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The daily tribune., 1904-12-27
Elks Make Glad the Hearts
of $50 Children.
Afternoon Devoted to the Little
Ones In Which Many Children
Get Presents-EveninE for
Members and Ladies.

Yesterday wAs Elks Christmas in
Florence
Anybody could have surmised 1t.
A constant stream OF 10 o,al Elks
with armloads Of packages from the
various stores to Elks hall told the
story.
In the west side of the hall was
erected large platform on which
was erected three evergreens. or
Christnas trees. the center one reaoh.
ing the ceiling while the ones on
sithef side were smaller. Tho trees
wers hansomely decorated in fancy
trimmings aud wxx candles, making
an imposing scene, while stacked
around the base Of the trees we're
great loads Of presents for the chil.
dren.
At $3.50 In the afternoon the fun
began. The children were lined M
single file and marched around the
room and - they passed BY the
Cbristmas tree each child wss given =
box Of candy and . bag Of peanuts.
Then followed the distribution of
presents. which were very liberal.
most all Of the poor children in the
city who could be found were looked
mp given tickets and substantial pres.
ents placed upon the trees tor them.
There were shoes. stock ings. hats and
numerous articles Of wearing apparel.
all valuable remembrances. while
The daily tribune., 1904-12-27
Togo at Toxic.

London. Dec. 27.-A Central
News dispatch says that Toeo's
feet which left Port Arthur to
meet Admiral Togo has returned to
Japan. presumably for repairs. Togo
himself Is in Toxic comforting with
the admiralty officials.
The daily tribune., 1904-12-27
FRANK MoORE,S BABY ACT.
Contests Lewis Seat on Alleged
Frauds.

Frauds.
n. e. Lewis. senator elect from
this. the ninth senatorial district,
want to Denver today to fls his an.
swer to the contest filed BY Frank A.
Moore In the state senate.
Mr.. Moore in his sworn statement
alleges that there we're total Of 29l
illegal or fraudulent votes cast for
Mr.. Lewis In the several precincts Of
Fremont county - follows:
In Portland. IS illegal votes.
Hardscrabble. 1.
Coal Greek. 20.
Rockvale. z.
Chandler. 80.
Florence, 85.
Williamsburg. 30.
Brookside, 30.
Canon City. 10.
South Canon. 80.
ooaidale. s.
Howard. 4.
Curraus Greek. ..
Wellsville. 8.
Wilbur. 10.
Hillside. ..
Total-s9l illegal votes alleged.
Mr.. Moore goes on to recite how
all Of these illegal votes were cast for
Mr.. Lewis. otwithstanding the fact
The daily tribune., 1904-12-27
IN GRASP
OF A BLIZZARD.
Severe Cold Covers New
England States.
Middle West Suffers from Wind
ana Snow-Sueet Car Traffic
Suspended In Many Places
Wires Down.

Chicago. Dec. 81. "A rapidly fall
ing barometer In illinois and Indiana
this morning gave warning Of an ap.
preaching blizzard from the north.
west. Dispatches from Iowa and
Minnesota tell Of severe cold weather
there accompanied by high wind and
heavy SHOWS. The Temperature in
the Lake region 10 now below free1-
ing. At Medicine Lodge it is 40 de.
grees below zero.
The daily tribune., 1904-12-27
Open for Business.

E O. Hall has his new and second
hand store in the State hank block
open and ready for business. A
large line Of heating and cook s.oves
and household goods in stock. 8l.tf
The daily tribune., 1904-12-27

was stamped the head Of an Eli.
The Elks Christmas was . most
enjoyable and beneficial one In
Florence.
The daily tribune., 1904-12-27

Kansas City, Dec. 27.-The wealth.
er bureau reports zero weather and
rapidly dropping temperature through.
out the eastern half of the state
A 20 mile northwest wind prevails
causing conditions bordering on .
blizzard. Business is paralyzed.
Street car and wagon traffic is bad.
ly handicapped. All trains are late.
The storm extends from Texas line to
the north and from the Mississippi
river to the Rockies.
The daily tribune., 1904-12-27

Storm is General.
Denver. Dec. 81. Colorado is
The daily tribune., 1904-12-27

New York. Dec. ga alec. storm
prevails here today. Street railway
traffic is s-spended. Telephone com.
munica.ions is practically stopped.
storm ia raging as far as Chicago.
A blizzard is raging in Kansas, Okla.
homa. Indian Territory. Nebraska
and Iowa. Temperature below zero.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-20
81. I.O12iN.

st. Louis is til" oniY large city in the
county. says the Chicago Chronicle
The municipality is self governing.
The county of st. Louis has no juris
diction in the city. Wi,tiam j Court
ney, Il clerk in the office of the clerk If
the federal courts, recently attained
his ma jority. and owing to the peculiar
location of the house in which he lives
he has been puzzled over the question
Of whether he should register to vote
in the city or in st. Louis county.
From the latest maps Mr.. Courtney
finds that the imaginary line dividing
the city from the county passes dag
onally through the house in which ne
lives The house is on the north side
Of Gambleton avenue and therefore. if
the information be correct, lies half
in the city and half In the county. Mr..
Courtney says that under the best ad-
vice he has got on the question u man
should vote In the precinct in which he
sleeps. He therefore decides to sleep
In the st. Louis side OF the house and
vote In the city.
ArtIsva.
- see that those New York society
women have discovered a method OF
hiding their bushes"
"What is IT,
"They paint them over nd
Plain Dealer
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-20

dla or (''ylon some forty years ago a
story of an EnSlishnan who had a
monkey. Look ing out of his window
one day, he saw his cook getting Il
fowl ready for boiling. while the mon
key lay on the ground shammily
death, and = party of crows stood ut a
little distance divided between the de-
sire for the kitchen offai and the fear
of the possibly slmnning monkey.
one crow more adventurous than the
rest came within the magic distance
and was instantly in the clutch of the
monkey. At the same moment the
cook, having finished truSSng the fowl
put ii into HE pot and went away.
The monkey pluck"d his crow as he
had iGSt seen the cook pluck the fowl
took the fowl ont of the pot, pvt the
crow in and retired with his exchange
When the cook came back and SAW the
fowl left preparing for hi; masters
luncheon turned black he was rs ul,lN
b" supposed, struck black with terror
at this manifest Intervention of ihc
evil one London Spectator.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-20
THE COTTON TREE.
II Grows In Mexico and Is hmm uno
From the BOIL Weevils

The federal department Of agricul-
ture has instructed the United States
consular agent at Guadalajara, Mexi-
co. to make a thorough investigation
of the cotton tree which dOurishes in
that vicinity and report fully to Wash
ington. It Is evidently the object Of
the department to Introduce the tree
into this country if possible.
The cotton tree is said to be a native
Of the state Of JaliscO, which is one Of
the smaller divisions on the Pacific
side Of the neighbOring republic Ac-
cordng to Senor Ililario Cuevas, on
whose hacienda near Lagos it is be
ing scientifically cultivated, the plant
begins bearing when five years old and
continues to be productive for half Il
century or more. In some instances Il
slngl" tree has been known to produce
as much as fifty pounds Of cotton i'll
one season, the fiber being very similar
to chat of the cotton plant and adaptI
Bile to the same uses. 1t is immune
against the boil wecvil and all other
insect pests and under proper eondi-
ll3lS lHt SFoNllS Ol ii may lie nllGe
immensely profitable.
II tie report on the tree warrants
such aetion the department IT of a.slic;,l-
,lire will no doubt take prompt steps
toward GROW il4 il in tire cotton b,.t Of
.hz5 et5tIu:'H II Is ha1tilN likely that
the cotton plant we @il Know so we'll
viii be supplanto;I, be. .ss a part of
the caul';li-n against tie boil weevi,
cEery t..ll.- sI0G.H BE tione Wl!i~n
seems to tend toward inlnIuuity from
that pernirioI.s insect Ii may Ee ti.:tt
the cotton tree Will solve the problem.
Stranger things haHe happened. -
Houston Post.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-20
Piano Test For Engines.

Pointing to piano that was stand
ing in the locomotive roundhouse of the
Missouri Pacific railroad near Kansas
City, an English visitor remarked, "Ah,
1 see your road supplies you with mu-
steal entertainment"
Guess not" replied the foreman.
That piano is for testing the engines"
The Englishman thought it Joke,
says writer in the Worlds Work, but
when a uniformed pianist struck note
which harmoniZed with the noise Of vi
bration in each part of the locomotive
as it was tested he understood that
there could be no flaws or cracks in
the engine He was informed that if
the noise of the locomotive made a dis
cord with the musical note the locomo-
tive would be thus proved defective,
The method has been discovered to be
more accurate than the old way of
hammering each part.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-20
RENEWING THE BODY.
The Way Man Is Constantly Being
Made Over and Over.


1t takes but four weeks to completely
renew the human "pit!ermis. You have
new eyelashes every five months, You
shed your finger nails in about the
same period, and tie nails Of your toes
are entirely renewed annually. The
white Of the eye, known as the cornea.
is in IL continual state Of renewal, be-
ing kept clear and clean by the soft
friction Of the eyelids. These are few
manifestations Of the restorative pow
ers retained by man, who is less fortu
nate than the lower animals.
Crabs can grow fresh limbs; the snail
can renew even a large portion Of its
head; with eyes and feelers lizards do
not worry about the loss of tail, and
if you make cut in the caudal ap-
toned creatures they will grow another
tail straightway and rejoice in the pos
session Of two.
But man still possesses the wonderful
restorative little cells which scientific
men call leucocytes. They are always
coursing through the body to renew
and to defend the body from its enc
mics, the harmful bacteria Of various
maladies. These cells generate anti
toxins to kill our enemies. They do
battle for us in hundreds Of ways, and
yet the majority Of us know nothing Of
these great services rendered by our
tiny friends inside.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-20
What "Charm" Really Means.

The word Charm Is from the Latin
carmen" Originally 1t meant incan-
tation. 10 charm a person is to be-
witch him. In Julius Cesar" act ill.,,
scene l. II charm yOu," seems to. mean
Il adjure you" When We speak now
of charming woman we do not I'M
ply that she sings an incantation to
US. but there Is pretty figure Of
speech in our use Of the word. We
mean that she has the same command
over US as II the incantation were sung
and we were bewitched.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-20
Ancient Serpent Superstition.

1t is popularity believed even in this
day and age of the world that bees die
almost Immediately after using their
stings. This may be true; in fact,
believe that it is SO ,,'.iled on good au-
Theater A.Giences.
A theater audiei ,'e Is tickle and not
infrequently cruel but it must be Won.
Augustin DAILY had several ways Of
testing it, One was to station men in
his employ at convenient points where
they could hear the comments and
judge whether the play was making an
impression. But Il test upon which he
depended more was to listen himself
at the moment when the curtain
went down upon an act. If he saw
people turning to one another eagerly
and making quick comments he knew
that they We're being moved. whether
for praise or blame. But if the talk
began slowly after the curtain fell
he WAS perfectly sure that the play
had excited no interest-a worse fate
than blame.
1t is Il favcrite way of players to
pick out some one person in the audi
ence-one With q sympathetic coun-
tenance-and to play to him or her.
and to judge by success from the eX-
preston seen there. The trouble is
that the. people in the front rows are
often tlN' regulars. who feel Little emo
tioL ana show less and who may be
still Unmoved when the rest of the
;c iy, \
know the distress and the woe they
caHse-Wel. then they would not be
the regulars.-New York Mail
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-20
TITO, first y'%c of SapA.ns.

a French writer vino evidently WAS
conservative AMI die not W"lcptiie the
n9fisln kindly records With Scprn.
The n#PGta is placed under the
>'l4iH and fastened ia the back, is if
ore Werr &oin9 10 be shaved. y person
told me that he Wpse his that WAY
that he might not soil his beautiful
frillS"
II WAS a difficult matter to tie the
tlvu corners in the back, and it is said
that thence originated our expression
fot Slraitcned circllm stances, hard to
make both ends meet. This custom
Ted to the habit of the table walters OF
carrying Il napkin on the left arm.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-20
A MONKEYS JOKE.

II Gave slim Il Good Dinner, While
II startled the Cook
j remember in description Of In
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-20
RnrbHrouS Treatment of IbO Women.

HnrbNrOuN Trentmclt Of IbO Women.
The hos have Il ba"barous custom OF
destroying twins. \ woman who gives
birth to twins is regarded as some
thing accurse,l, and the children are
taken from her and thrown into the
bush to perish. while she is proclaim
cd an Outcast and driven from the vii
Iase. TO hold up two fingers to an
lbo woman is to offer her the greatest
insult possible. They are very super
stltious They worship idols of wood,
mud and iron. which are regarded as
protectors to be proptated at various
periods. and slavery exists among all
the tribes
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-20
TOBACCO LEAVES
The sNsr>t E0rap"au> Who Saw Iartt
~eL S6.r ~nns>inS

The atsr>' Europeans WI" Saw Tartt
~eL S1"' >n."s>ina.
Tl,e l.rSt EiIiopran5 who SAW tobacco
Smoked ~ er, two nrn whom Culni;ua
disl,a1t.a'd on an embassy immediate.
~ stsi.f lhc discovery Of the island o..
Cni,a ! lac lltIHS of thrS" cnvoHS
worthy nI tncItio:A by tue smoker, W, re-
Katitri;st u. .,ri.Z and Luis ur Torres
ti" latler :: Ch:iStini,izcd jew Of Slr
cjIi proficiency in Arabic and Hebrew
Six Gays Wcr" allowed to these two
worthless ia which to accomplish, their
mission, lu' after penetrating inland
for sui,l" twelve lcng,ics aud stopping
they ajtsI.d Columbus on Nov e. l4.,2,
ant! it"r;intrI the several wonders
which had fallen under their notice
II Was on their way back to the
Spanish carnvcs. accompanied by
three. natives. that they first saw slnok
Ing praetjrtH Several of the MbOriSin"S
Were. n,nkinS use of dried tobacco
leaves. which they formed into II long
roll lighted aud put In their mouths
swallowing and pulling out the smoke
These. primitive and gigantic cigars the
natives called tnbucOS Il name since
transferred from its original application
to the p!:lnt itself.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-20

Young Husband = Still sitting up,
dear? You shouldn't have waited for
me. was detained downtown by i'm
portant business. and Young Wife
Try some other excuse. George That's
the kind father used to make-Chicago
Tribune
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-20
Fugitive Poems.

Poets Little Boy-W'hy do you call
them Fugitive Poems" papa: Poet
Because when begin to read them my
listeners generally tlee.-Chicago Rec.
ru-Herald
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-20
LADIES'.

Call at our office and get a fine COOK
book free.
PINE BLUFF LIGHT G. WATER CO.
Middletown transcript., 1904-07-02
for centuries.

for centuries.
sOh, how | love theml The odor
fairly intoxicates me, said Katherine,
burying her face in fragrant bunch Mr..
Tanabe had just placed in her arms. Then
she added, langhingly, 81 am quite safe.
in telling you that covet these trees, MIR.
Tanabe, for you cannot pluck them by
the roots and present them to me for
bouquets"
He smiled appreciatiyely, and pros
trated himself with final "Sayonara,"
saying, Il pray you will at your earliest
convenience accept again such meagre
hospitality as my augustly insignificant
house affords.''
Two weeks later, when the air was still
fragrant with the delicate odor of pink
and white cherry blossoms, katherine
and Mr.. Lee were married. Their only
wedding journey was the one which they
took in their jinrikisha from the little
church on the Bluffs to the bungalow they
had chosen for home as long as they
should remain in Japan. It was dear
little native house, with soft, fresh floor
mats, sliding panels, and court garden,
where fountain sprayed the shrubs and
flowers, and kept the place cool the en-
tire day.
As their iinrikisha men stopped at the
gateway, Katherine sat in astonishment
at the vision she beheld, for there were
two great cherry trees blooming beside
the doorway and scattering their petals
over the velyety lawn.
swell, of all things '' said her hus-
band. "Is this some feat of jugglery,
dear?'
t'It certainly must be-" responded
Katherine, "for when we were here yes
terday the yard was as empty as a shell
on the seashore."
And then suddenly the light dawned
upon her, "Dick," she said softly, "I
think I can explain this miracle. 1t is
the work of Mr.. Tanabe. The day Daddy
and l were there was so indiscreet as to
admire these trees-and this is the re-
suit. Isn't it beautiful gift ?''
eyes and nowhere but in Japan could
such an audacious thing be done. Fancy
transporting these trees on carts when in
full bloom, and five miles at that. What
. stupendous task it must have been
Our Occidental friends would hardly
think it possible !"
As the maid opened the door to admit
the two, the first thing they saw was
beautiful kakemono, with stork painted
on it, hanging in the alcoye. On the
middle shelf was Satsuma vase, with a
graceful branch of cherry blossoms in it.
Nor was this all, for in a bronze bowl of
ashes on the soft white mat below was
glowing bundle of fragrant wood, which
waited clouds of incense before the fam
lily altar. Attached to the vase was
card, the crest of which swas unmistak.
able. 1t read:
Things never changed since the time o:
the gods;
The flowing of water, the way of love-"
Middletown transcript., 1904-07-02

stations 10 80 m 5.55 m week days. Return
ing train leaves franklin City 6OO a M. and
l2.0i p. m. week days.
Leave Franklin City for Chircoteazue fvts
steamer) !. 80 and $50 p. m. week days Returns
ing leave Chincoteague 10. As .. M, and $50 n
M, weekdays. =
Leave Harrington for Georgetown andLewes
i036 q: M, B. % p. M, week days Returning
+ leave Lewes 6.45 a m and .36 p m week days
Leave Harrington for Rehoboth 1895 m
returning, leave Rehob0th IS D m Tuesd a g.
Thursday and saturdays
Leave Harrington for Berlin, 10 SO a. m. and
$ 80 p. m. week days. Returning leave Berlin
: 500 m and 1856 p. m. week days.
Leave Massey for Chestertown and way sta
Returning, leave Chestertown 7.ls a m anf,
235 p. m, weekdays.
QUEEN ANNE Il KENT r. R-Leave Townsend
Tor Centrevfiie and way stations 80 o. M, aud
At p. m, week days Returning, leave Centre.
Vile 7.46 q m. and 2.SS p. m. weekdays.
DELAwARE q CHEsAPEAKx r. R-Leaye CLAW
ton for Oxford and way stations 947 q M, and
sos p. m, week days. Returning. leave Oxford
6.a7 .. m, and Las p. m, weekdays.
CAMrRIpeE sEABoRD r. R.--Leave ssaford
for Cambridge and intermediate stations III rs 4.
M. and 6al p. m. weekdays, Returning leave
Cambridge 100 am. and 2.S2 p. m. weekdays.
CosNEcrIoN.-:At Porter. with Newark and
Queen Anne's q Kent railroad. At Massey.
for stations ON Baltimore q Delaware Rstv
Rafiroad. At Clayton, with Delaware q Chess-
peake katlroad. A. Harrington, with Delaware,
Cambridge q Seaford Railroad AZ Delmsr.
with New York. Philadelphia Norfolk.
W. w. ATTERBURY. General Manager
j. b. WOOD, Par-snrar TT nic xxent
GEO. w. Boy .efn Passenger Agent.
Middletown transcript., 1904-07-02
IDaily. sDaily except cunday.

daily. Daily except cunday.
"c' Regular stop to receive passengers.
"r' Stops only on notice to ceaductor or agent
or on signal.
--sgn Connects at Delmar with New York,
Philadelphia & Norfolk Ry.
"h" stops to let off passengers from points
north of Wilmington and from points on
Maryland Division via Porter.
si, Connects at Harrington for and from
stations on DEL, Md, q Viz. r. Il.
'.jn Stops to take on passengers for Cale
Charles and beyond.
"kn Stops to leave passengers from Whining
points south Of Delmar.
s.ln Connects at Townsend for and from
stations on Baltimore & Delaware Bay Ry.
"m" Connects at Porter for Delaware City.
ann Connectsat Porter with Newark & Del
aware City Railroad.
"o'' Connects at Harrington 70 stations on
ID Nc vRR !.
.p" Stops to leave paxsengers from Middle
town and points south.
SRI, Stops to leave passengers from New
York Division.
sst" Connects at Seaford for and from all
stations on ambridge & Seaford X II
ssu, Connects at Townsend for and from all
stations on the Queen Anne q Kent Railroad,
sv' Connects st Harrington from stations
between Lewes and Harrington.
sxn Connects at Clayton for and from al
stations on Delaware Chesapeake Ry.
s.ws Connects at Delmer with New York.
Philadelphia 4 y orfOlk Railroad to and from
BRANCH ROADS
DELAWAEE, MARYLAND n VIRGINIA r. r..
Leave Harrington for franklin City and vat
Middletown transcript., 1904-07-02
BALTIMORE &OHlo
RAILROAD.
Schedule in effect May Is, 1904.

Schedule in effect May Is, 1904.
All trains Illuminated with Pintsch light.
~ Express trains.
Trains leave Wilmington, Delaware Avenue
stsfaSR' ss@ 'SE york, week days, 1910, t1l.ls a.
m, tl.26, 1880, t5.17, (Royal Limited). t7.42,
tI055, p. m: Sundays, ,ts.4o t1l:35 a. M:
'isG PafIabEIPa1A Ia. Gsa1 week days. So So. e. q O.
tiss, 1906. Il. .sot1ss t5H tRoyal Iimited) .tsiS,
s4 toss e II tloS5 s p M sunsays Dc 7 s
Limited), 705, t742. 8 So. 1866 p. m.
Chester,week days. $50, te4, o 40, tS08. 1910
1916 a. M; 1910, Is ao5. a5s s.I2, tsA5 tz42
tll.8s a. m; 4.aO, 7.O5. t7:4s. 81 ITO IS p. m.
M; Il240 II 26 1880 t5.17 pm. Royal Limited}.
Sundays, goa. m; 1880 p. IN.
Cape May and Ocean City, week days, t6.40
sea isle City, week days, 1910 a. M; ts 80 p.
baltimore and washington, week days, t4.ls.
Troy ttRoyai M Iimitedj. 900 tioB m. SUI Sundays, days
Limitedl. to Os, tlo.o8 p; m,
Baltimore and Way Stations, week days, 700
q. m $40 p. m. Sundays. Sic a. M; 02 p. m.
Newark, week days, t4.l3, 100, IL. .l6, tlI.06 q.
m; IL 40 I'LL, $40, t5.55, 6.l8 1909 p. m. sun
days, t4.l3, 1915, Sic a. Ill, eo2 1909 lls0
p. m.
Pittsburg week days, 1915 a. M; IS. 81, t6 so
(Royal Limited) tI0.03 p. m. Sundays, ISIS u.
M; IA 40, 1850 (Royal Limited). tl0.03 p. m.
Chicago, daily, 1915 a. M; Il. 40 p. m.
Cincinnati and st. Louis, 1915 a. m; till,
1909 p. m., daily.
Singerly Accommodation, week days. 700,
a. m: II. 2.423.20. 6.lS p. m. Sundays. S.l6a. M;
6.O2. II 80 p. m.&
Landenberg Accommodation, week days,
9.23 q. M; 5.57 p. m. Sundays, lois M;
1. Leave PHILADELPHIA for Wilmington.
week days, TO s zoo, t7.40, $50, 1902 Il3u ..
M: tl237 t208y 2l5. 4.l7 4.50 t520, $50, t5.s5,
t6 Royal Limited), $50, ts.S5 1890, tlI.S5 p.
m. Sundays, 1896, 7i5, 7.4o, $40 a. M; tl2.S7,
t2.os, 2.l5, fI.I7, 500, 1918. tRoyai Limited),
$50, 1885, 1880, 1916 pm.
s.Royal Limitedn Is scomposed exclusively of
Pullman parlor. observation and dining cars.
No extra fare except regular Pullman charge. i
Delmarvia Telephone No. 1893 A.
D. & A. Telephone No. 1922 A.
Rates to Western points lower than via any
other line. IS 90 to Pittsburg; I0.03P. ID. train
daily Through sleepers.
h A. MILLER, Trav. Passenger Agent
City ticket office, Water and Market streets
Wilmington, Del. d. 81 A. Phone 1158A.
d. B. MARTIN, CIV. HAsSEIT
N, OPT g. r. A..
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-04-08
VERY SMALL "LANDsLIDE."

Taking into consideration that the
republicans elected seven out OF eight
aldermen at Helena last Monday, the
fact that the head of the ticket was
defeated makes it very apparent thai
the fight at the primaries was carried
to the polls. Without the aid OF the
disgruntled republicans the election OF
Mr.. Purcell very plainly would have
been an impossibility. The majority
the victorious candidate received
plainly shows this. 1t was not big
enough to warrant the claims made by
the democrats that it was a land
slide;" instead it seems to have been
only a little displacement of shifting
soil, made possible by the stealthy
use of cutlery. Even though a demo-
crat sits in the mayors chair, he will
cut a sorry figure should the over
whelming republican majority in the
council decide to use the strength it
possesses.