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The Washington times., 1907-12-15
Signatures
of
Different
Members
Sbo1v
Traits of
Character.

q TUDENTS Of graphoiogy,
- the as yet incomplete
science of handwriting,
Will all be interested In the
famous Roosevelt autographs, the
first complete collection of which
is here presented. Less exalted per-
sons, also, than those nesr-scien-
lists who claim they can tell most
of the fundamental virtues and
shortcomings of individuals by a
few characteristic hierogliphios, VIII
undoubtedly find the autographs
Of more than passing interest, for
while whats. in a name" may
have been a pertinent question in
the time of Romeo and Juliet, In
this practical age, the name, like
the play, is the thing.
The Washington times., 1907-12-15

an early age. was not lacking In wiz
HIS penmanshlp has now. however,
improved, and his figure has aiisd out
since he made this sketch Of himself.
his arms, too. are mere IN evidences
in real life than thsy we're in the
drawing, and his feet, on the day
when he walked through the corridor
90 the White House on stills. both
looked the same size. II viii be OBJ
served that he gives great promise OF
being a fine football player. by the
pose Of his right foot. In short. ell
signs go 20 show that Quentin Is an
alright lad, who Will distinguish him
self IL given hal; a chance By hekIs
fortune.
None Of his family feels worried Just
at the present moment lest Quentin
shall become an artist. Though, as
Bernard Shaw says, "You never can
tell"
OF course the Presidents signature
is well known. II varies IN any in
stance but slightly, looking at all
times. to the casual observer. identi-
cany the same whether Attached to a
document Of State. In the books Of
The Washington times., 1907-12-15

personal friends or confronting one
in friendly fashion on the familiar blue
and white plates containing the Pres
ident's head IN the center with his
autograph underneath and scenes from
hts earlier lifs about the rim which
adorn so many dining rooms ana halls
In town.
Mrs. ROosevelts hand Is quite char
aPteristic. Where her husband has
abbreviated the name OF the month.
following his habit Of not wasting
time on unnecessary details, she hiss
written December in full. As there -
strength OF purpose, Immeasurabls
versatility shown In the writing OF
President Roosevelt. there are innu-
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-11-21
Beets for Feeding stock.

The use of stock beets, because of
economy and satisfactory results OBJ
tanned, as feed for sheep and cattle is
bound to revolutionize the industry of
preparing mutton and beef for spring
markets. and will make of northern
Colorado the greatest fall and winter
feeding grounds for stock in the West,
say stockmen of this district, says the
Greeley correspondent of the Denver
Republican.
The stock beet, which contains about
10 per cent. of sugar, has been grown
in large quantities only during the last
two years in this locality. 1t has
proven an easy grower, with big yield
at little expense, and is rapidly TAX
ing front place with alfalfa hay as a
valuable stock fattening food 1t is
either sliced or fed directly from the
fields. Where 100 acres were grown
last year in the Greeley district, 200
acres were harvested this year and
already farmers are planning to in
crease their acreage for the next year.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-11-21
Pig Feeding Experiment.

A tabulated statement is being sent
out by the Colorado Agricultural Col
lege showing the results of an expert
ment with 100 pigs of equal weight
in ten lots of ten pigs each. for 102
days, from February 2nd to May 18th
1907, with corn, barley. beets. tankage
and alfalfa in various combinations
The result in profits of the ten pigs
were in their order as follows:
Corn and tankage, s4S.06; barley.
corn and alfalfa, s43.96; barley and
tankage, s41.59: barley and shorts.
$40.S7; barley and peas. 1890; barley
and wheat. s39.S1; corn and alfalfa,
s33.32; barley and alfalfa. s30.26; bar
ley and beets, s1S.31; corn and beets.
s7.95.
Another experiment will be made to
check these figures. All grain used
was estimated at so cents per hun
dredweight for alfalfa, beets at SIS a
ton and tankage at $50 ton.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-11-21
Over a Million for Sugar.

A Greeley special to the Denver
Republican, November 14th, says
Weld county, the greatest sugar
beet producing county in the world.
will receive from the Great Western
Sugar company tomorrow for its Octo-
ber delivery of beets. $1,000,000, the
Greeley. Eaton, Windsor and Johns
town district receiving the greater
part of 1t, about 100000 each.
Practically all the beets in this
county are harvested, three-fourths are
delivered, and the remainder sliced
The October delivery, always the larg-
est, exceeds this year all others in the
history of the sugar industry here and
the beets are superior in quality. This
is the first yield since beets have been
cultivated here that they have not
frozen on the growers hands, result
ing in loss both to the farmers and the
sugar company. All the factories are
running night and day at full capacity,
endeavoring to finish the campaign by
the last of January.
Several farmers today received from
$4,000 to $4,000 each for their October
delivery of beets. The income on
beets in the Greeley, Eaton and Wind
sor districts this year will total ST.
100000.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-11-21

The following is a good plan to pre-
pare labels for marking trees: Cut zinc
into strips five inches long, tapering
from a width of about one inch at one
end to point at the other. If these
strips are soaked in strong vinegar for
a day or so the names may be writ
ten upon them with an ordinary lead
pencil and the writing will be indelible
Another way is to use chemicals to
cut into the zinc. One formula for
making this chemical is as follows:
Verdigris, one ounce: sal ammoniac,
one ounce; lampblack. one-half ounce:
rain water. one-half pint. Shake well
before using. This will eat into the
zinc, leaving a permanent mark. These
labels are attached to the limbs of
trees by wrapping the pointed end
about the branch which will expand as
the limb grows.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-11-21
Burdette's Big Potatoes.

Greeley.-In answer to promise
made to Robert j. Burdette, the
preacher-humorist of Pasadena, Cali
fornia, Frank Frost, a former parish
ioner, sent him three potatoes weigh
ing together fourteen pounds, and a
photograph of them. Burdette's
friends thought it was one of his jokes
when he told of the size of Greeley
potatoes. and he wanted to verify his
statements. Mr.. Frost has just re-
ceived the following letter from Bur-
dette:
Dear Brother Frank-The spuds
have arrived, following right on the
heels of the photographs. As is the
case with all distinguished creatures.
the photographs do not do the spuds
half justice. We do not know whether
to eat them or have them vanished
and preserve them. l am going to
take your letter to the prayer meet
ing Wednesday night and l don't think
1t would be wicked to take In the big
potato"
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-11-21
Buried Miner Rescued.

Mahanoy City, Pa.-The Draper
mine at Gilbertor has given up its
prisoner, Michael McCabe, not dead,
but alive and well, except for the
shock sustained by his narrowing ex-
perience.
After being imprisoned for eighty
seven hours, several hundred feet un-
derground, almost directly under his
own house, where his family mourned
for him as dead, McCabe was taken
from his living tomb at $50 O'Clock
Wednesday morning, barely alive.
He threw his arms about his res
cuers with burst Of tears. then sank
to his knees and offered a prayer of
thanks for his deliyerance.
That day all Gilberton enjoyed
holiday.
Pushing, shoveling and digging in
fever of energy, the early shift of
rescuers, who were part of the band
of thirty fighting their way through
the headings, at five o'clock Tuesday
broke through into breast No. 4. down
which the culm from the washery
swept when McCabe's last shot weak
ened the surface and brought it tumb-
ling into the mine.
The breast was choked with culm.
but there was single chance that
McCabe was alive In the heading be-
yond, and the three men worked with
energy and at exactly $40 o'clock an
opening was driven into the heading.
from which in . moment there issued
single cry.
McCabe was alive and knew his
rescuers were at hand.
A few moments more and he was
in their arms.
Although his system is severely
shocked by his awful experience, no
serious results are expected by the
attending physicians.
McCabe says that he subsisted on
tobacco. coal oil and by chewing wood
from the mine timbers.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-11-21

Transmission across the Atlantic of
press and commercial messages by
wireless telegraphy has started off as
quietly and unassumingly as though
the enterprise were merely the open
ing of new short land line. Yet
the occasion marks what really is the
beginning Of new epoch in commu-
nicating between distant points. To
send successfully messages through
the air for thousands of miles is a
marvellous achievement, even in this
age of ma-vels. Yet the system seems
to have made good" The manage
ment explains the lack of display and
ceremony attending the beginning of
business by saying the real Opening"
was two years ago. when the first
messages were flashed over the ocean,
the interval having been spent in per-
fecting details. AT all events wireless
telegraphy is now to have its most con-
elusive test as a factor in the every
day life of the world.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-11-21
American Names.

If we have some growing sense OF
desire to touch with poetry the ter.
minology of our American towns we
have succeeded SO far only in securing
a slightly picnic grove atmosphere
such as is given off by Lakewood or
Riverside. The rich sentimentnlism of
the real estate dealer has done what
1t could, says the Atlantic, consider
ing the hurry he is in. II we have
a new manufacturing suburb the
chances are we shall be too lazily and
flatly patriotic, call 1t Lincoln and be
done with II, or too crudely romantic
In which case the secretary of the
company will report to the directors
that he has had the place Incorporated
as Ivanhoe. With the slightest dash
of poetry in his soul he might keep
true to the strenuous character of the
place with all its prospective labor
agftations. and at the same time give
tinge of beauty to the situation for
ever by calling 1t Fretley. Or If it is
place where hammers are to ring
from morning to night, why not call
1t Stroke instead of naming it Smith
Vile, after the present chief stock
holder Of the concern?
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-11-21
DENVER MARKETS

Denver Union Stock Yards. Nov. is.
The supply of cattle last week was
1000 head against 5000 preceding
week and 10000 for the same week a
year ago. Trade here was very un-
even but on the whole fairly satisfac-
Csc to 50c lower under heavy receipts.
but this fact had very little effect on
the local trade Demand here for good
beef cattle was strong and not enough
dime during the week, bulk of the good
ones selling to packers at $3.50 to
$4.10. There was nothing choice here
and top prices were not realized. Cows
are 10c to 15c higher than week
ago and CSC to 40c higher than two
weeks ago. A bunch of good cows
from the northern Colorado feed lots
sold Saturday at $3.50. Some choice
Wyoming range COWS sold at $500 to
1895. Bulk of the pretty good killing
COWS offered sold at $2.75 to 1925, me-
dium kinds at $2.25 to $2.65, and poorer
stun from $2.15 down. The commoner
grades closed weak to a little lower.
Bulls were about steady at $500 to
$3.50. Veals rather scarce and firm.
best light weights quotable at $4.00 to
$500. Feeder and stocker trade was
very uneven during the week. Choice
dehorned steers sold pretty close to
steady with the week before, but me-
dunn kinds are 15c to Csc lower and
the plain steers fully a quarter off.
Choice dehorned western slope feeders
sold during the week Mt 81 IL tn "a 40.
but it took good ones to bring better
than $3.50, and bulk of the fair to good
steers sold from this down to $500.
The hog demand is very strong and
not enough coming here to meet it.
Prices are firm with bulk of the hogs
selling around $500 to $5.10.
Sheep receipts were very good but
demand light and trade dull. Most of
the stuff here was contracted and go
ing through to feed lots. Eastern mar
kets are still lower and the market
here went down last week in sym.
pathy.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-11-21
Long Tunnel at Tacoma.

Tacoma, Wash.-John d. Farrell.
who has charge of the Hartman in
terests in Washington, announced
Tuesday that work on the Union Pa
cific in Tacoma VIII begin about De-
cember list. Work all along the line
from Portland to Tacoma is progress
ing satisfactorily. Mr. Farrell said:
The Tacoma tunnel will be $500
feet long and will be one of the big
gest pieces of construction work on
the Union Pacific extension. 1t will
De OF concrete construction and
aouble. tracked The cost will be about
$4,000 900.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-11-21
Wants Parcels Post.

Norfolk, Va.-The American Fedora
tion OF Labor Friday adopted resolu-
tions as follows:
Dh ecting its executive committee to
use every influence to bring about ac-
tion by Congress increasing postoffice
clerks pay.
Starting action to expedite and sys-
tematize the regulation of convict la
Calling upon Congress for a small
parcels post law as a relief from the
express monopoly"
Authorizing the executive council to
deal with the questions of appointing
orsanizers to teach immigrants in their
own language the ideas of unionism,
ana asking that the theatrical syndi-
Gates" be included as amenable under
the antitrust laws "in restraint OF
trade"
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-11-21
DR.. BELLS
new AIRsHIP
THE sioNET LAUNCHED ON LAKE
AT 5ADDEck. IN NOVA
SCOTIA.
IN FORM OF GREAT KITE
DISTINGUISHED INVENTOR HOPES
TO SOLVE PROBLEM OF
AERIAL NAVIGATION.

Baddeck, N. S.-After many years Of
experimental work, the contrivance
with which DIR. Alexander Graham Bell
hopes to solve the problem OF aerial
navigation was successfully launched
Wednesday in the presence Of intimate
friends Of the inventor and few of the
more prominent citizens of the place.
The launching took place at the Bell
laboratory, the ceremony of christen-
Ing being attended to by Mrs. Bell. who
In breaking the bottle Of champagne
over the bow of the ship. declared It's
name to be 'The Signet"
At o'clock the doors OF the work.
shop were thrown open and the kite
was conveyed to float upon which 1t
was towed out on the waters OF Brasa-
dor lake.
Owing to the adverse weather con-
ditions, however, flight was not at
tempted
The kite, or ship, is in itself section ,
OF a tetrahedron, 13 metres long on
top, 10 metres along the bottom by 8
metres deep.
1t is composed of 1886 units, or
small tetrahedrons, two faces OF which
are covered with silk. thus forming
two-winged cell. These cells. SO ar
ranged, are said to give. as the results
of many tests, the maximum stability
with the lightest weight.
A hole is cut through the center OF
the contriyance to furnish accommoda-
ton for the motor and a visitor. The
ship is also provided with bow for
sailing purposes.
Three floats are used as part of its
construction to support it while float
ing on the lake.
A Curtis motor is used. 1t is of four
cylinders, twenty-horse power. and
weighs 129 pounds; 1t drives two solid
screw propellers on the same shaft but
in opposite directions. These are en-
ployed to reduce the turning movement
which results in tendency to overturn
the ship when only one propeller is
used, or two are driven in the same d.
rection
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-11-21
The Howard Scale.

Bulletin No. 100 Of the Agricultural
station of the Colorado Agricultural
college deals with the Howard scale.
which has done great injury to pear.
plum, prune and other fruit and shade
trees in some localities in Colorado.
The bulletin is written by Prof. Estes
P. Taylor, field entomologist, and Is
summarized as follows:
"a The Howard scale Is present in
Injurious numbers In many fruit Or
chards of Colorado.
(2) The pest was first discovered in
this state and is supposed to have orig
mated upon plants native to the local
ity.
t3) 1t is less destructive than the
San Jose scale which, so Tar as is
known, is not present in the state.
tD The insect has been found 10
infest many varieties of fruits, but is
primarily pest of pear plum and
prune
(5) Damage may result from the
insects attaching themselves to either
tree or fruit. where they absorb the
sap as parasite. Trees may be killed
outright or fruit may be rendered un-
marketable from its "scaly" appear
ance.
tb) Inc lnSeCtS Wnen dttdcHeu W
the surface of fruit or tree are CT
minute size-about the size OF pin
head.
"a By rapid rate of increase they
may produce enough individuals TO
completely encrust the surface of the
plant attacked. 1t is their rate of in
crease and gregarious habit of life
which makes them so destructive.
tS) The female insects are wing
less throughout their entire lives and
except for a short period following
Matching are entirely motionless.
(9) The spread of the insect is de-
pendent largely upon agencies outside
of the control of the insect.
t10) Samples of scale insects found
upon fruit trees should be sent to the
entomologist of the Agricultural Ex-
pertinent station for determination.
Old Natural parasites and pre-
daceous insects preying upon the pest
do much to hold 1t in check but have
not, in the past. increased enough TO
make other measures unnecessary
G2) The lime-sulphur wash ap-
piled in late spring before the buds
open has been found complete and
practical remedy.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-11-21
Most persons have been amused

Most persons have been amused at
one time or another by the sight of
returned American traveller, with
head held high and a look of studied
unconsciousness on his face carrying
handbag or suitcase almost Gov
cred by foreign hotel and transfer
company labels. The desire to ad-
ver-ise is SO plain that spectators al
ways smile. The London Railway Re
view. in calling attention to this COM
mon vanity. attributes to 1t most of
the difficulties which travellers have
with lost baggage. The trunks and
bags are SO covered with tags that bag
gage men cannot tell which one con-
tains the proper address. The Re-
view mentions one little bag a foot
long and eight inches wide which bore
AZ labels. Pride is nearly always a
high-priced luxury.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-11-21
Ebert County Tribune
). E. Pope. Editor and Publisher.
hilbert. COLORADO.
Jarsn's way In kores.

We shall be frank about tive shall
SAY that we are carrying things with
. high hand in Korea. We have gone
over into the back yard of our neigh
Dor and are telling him to kindly move
on-simply because we need his home.
writes Adachi Kinnasuke in Review OF
Reviews. We are doing this just as
the Americans have done to the In
dians. the rightful owners of America;
Just as the British have done to the
Hindus; just as the Russians have
done to the tartars and the Chinese;
as Germany in Africa and Kiau-Chau,
and France in Cochin-China and north
ern Africa have done. Nippon has
Joined the household of great powers; |;
she has become civilized. When Eng.
contained about 16,000.000 people;
when Russia played her clever game,
through Maravieff. and ran away with
the treaty OF Aigun and with Siberia,
shc was supporting about 100000
people on her 100000 square miles |;
when Kaiser Wilhelm heard from the
gods Of his ancestors that he was
to be the military Emmanuel to the
benighted African races. and forth
with went down there to establish an
empire in the name OF all the Chris
tian virtues. Germany had less than
10000 people on 20s,s30 square miles.
Now Nippon goes over to Korea. She
is supporting about 50,0o0.oo0 people
on about 100000 square miles. of
which the possible arabic land is less
than 20 per cent, and the actual cul-
tivation is 1873 per cent; that is to
say. about 100000 acres. She has
heard the logic of necessity.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-11-21

Paris policemen at railway stations
are abliged to speak English and
German. though the ability to pro-
nounce French properly is regarded as
liberal education in the female
seminaries of other lands.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-11-21

The clergymen who are going to be
required to pay full fares on the rail-
roads will have the consolation of
thinking that IL they are killed while
journeying their widows will be able
to collect full damages.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-11-21
Grai.,.

Wheat choice milling, per 100 lbs,
$1.30. Rye, Colo, bulk, per 100 lbs,
s1.2O. Oats. bulk. Neb., No. 8, white,
S1.55; same. in sacks. s1.65. Corn, in
bulk, $1.16; in sack, $122. Corn chop
sacked, $1.2S. Bran. Colo, per 100
lbs, s1.05.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-11-21
Hay.
on, $13.00M14.00: sec.

Upland, per ton, s13.OO@14OO; sec.
ond bottom, s9.5o@1O.5O; timothy
s12.O0@1S.oO; alfalfa, sS.OO@9. 90
straw, ss5O@4.5O; South Park wire
grass, s13.00@14.00.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-11-20
NEW COLLEGE, So, 900.
Request of f. n. Carson to Orphan
Girls-Girard as Pattern.

Philadelphia was announced
that the will of r. N. Carson, of this
city, who died suddenly in a theatre
here last week, provides for a So
900, 900 college for orphan girls, pat
termed after Girard College, in this
city, which IS exclusively for boys.
The bequest becomes effective after
the death of the widow, Mrs. rance
Carson. The institution will be To-
Gated at Flourtown, just over the city
line, in Montgomery County.
The will is almost identical with
that of Stephen Girard, who founded
the largest college of its kind in the
world. Like Mr.. Girard's will, Mr..
Carson's bequest provides that the
institution shall not be controlled by
any religious denomination and that
no religious services shall be held in
the institution that are peculiar or
exclusive to any church.
The college will be open to all poor
white girls both of whose parents are
dead. In the matter of admission
preference is to be given equally to
girls born in Philadelphia or in Mont
gomery County. After that admis-
sions are to be to those born in Penn
sylvania, and, lastly, to those born
elsewhere in the United States. The
age of admission is between six and
ten years, and of discharge from the
college at eighteen, or earlier if the
trustees deem it for the best interest
of the girls.