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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-12-04
GROWTH OF POSTAL SERVICE.
Extension OF Rural Free Deliyery-in-
crease of the Navy.

The continued and rapid growth Of
postal serviee is a sure index of the
great and increasing business activity
of the country Its most striking new
development. is the extension of rural
free deliver !. This has come almost
Wholly within the last year. AT the
beginning of the fiscal year 1S99-1s00 the
number Of routes in operation was only
3s1. and most of these had been run
ming less thar twelve months. On the
18th of November, 1900 the number had
Increased to 2,614, reaching into forty
four states and territories. and serving
of applications now pending and await
ing action nearly equals all those
granted up to the present time. and
by the close of the current fiscal year
about 1900 routes will have heen estab-
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-12-04

At the time of the Roman occupation
of Britain five distinct species of dogs
We're there, most of which can with
certainty be identified with those of the
present day. There We're the house
dog, the greyhound. the bulldog, the
terrier and the slowhound
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-12-04
DEPARTMENT. OF AGRIoULrURE.
Great Deal of Progress Made During the
Past lenr.


Great Deal of Progress Made During the
Past Year.
The department of agriculture has
been extending it's work during the past
year reaching farther for new varieties
of seeds and plants; cooperating more
fully with the states and territories in
research along useful lines; making
progress in meteorological work relat-
ing to lines of wireless telegraphy and
forecasts for ocean-going vessels; con-
tinuing inquiry as to animal dlsease'
looking into the extent and character
of food adulteration: outlining plans
for the care, preservation and intelll-
gent harvesting of our wood lands:
studying soils that producers may Gull
tivate with better knowledge of condl-
tions, and helping to clothe desert
places with grasses suitable to our arid
regions. Our island possessions are be-
ing considered that their peoples may
be helped to produce the tropical prod
ucts now so extensively brought into
| the United States. Inquiry into meth
| DDS of improving our roads has been
| active during the year; help has been
given to many localities and scientific
| Investigation of material in the states
| and territories has been inauguarted.
| Irrigation problems in our semi-arid re-
| gions are receiving careful and in
| creased considerations.
| The civil service commission is great
4 ly embarrassed in it's work for want
] of an adequate permanent force for
! clerical and other assistance. Its needs
| are fully set forth in it's report. 1 in
vite attention to the report, and es-
pecially urge upon the congress that this
important bureau of the public service.
| which passes upon the qualifications
| and character of so large a number of
the officers and employees of the gov
eminent, should be supported by all
needed appropriations to secure prompt
ness and efficiency.
The president recommends the build
ing of a hall of records in Washington
and concludes his message as follows:
In our great prosperity we must guard
against the danger it invites of ex-
travagance in government expenditures
and appropriations; and the chosen
representatives of the people will. |
doubt not furnish an example in their
legislation of that wise economy which
in a season of plenty husbands for the
future : In this era of great husi-
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-12-04
THE PENSION RULE.
Number of Names Added During the Fis-
cal Year Was 45,344.

At the end of the fiscal year there
were on the pension roll 993,225 names,
a net increase Of 2,010 over the fiscal
year 1899. The number added to the
rolls during the year was 1914 The
during the year was $134 700 1924, and
for navy pensions $3.761 1894 total
of s13S, 462, 1906, leaving an unexpend-
ed balance of s5,542,76S,25 to be covered
into the treasury, which shows an in
crease over the previous years eXpen-
diture of SLOT OTTO. There We're 6S4
names added to the rolls during the
wear by special acts passed at the first
session of the Fifty-siXth congress
The act of May. 1900. among other
things. provides for an extension of in
come to widows pensioned under said
act to $3.50 per annum. The secretary
of the interior believes that by the cp-
eratlons of this act the number of per-
sons pensioned under it will increase
and the increased annual payment for
pensions will be between So OOo,0 600 and
100000.
the work in connection with the twelfth
census is progressing favorably This
national undertaking, ordered by the
congress each decade, has finally re-
suited in the collection of an aggrega-
ton of statistical facts to determine
the industrial growth of the country, its
manufacturing and mechanical re-
sources, it's richness in mines and for
ests. the number of it's agriculturists,
| their farms and products, its educa-
| ticnal and religious opportunities, as
as we'll as questions pertaining to So
| Geological conditions.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-12-04


Twenty years ago wrote poem of
considerable length" said caller in
newspaper Office.
yes" said the editor.
81 brought it to this Office, and you
refused to publish it,"
Every likely"
81 remember that l mentally put you
down then as an idiot who didn't know
enough to ache when hurt"
Naturally"
well sir. | looked that poem over
again the ether day and made up my
mind to come and see you about it,
YES"
81 have come to say that if looked
as green 20 years ago as that poem
proves me to have been want to
thank you because you didn't cut nue.
up and throw me as food to the crows.
Good day.,
The editor drew long chalk mark
under the table. 1t was the first case
in all his experience in which even 20
years had begotten the knowledge that
1t is sometimes necessary to be cruel to
be kind.-London Tit Bits.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-12-04

Bronx river, New York, derives its
name from joints Bronx, who settled in
that region in 1859.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-03-08
NJ. 4. NJ. P. NJ T. NJ. IA. ". i ".


Connection with philo.t- Reading.at Hals
For Philadelphia, New Torl; and inter
mediate stations-LeaycW illiamsport 7:f2
am. 1000 n. m, Arrive Halls 1:59 am,
10:lQa. N. For Shamokiu and intermed-
late stations leaves Wil.amsport t:5O p.
M; arrive Halls 4,5l pm.
From phila., New York and informed
late statious-Ieaye phiia. 1927 a. m. and
ll.36 pm; leave New York,via Phia.1 30
am. 900 pm; leave New York via Ta.
lnaqua, 8 10 am Arrive Halls, 6.5ian.
and 5 u p. IN.
From Shamokin and Intermediate eta.
tious-lcavcs Shamolin $ 10 IN. Ar
rive Halls 80 am.
Connecting with L. V. II Fl. at 6atteraeld
For Towanda ana niintcrmcdiatc stations,
leave Wilkesbarre 5.o5 =. M; arrive at
Satterleld G.25 p. IN.
For Towanda and Intermediate stations,
leave Bcrnice G,l0 am: arrive Sai'erheld
7.04 a. IN.
For Wilkesbarre and intermediate sta.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-03-08

"Today Adjutant General Corbin no.
titled Mr.. Penrose that 1t had been
adopted and that the island would soon
be formally named Hawkins Island"
PENNSYLVANIA is PROSPEROUS.
Colonel Thomas Powers, state bank
ing commissioner, has submitted to
Governor Stone report of his depart
ment for the last fiscal year, which
contains some astounding prosperity
figures. There has been an increase
under every head, except that of cap
ital stock There are now in Penn
sylvania 202 institutions under the
supervision of the banking department,
being 81 banks, 95 trust companies and
16 savings institutions, an increase of
five since the last annual report.
Colonel Powers calls attention to the
remarkable prosperity of the financial
institutions for the year just ended.
"While all show the effect of the
times" he says, cit is particularly
gratifying to note the increase of de-
positors and deposits in the savings
institutions, which attest the fact that
the wage earners are sharing in the
general prosperity.
The report shows that the average
of deposits to each depositor in the
banks was $412.25; in savings institu-
tions, $2SS.42; in trust companies,
$94O95; average deposits to each de-
positor in all institutions, $4S0.98. The
total capital of the three classes of in
stitutions-banks, savings institutions
and trust companies-was S45,116,-
61750, decrease of $S7S,767.50, as
compared with the year previous.
1t is in the item of deposits, however,
that the report makes it's most remark
able showing. The total of deposits
for the year is 1924, $50 7O5.S4, an in
crease of s59,310, ASSOC. The amount Of
loans is shown to have been $158272,-
572.62, an increase of 5,095, ,62S.4T.
The investment securities reached the
magnificent total of $191, 1865, ,479.03, an
increase of $22,740,S7999.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-03-08
A. (. ARMS I RONG,
SONESTOWN, PA.
DEALER IN
Flour Feed and Groceries

49, pounds Of pure Lard FOR $l.00
Baking molasses, - 20 SOC.
s pounds Rolled Oats for pc.
: pounds Of Corn Starch ion 25c,
: pounds OF Laundry Starch for 25c
. pounds of Rio Coffee for DC.
s bars OF Lenox Soap for 25c.
No. / mackercl per pound Sc.
Best Sugar Coated Hams (alIc per Ib.
Buckwheat Flour % round sack 'i5c.
Buckwheat Flour 100 pounds, SIS.
Yellow Corn per 100 pounds 90e.
Corn Meal or Cracked Corn soc.
Corn, Oats and Barley Chop 90c.
Wheat Bran 200 pounds $3.50.
Flour middlngs, 40 pound sack $I,4O,
Fine middlings 200 pounds SLIGO,
Flour per sack $l.0o.
Winter Roller per sack $i.0o
Good Flour SOC.
Rye Flour % pounds, 50c.
Graham Flour l21 pounds soc.
Common Fine Salt per barrel sl.20,
NoNpENsED REPORT OF the condition OF the
1 FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF Dushore, IA,
" At close OF business, Dec, >, 1899.
RESOURCES;
Loans and Dscnunts....., sl3be,2 t1
g. $. Bonds to secure Circulation,.. l2"90 ~
Premium on United states Bonds.... 1000 90
Stock iIIG W
Due from Banks Approved reserve Agt leI2,0 %
Redemption Fund l, ;. IreAsuei'...-' W. -
Specie and Legal Tender Notcs".,'.... i9S''9 ~
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-03-08
2ADFORD IS STALWART.
SIBLEY'S GENEROSITY.

Congressman Joseph c. Sibley, who
has renounced the Democracy and be-
come y full fledged Republican, few
months after his election to congress
from the Warren-Venango district, an
nounced that he would divide his con-
gressional salary for the full term
among the FIVE hospitals of the district.
In accordance with his promise the
officials of the projected Franklin hos
pital have just received his check for
$1,000, and the hospitals at Kane,
Bradford, Warren and Oil City have
each received a check for like
amount.
Each hospital will have received
$4,000 at the end of Mr. Sibley's term.
Congressman Sibley took similar ac-
ton with his salary while he repre-
sented the Twenty-siXth district, divid-
ing it among the labor organizations
Of Erie and Crawford counties.
The daily sentinel., 1900-12-07
Special sale on wool blankets at



Special sale on wool blankets at
The Fashion.
Jewelry notions OF every description to
be had at The Fashion.
A big reduction in prices on all our
ladies suits for few days at The Fashion.
The Gowen-Arnold Lumber Co. had
telephone pat in their ONCE today-No.
34-2.
See our new line Of Christmas um-
brellas and garasols. They are beauties
At The Fashion.
The Fashion is the recognized head-
quarters for ladies'; s;furnishings, neckwear,
kerchiefs underwear, etc.
5000 to loan on city and ranch pro-
perty in sums form 500 to $1,000. Reas-
enable rates. Ramey Bros.
Five cents comes nearer the truth than
wink when it comes to the question Of
getting hot drink at the Adams phar-
macy.
We carry big line of plain and fancy
chinaware, stone and earthen ware.
Our cheap prices count. Rio Grande
store
Telephone your coal orders to the
Goweu-Arnold Lumber company for the
best Palisades coal. Their phone num-
ber is 3z-2.
Its's Libbys. What's Libby'sf Why,
the cut glass we SELL The finest in the
world. The Thompson Jewelry and Mu-
tsic Company.
1t would take 400 horses and 200 men
10 weeks to haul Christmas trees enough
to hold all the presents now on sxhibi-
ton at Anderson's Bargain House.
Leave orders for Mt. Lincoln and Grand
Mesa coal at Justice Mann's, corner Main
and Fifth streets. Prompt delivery.
Coal Exchange Co.
Get Singer Machine and you have
the best. Sold on easy payments, oppo-
site White Hardware Co.
j. A. Comins.
Toy engines and cars that 60 any old
place; also stationary engines that puff
and 60 but yet always stand still, can be
had at Andsrson's Bargain House.
Toys at Christmas time make childlen
happy, but at Anderson's Bargain House
they also have other things that will
make grown up folks feel that way.
For Sale or trade, for land within 8
miles of Grand Junction. S-room house,
centrally located, modern conveniences.
furnace heat, etc. Apply at this Office.
We have in now the prettiest assort-
ment Of silks, Peau do Soies, Plsssiee and
Taffettas, which we are going to offer at
remarkably low figures for the holidays.
The Fashion.
In tho toy line we discount the prices
OF others. Toys, dolls, china ornaments,
and great big line Of fancy articles
all those at the Rio Grande store at
half price.
A Milwaukee man is suffering from
cancer of the stomach caused by drink
ing cold beer in the winter. Specially
prepared hot sodas, such as are daily be-
ing served at the Adams pharmacy, con-
tain no cancer germs.
Engioe No 500, which ran into the
Midland freight was brought in from De
Beque yesterday. As it stood in the
yards this morning it presented . badly
stove up appearances. 1t will be neces-
sary to send the engine to Burnham for
repairs.
The daily sentinel., 1900-12-07
Charged for Being Late.

At Hamburg, German, the mana
gsr =. the Grand hotel recently made
. z-Aark (>s.s6) monthly charge to
sasA guest Who chanced to be late 1t
Oou2A.
The daily sentinel., 1900-12-07
LIBRARY CONTRACT LET.
J. E. StuII Receives the Contract
to Build for $4,696.--To Be
Finished By April lst.

The board Of managers Of the GRAND
junction Public Library held special
session yesterday afternoon for the pur'
pose of opening and examining the bids
for the erection of tho new public libra
ry building, and for awarding the con-
tract.
Six bids were received from various
contractors and after CAREFUL e1amina-
ton of them all the board OF managers
awarded the contract to j. E. Stull,
contractor and builder, for the sum OF
$4696.
Tho following other bids were in COM
petition: j. B. Greenwood, $500; b.
R. Currie. IS 800; Jaquette & Thompson,
%, ,626; ]. ]. Lumsden. $6,499; Carlyle &
shott, $6,775.
The building to be erected is to be
thoroughly hre proof and after plans
made by Architect j. B Boyer. 1t is
hoped to have tho building done by April
1st. 1901
The board Of managers are working
very hard to secure building and Ii
brary which shall be an honor and q
credit to the city. The amount of money
which the city has subscribed for the
maintenance of the institution insures
for all time place where the youth OF
the city may congregate for the purpose
of study and research into the books Of
the library.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-05

for expeditions to observe and photo
graph the eclipse. Besides, Princeton
college, the University of Penpsylva
mia, the Yerkes observatory and hosts
of other institutions will have observ-
ers in the field. The naval observato-
~ has published q map showing the
path of totalfty and page of instruc'
tions for amateur observers with a
view to incr easing the information to
be gathered on the subject. me
totality will not last more than q few
minutes so everything has TO be ready
beforehand.
Mr.. Chant ers's book gives interest
ing data on the laws of eclipses, told In
an easy style with numerous pictures
and diagrams to simplify the complex
ties of astronomical mathematics and
deductions. It is intended for 1nfor-
nation for the unscient.6c reader, and
whileit is accurate and sticks TO Inc
subject, it is interesting IS well as com.
prenensible. The number OF total
eclipses of the sun is not rare, as the
book shows and explsins, and yet their
appearance at any one given spot is ex.
ceedtuply rare, For Instance 1t has
been calculated that there was per.
iod of 1877 years in London between one
visible total eclipse and the next, and
there is not another promised till the
year 1899. London, however ls
not favored spot, for on the other
hand Yellowstone Park had two in
twelve years, whilst In an obscure is
land, Blsnquilla, of the coast of Vene-
zuela, there could be seen two eciipses
in three years and half.
In Mr.. Chambers's book there are
some very vivid aud picturesque de-
scriptions OF the darkness that comes
over the face of the earth aud OF the
flowers that close as though
il we're night aud OF birds tuck
ing their heads under their wings and
going to sleep, OF curious zig gag shsd-
ows that trem BILE and dance before the
vision as the totality approaches, of
rays or brushes of light that seem to
spring from the rim of the sun as the
shadow covers it, of the cod of the
earth then aud of the great pulsasfons
of light that seem to throb from the
SUI to the earth as the light goes out
and of the awe That the scene casts
upon the mind of all observers.
The little book alsN explains much
that the average person does not know
but would like to know of partial
eclipses, lunar aud solar, and of many
of the wonderful laws Of the sun and
earth and moon. Ii would be an in
teressing and valuable little book at
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-05

&c. Kennedy, Roanoke. Tenn says
81 cannot say too much for De Wits
Hazel Salve. One box of 1T cured whaS
the doctors called an incurabls ulcer
on my Jaw" Cures piles and all skis
diseases. Lock out for worthless
limitations. Fred Scbaefer, druggist
81 had stomach trouble twenty years
and gave up hope of being cured until
I began to use Kodol Dyspepsia Cure,
It has done me so much good | cs1 II
the savior of nv life" writes W. NJ
kinson, Albany, Tenn Il digest
what you eat. Fred Schaefer, druggias~
w. S. Musser, Millneim, Pa, saveG
the life of his little girl by giving her
One Minute Cough Cure when she was-
dying from Group. 1t is the only
harmless remedy that gives i'm m ediass
results. 1t quickly cures coughs, colds,
bronchitis, grippe, ssthms and ais
throat and lung troubles. Fred
Schsefer, druggist.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-05
A GREAT enterprise.
The Dam To Be Built At San Jose
On the ConChos.

1t is probable that no where else on
the American continent with the
exception of Niagara Falls will such
volume of electricity be generated
from water power as as San Jose, on
the Conchas river, between Chihuahua
and Parral. The concession for this
work has recently been granted to r.
M. Burke, former consul to Chihuahua,
and Col. M. B. Place, an extensive
lean state. Col. Place was in the city on
business for q few days. At the Orn-
dorff hotel he talked on the subject of
the big Improvements in hand.
"On the Conchos river. six miles from
the town of San Jose," he said. ''the
river leaps over a precipice 80 feet
high. Il ia our intention to construct
q dam of solid masonry across the face
Of this precipice distance
of $50 feet, and ITO feet high. The
dam will be built in the shape of seq
ment of a circle to give it additional
power to hold the weight of the water
behind it, and each end will be anchor
ed in the solid rock of the canyon that
extends distance Of Is miles back
from this point. Arched culvsrts will
be introduced in the structure at In
tervals to prevent any possibility OF al
accident. The volume of the water
that flows over the present natural dam
is %, 900 miners inches. 1t has been
watched and measured for years. When
completed, the lake formed will be Is
miles long, and at one point three
and-a-haIf miles wide. 1t will complet-
ly wipe out the old Indian town of La
Joye, but that is already provided for
by purchase.
the volume of water is sufficient to
generate 1000 electric horse power,
but at the beginning We will install
machinery TO generate 10000 or IL, 900
horse power. This current we will
conduct TO the city of chihuahua, 80
miles, and to Parrsl 40 miles, If
electric power is saving over steam
In the United States where fuel is
cheap, you may imagine the saving
and the impetus to industrial advance
ment in a country where fuel is as ex-
pensive as in that country. We will
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-05
SEEING THINGS.
How Alderman Clifford Did New
York

The following IS an extract from g
letter written TO al FL Paso friend by
Alderman Clifford in New York:
Il am we'll and took in the whole of
the city so far as l could. | have been
to see everything ofimportsnce around
You have no idea of the immepsity of
this city. l am just from trip TO
Coney Island. The season is not
opened up there yet but they are fix
ing things up for it. II certainly is 8
beautiful place, especially outside of a
large city, where young men can take
their gals and old men their wives
and enjoy them>e yes. My head get
dizzy from looking at the crowds
passing back and forth on Broad
way"
Mr.. Clifford sailed for Europe April
2Sth on the Cunsrd liner Ivernis-her
IN alden trip end his, across the At
lantic.
Corns, bunions and improving nails
treated. Chiropodist, at Morrow e
barber shop.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-05
THE COMING ECLIPSE.
Timely Book On This Most Unusual
Phenomenon.

THE STORY OF THE ECLtPsEs. By G. F.
Chambers. Published by ID. Appleton &
Company New York.
This little book is timely, as on the
twenty ghth of this month there 1s to
be total eclipse of the sun visible In
many of our states. Indeed the book
is written because of the widespread
interest that has been aroused in the
coming eclipse which has been oblig-
ing enough to choose a pathway where
IL will be visl BILE to the people OF many
of our states. Unfortunately the peo-
pie of Ell Psso who stay in their city
will not have opportunity to observe
she wonderful event as the pathway
does not include this part OF the world.
But the railways Will run special ex-
cursions.
The path way of the visible totally
will start in the Pacific on the west
coast of Mexico and extend north and
east through New Orleans, Mobile and
Raleigh, leaving the coast about Nor
folk and extending across the Atlantic
ocean TO Portugal and through AL
giers.
However, the event is important and
wonderful enough to inspire those who
can to make pilgrimage TO zee II
and Is marvellous to read OF. Tie gov
ernment has for some time been fitting
there will be groups of expert sclenti-
fic observers, each detsiled to watch
some special phase of the wonder and
PHOTOGRAPHERS to get as many views as
possible. Besides will be Vulnerable
kodakers and probably the amsteurs
will secure many valuable pictures.
Hitherto the eclipses have not been so
convenient TO the crowded parts OF our
country aud only the few could take
the long journeys necessary to get into
the path of totality.
Total ec;ipses have been visible In
orr country in 1867, 1878, 1889, but
their paths were more or less remote
and Inaccessible. However, this year
millions of people can watch it from
their own door steps and IL will be
WITHIN reach of millions more If they
will make little Journeys to get within
its path. The path is about 10 miles
wide.
Congress has allowed S. 900 TO the
naval observatory and 81 600 TO the
Smithsonian Institution for expenses
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-05

commence work in October or the
month following. Such power will make
Parral and Chihuahus exceedingly
desire be manufacturing locations.
Col. Place says the San Jose mining
district is fast assuming an enviable
promir ence in the production of preci-
Gus mineral. He recently secured
control of the 40-s lamp mill in that
district and is now arranging to place
it In operation. He also In tends to
constructs narrow gusge railroad to
connect the principal mines in San
lose district.