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/ 30 0blislna.

"Goin' the whole way, mister p in
CURED the passenger, with the green
necktie as he took out his .snuffbox,
preparatory to settling himself for .
scross-examination. ss 5:45 ~
The party Intercepted eyed him at.
tentively, then replied: I
No; I get out at the third station.
1 am going to collect some money due
to me for groceries supplied. You
see, am q wholesale grocer. The
business was left me BY my father.
] am married and have five children.
The eldest is IL years old. 4 am ex-
Eactly IL years and nine months mar
fried. live in 9 mi.detached house,
rented ut e is. Ny wife II fair and
weighs - stone. sShewas . darymaid
before; = married. her, and has been.
vaccinated twice. Ny bank book II
worth a e 500. I was educated 8 t s
public school. z VI
The man in the green necktie had q
dissatisfied look as He inquired:
THAT did. your great-grandfather
do Tor = living ~ london Answers, d
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. reason for the name of their place,
and at last they found huge bowlder
near by which they said was what had
suggested the name. But the bowlder
was gray instead of red and the pro-
gressionists insisted that that would:
not do. At last, the old-timers hit
upon a new plan, and procuring bar
rel OF red paint, they painted the big
rock red. Red Rock, indeed, it was
now, and not only was all opposition
to the name overcome, but the painting
of the rock every spring has become
an annual festival, and the people cele-
brate it with big picnic and general
celebration. It was new idea to me,
and if there is any other town any
where on earth that is christened every
spring with red paint or any other
color, I don't know where it is" ss17>
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The Pioneer sAirt-wai.t Man.

II do be raydin' q dealin the paypers
these days ABBOTT tn shurrt-wayste
man." said Dan Keegan to his partner,
as they Strengthened themselves up
from the ditch whereg tthcy were at
work tosstare atsaparty Of golfers COM
ing down the lane. "These wimmen
are maxim altogether too much ava.
fuss ABBOTT it. Here's you and me been
wurrkin' all day long, all summerlSug,
iver sence we were strong enoug6tos
throw durrt, and niver vance did Ne
wear coat, barrin' av Sundays, from
St. Patrick's day, God bless him, till
tn snow begins to fly, yit no wan said:
wurrd t'us for bein' in shurrt-waysts.
Ut maybe it's because there 81 not
wayste ABBOTT our shurrts anyhow.
seem as our ovid wimmen make Trim
for us themselves, but amy how ssitss
comfortable, an tn doods is Just findins
it out an takin' to themselves alNsth'
credit Of tn invenshun, All tn same;
we started the good wurrk, an nox.
begob, we're hssli9iss as;hun. = Is
X. Sun. es1 Is ss ss1
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RED ROCK q IGS TON IS.


Up n Columbia u q 81 /, said . man
who spent the hummer up the Hud.on,1
TO : New York Sun reporter, SIS Red.
Rock, : small hamlet 81 miles from.
Albany and near East Chat ham and.
Greedy Lake. Now, Red Rock isn't
much Of Q place. but there Il something,
interesting about II that L fancy al
the world doesn't know. The pres
ent name r. not the one Il has always5
borne, and what It's other name was.
! don't know. Whatever it was the
people did not like It, and concluded
they would change it. There was no
particular reason why they should call
it Red Rock, but that was determined
upon, and 60 Red Rock II became.
Then in the course Of time strangers:
Of an inquiring turn Of mind began
to ask why the place had such name,
and as no reason could be given, new
corners to the neighborhood began to
want name that meant something
This insistence grew so strong that the
old residents began, to look around for
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stick to q Good Thing.

The sage told the little boy to
"stick to the bush" That's good
advice to offer the grower of swine
under certain conditions. In the case
Of the boy we doubt the wisdom of
the counsel il the bush bore berries
inferior in quality and quantity to-
those surrounding. And may we not
ssuggest that II you have found that
your breedof course 1t is not a
scrub is not as good a. that Of many.
Of your neighborss it would he wise
to makesa chang mot ''stick to the
bush ~ When 9 breed doesn't give
satisfaction under reasonably Il fair
conditions. it is time to try another.
But when you get thelright breed "a
breed which suits yoar peculisr local
scondi tions tick to n its-FRrners'
Voice. IL 49, g
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AN UNCERTAIN GLANCE.
The Cross-Eyed Bailin Wa. un.h1- +.
Give His Friend the u s,<ss
Right Cue. ,.t..sa

Il am unlucky-just naturally un-
lucky!" said a man from one Of the. up.
per parishes, relates the New Orleans
Times Democrat, land nothing would
induce me to entertain proposition
that was in any way open to chance,
because If did I know I would in
evitably get the worst of it. You, NAV
call this superstition, if you like, but
1t is supported by so many painful ex-
periences that would be a fool to; dis
regard the warning. The last time /
gave fortune a chance to jab me in the
solar Plexus was several years ago,
when big lawsuit was on trial lat a
neighboring town, involving the, title
to large tract Of land in which held
an interest. A couple of days before
the case was closed an old negro
aunty, whose husband was the bailiff
in charge of the jury, told me that the
verdict was already decided upon. Her
husband had told her that the white
ge'mmen had done made up their
minds but having sworn not to saw
anything about the secrets of the Jury
room he wouldn't 60 any further. ]
had reason to believe the old woman's
story was true, and, as prior. tip on
the result would have been worth q lot
of money to me, told her to tell him
that 1 would give him $50 if he would
simply look at the side that was going
to win when came into court thatFaft.
ernoon. He doesn't need to say a
word, I added, so he won't be breaking
his oath not to talk OF course, !
ought'n to have employed any such So
.phistry, but I knew the old hypocrite
only wanted a pretext to betravl his
trust, and, sure enough, when I en-
tered the courtroom he glared fixedly
at the side where the plaintiffs were
seated. I went right out and accepted
an offer for my interest that had been
made me on the quiet earlier in the
week. The: next day the jury returned
q verdict for the defendants, leaving
me about $4,000 out Of pocket by rea.
son OF my action I hunted up, the
bailiff to get some of his gore for lead
ing me astray, but when / found him ]
walked of without lifting a finger. It
was my cussed luck once more!, HE
had tried to give me straight tip, but
he couldn't look the way he wanted to
!, to save his soul. He was the ,onnly
cross-eyed niger in the parish" =
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Z. NreS1ea.vaset i q moe. =,

(
81 still zee ut assertetl that hare
Hides - worth from so cents to two
dollar each This. Il the Hest of.
III II about the Belgian. hare.
assert that there $ no mar.
M hides at nm ysspfi Ice No
sAnts them, md no1es =.
hing hem, ors Snes6 8.
ZEN any considerable.
"a tanee. an. IN the fur business and
know that an tall inga about :. And
~ g their great food value, that. IS.
another fake. a mess 10 rabbit once,
IN 3 while will satiify any taste or
appetite, and the Idea Of It ever be
coming sstaple foodfis. sprdityaRones.
ldaft. q Burnett 81 Mort western
Hide and Fur CO. lfin1e apolis, MINI,
IN Farm, stoek and Home.
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.ssAcconntinr fpr 1sf.at. Z

4 customer always tries to deceive
htt tailor. He does not lit Int
Re does. For instanee, IN q 81
ours thatsa man with III 1|ilII 6 II51Ii D
sders comes up t. be r T ~
instead Of allowing s 81 IS mea spre9
him as he reailx 4 q tl,toWs hiusseifa
out Of positions. fhSp there ~
roubleasvhen hescs r6ss 90 try On the.
garment !" said u smart tailor the
other day, Some men with never
Ndmit that their shoulde 70 need
laising Or i1ting, q as We We say, md
when they CONE TO u measurel they
ncoasciously shrug their shoulders.
8.Imagih = We ccasion eet|
from nsyl eustomef and itsiS Incl
dent gc:eivers are
the ones who most often: change from
,one lailor tn anot - al result 81
It'll lack u per- ki slffsnkih ieis
other man throws out his chest ,yhSn
atlaAestape = p roah i /. and~ths -
suit q ths!t when tie coat Is Anishedl
&. as sl.S '' sssss / 49, 8 8
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I knew this was but the forerunner of
something to follow. We had not long
to wait, for suddenly q binding flash
Of lightning darted through the gloom
from east to west, followed by one in
the opposite direction. Without inter
mission, one blaze after another, and
thunder crashing until our eyes were
Blinded and our ears deafened, a thou
sand times ten thousand pieces Of ar
tillery Numbered away We seemed
utterly helpless and insignificant.
How wonderful are Thy works. came
to my mind. Still no wind; the brig
Inv ho1n1oso - T#T%
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sggS 81 ;ra 81 l, !, u. i, s &
s,av s y.
"a Va q = ar.l I, 8, 800 &,
Is mad rs I'LL. - 80.
eyer. vine, Nal !, 80
.
= court in1 . hich ther. ! s. e.
and the onIv 8, i - 81 &, !, s
sen IS 20 s. s o
Gree 81 l,,,r., &, ]. i Z. :. ~
dist rict M, 80,
idea sc the rioht. a a,ras ). ! = !
their fellow CITIZEN. mn, = tha : :,
Thev are nhrnnt sr;c;a,,. 8 = IL Y, !.
in Thev -, rrs ~, ara : !,
frequency "a, = -. So. 80. 8 .
usual trades 8; ~ - 8, !,
noe wive. ~ 1.;vas 81 :. - 81
rarded there 81 !. !, !,
every snr,inp ,arua MN har.' "a u 80
,parian r;rls ara hrn,,.ht 80, !. :. J,
nn;cL,r !. Ia, a., e ~ a Il. anu
These pirls 4 MT alws s 80 Is H. y 49, ;,
promise. Is marry +he 4,rs4 na !. , tha,,
meet. And this = -, c,m.a q :, 49,, !. !
81 the litigation before !. 1,,d,,a, s,.;..
!. The ..iutlpe, has M rau,,1sr ca,rt
room. When ! comnlainant ..al: -.
advice he hlnnders r;oh+ ;n+a ~.
"iudpe's" bankinu hnnsa ondl .h.,;n :
the recital. = h;so, IA ~ 49, : -
many ouarrelx mono a. wo,,sn h;l1
of scomnlaint ~ The ..;,,1 go haa'ns. ~ ~.
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the FISAERMEN ri.


h8& TIE FISHERMEN.
w Though the waves are high ana the winds
are strong, M b q VI s#sS
And the billows thunder against the
.% Shore 4As M kS s}4s ~ ~ ~ lbs 5s
"a The fishermen row away with song.
En-, And the sunlight CLEANS on the flashing
'Tis littls they care Tor the winds that blow.
Or the pillows that toss their boats about:
The whims Of the yea are the books they
The flow Of the tide and it, going cut:
&EE The flow Of the tide and the bending sky,
The spring Of the sail an It takIs the
-s3FSesz breeze.
The drift Of the clouds that are floating by.
~ The hight Of the gulls and the combing
~ And over their vessels the sky bends low.
And the tide comes In and the tide goes
avs out a4rSe tt -. - ,FESF 4. szgt
And the. wind and waves. and the ebb and
flow, s+@g s
Are the sermons that make their lives
devout. t 81 ~ Il
4 II 4 Frank H. Sweet. in N. Z. Home Journal
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Judgment IS making such aproposi-
ton to 9 man Of my cloth 3
s VI. Jobson Just stood On tAexsteps

Judgment il making such proposi-
ton to 9 man Of my cloth 3 ii
Ar. Jobson just stood On hessteps
and gurgled and choke1 :rurath fally
a. the man and brother passed on
down the street. and then ne glared
into the parlor window to see 81 Mrs.
Jobson was laughing ut him lrs.
Jobson wasn't visible. however, and
80 Mr.. Jobson whistled to 8 white
youth across the street and gave the
youth = quarter to take the horse
and buggy back to the livery stable.
Then Mr.. Jobson went upstairs, put
on the most diareputable suit Of
clothes that he could find IN the store
room and clomped down again. He
dug . bushel basket and an old
ragged-edged shovel out Of the cell
lar and made his appearance in the
basement areaway with these tools.
what are you going to do?' called
out Mrs. Jobson from above.
+ do / look like TIM going tosa har-
vest dance 2" growledI Mr.. Jobson.
"I'm going to put every solitary ounce
of those Ave tons Of coal in myself,
that's what I'm going to do. The
only way I can get anything done
around here is to do It myself. II I
don't have the spot where that coal
stands swept and brushed clean inside
Of an even IS minutes I'll deed you
this house and lot. that's ALL"
Mr.. Jobson began to work as II he
were putting out q confagration. He
piled the first basketful about q foot
over the rim thereof. with the re-
suit that he could barely move 1t.
But he knew that Mrs. Jobson was
watching him. out of the front win
dow, and he resolved to lift it or die,
without jettisoning any Of the cargo.
It was a tremendous effort, but he
finally achieved it, not, however, with
out splitting about q third of the coal
on the trip from the pavement to the
cellar. He only filled the next basket
full up to the top: nevertheless he
snorted and grunted good deal as he
carried the load to the cellar. The
perspiration began to stream down
his Redeemed face and the clouds of
coal dust mingled with the perspira-
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:ADULrERATED FOODS.
sArsenical Butter Colors, Highly In.
furious to Health, Discovered
~ in Many Samples.

The Breeders. Gazette has been COM
piling some figures from recent re-
port of the Ohio dairy and food COM
missioner and makes the following ex-
hibit: @'
i Of the total of 1,471 samples of food
collected in the open market by the
Ohio dairy and food commissioner, un-
der the new pure food law Of the state,
919 were found to contain adulterants.
In many instances the adulterants
were highly injurious antiseptics, and
coal tar coloring, which is very detri-
mental to digestion, was often detects
ed. sOf Is samples of coffee only two
were pure. One sample contained only
seven per cent. coffee, and another
none at all, while in no case was there
more'than 60 per cent. of the real berry
present. OF % samples of cheese 10
were not pure. In one sample 80 per
cent. of cottonseed oil and lard was
found. In a second 80 per cent of for
eign fat and in a third no less than 81
per cent. of mixed fats and oils were
found. As rule the filled cheese con-
tanned only 80 per cent. of foreign fat.
OF many samples of ''pure fruit jam"
every one of them was adulterated; all
contained salicylic acid, and all were
artificially colored. Raspberry jelly
was found to be made of apples and
glucose. The commissioners report is
couched in scathing terms, and it is to
be hoped that the punishment of the
dishonest manufacturers may be made
to fit the crime.
1t is to be noticed that the report for
the first time rebukes the use of the
present arsenical colors found in but
ter, and justly speaks of it's true char
acter. Presently we shall have more
of such reports from other states, and
then the country will soon be ripe to
demand restrictive legislation. Let the
good work continue. Down with
arSenica1 cO1Ors! .z.y-, &.
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VERY EASILY MADE.

plants, or with bottoms for use II
starting plants early in the season.
Tos mako suck boxes or protectors.
BY follow the plan shown
in the cut Fake four wide boards
and te firmly together as
tshoy s4w or the boxes as il
also geste1 They are now. in
5shap foRs protectors. If boxes ara
needed nall on bottom boards.-Or.
n Judd Farmer.
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PATCHING TILE.


In feeding fattening cattle, there iss
much waste Of grain besides heavy
work where It IS necessary to keep
feeding troughs supplied with grain
with the usual method Of carrying the
grain to the troughsl when emptied#
by the cattle. Is method which will.
keep the troughs supplied and keep.
the grain from being wasted will rec.
ommend itself to the feeder Of cat
tie. a self-feeder, o illustrated, can
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ton, and inside of ten minutes after
Mr.. Jobson had gone at the job he
was a sight. He might have passed
for somewhat over-heshy stoker in
the furnace room of q steamship.
Meanwhile the heads of all tho
women neighbors began to appear at
their front windows. Mr.. Jobson saw
their heads between the curtains out
of the slants of his eyes, and the sight
made him boil within. When lie was
just about to stoop over to lift one
OF the loads thaAmerry, roguish-eyed
little widow down the street tripped
by, nodding sweetly to Mr.. Jobson as
she passed. Mr.. Jobson felt that she
was laughing at him, and this didn't
increase his happiness. Then one of
Mr.. Jobson's neighbors, who was TAX
ing his annual leave at home, strolled
over and leaned luxuriously against
Mr.. Jobson's iron fence.
"Training for the football games,
old man?" inquired Mr.. Jobson's
neighbor, cheerfully. "say, that-kind
O. thing beats the dickens out of
dumb-bells and Indian clubs and
obesity pills and stuff like that for
taking off superfuous fat, doesn't it ?
But what dye want to wear q coat
for when you're doing that kind o.
work? What's the matter with that
shirt waist you wore on one only and
final occasion awhile ago?'
Mr.. Jobson growled some ;inaudible
reply, and his neighbor went back
across the street. smiling back every
few steps. "'~ 0,>.* .~
After Mr.. Jobson had slowed about
a quarter of a ton of the coal. in the
cellar he. found that he had slight
nose bleed. to which he is subject.
He pressed grimy handkerchief to
his nose and clomped up the front
steps. X - ~. -
Madam" said he, in sepulchral
tone, II trust you perceive what your
total lack of consideration has done
for me. The violent labor which you
deliberately and cold-bloodedly thrust
upon me has brought on a severe hem.
orrhage. What the outcome ;of it ie
to be is purely problematical. It may
put me under the ground, or I may
survive it. If do survive it, how
ever, and ever again permit you to
reduce me to the level of q coal
HEAVIER, I want you to just send me 4
special delivery letter marked Rush! =
to that effect, and I'll know what legal
steps to take in the premises, that's
arr Washington Star. 8 e p =l.. ~ !.
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a CURIOUS MINERAL.
Comfortable Attention Attracted to
Moldayite Anoag Geolosists Of
Austria and Bohemia.

Acurious mineral called moldavite. or
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES attracted consider
able attention among the geologists
in Austria and Bohemia. The mineral
is in CLASSY ovals from an inch to an
inch and half long, and is character
lied by various markings, which look
somewhat like finger impressions,
while others form network of fur
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vast Prairi :, 81 : !, Z Ero,v !, ?.

hin radius of four miles Of
Rushville, Neb, there are no fewer
than nine prairie dog s'to,sns,' cover.
Sing @ much a. i, 600 sacres IS past urs,
s1hfeh Il rsndered8 Y lnost usel e3s.
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PUZZLED ABOUT DESCENT.
Problem That II Distracting an Eng.
lish Student of Genealogy-
A Subtle Fallacy. 80

Here is q little genealogical Prob
lem which perhaps some of the read
ers can solve. A man writes to the
Liverpool Post saying: II have, like
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the rest Of human beings. two par
ents. They in It turn hnd / each two.
These four grandparents had each
two, and 20 on. Now. # we take on
an average four generations to i cen-
tury, 80 generations have passed away
since the time Of William the Con-
queries, and BY The simple process 81.
multiplying two by itself So times II
ind that At the date Of the Norman
conquest ! must have had |, $50, o34, sss.
ancestors Of that generation. But
this So eight Or nine times the total
Population OF the globe Ct the pres
ent day, and must be fully 90 81 20
times the total number of human he-
ings living IN the eleventh century
80 that there must BE = fallacy IN my
calculat ion somewhere. Can anybody
tell ne. he aslss = what the fal-5
lacy = 8
sTSbassss 1yyiss slisxfy-s1 xsa.sl Oh.
3. \ King az Hop ne. ~,
Ihas ~ his poss zion : swel..preserssd
twist q tobasoe 1ailed ~ N1rginis 8
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CHEAP PLANT BOXES.
To Make Them Requires Nothing But
. Few Cheap Boards and
Some Thin Nails.

Gardening operations require .
great number of boxes. These may
be without top or bottom, to be used
with mosquito netting as protectors
for squash. melon and cucumber
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Under this title
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This
Der Of the republican national committee
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-08-03
THE STATE CONVENTION.
THE TICKET.

THE TICKET.
Electors-at-large-John M. Baldwin
Of Council Bluffs and Ole o. Roe of
Des Moines.
District electors
First district-E. V. Tucker of Lou
lisa county.
Second district-A. L. Bartholomew
of Jackson.
Third district L. B. Raymond of
Franklin.
Fourth District-C. H. McNider of
Cerro Gordo.
Fifth district-H. Fl Rood of Linn.
Sixth Districts. Fl. Harper of Wa
pello.
Seventh aistrict-C. Rbynsburger OF
Marion.
Eighth Decentralization F. Stookey
of Decatur.
Ninth district = P. L. Sewer O:
Guthrie.
Tenth district = Thomas Rae O
Crawford.
Eleventh district Geo. Z. Eowers o
Sioux.
| Secretary of state-W. B. Martin o
Adair
Treasurer of state-G. S. Gilbertsol
of Winnebago.
Auditor of state F. F. Merriam o
Delaware.
Attorney general-C W. Eiullan O
Black Hawk.
Supreme judge-Emlin McClain o
johnson
Railroad COMMISSIONER j. Pal
mer OF Washington.
! RESOLUTIONS.
Iowa republicans, meeting in this
the proudest era of the republic ant
the state, grateful for the services O
its leaders and proud of the pre-emi
nent position they hold in the council
of the nation and the party, commen
and indorse the Iowa delegation il
both the senate and the house of repre-
sentatives. They indorse and con-
mend the wise and successful admin
istration of Gov. Leslie M. Shaw i
state affairs. They have no othe
platform to present for the presen
campaign than the national platforl
of Philadelphia, which meets with tn
unqualified approval OF Iowa republ
cans.
; The republican party of Iowa has n
apologies to make for that platfor1
nor for the candidates who stand upo
William Mckinley and Theodor
; Roosevelt. 1t asks for those cand
dates the support of every citizen VIII
has at heart the welfare of the repul
} lie. 1t asks for the nominees of tn
convention, not only the loyal supper
s of every republican, but OF every vote
in the state who desires the prospect,
; OF our people and the progress of til
s commonwealth.
The republicans of Iowa have a
; sembled this year under the shadow
a great sorrow, the death of our di
tinguished fellow citizen, John Hem
. Gear. No man in the state was close
to the hearts of the people: no one
public life ever served them more To-
ally, faithfully and untiringly; no or
was truer to every public interest; I
one more efficient and Jealous in til
discharge of every duty. His publ
career forms part of the history
Iowa, and in his death we recognize
loss to the state and nation.
In the remote east, among a strane
fallen people, in scenes of terror and
peril, Edwin H. Conger, a citizen
Iowa, is now representing not only til
honor OF his country but the digni,
and manhood of the American peopl
His friends and neighbors of whateve
faith earnestly pray for the safety an
immediate succor of him and his fan