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The Grit-advocate., 1904-11-11
Pennsylvania.

Philadelphia. Nov. 8, 3 \ m.-Esti.
mates from the entire state give Roose
welt a plurality Of between 39O, 900 and
400. 900. Philadelphia's plurality will
exceed 175,000.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-11-11
MaSsaehusett&

Boston, Nov. 8.-Suffcient returns
from today's election have been re-
ceived up to II o'clock to Indicate a
victory for Roosevelt and Fairbanks
The Grit-advocate., 1904-11-11
Utah..

Salt Lake City. Utah. Nov. o.
Meagre returns Indicate a sweeping
Republican victory in Utah for the ma
tional. congressional and state tickets.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-11-11
North Dakota.

Sioux Falls, Nov. 9.-Roosevelt has
carried nearly every county in the
state by pluralites of from 100 to 1000
indicating that his plurality will not
The Grit-advocate., 1904-11-11
Lake County.

A Republican special from Lead
vile says: Eight precincts out of
twenty.sl1 gives Adams plurality of
50l, and his estimated plurality In tho
The Grit-advocate., 1904-11-11

be Tar from $1,000. Returns from n.
rural precincts are slow. but all indt.
cate . landslide for Roosevelt
The Grit-advocate., 1904-11-11
Maryland.

Maryland.
Baltimore. Nd. Nov. s.-The Sun,
which supported the Democratic presi.
Dental nominee. comedies at 2:30 q.
m. that Roosevelt carried the state by
about 1000.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-11-11
COLORADO in DOUBT
Both Sides Claim Victory on the
State Ticket

county II TOO to 500. On the nation p
ticket Parker has . plurality Of 2eS
in the eight precincts. The county
ticket q with the state.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-11-11

o5l and Herrick 33l.13l, or a plurality
for Herrick of 74.0S3. with fifty-seven
precincts still to be heard from.
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Pueblo Couaty.

A News dispatch says: At 2 O'CLOCK
tho straight votes give Peabody 4,02y
and Adams 4.104. There are 1000
scratched votes. and adams will have a
majority Of these.
A Republican dispatch says: At l.
o'clock tonight Chairman Beaman OF
the Republican county committe.
claimed that the entire Republican
county ticket had been elected in Pu-
ebio county by close to 1900 majority.
with the possible exception Of coroneS
Tho Republicans claim tnat Peabo j
has carried Pueblo county by about 5tT
On the other hand. Judge J. w. Coul-
ter. chairman Of the Democratic county
central committee, states that there Is
no doubt that the Democrats have won
the election In this county.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-11-11
Boulder County.

The News estimates that Adams
has carried the county BY 500. Thre.
thousand eight hundred and fifty-four
ballots are scratched. Senator Waye
u running . little behind Adams.
The Republican figures that thu
county viii give Peabody about CO.,
plurality. Roosevelt will run abou,
700 ahssd Of Peabody. The scratch
vote 10 10 large that an estimate OIL
the county ticket u impossible.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-12-03
When Mother Roads Aloud.

When mother reads aloud. the pas;
SEEMS real as every day:
| hear the tramp of armies vast
| see the spears and lanCes cast
Join the thrilling fray:
Brave knights and ladies fair and proud
n'Ct. when mother reads aloud.
When mother reads aloud far lands
Seem very near and true:
cross the deserts cleaning sands.
ur hunt the Innglo'S proving bands
ar sail the ocean blue.
Far heights. whose peaks The cold mis-
Shroud,
! sc3lc. when m4thcr reads aloud
When mother reads aloud. | long
For noble deeds 60 do
To help the right. redress the wrong
II seems 50 easy Ia hc strong,
So simple to hc true
Oh, thick and fast the visions crowd
My eyes when mother reads aloud,
Hannah G. Fernald Ia 81 Nicholas
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-12-03
German VS.. Boston Child Culture.

She was dear little Boston girl of ~,
years, and naturally-in Boston-she had
been brought up on the most exalted
plane Of human intelligence as applied to
motherhood. However, such is the orig
nal ana persistent corruption of humani-
~, one day the beautifully brought-un
little girl got angry Mt her 2-year-old
brother and she kicked him and
scratched him and-horror Of horrors that
we should have 10 say jt,--she Spat upon
MIN. then did her mother. after hest
approved Boston methods, take the little
glrl to one side and speak eloquently and
sadly to her of the odiousness of her
action.
Surely" said the mother, in conclu-
sion, surely ii was not my own dear.
sweet little girl who treated her brother
so. 1t was an ugly black devil who had
got into her dear little heart
YES" admitted the child. quite rca6i-
ly, IT was an ugly black devil who made
me do the scratching and the kicking.
but the spltting-that was my own idea"
The innocent claim to some slight de-
gree of personal accountability in wrong
dong was, if the Boston mother could
have seen it. the most promising outlook
possible for enduring reform. The Ger
mans have method of child-culture.
operating in marked contrast TO our own,
which for its simplicity is said to have
recommended itself strongly to Il modern
American father travelling recently BY
a German steamer from Hong Kong To
Hamburg. He relates that when two
children quarreled, the mother saying
nothing, picked up first one and then
the other, and spanked both hard Was
child discovered eating something not
good for its stomach, with no preliminary
lecture on the value of dictetics the child
was simply picked up and gwen thor
ough spanking. Did an older child make
grammatical error, he, without other
instruction, was treated to severe
spanking; the general result being, in the
opinion of the downtroddCn, exhausted
American father. that an immense
amount of intellectual effort was saved
the parent, while intellectual effort on
the part of the child was constantly slim
ulatcd i'll necessary endeavor to UNI
derstand each time for what in the
world It was being spanked. and what
change it could make in it's habits to
avoid being again spanked for the same
thing
Convincing a child that the evil he
does is altogether his own idea. and by
swift retributory action causing him to
further perceive the absolute incompati-
hiity of this idea with his mothers
ideas, might perhaps in the United
States do something to promote the idea
Of being good. But what American
mother would dare make the experiment
in her own family ? Harper's Bazaar.
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YOUNG FOLKS COLUMN.


when they heard his whistle. wheeled
the turkey regiment. ready To keep step,
To fall in line, to march and counter
mar,h. Only one feathercd soldier fell
II was Dan'l Webster. At a bang from
tiomcrs rifle he dropped stiff ana stark.
From children here and there Ia the au-
dIeuce came a cry of horror They
turned 10 ask in frightened whispers ii
the turkey was really shootcd. As if
20 answer the question, Dan'l leaped to
his tcet. Homer pulled "A Stars and
Stripes from his pocket and waved il
enthusiastically: then the orchestra
dashed into Yankee Doodle" Ii awoke
some patriotic spirit in the sonl Of DanI
Webster, lie left his master and, pun
ing himself to his SiateleSt proportions.
Stalked to the footIights 20 utter one
glorious, soul-stirrng gobblc.. The cur
tain fell, but the applause went on and on
AMI on. At last out again &vroSS the
stage came Homer, waving old Glory"
Danl Webster GettYShurg Amanda
Ann, Nancy, Mehitahle and Farragut fol-
lowed in triumphal Mach. Ilomcr's
eyes were bent past the fo0tlights.
searching for the face Of one l.itic wom-
an This time the face was one radiant
flush and her hands were adding their
share 10 tue dCafcuing applause.
Homer hoy She said fondiy This
Sine She spoke aloud, hut nobody heard
it, I'm encore fer the extra turn" was
- Vucifeyous il almost shook the plaster
from the ceiling.--lsabcl Govdou Curtis
in st. Nicholas.
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dcncd, said, with a sigh, as fun Of relief
H. ot regret:
WHAT can We do. my darling, Ii X
very hard ON lIenriettc. to lee sure. But
when couple are 80 very badly a--ort
ed such premature separations must be
expected,
The nest day. while travelling. hus-
band and wife thought vaguely now and
again that they were going to zee some
one inferred but that was all
Albert was irreproacbablc in the mani
uar with which be- performed the hast
dutio. for his brother. in law. Then the
distressing functions over, he went back
to " with his sister, presumably TO
distract her from the contemplation Of
her sorroR, II reality 10 Wait feveri-hly.
Ecryously for the opening of the will.
For there was will. N. Onc-imt
G1uIarcy. notary, had announced it ou
The day II the funeral, adding that after
the usual conventional delay hc would
make known ~ content to those inter
".t.I.
Tho important day came at la-t. SIR.
fIguE, becoming more and more anxious.
rot permission IN remain away FROM the
parade in order to have tho ncw@ ut the
earliest possible moment.
At , O'Clock Mime. de Lagarde ~a4
with her brother telling ia Jew word.
the terrible details Of tho will.
". dc Lapardo left to his ~idow an
income Of 5000 francs. which could neither
bc transferred nor negotiated. The 70.
ilaindcr 81 MS immense fortune was left
70 distant relatives and public charities.
And detail most overwhelming Of all ;
Attached to the will was certain let.
ter of Albert dc Serrigny's, which ended
IN these words:
You would not cycl put an end 10
the old monkey faced miscr; then We
might do AZ wc liked with his money"
Across the letter in red ink was writ
ten:
"Thi4 j. tho only reason for my present
viii Wer" il not for THU letter. my
sit would have had all possess.
IL @a, ih,. husband who had received
the letter and be- took good care never
to show il 10 Nine, dc I.l2;rlc
Tie kienmte dc Scrrigny vas obliged
to quit thc army; and whilst hi- viff
l- seeking divorce from him, it. is -iil
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-12-03

with our home affairs TO give un the
Iime- Now, really believe that n won
ans first. duty is 10 be a holnemaker
ana | believe that she can do more good
by raising small family ike | have
than IN any other way But the women
OF Colorado have accomplished real good
since the right of suffrage was given
them. and don't care for office except in
a few instances where abuses needed
correction. | have never let politics in
terfere with either my home or my social
tgties, and home always comes first: but
when | do interest myself in politics. |
20 SO III 4 matter of fact. business way.
and ask no fayors that are based unor
the tact that We are women instead of
men. National Magazine.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-12-03
Women's Work at the County Fair;
Christmas Gifts and Various Suggestion,

Women upon the farm require some,
thing outside Of routine Of home duties
to brighten and quicken their lives. There
is an emptiness in their hearts which
must be filled by something else than
hard work and the planning for the com
fort Of their families. They need to get
outside Of their little world and rub III
against other interests and another On,
vironment We have the rural free de-
livery and the telephone, which keeps
Ms in touch, day Icy day, with the worlds
great romance and tragedy, but we need
something more.
| will endeayOr to tell the farmers
wives of one scheme which il, as far as
we can ascertain, entirely original--the
only thing of the kind in the United
States. 1t is w0man's congress, which
we have held in connection with our
county fair for the last eight years. We
have. on the average. two sessions day
Tor three days out of the five of the fair
and the audiences are always large. The
officers represent each township in the
county, and the programme committee is
composed Of two women from the coun-
try and one from the city. The manage.
ment furnishes us with Il large tsnt, well
seated, with platform for rostrum and
piano. and the programme committee on
deaVors to secure as speakers men and
women foremost in the work of the
world. We have had some of the most
noted dvines, physicians, superintend,
ents Of public institutions, presidents ot
colleges, presidents Of reform societies
teachers Of manual training, directors Of
experiment stations, trained nurses, dem
onstrat0rS in cooking from the agricul-
tural colleges. music and cocntiou. and
last, but not least, papers and discus.
SONS from farm women Of our own cuuit.
ty, who have surprised college presi-
dents with their ability
Now, what il the outcome Of all this
work. 1t has brought women Of differ
cEt environments bur c0ngcnial tastes to-
gcther upon one con mon ground. TIN
congress has furnished 81 resting place.
where all at any time during lis sessions
might discuss the problems Of the home
with great thinkers, and hear things
which give them an inspiration toward
higher living. II has gradually eIImina;-
cd from the fair grounds nearly MI that
WAS Objectionable, leading the manage
nent to seek attractions Of a highee
standard, and making the fair safe
place for our boys and girls. The CON
gross is conceded by all to be one Of the
great events of southern Michigan. and
it j, esteemed 80 highly hy the fair as
sociallon that il intends 10 build n large
auditorium for its sessions
l. not This an idea that might he ear.
ried out by other women at their county
ialrst Our husbands ana sons are work
IN ri the fairs 10 raise the standard Ia
stock and farm products. Why should
rot We work side by side with them ia
elevate the standard Of public amuee-
ments aud right iiyingf-Airs. George T.
Nokes in New York Tribune Former.
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miration that we give 10 flower, not de-
handInS Of II mere or less than It's ma
ture.
Men will forgive everything in won-
au-Slliy conversation, apathy. aarro,g-
mtndednasS, friyolouSneSs lack OF SYM
rathy-lt she but possess beauty. lovely
with that loneliness that is beyond aueS-
tlun; thai claims its subjects by divine
Fright. Isn't this sets forth another nrnb-
acm: Does such lovelineSS exist To
sS0mc, Dido Will always he a dowdy
y ieopatra a gypsy. Laura a kitchen maid.
l'eauiy may be The greatest of all gifts.
hut It Is not charm.
One might 20 on with the process OF
elimination forever. II is not native
Wit; II Is moi culture; nothing that our
.s&iI can detect. or our eluquencp pro-
.claim can intensity the impression pro
duced by it. Nou feel il all al once
or not nj all and if not at NH. the de-
liner, though he spoke with the tongues
.Gt angels, could avail nothing.
II we reflect upon the people we know
who are charming, il is ten To one that
we shall tnd they are cultured although
Our minds will at once turn to dozen
.ec more who are cultured and not in the
beast charming.
Think of this, you women who are
young whether You are pretty or plain:
cultivate your minds in just one direction
whether you are rich or poor; whether
beautiful or plain-cultivate charm. THAI
comes from the possession of happiness
and reflect that life like every other bless
aug, derives it's value from its use alone.
and good bit of advice TO follow in the
pursuit of the indciinable something
called Charm, is To- remember that To-
morrow and all of the tomorrows will
he frightened by the memory of today.
The diffusing of sunshine cannot help
but bring ii to our own hearts. from
whence it again radiateS.-Columbus Dis
patrh
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-12-03

A stranger i'm strange land--that was
the prcdicamcnt in which a parrot IN
able to speak anything but the German
language found himself when hc left his
home in Ti0ga 20 seek adventure. lie
had been missing about two weeks when
the warning which had been sounded
broadcast throughout the ncighbOrhODd
by his owner. well-known jeweler.
brought tdings OF his whereabouts. lie
was being given the best Of care in the
home of a family who couldn't talk or
understand anything but English, aud
;hgrcb, hangs the sad tale.
Unable 10 talk g. one another. they
lived together until the jrwclcr heard
about IT, when he sent his wife 20 bring
the lost one home. Instantly Mr.. Parrot
saw his mistress there was Il Auttcr and
he nourufuly walled.
~Dh nehmc mich mach hauvc 90. tak0
me houp)
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-12-03
The Charming Woman.

What IL charm; One might as wei'
Try To analyze and account Cor the SAVIOR
Of herbs. or scent Of lavender. II any
one could define its elements and eiabo-
rate recipe for obtaining them, he
wouid achieve a reputation far in excess
81 the successful pillmakcr or he who
manufactures beautifymG complexion
creams. Charm is more than skin
deep and its absence is more depiorable
IN human Intercourse than dyspepsia
Ilnus charm reside in physical bcauty
\ beautiful woman. imperiaily confident
1l perfection Of power, radiant with "a
qr.Site coloring. is always charming d
meB. She may not have enough irtellee.
10 cover the surface Of dime. but the
rny3l heritage Of her face iusglrps the al
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-12-03
THE SHRINE.

bear, ] have built IN a wood
4 shrine that is sacred To YOU.
Aud there would dream II | could
But there's duty to do.
Deep in the forest il stands,
Fragrant with halSam ANA pine.
Built NOT 10y arduuuS hands
But by fancy divine.
ont of Its twilight your eyes
Look into mine with gaze
Eloquent, wlstfully wise.
or Impossible days.
Yet, though my joy and my voc
Fade with the dimnces OF years,
still To your shrine win ! go
For my laughter. my tears.
Louise Morgan Sill. in Harper's Weekly
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-12-03
GOSSIP Fer THE LADIES.


aInverted.n
Yoath has It's griefs. its dlsappolntments
Keen.
rs bafiiei lodgings and its memories;
lts anguish IN joy that once hath been:
Us ianguid settling ia sinful ease
&ad age has pleasures. rosy, fresh and
warm,
Aad glad begulements and expeetancies:
lis heart of boidness for threatened
storm;
Is eager launching upon sunny seas.
Youth has its losses, sad and dcsolate:
l.s wreck OF precious freight where al
was seat;
It's blight OF trust. It's helpless heart Of fate.
is Greary knowledge of Illusion spent
l;r life is bnt a day; and dawn or eve,
ne shadows must be long when suns are
low,
~,ll age may be surprised and loath to
leave;
AID youth may weary wait and long 10
20.
Mary Ma9es Dodge. Book Of Verses.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-12-03
Women and Bridge

How did Mrs. AS bridge party go
of last night| repeated her brother in
answer to her inquiry mt the breakfast
table. "Oh, il was that funny. CONVEX
-aational, feminine bridge, that women
seem To enjoy So much. and that men
detest. | can stand sheer stupidity bet
Her than that. Why he exclaimed,
with uncomplimentary trankness, Il
aould rather play humble puppy bridge
viii y0u than to sit ut a table with Mrs.
A. or Mrs. r., although they are both
good players. for they will talk about all
@otts of things during the interval Of
play, diStfacting the attention of the rest,
although they themselves are not in the
least affected by it. They keep ii up
straight through the game. and it gets
IN my nerves although the women who
play do not seem to mind it. Why, there
IS Milly H. Mrs. \ will call out. 'Mily,
dear, there is something | must tell YOU
and she will jump zip, saying. Call me
when the cards are dealt Then, coming
back, she will continue To talk about
something 'Milly' has told her. while ar
ranging her cards. For a minute after
she will he silent and play very good
bridge, but as soon as the hand is fin
shed she will begin anew: Did you hear
that fobby Whites engagement to Miss
K. is on again? | heard that he has taken
the Kelley cure and that she has for
sven an MS SiuS, anu 80 Oiiy tue olHeF
women joining in and keeping it up until
their partners insist upon their paying
attention to the game. / went home re-
solving. as | have resolved before, never
again to attend mixed card party
At house party recently where the
tables had been arranged for bridge after
elmer, and the men were anxious II be
an. the women began to argue whether
:. certain piece of gossip was true or not.
The discussion ran high. AMI the card
players waited impaticntly. Finally the
lsst appeared on the scene. knowing
That there would be no intelligent bridge
siayed until this important matter was
settled he announced, sarcastically, II
went to the telephone and called mp Mrs.
\. tthe heroine Of the story and ey-
planned to her the situation, asking her
II she would not settle the question, and
allow our game to proceed. which sh"
very kindly did The facts are thus aud
80. Jim, you never could have done a
taing like that" exclaimed his wife Il
did, though" he answered. land as the
matter is now settled, | hope we can
have our bridge in peace. New York
Tribune
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Woman as a Voter.

When | asked Mrs FINS r Ernst OF
Ienver il she wasn't a politician she
said:
No, I'm not I'm home maker. Why,
J We raised nine children. and how could
ma any time for politics when / was
cong thatE" When one considers the
amount Of detail that is incident to the
proper handling of even n single baby.
me truth Of Mrs. Ernst rather indignant
tN1nark IS very apparent. But Mrs. Ernst
= the president of political club and |
Knew II. so | observed with a very apollo
Seuc air: You're the president of n
t,ftItical organization. though, aren't you,
Airs. ErnSt%''
-, fe-cs,' she said. hesitating a little.
II women are entitled TO suffrage IN
colorado. they should ne interested
,,9gough TO vote. Why. do you know
alrs. Ernst was beginning 10 get inter
Fsted herSclf-''that 50 per cent. Of the
~2Ial vote was cast by women? Our or
''nef political club. We have city COM
Hitecs, ward organizations and precinct
t7mmittees, and we have accomplished
7, great deal Of good for women and chill
.een IN the ten years that Ne have bad
ne right TO have a voice in state affairs
! ae club Of which | am president has
"H' members in Denver alone and the
-sn6ers vote and see that others vote
'a .., any vital question Is involved.
ny don't you elect 4 woman gov
fhor, them /! Gskcd Mrs. Ernst, cut Of
gHre curiosity.
Why" She said. with apparent sur
trlse' we haven't ever thought Of that.
.'@.iF NE haven't We're all too busy