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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-05-22
Try a Change.

You have probably tried the plan of
making others miserable and found
little comfort in it. Try making 9TH
ers happier. Possibly it will suit you
better. Too many people have the hab-
it of saying disagreeable things to and
about others. There is no pleasure in
it, but there is so much unhappiness
in the world that you can gain genuine
satisfaction by saying kind things of
people, by doing kind things. Don't
cut and slash. 1t only makes misera-
BILE people more miserable. The fact
that others cut and slash you is no eX-
cuse for adopting their mistaken poll
cy. With little modesty and little
Kindness you can do missionary work
every day and accomplish a great deal
of good.-Atchison Globe.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-05-22
Family Resemblance.

A young gentleman took his little
sister with him while calling the other
evening at house where he is regu-
lar visitor. The little girl made her.
self quite at home and showed great
fondness for one of the young ladies.
hugging her heartily
How very a.fectionate she is" said
the lady of the house.
Yes; SO like her brother" responded
the young lady NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Courier.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-05-22
TELEGRAPHlC RRlEFs.

Mo
The boiler of torpedo boat exploded
at St. Petersburg Thursday, killing six
persons.
l. Q. Copley of Aurora, Ills, was
elected president of the Western Gas
association.
The supreme lodge knights of the
Royal Arch decided to meet next year
in Cincinnati.
The Quincy mine strike at Houghton,
Mich, ended Thursday, when all the
employees returned to work.
The British steamer Samantha was
wrecked near Port Hastings, N. S., but
her crew was safely landed.
A North Sea aquarium is being con-
structed i'll Heligoland under the super
vision of the Prussian minister of edu-
cation.
The only development in the Buffalo
strike situation Thursday was the going
out of about 80 yard ]aborers on the
Lehtgh Valley.
The Republicans of the Nineteenth
Ohio district renominated General
Charles Dick of Akron for congress
by reclamation Thursday.
lightning struck 35,OOO-barrel oil
! tank belonging to the Standard Oil
company, near Findley, @. Loss on oil
and tank will be about $4,000.
Secretary Root has ordered three
battalions of troops from the depart
ment of the east to take part in the
Otis day celebration at Rochester.
The Danish government intends in
the near future to issue an official &C
count of the negotiations with the
United States over the Danish West
Indies.
The news of the passage of the Ha-
waiian bill making Hawaii a territory
under the presidency of Sanford B.
Dole, was received in Honolulu, May 9,
with rejoicing.
According to John W. Murray, a
Canadian, the blowing up of lock "a on
the Welland canal was Fenian plot
carried out through members of lodge
of the Clan-na-Gael.
More than Thousand veteran sailors
and marines of the civil war have filed
application to the navy department. to
have removed the charges Of desertion
which stand against their names.
General Passenger Agent Lee denies
that the Lackawanna has been guilty
Of any of the irregular practices in is
suing tickets Or in soliciting or han
ding passenger travel over the Lack
awanna.
The Eoy's "rr1ena."
A boy having been taken to task foi
violation of school rules, the principal
woman, told him to ask his father tc
call at the school, Next day the boy
appeared with rather seedy looking
man whom he introduced as his ia
Their. The head of the school and Wis
itor had q talk, and the latter prom
Used to do all in his power to make
the boy see the error of his ways
Some days later the boy was over
heard saying to some of his compan
ions: 81 played a good joke on Miss
Blank. introduced bum as me ia
| Their, and she never caught on"
"Wasn't that man your father?" ask
| ed one Of the listeners.
Nope" was the answer ."He wa:
me friend. "-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-05-22
Welcome Change.

"My dear" began the extavagant
young wife. i've got several things |
want to talk to you about"
"Ah. that's relief" exclaimed the
husband.
What is?"
ITO be assured that you've got the
things you want to talk about. You
generally discourse upon things you
need "-Philadelphia Press.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-05-22
The Newly ELECTED Alderman.

When a politician has just been elect
ed a member Of the council and the di-
rectory man comes around next day
and asks him what his occupation is,
he has to struggle with himself some
times not to answer, Statesman
Somerville Journal.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-05-22
Franklin's Frugn111y.

Mr.. Fisher, in his biographical sketch
s'The True Benjamin franklin, tells
story to illustrate Franklin S frugality
and method of acquiring property.
On the eastern shore of Maryland
young man called one evening on an
old farmer to ask him how it was that
he had become rich. cit is long
story, > said the old man, "and while 1
am telling it we might as well save the
candle, and he blew it out.
''You need no. yell the story" said
the youth. "I'see.
Franklin's method of gaining wealth,
as seen in his narrative of how he and
his wife lived together, was the one her
ancestors practiced. 1--WE kept no idle
servants, he says "Our table was plain
and simple, our furniture of the cheap
est. For instance, my breakfast was for
long time bread and milk-no tea
and ate out of a twopenny earthen por
ringer with pewter spoon But mark
how luxury will enter families and
make a progress in spite of principle
'sBeing called one morning to break
fast, found it in china bowl with a
spoon of silverl They had been bought
for me without my knowledge by my
wife and kad cost her the enormous
sum of three and twenty shillings, for
which she had no other excuse or apollo
gy to make but that she thought her
husband d9erved a silver spoon and
china bowl as well as any of his neigh
bors.
Few of us probably ever think seri-
ously about the amount of talking we
do in day and how large factor
mere talk is in the life of the world for
both good and evil. 1t has been esti-
mated that a. public speaker utters in
one hour, on an average, what, if print
ed, would occupy Is octave pages. Or
binary conversation is even more pro-
life
Let us suppose. says The Winoniam,
that all the talk of one day be estimated
as equivalent to four hours consecutive
speaking. In a single week the amount
would make what, if printed, would be
an octave of $50 pages. In year man
would complete so such volumes, and
in 80 years he would have accumulated
a library of 1850 volumes of his own
talk What value would most of us
place on such library? How many
of us could endure to read it? How many
would feel satisfied to have such books
go on the market?
1t is related of Dean Swift that at an
evening party, on one occasion, he re.
tired to corner of the room and com
menced noting down the talk of the
company. Being asked what he was
doing, he produced verbatim report Of
the conversation which had just take1
place. Most of the speakers, it is added
felt no small humiliation over the su.
perfcial and trifiins character of theil
utterances when confronted with them.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-05-22
wrnngiing In the Choir.

"Why can't you be obliging" cried
the facetious music rack. ''The bells
play when they're tolled. Come, give
us a tune"'
mo" grumbled the organ in deep
diapason: I'm be blowed If 1 DOR
Philadelphia Press
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-05-22

A young man seems to be willing to
make almost any sacrifice for the girl
he loves except to go home early and
save her from a scolding next morn
ing.-Atchison Globe.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-05-22

When one woman has secret to tell
another, it always makes her mad 10
discover that the other knew it first
Chicago News.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-05-22

The kidneys are your
blood purifiers, they fill
ter out the waste or
impurities in the blood.
If they are sicksor out
Of order, they fail to do
their work.
Pains, aches andrheu-
matism come from ex-
cess of uric acid in the
blood. due to neglected
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-05-22
Over=Mork Weakens
Your Kidneys.
Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood.

All the blood in your body passes through
your kidneys once every three minutes.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-05-22
Friend

is an external liniment for expectant
mothers to use. 1t gives them
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ment. 1t is the one and only prepare
ton that overcomes morning sickness
and nervousness. 1t is the only
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It is the only remedy that puts the
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or rising is impossible. Don't take
medicines internally. They endanger
the lives of both mother and child.
Mothers Friend is cold by druggists for 81.
Send for our free illustrated book.
The Bradfleld Regulator Co., Atlanta, Ga.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-05-22

kidney trouble.
Kidney trouble causes quick or unsteady
heart beats, and makes one feeLas though
they had heart trouble, because the heart is
over-working in pumping thick, kidney
poisoned blood through veins and arteries.
1t used to be considered that only urinary
troubles were to be traced to the kidneys,
but now modern science proves that nearly
all constitutional diseases have their begin
ming in kidney trouble.
If you are sick you can make no mistake
BY first doctoring your kidneys. The mild
and the extraordinary effect Of DR.. Kilmer's
Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy is
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cent and one-dollar sz
es. You may have sssssass.s as g :EzII:Esss
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free, also pamphlet telling you how to find
! out if you have kidney or bladder trouble.
Mention this paper when writing Dr.. Kilmer
& Co., Binghamton, N. Y.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-01
Their Relatives Here Are Not
Alarmed for Their Safety.

his father the Reverend Doctor Collins
lie had several children. among them a
baby girl. Mary Ruth by name. The yellow
fever epidemic Of 1S5S broke up the col
leGe. and Mrs. Carl went to Europe to
complete the educ5tiOn OF her daughter
Kate. who has since become a painter of
International fame. Frank followed in a
few years, and while in Paris with his
mother met her kinsman. Sir Robert Hart.
who was then, and still Is. Inspector Gen.
eraI Of the Customs Service in China. a
position OF paramount importance. not only
in its relation 10 the Empire, but to every
nation doing business in China. Sir Robert
offered the young American position in
this service. /: was accepted. Young Carl
rose rapidly. and IN 1898 was third in rank
TO his noble kinsman.
He then got furlough of two years. He
crossed the Pacific, intending TO go to Paris
by that route. OF course, he looked up
Professor Collins when he reached ST. Louis.
and. of course he saw Miss Collins. whom
he remembered as blue-eyed golden
haired infant. She still had the blue ewes
and the golden hair. but she was ne longer
| an infant. She was remarkably beautiful
| young woman. The mandarin fell in love
| with her and remained in st. Louis long
! enough TO persuade her to become his
| wife. They were quietly welded and spent
| their honeymoon in Paris. While they were
| there Miss Kate Carl painted q portrait of
her beautiful sister-in-law, which was ex-
| hibited in the Salon last year, and secured a
prize
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-01
Old Ruin Near Mandarin Carts
House in Macao.

rarely more than twelve feet by fourteen.
IT is easy to understand why he photo
graphs of Chinese mansions IRE not i'm
pressive.
During their travels through China last
winter Mr. ami Mrs Carl had photographs
taken Of a number of street scenes. which
they mad mounted OH postal cards and sent
to their relatives here through the mails.
The Chinese Custom Service as 1t now
exists had its origin more than thirty years
ago. The Government needed more money
than its collectors were turning in. end
foreign States would not make loaIs unless
they had a stronger assurance Of the hon
esty of the customs officials than :he rec
ords Of those officials gave. IN order to
satisfy the foreigners the Imperial Gov
eminent agreed to put the collec.iols in
the hands OF representatives OF the for
eign Powers. These representatives were
to be appointed by China. but they mnst lie
satisfactory to the Powers. Sir Rooert
Hart. then a ccmmo1ar. was IN China at
the time. He had achieved pr 1mideace ny
his skill as an interpreter. and the Chinese
had more faith In him than they had In all
the other foreigners on the globe. He was
placed at the head of the Customs Ser
vice. and he has remained there. 'rhat he
conducted himself i'm a manner that met
with the approval OF the British Govern
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ciate your good will VIII you exhibit your
painting in Paris?'
Answer: ITS too late now to exhibit 1t
in the Palace of Fine Arts at the EXPOSE
ton
Leo: wen. let it he hung in the building
of the Catholic missions in the Trocadero:
you may speak to Admiral I-afont and
Baron du Tell
Answer: Il will DO as your Holiness di-
reefs"
After that the Pope sat silent for mo-
meEt two. Then his face lit up as II
singularly agreeable thought had struck
him.
Did YOU attend the great reception Of
leo foreign pilgrims last week. he asked.
had seen that wonderful gathering. and
thought 1t the most impressive ceremony
that ever came under my observation. Let
ting my brush rest for a moment, / said
enthusiastically
Indeed, Holy Father. had that great
JOY. and do nothing but dream ever since
Of a canvas showing your Holiness as you
pronounced the benediction over this great
mass Of people in the Basilica.''
To this Leo replied eagerly: THAT would
be fine You must. paint such a picture.
whereupon l said. Il hope to be able to do
the subject justice. your Holiness"
Leo, continuing: Il am deeply affected
when / witness such gathering. when
perceive the p.e'y that moves iunumeraoie
masses 10 make a pilgrimage to Rome
masses In which great lords march side by
side with the poorest and lowest from city
and village. And TO think that God full
fills my innermOst, my most daring wishes
and gives me strength to hold receptions
and TO pronounce Denediction over them,
How easy it would be to bring to the
people of this world the most perfect hap
piness through piety and the cvangelium.
All. the evanSeliuTn-it's a book of eternal
wisdom. OF sublime go0dness. 1t answers
every question. To appreciate ii, it's but
necessary to read H."
BENJAMIN CONSTANT.
Copyright, 1900, by Henry w. Fischer.)
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WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPC BIsIC.
When an acquaintance of Professor John
s. Collins principal of the Divoii School.
who resides at kirkwood. meets him the
first question put TO him is usually:
what do you hear from your daughter
and her husband; aren't you uneasy about
them
His reply Is to the effect that he is Tot
in the least uneasy, for while they are
in far away China, where the Boxers are
the bocy men, their abode is remote from
the seat Of war, and there Is no hkehhood
that there will be any disturbance in the
district in which they live.
Then. IL Professor Collins has time to
talk. he tells his interrogator a lot of in
teresting things about China ard that
branch Of the Chinese service in which his
son-in-law. Mr. Frank Carl, is a high e.
fetal
And IL the person addressed has good
memory he may recall the pretty romance
of Mr. and Mrs. Carts wedding, and feel
a keener interest than ever in the Chinese
situation.
Just two years ago Mr.. Carl came to
St Louis. He was, and is, a mand irin
Of China. although native-bnrn Amer
ican. When he was a boy his mother. an
artist Of ability. was the drawing teacrer
IN the State Female College In Memphis.
Tenn, and he and his sister were pupils
3n the school,.
Professor Collins was assistant prin7i-
pal Of the college, which was owned by
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-01
cANT, EMINENT FRENCH PAINTER.

with uncommon velocity, his memory is
inexhaustible. his opinions, authoritatively
expressed. call for swift answers. The
Pope dislikes people who agree with 1im
without having reasons of their OWN Tor
doing so.
The Nude In Art.
After some observations on art in general
the Pope suddenly turned upon me and
said: And your grand French sculptor,
Falguiere. who died recently. appears to
have degraded his art by representations
of the nude in which there was a want of
Jecency. And at the end of his life, too.
Its shameful
l inferred; that his Holiness had reference
to Falguiere's Diana. and tried TO come TO
my brOther-artist's rescue. Very true.
Holy Father" l said. but Falguiere also
created the great saint Vincent d. Paul.
at the Pantheon. and no man ever created
a figure that breathes more love of mar
kind. gesture more gracious. more pa
ternal- May he be pardoned for his Diana on
account of that masterpiece. to which he
was inspired by so great a saint? I pray
your Holiness To pardon him. Forgive him
Holy Father. let me hope that you will not
utterly condemn him."
Pope Won't Pn rdon Diann's Author.
But pleaded in vain. Even as spoke the
last words | felt that my efforts were
wasted. Leo had evidently made up MS
mind the subject, and cared not to go
into the matter again. still. observed that
my feeble excuses gave him no annoyance.
As he pronounced silent judgment on that
ever recurring art topic. the lines of his ex-
pressve mouth did not tighten; he wasn't
even astonished at my audacity.
He merely changed the subject. thus
showing that the other matter was settled.
In the most amisble voice and manner the
pontiff continued:
And what will you do with my portrait 30
II will beg permission to lay 1t at your
Holnesss feet"
Leo: That's very kind Of you. 1 appre-
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is strong. statesmanlke. grand. dignified.
yet tempered by an expression of human
kindness that wins the heart. His eyes are
everywhere, searching, wise. far-seeing
eyes. Serious and sll-interested as they
look. shouldn't wonder 10 see them wink
merrily at good joke. Leo. like all truly
great men. has a fondness for humOr.
The Pope Is pale, but his is not the pale
ness of ill-health. There is a certain ruddi-
ness underlying the waxen skin that forms
living contrast to the white robes he
wears.
The pontiflcal robes are made OF 4 Pc
culiar wooden fabric. manufactured espe-
cialy for the successor Of 81. Peter by
family which secured the privilege hum
Greds of years ago. In texture II differs
from all known fabrics. while nothing can
exceed II in point of color and softness
The Pope wore white woolen stockings
/. and red velvet slippers. richly embroidered
in gold. His fine, small hand. were in
cased in wooden half mittens the fishering
sparkled on the index frgeF OF his right
hand. over biz shoulder cape hung .
heavy gold link chain. blazing with many
stones and rich with enamel. and thereon
hung a large golden cross. set with dia-
monds. emeralds and rubies.
All these details / saw but once. during
| that first audience in the early morning
| when / was cataloguing the mise en-scene
of my picture with an artists eye-when I
| was analyzing my subject and trying to
see through its component parts.
On the next day, when came to paint
the Holy Father. saw but the great Pope.
The Interview.
Though Leo NH was amiability itself at
| the sittings he granted me. / could hardly
master my emotions in his presence. / had
justice. for his qualities of mind had WILDLY
impressed me. but il was no easy matter
| to keep pace with the Holy Father in a
conversational way, for his mind works
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the pictures We see OF legations and other
quasi public buildings in China appear 50
small and unpretentious. The reason is that
the houses are spread over a great area
of ground. but are only two stories high.
Note these figures to the dimensions Of
the rooms In Mandarin Carts residence:
The drawing-room is 42x23 feet, the billiard
room is 23x2'; the library is s3xls: the oc,l-
rooms are from 1sx30 to 2ox3J.
When 1t is taken into consideration that
the bedrooms in an American dwelling are
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by black horses with flowing tails. This.
too, was n matter of etiquette. No Cardinal
is allowed to walk afoot, nor may he drive
behind 4 single horse. And the horses must
be black and their tails must not be
locked.
Thousands Of pilgrims were HocSing TO
ST. Peters as We passed that marvellous
edihce, from tie towers OF which tongues
OF bronze and silver issued calls for early
mass.
We Travelled around The Basiiica and
along the road that leads beside the park
walls. then through many gates and arch
ways. across squares and courtyarGs, halt
ing at last in closed court, where the
PJTal Swiss presented arms before my dis
tingulshed countryman. The Swiss are
after all. the most picturesque hodyguard
employed by any court in Europe.
The Swiss and Noble Guards.
forget now what painter designed their
fine uniforms of black. yetllow and red; he
must have had an eye for color and for
what is called the grand style" Their
silver halberds glitterad in the morning sun
their fine faces beamed with pride and
good nature.
Taking the elevator we assembled to the
| Gallery Raphael and entered one tt the
halls of audience an apartment of I'm
pressive and stately beauty with a mosaic
| floor OF Undesirable grandeur. The No
| bic Guards presented arms. and as they
stood at attention had a chance to study
| this unique military body. the rank and
, file Of which is recruited from the younger
! sons of the Oldest Roman families.
They say that only the bluest of blue
blood is deemed worthy of the honor OF
bearing arms under the eye of the Supreme
Pontiff. I saw only beautiful faces. perfect
| figures among them. Good for the noblest
families, And the most remarkable thing
is, the uniform of the Noble Guards is not
so gorgeous as TO improve the wearer's APP
pearance to any considerable degree. Their
headgear is becoming zzacko; their short