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The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-11-11
Republican Candidates Sweep the
Country i'm National Race.
Contests for Governor Are Close Several SatesDeneen Wins
Illinois and Hughes in New York by Reduced MaoriesRe
suits in Other States-- Congress Republican.
lines s.. JHERNIHN

(RepD, has been reelected, but
his vote is far behind that of the
head of the ticket, owing chiefly to
the fact that he was not Endorsed by
Senator La Toilette, for whose seat
he is expected to make contest in
two years. Eight Republican con-
gressmen have been elected, two are
in doubt and one Democrat is elected.
G. H. Weisse carried the Sixth district.
indianapolis, Ind.-With the vote so
close that it will probably require the
official count to decide 1t looks as
though Marshall had been elected
governor, and also the entire state
ticket. The Democrats have secured
control of the legislature on joint bal
lot, thus insuring the election of a
Democratic United States senator to
succeed James A. Hemenway.
Detroit, Mich-With incomplete re-
turns it seems certain that Gov. War
ner has defeated his opponent, Lawton
T. Hemans.
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CONGRESS is REPUBLICAN,.
Returns Indicate Gains in the Lower
House.

William Howard Taft will have a
safe Republican majority in the house
of representatives to carry on his poll
cies.
Incomplete returns indicate that
the majority will be slightly increased,
unless some unexpected changes are
made by later returns from districts
supposed to be safely Republican. In
the last congress the Republicans had
majority of 81.
The Democrats lost the Eleventh
Pennsylvania district to the Republi-
can nominee, Henry w. Palmer who
defeated John Bigelow and thus be-
comes the successor to Mr.. Lenahan,
the present Democratic member. The
Republicans also regained the Third
Wisconsin district, which was lost to
Joseph w. Babcock two years ago.
Mr.. Babcock was defeated by James
w. Murphy, and Mr.. Murphy now ap-
pears to have gone down before Ar
thur j. Kopp, the Republican nomi-
nnee.
The principal close districts from
ceived are in Pennsylvania, and in all
these except the Eleventh both parties
seem to have held their own. One ex
ception is in Nebraska, where Mr.
Hitchcock, who now represents the
Second district on very small Demo
cratic vote, has been returned, and
the indications are that he will con
tinue to be the only representative in
the house of his party from MIR. Bry
ans state.
Old Faces Seen Again.
There will be many familiar faces
in the next congress, including Speak
err Cannon and his chief lieutenants
Messrs. Payne, Dalzell, Tawney, Bur
ton of Ohio, Mccall of Massachusetts
and Bartholdt of Missouri. There was
especially vigorous opposition tt
Messrs. Cannon, Tawney and Dalzell
but they are all reported as victori
Gus. On the Democratic side Chaml
Clark and Mr.. De Almond of Missouri
Clayton of Alabama, Rainey of Illinois
Ollie James of Kentucky, Ransdell o
Louisiana, and Francis Burton Har
rison and Fitzgerald of New York arr
all certainly returned. Delaware will
send a new Republican, Mr.. Head, il
place of Representative Burton; Geor
gia a new Democrat in the person o
Mr.. Hughes in the place of Mr.. Lewis
and Illinois, James M. Graham, Dem
!, ocrat, in place of Mr.. Caldwell, Demo
crat; Francis Dodge, Republican
comes from Michigan in place of MI
Barragh, while Clarence B. Miller, Re
publican, will occupy the seat Of Adal
| Bebe.
For the first time for 16 years tn
Eighth Mississippi district will be rel
! resented by another than John Shar
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Ervan Conuratulates Taft.

Cincinnati, Nov. 6.-"Please accept
congratulations and best wishes for
the success of your administration.
"W. j. BRYAN"
81 thank you sincerely for your cor
dial and courteous telegram of con-
graduation and good wishes.
CIVILIAN II. TAFT"
These messages were Thursday, ex-
changed between Lincoln, Neb., and
Cincinnati. The message from Mr..
Bryan came while Judge Taft was ad-
dressing the general conference of the
Women's Foreign Missionary society
of the ethodist-Episcopal church. He
received the message on his return to
his residence and answered it at once
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-11-11
NEW DISTRICTS and
NEW RAILWAYS
WESTERN CANADA AFFORDS BET.
TER CONDITIONS THAN EVER
FOR SETTLEMENT.

To the Editor - Sr:-Doubtless
many of your readers will be pleased
to have some word from the grain
fields of Western Canada, where such
a large number of Americans have
made their home during the past few
years. 1t is pleasing to be able to re-
port that generally the wheat yield
has been good; it will average about
90 bushels to the acre. There will
be many cases where the yield will go
35 bushels to the acre, and others
where so bushels to the acre has
been recorded. The oat and barley
crop has been splendid. The prices
of all grains will bring to the farmers
a magnificent return for their labors.
An instance has been brought to my
notice Of a farmer in the Pincher
Creek (Southern Alberta) district
where winter wheat is grown-who
made net profit of $1955 per acre, or
little less than the selling price of his
land. 80, 49, and SO bushel yields are
recorded there. The beauty about the
lands in Western Canada is that they
are so we'll adapted to grain-raising,
while the luXuriant grasses that grow
everywhere in abundance make the
best possible feed for fattening cattle
Or for those used for dairying pur-
poses.
The new homestead regulations
which went into force September, 1908,
attracted thousands Of new settlers. 1t
is now possible to secure 100 acres in
addition to the 100 acres as a free
grant, by paying $500 an acre for it.
Particulars as to how to do this and
as to the railway rates can be Sc
cured from the Canadian Government
Agents.
"The development throughout West
ern Canada during the next ten years
will probably exceed that Of any other
country in the worlds history" is not
the statement of an optimistic Cana
dian from the banks of the Saskatche-
wan, but of Mr.. Leslie M. Shaw OF
New York, ex-Secretary of the United
States Treasury under the late Presi-
dent Mckinley and President Roose-
welt, and considered one of the ablest
financiers of the United States. "Our
railway companies sold good deal
of their land at from three to five dol
lars an acre, and now the owners are
selling the same land at from fifty to
seventy-five dollars, and buying more
up in Canada at from ten to fifteen"
The editor of the Monticello Qowa)
Express made trip through Western
Canada last August, and was greatly
impressed. He says: Zone cannot
cross Western Canada to the noun
tains without being impressed with its
immensely of territory and it's future
prospects. Where l expected to find
frontier villages there were substan-
TALLY built cities and towns with every
modern convenience. 1t was former
ly supposed that the climate was too
severe for it to be thought Of as an
agricultural country, but it's wheat
raising possibilities have been amply
tested. We drew from Ontario many
of our best farmers and most progress
sive citizens. Now the Americans are
emigrating in greater numbers to
Western Canada. Seventy-tive per
cent. of the settlers in that good coun'
try located southeast of Moose Jaw
and Regina are Americans. Canada
is we'll pleased with them and is ready
to welcome thousands more
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-11-11
Democrats Sweep Nebraska.

Lincoln, Neb. - Returns on Tues
days election, while far from
complete, are sufficiently definite to
confirm and emphasize the first report
that the Democrats have made a
sweeping victory in Nebraska. While
the pluralities for the victorious party
are not phenomenally large, they are
complete, the state ticket and candi
dates for congress in most instances
running parallel with Bryan, who was
exDected to cad the ticket.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-11-11

SELECTED in September.
**Elected in June.
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Penns. lvania, the banner G. o. r.
state, which gave Taft plurality OF
100000, as compared with 505,OOO cast
for the Republican ticket in the last
presidential campaign.
Illinois Vote Is Cut Down.
Illinois cut her vote down from 3OO,-
900 to 100000, Michigan from $4,000
to 100000, Ohio from 255,000 to 10000,
Minnesota from 10000 to $4,000, In
diana from $4,000 to 5000, Iowa from
lis, 900 to $4,000, Kansas from 10000
to 10000, Colorado from $4,000 to
5000, California from $4,000 to 60,
900, South Dakota from $4,000 to 15,
900, and North Dakota from $4,000
to 10000
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-11-11

Joseph G. Cannon wins by ma
jOrity Of 900
Chairman Payne of ways and means
committee is re elected
Chairman Hepburn Uf interstate and
foreign commerce committee is de-
feated
Congressman Dalzell of Pennsy lvania
identified with tariff legislation. ia
reelected.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-11-11

Williams, for several years past the
Democratic leader on the floor of the
house. He failed to seek renomina-
ton on account of his election to the
senate, and it is presumed that he will
be succeeded in leadership by Mr..
Clark of Missouri.
Likewise Bourke Cochran gives way
to Michael F. Conry, who is also a
Democrat. Charles S. Millington, Re-
publican, will succeed Mr.. Taft's run
ming mate, Mr.. Sherman, as represent
tative of the Twenty-seventh New
York district. John Wesley Gaines OF
Tennessee will be succeeded by Jos
eph w. Byrnes, another Democrat
South Dakota sends two new men
both Republicans.
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Colombia's One Iron Foundry.

The only iron foundry in Colombia,
South America, is at Bogota. 1t Is
known as La Paradera and is operated
on a small scale, native ores being
smelted, the iron being subsequently
remelted for casting purposes. There
are several commercial iron deposits
in the interior Of the country, and one
ore body situated near the coast OF
the Caribbean sea is now being drilled
by American engineers.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-11-11
INTERESTING STATE ELECTIONS
Close Contests in Several Of the Gen.
trail States.

New York.-The Republicans won a
sweeping victory in this state for ma
tional and state tickets and more sur
prising than anything else, Taft car
ried the Democratic stronghold of
Greater New York by a plurality of
about $500. He also carried Erie
county, another normally Democratic
territory, by 1000, but this is 5000
less than the Roosevelt plurality
there. Taft's plurality in the whole
state is 1892 and that for Hughes
is 1880. The legislature is again
overwhelmingly Republican.
Springfield, 1ll.-Charles S. Deneen
was elected governor of Illinois for a
second time, despite widespread "cut-
ting" by his enemies in the Republican
party His plurality over Adlai E.
Stevenson was estimated at 10000,
while Taft carried the state by about
$4,000 plurality. The entire Repub-
lican ticket was elected by a normal
vote.
Illinois Republicans elected 10 men,
bers of the national house Of repre-
sentatives, the Democrats being sue
cessful in only six districts. The
state legislature is safely Republican,
with Al Republican senators to 10
Democrats, and in the lower house IS
Republicans, GO Democrats and two
Prohibitionists. This gives the Repub-
licans majority of 81 on joint ballot
Lincoln, Neb.-Incomplete returns
indicate that A. c. Shallenberger and
the entire Democratic ticket have
been elected in Nebraska by a small
majority. Mr. Bryan carried the
state by not less than 5000. Bryan's
greatest gain was in Lincoln, which he
carried, overcoming normal Repub-
lican plurality of 1000. Eighteen out
of 81 precincts in Lincoln gave Bryan
1883 and Taft 3,244, plurality for
Bryan of $50. The remaining three
precincts will not greatly change
these figures. Bryan carried his home
precinct by Ill to 81.
Des Moines.-B. F. Carroll and the
entire Republican state ticket has
been elected in Iowa by plurality OF
approximately $4,000, as against Roose
velt's plurality Of $4,000 four years
ago.
The indications are that the entire
delegation in congress will be Repub
lican, a gain of one over two years
ago. There is a close race in the
Sixth district between Hamilton, pres
ent congressman (Dem.), and Kendall
, (Rep).
, Madison, Wis.-Gov. J. o. Davidson
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-11-11
Contributions to Be Published.

In a statement given to the press
Mr.. Hitchcock announced that COM
plete list of all the contributions made
to the Republican campaign fund
would be made public in the near flu
ture. work already having been begun
on the tabulation of the list. The list
is a very long one, Mr.. Hitchcock said,
and will give every contribution made.
It will he issued in printed form.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-11-11
naIzeiI Wins Out,

Pittsburg, Pa, Nov. 4.-The re-elec'
ton of Congressman John Dalzell in
the Thirteenth district by a greatly
reduced plurality is conceded. Edward
F. Duffy (Dem.) made hard fight
against him, cutting into his usual
vote in industrial precincts.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-11-11
Various SCHOOLS" Of Painters.

The Munich Jugend has discovered
five signs by which to detect the
school to which painter belongs:
CD If he paints the sky gray and the
grass black, he belongs to the good
old classical school. ca If he paints
the sky blue and the grass green. he
is a reallst. (3) If he paints the sky
green and the grass blue. he is ar Inn
pressionist. (4) If he paints the Sky
yellow and the grass purple. he Is a
colorist. (5) If he paints the SKY
black and the grass red, he shows poS
session of great decorative talent.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-11-11

by about 1000 The governorship is
still in doubt with Dolan (Rep) run
ming about 1000 behind Norris,
(Dem).
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Montana Is Republican.

Butte, Mont. -- Advices from
throughout Montana indicate that Taft
has carried the state by a majority
close to 5000. Charles N. Pray OF
Fort Benton is reelected to congress
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-11-11

BY vote which swept everything
before it in New York, New Jersey,
and Massachusetts, but by greatly re-
duced pluralities throughout the rest
of the country, William Howard Taft
was elected president of the United
States.
He will have in the electoral
college 319 votes, while William
Jennings Bryan will receive 1876.
This gives the Republican nominee CT
more than is necessary to secure his
election and a majority over his DEM
ocratic opponent of 1876.
In addition, the electoral vote Of
Maryland will be split.
Twenty-Five states will cast their
electoral votes for him, leaving but
16 states votes for Bryan.
At the same time the Republicans
have increased their supremacy in
the national house of representatives
while in the United States senate they
have retained their present majority.
Speaker Cannon and Representative
Payne of New York and Dalzell OF
Pennsylvania have all been reelected
so that the lower house will continue
under it's former regime.
While in the end the results bore
out the predictions which had been
made by the Republican managers
there were a host of surprises.
In New York the most hopeful ex
pectations of the Republican cam
paign managers were surpassed and
the Empire state swept into the Taft
column and overwhelmed his opposi
ton with veritable avalanche Of
votes, rolling up a colossal plurality
of 218,000. In Massachusetts tho
Democrats were showed under by the
stupendous plurality of 100000, while
in New Jersey they had margin O.
$4,000, gain of more than 5000 II
excess of the vote for Presiden
Roosevelt four years ago.
But after this has been said the re
turns reveal a merciless slaughter o
the vote piled up by Roosevelt ant
Fairbanks in the last campaign.
Kansas, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Ohio
and Indiana each contributed it
share to the onslaught on the Repuh
lican total of four years ago, so tina
while the party has succeeded in Civ
ing it's candidate comfortable ma
jority in the electoral college, tn
popular vote has been whitfield dow
in amazing proportions
Indiana Won by Narrow Margin.
The only place where the Demo
Gratis made a strong bid for doubtful
state was Indiana, where they sue
ceeded in holding the Republica
margin down to 5000. At the sam
time the Democrats elected the stat
ticket, thus revealing the bitter han
to hand character of the fight whic
was waged in the Hoosier common
wealth during the last 60 days of tn
campaign.
New York and Ohio, the other 81
called pivotal states, swept into tn
Republican column by pluralities ths
were surprising to all, the latte
showing it's loyalty to it's native SO
by giving him a plurality OF 3O,ot
votes.
Outside Of Massachusetts, the SINAI
est changes in net results came IN tf
New England states, Maine, Ne
HAMPSHIRE, Vermont, Rhode Islam
and Connecticut contributing plura
tiles to Taft which do not differ mat
rally from those given Roosevelt al
Fairbanks in 1904.
The greatest slump in the Republ'
-, column came with the returns fro
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OPENING AND CLOSING OF MAILS

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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-10

TUESDAY EVENING. MAR. 10. 1908.
DIRECTING Folk. In Boston.

The stranger had been searching
nearly half an hour among the mys-
terlous curving ways OF the park for
Fenway street. At last the trim figure
OF a hurrying student attracted her
eve. and she resolved to ask for the
necessary information.
Can you tell me, please, where Fen
way street Isl" she asked.
"Yes, indeed" answered the student
"Why. we're In It now"
yes" The stranger looked rather
helplessly around at the wealth or
shrubbery, the smooth roads that
seemed to lead only to Mrs. Gardner :
green rooted palace. But l wanted
TO find certain number on Fenway
street"
"Ohw said the student, helpless ex-
presslon for moment clOuding her
face.
DO you know, there's street down
there" She pointed a daintily gloyed
hand straight into clump OF elms.
81 don't know the name OF It. l never
did know that 1t had name. Why
don't you try that one"-Boston Her
aid
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-10

Tea lead for lining tea chests IL SUI
pcrior at least from the standpoint OF
cheapncss to any other metal. Accord
ing TO an article In the BRASS World.
the method practiced by the Chinese III
the manufacture OF tea lead Is To press
molten lead between two fiat stones.
The excess of lead Is melted I'm an iron
kettle by direct fire underneath. Rice
paper Is carefully smoothed down over
the surface OF the stones 10 supply
nonconductor Of heat and thus pre-
vent the chilling OF the lead. The
stones are now placed fiat upon the
ground and the upper one raised n
short distance, with one edge resting
upon the lower stone. In other words,
the stones are opened like = book. A
ladle full OF melted lead IL now poured
in between the stones. and the top one
Is quickly dropped. The lead Is squeez-
ed out until only thin layer Is left
Tea lead usually runs from .OO5 TO 10
inch I'm thickness.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-10

Hemsed To stand on ,ic hearih .ilg I'D
the smoking room. says Waller crane
In his An .trtist's "Reminiscences oil
Robert Louis Stevenson. the center oil
an adnuring circle. and discourse very
much in the same style aS that IN
which lie WROTE Ii gave one the lui-
pressiCsi Of ariihciality rather-l mean
his manner OF speaking and choice oil
words. as il carefully selected ana cut
tiyated. III remark was offered by
one OF the company lie would perhaps
accept il and turn about much as
conjurer does when he borrows a ma
kerchief or a hal from some one IA his
audience. or perhaps he would work II
into his next sentence, returning IL 10
his interlocutor improved-wrapped III
silver paper. metaphorically speaking.
His personal appearance was quite as
unusual as his speech-a long. pale
thin face and lank hair. quick snd pen
etrating eyes and rather sardonic
smile. The world In general. especial
Is in cIubland. wore white shirts ana
collars as a rule. but Stevenson sported
black ones.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-10
Pretty Strong Lunas.

In Through Luzon on Highways
and Byways" the author, naval on'-
Ger. tells this expansive story. We
vouch for the story only, not for the
facts:
While traversing this attractive cOun-
try. which offers so much to tempt the
husbandman" we met with no sign OF
life until nearing q village. where
could be seen native hunters after deer
and carabao The carabao furnishes a
fine quality Of meat and has peculiar.
instructive trait In being the only deni-
zen OF the forest that can protect IL
self against the boa constructors, when
are somewhat numerous In these parts.
When the carabao Is pOunced upon by
the boa and the reptile has wrapped
itself round the body for the squeezing
process Of killing the animal, the cara
bao slowly draws In its sides until
the boa has his grip fixed securely ana
begins to tighten up. when suddenly
the carabao inAates his lungs to their
fullest and spreads his sides, tearing
the vertebrae OF the reptile into thou
sand pieces.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-10
An Un..med Marquis.

The father OF the Marquis Of Butte
had an amusing experience In the
neighborhood Of ROthesay. lie met a
cockney traveller who asked to he d.
rected to a certain place. Deceived
by the marquis accent, the visitor took
him for a sOuthrOn and took occasion
to make supercilious remarks about
the barbarous islanders of Butte. He
said, "Blime me, suppose you're like
me, an Engllshman?"
NO" responded the marquis; "I'm a
native OF Butte, this island
Good gracious" exclaimed the Lon
doner, In amazement Then who In
the dOOce tanned yerr
Lord Butte assumed fierce express
sion and. raising a pOnderous cudgel
he was carrying. said angrlly. "Who
saws I'm tameW The alarmed cock
ney turned and ded-Pall Mall Gazette.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-10
The Story Of Zero.

The word zero" Is from the Spanish
and means empty" hence nothing. 1t
was first used for a thermometer In
1873 by Prusslan named Fahrenheit.
BY experimenting with snow and salt
Fahrenheit found that he could pro-
duce a degree Of cold equal to that OF
the coolest winter day. 1t happened
that the day on which he made his
final experiment was the coolest that
anybody could remember. and. struck
with the coincidence OF his scientific
discovery. he hastily concluded that he
had found the lowest degree OF tenn
perature. either natural or artificial.
He called the degree zero" and con-
structed thermometer graduating up
from zero to boiling point, which he
numbered 212 and the freezing point
81.