens was complete, but she
very gracefully accepted the situation
and assured the guests that all were well
come. It is needless to remark that the
balance of the day was most enjoyably
passed
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-05-20
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Obituary.
TOYNTON.


James Frost Toynton was born in
East Keat, Lincolnshire, England, July,
1881. He was married to Miss Julia
Anna Roberts Oct. II, 1862, and came to
America in April, 1869, settling in Ed
gerton where he has always lived. Two
children were born, both of whom. have
preceded into the future word. Mr..
Toynton united with the NJ. E. church
when the society was first organized and
also took great interest in the Sunday
school, but later in life, owing to phys
ical affection, was unable to attend wor-
ship or take an active part in the relig-
ious work of the church, but he always
maintained his Christian character and
cherished his faith in the risen Christ, in
which after six months of a lingering
illness he passed from life of struggle
to life of peace, and from physical SUI
fering to everlasting rest, on Thursday
morning, May 18th.
Funeral services. conducted by Rev.
A. W. Stephens, were held in the NJ. E.
church FRIDAY afternoon and were large
ly attended. The remains were con-
signed to their last resting place in Fas-
sett cemetery.