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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-11-21
TIE WORLDS MARBLES.
The Cheapest ms Well as the Most Ex.
pensive Varieties Are Made
in Germany.

Nearly all the agate marbles that
wear holes in the pockets ofall school,
boys on earth are made in Thuringia,
Germany. On winter days the poor
people who live in the village gather
together small square stones, place
them in molds something like big cof-.
fee mills and grind them till they are
round. The marbles made in this way
are the common china, painted china,
glazed china and imitation agates..
Imitationag ates are made from white
stone, and are painted to represent
the pride of the marble players heart
the real agate. The agate painted;
china marbles are of plain white
stone, with lines crossing each other
at right angles painted upon them
Glass alleys are blown by glass blow
ers in the town of Lanscha, Germany.
The expert workmen take a piece of
plain glass and another bit of redi
glass, heat them red hot, blow them.
together, give them a twist, and there,
is pretty alley, with the red anda
white threads of glass twisted inside
III the form of letter S. Large twist
ed glass alleys with the figure of a
dog or sheep inside are made for very
small boys and girls to play with.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-11-21

by the archer, who, taking the butt
of the whipbow in his right hand,
holds the arrow at the notch with his
left hand; then, swaying his body
from side to side, he suddenly lets go
with his left hand. at the same time
extending his right arm to its full
length from his side. This not only
gives the arrowall the velocity itwould
acquire from the bow, but adds the
additional force of a sling, thus send
ing the projectile a greater distance
In some sections of the country the
whipbow is a great favorite among
the boys, who throw arrows up an
amazing distance. Arrows can be
bought in any city, but most boys pre-.
fer to make their own, leaving the
"store arrows" for the girls to use
with their pretty 'store bows"
A simple whipbow is made by any
boy in a few minutes out of an elastic
sapling or branch, and the arrow cut
out of a pine shingle with pocket.
knife. This can be improved upon as
much as may be desired by substitute
ing piece of straight grained, we'll
seasoned wood for the green branch
and regularly made Indian arrows for,
the crude pine ones.-N. Y. Tribune.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-11-21
THE OLD HALL OF RECORDS. NEW YORK.

buried under the floor of the dungeon.
1t was to such acts of atrocity as
these that Cunningham doubtless re-
ferred in this statement, said to Lave
been made by him on his death bed
at Tyburn, England, shortly after he
returned to that country:
II shudder to think of the MUIR
ders l have been accessory to, both
with and without orders from gnv-
crnment, especially while in New
York, during which time there were
more than 1000 starved in the
churches by stopping their rations,
which l sold. There were also PTS
American prisoners executed and
hung without ceremony, and then
buried in the Black Pioneer of the
Provost"
Cunningham called the northern
part of the second floor of the prison
Congress Hall" in a spirit of irony.
because it was there he herded the
bulk of his prisoners. In this apart,
ment they were compelled to lie SO
close together on the floor that when
one became tired and desired to turn
over he had to awaken the others,
and the word for all to turn at once
was given.
When the happy days of the British
evacuation of New York came there
were still several prisoners in tho
cid building, and as Cunningham and
his deputy, O'Keefe, were preparing
to leave hurriedly, one of the Ameri.
cans cried out:
What is to become of us?''
You may go to the devil!" eiacu.
lated the provost, as he threw the
prison keys to the floor.
mo, thank you," was the response
Of the American. 1--WE have had
enough of your company in this
world"
In 1890, when the provost" was
turned into debtors prison, the
bell, which had hung in its cupola
for over thTee-quarters of a century.
was taken down and, after doing ser.
vice in the Bridewell, was presented
to the Naiad Hose company in Beaver
street.
H..
cessant labor to transfer the records
from the old hall to the new. Few
realize the extent of the work in
keeping the records of the metropo-
lis. There are no figures available az
to the actual number of papers re-
corded until after 1868. An indica-
ton of the immense business done by
the register may be obtained, how
ever, when it is known that during
the last year the total number of pa
pers and instruments which passed
through the recording department..
and which represent hundreds of mil
lions of dollars, was 1850. OF this
number 42,976 were recorded in liz
bers by the folio writer's and 1854
were .chattel mortgages.
FREDERICK BOYD STEVENSON.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-11-21

The original hall of records was
built in 1856 as a SUBURBAN prison
and later on during the early days of
the city, when the law for imprison-
ment for debt was in full force, many
an unfortunate debtor was confined
within it's gloomy walls. Its appear
ance then, however, was far different
from to-day. The Doric columns now
in the front and rear were not then in
place, and the third story had not been
added.
After the evacuation of the city by
the British and till the year 1882 the
building was used as debtors prison.
At that time its convenient location to
the city hall resulted in its being
transferred into hall of records,
for which purpose it has been used up
to the present. 1t was the decision to
make it one of the buildings of the city
that brought about the change in it's
architectural construction. 1t was at
the time when the custom house and
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-11-21

subtreasury were being constructed
and stately Parthenons were being
erected along the Hudson. So, in
keeping with the architectural ideas
of the period, the stiff columns were
addc. along with another story.
Just before the old prison was
turned into hall of records, however,
smother chapter was to be added to
the long chronicle OF sutferings that
had been endured within its walls. In
1882 occurred the cholera epidemic in
New York, and, on account of the lack
of proper accommodations, the newly
altered building was utilized as hos
Pita' for several months, the patients
being placed on mattresses which GOV.
cred the floor.
But it is the revolutionary period IL.
which We are the most interested.
The building was the principal mill
tary prison of the English, although
several churches sugyr houses. Co.
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loan of six or eight millions will prob
ably enable you to finish the war.
This I am confident may be nego-
tiated on terms which / will propose
hereafter. The present contest has
engaged the attention of all Europe
in favor of the United States, the
Russians on the north, and Portugal.
in the south, excepted; make no
consideration of the mercenary little
celebrates in my calculation. You
may smile and recollect the sale of
the bearskin in the fable, but, at the
same time, you must be sensible that
your wants are real, and if others can
be induced to relieve them, it is in
different to you whether they have
consideration in hand or in pros
pect.'
This diplomatic correspondence sets
forth all of the views and ideas of the
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kerents, at least to sullenly acquiesce
u. the supremacy which they were
forced to concede.
ut further shows George Ills
character for falsehood and dissimu-
lation, and gives that letter of Frank
lin in which he says of Arnold: He
seems to mix as naturally with that
polluted court (England) as pitch
With tar"
Careful perusal of these interesting
and valuable volumes makes it yery
clear that our diplomacy was in great
measure financial economy. We re-
quired funds which would inspire
France with confidence in our cause
and Great Britain with dread. By the
use of arguments, drawn from finance
and war, our diplomatists sustained
themselves in their discussions with
neutral powers. Franklin, at Paris,
was sort of subsecretary of the
treasury, negotiating loans, and not
merely our diplomatic agent.
For example, under date of No
vember 30, 1776, Silas Deane wrote to
the committee On secret correspond
ence: Let me by every letter urge
on you the sending of quantity of
tobacco, rice, -four and wheat. Tween
~ thousand hogsheads of tobacco are
this instant wanted in France, be-
stdes the demand in other kingdoms"
And in another letter he says: "A
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-11-21

Der to look through the holes, and
when they are in position, each person
in the first room takes the candle, and,
with only its light to aid him, ex-
amines the four pairs of eyes that are
looking at him through the holes and
guesses to whom they belong.
When all the players behind the
sheet have had their eyes thus ex-
amined the parties change rooms and
proceed as at first. A prize may be Of
fered for the nearest correct guesses,
in which case tally-sheet should be
kept by some one named for that pur-
pose.-Prairie Farmer.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-11-21
AFTER-DINNER GAME.
Lots of Fun to Players and
Spectators.

To prepare for the game get an old
sheet, and in it cut four pairs of holes
of the size and shape of human eyes,
and at varying heights from the floor,
Jesuit the. stature of different persons.
Hang the sheet in the doorway be-
tween two rooms, the wider the door
the better, then, having divided the
company into two parties, send one
party into the room behind the sheet,
the other party remaining in the first
room. Lower the lights in this room
and have a lighted candle ready.
The players in the room behind the
sheet now choose four of their num-
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-11-21
LOVERS OF LIBERTY.
Many Were Put to Cruel Death in
Old Hall of Records.
Razing of One of New York's Historic
buildings Recalls Some of the
Saddest Days of the Rev.
olution.
Especial New York Letter.

IF IN. , no. or historic T ssi9ss
in New York will be RACED to
the ground 1t is the old hall of rec
ords, which was known during the
time of the revolution as the provost
prison. Directly in the line of the Rap
i'd Transit Tunnel, on the east side of
City Hall park, it is necessary that the
solid walls of masonry, which have
been the scene of terrible tragedies
and untold miseries, shall be demol-
ished.
Across the way on Chambers street
u magnificent new hall of records has
been erected of white stone and mar
BILE which is in strange contrast to the
old building with its tall Doric pillars
reaching to the projecting roof and it's
dull, grim walls and dingy win
dows. But with the passing of the old
prison the unhappy days of '76 are re-
called to US. Only the other day work
men unearthed human bones in dig
ging in the trench near to the founda-
ton walls on the east side of the build
ing-the remains of those unfortu-
nate Americans whoever prisoners un-
der the infamous Irish provost mar
shall, William Cunningham. 1t is be-
lieved that when the real work of tear
ing down the building is begun many
skeletons will be found, for in one of
the dungeons below ground Cunning
ham erected his "slow gallows" where
American soldiers were tortured to
death in a spirit of wanton cruelty
only equaled by. the Spanish inquisi,
ton.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-11-21
where Are All the birds,

To see all our birds in their winter
homes we should have to travel from
the middle states down to the Argen-
tine Republic. We could see great
many, though. by making midwin-
ter trip to the gulf states. In Flor
ida, for instance, we should find
enormous flocks of robins whirling
through the trees and alighting here
nnd there to feed upon the berries
of the china-tree and holly. Many
birds we should find only along the
coast, and many others we should
have to search for in the silent cy-
press swamps of Louisiana and Mis-
sissippi.
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lumbia college and the hullls of old
ships o. war were also pressed into
service. A few days ago the hull of
sey-was discovered in the Brooklyn
navy yard. 1t was buried 20 feet be-
meath the soil upon which is being
built the ways for the new battleship
Connecticut.
But "the Provost" as the old Hall
OF Records prison was called, was re-
served for the NEST important cap
tives of war. Among the famous
American prisoners confined there
was Ethan Allen. Cunningham, who
was placed in charge, rapidly de-
veloped into most cruel and oppress-
i've tyrant. Not only was he insulting
and coarsely insolent, but he devised
some of the most exquisite forms OF
torture ever known in iendish in
genuity. Among the fearful instru-
ments to break the wills of the
stubborn Yankees" as he expressed
it, were the -nine-tails, the
soaring irons and the slow gallows.
In the basement of the building may
be seen low vaulted arch. 1t was
there where the slow gallows was
erected, and never was a more terri
BILE machine of torture invented. 1t
was different from the ordinary in
strument of death in the fact that it
permitted the moose to slowly Tight
en- around the necks of the victims,
thus prolonging the frightful agony
of strangulation.
If one will take walk through tho
dark basement of the building he will
see on every hand the signs of cruel
ty. The walls are of thick masonry,
the roof low and arched,, and on
either side the space is divided off
into little cells. In one of the cells
in the northeast corner is large ex-
cavation in the heavy wall of brick
and stone. 1t marks the place where
some revolutionary prisoners att
tempted to escape. One of Cunning
hams men discovered them, however,
before they had penetrated the ma
sonry, and they all met death on the
slow gallows and their bodies were
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-11-21
CLIMBING THE HILL.
Happy-go-Lucky and Faint-of-Heart

Happy go-Lucky and Faint-of-H
Set off on journey with Only-Try;
And each was ready to do his part,
While the sunny hours vert merrily by.
But when the shadows We're growing long,
And the crickets chirping their even-song,
Up rose like barrier steep and strong
A rocky hillside nigh.
Bald Happy go-Lucky: Suppose we wait,
And somebody passing may give us a
rider
Eve shall break our necks if we climb so
late!"
Poor Faint-of-Heart in panic cried.
But Only-Try. with resolute eye,
Looked up at the hill and the sunset sky.
''There is plenty of time" said Only-Try,
And the moon is full, beside"
So Only-Try, without stay or stop,
Went clambering up over rock and root,
Till he stood at last on the hills green top,
In a beautiful clearing, with flowers and
fruit.
But the other two are waiting still.
For nobody lives, or ever will,
That can reach the top of the smallest hill
By sitting clown at the foot
Blanche t. Heath, in Youths Companion
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MAKING A wH1pBow.
Any Boy Can Do 1t and Thus Poasesn
aGrand Weapon with Which 1
to Try His Skill. l

This graceful and powerful weapon
is like an ordinary longbow, with tho
exception that the bowstring is made
fast to only one end. after the manner
OF the whiplash; where the whiplash
terminates in snapper" the bow
string ends in a hard, round knot.
The arrow is made like any other ar
row, either with a blunt end or point
ed spearpoint. In one side of the ar
row notch is cut; the bowstring be-
ing slipped into this notch, the knot
at the end of the slring prevents the
arrow from slipping off until thrown
New-York tribune., 1902-10-19
AMERICANISTS TO MEET.
CONGRESS BEGINS TO MORROW
MANY FOREIGN ANTHRoPoLoGIsrs
TO ATTEND

The international Congress Of Americanists be
| gins tomorrow al the halls Of the American Mu-
scum of Natural History Central Park West and
West Seventy -seventh-st.. and lasts through the
week The two principal topics of discussion Will
be the native races Of America. their origin, dis
tributon. history. physical characteristics. Ian
suages. inventions, customs and religions. and the
history of early contact between America and the
Old World. Some of the most distinguished anthro-
pologists OF Europe. as well as Of America will be
present and take part in the discussions.
The opening viii be by Mayor Low. President
Butler Of Columbia and Chancellor MacCracken
of New-York University. On Thursday there will
be a recess, and the visitors will make a tour Of
the city parks. inspect The Bronx Geological and
Botanical Gardens and attend a luncheon at Co
lumbia University. After the meetings are over
the members Of the congress will inspect the educa
tonal and scientific institutions Of Philadelphia
Washington, Pittsburg, Columbus and Cincinnati
One day is be spent in the examination OF the
old earthwork between Columbus and Cincinnati.
known Fort Ancient
Eighty original papers are 70 be read by the most
active students Of prehistoric America here and
abroad Among the special topics that viii come
UP before the congress next week the remains
Of prehistoric man discovered at Lansing, Kan
the Toscanelh chart and letter, believed 70 date
from 1874 and 10 have been used by Columbus: the
Pueblo myths and ceremonies and the results Of
the Jesup expedition 10 the Northwest.
. The committee in charge is composed OF Morris
n Jeslp, PRESIDENT, the Duke dc Loubat vice
president: Marshall II. Saville general secretary.
Harlan ; Smith. treasurer and a number Of well
known American scientists.
Among the prominent delegates are Professor
Leon LEGAL from France; Professor Eduard Seller
and Professors Won den Steinen, from Prussia:
Professor II J. AIman Stoelpe from Sweden PRO,
fessor J. d. +. Schmeltz. from Holland. Senior Al
fredo CharerO, from Mexico. Or. II. Pittier and
Professor Juan FeTraz, from Costa Rica and Senor
Juan B. Ambrosetti from the Argentine Republic
Italy and probably Spain will be represented BY their
consul generals Besides these official representa-
tVes Of foreign governments there will he present
fr,Fr
abroad. and almost all the leading authorities upon
the subject in the United States.
The International Congress Of Arnericanists grew
out Of the French society. Ia Societe Americaine
founded in 1851. This society became international
in 1873 and has held its meetings in the principal
1900
loubat has been in this country He gave 81 600
TO Columbia University. and founded the chair Of
American history at Berlin and France. A num-
her of Mexican expeditions Of Professors Seller and
Savie have been at his expense
New-York tribune., 1902-10-19
PLAN F0R SEASIDE PARK At RocKlw4r.

II has been suggested that the city establish =
seaside park Of four hundred acres at Rockag-av
Tor summer pleasure ground for the people Of
New-hork Park Commissioner Young Of Brook
iyh mas already proposed = park at Coney Isl
and, but II Is claimed that Rockaway offers far
greater advantages.
The principal objection 70 establishing a mark on
me site of tho present Bowery al Conev Island is
the large initial cost Of buying the land For
hockaWay this cost would be far less and II Is
claimed that the other advantages Of the proposed
site would be as great. The coast Of Rocksvra,,
II is said is being added "a by the sea instead ~
helng washed away by the ocean: the land is in
possession of few instead Of innunerable Owners
mere IS me deep bay in the rear as u,en as
sooo sQri bathing on the front and tba A.
lance trom the lower part Of Manhattan sr1,,.
the same as 10 COney Island. and when ths -
posed pennsylvania tunnel is Comueted ths Sis
tance from Harlem and The Bronx will be far less
Those in favor Of this plan say that bllvinr- -
coneN Island BoweTy viii merely mean the re-,or
ing OF The vicious element 10 another mart 80 -
Island, instead Of putting il out of existence an5
that az Rockaway there is no such had conditions
20 be overcome. In the Borough of Queens IN Is
feit that the proposed scheme will be a distinct a.
vantage 10 property values. and that II would give
20 the borough. now without a park the share a.
the New-Nork park system which il deserves
New-York tribune., 1902-10-19
RANKS RELATION
TO NATIONS THRIFT.
~znADER METHODS WOULD LARGELY
INCREASE THE PROFITS
OF BANKING.

,z .ba pos+ofFce Savings Banks man
AGED bv the government, have been the means
- ,ba accumulation of millions of dollars oy
.I.-. - ,aonIa who. without the opportunity so
AFFORDED would have spent their money as tasl
as II was earned Il was to foster thrlit anu anu
ercorraga savings that the government uhotI-
tnoIs the establishment and management OF ns
system OF banks -, -. = ~,or,s
II is conceded here as elsewhere tnat man, man
,arua as a citizen is raised when he opens oank-
ir4 raIations and begins not only 10 lay aside
money but to do business in the practlcal way
which banking methods teach.
In every large city there are hundreds or tnou-
sands of dollars paid out weekly as wages, which
are never handled by banks. expert stuoelts
of 6nanca have long studied the problem of how
To reach these Wage-earners and divert the IundS
they earn 10 banking channels. The great DIM
Guilty 10 overcome has heen 10 mn Hiiu d iLlealls VI
handling a great number OF small accounts az
proft 10 the bank. This obstacle has been here
tofore regarded practically lnsurmountabie.
There is no philanthropy in banking BUSINESS
which will not pay a profit cannot be handled.
And this wage-earners' business. enormous in
the aggregate. has been unreachable, because
Ar was unavoidable.
The United States Bankers Corporation has
solved the problem Of reaching this great class
of wage-earners, offering Inducements for them
10 deposit their money, and handling II at
satisfactory profit. 1t is organized TO establish
trust and deposit banks in forty or more princf-
pal cities Of the United States Each Of these
trust company banks will operate the new sys-
tenn which the Corporation controls The sound
ness of the methods TO be pursued cannot be
questioned with so able fnanCier John @.
Carlisle. ex-Secretary of the Treasury. acting as
a director and general counsel of the Corpora
ton This is advance in banking which
promises 10 be profitable to the banks as II
will be beneficial 10 the public.
Operations are already begun In several cities
where capital is eagerly seeking TO ally itself
with the Corporation in the establishment Of
trust company banks.
The United States Bankers Corporation is
capitalized at S6000U0O. IL offers 2iOOOO
shares Of its treasury stock for public subscrip-
tiOn at par $40 per share No subscription will
be received for less than ten shares $10O or for
more than 1000 shares. S2OGpO
Information in detail as 10 the plan and scope
Of the Corporation will be furnished by either
Of the principal Offces-New-Y York Life Building
New-York, or p State-st,. Boston.