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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-12-05
The Several Things Which Keep
New York a-Gossiping

les have workingmen mayors, claimed
as socialists whether they call them
selves so or not. And the venerable
Lyman Abbott, a conspicuous figure
in the ecclesiastical world, has just
said to the students i'll Yale: II be-
lieve the movement toward socialism
in this country to be irresistible, and
L believe, too, that it ought not to be
resisted.'
What has caused this sudden up
heaval of socialism to the dignity Of
trusts, shameless stock gambling in
Wall street, callous display of vast
wealth, the spread of luxury which
amazes plain people at every hand
all these things; but more than all Of
them put together, just here and
now, is the situation growing out of
the coal strike.
At the beginning of winter, which
may be very severe, New York is
practically without coal. Men whose
families contain sick and suffering
people are unable to get it and ILL
ness is certainly increased by the
chill of unheated houses. Of this
there can be no doubt. Personally
have managed thus far by burning
the less valuable books in my library
in an open CRATE when wood could
not be had, and by burning twice
over the cinders sifted from range
coal ashes to get along in fair COM
fort and keep my temper. But there
| is no illness in the house.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-12-05

two billion pounds; it his AZ miles of
electric wiring; it has its own glass
factories in Germany, its candy fac
tory in this city, its linen plant in Ire
land, it's bank, where customers can
keep their money, pay for goods by
check against deposit and draw per
cent. upon daily remainders.
This isn't the biggest shop; simply
the biggest new one. Half dozen
others of almost equal size are NOV
ing uptown with it, and one even
ing an old one.
Not one of the great merchants was
born in New York. The founder of the
new store have been describing was
born in Connecticut. Two of his great
rivals came from Chicago; three others
were born in Germany; another pair
came from Washington. Another, by
no means the least-his name John
Wanamaker-hails'f from Philadelphia.
1t is whispered that he too may join
the uptown movement. To fit the
rumor with appropriate dramatic
scene it is whispered also that he is
to acquire the Metropolitan Opera
House, built at great expense only a
few years ago, and one of the famous
theaters of the world, and pull it down
to make room for a mammoth shop.
Would this be strange? One of the
largest theaters in New York, besides
thirty-nine dwellings and shops, large
and small, came down to clear the way
for the big new shop just opened. Over
on Fifth avenue the magnificent Stew
art mansion, the finest city house in
the world when it was built twenty
years ago, and the Progress club,
splendid structure little over ten
years old, are coming down to make
room for other buildings. Why should
the Metropolitan be sacred?
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-12-05

tension in harmony with the original
structure, which will make it the larg-
est library in the world"
1t isn't to be that at once. The Con-
gres:ional library in Washington is
bigger, but much of it's space and cost
is mere show. The New York library
will be practical. 1t will have a mil
lion books at the start, the same as
the Congressional. Its ultimate size
will accommodate $500 ,OOO The Brit
ish museum has 100000 or so. The
Boston Public library is smaller in
every way and has fewer books in it's
main building, more if you count the
branches. But as Mr.. Carnegie has
given $5,2OO,OO0 to build branches for
the New York library, it will not be
behind Boston in this respect when the
parent building is opened.
New York often builds by piecemeal.
The Metropolitan museum, vast as it
appears to-day, is only two-sevenths
of the completed building. The His
torical museum grows in similar
fashion. The Historical society is
just erecting the central portion only
OF palace, which will be when finished
20oxl25 feet, beautiful permanent
home, which will cost more than ST.
DOC, 900.
New York has been modest in self
dispraise as to libraries and galleries.
j. j. Aston founded the great library
that bears his name four years be-
fore there was any in Boston The
Lenox library, which is now to be
Joined with it. is one of the richest
in the world in rare volumes. The
litigation over the will of S. J.. Til
den, by which 100000 comes to the
library, is only just ended.
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For every guest who did not bring
one, valet or lady's maid was pro-
vided. For every guest saddle
horse stamped in the stable. A doz-
en- automobiles were ready for par
ties who wished to sally forth upon
the perfect roads which the native
residents who pay for them may use
with skittish horses only at che peril
of their lives.
A wine agent paid $3.50 ior first
choice of $3.50 boxes at the horse
show, just as an advertisement.
That's nothing; first choice ut Chi
cago cost $1,000. But / cannot get
over the old fogy feeling that comtly
ostentation is out of place in re-
public, and that those who fannt
their wealth and power before the
faces of the far more powerful poor
are alone to blame if they are not ex-
actly popular.
It's so easy to be beloved, rich or
poor, if one will. Except an OCCASION
al crank Miss Helen Gould has not an
enemy in the world.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-12-05

"Trilby" introduced the happily for
cotton song of Ben Bolt" But du
Maurier did this innocently enough,
having taken the ballad for an old
English one whose author was CEN
fury or more dead. This an acquaint-
ance had from du Maurier's own lips.
DIR. English hated Poe because that.
genius was the reputed author of a
roast" of DR.. English's poetry in a
forgotten literary journal. And Poe
was not the author.
The roast was genuine enough.
Under the name of Il. ID. Brown,
which DR.. English then employed, it
accused him of the ''ineXcusable sin
of imitation-if this be not too mild
term 1t said that he "hooted in b
fiat" 1t found him without the
commonest school education, and
stated that "about his appearance
there was nothing very remarkable
except that he existed in perpet-
ual state of vacillation between mus
tachio and goatee." Naturally, DR..
English was grieved.
Prof. Harrison, in his new edition
of Poe's works, in which exact schol-
arship and minute research have the
final word, proves that Poe never
wrote the article iii question! Five
among those short sketches common
ly printed under the heading of ''The
Literati' were written by Griswold,
the EDITOR, himself. Either Poe was
late with his copy-which he was apt
to be-or DR.. Griswold did not find
sufficiently hot it's scoring of his par
ticular enemies. At any rate the dis
covery that the cautious doctor was
himself the author of some of the
bitterest articles attributed to Poe
is really curious.
It's SO easy, I said, to be beloved,
rich or poor. And it's so easy to be
hated, guilty or innocent!
OWEN LANGDoN,
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Fl u N ~ "
F X g
Had No Use for 1t.

"Now, here is a showcase" said the
dealer, pointing to peculiar-looking
specimen of his wares, that is bound
to become popular. 1t magnifies
everything put in it to double it's ma
tural size.''
Cant use it in my business" replied
the prospective customer. What I
want is a case that will seemingly re-
duce the actual size of it's contents
fully one-half."
"What is your line?" asked the
dealer.
my speciality is ladies' Shoes" re-
Piled the other, with half-suppressed
grin.-Tit-Bits
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-12-05

this is not a large
item. But
L h e employees
who moved were
1000 in number;
their new home
has 25 acres of
S p a C e arranged
upon ten floors;
it is equivalent to
six miles of ordi-
nary shops of one
story a II d sixty
feet of depth; the
building g j e h S
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-12-05
The Eacetioux One.

81 notice." remarked the facetious
one to the man whose face bore evi-
dences of poor BARRIERS work, that
you've had a close shave recently"
The victim glared. mot as close as
yours" he finally remarked; you're
the tenth man who's fired the same
joke at me, and the rest are in the
hospital" = Cincinnati Commercial
Tribune.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-12-05
Reciprocity.

Wife-I've been thinking, dear, ever
since you gave me Hugo's works for
my birthday, which you said you'd
been longing to read, what present !
would make you on your birthday.
Now what do you say to pair of opera
glasses, like Maud's? They are
heavenly, and you know how 1 long
for them every time I go to the thea
ter.-Judge.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-12-05

by a house party
given by a ia
nous New York
er at his home on
Long Island this
week.
The g u e S t S
S t a y e d several
days to attend
the horse show.
They were SO
miles away, but
they could be
whisked up or
back in an hour
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-12-05
His bitter Experience.

81 tell you, my friend, people can't
be too careful about the care of the
eyes"
"You speak as if you had had
some experience along that line"
"You bet I've had my experience!
II my Aunt Jane had worn glasses
for her nearsighteGness she wouldn't
have married designing fellow who
dyed his hair. And if she hadn't
married him 1 wouldn't be knocking
round here with nothin' to do and
lees to t."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-12-05
The Vileness of Gum Chewing
By DR.. GEORGE F. HALL.

m III HAVE almost little patience with female who abtualy
I@A chews gum have with male who everngy chews
C&@4 bacco. Both and expensive habits When
woman mouhing gum public shouting:
the BASEMENT To-day
heaters ball and the parlor and
sight girls of
IT IS A HABIT WHICH HAS SCARCELY A REDEFMING
FEATURE for wish all the influence have
coraene saliva
gives ceng, perfume While
particularly injurious (unless accidentally swallows
chunk girl did recently in the and died) CAN MOST
ASSUREDI,Y SAY THAT IN PUBLIC AT LEAST GUNI-CHE
ING is INDECENT bevy of waxtwis always suggests
inodty in conversation and rudeness of manners.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-12-05

brary, whose cor
ner stone has just
been laid. 1t is
to cover two acres
and a half, to take
+ O u + y e a r S in
building, to cost
900, 900, and to
measure 800 feet
by 269.
"That will do
for the present."
says DR.. Billings,
the Librarian, but
we have: pl a n s
mad, for ON ov
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-12-05
The End of the World.

Little Dot know something my
teacher doesn't know.
Mamma-Indeed! What is that?
81 know when the world is coming
to an end, and she doesn't. l asked
her, and she said she didn't know"
ooh, well, who told you?"
Uncle John. He said the world
would come to an end when children
stopped asking questions that nobody
could answer."-Tit-Bits.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-12-05
A Bargain Mt $40.7D.

"When it comes to singing" ex-
claimed the nightingale, sneeringly,
you're of no use. You couldn't
touch a high note in your life"
I'm my life? No." replied the bird
of paradise, ''but I'll be embalmed
upon a bonnet some days, and then
I'll make $50 note look like &c
cents. "-Philadelphia Press.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-12-05
Hi. One Weakness.

II see, by the Weekly Plaindealer,' .
said old Uncle Timrod, trife acid
~, "that the absconding cashier of
the Allegash bank had always been
a model of propriety and rectitude.
tie didn't drink, smoke or gamble;
never used profanity, or wore a
shirt waist, or played golf, or ad-
mired grass widders, or was the
east bit frisky in any way. And
WAL, in fact, he don't seem to have
but one fault, and that was that he
would steal'-Puck.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-12-05

e l. s b y t h e
growth of the So
cialist vote?
1t was the most
striking feature
of the election.
New York and
M a S s a C h usetts
are in normal
times able to set
tie a presidential
contest. And in
both New York
a II y Massachu-
SattS tba cn,;,J
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-12-05

by curbing besetng greed
We shall hereupon be led apprehnd the especial benefits
and example of commercial institutions and organizations They have
brought together vast number Of citizens and made the American
merchant who by bold enterprise and brave
venture challenged the admiration of the world equally
ton and enforcement of rules their government illustrated
apt to chafe under enforced restraint how ueuy they themselves
voluntarily restrain and regulate their conduct and beyond ALL they
have directly and by example eavened the of citizenship with
love of honor and largely contributed the of
true American devotion to fair play.
Do exaggerate when that all this the elevation of
national character and if speak within bounds
the credit of the gift people of steadn force
than needed these days. the tide of misleading
influences and dangerous tendencies?
PRACTICAL BUSINESS ACTIVITY CAN BE MINGLED
WITH ENLIGHTENMENT AND SOCIAL BETTERNENT, AND
COMMERCIAL ORGANIZATIONS HAVE ALREADY WOVEN
THEM TOGETHER They are estopped dsclaing their obi
cation continue the work with them only enlarge and
strengthen by increased the fabric they produced
but to make brighter and beautiful by adding larger
fusion that which touches the welfare of mankind every
social phase and condition.
may justly commerce. by what it has already DONE
by what lies its path undone and by what able has
created for itself mission which be fulfilled by increased eff
fort directed solely business advantages This
does not abatement of commercial struggle and competition;
but it far fixes their limit enon that with such struggle and
competition there shall also be willing cooperation endeavo
beneficial purpose which within its
sphere
conmerciasm is often days
tempt made to describe certain political and phases
national tendencies which greatly aened people
solctou for counys welfare 1t has
meaning attached this word lacks dehneness
define desire accumulate wealth for the qualification
dvidua Wishes but full recognition of the duties obligations
others which the of wealth
of such
conception ought to be- we have
however of complaint when the commerciain
descriptive of sordd getting.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-12-05

lists hold the balance Of power. In
both they can command a bigger vote
than the republican plurality in the
late election. In New York they did
not command it because there was q
split from the Straight or de Leon
socialists. In Connecticut several cit
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-12-05
His Case Defined.

"Pa, what's a man of the hour?"
Generally some chap who is being
condemned by one-half of the popula-
ton for not doing something that he
knows the other half will condemn
him for if he does t.''-Chicago Rec
ord-Herald.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-12-05
The Hog.

"Mrs. Gushington, who called upon
me recently" began the conceited and
boorish author, was pleased to say
she thought there was no pen more
artistically delightful in all the world
than mine"
''she told me-" replied sinnickson,
chat she had admired your house,
but don't you think it was unkind of
her to call it 'pen?' "-Philadelphia
Press
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-12-05
Appropriute,

Mrs. Winlis--When is Miss Hardcash
to marry the count:
Mrs. Binks-On Monday.
Mrs Winks-Oh, of course. I might
have known. Monday is bargain day.
IN. Y. Weekly.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-12-05
Going nt 1t Right.

Subbub-I'm sick and tired of Wis
iting the employment agencies in
search of cooks, SO I'm going to adj
vertise; there's the ad.
Want-ad. Man (of daily newspaper)
Yes, sir; how many insertions?
Subbub-Why, about twice week
for year! What's your rock-bottom
price ?-Brooklyn Life.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-12-05

as Dunn English
went to his grave
bitterly h a t i n 6
two men who had
preceded him in
death-George du
Maurier and Ed
gar A. Poe.
H e al N 0 s t
boiled over with
Ia g e w h e n du
Maurier's n a m .
w a S mentioned
b e C a u S e t h n t
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-12-05
The Nerve of the Bdrrower.

chat is what : call downright HUI
initiating" said airs. Bliggins.
what has occurred?" inquired her
husband.
"rhe neighbors who recently moved
next door are going to have COM
pany, so they sent over to borrow
our parlor rug. let them take it,
and in little while they came back
and said they didn't think it was
handsome enough to go with their
furniture, and would I lend them
the money to buy new one
Washington Star.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-12-05
A Complicated Transaction.

Did Billings borrow five dollars
from your"
YES"
That's too bad!"
Don't you think he will be able to
pay me?"
"Oh, yes. He'll be able to pay.
bet him ten dollars that he couldn't
coax the loan out of YOU" -Washing-
ton Star.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-12-05
A Text by the Wayside

Don't need no wings ter fly wild Wen dey
calm er you higher
No railroad on de rocky road en- rough;
Don't went ter go ter glory in cherryoot
or fire
Kaze you sho' ter hit de fire soon enough
Atlanta Constitution.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-12-05
softcning the Grief.

Wilson, lost that fine silk UNI
brella that l carried in town to-
day.
Mrs. Wilson-Oh, what pity!
Wilson-Still. there is one consula-
ton. 1t wasn't mine. -Somerriilc
journal
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-12-05

Edith Hintz-You must not play
with Mr.. Borem's new hat, Willie.
Willie-Why not?
Edith Hintz-You might hurt it or
lose it, and he'll want it in a few
minutes.-Chicago Journal.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-12-05

"She told me what she thought Of
me, right to my face"
"And you took it in good part?"
ooh, yes; I'm used to it. She's my
wife."-N. Y. Times.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-12-05
The Building of a Librar,,

New York is familiar with gigan-
tesque building. There is the new Ii
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-12-05
Avera0.
Tribune.

o. may write a verse to you,
The ardent lover cried
No need; l am averse to you,
The maiden proud replied
st. Paul Dispatch,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-12-05
A Queer Thing.

Oh, trouble is thing which many people
borrow,
And the flight of time gives other folks
some sorrow.
And it is a Alct, my dear,
Which to me seems very clear
That to-day will be yesterday. tomorrow.
Lotus Frzeile. in ST. Nicholas
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-12-05
A House Party of To-Day.

The kind of luxury at which re-
formers look askance is illustrated
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-12-05
L.nYLAhncaA.

He is modern Croesus:
Cost never daunts his soul:
His son is burning money.
And his cook Is burning coal
Washington Star.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-12-05

Curious Literary Discovery.
Poet, ex-congressman, physician,
author of Ben Bolt" the late Thom-
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Growth of soci.,,. 49,,

Have you heard echoes of the dis
quiet that has come upon New York
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-12-05

New York-A shop the other day !
moved to new quarters. Thus stated,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-12-05
The philosophIo Crow.

A crow is not pretty bird.
Yet he's all right, because
He never quarrels with his fate
Csr fortune, without caws.
IN. Y. Herald
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-12-05

''Did you hever think OF marriage,
Miss Tiggs?"
"Lor! Wy, 1 never thinks os moth
ink else" Ally Sloper.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-12-05
The CHRYSANTHEMUM
BY REV. JENK1N LLOYD JONES.
Pastor All Souls Church, Chicago.

The chrysanthemum, like the lily,
breaches its lesson of simplicity, of modesty,
of humanity in regard to Solomon robes,
courtly fashions and the multi-colored rai1nent
of men and women that are so coarse loud
and vulgar when compared with the delicacy,
radiance and variety of the lilies and the
grasses of the field.
The chrysantllemum contains all the SER
mon of the New Testament with plus ele-
ment IT STANDS FOR THE DIVINE
MYSTERY WITH AN ADDED HUMAN
INVESTMENT. The chrysanthemum is the
divine revelation enlarged, ampi6ed, multi
piled by the creative hand of man. The
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-12-05
why 1t Was All Right.

"You needn't be at all afraid to speak
to papa, George. / am sure it will be
all right"
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cryantenum that God made ragged little wayde
to the daisy much evidence along the highways byways
little autumn flower, pesstently yellow, which gave
chrysanthenun the golden flower" 1T is MAN THAT HAS
TRANSFORMED THAT WAYsIDE FLOWER INTO THIS
GORGEOUS PRIDE OF THE FL ORIsT, the Joy of drawing
and sometimes the afectatlon of the fashionable world
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-12-05
The Ethics Of Commerce
Ex-PREs1DENr GROVER CLEVELAND

COMMERCE has done immense service to humanity by
charging within its wide influence the acceptance of the
laws of honest dealing among civilized communities and
by curbng mans besettng sins of seisIess and greed
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-12-05
what makes you think 500"

He asked me last night what your
business is, and when l said you were
retired coal dealer he smiled and
said he guessed that settled it,
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-08
PARK BOARD MUST
HAVE MORE MONEY
Members Discuss ACCESSIBILITY Of
Compelling Amendment to Present
Charter.

The request of the park board for
an amendment to the charter permit
tlng It the use of it's receipts and the
retention OF unexpended balances
must be needed by the charter COM
mission or an appeal to the people
will be taken.
At the meeting of the park board
last night the pinched condition of
the boards finances and it's utter in
AFFINITY to make any more substantial
improvements until some source OF
revenue is obtained, was informally
discussed, and the conclusion practi-
cally reached that if the desired end
IS TO be attained heroic measures will
nave to be resorted to.
The improvement of Phalen park. q
new pavilion of commodious size for
Como park and the purchase of more
nelghhorhood parks We're considered
as necessities that should be taken
care OF at once, but to carry them
out was shown to be impossible 1t
was agreed by all the members that
an appeal to the charter commission
for an amendment would be barren
on results, and the only way out of
the difficulty would be for the people
70 demand that an amendment be pro-
Vided for insertion in the regular bal
iots When they are prepared for the
fall election.
members preferring to wait for
a few weeks, but all offered their
services in conducting a campaign of
compulsion If it was agreed upon. If
a sufficiently signed petition can be
secured asking for an amendment, the
Charter commission has no other al
tentative than to grant it.