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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-04-04
RAG TIME.
A Popular Negro Phrase of the Day
That Had It's Origin In Span
ixh Music

What is rag time?'' the enthusi-
astic artist was asked, according to the
Baltimore Sun.
We'll, the extensive literature on this
subject will explain it best. Now,
here's a rag-time primer At this
juncture he produced big piece OF
sheet music with the picture of a
young man looking very unhappy in
a dress suit. This young fellow"
pointing to the picture and reading,
claims to be the original instructor
10 the stage of the now popular rag
time in Ethiopian song. The author
guarantees to teach anybody who can
play the piano bit how to play in
rag time. The preface says rag time
Tor negro dance tlme) originally takes
t its imitation steps from Spanish mu-
Sic, or rather. from Mexico, where it
1 is known under the head and names OF
Habanara Seguidilla, etc, being moth
ing but consecutive music, either in
treble or bass, followed by regular time
in one hand. In common and two-foul
| time the quarter note of the bass pre-
cedes the melody. In other words, ii
is what the musicians call syncopation
and this syncopaton, and this chang
of accent in the accompaniment, i
kept up continually in the same way
as the beat of snare drum
This method shows the pupil hov
to play rag-time accompaniment t.
any piece. Here is even an arrange
ment of Old Hundred annie Laurie
and the hymn, Come. Thou Fount Q
Every Blessing Wonderful. isn't IT!
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-04-04
OBJECTED TO HER CHANCES.
A Woman Thought to De Trying I"
influence Jurymen Proved
to BE Blind.

That iuries are affected by handsome
ard languishing eyes is proven by a
remarkable experience of the great
est advocate at the New York bar, the
late james I. Brady. He was counsel
for young woman in case involving
az attempt to break will. His client
sat by his side. She was very beauti-
full young woman, whose eyes seemed
always to rivet the attention of those
upon whom her glance fell. There was
a pathetic expression which affected
everyone She sat watching the jury
during the course of the trial and at
last there was some complaint that she
was attempting by means of her
chances to excite the sympathy of the
jury, says the Philadelphia Press.
Then Mr.. Brady arose and in one OF
the most touching and beautiful of all
the addresses he ever made in court he
spoke of the blessings which everyone
who had an appreciation Of beautiful
things and could see them enjoyed, and
dwelt for some moments upon the hap
py lot of the jury, who could see thu
budding of the howers-it was Their
springt:meN the charms of nature
then, suddenly turning to his client, he
said: "That blessing is denied my eli
emit, for, though she has eyes which
may seem to look upon you, gentlemen
there is no vision in them, for her sigh
has been taken from her."
She had been, in fact, the victim o
total paralysis of the optic nerve, whicl
had not impaired the beauty of he
eyes, but had given to them that sin
gularly pathetic expression which sh
was thus, falsely charged with employ
ing that she might secure the sympa
thies of the Jury.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-04-04
PUSSY IS VERY WISE.
= Maine Cat That Can Tell When .
Letter Comes for Her and
Opens 1t Readily.

An East side woman has cat that
can tell when a letter comes addressed
for her, says the Augusta (Me.) Jour
nal.
The owner of the cat spoke of its
ability in this direction to friend who
was making a call.
"a letter!' exclaimed the caller, in
surprise.
eyes, letter, and if you don't be-
ieve it 1 will prove it to you. just
wait minute until direct one"
The woman left the room, and in a
few minutes returned with sealed
envelope addressed TO Miss Pussy, No.
- Bangor street, city.
'Now," said she, IF you will kindly
post that for me tonight and be here
when the postman comes around on his
first delivery tomorrow morning you
will see that am telling you facts"
The caller mailed the letter as she
was asked, and was at her friends
home promptly the next morning.
Soon the bell rang, and shortly after
ward the servant entered with bundle
OF letters, among which was that for
Miss Pussy.
Sure enough, pussy at once showed
an interest, and in moment had
pushed aside with her paw the envelope
addressed to her.
The visitor was about to express her
surprise, when the woman of the house
said: wait moment. She'll orer it
and eat up all that is in the envelope
Scarcely had she said this when Miss
Pussy had torn the envelope open and
was enjoying her letter very much.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-04-04
MYSTERY of Small Coins.

There are, lit is claimed, l99.scoooo
old-tstyle copper pennies somewhere.
Nobody knows what has become of
them except that, once in awhile a sim
gle specimen turns up in change. A
few years ago 100000 bronze .wo-cent
pieces were set afoat. Three millions
of them are still outstanding. but are
never seen A million of three-cent sill
YER pieces are scattered over the Unit ed
States, but it is very rarely that one
comes across ore of them. OF the s00,-
coo one-half-cent pieces not one has
been returned to the government for
coinage or is held by the treasury.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-04-04
"A SOLDIER PUNISHED.
Humlliated by Having to Puslicly
Retract an Insult to
His Flag.

The Partisan papers are varlous.y
commenting on an incident that lately
occurred in the garrison at lToulon. A
soldier named R, while among his
comrades at the barracks, said things
which Corporal Delhorbe deemed an in
suit to the French flag. The corporal
ordered the man to be punished. The
colonel, when he heard of the case, was
Mortified and straightway reported the
matter to Gen. Coronnat, commanding
the Fourth brigade of marine infantry.
The general was also Mortified, and adj
dressed the following letter to the
troops under his command: "Private
R, of the Eleventh company Eighth
regiment, has been punished for hav-
ing wantonly said outrageous things
concerning the flag. 1t is with sadness
that the general brings to the knowl-
edge of the troops this incident, which
is averitable crime against the country.
As this soldier had deplorable
antecedents, insults coming from him
cannot soil the sacred emblem. But as
he regrets his fault, we shall confine
ourselves this time to the following
Preparations: The Eleventh company,
which witnessed the scandal. shall be
formed in the square of execution be-
fore the colonel's office. and the flag
shall be unfurled. Private R shall
present arms to it and express his re-
grets in swearing to die for the honor
of the flag, as every good soldier ought
to do. If this soldier had not signified
his repentance, one of the five men of
the color guard, drawn by lot, would
have forced retraction with arms in
his, Lnnds and the 1lelinnuent unl1l z
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-04-04
Turned to EARLY and Good Use.

The very first use made by the Brit
ish government of the Atlantic cable
laid down by Bright in 1853 immediate
ly resulted in saving the treasury $780,
900. The cable enabled the government
to countermand an order for the trans
mission of troops from Canada to Eng
land
For 3s5 years the rulers of Denmark
have been alternately Frederick and
Christian. This is the law. that "A
King Christian must be succeeded by
King Frederick, and then comes a
King Christian again. In view of this
law. every Danish prince has among
his other names both Frederick end
Christian.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-04-04
Rocks in japan and Italy.

The japanese now publish three
times as many books as the Italians,
whose literary powers seem to have
faded almost entirely away. Out OF
$4,000 volumes published last year in
the land of flowers no less than 500 were
law books ands1.3oo treated of religion;
which shows that the romantic little
nation has not taken kindly to any
written form Of romance.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-04-04

have been sent to rcompagnie de dis
cipline.' The color guard chose to de-
fend the flag against the enemy should
have the privilege to defend it against
insulters. Corporal Delhorbe is to be
praised for having noted the words of
Private RI and for having caused his
punishment"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-03-31
Chamberlain's Couch Remedy.

This remedy is intended especial
lv for coughs, colds, Group, whOop
Ing cough aUd influenza. Il has
beceme famous for its cares f
these diseases. over a lal ge parl
of the civilized word. The mos
6aitering testimonials have been
received, giving accounts of it,
good works; OF toe aggravatIns
aud persistent coughs it has cured:
of severe colds that have yieIde d
promptly to its soothing Effects,
ard OF the dangerous attacks Of
Group 1t has cured, often Saving
the lite of the child. The extensive
use Of il for whooplDg cough ha,
shown hat it rObs that disease O
all dangerous consequences. L. IL
especially priced by mothers foi
cir children. as It never falls tt
effect a speedy cure, ana because
they have found that there is no
the least danger in giving it. ever
to babies as II contains nothins
injurious, Sold by L. Il. Irwin
Druggist.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-03-31

The Bible has a good deal to say
about forgiveness, but it nowhere states
that il is easy 10 forgive The man who
thinks that it is easy to forgive either
has nothing to forgive or does not kno"
what forgiveness means Forgiveness
il not as some imagine, mere mega
tive abstaining from in6icting injury
upon the offender, Bible forgiveness
means also the positive exhibition OF a
loving and actively pitiful temper to-
ward wrongdoer.
II has been we'll remarked by some
one that we "must not think we are
forgiving because our anger is getting
tired. Forgiying is more than simply
forgetting 1t is an active grace. DIM
cult of requirement, even with help
from above. But if 1t is not easy 1t is
blessed to forgive. - New York Oh
carvpr
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-03-31
Lasting Impression.

The fact that early impressions hnser
long in the memory needs no proof but
an interesting illustration Of it happens
along now and then
"There are men. said Jones, whose
simple personality is more persuasive
than any oratory could be, who can inn
press you more powerfully with ges-
ture, a wave Of the hand, than II they
uttered whole dictionaries Of words
Did you ever come across such a mani
"Oh. yes. replied Brown my ia
ther was a man Of that kind. l came
across him. as it were, quite frequent
". /, was when was across him
across his knee-that a wave OF his
hand always impressed me most power
fully. All. yes. Youths Companion
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-03-31

The crown princess of Denmark is the
tallest royal lady-if not the tallest
woman-in Europe her height bong .
feet 2 inches Her grandmother was
Mile Desiree Clary. the daughter of a
stockbroker Of Marseilles This young
woman Tilted Napoleon Bonaparte, aft
erward emperor. in order to marry
Bernadotte. who finally became king OF
Sweden and Norway. The crown prin-
cess of Denmark is the richest as well
a the tallest European princess, having
inherited $25, 900, 600 from her mater.
ual grandfather. Prince Frederick OF
the Netherlands, in addition to the for
tune left her by her father.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-03-31
BeZSanueI' 'SDaDciDg7urEeYS

1utTo Wclo oV1Ou Ou' hN1o % GU
large ones, SIX bronze and one
white. On a board over the wire
front of their cage was painted the
announcements: Seven Dancing
Turkeys; Exhibited For the First
Tint; Round aud Square Dances
aud the Highland Flnew
The exhibitor was q sallOw.lOOk
ing boy ebont Is years of age, with
droll droop of his lett eye. In
connection with his cage Of "edu-
Gated turkeys which he was
showing at the county foir, he had
sweet-cider aud peanut stan'.
The peanots we're excellent. for he
had stove, kept bot With a Goa
fire, aud roasted OyeDful after
ovenfUl. The stove and fuel box
were partly hidden from the pub.
lie eye by curtain at one end; and
and both stand and cage bad jn't
behind them the nigh board fence
Of the fair grounds.
Few people knew the owner
Those few called him Bee Samuels.
He had been at the fair the year
before with "wbirling table,"
which, after the rrst day. had been
excluded by the man Igement ~
something too nearly AKIN 10 garo
ling.
But this time be bad brought a
fock Of educated turkeys, which
spoke so well for bis patience and
skill that his show was admitted tc
the grouu DIS without question.
During the FIRST day the cage did
not attract much attention. for the
people we're interested 10 othtl
novelties; but soon they began tC
talk about IT.
Beg pIau of exhibiting WAS no
the usual one. He had no tent
but merely a slide curtain inside
the wire front OF the cage, When
ever the passing crowd raised 81
cents Bee opened the curtain ant
gave a brief performance. U
course many saw it who had pal'
nothing; yet as MANY newcomer
we're constantly aUvlng the plal
worked well.
During the forenoon of the secon'
day Of the fair ny friend Tom ant
/ and ten or a dozen ether youn
! people contributed the 10 cents rt
ouisire TO .ee the turkeys dance.
There wss rafting sound a
} iiez pulled the curtsin aside, an
Immediately those seven turk J
B began to hop fret On one foot, I
on the other constantly shlf'ln
r aud moving around the cage. On
could scarcely say that they OK
= cuted regular figure; but the
went round and round, hopping
very curious and IudIc ousUsnne'
Moreover, it was bard to guess ID
7. motive for their antics. The DO
tom OF the cage inside the wire
4 appeared to be of old zinc or She1
y iron. Occasionally Bee eltn'
!. struck the bottom Of the cage
rattled beneath It as II with
iron rod. ITO change the time
= the dance,r as he explained.
4 At once, then, the turkey beg'
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-03-31
AnIndinnn Ghost story.

The residence of James Kile, in the
southern part Of Noblesville, has been
visited frequently Of late by mys-
terious parsonage, presumably a ghost
The doors have been opened. peculiar
sounds have been heard, and articles
are often found scattered about the
rooms. The other night party Of siI
men, headed by Officer Bowlin' visited
the place with view Of sscertaining
the cause Of the mysterious disturb
ances. Their trip was not without It's
reward. for they saw a figure in the
form Of a woman robed in white appear
on the veranda about midnight. She
conveTsed freely with the men and IN
ouired concerning the welfare OF many
well known people Of this city. When
they attempted to advance in the direc-
tion Of the figure. il disappeared as
mysteriously as it came. Indianapolis
Sentinel
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-03-31

Count de Cassini. the cars embas-
sador to the United States, ID said to be
The most democratic Of all the diplo-
matte representatives at Washington.
Unlike the chiefs of other embassies or
legations, he has no Office hours and
will see any one who calls on business
whenever be is in the house. Count Cas-
siri speaks excellent English and Is
,>st plassAAs in his manner.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-03-31
spring Flower Sowing.

The following list includes most OF
the favorite ANNALS for March seed
sowing Amaranthus, autiuhinum.
asters, balsams, browallias. celosia' Co
bpa scandens. colous cosmos cuphea'
dianthus (annuaD, heliotrope meseln-
brvanthemum or ice plant, maurapdia'
pnothera. petunia. salpiglossis SALIVA
stevia. stocks (annuaD, verbena -Wo'
mans Home Companion
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-03-31
Aptiaue ChessmeA-

A pair of chess knights, oeau'iully
carved in ivory and stated to be over
800 years old. were sold for 10 suineas
the other day at Crosbie's auction room
At Kilburn. They were specially inter
esting as being an exact representative
Of the armor worn by man and horse IN
the days of Edward Ill. each detai, De-
ing carved with much precision. Lon
don Mail
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-03-31

AS we stood there we could hear
hlm talking glibly Of the GlffrreDt
fairs at which he had exhibited bis
turkeys. "Next week l shall show
them to the people of franklin
county at their annual cattle show
at F. we heard him add.
"Yes,' said Tom, ~ am mach
obliged for tnat biz OF Information.
| have q cousin Lying there who is
a lively sort Of fellow. III drop
hin, u blnt as to what's COMING
Son ething viii ne sure TO follow" ."
As We went past the post.oilice
Tom stepped 10 bought 81 envelope.
and Senr the following note:
D~ar Nose: Look out for a fell
lOa with seven dancing turkeys at
kOur THE show npXl week. He's
trlck, and croel. Il- will tel you
b.. ha~ a prculiar gift for teaching
the hut he IA, he does 1t is by
putting live Goals Ia ct The bottom
of BE- cage. W. caught him at IT..
Gre he boz : together and expose
hi~ mex AMI cruelty.
The manner in which the Frank.
I'm county boys exposed BIZ was
desc iued in he Franklin GazeIe,
IT. it, sc ouut Of the 'air, the fol-
wig Saturday. | give the item
We batlm:
Pro linent among the side shows
was cage of wonderful dancing
turkeys, exhibited by one Bee s M
uels, II youth not uukown 10 fame,
"ho also rrgaled The mulutud'
Nith fresh ro s'ed PEANUTS an
Swret cider. Tpe dauclng explo'.
OF the tnrksyS were reilly asto"i>h
ing, aud proved "ita'ulG a
Oucr. a turkey taught to dane ?
Highland Fling was p novell,
which immediately attracted pu' =
lie attention.
The exhibitor expatlated uprr
the patience, Niudnrss aul peculiar
gilt requisite for training tur keys
to such high art IN tie TefpsIcho.
resn line.
Bat alas for B,2l It was 4 SOY.
cred that bis peculiar gift consisted
in putting i've c,als irom his pea
nut roaster under tie thir iron
bottom Of The cage in which the
poor birds were confined.
Now The people Of Franklin conn
- are great admirers OF roa,ttuit
el, particularly toward Tbapks
giving; bat The idea Of roasting tbt
turkey alive did not appeal TO
hem. Not much was said At ID,
time, bot very early the following,
morning, when as yet fe6 p9opl'
had arSive1 at the idir grounds, a
select party, headed, il il said, ty
one Nose Evans. called round u :
m the gifted SImnels. took b m
>ummar'ly ia baud, anG bavlug rt.
moYed bls shoes and sf0cking.
popped INN bodily intO his own
cage. OR special conSlables, Y Ia
would dOub'less have lutrrposed,
apprsred not to- have arrived at
bat honr. gnd quite regardless ol
BIZ protestations. the visiting
~egS proceeded to fire up heueatl
% . cage.
II il hln'ed that in the matter o
he Highland F'rnc. B Z far on
did bis turkeys for SPACE OF p
least five minutes, and would hay
undoubtedly leaped much higbe
hrd lbe top Of ihe cage permitted
He sang. meantime, upon a very
elevated KEY.
BE WAS finally let ont VITA a l'n
hat travel would probablt prov
be best balm for LIS heated sol, g
This sdvlce he acted upon Will
such promptness that our repOrte
WAS unable to OveTtake and inter
view hlm.-Yortb's Companion.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-03-31
Rail Road Ties Wanted

Iwill pay CASH for green White oaE
"a Green Chestnut Oak Ties. delivered
st .nv point along southeren Railway
hetweea Strasburg junction and har-
r;sonburg. Va. Address all communica-
zion 70 ID ~. ySA.ai oAsIA, u
jar. 13faf. "ooos'ocA' Va
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ChrIst's sympathy.

II Is absurd 10 suppose that man
who has always been well can sym
patbize with those who are sick. or
that one who has always been hon
ored can appreciate the sorrow OF
those who are despised, or that one who
has been born to a great fortune can
understand the distress and the straits
of those who are destitute The fact
that Christ himself took the vinegar
makes him able to sympathize today
and forever with all those whose cup Is
filed with the sharp acids of this life
He took the vinegarl
In the first place, there was the sour
ness Of betrayal The treachery of Judas
hurt Christ feelings more than all the
friendship Of his disciples did him good
You have had many friends. but there
was one friend upon whom you put es-
pecial stress. You feasted him. You
loaned him money You befriended him
in the dark passes of life. when be es-
pecially needed friend Afterward he
turned upon you. and he took advantage
of your former intimacies He wrote
against you. He talked against you DE
microscopized your faults. He flung
contempt at you, when you ought 10
have received nothing but gratitude
At first. you could not sleep at nights
Then you went about with a sense OF
having been stung That difficulty Will
never be healed. for. though mutual
friends may arbitrate in the matter un-
iii you shall shake hands the old cor
diality will never come back Now
commend to all such the sympathy OF
betrayed Christ Why, they sold him
for less than our $2Ol They all forsook
him and fed They cut him to the
quick. He drank that cup to the dregs
de took the vinegar
There is also the sourness OF pain
There are some of you who have not
seen a well day for many years By
keeping out Of drafts and by carefully
studying dietetics you continue to this
time. but, oh. the headaches. and the
side aches, and the back aches and the
heartaches which have been your ac
compartment all the way through You
have struggled under a heavy mortgage
Of physical disabilities. and instead Of
the placidity that once characterized
you it is now only with great effort
that you keep away from irritability
and sharp retort Difficulties Of respira
tion, of digestion. Of locomotion. make
up the great obstacle in your life, anC
you tug and sweat along the pathway
and wonder when the exhaustion viii
end My friends. the brightest crowns
in heaven will not be given to thos'
who in stirrups dashed 20 the cavalry
charge, while the general applaude'
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-03-31
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Refer to proprietor of HERALD and Cltl
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is The quick agent of death. Fully one
third Of recent deaths have been from
pneu nonia following la gripps. Pneu-
munla cannot follow the use OF Foley
Honey and Tar.
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DR. CHAS J. sAGER,

:'av;,g - located at Toms Brook offers
,ls're Ia. nr-esfessional services to the public IN
us us PyaTious branches Of his profession
He will be found at the rhIi'p 1roUnrt nOu1o,
AFTER April 2nd and Will give pf0"P'
attention TO all calls
Mar. 10, 99-tf
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-03-31

A rpIcANA will cure Constipation snd
81 wouderful Liver Medicine. Try u
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hate thing done by halves. II
1t be right, do 1t boldly; If it be
wrong, leave it uDdone.-Gllplu.