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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-02-21
LUCKY SPIDERS.
Mai. Lawrie's Good Luck in Battle
Has Brought Good Luck to
the jewelers..

A new porte bonheur has sprung into
popularity in England, and every fash
ionable young woman will soon be
wearing a lucky spider" Maj. Law
rie, the Soudan hero, who made a rec
ord for himself by reckless daring i'll
the recent war and came through with
out IL scratch, is responsible for the
new fad. \ few days before the battle
Of Atbara the major discovered that
small spider had made it's home in
the ventilatcr of his helmet. When
the helmet was laid aside in ti.e
evening the spider sailed out, cap
tured fly or two, and then retired UNI
til the next night. Being soft-hcart-
cd chap with no nerves. the major de-
cided not to disturb his guest. Sym
pathy with the flies didn't find place
i'll q military character. So the major
and the spider went into the fight at
Atbara. They were near destruction
times innumerable, but they came out
unframed, and the spider ate an extra
fly or two that nightly way of cele-
bration, the major says. At Omdurman
the two friends were once more in the
thick of the fray, but they evidently
bore charmed lives; and their CANA
raderie had grown so pronounced that.
after Omdurman, the major joined in
the celebration and helped catch the
flies for his friends supper.
Then came the departure for home;
and, after the packing was done and
the traps sent off vail of woe went
up from the major. He had sent off his
helmet box without providing his
small friend With any rations for the
long journey. His brother officers say
that he was tremendously cut up about
his negligence and refused to be chaffed
into cheerfulpess.
tits the first time ever went back
on a friend" said the major, doleflilly.
When he reached London he sent a
telegram to his fiancee but the second
thing lie did was to open his helmet
box in order to view the corpse of his
comrade. To his establishment, he
found the helmet occupied by a lively
spider and two active baby spiders,
and the major scandalized his newly
acquired valet by doing Highland
fling from sheer delight. The spider
family now has safe and elaborate
home, and when, a few weeks ago, the
gallant major was married, one of the
brides most valued presents was a
superbly-jeweled spider in the form of
porte bonheur, and now the window
of any London jeweler is enough to
scare fly into acute convulslons.-N.
" SIN
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-02-21
EoTaING TEE MATTER.
rant Manager Corrected by
Cool Customer.

a quietly dressed man whose smooth
shaven, blush jaw gave him the aspect
of an actor walked into an uptown res
taurant few eveningsago and ordered
quite substantial meal. He ate lei
surely and at the end of the repast lit
a cigarette The waiter presented a
check for $1.40 81 have no money!
said the stranger. pushing aside the
slip. Sir" said the astonished garcon.
The other repeated his statement and
went on smoking.
The waiter hesitated a moment, then
scurried across to the managed. and
whispered in mis- ear. The latter strobe
over to The table. whats the trouble,
sir?' he asked politely enough. "Notn-
ing" replied the diner placidly. The
waiter says YOU won't pay The
walters wrong; said had no money.
The manager began to lose mis- patience.
do you mean you amt going to pay
this check?' he asked CURLY. 81 can't
There was pause and the two men
studied each other. so you came in
here" said the manager finally. "and
ordered a big meal, knowing you were
piohc anu SodiuA Stltlt ulu,
replied the other, still perfectly cool.
well, what made you doit?' exclaimed
the manager in a burst OF evaporation.
Because | wanted the meal.' There
was another pause. I'm have you ar
rested" said the manager. For what?"
For obtaining goods under false pre-
tences." what pretence did maker"
asked the stranger, calmly. "Oh, we'll,
you can't come in and take our food
that way!" Eyes, can-I've Just done
it," said the other, removing the ash
from his cigarette. The manager
scratched his head. sect out" he said.
abruptly, land don't try this again"
The quiet man reached for his hat and
walked away, putting his cigarette.
I'D rather lose the amount than have
disturbance" said the manager, "but
] must say he's the coolest hand ever
struck" In the excitement nobody
noticed that the stranger had carried
off his check. Half an hour later it
came back in an envelope with $1.4O in
silver. ut was bet" was scrawled in
pencil on the back.-N. o. Times-Demo-
crat.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-02-21
CHEAP STAMPED ENVELOPES.
Under New Contracts the Govern
ment Can Sell Then for
$1.3O Per 1000.

Within short time it is expected
that the postmaster general will issue
an order reducing the cost of stamped
envelopes and newspaper wrappers.
This is made possible by the extremely
low bids received for doing the work
The government does not seek to make
money out of the people in the sale of
envelopes, but endeavors to put their
price near the cost, reports the Wash
ington Star.
1t is interesting to note the immense
velopes in the past. Thus in 1874 the
price of the envelope most used by the
public was $500 per 1000 to the govern
! ment. and the people had to pay $500
per 1000.
Four years ago (and the department
is now operating under this contracD
the department awarded a contract
upon bid of S1.30 per 1000 for the
same envelope. and figured on selling
them to the people at s1.sO per 1000.
The government will be enabled to
furnish envelopes under the new con-
tracts at a much lower price. 1t is I'M
derstood that the reduction will be in
the neighborhood of SO cents per 1000
Under the new bid man can go to
any postof1ice and purchase envelopes
at $21 80 per 1000 already stamped with
two-cent stamps. This is approximate
ly but 13 cents per 100 for the enivel-
opes, or, to get it down much finer, only
four cents for a package of 25 envelopes
of the best government grade.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-02-21
MODEST YOUNG ARTISTS.
Some Chicago Boys Who Model Clev
erIy hut Try to Avoid
Publicity.

There is 9 small body of small art
lists in Chicago who have lately come
to notice at the Art institute through
an exhibition of their works. Tie
young artists are boys, the eldest but
IA and the youngest not vet nine years
old. They have organized into a club
which they call The Michael Angelo
Artists club, have obtained a charter,
elected q president and meet every
evening at the home of one of the
members to study and improve as best
they may. without the help and knowl-
edge of one who has received instruc-
ton in the art. The boys are mostly
foreigners and come from the Max
we'll street district. The president is
the eldest and his is the only name
the boys care to give. He is Fred Han
ley and works downtown all day in
a shop. Some of the work done by the
boys has met with high praise from
Director French and others for the
originality of method as well as for
the work itself.
They gather up the lids of tin cans
Of all sizes and Ell them with soft plas-
Ter, and while it is still soft carve fanci-
full designs on il with knife or stick.
When it has hardened it is stained and
vanished and presents d very pretty
appearance. Some OF the plaster work
is put on wood. One wooden piece was
a cross between the Greek and Roman
monumental. with something ON entire
ly new lines between. y picture of
Dewey on an American flag was we'll
executed and highly praised.
The boys one day called to see Mr..
French and asked to have some Of the
work put in cases in the building, so
that they could bring their parents
and friends to see it. Mr.. French
readily complied, seeing genius, if not
perfection, in the pieces shown. The
boys are very reticent concerning them
selves. They talk very freely con-
corning the way they do the work
and how some of the ideas are purely
original While other parts are copied
from magazines, but dislike to talk of
themselves and where and how they
liye-Chicapo Chronicle
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-02-21
Before Columbua.

Prof. Proctor asserts that 100. 600 900
people lived and died in America before
Columbus discovery.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-02-21
An Intelligent Horse.

The following may be of interest to
your readers: was on sheep station
on the Lachlan river, New South Wales
from 1867 to 1869. One of our neighbors
who bred horses sent some to Sydney
for sale distance of 300 miles, more or
less. On arrival one was sold to Mel
bourne man, who sent him to Mel
bourne by sea, voyage in those days OF
five or six days. On arrival at Mel
bourne he was placed in a paddock jus,
outside the city. Three days afterward
he was missed. A fortnight after he
appeared on his old station. 500 miles
from Melbourne asthe crow flies Lon.
don SPECTATOR.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-02-21
In His own Estimation.

First Venerable Man-Odd that one
can remember things happening to him
when he was about 90 better than he
can those that happened a few years
ago.
Second Venerable Man-But YOU
must remember how much more impor-
tant he was then.-Indianapolis Jour.
nal.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-02-21
RuraI GaIIantry.

Tailor-Made Diana--Are there many
hunters around here?
Native-No; but if you gals stay
round here long the woods'll soon be
full of 'em.-Puck.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-02-21
Department store of the Euture


Customer believe so. I've ordered
the house and lot, the pet guinea pig,
and the big gas balloon. o, yes, /
promised to buy sawmill for country
friend. Were is the proper depart
ment. please?- Chicago Tribune.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-10-17

Hon. BOYD WINCHESTER, who la
mented sincerely that he had to tempo
rarilly swerve from the support of the
party In 1896, after life time OF fealty,
has In Saturdays Courier-Journal an
article on the duty of democrats TO
support Mr.. Goebel and his ticket
which should be read by every waver .
ing democrat in the State. II is pow
erful appeal to sense and reason. He
points out the serious effect that the
loss Of Kentucky will have on the cleo
tion OF 1900. There is but one demo-
cratic ticket fighting for republican
defeat, he says, and that is the one
headed by Senator Goebel. 1t will re-
ceive the vote OF every democrat, who
sourns party fealty merely asserted in
words, but in vote violated. The hyp-
Ocritical cry against the election law is
an afterthought. No one took up the
challenge thrown down by Senator
Goebel to discuss 1t previous 10 his
nomination. 1t was passed by demo-
cratic Legislature over the veto of a
republican governor aud adopted by a
democratic convention as a part of its
platform without dissenting voice. II
IL needs further action let IL be done by
democrats and not by republicans,
dangerous to be trusted. Let democrats
ascertain wherein they disagree and
not try TO magnify differences and
Though fallen on such evil days and
evil tongues / am confident that the
party will bear up and steer right on
ward, never batting jot of heart or
hope, until 1t redeems the State and
puts II again safely in the democratic
column
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-10-17

SENATOR GoEBEL, In the presence OF
1000 people at Hartford who applauded
his statement as entirely satisfactory,
made reply to the recently published
letter OF John G. Carlisle that the Sen
ator had acted in bad faith by voting
for free silver man for chairman Of
the convention at Lexington In 1896
and for Blackburn for president, after
he had sought and obtained Carlisle's
aid in having his committee recognize
ed. The Senator was willing that Ken.
ton county and the whole 9th district
should cast its vote for Mr.. Carlisle for
president,as he owed him debt OF graf
itude for favorswhen hewas poor young
lawyer, but when Mr.. Carlisle and his
friends wanted TO put men on the dele
cation at Lexington personally hostile
to Goebel, one OF them a boiler, he put
his foot down on it and the breach oc-
Cured. Six months before the conven-
ton, State Chairman Long had recog-
nized the Goebel committee, and Car
isles boosted aid was not necessary.
Senator Blackburn was at the outset
made fully cognizant of the intention
OF letting Carlisle have his home coun-
ty and district, and he made no objec-
tion, saying that the State would go
against Carlisle any way. The Senator
then read an authorized statement from
Gov. Brown printed In the Courier
Journal in 1895, In which he declared
unequivocally for Carlisle for president
and adding that he did not think any
question OF policy should be made a
question Of democratic orthodoxy. We
knew that Mr.. Goebel bad good reasons
for his action and had no doubt that at
the proper time he would give them.
They are entirely satisfactory and the
opposition hirelings will have to bring
on another horse.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-10-17
POLITICIANS AND POLITICS.

Geo. H. Nell was nominated for the
legislature by the democrats OF the
Adair and Cumberland district.
o CONGRESSMAN Joe Bailey, OF Texas,
will make 10 speeches for the Ken
lucky democratic ticket beginning to-
day.
A Courier-Journal dispatch from Co
lumbia says that Judge r. G. Williams
speech there was the very best of the
present campaign.
Somerset butchers who are posted
will not get in pistol range OF John
Young Brown when he speaks here
next Monday p. II. Journal.
Milo Shanks, of the Richmond Pan
tagraph, who lives in Washington, has
been elected president of the Kentucky
Republican Club at the Capital.
James a. Settle, Brownie speaker,
got such frost at Henderson that he
was compelled TO cancel his appoint
ment. Only IA people gathered to hear
him.
Gov. Bradley has appointed w. T.
Sharp, of jamestown, as judge of the
Russell county court, to fill the vacan-
cy caused by the resignation of Judge
John d. Irvine.
E. w. Harris has thrown up the dem.
ocratic nomination for the legislature
In Jessamine county, on account OF i'll
health, and stronger man, David
Bell, has been nominated.
Hanna says 1t 10 shameful to drag
Dewey into politics" Perhaps he
thinks his own successful plan of get
ting his man in bar'l and rolling him
In is the only proper way to do the job.
Charley Bronston has broken loose
again AS Goebel is too busy TO notice
him why not get Dave May to under
take the job. He knows exactly how
to quiet the "Red Fox" when be Is out
on a ''ssndy."-Franklin Favorite.
The Somerset Progressive Home
Journal asks Messrs. w. o. Newell and
j. l.. Grlssom, the so-called Brown
leaders OF Pulaski, this pointed ques-
tion; "lf it is true that you have
hope OF electing John Young Brown,
why is IL that you are working hand In
hand with the republicans"
The Louisville Post and Dispatch
were shut out Of having representa-
tlves on Mr.. Bryan's train by Chairman
Young, who says that invitations only
were extended to reliable journals and
not TO subsidized L. a. N. organs. The
leaders of the democratic party, said
he, lido not object TO legitimate oppo'
sition from reliable newspapers, but
political scavengers like these deserve
no recognition, and especially from
that party that fostered one OF them in
its infancy. They can get special
train free Of charge from the source
that Is now supporting them. Let them
do ii. "
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-10-17

AN honest confession is said TO be
good for the soul. 1t may be true, but
10 is not particularly delightful feel
log to confess ones self sucker, rs we
are forced to do. For a month or more
past, we have printed line after line and
precept after precept for the Elks fair
at Louisville, imagining that our APP
pointment on the committee on pub
licity and promotion aud season tick
ct would eutitle us to privileges not
enjoyed by the common herd. But FRI
day last when we sailed into the fair,
feeling like king bee at a corn shuck-
ing we we're soon made to experience
the sensations that fill the breast OF the
poor boy, who attends the same gather
ing. The season ticket got us inside
all right, but when we hurried through
the long street OF exhibits to reach the
Midway, we we're told that our ticket
was n. g., that nothing but the cash
went there. The man at the animal
show, at the streets OF India and Of Ca
iro, at the prize aght, where the
cooche cooche girls CITRATE, &c, all gave
us the cold stare and motioned US to the
ticket Office. When we got out we we're
several dollars poorer and but little the
wiser, except to know that we had been
up against bunco The show is q good
one, highly creditable to the excellent
order, but 1t rather takes the starch
out of a self-important rural rooster to
give s25 worth OF advertising and get
ticket worth only dime. 10 cents.
Having proved the truth Of our text we
conclude by asking Bro. Excelled Ruler
II. W. Brown to line and sing that good
old song-"Come ye suckers, take your
bait"
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-10-17

Mr.. BRYAN began his tour OF Ken
lucky In the interest of the democrat
ic ticket yesterday and during the day
made six speeches to thousands upon
thousands of people, beginning at
Bardwell. He created the widest en-
thusiasm everywhere and If there was
a lingering doubt of his intentions,
this from one of his speeches cleared 1t
away. Said he: 81 want to see Will
liam Goebel governor OF Kentucky.
| want to see Joe Blackburn in the
United States Senate. II we are 60
ing to discipline a soldier let us not do
it in the face of the enemy. Though
we lost 10 1895, In 1897 we carried the
State by nearly $4,000 plurality, and
Kentuckians again lifted up their
heads. Kentucky is democratic State
and we have a right to expect II"
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-10-17
BRIEF NEWS NOTATION.

For the sixth time raiders burned
toll-gate 10 Henry county.
Taylorsville has smallpox scare, a
case having developed there.
Eighty-five guests at West Virginia
wedding were poisoned by eating siaw.
Official dispatches place the number
OF killed by the earthquake in the ISL
and Of Coran at 5000.
A typhoid fever epidemic led to the
furloughing of the cadets at the Nir-
GINA Military Institute.
John Young, aged 100 years, months
and IL days, died at Bowling Green.
He was lifelong democrat.
Noah Franklin, charged with the
murder of Daisy Sullivan, Oct. 30, 1896,
was declared not guilty by the jury at
| Benton.
Eight lives aud 500, 900 worth OF prop.
erty were destroyed by the burning of
the steamer Nutmeg State in Long ISL
and sound.
At Fort Scott, Kan, James Bish shot
his financee, Miss Clara Stainbrook,
and then committed suicide. They had
quarreled about the day OF their we'd
ding.
Paul White, who deserted his family
In Warren county, married IL year
old girl and was arrested at Nashville,
will be brought back to Bowling Green
and prosecuted.
A German expedition, composed OF
Lieut.. Guise. a trader, and 100 native
soldiers, was led into ambush aud mas
sacred near the Cross river, In South
west Africa.
Dan Owens, who was given life
sentence at London for the killing OF
Harmon Smith, has made application
for a new trial. The grand jury has
adjourned after returning l2s indict-
ments.
Ed Spencer, who killed his sweet
heart, Lizzie Swanee, at Troy. Ind,
Saturday night, was captured early
Sunday morning and is now In Jail at
Cannelton, heavily guarded TO prevent
lynching.
The town of Amhei, on the south side
OF the island OF Ceram, 10 the Moluc-
cas-, is said to have been destroyed by
an earthquake. IL is estimated that
about 1000 people were killed and
about 500 injured.
The head physician says that the
yellow fever epidemic at Key West is
practically over. Out OF total OF l.
1866 cases, there were only "a deaths,
showing that the disease is far less
fatal than typhoid fever.
James Prentice, after being a SWITCH
man for the Southern road at Louis
Vile for 10 years, was promoted to
foreman OF crew. Friday he went to
work for the fret time and 10 minutes
latter was killed by the cars.
A press dispatch from Cape Town
saws the Beers have beiseged Kimber-
lev in force, entirely cutting OF com
munication with that place. British
official adyices, 80 far as made public,
report no fighting except around Mafe-
king.
In the first race for the Americas
cup and the yachting supremacy OF the
world, the Columbia beat the challen-
ger, Shamrock, by II minutes over the
3O-mile course, the sailing time being
a. follows: Columbia, 4:53:53; Sham
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-10-17

The American Association OF Knit
Underwear manufacturers, has decid
ed to make Is per cent. advance
In the price Of fleece underwear, which
is the kind most generally worn and in
which line the competition heretofore
has been the fiercest
Robbers held up train near DeKa alb,
III and got S25, 900.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-10-17
LAND AND STOCK.

The Glasgow Times reports sales OF
Is mules at s35 to $50.
Frank Jones bought la Pulaski q
bunch OF fat hogs at SIC.
Ed and N. b. Price bought oil d. o.
Allen Is yearlings at &c.
Don't forget Hon. q. A. Lackey's
sale on next Thursday, 10Th.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-10-17

bon. NJ. ADELE, representative IRON
Covingtou and candidate for re cleo
too. addressed the Germans at Often
helm Saturday night In behalf OF the
democratic ticket aud aroused them to
a high pitch of enthusiasm. The gen.
tlemen, who attended from here
couldn't understand word hardly, as
the speech was In German, but the
Germans pronounced 1t a grand effort
The new corners have been voting the
republican ticket. but Mr.. William
Huser said the speech changed a num-
Der and they will vote for Goebel and
the entire ticket. Mr.. Adele paid Mr.
North, with whom he served 10 the
Legislature, many high compliments
aud urged his reelection.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-10-17


The L. h N. aud the Baltimore q
Ohio railroads had a representative
each here FIVE days last week working
for the hauling OF the 90 car loads o
cattle bought by W. Z. Barnard o
Lexington, ILL.,, and Bryan Gregory and
Leonard Yoder, Of the same State. and
the latter road won after a hard tight
Among other things Messrs. w. O.
McMapama, OF the B. n o.. and +. >
Griffin, of the L. x N, did to keep the
cattle men in good humor was to take
the Renetown brass band out TO j. n
McAlister's and DR.. Hugh Reds
where the gentlemen were spending
the night and give them serenade
The L. & N. will haul the cattle to
Louisville for the B. & o., for which
the latter is TO receive s26 per car and
from that place to lexington Ill, 1t
will cost the gentlemen a similar
amuunt,
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-10-17
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

AS we go to press the greatest crowd
ever In stanford Is gathering and the
day promises to be a memorable one.
The circus arrived during the night
and Is raising its tents on the Adams
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-10-17

JUDGE BoREING says that the 18th
will give Taylor 10000 majority. There
was time that he could say so and
make II SO, whether or no, but the times
and the laws have changed under the
Goebel Election law. Only votes that
are cast will be counted hereafter.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-10-17
THE EAGLE. KING or ALL BIRDS,

Is noted for Its keen sight, clear and dis
tinct vision. So are those persons who use
sutherland's Eagle Eye salve for weak eyes
styes, sore eyes OF any kind or graduated
lids Sold at Penny's Drug store.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-10-17
LUNG IRRITATION.

Is the forerunner to consumption. DR..
Dells Pine Tar-Honey will cure II. and
give such strength to the lungs that cough
or a cold will not settle there. Twenty five
cents at Penny's Drug Store.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-10-17

The Corbin News was disappointed
In Senator Goebel because he is not the
''oriter" he Is reported 70 be.