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'? act total vote, an extraordinary divi- ' . ' , -and.falr weather in all the states would largely in-
' dond of.... :...T.. ....:..-..... -000 Vrekse the vote.
. V iVnoo Th0 guessing contest, as conducted by the
To Da ly TriUune' readeVsV VMOo'addl- Tribune, Is so purely and clearlr a lottery that the
tlonai .A";;.. ;!:....?.... MOO federal authorities ought to exclude the paper
from the mails even though the publisher 0f tho
In all . .$35,000 . Tribune, Mr. Perry Heath, is a prominent repub-
t,SBaw?ofSrru! tSSA Vf - 7- -SSMES '
ious votes for congressmen in tho three states department If, however, the Washington officials
involved, viz: refuse to prohibit such contests, congress ought to
In 1892 71.2QG talcQ thQ mattor up at 0nce and so enlarge the
m ; ; ; ; ; ",','f. .' I27!l20 scope of the anti-lottery law as to protect the pub-
In 1898!!!,.!!!!!,.!,.'.,.".!,.,."!I.r.".r.,,!".,.126'l567 lie against all such immoral schemes. If strict
. In 1900.!..!! 177,809 measures are not taken immediately we may
: oxpect to see corporations organized all over the
' FIFfrY-CENT BLANK, WITHOUT ' -country to carry on such contests. Unscrupulous
SUBSCRIPTION. publishers will not long be able to monopolize this
Estimate . ' method of money-making. Like the policy shop
Name .....'. .' .' . . .' ! .' ! . .' .' ! .' .' 1 1 1 ! ! ! !!!!!! ! ! ! ! ! ' and the slot machine the guessing contest will soon
Street ' . be found in every city that will tolerate it
Postofflce The Commoner will bring tho matter tci tho
Stote ;............ . . . . . . y . . . . . . . attention of the postofflce department, and failing
I horewVti "enclose 50 'cents' andmy'estY- to secure a. ruling against the guessing contest
mate on the total vote for congressmen at the will urge congressional action. Other newspapers
election to be held in Utah, Idaho and Wybm- aro aaicea to interest themselves and to appeal
38&Ttto &w!S pub" ' " W-to an5 U necessary'
(Hero follows blank for subscription and. to their senators and congressmen,
guess.) The guessing contest must go.
A remittance of $2.00 -will entitle the sub- ... l " "' '
scribor to the Weekly and Farmer and Ranch- f
man for one year, and also to two estimates Reading lOf the E5oyS
on the congressional vote.,
All estimates must bo accompanied by - The question of reading matter for the boys
cash. la one that should receive more attention from
Any person not desiring. to subscribe for parents than it does. It is too often the case that
either of our papers may submit as many esti- x .. ... , . . ., ,i
mates as desired at 50 cents each. Parents allow tneIr W to read anyone and
For further particulars address everything or nothing, as the case may be that
TRIBUNE DISTRIBUTION BUREAU, . the boys see fit to select This will explain why
P. O. Box 1298. Salt Lake City, Utah. the mails and express companies are loaded down
with the vile and hurtful trash that passes for
E? P2Fa7JKSS8?J?K,Y?a literature among the growing youth" of the nation.
MAY EARN AN ADDITIONAL $1,000.00 , thoxstm ptirent careful 6f
By paying one montn s subscription in ad- -. , rGadinir as h is of his son's associates
vance before Saturday and sending in tho ex- -ms sons reafllnS sons associates,
act figures of tne total vote which will be cast and will seek to lead the son into reading books
on November 4th next that will Inculcate a desire for knowledge, teach
IT COSTS BUT $1 00 TO TRY IT helpful lessons and incite worthy ambitions. The
Of you may estimate as often as you like with- "Mood and thunder- Indian and detective stories
out subscribing, at . Bold at tn news stands, filled as they are with
50 CENTS PER GUESS. laudations of criminals and the impossible ex-
' HURRY UP with your congressional esti- Ploits of impossible 'detectives corrupt the
mate so as to catch the extraordinary thou- youthful mind and destroy all desire for good lit-
, sand which applies to all estimates received eraturo, to say nothing of filling the mind with un-
up to and including the 25th inst worthy desires and ambitions. "Literature" of
this class should be avoided like a pestilence.
But what shall be given boys to read? The
question is difficult Jo answer only because the.
field of good literature is so large. There are hun
dreds of good books for. boys books that will in
terest because they appeal to the boy's love of ad
venture, and instruct bc.ause they deftly weave
in history, science, and art; teaching wholesome
lessons of morality and stimulating worthy am
bitions. No boy was ever made worse by reading
the wholesome stories of "Oliver Optic" and
Charles Carleton Coffin. Thomas Bailey Aldrich's
"Story of a Bad Boy" has had a splendid effect
upon the youthful character of many a boy, al
though the title of the book may be somewhat
misleading. The youthful heroes of the books writ
ten by Harry Castlemon are all gentlemanly,
sturdy, honest boys, and the boys who read these
books learn lessons of morality that must be
beneficial.
Do not force the boy's reading. Respect his
boyish impulses and remember his boy nature. It
is as natural for a boy to run and jump and
climb as it is for a duck to cwim or a bird to fly.
And he neither respects nor tolerates tho heroes or
boy fiction who can do none of these things. See
to it that tho boons he reads are books about
boys or men who are guided by morality; that
teach wholesome lessons without being namby
pamby; that incite to emulation of deeds that will
make the world better. Guide him along right lit
erary paths, and soon ho will begin to crave less of
fiction and more of history, for truth is stranger
There is no difference whatever in principle
between the guessing contest and the ordinary lot
tery. In facC the open lottery and the wheel of
fortune have some advantage over the guessing con
test, for in the former you know what proportion
your ticket bears to the total number sold, but in
this contest the one who guesses does not know
whether he competes with a thousand or a million.
The manner of advertising the Tribune's con
test was as shameless asthe advertisement of any
lottery could possibly be. Even Thanksgiving day
a day pf gratitude and thanksgiving is used to
appeal to the speculative spirit in husband or wife.
Tho extent to which the Tribune hopes to de
moralize the community can be estimated when it
is remembered that it will take seventy thousand
guesses at 50 cents each to realize the $35,000 re
quired for the prizes, and as it is purely a money
making enterprise, the publisher of the Tribune
would not risk $35,000 unless he expected to make
a great deal more. He seems even more anxious
to corrupt his readers than the outside public be-
cause he offers them special inducements to stake
money on their guesses. No defense can be made
of the guessing contest as tho Tribune Is conduct
ing it. It is impossible for any one to acquire
knowledge in advance that will enable him to
guess. It is purely a matter of chance. No one
can estimate with any certainty , within several
thousand of the aggregate vote In three states. A
sudden change in the weather or a storm on elec
tion day might lessen the vote by ten thousand,
Vol. a, No. 42,
than-fiction and therefore moro Interesting and ex-,
citing.and stimulating to the growing mind. Learn
the bent of tho boy's mind, and if possible assist
him in his ambitions by furnishing him with books
that have to do with his natural instincts. Tho
boy with a mechc .leal turn of mind will be stim
ulated with the railroad stories of "Oliver Optic
and the boy who loVeg birds and animals will learn
much that is helpful from the delightful stories
of Harry Castlemon. If he Is interested In his
tory encourage him to read the books of Charles
Carleton Coffin, for Coffin's books are histories
disguised in fiction. If you would have him read
healthy stories of plucky effort, give him the books
by J. T. Trowbridge.
But above all things let parents exercise care
ful supervision over the reading matter supplied
to their boys. The boy's first lessons aro the most
lasting, and his first impressions and ambitions
exercise a marked influence over his after life.
JJJ
Election Returns.
As we go to press, Wednesday morning, tho
election returns indicate, a divided victory. In
some states the demcorats have made gains, but in
most places the republicans hold their own and in
a few states make gains. Now York is so closo
that both Color and Odell claim a majority. Rhode
Island has probably elected Garvin, democrat,
governor; otherwise the eastern states stand much
as they have for several years past The south
has made democratic gains, while in the western
states the trend has for the most part been toward
tho republicans where,there has been a change.
'In Ohio the democratic defeat was most pro
nounced in Cincinnati, where the McLean ma
chine openly fought Tom Johnson.
In Nebraska the rqturns point toward the elec
tion of Thompson and the fusion ticket, but tho
vote is so close that the tfesult cannot be known
certainly for two or three, days.
The democrats, have made some gains and
Griggs, chairman of the democratic congressional
committee, claims a small majority in the next
house of representatives, but as the republican
committee also claims a majority neither side can
indulge in rejoicing yet
Speaker Henderson's district, which attracted
national attention because of his withdrawal from
the congressional race, went republican by a de
cided majority.
Mr. W. R. Hearst, publisher of the New York
Journal,. Chicago American and San Francisco
Examiner, was elected to congress in a New York
district by a large majority.
Mr. G. M. Hitchcock, publisher of the Omaha
World-Herald, carried the Omaha district by near
ly twp thousand.
Below will bo found the latest Associated press
bulletins.
The returns will be. analyzed and discussed in
the next Issue. In the meantime, let not the friends
of reform be discouraged. The republicnra are not
defending any great principles; they are simplX
seizing upon and appropriating improved industrial
conditions for which they are in no way responsi
ble. Time will prove that their policies are bad
forthe people and the voters will then turn foe
relief to the democratic party if that party main
tains its integrity. The party must now estab
lish its character and that character will be of
avail when the awakening comes.
Pennsylvania is republican by about the usual
majority. In Maryland republicans elect four
of the six congressmen. Republicans retain con
trol in New Jersey. In California the result of
the vote on governor is in doubt The legislative
result in Delaware is in doubt with prospects of
a continuance of the senatorial deadlock. Wiscon
sin is probably republican, but by a greatly re
duced majority. Returns from Missouri Indicate
the election of fifteen democrats and one republi
can to congress.
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