The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-12-07
it would have been the height of
folly for us to have invited a bloody
war by aggressive interference be-
tween Briton and Boer.

Wa ny aggressive interference be-
tween Briton and Boer.
Michigan produced at least 5o,-
900, 900 lbs of beet sugar this year.
but few years ago it produced
none. Farm land surrounding the
sugar factories has increased near
ly 100 per cent in value. Despite
the increasing production America
does not as yet begin to produce
the amount'of sugar it consumes.
There is room for nearly every
state to produce as much sugar as
does Michigan without the market
becoming overstocked. Iowa pro-
duces practically no sugar.
The farmers say that Denlson
should build new court house.
For our part we would rather pledge
ourselves for $500 for a sugar beet
factory than for $50 for a new court
house. We favor somesuch prop
osltlon as this. If the people of
the county will erect a suitable
court house, to protect their own
records, Denison will secure beet
sugar factory that will increase the
value OF every acre of ground for
miles around. This is the sort of
a co operative scheme that would
work and work for the benefit of
all. The farmers and the towns
people should not be enemies but
friends. Their interests are in
common and one class cannot sue
coed unless the other does, There
should be no room for divisive
strife and we hope there will be
none. Judge Conner the president
of our business mems, association
is now absent but this should not
deter our business men from look
ing out for everything that will
help Denison. AS soon as the
Christmas rush is over our mer-
chants should seriously consider
the question of beet sugar factory.
If we get one the population of
Denison will be doubled when the
next census is taken.
Christmas is. coming and with it
we hope is coming the Christmas
spirit. The Holiday does not
count for much unless the spirit is
there. The holiday spirit does
not imply extravaganza, but it does
imply a loosening up of the heart
strings as we'll as the purse strings.
Get your boy new pair Of shoes
or a suit of clothes if he needs them
but don't let him run about cold
and ragged SO that you can wait
until Christmas and tell him that
Santa Claus brought the things he
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needs. Do not tell the boy such
stuff, he knows that Santa Claus is
jolly old fellow, that his pack is
full of goodies and pretty things,
and he also knows that it is your
duty to supply him with as good
clothing as your means will permit.
We have seen many boy trying to
look brave and happy although the
tears were in his eyes as he told
that Santa Claus brought him
pair of pants for Christmas.
1t is libel on the Saint Of Child
hood. We are not working against
the clothiers. If the boy needs
new clothes get them, and tell him
that you got them and that when
he grows to be a man he may have
a boy Of his own and that it will
be his duty to provide for him.
Then get the boy his Christmas
present if it is only a sack of candy
and tin horn.
No one can see through father
quicker than a child. The child
can see the difference between what
you seem to be and what you real
.ly are. Do not use deceit with the
little ones, be straight forward even
in your defects and your children
wilflove you in spite of them.
We are not writing this year to a
community of panpers or people
whose naturally generous instincts
must be repressed on account of
hard times. There are very few
people in Crawford county who
cannot afford some Christmas Joys.
Prosperity has been with us for the
mast two wears and ub;1a co,,o