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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-10-03
The Fads of Authors.

How novelists write will always be
Of interest to readers. Each seems to
have some favorite place for attacking
the muse. Roe wrote "Near to Ma
lures Heart" Hay AT the Seaside"
and Besant Cali In a Garden Fair"
Verne wrote Twenty Thousand
Leagues Under the Sea-" Dryden SIN
Sunny Lands and Auerbach ION the
Heights"
While Gibbon wrote "For Lack Of
Gold" and Payne aIn Peril and Priya-
tion," Black wrote, "In Silk Attire"
and Haven "Out of Debt, Out of Dan
ger"
Horatio Alger wrote "Slow and
Sure" Williams "On and Off, and Pike
every Day."
Most curious Of all were Bellamy,
who wrote Looking Backward" and
Parker, who wrote upside Down.
Puck.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-10-03
The Wrong Slot.

A nice looking elderly. gentleman,
with long white whiskers, stood on the
Rush street bridge one evening holding
a letter in his hand and gazing perplex-
edly up and down the thoroughfare.
He was looking for a post box. There
was none in sight.
II don't like ter go very fer away"
he muttered, "because that thar pesky
boats likely ter light out most any mo-
ment."
Suddenly his eyes lighted up, and he
chuckled to himself, and, hurrying
across the bridge, was seer a moment
or two later leaning far over the bow
OF the black hulled steamer that lay at
the wharf. Luckily a deckhand appear
ed on the scene in time to save the old
gentleman from a watery grave. And
after the old gentleman had got his
breath back he waved his letter in the
face Of the astonished deckhand and
painted:
what kind Of a letter box is that,
I'd like ter know? Hey! Do you think
I'm a akribat er a kontorsh'nist, do
yer? Hey! What say? What letter
box? Why, that n thar"
He pulled the deckhand to the rail
and pointed to the hawser hole in the
ships bow. Near it, in great yellow
letters was the inscription, "U. S.
Mail."-Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-10-03
Taking un,brage.

a few idlers (no very unusual thing
lwere lounging in front of the shop of
THE bailie of the burgh, among whom
1.-THE laird espied the village Aesculapius,
awho was his political oracle, and thus
sadressed him:
"How's a. WI We the day. doctor?
lOny political news?"
Nothing very particular" replied
1.-THE doctor; '.only it is said that the
dutch have taken umbrage at Here
the doctor got a touch on his shout
der from his shop boy, who acquaint-
ed him that a valuable patient was
, waiting for him, and he broke off
abruptly from his political laird.
"Ta'en Umbrage!" exclaimed the
laird. "Mercy upon us! Haze they
ta'en Umbrage? Bailie, ken We If it's
q wa'ed town or no"
IA wa'ed town. said the bailie;
mae sic thing. It's a sugar island
and ane O. the sweetest O. them. The
ARTICLES up already, but We shall haze
= stane weight hame WI We at the auld
price.n-Cornhill.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-10-03
Bounced the Bill Of Fare.

Stories of the generosity Of Judge
Poland of Vermont are constantly COM
ing to light. One of the prettiest is
about an old farmer, whom the judge
Invited to dine with him one day at
the hotel in Lyndon, Vt.
The old mans shabby garments and
uncouth manner did not prevent his
host from being heartily glad to see
him, and he was ushered into the din
ing Don with all the Difference that
could have been shown the judges
most distinguished friend.
1t was the farmers first experience
at Q hotel, and when the waiter laid
the menu card before him he asked
quickly, whats that?"
"The bill Of fare, sir" replied the
waiter.
'Take it away!" said the old man,
with a look Of triumph on his brown
face. "Judge Poland isn't the sort
that invites folks and then let's 'em pay
their w bills. I've known him, boy
and man, young Teller! Perhaps you
didn't know Pm a-vis'ting Judge Po-
land today"
The waiter bowed with the aspect Of
a craven image. but the judge and his
guest smiled at each other in mutual
friendliness and pleasure, and then the
Judge proceeded to order for two
YOUTHS Companion.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-10-03
An Expensive Knife.

An old man went into a cigar store
where pocketkniyes are on sale. He
had a fancy for II of the knives, bat
Thought the price, IS cents, too high.
After a parley with the proprietor he
concluded to wager Is cents against
the knife and play a game Of poker.
He lost the money and then that much
again. He continued to lose until he
lost $121, all the money he had, but
lhe proprietor made him a present of
the knife.
In the afternoon he returned, saying
he was dissatisfied with the knife. He
lad paid $121 for it, but would will
hgly exchange it for a 81 article. The
dealer kindly made the exchange, and
the man went his way rejoicing. He
had no money to trouble him, but he
had q knife, and, afte- all, a knife is a
good thing to have.-Arizona Repub-
4lican.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-10-03
The Mis.ionarys.sLittl Joke.

native Maori chieftatn, the de-
scendant os cannibal kings, Is now
completing his medical education in
Chicago. Cannibalism ended in his
tribe, he says, when Bishop Selwyn
converted his grandfather, but he tells
some stories of it which have q dis
tinctly humorous flavor. For instance:
1t is said that ono a chief captured a
missionary who was anything but q
toothsome morsel, as he was old and
thin and looked as If his flesh would be
tough. The missionary warned the
chief that he would not MAKE a good
dinner and, pulling up his trousers,
cut a slice off the calf Of his leg and
offered it to the chief.
The chief tasted it, said he didn't
like it and passed it to a subchief. The
sub tasted it, made a wry face and
passed it on. The next man who took
a bite of it spat it out. The missionary
was released. After he had gone it
was discovered that he wore a cork leg.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-10-03
The Frog and the Judge.

Il had been living alongside of Sill
yer lake for Is years." said the judge,
before concluded to go fishing. I
suppose l had seen five carloads Of
fish taken out of the lake during those
years, and so l anticipated a great
catch when l got around to it. One
day l got out hook and line and set
off in my boat. 1t was right after din
ner, and l let the boat go drifting. The
hook was baited with a frog for bass,
and l distinctly remember of giving
frog and hook a whirl and a cast. Then
Of course l waited for a bite"
"And you got one?" queried the man
whit the new patent reel.
II can't say that l did," replied the
Judge. mo, l have never been able to
satisfy myself that l did"
but what did you do?"
"Just foated around for five hours.
| think l was busy most of the time
preparing a case TO come off the next
week, but had a bass taken hold of
that frog ! must have felt it,"
But didn'tNyou pull in your line at
ALP
81 don't think SO. If l did, it escap-
ed my memory. Should have done
SOP"
"Why of course"
"For what reason?"
ITO see if the frog was on the hook
all right"
ooh! There was no reason then"
smiled the judge. ut seems that as
soon as l cast him overheard he swan
tack and climbed into the boat, and
at the end of five hours he came hop
ping over to me, as if to ask if l hadn't
had all the fun l wanted. decided
that l had, and l unlocked him with
apologies and rowed home."-Chicago
News.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-10-03
Chicago,s Queer Indian.

An Engllshman Of rank and money
VISITED Chicago recently and with him
cane his private secretary, a young,
fresh faced. jolly fellow just out of
oxford university. The secretary
brought letters of introduction to a
Chicago man from a well known Lon
don actor and an equally prominent
man OF letters. The Englishman came
direct TO Chicago, making no stop in
New York. The secretary called upon
the Chicago man to whom he had let
ters and who did a little entertaining,
anyltlng three city friends to meet the
private secretary at luncheon at a not
ed restaurant.
1t was after the cigars were lighted
ina the conversation turned upon
things American. The Chicagoans
knew that the Britons were credited
with believing that they could shoot
Duffaloes under the shade of the Audi
forum n shoot grizzlies along the
smoke, but they We're hot quite pre-
pared for what was to come. The lit
. tie luncheon party had been waited
I upon by a coal black negro with crisp
curled tight to his head. The sec
rotary throughout the repast had eyed
the attendant with interest. When the
waiter finally had left the room, the
English guest turned to his host and
said:
Mr.. Nelson, it seems to me that ]
read somewhere that the American In
dams had straight hair. The hair of
4 fhn nran xyhO V-A;fo1 ~ ,. .,.1. J.l..l
astrakhan. '-Chicago Tribune.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-10-03
AN IRISH ROSE.


! will send a rose across the sea,
All IN q letter smoothly pressed;
She will take the red, red rose from me
And hide it in her breast.
Her smiles will flash, her tears will start,
As if she saw her own loved shore,
And a little thorn will pierce her heart
For the pleasant days of yore;
For the pleasant days and the dear home ways,
Her fathers voice, her mothers smile,
And ler eyes will turn with a faroff gaze
To the pensive, low green isle.
For the strangers land is not the land,
However fair it be and bright!
We carry the old home in our hand,
Our eyes reflect its light.
And the rose that grew by the cottage door,
The old nome gardens Joy and pride,
She will prize it more and love it more
Than all earth's flowers beside.
! will not waste one crimson leaf
Nor pluck one thorn from the prickly stem;
It shall bloom in an exile's crown of grief
A pure and perfect gem.
Youths Companion.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-10-03
From Hand to Mouth.

"I'n never speak to him again!" ex-
claimed the young woman in the pale
blue jacket. "He called me his queen
and asked if he might kiss my hand.
l said yes, and-and after hat he kiss
ed me on the lips without asking"
81 suppose" said the young woman
in the yellow buskins, "he followed
along the line Of least resistance."-
Chicago Tribune.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-10-03
Signs.

1t has been insinuated that the Apple
ton-O'Bryanne wedding is off. If you
yant to know, go past the Appleton
jouse. The sound of a half dozen sew
ng machines can be heard there from
.aybreak till late at night. When a
marriage is given up for good, the sew
ing machine is idle, except when patch
ks must be put on the old mans I'M
Observation-Disclosures Globe.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-10-03
Getting Under 1t.

"There's a mountain Of evidence
against YOU" said the young lawyer to
his first client.
Tunnel it, my boy, tunnel it'!' cried
the old sluice robber cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-10-03
The work.

There is a druggist in one of the sub
urban districts who adyert-ses:
''The doctor prescribes; we execute"
Such advertising cannot fail to ap-
peal to those who desire to be execut-
ed.-Boston Journal.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-10-03
He Needed No Help.

"Help, helpw cried the man who was
being relieved of his valuables.
"Calm yourself, my friend" said the
easy going footpad. 81 can take care
of this job without any assistance
Ohio State Journal.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-10-03
Settling Down.

"I'm anxious to get married and set.
Tile down." said the tagged bachelor
ESQ that | can pick out one good clul
md stick to it."-Philadelphia Nort'-
american.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-10-03
Worth Hi. while ia Flatter.

Art Critic-Your portrait Of Snag-
gins, the multimillionaire there, has
Il fine technique, but it doesn't look the
least like him.
Fashionable Portrait Painter-Hush!
How could l ever get $500 for it if it
did?-Boston Transcript.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-10-03

Orthodox Mohammedans are forbid
den to make or use any "graven i'm
nge." Consequently their chessmen
have no resemblance to human figures.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-10-03

If g mar sows the wind, he is liable
to catch a cyclone in his self binder
some day.-York (Neb.D Times.
The Florence tribune., 1899-02-25

That the general nature of the business to be transacted is as follows: To purchase, lease, acquire by location or otherwise, buy, sell, rent, and in every manner deal in and with real estate, mines, mining property. canals, water rights and privileges, the de- velopment of mines and mining property, to build, own and operate mining machinery, electric and hydraulic plants. stamp mills and mill machinery, to buy and sell mines and do any and all things necessary or incidental to the transaction of the business aforesaid. Also to open and conduct a general merchandise store on the mining property.
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ARTICLE III.

The amount of the capital stock of this corporation shall be the sum of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars (s5OO,OOO) and shall consist of five hundred thou sand (5OO.OOO) shares of the par value of One Dollar ($10O) each which said capital stock shall be paid in upon the call of the Board of Directors of this corporation. and it shall be forever non-assessable, and each certificate therefor. when issued shall state upon it's face the number of shares represented thereby, and that the same is fully paid and forever non-assessable. Each share of said capital stock shall represent one-five hundred thousandth Q-5OO,OO0 part
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VIII.

That said board of directors shall have the power to elect president, vice-president, secretary and treasurer from among it's members. They shall also have the power to appoint a superintendent or general manager to whom they may delegate full power and authority to manage and conduct the business of said corporation during the pleasure of said board. Said board shall have power to adopt bylaws if it so elect to define the general duties and power of its officers.
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STATE OF ILLINOIS,
 COUNTY OF JERSEY. ss.

.
 Before me, Paul M. Hamilton, a Notar, Public in and for said Jersey county. and State of Illinois, this day personally ap. peared George W. He rdman, Daniel j. Murphy, Joshua Pike, Andrew W. Cross Prentiss D. Cheney, Augustus K. Van Horn and William E. Holland, personally known to me to be the same persons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing Articles of Incorporation, and acknowledged to me that they and each of them executed, signed and sealed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed.
 Given under my hand and notarial seal this s1st day of January A. D. 1899.
 [Seall PAUL M. HAMILTON, Notary Public in and for the County of Jersey, State of Illinois.
 My Commission expires July 2nd. 1899.
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ARTICLES OF
 INCORPORATION
Pinal King Gold Mining Company,
 of the United States of America.
STATE OF ILLINOIS, as
 COuNTY OF JRRsEY. so'
-oF THE

KNOW ALL MEN BY REPRESENTS: That we, Joshua Pike, Prentiss D. Cheney, George W. Herdman, Daniel J. Murphy, Andrew W. Cross, Augustus K. Van Horne and William E. Holland, of the County of Jersey and State of Illinois. the incorpora- tors hereinafter named and whose names are hereunto subscribed, being desirous of forming corporation under and by virtue of the Revised Statutes of the Territory of Arizona, in the United States of America, relating to corporations, and all amendments thereof and thereto, do hereby for that purpose adopt. sign and acknowledge the following Articles of Incorporation, to-wit:
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of the property now owned or hereafter acquired by this corporation, and each share of said capital stock shall represent and entitle the owner thereof las shown by the books of the corporation) to one vote in said corporation at any election hereafter held by the stockholders of said corpora ton.
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ARTICLEI.

The name or title of this Corporation, and bywhich it shall be known, is the Pima King Gold Mining Company" and the busi- ness operations and transactions of said company shall be conducted and carried on in the County of Pinal. in the Territory of Arizona. and in any other County or place in said Territory of Arizona, or in any other Territory of the United States of America, or in any State of the United States of America. Its principal place of business shall be in said Pinal county, Territory of Arizona, but it's principal office shall be in the city of Jerseyville. in Jersey county in the State of Illinois, at which latter named place. and at which said principal office, meetings of the Stockholders and of the Board of Directors of this Company, shall be held, and all business relating to the affairs of this Company not conducted in said Pinal county, Arizona. shall be carried on and transacted at said principal office in said city of Jerseyvilie. in said Jersey county, and State of Illinois, and all business and transactions done, had, and performed a t said principal office in said city of Jersey vile, in Jersey county, and State of Illinois. shall have the same force and effect in law and equity as if had and done within the Territory of ofArizona. aforesaid.
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III.

That the amount of the capital stock authorized is one hundred thousand dollars and the number of shares into which said capital stock is divided is ten thousand shares of the par value of ten dollars each, which stock is not to be issued until fully paid up. All stock issued by this company shall be non-assessable.
The Florence tribune., 1899-02-25
Articles of Incorporation Gro Mining and Devel- opment Com
 pany.

KNow ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That we, the undersigned, have this day associated ourselves together for the purpose of form ing corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and we do hereby certify:
The Florence tribune., 1899-02-25

That the name of the corporation shall be the "Oro Mining and Development Com pany' and its principal places of .ransacting business shall be at Casa Grande, Arizona and at San Bernardino, California.
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TERRITORY OF ARIZONA, !
 COUNTY OF FINAL !

F. A. Chamberlin, Recorder in and for the County and Territory aforesaid. hereby certifythat the above and foregoing Articles of Incorporation were filed and recorded on on the 4th day of February, A. D. 1899, at p. m., in book No. 1, Articles of ofIncorpora- tion, page I'll ct seq.
 Witness my hand and official seal this 7th day of February, A. D. 1899.
 h1-6t lseall F.A. CHAMBERLAIN, Recorder of Pinal county, Arizona.
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ARTICLE ".

The time of the commencement of this corporation shall be the date of the filing of these articles of incorporation in the Recorders office of Pinal county, Territory of Arizona, and the term thereof shall be twenty y-five years thereafter.
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ARTICLE V.

The highest amount of indebtedness or liability to which this corporation shall at any time subject itself shall be the sum of fifty thousand dollars (s5O,OOO).
 The private property of the stockholders of the corporation shall at all times be exempt from liability for any and all debts of this corporation,
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ARTICLE II.

The nature of the business to be trans- acted by this corporation, is to purchase. acquire, lease, own, control, mine. operate or sell. transfer or dispose of mines, mining property and mining rights; also to pur- chase, acquire, own, lease, control, sell
 transfer or dispose of water and water rights, ores, minerals, metals or oils; also to manufacture, purchase, lease, acquire, own, control or operate reduction works, shelter or smelters, stamp mills and all other min- ing machinery and appliances necessary thereto, and gas electric light and power plants and all patents and patent rights and licenses thereto nppertaining; also to refine ores; also to purchase, acquire, lease. own
 control. improve. manage, subdiyide or dis pose of lands tenements and franchises and all kinds of property, real, personal or mixed; also to manufacture, buy or sell all kinds of merchandise, and to do and per- form all rhings necessary to carry oat the purposes aforesaid within or without the said Territory of Arizona, and to purchase, acquire. own. pre-empt and sell it's own stock and the stock of other corporations.
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p. FISHER. NEWSPAPER ADVERTIS-
 h,. inc Agent 21 Mechanics Exchange, san Frapaiseos is our authorized agent. This na,er is lxept on file at his office.
The Florence tribune., 1899-02-25

That the time of the commencement of said corporation is December I7th, 1898, and the time of its determination is December l7th, 1908.
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New Mexico & Arizona Fly.

Daily except Sunday. Pacific time.
 J, J. FREY, General Manager.
 T. A. kAUGLE, L. H. ALBRECHT, Assistant General Manager. Train Master
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That the highest amount of indebtedness or liability to which the corporation is at any time to subject itself is five thousand dollars.
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MeteoroIooIcaI Statistics.

The signal service of the general govern ment maintained station at Florence from 1874 to 1882. The reports covering the period from July, 1880, to April. 1e82, gives the follow Ing statistics, which may be taken as a safe guide to the prevailing temperature given during the series of six yeas:
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VII

That the private property of each officer and stockholder is to be exempt from cor porate debts.
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ARTICLE VII.

The officers of this corporation sha Il be President, yice-President, General Manager Secretary and Treasurer and such other officers as may be provided for by the Board of Directors.
 The said officers shall be elected by the Board of Directors. The following named persons shall constitute the officers of this corporation until the first meeting of the Board of Directors. after the first Tuesday in March. A. D. 19Oo. viz: George W. Herd man, President; Augustus K. Van Horn, Vice-President; Daniel J. Murphy, Secre- tary and Treasurer, and Joshua Pike, General Manager, and any vacancy caused by death, resignation or removal of either of said officers at any time shall be filled by the Board of Directors at the principal of flee of said corporation in said city of Jerseyville, Illinois.