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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-11-09

An old time Arizona woodchopper
says the blue jays have planted thou
sands of the trees now growing all over
Arizona. He says these birds have q
habit of burying small seed in the
ground with their beaks and that they
frequent pinyon trees and bury LARGE
numbers of the small pine nuts in the
ground. many of which sprout and
grow. He was walking through the
pines with an eastern gentleman sho.
time ago when one of these birds flew
from tree to the ground, stuck his
bill in the earth and quickly flew away.
When told what had happened, the
eastern man was skeptical, but the two
went to the spot and with knife blade
dug out sound pine nut from depth
of about ~ inches. Thus it will be seen
that nature has plans of her own for
forest perpetuation.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-11-09
The Third Man Paid.

Three friends who had been spending
the evening at their club agreed that
the one who did not do as his wife
told him when he got home should pay
for an oyster supper,
Smith, in trying to find the matches,
trod on the cat.
That's right" said his wife, wax
ing up. "Kill the cat and have done
with it!'
"well,' thought Smith, 'rll have
to kill the cat or pay for the supper. -
So he killed the cat.
Brown was no less fortunate when
he arrived home. In the dark he STUN
bled against the piano
''Why don't you break the piano?
demanded his wife.
Brown at once broke the piano.
When Jones got home, he stumbled
on the top step of the staircase.
go on" said his wife from the bed
room. Tumble down stairs and break
your neck!"
Not me-" answered Jones' eth pay
for the supper first"-London An
SWerS.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-11-09

Howitzers are steel breechloading
weapons weighing % hundredweight
and having a length of feet 10 inches.
In loading howitzer the gun is swung
horizontally on the carriage, but for
the firing position the muzzle is point
ed high in the air, thus giving to the
shell long, curved course. Four kinds
of projectiles can be used in howitzer.
The lyddite shell measures 27.225 inch
es and weighs 122 pounds 8 ounces.
The shrapnel, which contains over 500
mixed metal balls, weighs slightly
above 100 pounds and measures in
length a little more than 10 inches
For the firing cartridge 2 pounds L
ounce of cordite are Household
Words
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-11-09
The Register of the Voice.

The register of the voice is some
times confounded with the range.
There are two registers to the voice,
whatever its quality. These are term
ed the register of the chest and the
register of the head
The chest notes are given in full,
even tones and with the natural voice.
The tones may be either open or closed.
They are given from the chest and the
back of the nose.
Head tones come from the bridge Of
the nose, and if unframed are apt to
develop an unpleasant shrillness.
In a trained voice it is impossible to
detect where the chest register ends
New York World.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-11-09
Got His Answer.

A visitor at a Columbia OIo) school
one day asked one of the lower grade
classes this question, What is the axis
of the earth?'
An imaginary line passing from one
pole to the other, on which the earth
revolves," proudly answered a pupil
Yes said the examiner, well pleas.
ed, land could you hang bonnet on
it?"
Eyes. sir"
Indeed! And what kind of bon
metz"
An imaginary bonnet, sir"
The visitor asked no more questions
that day.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-11-09
The Deadliest Poisons.

Tho discoverer Of prussic acid was
Instantly killed by inhaling one whi6
of his own handiwork
Pure prussic acid is never sold or
handled. The smell of it is always
fatal. 1t kills not in three minutes or
half an hour, but the instant 1t enters
the lungs as a gas. The mixture or
dinarily sold as prussic acid is 88 parts
water to two parts of the drug. Even
In this form it is very deadly. A 20
per cent mixture of the acid would kill
nearly as quickly as if pure.
Atropine, though it has no harmful
odor, is so deadly that as much of it as
would adhere to the end of moistened
forefinger would instantly cause death.
Cyanide of potassium has pleasant
smell, which is not injurious, but a
small quantity swallowed kills at once.
Pure ammonia, if inhaled, would
cause death almost as quickly as prus.
sic acid.
When carboy of nitric acid is bro
ken, some one has to suffer. 1t will
burn wood, eat through iron plates and
destroy whatever it touches. Such an
accident once happened in an acid fac
tory Every one ran away, leaving
the acid to amuse itself by setting
fire to things. Soon it was seen that
the building would be destroyed and
hundreds of people thrown out Of
work, and four men volunteered to put
out the fire in the acid room. They
succeeded and came out all right. Five
hours later all were dead
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-11-09
Nature'. Winter storage.

As the result Of 90 years Of expert
ments at Rothamsted, England, it is
shown that in the winter months more
than half OF the amount of rain that
falls penetrates into the soil and be-
comes available for the supply of
springs, while in the summer only one
quarter of the rainfall is absorbed by
the soil. The maximum quantity Of
water in the soil is at depth Of about
60 inches.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-11-09
The Marks ON Hi. Leg.

Inside the fore leg every hog has
five curious, small indentations, whose
use no anatomist has ever discovered.
Tradition calls them the marks of the
devil, which, entering into herd of
swine, made them rush violently down
into the sea. They are perhaps an
eighth of an inch in depth and as big
around as small pea. Negroes say
that If by chance they become clogged
the pig will not thrive, and the expe-
rience of many hog raisers goes to con-
frm the saying.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-11-09
Her Right.

An exchange tells true story of a
little girl, the daughter of a clergyman
who was ailing and in consequence had
been put to bed early.
Mamma" said she, 81 want to see
my dear papa
mo, dear" said her mother papa
is not to be disturbed just now
Presently came the pleading voice:
II want to see my papa"
No. was the answer; 81 cannot dis
turb him.
Then the 4-year-old parishioner rose
to question of privilege.
Mamma" said she'll am sick wo-
man, and want to see my minister"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-11-09

"Yes, q COBRA" the lips whispered. "D0
not 77lOUe"
folds of Minora's muslin dress, and he
sprang to his feet to see the cobra be-
Ing held at arms length, firmly grasp
ed by those slender fingers close up to
its ugly wedge shaped head.
"Wait, pleased" she cried, stepping
back, as Herkomer advanced toward
her with evident intention Of taking
the snake. Fathers tomtom has just
driven up to the door-he will take the
cobra-it is one Of his patients"
She was still holding the repulsive
creature at arms length as the pro-
lessor ran up the cemented steps call
ing for the bearer to come and take
his topee.
He stopped short when he observed
the grewsome tableau In front of him
stopped short until startled into activ-
ity BY his daughters voice asking to be
relieved Of her terrible captive.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-11-09
Outwittinr n Bu1l.

After Ave men and horse and cart
had tried for an hour to get an unruly
bull that had lain down half block
from the entrance to the Chicago stock
yards to get up and move on to it's
doom boy came along and solved the
problem in moment. He said the
bull was tired and hungry, so he ran
INTO barn, got small bunch of hay,
stood in front of the animal, and in
less than two minutes he had it up on
Its feet. Walking ahead, he coaxed it
into the yards and into a pen. in great
glee over his success.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-11-09
Plants That Bear Jewels.

One of tho directors of Kew gardens,
featuring at the London institute on
some curiosities of tropical plant life,
said that among these were the pearls
found occasionally in the cocoanut
palm of the Philippine Islands-pearls
which, like those of the ocean, are COM
posed of carbonate of lime. The BAN
boo, too, yields another precious prod
uct in the shape of true opals, which
are found in it's joints.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-11-09
Ancestors.

1t would be much better for this
world II many vain people who are
running back into ancient history to
find great ancestors to support them
would turn in and support their ances-
tors who are now on earth and on the
country.-G News.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-11-09
A Curiosity.

Wife-Look, Arthur, Melitta has not
forgotten us on her wedding journey.
She has sent this postal card and
writes. simply, "We are In heavenw
Husband What! Have they postal
cards there? Let me zee it.-Heitere
Welt.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-07-01
HAPPY OLD "PRISCILLAn
Her Loom Is a Relic of Stirring
Revolutionary Times.


Kansas City. Mo. June 3o-Nfrs. Sarah
Burch. who has lived in Jackson County
since girlhood, and who at the ripe old age
of IS years sits and weaves at q loom that
is at least 100 years old. lives on the West
port street car line, just opposite the stone
crusher, near Twen;y-third street, in a lit.
tie unpainted one-rocm house.
The loom on which she has spun nearly
5000 yards of rag carpet is one of the old
style affairs that reminds one OF the his
toric days in New England when the loon,
was one of the fixtures of every household.
Mrs. Burch can trace the history of her
loom for 100 years. II was handed down by
her grandmother to her mother, and then
TO her. Where her grandmother got IL and
when il was built is q mystery 1t may
have been in one of those New EnylnOd
homes in early colonial times. and NAV ho va
seen some OF the stirring times Of the Amer
lean Revolution 1t might have heen the
identical loom that Long;eliows Priscilla
used at she sat and listened to John Alder
tell the courtsnip of Miles Standfsh.
But whatever its hidden history NAV he
its known history is remarkable and IL
stands in the corner of Mrs. Burc.'s housa
warped and worn and bearing the marks M
age
Mrs Burch NAV be seen any spring morn
ing sitting in the open door. and her voice
may be heard above the hum OF the loom I. =
ella days have long since passed, and now
instead of being u iight-hecrted hapnv
maiden such as Longfe!low pictured her
hair is spIinkled with snow. Her husband
died many years ago, and now the children
have all grown up and the grandchildren
play about her knee. The children oftan
plead with her TO give up the loom, but in is
her happiness. ard never was there depict-
ed a prettier scene of contentment fban
when she sits and sings as did the house.
wives Of old.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-07-01
AND THEN HE WILL MARRY.
When Surgeons Give E. Pevit a
New Face He Will Wed.
BEEPUBLIC SPECIAL.


New Orleans, June efficiently there
came to this city a man In search of a new
face A year ago Eugene Perit OF Union
Parish, was q good-iooking young farmer.
He had a sweetheart who admired him i'm
mensely. She stiii loves him. and il is for
her sake that Perit is particularly anxious
TO have his appearance improved. 1t is all
the fault Of vicious horse that the farmer.
was attempting 10 harness that his nose
IS crushed nat and Il scar is under the right
eye that has dis.ig,lred the lower liG.
After the horse had kicked Perit's face
untu itS orit5ildE beauty was eII,Glr.y .os ,
the girl 10 whom he is engaged one of
the Prettiest in the neighborhood with the
constancy of a loving woman, vowed to
think none the less of him because of his
disfgurement. But Perit is a manly fellow
and would not consent TO an early mar
riage, as planned, until he should at least
consult a surgeon and see If something
could not be done. After visiting the best
physicians in New Orleans. ne is encour-
ing impractical in such an operation and
that II will possibly. be successfully ac-
complished, unless complications set in. II
the operation is undertaken an incision will
be made at the side of the nose.
the crushed bridge replaced by an
artificial one and the task of Strengthening
the nostrils be a comparatively easy one
In regard TO the peculiar case prominent
New Orleans surgeon said: Great ad-
vances have been made in plastic surgery
during the past few years. and there is no
,irement of broken nose. II proper as
sistance can be secured. The Introduction
of a fnlse bridge Is not a serious operation
and ie usually q SUCCESS"
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-07-01
"0RlGINAL AMERICAN"
MAY BE SENT TO PARIS.
Then Nahta- WasO, Beautiful Pc
nobscOt Maiden, May Enter Rad
cliffe College This Fall.
REPIRLIr SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Boston. Mass, June So.-The Penobscot
trlbe or Indians. who live on little island
across the river from Oldtewn. Me, will
propahly be represented at the great Paris
Exposition 10y four OF its young women. all
OF whom are well educated and handsome.
Ihe most beautiful young maiden in the
fen"fScot tribe Is Miss Lucy Nicoiar whose
indian name is Wah-Ta-Waso She is ed
ucated ard refined. and has visited the big
cities the past few years. where she went
10 sell the beautiful handiwork of the other
members OF the tribe.
A story Is told about Miss Nicoiar when
she vas on a recent visit to New York.
II was at q. meeting of a woman's club. and
the question. Resolved. That Immigration
Was dangerous and Thredte aing 10 All True
Ainerlcans, was under discussion.
after hearty all of the ladies had been
h'ard on the s.bject. Miss Nicol Tar arose
ana addressed the meeting. Il believe tina:
am the only true American here. she
matter In the right light. OF all my fore
fathers country, from the 81. John to the
.1hhGctlcuI. We have now but a htiIe
Island one-ha!f mile square. There are
Only so of us. We are happy on our island,
but We are poor. and some of our old
people have n hard time to exist We have
been robbed of our land by great corpora
tions. but We forgive you all"
There was A long silence iii the meeting.
Miss Nicolar's remarks had 50 touched her
hearers that the matter was finally laid on
the table. The leader of the meeting an
nounced that the music part of the pro-
gramme would have 10 be omitted. because
the regular pianist was i'll. unless some one
volunteered 10 play.
There was no response from the mem,
hers Of the club. Miss Nicolar arose and
asked that she be permitted 10 play.
All of the ladies looked at her with con-
siderable amazement. as they were not
aware that ih. young Indian maiden could
finger the keys of piano.
Miss NtcOiar sat down TO the instrument
and played one two selections by
Chopin. and then sang a little song when
charmed her listeners.
Miss Nicolar comes from a family WHICH
has long been identified with the history
of the PenOhscot tribe. The name Of NiCo-
lar is known throughout Maine for the good
men who have borne it, and who lave
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-07-01
NOVEL INDIAN WEDDING.
Weasel Bear Marries Earth Eater
in White Mans Style.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

y
Pierre. s. D., June 3o-There occurred an
event at Fort Yates n few days ago that
probably seems Incredible 10 those who do
not know OF the rapid progress that has
been made by the Indians toward civiliza-
ton during the last few years. Weasel Bear
a full-blooded Indian maiden was married
to Samuel Earth Eater, who is also full
blood Indian with all the display that at
tends some Of the most pompoGs white we'd
dings. The ceremony took place in the
Catholic Church in the presence of several
hundred Indian spectators and friends of
the young couple.
The bride wore beautiful white cream
colorcd gown, long veil and white slippers
and large bunch of orange blossoms COW
cred her breast, all OF which We're very be-
coming to her shapeiy figure and dIgnifled
though gentle bearing. The bridesmaids
were dressed In white and carried beautiful
bouquets of flowers. TIL. bridegroom was
attired in a black suit of the most modern
cut.
Swift Bear. the brides father, counts his
cattle by the thousand. In the afternoon of
the wedding he killed several fat steers, and
with 4 quantity of vegetables and fruit
spread feast for all his friends and visit
ors. In the evening the bridegroom gave
grand ball in the agency hall.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-07-01
COURAGEOUS TEXAS GIRL
LASSOED A MEXICAN LION.
Her Frightened Pony Then
Dragged the Brute at End Of
Lariat Until Help Was Reached.

EEPr-BI.Ic SPECIAL
Marble Falls. Tex. June 3o.-The talk Of
this neigfborhood Is the daring exploit of
Miss Norma piorn I'm lasoo,ng a fuil-grown
lion and dragging home the body OF her
prey at the heels Of her mustang pony. Tho
Southern Texas Cattle Association has pre-
sented Miss Diorn with a gnld-rnounted re-
volver. ard has sent 70 the city Of Mexico
for fhe finest side-saddle for the gr!:tiest
girl on a Texas ranch"
Old John Diorn owns n ranch and sew
erai thousand head of cattle. The ranch Is
located on the western plains OF Texas
about the headwaters of the tributaries of
the Guadaloupe. He has three daughters.
VINO have been looking after his herd for
several years. /. Is the boast Of these girls
that no mustang has ever been able to
shake one of them from his back. They
are fearless riders and can hurl a lariat
with precision that many a cowboy envies
Since the death Of their only brother Julius
Diorn. who was killed by cattle thieves
few years ago. these young women have
ridden after cattle. repaired windmills. killed
wolves and frequently branded calves. The
follows:
One Sunday morning not long ago. Norma,
who Is the oldest of the three. started out
on her pony to ride the wire fence CT Il
small pasture couple of miles from the
house. Riding a wire fence is making
tour Of inspection to sec that the wires are
all up and the posts solid. As the girl
started out she swung the belt of her VIM
chester over the gate post. remarkinS that
she was not going far and wouldn't need
a gun She was hardly out of sight before
an immense Mexicon lion spranS out in the
road in front OF the pony. The beast gave
a few loud roars and then disappeared in
the direction of a small bunch of cows and
calves
Starting her pony at full speed and yell
Ing at the lion as If she possessed the power
in her voice to paralyZe all wild beasts.
she rode straight toward the terror-stricken
cattle. coming up with them just as tine lion
sprang upon the neck of calf. crushing
il to the earth.
The old cows instantly charged the Hon.
and the mother of the calf gave him such
an ugly thrust with her sharp horns that
he was forced to relinduish his hold on
his prey. Tho sight of the trembling.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-07-01
WHEN "TEDDY" RODE A cow.
First Rough Rider Performance Of
Governor Roosevelt.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.


Denver. June Sa-'Governor Roosevelt ef
New York was well known in the West lone
before his Rough Riders were thought Of"
Horn country In Wyoming. who Is here on
a business trip.
In 1857 Teddy Roosevelt stopped for 3
few days at my ranch In the Big Horn
basin. and III bet a steer against a coyota
be has never forgotten his visit. He said
he had come for big game, and he got
it. A day or two after his arrival we made
up party to so shooting. Now. Roose.
Welt gave 1t ont that he could ride BIT,
and so he could. considering that he is city
man. The boys were not very careful to
find him gentle horse, probably thinking
they would have fun with him II the b-on-
cho proved more than his match.
He got on all right with the broncho uus
he ran into a bunch of wild cattle. q j
could not rssit the temptation to rope
But the broncho was not broken. and -
he threw the rope the horse shted tnD6
threw him -
The rope went wild and so did the horse.
Roosevelt had ridden some distance from
Us. and before We could come up one OF
course. to see his finish right there. I aad
my gun out and was trying TO get a shot
OF the COW. when Roosevelt performed the
charge up San Juan Hill He lodged the
COW when she charged, and before she
could turn be made a leap and was on her
back
'.Then he did show the boys that he could
ride. The cow did not know what to make
of the performa nee. and after pitch or
two she started on a dead run down r the tnc
the valley. Teddy stayed with her until
she was tired out and We had overtaken
her. One of the boys roped the COW and
Roosevelt bounded off smiling as usual. The
only comment he made was that he had
never enjoyed a ride more"
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-07-01

represented the tribe in the legislative balls
at Augusta. where they labored at each
session for the acts which were intended to
benefit their people
Miss Nicciar has long been Interested in
the education of the younger members of the
Penobscot tribe. She has received her edu-
cation in the little school on the island,
which is taught by the Sisters Of Mercy.
She possesses SO many talents that several
prominent club women in Bangor have re-
Gently become Interested in her. and are
now arranging for her to take a special
course Of study at Radcliffe College.
Ii is possible that she may enter that in
stitution in the fall after her return from
the Paris Exposition. 1; has not been fully
decided as yet that she will go to the Con-
tinent. and II che does not accompany the
other members OF the tribe there che will
begin her studies at Radcliffe this summer.
Miss Hicolar is n member Of the WOman's
Club on Indian Island. and one of her
family. who was the first president Of the
club. Is one # the most charming and cap
able women in Maine. and in birth and
blood a native Indian.
Miss Nicolar is Il magni:icent-looking
girl. She has 4 straight. supple figure. a
complexion that is enviei by many Ameri-
can girls who know her and black eyes
that are as brilliant as the stars. She be-
lieves in the future of her race through
education and social advancement. and in
tends to amply her prospective knowledge
gained at Radcliffe to that end.