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The river press., 1904-11-09
Campaign Trains Arc Costly.

The cost of campaigning bv special
train is not small. n completely COM
Portable campaign train must have a
private car for use Of the man who Is
doing the brunt of the work and his
secretaries and assistant speakers.
Then there must be another car for the
reporters of the press associations,
the reporters of the particular news
papers of the states through which the
train is passing, and for the cam
paign committee of the state. There
must be dining car. Man may
live by timed goods alone for day
or two, but a buffet car trip Of moro
than two days is simply muruerous.
The Pullman company charges from
$50 to $50 a day for the use of its cars.
Mostrailroads will attach special al
to Il regular train provided II full fares
are paid most railroads charge 81 q
mile for running special train. The
commissary department costs 800
more or less, day. Speakers whC
are not candidates receive from $oo tC
800 a day for their services. Ere
quently the entire company of passen
gers goes to hotel in Il city, where
there is an overnight stop: in some
cases the national committee pays tn,
landlord, at other times the bills ar
paid by the state or the city commit
tee. But it is perfectly clear that
whatever else campaigning by specia
train may accomplish, it keeps none.
moving.
The river press., 1904-11-09
Killed BY Bursting Reservoir.

SALEM, n. c.. Nov. 2.-The north
wall of a brick reservoir at the Win
ston waterworks burst this morning,
killing ten Or more persons, white and
coloreG. Nine are known to be dead
and many missing. When the wall of
the reservoir collapsed it buried the
home of Martin Peoples with his fam
lily. Thirteen residences were de-
stroyed.
A million and a half gallons of wa.
ter escaped, devastating over mile of
territory. The colored settlement in
the vicinity of the reservoir was en-
tirely wrecked Negroes and whites
are both working to rescue the vic
tins,
The river press., 1904-11-09
Fearful pyranitc Explosion,

MOUNT VERNON. y. v. Nov. y
The explosion of more than a ton OF
dynamite under the Bond street bridge
at clock today shook the city and
the surrounding country within a
radius of five miles, killed at leas, one
person and injured nearly 10 others,
two of whom may die. The man sup
posed to have been killed was an Ital.
ian in charge of the dynamite. He
was seen at his post of duty just be-
The river press., 1904-11-09
Baldwin AirShip Flies.

ST. LOUIS, Nov. l.-Thomas S.
Baldwin's $ airship, the California Ar
row, made another ascension from the
Worlds Fair aeronautic concourse
with A. Roy Knabenshue of Toledo,
who made two previous dights, at the
helm The airship rose gradually to
a height of about 200 feet and sailed
with the wind in north-easterly direc.
tion with the machine under complete
control. Knabenshue piloted the ma
chine for at least 300 feet and returned
circling about the concourse.
The river press., 1904-11-09

robbers from every direction. They
returned the fire, shooting at everyone
they saw on the streets and finally sue
ceeded in mounting their horses and
riding away over the hill to the south
west, quickly followed by about 20
armed and mounted men. 1t is ex-
pected hat the robbers Will surely be
taken, and if so they will probably be
lynched. A large reward has already
been offered by the citizens OF Cody
for their capture or their death.
The river press., 1904-11-09

This bank solicits accounts, and
offers to depositors absolute security,
prompt and careful attention, and the
most liberal treatment consistent with
safe and profitable banking. Buys
and sells foreign exchange, drawing
direct on all principal American and
European cities, and issues It's own
Letters of Credit.
Interest paid on time deposits. The
highest cash price paid for approved
state, county, city and school bonds
and warrants.
The river press., 1904-11-09
st. LOuiS BOOdler Dead.

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 2.-J. a. Sheridan,
a former member Of the house Of dele
gates, who was indicted on ribery
charge, convicted and sentenced to the
penitentiary for five years, is dead at
the Jefferson hospital from tubercu.
losis. Sheridan was not taken to the
peniteutiarv, as his case was appealed
to the supreme court. Another in.
dictment, however, was placed again st
him and his case had been set for
trial on November 10. Eleven weeks
ago he was taken to the hospital.
The river press., 1904-11-09
Wool Market Is Firm

Boston, Nov. LIN the wool mar.
ket this week conditions hold firm and
the demand continues steady. Manu-.
facturers realize that the available
supply of wool is fast going out of deal.
ers' hands and that their only chance
to get supplies is to take the woods
while they are to be had. Specula-
tors are at work in secured grades and
large trans actions have been made.
The scarcity of territory wools is a
feature of the market. Wyoming are
about the only territory woods to be
found here in any quantity.
The river press., 1904-11-09
More Work For Poison Squad.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 1.-The volun'
tesr ''poison squad' which Chemist
Wiley of the department of agricul.
ture has been using in experiments to
tenn of food preserves, ETC., today en-
tered upon their work for the third
year. There are II men. all employees
of the department, who subscribe to
strict diet rules. Dr.. Wiley says tn at
while the tests made by means of the
squad may be concluded at the end OF
the present term, it is possible they
may extend for another year.
The river press., 1904-11-09
Parker Talks About Imperialism.

NEW YORK, Nov. 2.-One Of the
most rousing receptions OF the cam
paign was given Judge Parker tonight
at Cooper Union, where he addressed
a large meeting held under the aus
pces of the German American Parker
Union. The candidate was su bstituted
for Grover Cleveland, who was sched-
uled originally to address the gather
ing, but was compelled to cancel the
engagement,
Judge Parker's speech was almost
entirely devoted to the subjects Of i'm
perialism, and the subjects seemed
peculiarly popular with the audience
Of Germ man-Americans. He was inter-
rupted frequently with prolonged APP
plause and once when he paid homage
to Mr.. Schurz, personally, as one who
had "felt the blighting power of mill
tarism.' Mr.. Schurz came forward
aud shook Judge Parker by the hand
and thanked him for his words. The
audience stood up and shouted its ap'
prOval.
The river press., 1904-11-09
Issues Thanksgiving Proclamation.

AsHlNGTON, Nov. 1.-The presi-
dent today issued the Thanksgiving
proclamation, setting aside Thursday,
November ~, "to be observed as q
q ay of festival and thanksgiving by
all OF the people Of the United States,
at home and abroad.' The procla-
nation was issued from the state de-
purtmcut this afternoon by Secretary
Hay.
The river press., 1904-11-09
ORATORY AND THE PRESIDENCY

According to the press dispatches,
Judge Parker has been giving a bril-
liant finish to the campaign by max
ing speeches in New York and other
eastern cities in which he made more
or less serious charges against the
political opposition. One Of these
alleg gations was to the effect th at the
Standar OH and other large corpor-
ations contribut large amounts of
money to the repub blican campaign
fund, an accusation that comes with
very poor grace from candid ate
whose nominate was secured by Bel
mont, Hill and other representatives
of Wall street.
The effect of campaign oratory by
presidential candida ates is discussed
by the PhiIadelphi Public Ledger,
which says the enthusiasm which
greets an eloquent presidential can
didate on a speaking tour is illusive
as an ndicalion of his success at the
polls.
Mr.. Bryan, who ranks among the
most dramatic and attractive cam
paigners who have ever stirred Ameri.
can audiences, confessed after his
second defeat that it is vain to rely
on the sentiment and enthusiasm gath
cred from the rear end OF a railway
train. Mr.. Bryan is credited with
saying that if President Mckinley had
gone with him through the campaign,
he could easily have convinced the
president tha the silver sentiment was
irresistible in every state through
which they passed. And yet, said Mr..
Bryan, "when the election was over
found that had carried nearly every
state in which | did not speak and
lost every state | visited. 1t is not
safe to Judge public opinion in tn at
way
Horace Greeley, the democratic and
liberal repu blcan candidate for the
presidency in 1872, visited New Eng
land, New York, Penns vania, Ohio
ana l0ula ana, ana was everywhere
greeted by large assemblies. His
speeches evoked the greatest interest
from friends and foes, MIR. Blaine
recalls in his political "reminiscences
that the general demonstration of in
terest was SO great that uneasiness
was created at the republican head
quarters as to the effect of the speech
es. Notwithstanding the surface sign
OF popular interest in and approval Q
his candidacy, Mr.. Greeley was over
whelmingly defeated.
No presidential candidate, with thu
possible exception Of Henry Clay
possessed the gift of persuasive an(
seductive oratory in fuller measure
than Mr.. Blaine. In the remarkabl
campaign of 1854 he was almost un
ceasingly employed in addressing vas
audiences. If the presidency coult
have been won by mere oratory MIR
Blaine would have secured the prize
The failure of Webster, Clay an
Blaine to reach the goal raises tn
question whether the highest orator.
cal gifts are not fatal to the posses
sor in the race for the highest rt
ward for American stalesmansh;p-th
presidency.
The river press., 1904-11-09

fore the explosion, and no trace of him
has since been found. The force of
the explosion was, as usual, down
ward, but the upheaval along the sides
Of the cut hurled large stones for
blocks. Many houses were shifted
from their found ations, walls we're
stripped Of plaster and furniture was
splintered.
The river press., 1904-11-09
Tabloid Philosophy.

Prosperity makes more fools than
adversely.
Even a reputation may be cast in
the shade.
He SCOTS at dentists who never had
a tooth ache.
A barefaced lie is often old enough
to have whiskers.
Parrots and imitators are not all as
green as they look.
The WEEKLY RIVER PRESS is good
newspape to send away toyour friends
in the east. It will save you the trou-
BILE of writing letters
The river press., 1904-11-09

PAID UP CAPITAL. 100000
INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY. 2 900, 900
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-08-18

ent parts do justice to their nobility
Of architecture and general grandeur.
Then again in the ground plans and
bird's-eye sketches-the only possible
manner OF showing 1.-THE fan-shaped
arrangement OF this group looked stih
and unsatisfying. Far from that. 1t Is
quite rs remarkable in its way as the
famous Court of Honor OF the Colum.
bian Exposition. In one respect 1t is
even more notable. for instead OF two
grand vistas II offers a dozen. The
mair vista is. of course. the one look
ing up the Plaza of st. Louis-whose
browning feature is the great Louisi-
ana Purchase Monument-and across
the Grand Basin to the Cascade Gar
dens. On the right are the Varied In
dustries and Electricity buildings and
on the left Manufacturers and Edu-
cation. these-with Transportation and
Machinery still further to the right
and Liberal Arts and Mines beyond
at the left-making up the body OF the
fan. For its handle the fan has the
Cascade Gardens-risiug in a grand
terrace to a height of sixty-five feet
above the floor level of the buildings
mentioned and crowned by the great
Festival Hall. the Terrace of States
ond the East and West Pavilions-and
the Fine Arts building directly behind.
The Pike has In the Tyrolean Alps
the finest concession that I have ever
seen. There is n great square with
many quaint buildings. little village
street. and above the snow-clad noun
look very real as the
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-08-18

Every housekeeper should know
that u they will buy Defiance Cold
Water Starch for laundry use they
viii save not only time. because 1t
never sticks to the Iron. but because
each package contains 16 Ozone full
pound-while all other Cold Water
starches are put up in Y pound pack
ages. and the price is the same, 10
cents. Then again because Defiance
Starch Is free from all Injurious chem
icals. II your grocer tries to sell you a
1907. package 1t is because he has
stock on hand which he wishes to
dispose Of before he puts in Defiance.
He knows that Defiance Starch has
printed on every package in large let
tiers and fgures ''i6 ozs." Demand
Defiance and save much time and
money and the annoyance OF the iron
sticking. Defiance never sticks.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-08-18

AT one OF the Kansas City hotels
where the colored walters give espe-
cially good service. but always expect
adequate remuneration for the same
from the guests. waiter was espe-
cially ofTicious the other day in serv-
ing a man from whom he expected a
liberal tip When the meal had been
served and he was standing off at one
eide. eagerly looking for an opportu-
nifty to be Of service. he said to the
guest:
Didn't yo' have brothah heah last
week, sah?"
NO" said the one addressed. 81 be-
iieve not"
WELL" continued the waiter. "theh
was gem'ma heah at nah table
what looked ve'y much like you. and
he was so well pleased with the serv-
ice that he gave me SO cents when he
left"
The guest had by this time finished
his meal. and as he arose he said to
the expectant servitor:
Come to think of 1t. Sam. that was
my brother that was here. and l guess
he paid you for the whole family. He
may be back again in a week or two"
kansas City Journal.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-08-18

Ancient Picts in England were
called by the Celtic word "pehta'' or
fighters. This was Latinized into Pic
ii. So, too, Barbary of the ancient
maps is monument to the miscalling
OF the Berber tribe by the Greek word
signifying barbarian" Even the leg
end OF the victory of Guy of Warwick
over the dun COW is assailed by ruth
less etymologists. who insist upon its
derivation from his conquest over the
"Dena gau.' or Danish settlement. at
the champions gates. The Celtic
words alt maen" are responsible for
many old man" crags upon sea coasts
and among mountains. They mean.
however. high rock"
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-08-18

San Francisco and Los Angeles
and return, $40. via Portland in one
direction, and either Shasta Route"
or o. II. II n. steamer between Port
land and San Francisco. only sll
extra.
Tickets sold August 18th to Sep.
TENDER nth. Inclusive. final return
limit October esd.
To Portland; Seattle. Tacoma.
vancouver, or Nictorla; ana return.
one fare for the round trip. Tick
cts sold August 10th to 18th. inclus-
i've: final return limit sixty days
from date of sale.
Free side trip Ogden to Salt Lake
City and return. on any of these
tickets.
Very liberal stop-overs allowed on
any of the above tickets and the
Union Pacific gives you quicker time
and better service than any other
line.
For full Information call on Union
Pacific agent or address r. r. Grit
fin, General Agent. 941 Seventeenth
street, Denver.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-08-18

The Worlds Fair at st. Louis is
now In tine midst OF its splendid sea
son Colossal. complete. cosmopoli-
tan. It commands the attention OF the
world as no other enterprise of the
present year. From all nations there
are pilgrims coming to this shrine.
and from all our states and territories
there is a constantly growing throng
OF visitors United States Senators.
Governors of States. men eminent in
science. art and letters-all express
unqualified admiration for the EXPOSE
lion and free acquiescence In the Oft
repeated statement that this is by far
the greatest and best universal expo
sition ever held.
During July well-known magazine
and newspaper writer from New York,
Mr.. Addison Steele. spent week at
the Worlds Fair. inspecting the
grounds. buildings and various attrac-
tions as thoroughly as was possible in
that limited period. Returning home.
Mr.. Steele published in Brooklyn
Life the following appreciative COM
ments on the Exposition:
In the expressive language of the
cay. st. Louis has the goods" had
expected much OF the Louisiana Pur-
chase Exposition. for | had kept in
touch with the making of 1t from its
very inception. five years ago.: but
after nearly a week Of journeying
through this new wonderland | must
confess that In every essential par
ticulnr 1t is far beyond my expecta-
fiops The biggest and best IL was
meant to be and the biggest and best
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-08-18
why Birds LIv. Long.

Why do birds live SO much longer
than mammals. which are often hun
dred times their size? Possibly. among
other things. because they have beaks
instead of teeth. All carnivorous
beasts become weak and liable to star
walton, as their teeth drop out or
break Neither are the herbivorous
animals in much better case. Old
horses would probably die of starva-
lion II wild. for their teeth would fail
them; indeed. in some stony countries
old horses have to be killed because
their teeth are worn away by cropping
grass close to the rock. Rodents con
stantiy die from injuries to teeth. But
a birds beak neither wears out nor
drops on and as 1t constantly swal-
lows fresh grit to aid in grinding food
in the gizzard that reeds no repairing
either
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-08-18
HAS FAD FOR PHOTOGRAPHS.
Thousands Of Negatives Made Fol
Millionaire August Belmont.

none is SO fond of being photographed
as August Belmont, James r. Keene
being close second. One New York
photographer. whose patrons are most
ly wealthy men, has made thousands
of negatives for Mr. Belmont in the
last few years. One OF the largest
single orders for prints from old mega
ttves ever received by this photog-
-apher came from Mr.. Belmont himself
soon after the death of his wife. 1t
included a good print from every mega
tive In which Mrs Belmont appeared.
The photographer never guessed how
many photographs he had taken for
Belmont till then; he found that they
numbered nearly thousand.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-08-18
SET THEM ON EACH OTHER.
6eIligerent Callers Fooled by Quick
Witted Newspaper Man.

Representative Brownlow of Ten
nessee tells that once he was running
country paper during campaign
times and was printing fighting"
language every week. One day. Just
after the paper was out, a big man.
armed with club, walked into the
sanctum and fiercely inquired II the
editor was in. The frightened Brown
low had wit enough to answer that he
was not. but that he would go out
and hunt him up. He started for the
street and at the foot of the stairs
met another irate fellow, who asked
will l find the editor of this dirty
sheet upstairs?" Yes" said Brown
low. hes up there at his desk Just
itching for fight" The second man
went up and Brownlow disappeared.
Which whipped the other is not re-
lakeland Brownlow didn't 60 back
during the day to find out.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-08-18

WORLD FAIR FAR BEYOND EXPECTATIONS S
Verdict of New York Writer Spent Week at the
Exposition St. Louis in july

Infinite variety. and as a rule the full
moneys worth is given. The enor.
nous Jerusalem and Beer War con-
cesssons are not on the Pike.
It is a case OF dine at the German
Pavilion and die at the exposition. In
a beautiful Moderne Kunst building
adjoining Das Deutsche Haus the best
food and the highest prices on the
grounds are to be found. the table
d'hote lunch and dinner costing two
and three dollars. respectively. There
rs also la carte service. Everything
considered, the prices are not exces-
size. and at least one meal should be
taken there for the experience. An
other should be taken at the Tyrolean
Alps. either outdoors or in the gor-
geous dining-room in the mountain
eide. The best French restaurant is
at Paris, on the Pike. Lower in prices
and in every way admirable are the
two restaurants conducted by Mrs.
Rorer in the pavilions OF Cascade
Gardens. The east one has wait
resses and no beer and the west one
walters and beer. For a bit OF lunch
Germany. France and England all
offer delicious pastry in the Agricul-
trial building. These are not free
ads. but time-saving tips for the trav-
eler. There are no end OF restaurants
to fit all purses on the grounds.
tried nine of them and nowhere found
the prices more than they ought to be.
AS n matter of fact. for neither food
Lor lodging no one need pay any more
at St Louis than he feels that he can
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-08-18

An active campaign against the al
legged use OF acids as substitute for
pure lemon juice has been launched
at a meeting of the trustees OF the
New York fruit exchange. Pleasure
resorts in and near the city will be in
vestigated by an expert and should
sufficient evidence be obtained to war
rant arrests, prosecution will be made
under the provisions of the pure food
laws. which prohibit "the use of an
imitation offered for another article,
and also poisonous colors or fiavors or
other ingredients deleterious or detri-
mental to health
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-08-18

Mother Katherine Drexel of Phila-
delphia, founder and head of the Or
der of the Blessed Sacrament, COM
posed OF nuns who devote their lives
to the uplifting of the Indian and me-
gro. has offered 100000 of her own
private fortune with which to build
church and school for the Indians
of the Winnebago, Neb., reservation.
The only condition is that the Indians
consent. and this Father Schell Of
Homer. Neb.. has obtained.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-08-18

evening falls. The best scenic rail-
road yet devised affords several fine
glimpses OF the Alps and there is a
very graphic exposition of the ober-
ammergau passion play in the little
church. The Cliff Dwellers' conces-
fall. 1t is elaborate in arrangement
ard the counting. snake and other
dances by the Southwestern Indians
make 1t another of the Pike shows
which should be taken in by all. In
Seville there is an amusing marionette
theater and some genuine Spanish
dancing. For the rest the Pike offers
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-08-18
Stick to Colorado.

Don't be deluded. Don't go n thous-
and miles far from railroads and mar
kets to find location. Go where you
can take your tools and stock to start
with. Colorado is and always will be
better than Idaho or Wyoming. We
have good land, absolutely no alkali,
right on the railway line. with splen-
water rights dating back to 1855.
which we sell cheap and on easy terms
to good farmers. ConeJos County Land
and Investment Company. Zeph. Chas.
Felt. president. GIG Majestic Building.
Denver. Colorado.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-08-18

afford. and yet be well fed and housed.
ii he will use ordinary common sense
in making a selection out of the
abundance offered.
Hot? Yes, but on the two hottest
days of the summer at st. Louis
suffered no more from the heat than
in Esw York before leaving and after
returning. Every day Of the seven
there was a breeze at the fair grounds
and 1t was always possible to find a
shady spot. The nights were cool and
comfortable.
ADDISON STEELE.