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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-08-14
MONEY I'M GRAssHoPpERs.
How One Kansas Farmer Uses a Pest
to Good ADVANTAGE

How One Kansas Farmer Uses Pest
to Good Advantage
Governor Stanley received a letter
recently from Richard Finch, farmer
in the Saline valley, which indicates a
new and thriving industry in Kansas,
says Topeka dispatch to the Kansas
City Times. Mr.. Finch writes that
Srasshoppers have been so numerous
in his district this summer as to do
considerable damage to all crops. He
has drove of 1000 young turkeys
and soon discovered that his poultry
was more than match for the grass
hoppers. The turkeys destroyed the
hoppers almost as rapidly as they could
light on his premises, before they had
time to work any destruction.
Presently Mr.. Finch's neighbors no.
ticed that his fields continued green
and luXuriant while theirs were barren
in spots, and they investigated. When
they found out about Finch's turkeys,
few of the enterprising farmers be-
gan to negotiate for the use of the
flock. Finch proceeded on the theory
that 100 turkeys were as valuable as a
farmland and accordingly fixed a rent
al of $3.50 per day for each 100 tur-
keys. The entire flock is in demand,
and Mr.. Finch derives q revenue Of
$25 per day on his investment. Gov
ernor Stanley referred Mr.. Finch's let
ter to the state board of agriculture.
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AKRON NEWS LETTER.

Miss Olive Town and her friend, Miss
Sisley, were in town on Monday ana
took the Central train east, Miss Town
going to Denson and Miss Sisley to
her home at Lake View.
The postotfice was moved to the
drug store on Monday. Martin Conroy
walked out of the drug store aud over
to the old postoffice to get his mail
causing some fun among those who
were looking on.
Miss Margaret McHenry is spending
a few days with DR. and Mrs. Coon.
Jake Barrett finished his work for
Geo. Huffman and returned to Denison
Monday.
Our grain merchants report large
quantities of grain being marketed.
Don Talcott and Frank Evans expect
to make an overland trip to Crofton,
Nebraska, starting next Friday.
County Attorney O'Hare was attend
ing legal business among us Tuesday.
Geo. Copeland has purchased new
team and buggy,
A. Il. Conrad has purchased the lot
adjoining his store on the east and
will build an addition to accommodate
his increasing business.
w. j. Wagner is spending few
DAYS in Denison.
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THE DEUTSCHLAND.

Old Glory at her fore truck and salut-
ed noisily by all the craft in port, she
made her way majestcally up the bay
and North river. She was so long that
she blocked the Hoboken ferries for
an hour. 1t required eight tugs to
swing her in alongside the pier, and
she was not berthed till about 3 p. N.
The new wonder brought 367 first and
second cabin passengers and II steer
age. Her passengers said she was as
steady as a rock.
1t cost So 3332 900 to build the Deutsch-
land. The new leviathan is 6S61a feet
long, 67 feet beam and A feet deep.
Her gross tonnage is 10000 and her
net tonnage 1886 and her displacement
or total weight $4,000 tons. She has
bronze twin screws % feet across, and
her engines. made by Halle of Dart
ford, are of $4,000 horsepower. She
has II double and four single end boil
ers and 112 fires There are four fun
nels, each wide enough within for two
trolley cars to pass each other, and
two schooner masts. Her orlop, main,
saloon, promenade, boat and shelter
decks are of teak and steel and pre-
sent $50 feet of uninterrupted prom
enade on one side. She has longi-
tudinal bulkhead and II water tight
compartments and double bottom,
divided into 2i chambers. She accom-
modates 467 first cabin, 300 second cab
in and 300 steerage passengers.
The dining saloon, lighted through a
beautiful dome of yellow and colored
glass, is finished in mahogany. Olive
and brick colored tints predominant.
The novelties are private dining rooms,
the grillroom. on the boat deck for
ward, and the children's playroom, on
the same deck aft. The grillroom was
crowded all night during the trip.
Captain Adolph Albers commands
the Deutschland. She carries a crew
of $50 men.
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EXCURSION RITES
c. & N. w

~. ~ N. w.
Excursion rates to Sac County Fair
to Sac City, Iowa via the Northwestern
line, will be sold at reduced rates Aug.
10 to IL, limited to Aug Is. Apply to
agents. CPL
Excursion tickets to Detroit, Mich,
via the Northwestern line, will be sold
at reduced rates Aug. % to q. inclu-
sive. limited to Sept. a. inclusive.
account OF Biennial Conclave, K. p.
Apply to agents. 62-6
Very low rates to Denver, Colo, via
the Northwestern line. Excursion
tickets will be sold Aug. Is and 19,lim-
tied to Sept 20, on account of Farmers
National Congress. Apply to agents.5
Half rates to Chicago, via the North
western line. Excursion tickets will
be sold at one fare for the round trip.
on account Of National G. A. r. en-
campment to be held at Chicago Aug.
u to Sept. L. For dates of sale, limits
OF tickets etc, apply to agents. 62-6
/. c. II. r..
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, State Firemen's
Tournament August TO. One fare
rate. On sale from points within $50
points in Iowa Aug and I. Limit
August III.
Waterloo, Iowa, Iowa State Regatta.
August l4-l6. Open rate fare and one
third from points within Is miles.
From all other points in Iowa fare and
one-third on certificate plan.
Cedar Rapids, Ia. Democratic State
convention, August is. One fare rate
from all Iowa points. On sale August
Is and Is, limit August Is.
Rates for Hay Fever Sufferers, sum-
mer tourist tickets are on sale at all
principal stations every day during the
summer with an October 3lst limit, to
points in Michigan and other states
Western Hay Fever Association will
hold its meeting at Marquette, Mich,
| this season, and the citizens committee
at that point have made arrangements
for payment of a rebate of 40 per cent.
of the tourist rate to that point to all
members of. the association. Anyone
is eligible to membership, and Mr.. w.
A. Rce. President at Des Moines, Iowa
will be pleased to give detailed inform-
ation on application to him.
| Ft. Dodge, Iowa. Iowa District Evan
gelical Lutheran Synod. August %
%. Fare and one-third on certificate
plan from points in Iowa.
Des Moines. Iowa State Fair. Aug.
I-Sept One fare from all points in
| Iowa. On sale August 23-Sept. |.
Limit Sept. Sd.
Detroit. Mich. Biennial Conclave
knights of Pythias, August 27.Septem-
1 Der |. One fare plus 50 On sale Aug.
-26-27 and also August % for trains
reaching Chicago in time to connect
with trains leaving there for Detroit
that day. Limit to Sept 5th with ex-
tension to Sept. IA by depositing ticket
and payment of fifty cent fee.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-08-14
AWFUL CHINESE ToRTuREs.
Terrible Experience of Some Cath
Ollie Converts In Northern China.

Ollie Converts In Northern China
Rev. DR.. Magnien, president of st.
Mary's seminary of Baltimore and di
rector general of the Association of the
Propa CATION of the Faith in the United
States, has received from Mgr Favier,
in charge of the Catholic missions in
northern China, letters relating the ter
rible persecution and torture of Catho-
lie converts by the Chinese. According
to these advices, Father Tamet, in the
district of Kieng Tshang, was COM
PEELED to see II of his Christians
imprisoned ON false preteNt and tor
tured in the most horrible manner.
During one month the mandarin
wreaked his hatred against mission
aries on these innocent victims. To
force them into confession of being
incendiaries he scourged and tortured
them and suspended them by the
thumbs and hair.
The death of the catechist, Nan
Kuensie, of the village of Mantchouan,
! subprefecture of BouPIn, was re-
markable. Seized at Ma Kai Cha VOL.
he was stripped of his clothes, beaten
and bound. He was then questioned,
Are you Christian?'
eyes am.
Sat this reply one ear was cut off.
care you still Christian?'
eyes l am a follower of Christ
"The other ear was then severed.
The victims third declaration of Chris
i tianity was his death sentence A
stroke of the sword severed his head
from his body and placed him among
the rank of martyrs"
/ Mgr. Rainaud. apostolic vicar of Tche
kiang, writes:
I'm Tai Cheou we have lost IA chap
i els. that remind us of the IA stations
/ of the cross. More than 400 families
have been robbed. A young Christian
has been horribly mutilated. The exc
cutioners tore out his eyes and cut the
4 muscles off his feet. He lives only to
suffer. Another poor sick man was
taken from his bed and taken to the
! mountain and buried alive. To deprive
him of any probable assistance the hor.
rible precaution was taken of closing
i his mouth, eyes and ears with mud
The last victim of this hatred was a
catechist 80 years old. Three different
| times he escaped death.
/ Zone day, however. he was sold by
a miserable wretch and covered with
blows. He won the crown of martyr.
1 dom by a stroke of the sword These
painful incidents should discourage our
benefactors no more than they do the
the missionaries. China is passing
through a crisis in her history. and we
see beyond through tears and trials the
triumph of the cross"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-08-14
CHARTER OAK CHATS.

o. M. Criswell and wife were over
from Denison the last of the week. Mrs.
Criswell returning home Monday.
E. Ostrom of Green City, Mo-. is
visiting relatives in town.
Mr.. C. McWilliams and wife and
Mrs. McWilliams came over from Den
ison Saturday.
A nephew of J. Stoltenberg came
over from Ida Grove on his wheel
Saturday.
Miss Vie Pennell went to Sioux City
Monday to visit few days with her
sister Hattie
The family of Mr. Ebberts have been
quarantined as their little girl has the
scarlet fever.
Mrs. Graham returned Monday from
her visit at Missouri Valley.
Mr.. Eli Baber and wife of Moorhead,
visited the last of the at the home OF
e. Liese north of town.
Mrs Probasco. Kate and Lucy Heal
ey drove to Otto Monday to visit few
days with the family of their brother
Lawrence.
The ladies' aid society of the Pres
byterian church will give a lawn social
at the home of D. H. McWilliams or
Wednesday evening, Cake and ice
cream will be served.
Martin Neal has raised the roof and
added another story to his residence
south of P. w. Harding's which makes
quite an improvement in its appear
ance.
Lutheran services we're held Sunday
morning in Pithan's grove Pastor
Rickel preaching the sermon. The
weather was so threatening that the
afternoon services were held in the
church. sermon being preached by
Pastor Sipp. A collection was taler
for missionary work. $40 being raised
Ernest Fiene spent last week with
friends at Denison, going from there
to Arcadia. where he preached Sun
day. He goes to Chicago Tuesday tt
attend the welding of friend anG
then to his school at Springfield from
which he will graduate next spring.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-08-14
JOHNSONVILLE NEWS,

Otto and Ida Clausen went to Ponce
roy, Iowa. the last of the week for an
over Sunday visit with friends, return
ing home on Monday.
Miss Maud Michaelson went to Dem
ison last Thursday for a visit with
friends over Sunday.
Mr.. f. L. johnson and wife went to
Odebolt last Saturday to attend the
tabernacle meetings held there.
MIR. G. Engberg visited with her
daughter, Mrs. HI. Smith, of near Ode.
bolt, last week.
Miss Mamie johnson went to Deni.
son last Monday for a visit with friends
there.
Aft. Clauson and Peter Nashlund
We're business visitors in Denison las,
Monday.
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HAPPENINGS OF VAIL.

John Grote of West Side. was a
Vailite Monday.
Joe Bradley and Sam V. O'Hare
were up from Denison Monday.
Maude Paine returned Sunday from
attending the Normal at Ida Grove.
Attorney Barrett of Denison, was a
Vail caller Monday.
Henry Loechner and wife of Des
Moines, spent Sunday with Vail rela-
tives and friends.
Our ball boys went to Manila Friday
and were defeated by score of to II.
This makes game won by each and
the third game to be played here
promises to be an interesting one. The
game Sunday with Botna was called at
the end of the Sd inning on account of
rain and will be played here next Sun
day
Chas. Smutney and Henry Gror enyer
left Sunday for a weeks vacation at
the lakes
Miss Maggie Mitchell and her friend
Mrs. Dunscome Of Omaha, spent a
couple of days last week at Denison.
VIM. Mitchell and John Kelly and
their families spent Sunday at Lake
View.
James Walsh and daughter Johanna,
left Monday for trip to Ireland.
Several loads of Denison people
drove up Sunday to see the ball game.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-08-14
DOW CITY HAPPENINGS
Harvest is over.
Threshing has begun.

Harvest is over.
Threshing has begun.
Speaking of pcnics the Modern
Woodmen picnic was world beater
and every one should bear in mind that
the Old Settlers picnic convenes here
August oath.
Hospitality in large chunks is staple
stock in trade with the Dowvillans
and it is our settled policy to continue
to entertain all weary strangers if it
busts fiddle string.
Mr.. and Mrs. H S. Green are back
from their trip to Salt Lake City.
bringing with them Mrs. Geneva Lewis
for visit with Dow City friends.
The new building of L. D. Smith is
nearing completion.
Although there is no boom in pro-
gress here still Dow City is experience
ing the best retail trade it has had for
the last fifteen years and several of
our merchants have found it necessary
to buy an extra set of teeth in order to
fill the expansive grin which has
gradually blossomed on their counten-
ance.
Mrs. A. Alexander is enjoying a
visit from Mrs. Terry of Omaha.
We note that Messrs. James Spence
and Eli Baber have been making our
city flying visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. r. Wilder are en-.
PERTAINING cousin, Miss Winnie Will
der of Delaware county.
The refreshing rains of Sunday as
sure the corn crop of this locality
Farmers are counting their profits, fall
trade has begun before summer is
ended, every one is happy, and toe
busy to even talk politics or religion.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-08-14
~. roucn1nr Annea1

Cant teach you to love me, Miss
Genevieve" pleadingly asked the
young man.
Il fear not, Mr.. Spoonamore," she
answered.
'Then won't you please teach me
how to teach you to love me?' he in
sisted eagerly.
This appealed to the essentially mas
culine or pedagogic element more or
less latent in every woman, and she
promised to take it under considera-
tion.-Chicago Tribune.
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Moral of the Garden.

Nothing teaches patience like gar
den. You may go round and watch the
opening bud from day to day. but it
takes its own time, and you cannot
urge it on faster than it will. If forced,
it is only torn to pieces. All the best
results of garden, like those Of life,
are slowly but regularly progressive
Weekly Bouquet.
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Worthy of confuciu.

Whom the gods would destroy they,
first make mad" Prince Tuan's chal-'
lenge to the combined might of west,
ern civilization illustrates that ancient
saying.-New York World.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-08-14

The greatest of all human benefits,
that, at least, without which no other
benefit can be truly enjoyed, is indie
pendence.-Parke Goodwin.
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Making Cloth While the Sun Shine.

Europe is beginning to fear cotton
famine on account of short crop in the
United States, says the Minneapolis
Tribune. This may give our southern
cotton planters another year of high
prices.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-08-14

A German savant says dying is a
perfectly easy and painless process.
Consciousness, he says, ceases in near
ly every instance before the heart
stops beating.
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Decidedly UP to Date.

The Russian story that the Chinese
army has 100000 Mausers is impor-
tant if true, says the Kansas City,
Star. There is nothing very effete
about that sort of layout
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-08-14

The only bachelor who can boast a
mother-in-lore is the bachelor of arts
London Judy.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-08-14
illinois Central.
Going East.

SOluS EldSU.
No2, Chicago & ST. Paul Limited-a 9:4s n. m
No. 4, Chicago EXpress-d. 30 D. m
No. 20, Omaha & St. Paul EXpress-b. 800 a. m
No 81 Fort Dodge Passenger-b.. 1853 D. m
20 y Chicago Manifest s. Stock-a. .11:l5 p m
No "a, Local Freight-b los n. m
Going west.
no Omaha Limited-a ........5 :57 a. m
NO 8 Omaha Expressed. 1:5O D. m
10 p st, Paul s Omaha Express-6 7:a7 p. m
NO 81 council Bluffs Passenger-6.. 500 am
No 81 Manifest Freight-a 6N n m
No 81 Omaha Stock-C 1l:15 n m
NO. 20 Local freight-6 ..............9: $50 q. m.
daily except Saturday.
No. arrives Chicago 1920 a. M
No. arrives Chiago 100 d. M
No. arrives St Paul 500 a. M Mt Minneano
lis 7:30 a. m.
No: % arrives St. Paul 7:sO!p. M, at Minneapo
lis 700 p.
Freight trains No. 90 and No. "a carry passen-
gers.
Tickets sold and baggage checked to all points.
ii. e. CASHIER. Agent.
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RAILROAD TIME TABLES.

RAILROAD TIME TABLES.
Chicago & Northwestern.
Going East.
No 2 Overland Limited stops. 9:52 D. M
No l. Colorado Special-stops.. 91Oa m
NO O. Atlantic ENpress-stops. ria D. m
NO 8. Chicago Express-all stops. 2:2Op N
No 10, Local to Chicago-stops. 6:55 D. m
No. 40, Freight ...... 3:OOn m
Going West
NO. !. Overland Limited-stops. s. "a a. m
NO y, Fast Mail-don't stop. AZ a. m
NO 3 Pacific EXpress-all stops. 49, Il 20 D. m
no. 3. Colorado Special-stops. . o. 10 p. m
NO Is, Fast Mail--don't stop. Il: 80 D. m
No II, Local to Council Bluffs-stops Z: 25 a. m
No 80, Way Freight q:4Oa. m
No. 23, Freight ..... 10. 10 n m
Western Iowa Division-Boyer Valley Line.
Leave Denison. .............7:25 a. m. $3.50 p m
Arrlve wall Lake 800 a. m. S:15p. m
Leave w al! Lake.. ..... 1890 Il. m. $40 p. m
Arrive DeniSon I:lO ~ M 1O.15 n m
No trains Sunday.
Wall Lake, Boyer 6 Mondamin.
Freight. Going West Passenger
io;l5 a. m... -. Boyer. .3:l5 p. IN
Going East.
o:os p. m. Boyer. ........... u:15 a. m
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Largest Survey Is Being Carried ON
In the Seward Peninsula Rapid
Growth of Our knowledge of the
Country-Plans of the Geological
Survey Party.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-01-19
AMERICAN BLUFF WON
YANKEE TOURIST DIDN'T PRO-
POSE TO BE LEFT OUT.
A ChiesEo Nan who offered 10 Bay a
y.nIe. Hotel That He Could Get
tn. Room ~. want.d-ft Chilled tn.
Troubf..oms German Gu.st,

Here at nome a bluE aoesE't count
for muoa said a globe rotter. but
I'm telling yOu that 4 good. aiin blur.
with a cheeky American behind II, ia
worth a lot oi money In Europe, When
got around 20 Nice lat year the
best hotels Yero crowded. and had TO
take up VITA small room On the
same floor w1E German who Was oc-
cUpyiBg a quite though mot spending
much money or putting on any great
style One day there vas great row.
The landlord asked him ~ a partlcu.
lar favor u Yacatn cor a newcomer.
and. of course. IN" man didu't propose
to be turned out The landlord cOaXed
ana argued and the German groVled
ans muttered. and followed them
down 20 the office - see how IL would
come out At the desk was au Amer
team ! had run across In yenics-a
buyer for a Chicago dry goods house
when the landlord aud the German
began to sabb!e in chorus the buyer
pulled a blank check from his pocket
and reached for a pen and SAID An
this talk rs Of no use. want rooms
here. ! Will buy tho hotel aud select
my suite Sir. what is your cash price
for this hDtrl7' You would buy the
hotel? exclaimed the landlord. as he
threw up his hands IN surprise
Grounds ana al, and Tant II to-
day. How murh-a miiliou-three or
four? And what name shall all In on
tho chorET Say. now laughed the
tourist, you ought 70 have geen that
thing work Tho German had deter
mined ~ be- ugly about n. but when he
bumped ny asliust man who mad aA
soon pay four millions as one Tor what
he fauCiel. he felt IweI aud humblcd
and ready 10 quit The landlord fg-
ured that 20 turn away sYch Croe-
HuB wpuld ruin his house. and II
wasn't half an hour before the bluff
fer waR Installed In the suite and the
German was cbuckei into a dog hole
on the top HoDr And that wasn't all
mind you. When shey sent the buyer
n bill based on hls supposed millions.
he got up and Threatened to buy the
town and start SIX soap lactories 10
running. and they cut every item in
t"' anu "'NH'A h'' P''H p" "''"
don't believe that chap had $1,000 to
his name but he just walked over
everything and everybody Tor two
weeks, and Il was current gossip that
he owned the whole OF Chicago and n
good share OF ST Louis aud Cincin-
natl Nothing but cold blum. which
wouldn't have taken hlm into an
American dance hail MS a dcadhcad,
but 1t waR equal 70 q letter OF credit
for sl0O50Do over there, Seattle
rimra
The Holly chieftain., 1900-01-19
NrIrntai Ad,rrii.iny.

We are apt to associate advertising
entirely with the busting life OF the
western world but oriental advertisers
are not all SO sleepy as we Imagine
Here are a few samples OF the ingeu-
ious phrasiug with which they catch
the public eye Goods dispatched, ex-
pcditiously as - caunou-ball" Par
cells done M with such care as low
ing wife bestows upon her husband" /"
I'VE sell paper tough as elephants
hide" The print OF our books is clear
as crystal. the matter charming as a
singing girl Customers are treated
MS politely as by rival steamship COM
panics," our silks and satins are
smooth as lady's cheek, and eolored
alike the rainbow
The Holly chieftain., 1900-01-19
COMMANDER WOOD.

made no secret OF their belief that his
feat was the most daring and success
ful OF any connected with the memoir
able naval battle.
The board OF naval rewards recon-
mended that for his eminent and con-
spicuous conduct in battle" Comman-
der Wood should be advanced ten
numbers In his grade, and although
this was a higher measure of reward
than was bestowed upon any other
captain, Congress did not withhold
1t. Commander Wood was detached
from the Aslatic station Dec. 81. 1898,
and. coming home, was, after short
leave of absence, placed in charge OF
the Baltimore lighthouse district.
Though his official headquarters were
in Baltimore Commander Wood resided
in Washington, d. c.. whittier he came
every afternoon on completing his
days work. Profound sorrow is felt
not only in naval circles but in every
part OF the United States on account
of the untimely taking of of this brave
officer, whose heroism Is associated
with one OF the brightest achievements
in American annals.