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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-10-23

Remember Republicans, that every
vote should be in the box on election
day. Don't let bad weather or good
weather, rain or shine, prevent you
from doing your duty, which is to vote
the straight Republican ticket and see
that your neighbor does the same. Re
member that the percentage of Repub-
lican stay-at-homes in 1898 was enough
to have lost six congressional districts
to the Democrats had they got their
full vote out.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-10-23
A SOLDER BOY 5 LETTER
1NsURGENT DOCUMENTS.
Letter From an Iowa Soldier In the Phil.
ippines--How the Insurgent Generals
Urge the Killing of Americans to
Decrease McKinley's Vote.


Des Moines, Ia. Oct. 22.-Mr. w. L.
Wilkins, the general manager of the
Sioux City Plow Co, at Sioux City, Ia,
recently received d letter from his SOL,
Sergeant Wilkins, of Co. G, 39th reg-
ment U. S. Volunteers, who is now
seeing service in the Philippines. The
letter was written from San Pablo.
province of Lagima. LuZon. After refer
ring to other matters, the letter con-
tinues:
What an Iowa Soldier Boy Says.
"SENERAL OFFICIAL PAPERS
OF INSURGENT ORIGIN, COMING
FROM GENERALS MOLRAI AND
CABLES. HAVE GOTTEN INTO
THE HANDS OF THE AMERICANS
HERE, CAPTAIN KREGER HAV-
ING COPIES IN ENGLISH OF SEW
ERAL, WHICH NOT ONLY STATE
THAT THEIR FRIENDS, THE DEM
OCRATS, WILL TAKE CARE OF
THEM AFTER NOVEMBER, BUT
ELL I1oW IN LN4 AM GlIlSiA-N =
DEATH DECREASES ArKINLEY'S
| VOTE ONE AND INCREASES THE
LIGHT AHEAD THIS is NO LIE
EITHER, HAVE READ THE PA
| PIERS. IT SEEMS PRETTY TOUGH
| no THINK THAT a REBELLION
SHOULD BE STIRRED UP AND
KE-o-' ALIVE BY OUR OWN PEG
III e"
This is plain language and it comes
/, from an Iowa boy who has seen the
documents and knows what ile is
writing about. 1t is only more prGei
of what has been known from other
| papers captured from Insurgents, but
perhaps it is the first time that any
thing has been found stating positively
/ that the leaders of the insurrection
are persuading their followers that
every one of the Americans they kill
decreases, by so many, the vote which
President Mckinley will receive.
! Every man who expects to vote for
Mr.. Bryan should remember this
/ paragraph from the letter of an Iowa
soldier boy when he goes into the
booth and, if he then feels like voting
for Mr.. Bryan. he will be doing so with
full realization of what it means to
the insurgents and the effect it will
have upon their murderous warfare on
our boys.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-10-23

If the Republicans will see to it that
their full vote is polled on election day,
not only will President Mckinley have
a larger majority than four years ago,
but every Republican congressional
candidate will be elected.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-10-23
His Part In the Quarrel.

Magistrate Ito witness)-I understand
that you overheard the quarrel between
this defendan- and his wife?
Witness-Yis. sor.
"Tel the court, if you can, what he
seemed to be doing"
He seemed to be doin the listenin.''-
Green Bag.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-10-23
CLOSE Up The lines.
CHAIRMAN WEAvER's PLAN
Republican State Committee Preparing to
Organize Each Precinct In the State
to Get Out the Republican Vote.

Des Moines, Oct. 22.-Chairman
Weaver is busy with the final ar
rangements for the election. These
include preparations for getting out
the vote and he has begun thus early
In order that the plan which was used
in parts of the state last year may be
successfully carried out in every pre-
cinct. Each Republican township
chairman is to be asked to furnish the
publican workers in each precinct who
may be depended upon to assist in get
ting out the vote on election day. The
committee will communicate directly
with these men and obtain their writ
ten pledge to attend to the duties as
signed them. They will be held re-
sponsible for the votes of their pre-
cinct and are expected to see that
every Republican vote in the precinct
is polled They are also expected to
have copies of the poll lists of tlreir
respective precincts and are to check
those who have voted so as to keep ac-
curate track of the voting. This plan
worked well last year and it is hoped
that, with more perfect arrangements
1T will result in getting practically all
the Republicans to vote.
Registration.
81 Every one Should remember that, IN
der the provisions of the law, in cities
+ where voters are required to register,
an entire new registry must be made
this year. The dates for registration
are Oct %, 26 and p and Nov. g.
Every county chairman. where regis
tration is required, should see to it that
the registration is full and complete
and every Republican voter should re-
member that it is his duty to see that
his name is on the list before the close
of registration.
Marking the Ballots.
Perhaps it is well at this time to
/ quote the law in regard to the mark
ing of ballots. so that no one need
make mistake. It, is as follows:
Sec 1119. Upon retiring to the vot-
ing booth, the voter shall prepare his
ballot by placing a cross i'll the square
opposite the name of each candidate
for whom he desires to vote, or, if he
desires to vote for all the candidates
uponany ticket he may do so by placing
n cross in the circle at the head of the
ticket. The voter may also insert in
writing, in the proper place. the name
Of any person for whom he desires t.
vote, making cross opposite thereto
The writing of such name withou
making cross opposite thereto, or tn
making Of cross opposite such blanl
without writing the name therein, o
the unnecessary marking of cross il
square below marked circle shall
not affect the validity of his vote.
1t is also provided that when per
son has marked circle at the top o
one ticket and also marked in squar
against the name Of any candidate o.
another ticket. the vote shall not b
counted for the office for which tn
person opposite whose name the eros
is made is a candidate. Any ballo
marked by the voter in any other mar
ner than authorized by law and S
that such mark may be used for tn
use of identifying such ballot shall b
rejected.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-10-23
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.

For Presidential Electors
AT large. N. Baldwin, Pottawattamie.
Ole o. Roe, Polk
10th Distrot-Thos. Rae, Crawford
For Secretary of State.
w. B. MARTIN
of Adair County
For Auditor or State,
F. F. MERRIAM
of Delaware County
For Treasurer Of State.
G. S. GILBERTSON
of Winnebago County.
For Attorney General.
C. w. MULLAN,
of Blackhawk County.
For Judge of the Supreme Court
E. McCLAIN,
of Johnson County
For Railroad Commissioner,
D. j. PALMER,
of Washington County.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-07-26

The Democracy Has No Plan to
Build UP Shipping.
Opposes Republican Policy of En-
lnrEing Our Foreign Conn
merce But Offers Nothing
Better.

The platform utterance of the dem
ocratic party regarding American
shipping is clear index of the inner
ent Inability of that party to con-
struc,. 1t seems only to be able to
oppose and denounce the constructive
policies of its progressive political OPP
ponents.
The fore On commerce of the United
States is regarded the world over as
the most important of all. To this
country come the finest foreign ships.
The greatest and most powerful
steamship lines vie with each other
for our trade. The largest, the swift
est, the safest and most luxurious
ships that are built are for the carry
ing of the trade in merchandise. pas
sengers. specie and mails from and to
the United States.
But S per cent. of our foreign trade
is carried in American ships. Foreign
ships carry % per cent. This carry
ing is worth fully $500, 100000 each
year All but per cent of it goes out
of the pockets of American producers
and consumers for paying foreigners
for doing our foreign carrying. Not
only does it go out of our people,
pockets, but it goes out of the coun-
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-07-26
THE NATIONS MONEY.
Over 1871 100000 of silver and More
Small Money Have Been
COincL
ISuSN VC Il
of England.

For the fiscal year that has Just
ended the coinage executed at the
United States minis amounted to $751;
1923. 1913 pieces. valued at $141. 3Ol 800. as
follows: Gold. ..666o.7s6 pieces. valued
at $101.937.110; silver. .5,359.254 pieces,
valued at s31.121 ,333: minor coins. 1O1,-
301.753 pieces, valued at S2.243.O17.
In 1899 the total number of pieces
coined was 1915. and the value
$136.s55.615. In value the increase
over 1896 is inconsiderable. but there
is an increase of 62.DOO. 900 pieces, rep
resenting great deal of hard work
for the minis and showing the activ-
ity in trade circles.
The total circulation of national
bank notes at the close of business
June 80, 1909, was $3oo, 559.1l9. an in
crease for the year Of SOS. 291 Oe3. and
an increase for the month of $9.O7O.-
$50. The circulation based on United
States bonds was $274.115.552, an in
crease for the year of $6s,S51 ASS. and
an increase for the month of S11,O26,-
435
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-07-26
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

Johnny-"Paw, what is blackmail?'
Paw Mourning envelopes - Bal,i-
more American.
u ncle Chris, what is Il rubberneck?"
oh he he lawyer on the other side"
Indianapolis Journal
did YOU dig up YOUR flower garden
in the spring." NO. my neighbours dog
attended TO that. "-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Daggs-"I think Miss Hinote's vocal
solos sound better when one is some
distance off" Waggs-"U Undoubtedly
now the further away from her can
get the better L enjoy her singing."-
Ohio State Journal.
Niblocl-"B rassie is the most en-
thusiastic man over golf l have vet
seem. Lof1er-"Why. | didn't know
that he played the game at ALL" Nib
lick--"lle doesn't; but he sells golf
goods. Boston Transcript.
Principal (of kindergarten schooD-
"Have you had amy experience with
young children" Applicant (for posi-
ton as teacher)-"l've raised ten of
them myself" What? \ mother. You
wouldn't do at all, You would upset
all our new IDEAS. '-Indianapolis Press,
a Family Affair.-"No, MIR. Home
wood. said Miss Beachwood, firmly but
kindly, Il cannot be your wife, but I
will be sister to YOU VERY WELL"
said the young man. resignedlv. will
You assume my name or shall I take
yours" - Pittsburgh Chronicle-Tele-
graph.
Now the date Of Your birth. please"
continued the census enumeration.
1.-The date OF my birth, is it =" repeated,
the questicner. We'll. must say YOU re
very inquisitive. Certainly III tell YOU,
and Ill also say that my hair is NV
own. and l never used. hair restorer.
and | paid cash for my teeth, and nv
grandfather was hanged for sheen
stealing, and II of my relatives are now
in Jail. Is there anything else you'd
like to know. wonder.' "Yes' M" add
ed the census man meellly. the date of
your birth, please Then she began
again-Pitt sburgh Chronicle.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-07-26
News III Brief.

The 6-year-old son of y. b. Merry,
of jamestown. who was accidentally
shot, is dead.
Minto's second annual fair is over.
and it was an unqualified success.
John Lind of Fargo lost thumb in
buzz saw.
The controller Of the currency has
declared fifth dividend, 10 per cent,
in favor of the Citizens National bank
of Fargo. n. D.. making in all 81 per
cent of claims proved amounting to
S266, TITO.
Mrs. Anna Carlow who lived IL
miles. from Hank inson. was burned to
death while starting fire with kero-
senc. Her husband may lose the use
of his hands from burns sustained in
trying to help his unfortunate wife.
Joe Prodziniki, a Polander living
near Jamestown. was arrested for cut
ting hay on school land prior to July
10, which is forbidden by law
On account Of the low water in the
Tongue river. the Cavalier County Ce-
ment works may be forced TO close
down.
Twent:-three of the forty-one sta.
tons report temperatures of 100 de-
grees or over in the course of the
month of June. The maximum tenn
perature is reported at 100 at Minot.
breaking the record for the state.
John Ecklund. Mclean county
farmer who lived at Elk Point was
killed while making trip to Velva.
on the 500. He was en- route from
Coal IIarbor TO Velva after freight,
and camped on the way over night.
l the morning he was Harvesting his
his team when the animals became
frightened and ran away, he being
killed in the accident.
LaMoure county wheat fields con-
tainlng cactus are being plo~ed under.
1t is said that the plum trees along
the James and Pipestone rivers have
been killed by the drouth or from some
other cause, and will bear no fruit this
year.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-07-26
IF WE WISH TO BE HAPPY.
we Must Rid Ourselves of Self-COn.
scfousness and BE Always Con-
siderate OF Others.

There are so many different inter-
pretatons of seltshness and its re-
verse. so little real comprehension.
that Kate Gannett Wells Little Ser
mon, in Harper's Bazaar, is interest,"
ing She says:
when we have no self conscious
ness. when we are eager to do right
because it is right, to love because
love is the fultillment OF the law;
when we care for culture and health
to use them for the sake of others,
and when we care for ourselves-as
care we do-only to use ourselves for
others-then is self lost in service
'ln Worcester's dictionary 16 miser-
able kinds of self-consciousness, not
including their subdivisions, are
named, against eight good varieties.
The bad kinds center in selfishness,
the good ones cluster about the self
control and self-sacrifice. AS for self
control, one can never be a leader of
others, to say nothing of ones self,
without it. And as for elf-sacritice!
Truly, there is no such thing, for it
is never sacrifice of ones self to do
the right; + is sheer folly for this
world and the next not to do it.
ut is much more Convenient, salts
flying and ennobling to get rid of self
and strip ones self alike of conceit or
morbidness, of ancestral and family
dignities or of personal rights, and
just be ones self and take comfort in
nature books, friends, prayer and
work. The cordial, easy dignity of
the we'll bred, the ready grace of ten
der sympathy. the transforming of the
daily drudgeries of self-support into
angelic errands of duty-all these are
tests of the art of selfishness, to some
an almost Unborn faculty, to others
an art acquired through character
"thldren feel when they are OBJ
served nhe school world Foolish or
undue Importance is attached to their
drawings and remarks; the contents
of their minds (again the school
term) are classified. Verify, if the
mind Of the modern child, with it's
modern appendages for or of improve
ment, should be thoroughly explored
| self-consclousness would be found in
the brain of the little one
Ones mind may De a comfort. ac-
cording to the old adage that ones
mind is his kingdom; but average peo-
pie find that the truth of the saying
depends upon whether one has self
conscious or an altruistic mind. Sure
| ~, if we want to be happy in this
world of perpleXities, and of visions,
too the only way is to be selfless; our
lives then unconsciouslv express them
selves in big and little noble deeds
through our seltiessness."
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-07-26

try. 1t goes abroad and is there used
to pay for the building and running
of foreign ships. 1t gives the employ
ment to foreigners that the CARRYING
of our foreign commerce creates.
People ask. why is this? The an
swer is simple. Foreign ships are
built more cheaply than American
ships. This, however, is disadvan-
tage that could in time be overcome
if the shipbuilding industry We're put
on basis of permanency. If a steady
and large demand were created for
our ships very soon the cost of their
construction would be reduced to the
level of foreign prices. 1t is the I'M
steadiness. the irregularity. and the
uncertainty Of employment in Amer
loan shipyards that keeps the cost of
American ships from 90 to % per cent.
higher than the cost of foreign-built
ships. Better food and more of it is
given on American than on foreign
ships. This also creates Il uisadvan-
tage which the American ship cannot
easily overcome. Then again wages
on shipboard are much higher under
the American than under foreign
flags. In the cases of officers the
wages on American ships are on the
average twice as l.igh as they are on
foreign ships.
Worse than all this, however, for
eign governments pay their merchant
ships great subsidies and bounties.
Great Britain spends about S6,ooN,c0O
year in this way; France spends
over 100000 year. Germany,
Italy. Spain, Russia. Austria and Jap
an all give large subsidies to their
ships. In all the subsidies and boun-
ties paid by foreign governments to
their ships amount to more than $26,-
100000 each year.
Unaidcd American ships, it must be
clear. can not protitably compete with
foreign ships under the conditions
above described. That is why it is
that foreign ships have driven Amer
lean ships from off the seas. The re-
publican party. recognizing the I'M
equal conditions which confront
American ships in the foreign trade.
is committed to a policy of substituting
American ships in that trade. The
amount of the subsidy proposed is
barely enough to enable American
ships to compete on terms of equality
with foreign ships.
This bill democrats have singled
out for denunciation in their national
platform. They oppose the accumu-
lation of surplus to be squandered
in such bare-faced frauds upon the
taxpayers as the shipping subsidy
bill, which under the false pretense
of prospecting American ship-building,
would put unearned millions into the
pockets of faorite contributors to the
republican campaign fund" The al
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-07-26
Stump. Drawn by Wind Power.

Utilizing the wind as q stump puller
is an Oregon invention. 1t was the idea
Of the farmer a the state penitentiary,
whose task was to clear six acres, and
with the aid of the wind he cleared
the whole tract in six weeks, although
the timber was a dense growth, the
first measuring from one to four feet
in diameter. The winds in the quar-
ter blew strong from the south at this
season. The farmer put his men to
work on the north side of the fir grove.
They cut log and dragged it close
to the north side Of the bases of the
fir trees. and then cut the surface
roots of the trees that were to be
felled. The preparations were made
during the first day, and then the men
went home and slept while the wind
cid the rest. During the night a strong
south wind blew the trees down, and
they. in falling across the logs. pulled
up the taproots. The next day the
men sawed up the fallen trees, burned
the brush, and laid their logs for an
other lot of trees. They proceeded in
this way until the whole grove had
disappeared.-Farmer's Advocate.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-07-26

ternatiVe OF the shipping subsidy bill
is 10 keep on paving nearly s. 81. co.
600 a year TO foreign ship owners,
whose governments in paying them
subsidies enable them TO prevent
american ships from competing.
Rather than have our government
pay a subsidy to American ships the
democrats would prefer to have our
people send nearly 5000 100000 out of
the country each year to build and
sustain foreign ships
In their platform the democrats
respectfully condemn the ill-concealed
republican alliance with England."
When we remember that democracy's
platform denuncia,ion of the shipping
subsidy bill will nowhere be received
with such favor and gratitude as in
Great Britain, whose command of the
sea and especially of American for
eign carrying the democrats would
perpetuate. and which present Brit
ish monopoly the passage of that bill
would do much to destroy the insin-
cerity and the secret pro-British
leanings Of the democrats are clearly
discerned.
Not word have the democrats to
utter in behalf of a policy that would
cause the building of the ships our
foreign commerce employs out of
American material and with Ameri-
can labor. instead of. as now. their
construction out of foreign materials
by foreign labor in other countries
No policy is suggested by them-they
merely denonnce the republican policy
that would substitute American for
British and other foreign ships in our
foreign trade. Having no plan of their
own to suggest for building up our
shipping in the foreign trade. express
ing no regret at seeing nearly $780,
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-07-26
A Southern Woman. Band.

Opelousas, La, boasts the unique
distinction OF possessing one of the
very few, if not the only woman's
brass band in the south. The organ
ization is known as the Opelousas
Academy Ladies' brass band, and was
organized one year ago, with an ac-
complished male musician as leader
There are IS members and they are
leading society girls of the town.
After years training the band. it
is stated, has attained great prof.
cheney.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-07-26
JULY JoTT1NGs.

There's no place on earth that is nat
urally any hotter than is the country
on hot day.
1t isn't the person who absorbs the
most ice-cold drinks that presents the
coolest appearance.
Oh, for an iceberg, or even Boston
girl, 'gainst which to lean ones weary,
heated brow!
Many a poor horse would last longer
if sponge, made cool and wet as often
as OPP ortunity offers, were kept on his
head.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-07-26
4 Point to Decide.

The people are to be called upon to
say at the next general election
whether. in their Judgment. the coun-
try has reached the height of its pow
er and capacity to grow. or whether
they have confidence enough in Amer
lean methods of government to be-
lieve that the country may both grow
and be a blessing to those who may
come under its influence.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-07-26
Electric Motor. at p.r,,.

Prudent persons contemplating v,s-
its to Paris this summer would per-
haps do we'll to leave their watches at
home-not because Of thieves there,
but because Of the electric motors.
The dynamos which supply heat and
power to the exposition have created
wide field Of magnetism" causing
violent arrangement Of watches com.
ing within its influence.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-07-26
Farmers Too Busy

1t is now harvest time and the
farmers are too busy to go hunting
for the fellow who knew that an
ounce of silver and bushel of wheat
were married so firmly that nothing
under the sun could separate them.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-07-26
Flooded.

Fargo had such a heavy rain the
other night that the county Jail was
flooded and three prisoners had to be
removed therefrom and were given
their liberty. There were two va
grants who had a few days before
taken their midsummer bath, and one
plain drunk, who had constitutional
horror of water, SO the outlook was
gloomy indeed. Chairs and other
bric-a-brac tloated aimlessly around in
the ladies ward, but the other furni-
ture. being of more substantial ma
terial, remained intact.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-07-26
To Cheat the Sheriff.

Hans Thorpe, scheduled to be hanged
at Minot on Sept. IA for the murder of
his wife, is trying to avoid the rope
by self destruction. He has not taken
food to amount to anything for several
days. and is now too weak to sit up
The condemned man says he will never
give Sheriff Carroll, for whom he has
him.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-07-26
Incrediblc.

The democrats would have the
world believe that the American army
which never lost war. and never
furled the flag. cannot conquer and
pacify an irregular insurgent force in
the island of Luzon.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-07-26

00o.oG0 annually paid by Americans to
foreign ship owners (chietly Britsh)
for carrying our commerce. the dem
ocrats, on the shipping question. at
| of England.