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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-05-21
Nebraska Railroad Taxes.

Lincoln. May 1.-THE valuation at
which railroad property in Nebraska
will be assessed for taxation this year
has been raised approximately $4,000
by the state board of equalization. A
portion of this amount represents the
value of the new property of the .Oma-
ha Bridge and Terminal company and
an extension to railroad in the west
ern part of the state.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-05-21

Il r A l G H T
shooting in war
will soon be an
exact science I'M
less modern de-
vices for aiming
and projecting
missiles fail to
do the work ex-
pected. The in
fantry rifle, the
cavalry carbine,
the nayal gun
and the field
piece must strike
the target often
er than they
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-05-21
CRACK SHOTS IN WAR
THRILLING FEATs OF euNNERY AND
RIFLE sHARPSHooTlNG.

A Cannon Duel mt sevastopol-Thc
Deadiiest Shot on Record = Fatal
Curiosity of n Chinese "Sniper" at
Peking-Famous Fatalities.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-05-21

An American soldier bore off the
palm for crack rifle shooting in China.
The feat was performed at the siege
of the legations in Peking and was a
combination of strategy with sure aim.
At the west end of Legation street a
Celestial sharpshooter fixed his lair in
the ruins of the Dutch legation and
made it warm for any of the besieged
The Forrest City times., 1901-12-20
Qrm year, 1902
THE CHILD'S FESTIVAL
There Is Special Significance in Cb,,s,
 mas for the Little Ones.

The true Children day is Christmas I'll Lord of the feast was a child in BetbIebaiHe He and He still loves little children as H. ,4.3 when, in the strength of His manhood IJ took them in His arms and blessed tba- If there were no children in our world 4- receive and enjoy, the advent time wo,,iJ lose much of it's beauty and delight TLI child's imagination, which transforms oorD monplace things, the child's receptiv;t,, which does not stop to question, but en;n.,, these reflect themselves upon our n;,,Js and bring us for the moment into the cbII like mood of happiness. Nor is the cbaIi- thought of happiness simply one of eetti,'- Neither the gift nor the surprise of tS" gift, dear as these are to the child's hoo. brings as much pleasure as the plann6ng s.i the giving. The best of Christmas is enioIa1 ,,l.g before ever Christmas comes. We older f,o- need to be reminded every year that Ilya' ;' more than elaboration at the Chr;st,,,.S time, and that the value of the gift is 1ra"a ured by the affection of the giyer. hut ,'s spoiled children know it and act mo, ,. as if there could be no doubt of 1t at all anI we would all be happier at Christmas # r.a were to learn of them. Then would tbe Christmas burden, of which SO manv a.o complaining, turn to pure delight t-Canyra' gationalist.
The Forrest City times., 1901-12-20
Don't Buy Bargain Presents.

Speaking of Christmas reminds me that 1t k not always safe to buy bargain presents for your friends who live in the same town with you. It's all right to do 1t i you are sending the gifts outside the city's shopping limits, but when you undertake to present your immediate friends with the cuttings of the marked down" sales of holiday week you run big risk. For instance, one of the big dry goods shops made special feature of liberty silk ruches, cutting the price ex. actly in half. They really were a tremen. dous bargain. Any woman who was not blind could see that with one eye shut and it was no wonder that they sold like hot cakes. A liberty silk ruche that looks like s4 one and costs just 97 cents is not to be despised. Pretty nearly every woman who went into that store looking for Christmas presents bought one and l happen to know of four women who bought three apiece and sent. them to the other three And as a con sequence to-day those four women are the possessors of liberty silk ruches that are as alike as two peas in a pod and each one of them chershes a secret opinion of the other three Milwaukee Sentinel.
The Forrest City times., 1901-12-20
TURNING OVER A NEW LEAF.
He Made Good Resolution But It Didn't
 Last Very Long.

One year ago, according to the Youths Companion, Mr. Billings settled himself comfortably in his favorite chair beside the stove in the grocery store, and returned the neighborly greetings of the other regular attendants
 '1es," he said, medtatively, this is the last night of the old year. Somethin' kind O solemn bout 1t, too, when ye stop to think of 1t. \ year past an gone. an a new one-mebbe the last some of Us Il ever see just beginnin'. It makes a man feel se- rious. People laugh bout New Years reso- lutions, but l maintain it's a good thing for man to pull up now an then an start fresh; an the first of the year seems the most natural an fttin' time to do it.
 Maxim any res lutions yourself, 'Lisha?" asked Nathan Hobbs, good d-naturedly.
 Yes, sir, 1 ann" replied Elisha, defiant ly. I'm makin' one, anyway, an l don't care who knows it. I'm resolvin' to keep better hold on my temper this year. He that ruleth his spirit is better than he that taketh city the Book says I've had my fallin's that way, as some of ye know; but now we're begnnin' new year an new century, too, I'm goin' to turn over a new leaf"
 What was that you said bout a new century, asked old Eben Cook, from his seat in the corner.
The Forrest City times., 1901-12-20
Christmas, 1901.
THE NIGHT FORE CHRISTMAS.
Bu JOE LINCOLN.

Most gen rally at eight o'clock l go up stairs to bed, An jes' undress an say my prayers an cover up my head, An shut my eyes up good tight an go 10 sleep, an then First thing I know it's mornin', an time to git up again. Some nights, CT course don't seem so short, like fore the Fourth. yer know, or fore a feIer's birthday, or the night jes' fore yer go To visit Eran'pa-Oh my, yesi they re kinder long, but, gee! The night that comes fore Chris mus is million years to me. seemss if December, anyway, s the long est month they Is; The months that's In the summer, why. they go so fast they whiZ, But old December crawls along, so kinder slow and late That Chris mus keeps so far away seems g if you couldn't wait An when yerve marked off all the days but one. an that's most through, An yer've hanged up yer stockin right longside the chimney flue, An said Good night an gone upstairs, my. don't the minutes creep. Cause when he knows it's Chris mus eve no boy car go to sleep. Ter hear the old hall clock tick toek" an hear the wind. so low An kinder soft an lonesome like, jes' s if twas goin' to snow. An then yer wonder If 1t will, sos yer can slide next day. An then yer think bout Santy an his rein deer, an his sleigh. Ter wonder what hell bring yer. an yer wonder how he guessed Yer wanted skates las Chrismus an bowgun an the rest; An then yer try to git to sleep. an then,
 er course, yer don't. An then yer say: Well, you jes' will" an then, CT course, yer won't. l spose 1t must be right, but. oh! some times 1t does seem wrong That that one night boys wants so short
 should be so extra long; I've tried to think out why it is. but all the 'scuse I've found Is that it's long so Santy he'll have time
 to git around. But l know this I'm mighty glad I ain't
 a Eskymow An has 10 live way, way up north mong all the ice ar snow, l really don't see what they do, the boys
 l mean-oh, dear, Jes' think of waitia through night that lasts a half year. Peoples Home Journal.
The Forrest City times., 1901-12-20
An Important Dau.

Nowhere is New Years day morf fa. lively observed than in the east. and es pecially in Mohammedan lands. h psrs;. the No Rooz, (as the new year is caileji is by far the most important hollasy ob served by the subjects of the shah m New Year s eve the fun begins with the kindling of huge bonfres, and among tbs more active 1t is considered the correct thing to leap over or through the flames The Persian Is careful to perform his fra dance in old garments, for on New Years day every one who has the means is bound by the strictest custom to appear ip new clothes--N Y. Sun.
The Forrest City times., 1901-12-20
SOME UNBIASED OPINIONS.

It is not always the biggest stocking that contains the costhest present.
 When girl is caught under the mstletoe she always pretends that she had forgotten 1t was there.
 A woman always likes a man better if the gloves he sends her are about two sizes too small.
 A woman declares she is delighted with her presents, but she never fails to look at the price marks on them.
 If the stone is small and cheap it is per haps just as well to put girls engagement ring in her stocking.
 It always makes a woman sad if her hus- band hasn't bought something for her that she is afraid they really oughtn't to afford Chicago Times Herald
The Forrest City times., 1901-12-20
Rnlinap Snm,rsufr.

Good land and seasl" shouted Mir. Bill lings, as he rose excitedly to his feet. 'If he didn't know any more'n this election of hand-picked lunkheads he wouldn't pass for more'n six or seven, at most. It's a waste O breath talkin' to ye. My oP sorrel mares got more sense than the whole passel of ye!" and he started for the door.
 What was it 'Lisha was sayin' bout New Years res'lutions" McPherson asked the storekeeper, as the door shut with a bang But Judson was too intent on his argument with Gibson to reply.
The Forrest City times., 1901-12-20

Many person has got kicked for looking a gift horse in the mouth.
 The average Christmas slipper is about the worst thing that q man can put his foot into.
 Doing business without advertising is about the same as for a pretty girl to hang up her mistletoe and then neglect to stand under it.
 While it is always commendable to make useful presents, don't give man bottle of whisky just because 1t is well known that he uses it.
 When you are careful not to let your little boy have anything noisy for Christmas there Is sure to be some kind friend who will give him a drum and whistle-Judge
The Forrest City times., 1901-12-20

q said now that we was beginnin' new century l was goin'-"
 What you talkin' about, Lisha? The twentieth century begun a year ago. To- morrow1l be nineteen hundred an one, won't it."
 Course twill; but ain't 'one' the first number there is? An don't that make to- morrow the first day of the new eentury?'
 Not by long shot, less I've forgotten how to count It don't take a hundred an one years to make a century, does it?'
 No, but it takes more'n ninety-nine. S'pose I was to begin with one, an count
 Hold on a minute, interposed Judson, the storekeeper. Lets say that Bill, here, owed me a hundred dollars an started to pay me in dollar bills, callin' out 'one,' two, three, ="
 Well, s'pose he did"
 .'No, Jud,' suggested Seth Gibson. Heres the way heard that feler up to the academy put it: How old is man on his one-hundredth birthday"
The Forrest City times., 1901-12-20
A Veru Important Gift.

Mamma, said Brooklyn girl. what would be an appropriate Christmas present to give Albert"
 How long has he been coming to see you:" asked mamma.
 About four years"
 Then l think you had better give him the sack. ."-Leslie's Weekly.
The Forrest City times., 1901-12-20
LISTEN! JOHNNY MUST BE PEEPING
WHERE IS HE :?

He did not mean to speak, but the surprise Of seeing Santa with his pryinq eyes
 Caused little Johnny to exeiaim; "Oh, hoI'' Just as old Santa was about to go.
 He was well hidden, he meant to be, And where he thought old Santa couldn't see. Look sharp and we11-he,s but a little man Hunt round the room and find him-if you can.
The Forrest City times., 1901-12-20
Struck bu the Resemblance.

Little Rodney manipulating his Christ mas toy)-Hoo-ee, pa.
 MT. Scrappington-Well, what is it, my son?
 Little Rodney-Why, pa, my jumpin' jack cuts up just like you do whenever ma asks you for moneyi-Smart Set.
The Forrest City times., 1901-12-20
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Willie s Useful Present.

Hired Man-So Sandy Claus hes brun0 ye a nice sled, has hey
 Yep, an left six cords of frewood for paw bout two miles down the pike so's could haul it home. ."-Brooklyn Life.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-05
THE LUXURY OF MODERN
 TRAVEL,

The present century has no greater gift of comfort and luxury to the pub lie than the vestibuled trains which speed from the North to the South eV- cry winter, carrying thousands from the frosty bulwarks where the Ice King reigns to the pine forests of the Caro- linas and Georgia, or the orange groves of Florida.
 The Southern Railway, which is the great highway of travel through the Southern States, has always been fore most in establishing perfect service to the South each year, to care for the thousands of visitors who make their winter homes in the territory covered by the vast network of lines. The most modern Improvements are adopt ed, and on no railroad in America will be found more luxurious service.
 An example of the superb trains op- erated by this company is the South ern Palm Limited" which runs be- tween New York and St. Augustine every day during the winter months. This magnificent train, the most luXur- ious in the world, runs through solid from New York to St. Augustine. The train Is composed of Pullman compart- ment cars, drawing sleeping cars, library, observation and dining cars. There are eight handsomely furnished compartments in the compartment cars. Each is complete in itself, with every convenience of toilet and luxury of ap- pointment.
 The drawng-room sleeping cars are luxuriously and richly appointed and have been used by the President of the United States in his recent tours Each has twelve sections and drawing-rooms in addition to large toilet-rooms. In to this service the other su- perb trains are operated daily with | perfect dining and sleeping car service, New York to the South.
 For information relative to the | Southern Palm Limited" and other | fast trains operated via the Southern | Railway, rates, schedules, maps, etc, address Alex. s. Thweatt, Eastern Pas senger Agent, 11S5 Broadway, New York City.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-05
He thinks he lives, but he's a dead one.

He thinks he lives, but he's dead one. No person is really alive whose liver is dead. During the winter most people spend nearly all their time in warm, stuffy houses or off ces or workshops. Many don't get as much exercise as they ought, and everybody knows that people gain weight in winter. As a rule it Is not sound weight, but means lot of flabby fat and useless, rotting mat fer staying in the body when it ought to be driven out. But the liver is -burdened, deadened- stops work. There you are, with a dead liver, and right now is the time for resurrection. Wake up the dead! Get all the filth out of your system, and get ready for the winters trials with clean, clear blood, body, brain free from bile. Force is danger ous and destructive unless used in gentle, persuasive way, and the right plan is to give new strength to the muscular walls of the life and work with CASCARETS, the great el tonic. Get a soc box to-day whole ickly you will be brought back to new life. rling Remedy Co.,, Chicago or New York. 4ss
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-05
NEW FORK STOCK MAR KEr

Opening, Highest, Lowest Quotation On the New York Stock Exchange, reported by Prince & Whtely, Brokers, 15 Center street. New Haven.
 Open. High. Low. Last.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-05

$1, 800, 900 on -morrow's steamer was further deterrent although more is expected during the week. Foreign eX- change, while firm, is not quite as high as a few days ago, actual short rates being 4.S6B to 4,S7. Demand for our raw products is good and more com mercial bills are making. Take the market as a whole it was dull and featureless, but not at any time weak.
 Railway earnings continue above ex- pectations General business is good and the way the larger interests take care of their holdings forebodes a high CT level of values, for time at least
 Negotiations on the part of parties largely interested in what is known as the community interest is quietly going on, diminishing cost of running the diff ferent systems in every direction, but of course it takes time for ultimate completion.
 Wheat was firmer on good foreign demand, speculation is small but seems to be in favor of the producer
 Cotton has few friends, but taking into consideration everything appears cheaper to us than any other product.
 The stock market during the closing hour was quiet but steady, offering no new feature of importance and with
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-05
STOCK MARKET FEATURES.
As Reviewed by the House of Prince
 Whitely


 Whitely.
 New York, Nov. 1.-The early influ- encesi such as London and the conti- mental markets were not of a nature to give much encouragement to the quasi famboyant market established here af- ter the publication of the bank state ment Saturday. It might be said, how ever, that American securities in Lon don as we'll as in the continent were the only ones which showed any steadiness It still seems that investment and speculative markets in Europe are in a bad way, at the same time private cables report the industrial condition as improving and certainly much bet ter than for almost year past.
 Some day, perhaps not in the imme- diate future, these improved indus trials will exert an influence not only on commerce but on speculative con- ditions also. but as the average out Eider does not hear of these conditions and is slow to see the change, small as 1t may be, as consequence does not embark in new undertakings.
 Further exports of gold amounting to
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-05
Etmamcial
 THE STOCK M fl Kk Is1.
specuiators Disappointed in Their
 Hopes of Rise.

] Hopes of Rise.
 New York, Nov. 4,-Speculators were
 disappointed in their hopes of rise in
 prices in to-day's stock market, of
 which they fancied that the active buy | ing movement at the closing of Satur- days market, after the appearance of an unsatisfactory bank statement, was precursor. Neither had the much hoped for statement of the terms of the settlement of the Northern Pacific pug gle materialized over Sunday. Reports continued reassurng to-day of the fa- vorable progress of the negotiations over this subject, but there is room for the question how far this announcement has already been discounted. The ben eft of such a development as removing threatened cause of damage to secur- ity values is self-evident. The appar- ent decision on Saturday to adhere to an optimistic view of the money out look was also modified to-day. The engagement of $1,500,000 in gold for shipment by to-morrow's steamer to Europe and the renewed strength in the foreign exchange market, in spite of sales against this shipment, were clear notice of a considerable require ment still unsatisfied.
 The light offerings of government bonds for redemption, compared with the large blocks of last Friday, came as another disappointment and dashed the hopes of considerable relief to the money market from that source To- days redemptions at the sub-treasury amounted in par value to only $169,49O. The deposit at the sub treasury of $2OO,- 900 for transfer to Chicago was another unfavorable item in the outlook. Last weeks currency movement gave hope that the western demand had been sat isfled and the current from that direc- tion turned again towards New York; leaving only the south to be reckoned with for the future. To-day's transfer had a disturbing effect on this view, although it is not necessarily evidence of renewal of any considerable de- mand from the west.
 DeV6IODmGDlS III lllG IOiciSil llidl htI continued to be studied with interest as indicating the continuance of the gold movement The French naval demonstration against Turkey seemed to have an unsettling effect on stock markets, but the renewed decline in sterling at Paris was more important from the New York standpoint. The motives of the calling home of French capital on the present scale are not all together clear. Industrial losses, spec ulative losses in copper and several large pending loans are supposed to have their part in the movement.
 Individual price movements in to- days market do not call for special mention. except for the liquidation evil dent in Peoples Gas and sharp ad- vances in the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg stocks, amounting to 5h per cent in the common and per cent. in the preferred. The market closed dull and heavy, but at some recovery from the lowest, Union Pacific rising a frac- ton over Saturday in the final deal ings.
 Railroad bonds were irregular. The total sales par value aggregated s3o45,- O0o
 United States bonds were unchanged l on the last call.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-05

fluctuations small. With the municipal elections and Northern Pacific ques- tion out of the way we should not be surprised to see a better market.
 The final close was steady. Total sales Al, 100.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-05

Am. Sugar Ref. Co. LISA 11sA 117A l1S
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-05
AUTUMN CARNIVAL CLOSED.

The autumn carnival given by the Ladies auxiliary No 65, Knights of Co., lumbus, in the New Music hall, closed last night after a successful run. Large crowds were in attendance each even- ing and the proceeds will be devoted to the sick benefit fund.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-05
closing Prices.

CIOSfhI PrICes.
 Following are the closing prices reported by Prince X Whiteiy. Bankers and Brokers, 62 Broadway. New York, and 8 Center st., New Haven. Bid, Asked.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-05
Government Bonds,
w heat.

Reported from Wm. D. Lowery & Co.,, members Consolidated Stock Exchange, 10 Wall street. New York New Haven of flee, 763 Chapel St., D. F. Ahern, Mgr.
 Open. Close.
The age-herald., 1901-05-04
GOVERNMENT EsTAsLIsHEp
Manila Is Given Civil Form by Philip
 pine Commission. s

Manila. May s.-CiviI government in Manila was established today as a pre- liminary to the inauguration of a general civil government. The United States Phil ippine commission is unwilling at present to permit the experiment of elections here although they have been authorized in all other municipalities Judge Taft says a municipal government for Manila vfll shortly be created. The officers will prob ably be appointive. LePanto and possibly all the other uncivilized provinces will be organized specially on a plan similar to that adopted in the case of Benguet
 The board of health has completed the census of Manila. The population is 101- 732
 The trial of Lieutenant Boyer, charged with commissary Irregularities, has been completed. The verdict has not been an nounced
 The trial of Captain Barros. also charged with commissary irregularities. begins Monday.
The age-herald., 1901-05-04
ALABAMA COLLEGES
 GIVEN S1O,OOO CASH
A Massachusetts Woman Be- queaths Sums to South
 ern Colleges.

Cambridge, Mass, May S.-The will Of Mary Shannon of Newton, filed in the Middlesex Probate Court today, con tributes more than s125.oOO to the charit. able and public institutions. Hampton (va.) Normal and Agricultural Institute gets s10.0oo and Tuskegee (Ala-) Institute, Kitrell (N. CD Normal and Industrial School for Negroes. Atlanta (Ga). Univer- sity, and Mallalieu Seminary for poor whites, Kinsey, Henry County, Ala, 5000 each.
 The Newton (Mass) Hospital and other colored institutions are given s46,OO0 in all, and various other Massachusetts institu- tions receive $S2,0oO.
 Wellesly College is given $15,oOo to be expended in free scholarships, and the American Purity Alliance Association of New York 5000.