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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-09-30

Now, coming up big step. Babies next,
and here is where make good impression with
the mothers hope.
A criminologist of fame and good repute claims
that the baby shows signs of criminality when II
cries and fights and scratches its mother or nurse
Far be it from me, plain ordinary man, to dls-
pute this statement made by student and sclen-
fist. But, | would like to give you one, two, or
two and half other for the babys vail
and temper
1t might be, of course, that the criminal instinct
is showing itself in mammals little sun BEAM age
one week. when it yells but before it is stamped
criminay hopeless, why not investigate the safety
pin? Remove the cause yon know, and the effect
is gone. If |, who neither sun beam or only
one week old, was forced to repose the business
end of safety for any length of time, | am
quite would do no less than murder as soon
became free.
Another point: Suppose, YOU, Mr.. Crmnologist
after being fed ivory rattle for hour
more should throw it the floor in disgust.
would you not be criminally inclined, when it was
picked up and rammed into your mouth again and
held there until you took it from sheer eXhaustion2
Just one more. Imagine you have just awakened
from nice nap and still feeling a little
drowsy, that delightful feeling OF being only half
conscious. 1t is nice and in bed and it is
kind of chilly out. Suddenly you are lifted out
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-09-30
The Drunken Bug

only managed to get into debt when suddenly
without moments warning, swarm of drunken
bees, bees that have probably been out all night,
attack YOU You they would light on you and
then being kind of dizzy and beary-eyed they
would be afraid to let go, and-Oh, horrors, III
leave the rest to your Imagination and give you
an amusing incident about the ants.
You have often heard, doubt, of men getting
those they love, not knowing what they do
being consumed with anger that they tenn
porarly insane and unaccountable for their
lions These brainy little insects, the ants, have
the same characteristic. When the warrior ants
return home after battle they enraged and
worked up to so high pitch. that the slave ants
have to hold them down until they cool off. Four
or five OF the slaves jump each warrior soon
as he comes in and literally hold him down If
they did not take this precaution these batte-lov
ING soldiers would wipe out their colony.
have. myself noticed this trair in men. but it
IS more often before fight that they plead for
their friends TO hold them, especially ii their OPP
ponent is big man
Animals, rule. pretty decent and honest,
II they are lei alone and not tempered with by
men, but there are some that hopeless thieves
For example, take magpies or rats. They see
appropriate it, They do not need it for nourish-
nent or for BODYBUILDING, just want it, that's all.
don't want to antagonize animal lovers, because
know how they feel, have a certain amount of
affection for animals myself, but do like respect
able and honor-loNing and must confess have
very little use for the sneak thief
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-09-30

your nice warm cover
is ruthlessly thrown
aside and you, helpless.
are put into a tub of
very wet water. either
much hotter or con.
siderably colder than
you expected. Now. how
would you like to be
called a criminal just
because you let out a
howl of mingled rage.
surprise and despair?
Babies might be Grim
inals, but | will trust
a yelling kid a heap
further than a silent
man. | don't believe in
slppressing your feel
ings.
Crime is contagious,
That is a claim | let
pass without a chal.
lenge.
Haven't you noticed
it Yourself? You read
in the morning paper Of
a robbery. the next
morning you read OF
two, and so on for
probably ten days or
two weeks. until the
police stamp out the
epidemic. The reading
or hearing of crime sug
gests the idea to an
other and he plans a
robbery on his own
hook, taking care t.
avoid mistake of the |
one who was caught
but he makes a mis-
take. too-they all
do, poor wretches-
and is caught and \
Gagged also. \
In reading OF the
crime haven't you
often caught your
self saving or think
ing, Now what he Dug
| had been doing that
you2 If you have not y
You are evenly balar
will power, correct trair
man who is born in pc
Wickedness, who is bro
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-09-30

shocked YOU are, when ] discovered it, Well
there is and it is called "Utricuraia Neslecta.'
would suspect ANYTHING with a name like that
though
This little child OF nature-that's pretty
thought snt t2 I'll say it again. This little child
of nature has nice. sweet gummv substance on
the surface OF its leaves for the sole purpose of
attracting bugs and insects When the poor unsus-
pecing hug is sufficiently attracted to crawl upon
one of these leaves. this vllainous flower folds it
self up and the poor unsophstcated bug is held a
prisoner He never has another opportunity to
associate with criminals
Now-if this pretty little posv's existence de
pended upon unsuspectns and trusting bugs
could be enient in my Judgment but ii
doesn't 1t gets its noulishment from Mother
Earth. and Mother Earth ought TO be ashamed of
herself 10 nourish such degenerate.
1t pains me to have to tell such tale about
flower and feel perfectly sure will be called
many mean names by as many dear ladies who
love flowers. SO my dear flower worshpping la
dies to save myself from YOUR censure will sue
gest way this flower can be crninally useful:
suppose YOU planted three -four of these 'JTtricu
aria Neglecta' around your garden udiciouslv. For
nstance--put one under Your bushes that the
insects have nearly devoured and within month
Your roses will be sound, whole and blooming with
a renewed viSor and beauty Another you might
plant in the center of your pansy bed. Dear, cum
ming little panses, think what blessing good
strong criminal. like this, would be to them
have been wondering since learning of this
flower if Professor Burbank could not manage to
grow IL giant one Think that We could
plant one in the cellar. another in the attic, and
within q night OF two all the rats and mice in
house Would tt Geld If This cannot be
plished, he might give pocket editions They
would be inNAlllahe at the se-shore. lust nut
down beside Won in the beach or near your bed in
The hotel then sic il on the mosquitoes Cnch.
The next step III criminooev leads TO insects
bees, ants etc I'll tell on about everything eN
cept the etc Cont know very much about
that.
Not LONG read very interesting article
ON the different causes of crime and anon. other
things the author spoke of Drink as being a
prime mover Well. believe that is all right
Then he Went ON TO compare the effects of liquor
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-09-30

not my intention to give
scientific discourse on
| couldn't if |
Guild, but there are a good
any interesting little items
with the subject
at we can all understand.
hey appealed TO me, We're
ithin my reach and, as | am
either scientist or criminol-
,ist, | think they will inter
t others who, like myself
have other things to do
than study the why"
when and wherefore
of the criminal
Criminology would in
terest great many more
of us if it were not for
the name. we cannot get
past that The mere word
suggests brutality and re
pulses a large majority
who might really enjoy the
subject if they could over
come this feeling.
| promise you no head
measurements or Stats
tics, and will tell nothing
that might disturb the
peace of your slumbers.
Did you know there is
a great criminal, a muir
derer in fact. among the
flowers No. neither did
until recently and was
Just as surprised and
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-01-18
To Insure DepositOrs.

The little seed sown in the political soil of Okla
hon1a has already sent forth germ of new life and
there is promise that the growth that IS to come
will spread into adjoining States and perhaps into
all the States Oklahoma has adopted a legislative
requirement that causes its State banks to provide
for the payment of all deposits in any or more
of the banks that may fail, payments to be made
from fund to which each State bank contributes
its share.
This regulation had immediate effect on the
business of the National banks of the State. De-
posts were withdrawn from the National banks and
placed in the State banks, demonstrating at once the
value of the security extended to depositors
National bankers in Oklahoma and other States
reached the conclusion that something must quickly
be done to meet the effect of the Oklahoma law, else
the bulk of the money would be transferred to Ok
1ahoma and placed in the private banks of that State
A form of agreement has been placed in clrcula-
ton in number of states by which the officers OF
National banks agree to combine for the protection
of depositors and they are to ask authority from
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-01-18
For American Government.

A number of Republican voters have recently as
sured The Scmitar that it is right in its course OF
hostility to polygamy and Mormon church control
in politics and government. That the campaign is
a commendable one that it will win and that they
intend to give their assistance to the accomplishment
of that desirable end.
These Republicans say that their party has been
led into an indefensbe position that they have sus
tanned it in its coalition with an unconstitutional
aggregation under the hope that it would sever the
ties that bind it to the hierarchy but that they have
now come to the end of the road to the parting of
the ways
They would rather their party lose than win
under the abominable association that few leaders
have fastened upon the organization and they in
tend to emphasize their conclusions at the polls next
November. They are going to join the side of
morality, under the fellowship of good citizenship,
and compel all the people of Idaho to obey the SUI
prerne law of the State and the supreme demand OF
public sentiment.
If enough Republicans will come to the assistance
of the promoters of pure government, Idaho will be
able to shake off the incubus that renders it one
of the undesirable States of the Union, and it will
then become perpetual invitation to homeseekers
and capital, and its marvellous resources will be de-
ve1oped in a hea1thful and profitable way.
These Republicans have highly resolved that they
will join the million club and devote their future
energies to the State rather than to the church of
Mormon
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-01-18

the Treasury Department to insure the deposits of
all National bank depostors. A form of the pro-
posed agreement has been sent to the Treasury De-
partment by the Union National Bank of New
Brighton, Pennsylvania, and as it represents the
general plan under contemplation, it is worth repro
ducing 1t reads follows:
In order to avail ourselves and our depostors of
the plan proposed for mutual guarantee OF National
bank deposits (and in consideration OF action being
taken similar to by at least 5000 National
banks) agree to pay to you as custodian and dis
bursting agent in behalf of ourselves and such other
associated banks for the purpose of rembursng the
loss of any deposit any OF such associated banks
such proportion of the actual money loss sustained by
any depositor of any bank entering into this mutual
agreement combined capitalization and surplus
bear to the total capitalization and surplus OF all
such banks making cooperative agreements similar
to this the same being payable forthwith to you
when you repay said to the losing deposltor upon
proper proof of his claim by warrant OF United States
or such other form of payment as you may decide
upon, taking proper receipt from such losing de-
positor and filing in your office for record and
reference.
In case that the 5000 National banks
agree to the proposed arrangement you to notify
of such fact together with the names OF banks
so agreeing whereupon our active participation IN
such arrangement shall begin and continue up to
and including October 81, 1908
The Comptroller of the Currency has agreed, when
the matter is placed before him in legal form, to
submit it to the Attorney General for opinion,
and if the opinion is favorable he will endeavor to
comply with the requests of the bankers. The pro-
posed arrangement is to be made temporary under
the expectation that the plan will be leglslated on
by Congress before October and permanently adopted
This is the system of protection suggested by Mr..
Bryan in congressional bill in 1898 and since adj
vocated by him on various occasions 1t was upon
his advice that Oklahoma adopted it and set the pace
for the Nation. None of the "fnanciers" have been
able to produce more popular suggestion
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-01-18
THE IDAHO SCIMITAR.

pendence Kansas and other towns in that region on
mission for the L. D. S. church The people OF NC
Cannon recently rendered Mr. G1ttins two fareWen
receptions and a considerable of money was
donated to assist in the mission. Mr. G1tt1ns is one
of the best known citizens of the Junction town lie
was first councillor to Bishop Boyce OF McCamrnon,
is chairman of the McCammOn school board, is preS-
dent of the McCammon Irrigating Ditch Company
and president of the McCammon brass band He
has resided in McCammon for the past twenty-three
years and few men in this section of the State stand
higher in the estimation of his neighbors: .
Il want to thank all my friends for their hberaEty
and kindness to McCammon is full of good
boosters but the star of them all is, perhaps, Tom
Edwards He is always trying to do some good for
his town and his fellow citizens, and he invariably
succeeds His faithful performance Of all duties is
a credit to himself and to the church to which we
belong"
Mr. Gittins returned to his home in McCammon
yesterday and about the first of the week will leave
for Salt Lake, and from there go to Kansas on his
mission, which will require his time and attention
for several months.
This is characteristic mixture of ecclesiastical
and secular affairs Mr. Gittins will his labors
as president of the brass band and irrigatng COM
pany, for the time being, and become Elder Gittins,
Mormon missionary to the benighted of Kansas
and that section.
It has always been the understanding that the
missionaries of the Mormon church travel without
purse or scrip" 1t would appear from this item
that the system is changing and that the brethren OF
McCammon raised considerable sum to aid the
elder in his proselyting
Elder Gittins went to Salt Lake, where he will
receive his instructions from the apostles, and his
documents He will carry with him as aids IN
spreading the true gospel "the Doctrine and Cove
nants' latest edition. containing the revelation en-
Joining polygamy M. J. Crowley, on doctrine OF
the church (Crowley is a new poygamlst and an
apostle) Ben E. Rich on the Guide to Righteous
ness" Ben is at the head of the Southern Missions,
with headquarters at Chattanooga. 1t is the COM
mon understanding that Ben has been rewarded with
new wives since the manifesto, and otherwise shown
evidence of regard by the church for his faithful
ness and obedience to counsel.
Elder Gittins will carry with him other works by
polygamists some old polygamiss, dead, others
new polygamsts, now living, and also copies OF the
speeches delivered in the Senate by Apostle Smoot
and Senators Hopkins and Knox, proving that there
is no such thing as polygamy either as a tenet OF
faith or practice in Mormonsm.
The Scimtar joins with The Tribune in its send
off to the departing missionary to the inviting vine
yard of Kansas
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-01-18
Gone On a Mission.

The Tribune, the church organ at Pocatelo' III It's
issue of January 4th, has the following
Edwin Gittins, one of the prosperous ranchers OF
+ha McCammon country. was in Pocatelo yesterday,
making final preparations to leave shortly Tor lnde
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-01-18

The postmaster at Weiser, in this State, has found
it improbable to use public money Tor private pur-
poses He has been permitted to resign. ~
La Junta tribune., 1908-03-14
Tsacners' Association.

The Otero County Teachers AssO-
citation will hold an interesting ses'
sion in the new high school building
in this city today, Saturday, March
l4th. afternoon and evening. The
officers of the association are as fol-
lows: President. f. B. Bolles, of
Rocky Ford: vice president, Charles
Brown, Of Swink. secretary. Ms.
Bertha Forbes. of Rocky Ford.
The programme for the session is
as follows:
AFTERNOON.
Music High School Orchestra
Invocation. .... kew Z. n. Ayers
Song. "Wiegenlied" ".-..........
... High School Girls Glee Club
Teachers Insurance. ..-......
...... Hon. Fred Dick, Denver
Place of History In School Curric-
ulum .... Dr. Miller. Greeley
Song, Sailing" .........
High School Boys Glee Club
Round Table For Grammar grade
and High School Teachers con-
Quoted by DR.. c. f. Chadsey.
/ Superintendent Denver Schools.
Round Table For Primary and
| intermediate Teachers, conduct
] L.. NJ II 1'a,inr pInly,-
Ford.
Address. DR.. B. o. Aylesworth.
................... Fort Collins
EVENING.
\ Music ... High School Orchestrs
Invocation 80. Rev. Conrad Bluhn
Song. ''Revel of the Leaves"
........... High School Choru:
Address Industrial Education
-. DIR. c. E. Chadsey, Denver
Round Table Questions Grammal
Grade and High School:
When is school graded?
Shall we have rhetoricals through
out the grades and High School
How should they be conducted?
How shall we get more individua
work and deeper thinking in arith
metic?
Do we require too much writteI
work. and not enough oral work il
our schools today?
How improve the moral standard
of our public schools?
The Sherman House has made
special rate for visiting teachers
two in a room. rate of % and s
cents each.
At the close of the evening lectur
visiting teachers will be rendered
reception by the teachers of l.
Junta.
/
La Junta tribune., 1908-03-14
RENelNl ENT
Q . .
0oMSMs6 q Fs0w ysASos
FHss -
y-s"sy yss-s 49,.

O'N-il Bros. sold l25 tons OF al
falfa at sl3 per ton.
D. ". Carpenter opened a photo,
graph gallery in La Junta.
Walter Jones was the new night
caller at the Santa Fe si:ops.
G. II. Downer was elected secre-
tary of the Bachelors Club.
The farmers in the vicinity OF La
Junta organized protective assOcIa
tlan.
A proposition to issue bonds Ia
the amount of 5000 to build city
hall was incorporated in the election
notice for the spring Of 1855.
Ell Harrison and Wm. Matlock
two OF the handsomeSt bag2agemer
on the Santa Fe. were taking lay
off and rusticating in Leadyille.
Twenty years ago the city Officials
I of La Junta we-e as follows: Mayor
( l.. A. Benton; city clerk j. Pfisterer
city treasurer. J. n. Simonton: city
marshal. James Hickman: trustees
S. Z. Miller. n 5. Shrum. Gerald
Dougherty: c. BalIinger. Matt
Daimler
1T IS amusing to see how delight
ed some Of our neighbors BECOME
whenever few railroad employet
happen to leave La Junta. y says th'
TRIBUNE twenty years ago. They
at once clap their hands in apptoya
and declare that the shops are to b'
moved to Pueblo. Tn" Santa Fe
however. goes right on adding to ii
property in La Jnnta. Same ole
thing just few years ago, too. bu
We have not heard much of lat,
about the shops being moved or th'
Santa Fe's making arrangements 4
sidetrack La Junta outside of th
recent Swiuk rumor.
La Junta tribune., 1908-03-14
Death OF s.sy woodbury..

Marian Frances Woodbury.. be-
loved and only child of MIR. and
Mrs. Clarence G. Woodbury.. on Sum
day, March 1st. passed beyond the
confines of earth to rest in the bosom
Of Him who said, Suffer little chill
dren to come unto me-" Little
Marian was.born in La Junta, April
l9, 1907. and at the time of her de-
mise was aged 10 months and 10
days. The funeral took place in
Colorado Springs. Monday. March
I'd, interment occurring at Ever
green cemetery.
La Junta tribune., 1908-03-14
Rich Enough. Though No. So Rich.

Contrary to the popular belief.
the late Col. Henry r. Holbrook was
not millionaire. let alone a multi
millionaire. as great many Of his
associates believed him to be. for
through the inventory of the estate
as filed in the county court last Mon
day morning by John Randall, exec
utor. it was found that the total
value of the holdings of Colonel
Holbrook. including lands. moneys
and personality. reached in value
Just $500, ,599. .04. Pueblo Star
journal.
La Junta tribune., 1908-03-14
I..sh.rs' Examination.

The regular quarterly teachers
examination will be held in the court
house in La Jurta on Thursday. Fri-
day and Saturday. March 18th. Goth
and 2lst. The examination for
grade teachers will be held on Thurs
day and Friday and for high school
teachers on Saturday.
La Junta tribune., 1908-03-14

is an assurance of good things to
eat as long as they last. Come
and lay in a stock so that you will
be prepared either for bad weather
or unexpected guests. The reason
you should buy them here especial
ly is that our groceries are reliable,
no matter how little you pay so
that the inexperienced can buy
here as safely as the expert judge
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1908-11-21

Une maison de iqueurs de North
Yakima, Wash. Went d'introduire sur le
marche un article qui anra un grand
debit dams les etats Oh existe Ia prohibit
ton. Ce sont des tablettes en- forme de.
candi qui oontien nent du whisky. Pour
boire IN toddy. on ma qua tremper Ia
tablette dams un peu deau on la sucer.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1908-11-21

le prince fu ri. IN bsmbth do tsois ans,
- b psince Chan, sos feee. ssfa b r.
gent de pempire. Tn de ses premieD
sctes . etc de commander I'M deuil de
cent jours pour le commun ct de trois
ans pour Ia haute huppe. Aussitot tons
les objets rouges ont dn etre rempiaces
par do blsu. Pendant % dsuif, Vo1s lee
Chinois devront s'habiller de blanc. les
hommes ne 90 feront pas la barbe ct les
femmes ne mettront pas d'ornements
dams leur coiffure.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1908-11-21
lie VERT ET lie ROUGE.

LIE monsieur qui reposait q fautre
bout du compartment crut.il surpren,
dre dams mon regard un vague desiI
d'engager La conversation, on ,pnt-il sui
lui de rentamer au risque de metre de.
sagreabie Je l'ignore. Toujours est
il qu'apres avoir violemmert tousss. i
lanca:
-Mauvais temps. aujourd'hui, mon.
sieur!
J'avais psrfaitement entendu sa re.
marque, mais il me plut de L. lui faire
rep6ter.
Sill vous plait dis-je.
Stimul6 par cette formule, assez ba.
male pourtant, le monsieur se rapprochs
ct, sans paraitre se souvenir le moins du
monde de Ia Communication quill venais
de me faire relativement La tempe.
rature:
-N'etes- s-vous pas pharmacieni me de-
manda-t-il.
-Nuilement.
ITEMS, c'est 6trangsl Je pauraia
iur4
Son disappointment fut tel quill de-
meura silencieux pendant une minute
envirop. Mais Ia vue de son parapluie
qu'il apercut dams nm coin parut lui rem
DIRE courage, (il est juste de dire que le
maDche de cette ustensile se termrnait
par une petite ancre en- metal anglais.
Or, rancre, ftt-elle en- celiuloid, est tou-
jours un symbolic d'esp6rance ct de re-
comfort. )-L'insonnu respira.
-Au moins, reprit-il, vous avez d6ja
w des bontiques de pharmaciens :
Certes!
Alors. dites- moi une chose Quest
CO ono vous pensez de ces vases saugre-
mus. de ces bocanx. verts ct rouges, qusils
mettert 1 leurs devantures ct s1efriere
lequels lie font fiamboyer leur gas :
Cest de- h decoration. je suppose.
Cette r6ponse Ct petiller les yeux de
rinconnu dune joie inexprimable.
Nc savez- vous rien autre u dessusi
haleta-t-il.
Rien.
Au nouvesu soupir qu'il exhala. js Wis
qu'a svsit double ls oap- des inquietudes
u qu'il se consid6rait CONNIE hors de
bout danger. II se pencha yers moi. ct,
poeant tamiliarement 50 main sur mon
gsnod :.
On s'instruit tous les jours, 6t-iI-
Retenez celia: tonsiss ionrs! Je ne vous
connais pas. Peut-etre etes vous doc
teur. deput6. philosophe. Peut -etre par