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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-03-28


tom of these unfortunate And the reu Anxiety loss and
annoyance parties this badly
constant to the government.
In large post office in the special force of clerks
is employed doing thinking that by
those addressing the marred letters Moreover this think
has to be done arms length and the dark speak The
only basis which clerks engaged this peculiar task act the
lame superscriptions Of the missives.
Too often the rushing business to-day addressing
ter to his writes the word City of
that ctys He thinks he has time, City
tour letters and have But brevty
safety this instance Thousands letters go aay this
and through fault of the postal service either
Let illustrate this by the in
which the did think right thing prominent
home address of fellow citizen speedy delivery
OF great Importance Unlike very many correspondents he
Chicago instead of Cy and dropped the missive mail box
1t fell into the gaping mouth unsealed cuar envelope which
stood edge the bottom of the box This envelope
destination Omaha The who which
had by accident fallen At
back Chicago. Had its City
place OF Chicago would have been the
MasngtonUnless the Omaha post office officials had ne
study of the Chicago directory hit upon this city the
probably intended by the addressed There thousands
Consequently the only safe rule is NEVER TO USE
WORD Getty" ON AN ENVEI. OPE.
No should mail letter which does
its flap return card" giving the address of the
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-03-28
Preparing Soil for Potnto..

Preparation of the land is an es-
sential too often neglected. 1t has
been asserted that not infrequently
one-half of the potato crop is lost by
means of insufficient preparation of
the soil. OF one of the noted potato
growers of Wisconsin it used to be
said: He works the ground so much
that the potatoes do not know in
which direction to grow to find the
surface. So they fill the soil full"
Sometimes the best of potato grow
ers slight the preparation of their
soil because of a rush of other farm
work Mt the time their potato land
is being prepared, No after cultiva-
ton can atone for the neglect of
thorough preparation; for in no case
can the soil under the hills bs af-
fected by the cultivation given in
the rows.-Farmers' Review.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-03-28
STRONG WAGON JACK.
As 1t Is Not Patented, Anyone Can
Easily and Cheaply Make One
at Home.

The wagon jack shown in the ac-
companying illustration is not pat
ented. Anyone can make it easily.
The construction is seen at glance.
A d consists of two strong pieces of
wood, and are connected with strap
hinge at C. This is bolted to the
lever at and to the base at d. On
the end of the lever strong iron
hook is secured. When the axle is
to be raised, disengage the iron rod
at and let the jack assume the po-
sition as shown by the dotted lines.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-03-28
The Porosity of Soils.

The amount of water necessary to
saturate a soil depends on several fac
tors, the most important of which is
the "porosity," or amount of space
between the soil PARTICLES. The porosi-
ty of soil depends upon the size of
the soil particles Tor texture) and the
way in which these particles are
grouped together, and upon the space
between the particles or groups of par
ticles. If soil be cemented together
into homogeneous mass, it's porosity
sinks to minimum; if it be COM
posed, however, of numerous fine par
ticles, each preserving it's own physi-
cal condition, the porosity of the soil
will rise to maximum. The porosity
of soil may be judged very closely
by the percentage of fine particles it
yields on mechanical analysis. A fine
ly-divided soil has high capacity for
absorbing moisture and holding it.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-03-28


livered to their destination and many OF them
are delivered only by dint of extraordinary
effort
Most of those delivered would never be
placed in the hands for which they are in
tended were it not for the fact that THIS
GOVERNMENT PUTS BRAINS ABOVE
RED TAPE.
Addressing letter would seem to be Sc
simple matter that no person not positively
illiterate need err therein
CARELESSNESS RATHER THAN
IGNORANCE is accountable for the great
volume OF faulty superscriptions on the face
of mailed envelopes. Failure to do a little
Il1 A II M 1
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-03-28
TASTE
By JESSIELLEwELIYN.
Daughter Of Ex-Governor Llewellyn. Of Kansas.

looks the detail Of knives and forks the fine points
OF business transaction. Such lacks woman
born without it. He may cultivate arduous study-men
do sometmes-BUT SHE NEVER WILL
born without like the much abused flower of
which the poets talk without perfume There help her.
Should she wealth. her paror
chair all upholstery and gimp braid The instinct strange
to her. Her toilets will suggest welbred alter arch-
ectural study Her couture will be like trades
building with finishing bow recall the American eagle Velvet
trimming in Gothic arches will ds6gure pretty figure
and rredscent neres the window order will
innocent public.
THE MAN OF TASTE IS INVARIABLY IN HIGH STA
ZION He talks to the egoist of the egoist TO pretty
remarks that she has brans and he tells the plain that the
lines Of her face remarkable eopardng his veray perhaps
The of taste seldom lies. He has occa-
for he relates his experiences while his
holding its breath to do likewise
Taste, TACT greatness; they synonymous terms.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-03-28

make the fewest mistakes. He is
regulated in it by all matters. It
is as necessary in business as in
social life; in speech as in dress.
The woman who does not gown
herself tastefully will remind an
unfortunate friend of his or her
deformitY. The man who over
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-03-28
ONE ACRE OF CORN.
Michigan Farmer Submits Figures
Which Prove Conclustvely That
the Crop Is Profitable.

send you herewith an account Of
an experimental test of the cost of
growing an acre of corn. I was in
duced to make the test after reading
statements at different times that
were conflicting as to cost of produc-
ton. That it pays to raise corn if
you raise the right kind and grow it
the right way, it seems to me is
shown by the figures herewith given.
planted Worlds Fair Yellow Dent
corn, which yielded 112 bushels lin
the ear), IS of which were soft and
81 suitable to crib. 1t was planted
between the 10th and 18th of June,
1901, sowed one way three feet, a
kernel every nine inches the other
way. Use of land and seed is not
taken into account. Yield was the
increase from 80 kernels planted in
1900, and only one-half of what the
80 kernels produced was used in
planting the acre. The accounting
as given below brings cost of raising
one bushel ears of corn in this ex-
pertinent to II 1856 cents. The fig
ures of cost in detail are as follows:
Flowing .............. 81 so
Preparing ground for planting (twice
over at intervals. ! 90
Planting and cultiVating ........ 3 40
Cutting ........................ 90
Husking OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 448
Total Observation-Disclosures 2 81
And to the credit side of the led
ger as follows:
81 blu. sound corn at zoe per bu. $50 10
Is blu. soft corn at zoe per bu........ 3 90
1854 bundles stalks at &c each........ 760
: Aoldl 800 20
Less cost of production. ............... u 3S
Net profit. ......................s 27 40
This corn was cut and shocked in
squares of 10 feet. To bind the
shock required the whole length of q
seven-foot step-ladder, and shock
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-03-28
DON'T TELL YOUR
TROUBLES
BY MAX OWEN.

laugh with but seldom wishes to be asked you
there who make themselves
about with long tale that
chance acquaintance If the little knotty problems of life
you they others also, and do
unravel double portion of the snar If things do
would like them, that the
and be just little ready help yourself than
ask another to help you.
Did notice that the who given to trouble
telling than likely be bearer OF gossip? The
together like halves whole and THE GOSSIP BEARER
HAS EVER A NEW TROUBLE TO TELL.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-03-28

find themselves without friends
to whom they may deal them.
IN THE LONG RUN IT
SELDOM PAYS TO RELIEVE
YOURSELF OF BURDENS
BY ADDING TO THE
WEIGHT CARRIED BY 9TH
Frs. The world is willing to
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-03-28
How to Use the United
States Mails
By F. E. CoYNE, Postmaster at Chicago.

Every day the postal system OF this country
OF letters nadequatey addressed that
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-03-28

shock required the whole length of
seven-foot step-ladder, and shock
compressor with ten feet of rope at
tached to encircle top of shock. TAX
ing into consideration the lateness
of planting, it is quite a fair yield.
The corn was cut before any frost.
e. d. Bussey, in Rural Voice.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-03-28

1t is well sometimes let your troubles secrets The
deals her friends will soon
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-03-28

r. KYRLE BELLEW, who
used to be such a conspic-
uous and admired figure on
the New York promenades,
+ deserted us some years ago
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-03-28

There word in the English dictionary which applies
department of life Caste person who possesses it will
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-09-26
Brave Jnpanese women.


In commenting on the bravery of
the women of Japan, Mortimer Men
pes says:
MANY women destroyed themselves
during the China-Japanese war be-
cause their husbands had been killed
in battle. There was one Japanese
woman in Tokyo who felt so deeply
the disgrace placed upon her country
by the attempt ON the life of the pres
emit emperor of Russia some years ago
by a common cody that she commit
ted suicide. She felt that this great
European prince had visited her coun-
try as a guest and that before Japan
could raise its head once more the ma
ton must make some great sacrifice.
Day after day she visited the legation
and begged to be allowed admission
to some high ofiicials-in vain They
were too busy to see her At last, aft
er some weeks of fruitless effort, pa
thetic little letter came to the minister
stating that she hoped that the sacri-
flee of her life might in some way help
to cleanse her country from it's dis
grace"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-09-26
The Two Executions.

"You mustn't think that all the
good men in the world are in your
churches" said a non-church-goeI
the other day. "There are men out
side the pale of any church who are
blessings to their race, and whose
lives make for righteousness" 81
have no doubt of it," | agreed
promptly; but | think you will OWL
that the man outside of the church
whose life makes for righteousness
is the exception; and the man inside
the church whose life makes against
righteousness is also an exception
I had to take silence for consent;
my companion seemed to be wrest
ling with my statistics, and / let him
alone, hoping that his honesty would
show him which of these companies
it would be better to take chances
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They were discussing the amateur
theatricals of the previous evening,
and Thespis was bewailing the hard
luck that had brought on a violent
headache and prevented his appear
ance.
"Do you know, old boy" he said CON
fidentially, that was to have been the
effort of my life. | had the love scene
down fine, and Mildreds heart must
have been of stone if she failed to see
that l was in earnest. l was willing
to stake everything on the result, for
was confident she would accept me
the moment the curtain went down.
And to think that my usual hard luck
would step in just when all my hopes
were about to be realized!
II heard Mildred refer to your non.
appearance, remarked Fayer.
you did? And what did she say?"
said you performed an act Of char
ity by not coming on"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-09-26

Are you in Gods kingdom? 1t is
well sometimes to put the question
to ourselves. What are we here for,
and what are we doing with our
selves? Are you living for yourself,
self-centered?-the you are in the
kingdom of selfishness. Are you liv-
ing, on the whole, to make other
people happy ?-then you are living
in what l call the kingdom of good
nature Are you living to make the
world better?-then you are living
in the world of philanthropy. Are
you seeking to do Christ's work iii
Christ's way?-then you are in the
kingdom of Christ. 1t cannot be very
difficult for you to find out. 1t is
not a question what you did; it is
not a question of whether you were
baptized; it is not a question wheth-
er you belong to a church; it is the
question whether you are seeking
the welfare of your fellow-men
wherever you are, and all in your
avocations under the inspiration and
the leadership of Christ as your Mas
ter.-LYman Abbott
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Observed by street Car Conductor


There are lots of things about wo-
men that can't be explained, and in
our business we can't help noticing
Them" said the communicative con-
ductor. For instance, nine women
out of ten will invariably take a seat
on the right hand side of car if the
car is not crowded. l have often Won
dered at this, and at last | think
have the correct solution | started
out from the barn with an empty car
the other day, and in five blocks l had
picked up seven women, and they all
sat in a row on the right hand side of
the car. 1t was just about the hour in
the morning when the women come
down town to do their shopping. Three
men got on. and they sat on the left
hand side.
"a couple of blocks farther down l
picked up another woman, and, instead
of taking vacant seat near the door
on the side the other women were sit
ting, as l thought she would do, she
walked the entire length of the car
and sat down beside one of the men,
This bit of eccentricity puzzled me un-
til l went to collect her fare, and then
l discovered that she was left handed
See? All the other women were right
handed. Yes, it does look like rain
doesn't it?"-Philadelphia Record.
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1t Puzzled Him.

1t is said of a former Marquis of
Townshend that when young and en-
gagged in battle he saw drummer at
his side killed by a cannon ball which
scattered his brains in every direction.
His eyes were at once fixed on the
CHASTITY object, which seemed to en-
gross his thoughts. A superior officer
observing him supposed he was intim-
idated at the sight and addressed him
in a manner to cheer his spirits "Ohw
said the young marquis. with calm
ness, but severity. Il am not frightened.
am puzzled to make out how any man
with such a quantity of brains ever
came to be herev'
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Thomas Lincoln, the father of Abra-
ham Lincoln, was great story teller,
and one yarn that he never tired of re-
hearsing was a blood curdling Indian
tale. One day, when he was about Z
or years old and living in Kentucky,
he was sitting on a fence, watching his
father and older brothers at work in
the field. Without a moments warn
ing a small band of Indians came rush
ing by on horseback. One of them
with a sweep of his long arm seized
the lad and galloped off. Little Tom
my Lincoln looked up into the red war
rior's face and said: Don't kill me!
Take me prisonern'
The Indian smiled. Just then rife
cracked. Indian and boy tumbled off
the horse, the Indian dead, with bull
let in his brain. Tommy Lincoln's
brother had come to the rescue.
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Yet She Was Popular In Her Day.

Mr.. Augustine Birrell once incau-
tiously purchased the works of Hannah
More, 10 fat volumes of them, for
something like 1925. They became a
nuisance, and he was puzzled as to
how to get rid of them. LAS for selling
them, it is not SO easy to sell 10 vol
umes of stone dead author, particu-
larly if you live three miles from rail
way station and do not keep trap"
Mr.. Birrell resorted to desperate ex.
pedient: Il had to do something, and
quickly, too, for sorely needed was
Miss More's shelf. So buried the 10
volumes in the back garden. Out of
sight, out of mind said | cheerfully,
stamping them down." He will not dig
them up again. II shall leave them
where they are, buried in cliff facing
due north, with nothing between them
and the pole but leagues upon leagues
Of hungry ocean."-New York Trib.
me
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AS ONE MAN TO ANOTHER.

f-'~s4
You know my pa, he always says,
When we have company,
A-pattin me upon the head,
''This is my son." says he,
''Pr-raps the future president"
And then, with wink an grin,
He'll give my head another pat
Or pinch my cheeks an chin.
The other day my pa an me
Went out into the shed.
Pa-well, he had his hick'ry switch, e.,
An just up an said,
"Pa," but my voice was awful weak.
Says he, "Speak up, my son. s.,
''When am president" says l, ss
'Ill member what you've done,
"An," here shouted big an loud,
''Pll lock you up in Jail"
Then just turned my back myself,
Expectin him to whale.
But first knew heard him laugh;
He laughed until he cried;
Then he sat down right on the wood
An pulled me to his side
An talked to me long, long while
Bout when he was boy
An all the games he used to play,
'Ole cat" an "Siege of Troy"
An now my pa and l are chums;
Pas broke his switch in two.
When ! think what l said that day,
I'm 'shamed all through an through.
Philadelphia Inquirer.
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wheat and Char.

A man must be consistent with his
present and not with his past.
A religion in spots will not keep you
unspotted from the world.
A steady shining though small is bet.
ter than a great scintillation.
He gains no knowledge who is unwill
ing to acknowledge what he does not
know.
The man who makes the most racket
about his religion often has the least
of the reality.
Reputation is the shadow cast by
character and dependent on the light in
which it is seen.-Ram's Horn.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-09-26

In the development of the chest you
must practice deep breathing. Wear
your clothes loose as many hours III
the day as you can and breathe entire
ly from the abdomen. BY deep breath
ing the lungs are inflated more than
though you breathe the short breath,
which empties only about fifth of the
lungs The little painting breath which
is peculiar 10 the narrow chested wo-
men is never found in the full chested
ones. Narrow chested women should
begin at once to breathe long and
deeply.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-09-26

Now jump" said Littlepage
1t happened that the train was slow
ing up for a crossing, and the fat man
had comparatively little difficulty in
getting off. He landed on his feet,
rolled over once or twice and finally
got up again before the train got out
of sight.
Then Littlepage went back to the
aid Of beauty in distress. She was
still lying back in a dead faint. With
the assistance Of the conductor the
distracted Littlepage finally succeeded
in bringing her back to her senses.
She looked up at Littlepage and shud-
dered.
Did you kill Cousin George" were
the first words she said.
What do you mean?' asked the as
tonished Littlepage.
Il saw you draw your revolver on
him just before l tainted" she explain
ed Il hadn't seen him before for ten
years. He thought he recognized me
when he first came into the car, and
that was why he looked at me so
closely When he came back from the
dining car, he got a good look at me
and made up his mind that he could
not be mistaken. SO he stopped and
asked if l was not Angie Matthews.
That was my maiden name, and of
course l knew he must be somebody
who knew me. | explained, and he
told me his name. He is my cousin,
George Elliot. What did you do with
him."
HE got off the train a few miles
down the road" Littlepage stammered.
why, he told me he was going
through to New York. believe you
shot him and threw his body off the
car
No" said Littlepage; "he got off
without making any explanation. If
you're worried about him, I'll get off
at the next station and see what's the
matter. l guess perhaps I'd better do
that anyway" -Chicago Tribune
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Neatness AM Attra. tive ouallty.


Neatness is one of the most attrac-
tive of feminine qualities to man. 1t
is also one of the rarest.
Early and persistent must be the
training which carries the girl into
womanhood with her dump of neat
ness" well developed. Unless inherent
ly fastidious during school days she is
liable to drift into careless habits
which she never outgrows.
One girl may have a trick of leaving
shoes about her room. AS a mere tot
she was permitted to do this, and as
she grew older the untidy custom was
never abandoned for the simple reason
that she herself did not notice any
thing unusual about it, and probably
nobody else took the trouble to correct
her
Another slovenly habit is leaving a
bunch of combings in her comb or ON
the dressing table. Constant vigilance
on u woman's part is necessary in
these small traits unless she would be
judged unworthy her birthright-d ain-
tineSS.
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Morristown, N. j.

The Private School for Boys in the
Farrelly building which has been con-
Quoted by Mr.. l.. A. Tallmadge and Mr..
Raymond D. Hazen, will be continued by
MR.. HAZEN and MR.. ALBERT LADD
WALDRON.
The Mathematics will be taught by
Mr.. Hazen as before and the Greek and
Latin by Mr.. Waldron.
Mr.. Waldron is a graduate of Har-
ward university and has specialized in
Latin ard Greek during his entire course
He received "cum laude" in Latin and
honorable mention" in Greek, and
comes personally recommended as a
young men of high moral character by
Dean Hurlbutt of the Harvard faculty.
He has taught successfully in the sum-
mer term of Frye Private School, Trim
ity Court, Boston.
1t will be the aim of the school as
heretofore, to prepare boys thoroughly
for colleges and technical schools
Special classification and individual iu-
struction is given whenever it is neces-
sary and conduces to economy of the
pupils time and thorouo hness in work
accomplished.
SCHOOL RE OPENS SEPT. 18TH.
For further particulars address
RaYnOuD D. BazEp, P[ll.
MORRISTOWN, N. j.
$500
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The average person who picks up a
railroad time folder does not realize
the enormous amount of work which
the preparation of such a publication
involves.
The big Burlington system, for in
stance, has general time folder made
up from sixteen different division time
tables. The folder contains 1000 names
of towns, gives the schedules of over
800 trains, and whenever there is
change in time 10000 figures have to
be carefully checked and corrected.