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The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-12-19

mains OF once horrible Druid rite
The ceremonies which the mistle-
zoe inquired In among the ancient
Druids always accorded it a place
OF honor The myths that clung
around II In their wondering, puz-
Ahhs minds were many more than
the few that have come to us in
tnese later years. But. old as they
are, those hoary. heather myths
lack the true flavor of antiquity
when 1t comes to measuring tradi-
lions by the centuries.
Oh, we do not by any means owe
our mlstletoe to the Druids. We
can go back SO much further for the
hrst adventures of the mistletoe
that the pruids become merely
modern innovators. 1t was one OF
the noblest Of the trees In Paradise,
the lordly tree of good and evil;
and on its twig hung the apple
which Mother Eve plucked with
such disastrous consequences. Alas
Tor Mother Eve and Father Adam!
And alas for US. their punished
heirsat-law divine! But alas, too.
Tor the wicked, handsome. tempting
tree Of knowledge which put human
ity in such graceless plight! Upon
Its lofty crown. its massive trunk,
It's delicious fruit. descended the
universal curse. 1t shriveled away
from the Mortified earth: it dwin-
died to the meanest smallness: 1t
was cast out into the bitter cold;
II became a parasite and beggar.
existing by the bounty Of vulgar
neishbors. Only In the pearly
translucence of its shrunken fruit,
the most trivial of berries, did It
preserve some semblance of its
once radiant splendor
And It has preserved some Of its
pristine virtues. too. I'm traditional
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-12-19
EjIIItl I1!!!|R|I s :!|; +;

VV HEN pa is writing letters, ma
must always linger near,
To assist him in his spelling and to make
the meaning clear
II he needs advice. her judgment. he ad
mits. is always best.
Every day she gives him pointers. mostly
at his own request.
She Keeps track Of the legislation. and is
tax-- on bonds and stocks
But she never gets a look-i at the bal
LOT box.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-12-19
Te<k1 T~,<s.zN-.
Had Kept Her BARGAIN,

An ingenious trick was recently
played on some women of Mauikjanj,
Madras, India They handed sums of
money to woman who said that she
possessed the power of doubling the
contents The victims had their
packets returned to them after seven
days. when the silver coins they had
changed into copper ones.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-12-19
Cautious,

She-Did they offer you any choice
at the missionary bureau as to where
you should be sent
He-Yes, and ! told them I'd prefe,
to 20 somewhere where the natives
were vegetarlaGs.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-12-19

10 invented the
Christmas tree.
Whence does II
Gomez 1t 10 Q
c u us fact
that most of the
o d chroniclers
have thrown .
veil OF mystery
ar o u n d the
Christmas tree
and make NO At
tempt to ex.
plain its origin.
1t has been
stated that the
tree came to us
IT, -
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-12-19

Ysgdrasirs branches bear gifts for men to take"
Is that our Christmas tree? Anyhow. the idea
that Prince Albert introduced 1t into Great Brit.
AIN Is very prevalent. One Of the prettiest and
most eagerly looked for events of the Christmas.
ude-that Of the setting up of the Christmas
tree-is associated with the late Empress Fred
erick Of Germany. Queen Victoria, after the
birth OF the princess royal, had Christmas cele-
brated at Windsor in 184O and "on that occasion
frince Albert introduced the pretty German GUS
tom OF decorating Christmas tree. Since that
period 1t has become welcome custom for both
rich and poor, and affords a graceful means of
distributing little presents. 1t was probably
nrst imported into Germany with the conquering
legions Of Drusus. and is alluded to by Virgil in
the Georges"
1t will be seen by this that the generally ac.
cepted notion is that Prince Albert was respon-
sible for the British adoption of the pleasing
tree and all that 1t means. symbocal and prac-
tical. to the youngsters. But on the threshold
of this acceptation met with this state.
ment from the "Greville Memoirs" under date
Dec 27, 1929. when Queen Victoria was yet but
ten years old. "On Christmas day the Princess
Lieven got up little fete, such as is customary
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-12-19
|M@ekINITGnEN M@kINI
';::3I..:I:.N;ssASr1NETN .I ~
RoN NfAN1
ICHES are SO great a

ISHES are So great a ternpta-
ton TO and self-indul-
Eence. to which men are by nature prone.
that the glory is all the greater of those
who. born to ample fortunes nevertheless
take an active part in the work Of their
generation.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-12-19

~ v -
This legend IL we'll propss.ted in
old Irish and Welsh fairy tales.
The idea 10 that In ancient Exypt
they used . slip Of the palm tree
with twelve shoots on It at certain
winter festivities. The tree sym
oolise1 the year with its twelve
months.
Consequently. any one who 10
equal TO the effort may believe that
the modern Christmas tree repre-
sents that twelveshooted slip of
palm. Minds Of less stalwart ere.
dulity may prefer to trace the
Christmas tree back to Germany
only, where they had Christmas
trees long before they were ever
heard Of In this country or ENGLAND
or France.
The Christmas tree was not in.
trodoced into England from Ger
many until after the marriage Of
queen Victoria to her German con.
sort. Prince Albert But where did
the Germans get the Christina tree
idea from! 8. ]. Adair Fitz Gerald.
writing IN T. P.'s Weekly, offers an
explanation of this by saying that
far away back in the ages you find
Teutons believing in a mystic ash
tree. Yggdrasil. which. with its
roots and branches. united the
world Of the living and the world
Of the dead. AT the foot Of YRe.
drasil sit the three Norns. who de-
termine the destinies of men and
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-12-19
INTRODUCING Touch of Gr.

introducing Touch of Grammar.
That" said the dramatist, lis what
! call tense situation"
Yes replied the cold-blooded man.
ager, but it is hopelessly familiar. A
tense situation should not belong EN-
tirely to the past tense"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-12-19
Reciprocity.

Meet the good there Is in others
with the best there is in yourself
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-06-18

husband was tho h., -,
most The only gpod bingabout her She had waut,
Wright made model prisoner
Wrsh said the chairman when the apf<is roe
the board OF managers 4 hate 70 Il, bat u
all your face" And II - ~nun
The parole was granted Wright probably money H,.A
his buglarioua bought small o - n1n
of chicken raising called him He tall lean .~ats
blue. humorous eyes. ""n pls
We'll" he said, his doorstep or one thu. u
chickens And, besides
without Of a pretty 80 sehs
knew ali the tricks But I'm pretty fair es
You there something To a Wright No..
the road and the refomaiory process cot ~ 80
right road lie good material His wife
ankle, she'd hell her almost d IN woe
her lords whim 10 give burglary for chckenswe shes .
JOHNNY YEoos STORY "'se
the other
There like him ian .x
photograph shows the kind Johnns W ~ ~
HIS Immediately broke Johnny Yesss "
NE from God knows where He "yse" He ~ -
the with. Soup" -
Soap worked into which "soup" can
fashion the eunninay the face Of
postoffee.
This snen ddenant under
friends either the prisoners the guards
restraint when in prison lie had paccd sfe
bad-bad a ou.ea.,
all conousd.a -. -
hobo The latter necessarily criminal ~ -
both and criminal The American whou e s
dangerous criminal In the world. - "
This broke hls nen" said .n..
De prisons
should be nesreersted for e for there NJ
What became OF his yeggg Where has Any fe,s,
iceman make good For the
Impulse prison. get" the po,esn M
robbed him liberty, which on
officer alley. his head e,m.x
BY the time the discovery Of the crime is yrds
named unknown. far He
his the paor; his ewes n.s
but 70 his heart he hugs the Joy Of fulfilled. -
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-06-18
nv FRED L. soALT

wall OF
rising The bokyers. all worked swiftly and
stoekade.
hs elbows the ledge o~e
loosely tho little
and free and free chill
the Beyond the mountains
The
him his sentry perced pecarousy
Wnchcnter the crook Of the guards
Of the guard Then the ps
oner fell laying brick
"outadot Outside good desirable. when
whe you are when from the inside"
REFoRMAroRY REFoRMf
question: the correct 10
which had Monroe To get
Does rcformntory REFORM
Nader director OF education
Monroe crmnologist
Ours doessomemer he said Some yield TO our process
And that proeeasT'
air. . play good plenty
afforded nospeetion, deaf"
What do by time for ntfospecuonf
convict believe the world has
they Will eventually
mood Separate them each
dormtory cell
cell himself While falling sleep he will the
portuny for Interrogation which convinced the most valuable
Ia the reformaory process"
office,
ullon photographs
said Who reformed here" he added
who didn't They and for that yau
able"
The stories Of thoactw me follow.
WRoHrs
will William Wright.
Aer he reached the oomao the authorities discovered they had
he IA half penientIaricN
he committed TO the refofma'o his wife
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-06-18
Famous Dancer Give
Complexion Secret,

The secret 81 Dolores ..,r...,.-
beauty has been iearnea.--fsr ~e,.t
rous charm that has dasxlss ~
courts - Europe snd tapfiva,es 49,
an1ienctf sFerywhere. Tho f-r,,ss
datref ahaors ruuRee and cs<r,s.
ltf Yet. despite tie sfrenuousisr 4.
her life. she retains the ln~om,.. !.
able complexion hest desfrlb<3 !.
in9escrihabte" We are foII -.
the Heuprita regularly Uses On ~.
iaee what druggists know a me-.
c"aiked wax This - applied ~ rirt,
90 tfe manner cold cream IA 80
an. washed or Ia The morning Il
ahsofhF the dead particles N III
which daily appeal and fsir 49,
fresh. giriish complexion il slxsy.
IN evidence.
Dolores akin IL -hof m3Yrsd N .
single wFinkle not even the fines;
line. hNe wards fisese nff ~ 6s.Ir
bathing the face IN solution rra6.
BY dlssolfiuR an ounce u peutersz
t4Neiite IA half-plnt wifch h2s<l
A. your drug EfoFeS keep these ~
Eredients. 40 wen al snertolixet xxr
Zone ounce ~ thfs II suffici<nfj. Is
doubt luu viii welcome this infer
nation Adyt
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-06-18

IT,. and James w. Ellsworth.
Barnes was smiling az he took a
seat which he occupied only .
couple OF minutes. leaving u 10 cir.
culate among the delegates, and
shake hands with those 10 whom he
was introduced by his chief lieu
tenants.
Victor and His Bouquet
Victor Roaewater. chairman of
the national committee about whom
the storm was expected 10 center.
came In at II o'clock and took a
seat In the rear Of the platform.
lie had a buttonhoie bouquet and
said he was confident that the TAFT
men would control.
Just az Rose~ater came on 20 the
stage, Kermit Roosevelt, con OF the
colonel. ssrolled down the aisle OF
the hall. and stood for few min.
uses directly In front Of the New
York delegation.
Banner Ruled Out
The South Dakota delegates
came to the Coliseum fidlns In an
old Wells Fargo coach. which had
been pressed into service.
Soon after they entered came the
California delegation with a bis
banner NJ their head. II read;
let the people rule California
for Roosevelt. 1900"
There was wild cheer from the
Roosevelt men already 10 their
seats. but II lasted only a couple Of
seconds. II was plain that the del,
egatcs were saving their breath for
later action.
As soon as the sergeant AZ arms
saw the banner he sent a messen.
ser 10 Police Captain Hcaly
= want these banners taken out
and ! want you 90 Instruct your
men that no more be permitted In
the hail. be said
The banner VAS deposited with
hats la the aisle.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-06-18


sky made walking comfortable.
Great lines Of uniformed policemen
were scattered about the structure
and nsased at every entrance.
Grouped with them were 400 spe-
clsl deputy sheriffs especially com
nnissioned by the sheriff OF Cook
county TO see that there was no
d sorder. Plsineiothes men were
distributed through the crowd Of
curiosity seekers that had flocked
10 the scene. hopeful that the Roose-
velt forces would make good their
threat and storm the entrance, thus
making a way for all without tick
cts. Nothing had been overlooked
and nothing left undone to pre-
serve order and. In addition TO the
police on the scene, reserve squads
were held In readiness near the
Coliseum with automobile patrol
wagons ready to rush TO any spot
where they might be needed.
The formal plan oStlined---ai-
though certain TO be changed as
the result OF the determination Of
the Roosevelt delegates to fight
was as follows:
Crowds Seated Early
The convention hall doors opened
at 10 o'clock As each ticket holder
approached the designated en-
trance, his pasteboard was inspect.
ed first by a uniformed policeman.
II satisfactory, he or she was waved
forward TO the door, where a spe-
cially commissioned ticket taker
was in readiness to scrutinize the
credential. and. II correct. TO pass
the holder to the seat indicated on
the coupon. In the balcony OF the
Coliseum we're massed two bands
and a couple OF glee clubs VIII,
filled In the time from 10 until IL
O'Clock. when. under the call, Chair.
man Rosewater was scheduled to
formally open the convention.
Some Decorating.
At 1918 the doors we're all man.
ned and the ticket holders began
to filter In. The pressure at the
doors when they we're opened was
not great. There was an absence
Of pictures OF any Of the candidates
in the hall The balcony was hung
In red, white and blue bunting. over
which evergreen was tastefully fes-
TONED The private box on the Wa.
bash Nv. side OF the building was
draped In royal blue. An immsnse
blue standard with a replica Of the
Government Seal, hung from the
great steel rafters, Immediately be.
hind the speakers stand
California Women.
The delegates reservation was
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-06-18
WOMAN IS
KILLED BY
AUTOMOBILE

While standing with her HUSBAND
al the corner 81 First as. and Spring
~. At ! o'clock this morning Mrs.
~. a. Seeset. $40 First ay. ~. ~sa
struck and fatally injured BY an
automobile driven BY Harry Smith,
dying AZ T:3o this morning.
Mrs. seeycs and her husband
were waiting for a car when the
Fort I.awfon car came along hhc
ran towards II and Was struck by
ghe automobile. The blow knocked
her down. her head striking the
curb.
Smith. who IL chauffeur for y. o.
Gabrislsou. proprietor OF the RIA
leigh hotel. it0s Fourth ay.. says
he was going about 20 miles an
hOar. hut witnesses 10 the accident
say he was going NJ least 50 or -.
lie stopped his car and took Mrs.
secv.a TO the Seattle General hos
pltai. whore Il WAS discovered that
her skull wan fractured.
Smith IL held AZ the city Jail.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-06-18
HESKETH CALLS
GR|FF|THS To
ACCOUNT

That little affair ~ Chicago pslsd
into the amateur class when Bob
Heaksth. president OF the council.
and Councilman Austin y Grlffiths
pni a rough and tumble rcparsee en'
hibitlon at the city hall yesterday
afternoon
Said HeKkesh: You're there
when II comes "a playing 10 tho
galleries. but you're not there with
II comes 20 delivering the goods
HAs. you been fooiing the people =
said Grifntha. Don't set ex.
cited. fm---
said Hcaketh I'm not. I'm only
pounding the denk like you do when
you make a calm speech"
The scrap vas pr.cipltafcd by
Councilman Erickson's bill 20 appro
pirate ftOo. 900 10 continue the work
non the masonry dam az camp 2 and
20 employ day labor. and TO put an
end TO the employing Of experts.
Councilman Griffiihs opposed the
day labor provision. citing a case
decided By the supreme court some
yeaFs ago 10 the effect that the
work mus, b. done by contract. and
that bids must be called for.
4 am surprised" said Hesketh.
at Councilman Griffitha have
sat here for many hours listening TO
'shls advocacy Of home rule for cisies.
and now he comes forth to tell Us
tina, this city by vote Of the peo-
pie should no, be allowed 20 sustain
It's right 10 employ day labor on a
public Improvement at a minimum
wage scale Of S2Ts. N he IL an al.
rocnts Of the contract system and
cheap labor. LET him say 30 plainly.
and not hide behind any technicaii.
Ties. To me. the majority vote OF
the people IL the Law"
Grlffiths attempted to explain
that the people did not vote for day
labor on the Cedar river project.
because that was passed IN 1919
before the minimum wage charter
amendment had been passed. Bat
Hesketh bobbed UP again with d.
rect inquiries Finally Hesketh.
thoroughly aroused. dug into his
desk and pulled out a sheet OF pa
per. IL was The Star platform
pledginF the councilmcu 90 day la
Dor on all public construction.
Did you not sign this7 Did you
not sign this7" Hesketh repeated,
several times.
Crlffiths contended that while the
supreme court held that the Spo-
kane city law fixing a minimum
wage was invalid. that contractors
on city jobs would nevertheless
have to observe the y275 minimum
here because the local charter
amendment was better fortified
legally.
Erickson's bill was passed by a
vote Of five 10 four. Councilmen
Blaine. Marble. Haas. Erickson and
Hesketh voting for II. while Coun-
cilmen Griffiths. Goddard. PIERCE
and wardall voted against n.
Mayor Cottcrili this morning
signed the bill. and the board OF
public works is authorized immedl.
ately to employ the necessary labor
and purchase the necessary ma.
chinery 10 20 on with the construc-
ton OF the dam.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-06-18


CHICAGO June ts.--When the
qavel Of Victor Rosewater chairman
OF the republican national commit
tee, fell az noon today, calling TO
order the fifteenth republican ma.
tional convention. the most desper'
ate fight In the history OF American
politics had reached crisis. Fer
weeks President Taft and Colonel
Roosevelt have been battling
throughout the country for dele
gates
To-day. with the entire represen.
tatlon OF every state and territory
on hand for the opening OF the con
ventlon in the massive Coliseum,
the uncertainty WAS greater tran
when the fight opened weeks age.
Turn Down 7. r. Pogrsm
The Taft men had fatty refused
the demand Of the Roosevelt forces
that they agree 10 a popositicn that
no vote on the temporary orgnnita'
ton be valid unless II received the
affirmative vote OF sac delegates
a majority whose right Ia seat
was unqucstioned. This was a novel
program and arranged al session
OF the Roosevelt delegates that
lasted until daylight today. The
Roosevelt men declared Il was put
forth In the interest OF harmony.
and also because Il WAS desired
that the proceedings Of the conven'
ton be such that they would re
unite the party. The Taft men de.
clared that the presentation, II
adopted, would mean simply a dead.
lock. They insisted that u would
be impossible 10 secure harmony
and an affirmative vote from the
$40 delegates. They also claimed
that the real reason back OF the
suggestion was the desire OF the
Roosevelt men for further delay,
Every hour that the presidential
nomination was deferred, the TAFT
men said. gave the Roosevelt fol.
lowers that much more time 70
proselyte among wayering dele.
gates. especially those from the
South.
~eolne Through win ~"
The Taft men insisted that their
original program was going through.
They declared they had the dele.
gates. They also insisted that az
ter consulting with their political
machinery experts, they had found
that there was no way whereby the
demand OF the Roosevelt forces,
that only the uncontessed delegates
could vote on the preliminary prop
ositlons. could be made to hold.
Protest 10 Taft
Turned down BY the Taft leaders.
the Roosevelt men sent a protest
10 President Taft and demanded
that he interfere and compel his
Representatives on the ground 20
accept the Roosevelt proposition.
The Taft leaders. insisted, however.
that the president could not inter.
fere. They said that Il was not =
matter for him to decide. that Il
was one for the delegates 70 dis.
pose Of.
Fine. Cool Morning
The morning was cool. brisk
breeze sweeping over the city from
Lake Michigan tempered the sum.
rier atmosphere, and an overcast
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-06-18

exactly the same as four years ago,
the location OF each state being
shown by a standard mounted on n
crosa bar. and set 10 feet above the
floor level
Among the first arrivals were a
delegation of California women.
wives. sisters and relatives OF the
coast delegates.
20 Big Policemen.
The only evidence that anything
unusual was looked for was the
masslng directly la front of the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-06-18
SAYS IT'S
DEATH KNELL
Of c. D. P.

w tF'e"fa W
CHICAGO, June is.--"The death
kneil Of republican party will be
sounded tomorrow and socialism
will be swept into control on No
yember T."
That was the way Eugene v.
Dets. socialist aspirans for presiden.
'isi honors. sixec w the outlook 10
a United Press reporter today.
The present situation, declared
be. is exactly the same as II was
In 1850 when the whig party diHap-
pearcd and the democratic party
broke up. IL was then that the re-
publican party was born. and Il
swept the country. The socialists
will sweep the country this time Ia
the face Of the coming smash.
The republican party Is now
bound 10 break up. II the demo.
Gratis nominate a reaciionary, they.
too. viii split. The socialists will
then march across the country with
seven. league boots"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-06-18
ODDS ON TAFT
AND ROOSEVELT

NEW YORK, June fe.-The
Evening Post says today that
ION the chance Of reenterino
the White House. the Wall
street odds now are 21s 70
against Taft"
The Post says the brokers
hold that the chances Of Roose-
welt and Taft are equally hax-
srcous. II quotes the follow
ing lineup az given BY one
broker:
81 600 10 $500 that Taft will
no, be nominated.
500 20 81 900 that Roosevelt
will be nominated.
SEQ to $500 that neither will
be nominated.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-06-18
SHE WANTS
$4,000 DAMAGES

PORTLAND. June 1S.--Suit for
$4,000 damages for alleged SANDER
has been started by Mary Cronin,
the nurse who has a suit pending
for $4,000 damages for breach Of
promise against Walter II. Moore.
son OF Ex-Governor Moore of Wash.
ington. She alleges that NJ. ]. Lee,
n detective employed by Moore, has
slandered her
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-06-18
TAFT DOESN'T
WANT TO MISS
THAT BALL GAME

WASHINGTON. tune is-At
though President Taft and Secrc'
tary Knox have planned 10 attend
the ball game between the Wash
ington aud Philadelphia American
league teams to-day, events At CHI
eago may demand Taftn presence
At tie White Hnua. In direct touch
with his nenfenAntN at the conycn.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-06-18
FIRST WOMAN
AVIATOR KILLED

SPRINGFIELD, Ills, June ia
The body Of Miss Julia Clark, avis-
tris, was today shipped 10 Denver
10 be eremsied following an inquest
here this morning by Coroner
Rhodes.
Miss Clark was killed at the iIli-
nois fair grounds last evening while
making a preliminary flight in a BIZ.
plane.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-06-18

IS CONFIDENT

Thy United Press Leased Wiret
CHICAGO. June is.-The Cali
fornla delegation 10 the convention
is today confident that Roosevelt
will be nominated, and is offering
to bet $4,000 on the former presi-
dents chances. The money is in
possession OF Delegate f. X. Baines
of San Francisco, who has been
commissioned to find takers.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-06-18
ROOT SPEAKS
in A WHISPER

tny United Press Leased wirsp
CHICAGO, June t8.--Ellhu
Root has such severe cold
that he cannot speak above a
whisper. A throat specialist
was called to his apartments in
an effort to restore Roots voice
before the convention.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-06-18

DAVENPORT. Iowa. June IS
John Prince, a clam fisherman.
found perfectly round fresh water
pearl in the meat of a clam few
miles above Davenport and sold It
to pearl buyers here for 81 500 II
is said to be the most perfect jewel
OF It's kind ever found In the Mis-
sissippi.