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The Tucson citizen., 1902-04-04
Evil. OF Excessive smoking.

While a good cigar, used temperate
ly two or three times day, may be
smoked by the average adult man TO
good advantage, excessive indulgence
In smoking is very harmful. 1t Is only
necessary TO recall ones first cigar and
.he profound effect II produced to real
tze that the smoking of tobacco In large
quantities s tritiing with dangerous
agent. says the Baltimore Sun.
The chief effects of smoking are from
the nicotine and empyreumatic oil. the
irst being an active poison-an infin-
ltesmal quantity will destroy life-and
The lat;er, which is the rank accumu-
lation In the stem of the pipe, is also
u potent poison, one drop on the tongue
of IL cat having been fatal The nieo-
tine aud the oil both act on the nervous
system. though differently. the nicotine
paralyzing the heart by its action on
the brain, while the oil confines itself
chiefly to the spinal cord and the motor
nerves.
1t will thus be seen that no part OF
the victims equipment escapes the
deadly effect of tobacco in excess.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-04-04
A Chameleon. Bite.

The bite even Of the largest chame-
leon does not fetch blood. though the
teeth leave indentations | often. says
n naturalist. provoke them to bite me
I'm order to observe their habits. and
only once. when one caught me be-
tween the fingers where the skin is
tender, was | really hurt On this oc-
casion the thing held on so persistently
and firmly that | could not for some
time free my finger. At last l was
obliged TO call some one to get 1T OF by
forclbly opening its mouth. Even then
IL did not pierce the skin. Its teeth are
too fine and regular. but the dotted
triangular impression of the little teeth
was very red and distinct for some
minutes.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-04-04
RailroaaimK Terma.

Railroading terms In England and
America differ very widely. The Eng
lish would speak OF shunting train.
We call 1t switching. Freight trains
they call goods trains. coaches are car
riages, conductors are guards, engi-
neers are drivers. trucks are boggles
and freight cars are wagons. The
British always say station Instead Of
depot and In that they have the bet
ter OF us. Rails they call metals and
tracks permanent ways. They do not
get their tickets at a ticket office, but
Mt booking office. and the sInokestaek
of the locomotive is to them the chin
ney. A railroad man going from one
country to the other finds that he has
to learn an entirely new set of phrases
about his business.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-04-04
Bright Pupils.


A young woman teacher In one or
fle grammar schools in Brooklyn was
speaking OF her work the other day.
She said that unless person had some
experience In teaching he could scarce
~ understand how marvelously stupid
some children were and what peculiar
mistakes ordinarily bright children
sometimes make. TO illustrate her
point she told three stories from her
own personal experiences. One day,
bn language examination, the follow
hg was one Of the topics: "Name three
kinds of sentences and give examples"
This is the way one of the children met
the problem. He wrote: "Declarative,
.nterrogatiY. imperative. 2+2=4.
Sx2==1S. 13-6=1."
On another day one Of the questions
N a grammar examination read: ~
rannot see 1t ----.' Complete this SEN
,ence by using the words plain or plain
y. Give your reason"
One bright youth wrote this answer:
~ cannot see 1t plain Reason: Be
cause 1t is too far away"
Another scholar answered the ques-
tion as to why the Dutch settled on the
Hudson river by saying. 80 they could
have a place to wash.'-New York
Tribune,
The Tucson citizen., 1902-04-04
I..nres rrcd For rnrer.

Leaves of trees were used for writing
purposes very early by the Egyptians
and probably by the Greeks. The HIN
docs continued the use of this material
until within u few centuries. Even mt
tue present time books of leaves are
not uncommon in the south OF Ihdia
and the island of Ceylon. The leaves Of
some Asiatic trees. from their size ana
smoothness. are admirably adapted for
books. If we may judge from the name
"leaf" being still applied to the paper
of books, we should imagine these
leaves to have been formerly the prin-
cipal material In use.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-04-04
DO Your work Well.

Possibly you think your employer
docs not notice you or know about yous
work The writer of this was talking
the other evening to an extensive ell-
nloyer of labor and he talked most OF
the evening about his workmen. lie
knew all about every one Of them. from
the head man to the Iaborers and not
cd their good and bad points Don
forget that your employer knows all
nbout you. When he needs new fore
man or superintendent. he knows the
one to selcct.--AtchiSon Globe
The Tucson citizen., 1902-04-04

EFFECTIVE AT ONCE-The Illin-
ois Central railroad will put in 8 new
fact schedule on their Omaha and Chi
cago line, whereby train No. 2 will be
cut down one hour. 1t will leave
Omaha at 7:45 p. m. daily via Fort
Dodge, Waterloo, Dubuque, Freeport
and Rockford, arriving iu Chicago at
Q 80 q. m. next day. Train No. 4 will
be made daylight train leaving Omaha
at 7 a. m. via the same route as above,
reaching Chicago at 9:46 p. m. came
day. These two trains also carry
through equipment between Omaha and
St. Paul via Fort Dodge and Albers Lea
reaching Minneapolis at 7:25 q. m. and
8 :55 p. m. respectively. The equip
ment OF these trains includes the latest
pattern wide yestibuled Pullman sleep
ing car, buffet library smoking car, free
reclining chair car and dining car.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-04-04
A DOCTORS DAD PLIGHT.

1.-TWO years ago, as a result of a Sc
we're cold, lost my voice." writes DR..
M. i. Scarborough, of Heborn, ohio.
Then began an obstaniate cough. Ev-
cry remedy known TO me as a practic-
ing physician for 35 years, failed, and
I daily grew worse. Being urged to try
DIR. Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption, Coughs and Colds, found
quick relief. and for last ten days have
felt better than for two years" Posi-
lively guaranteed for Throat and Lung
troubles by all druggists. soc and $1.00.
Trial bottles Tree.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-04-04
SHOT IN HIS LEG.

For sores. burns, wounds, DeWitts
Witch Hazel Salve is sure cure. Skin
diseases yield to 1t at once. Cures
piles Beware of counterfeits, Il suffer
ed from a gun shot wound in my leg;
says A. S. Fuller, English. Ind, De
Wits Witch Hazel Salve finally cured
me-" 5, ID, Bell & Son.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-04-04
To IittIe Profit.

Don't you think l preached very
poor sermon this morning." asked the
new preacher of the deacon. from
whom he expected compliment.
"Yaas. / do" drawled the honest
deacon. "but it runs in my mind thet
I've heard worse. ef cud only rickol-
lect wher' it wuZ." Ohio State Jour
The Tucson citizen., 1902-04-04
WANTS TO HELP OTHERS.

Il had stomach trouble all my life,' -
says Edw. Mehler. of Union Bottling
Works, Erie Pa. ''and tried all Kinds
of remedies, trying to get moments
peace. Finally | took Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure and / never found its equal for
stomach trouble and gladly recon-
mend it." 1t cures all stomach trou-
bles. 1t digests what you eat s. d.
Bell & Son.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-04-04
Declining.

The Friends the editor enjoying
good health?
The Poet (sadly)-No; from what I've
seen of him he has been declining for
the last five years.-PhiladeIphia Rec
ord.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-04-04
The Same Air.

Mrs. Homer--Jane. open that window
and let q little fresh air into the house.
Jane-It isn't fresh air at all. mem;
It's the same air that's been about here
all the morning.-Boston Transcript.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-04-04

Eczema, scald head, hives, itchiness
of the skin OF any sort, instantly re-
livede permanently cured. Doan's
Ointment. At any drug store.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-04-04
The Wear and Tear of 1t.

You must find it wearing to be the
wife Of q genius"
Yea; 90 many fools want to know
how I am able 70 get along with him."
Chicago Record;Herald.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-04-04
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.

Take Laxative Bromo QuinlLe Tab
lets. All druggists refund the money
II it fails to cure. E. w. Groves sign
ature Is on each box. 25c.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-04-04

A lazy liver makes lazy man. Bur
dock Blood Btters is the natural
never failing remedy for a lazy liver
The Tucson citizen., 1902-04-04

For repairing of fine watches and
jewellery go to e. G. Capo's. Every
watch is guaranteed. Only frst-class
work turned out
The Tucson citizen., 1902-04-04

II you want to see the latest dress
goods patterns go to w. e. Felix's De-
partment Store.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-04-04

Byron W. King can repeat from
memory ten entire plays of Shape
speare.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-04-04

Don't forget that you can get q plate
OF oysters in any style for rs cents mt
Cafe Goldtree.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-11-07

gage car, where his friends, the bag
gagemen, greeted him royalty, never
insulting him by any reference to his
tag. On his last journey west few
years ago, wearied by monotonous
trip, he slipped from the car at Las
Vegas Hot Springs in order to enjoy
the air and scenery. The trainmen.
not sympathizing with his ambition,
at once started in pursuit, but the re-
sentful Taffy made good his retreat de-
spite of an organized pursuit of all
hands, which delayed the great over
land express, whose longest stop is ten
minutes, four additional minutes. His
curiosity surfeited, he returned in a
dignified way to the station, made him
self at home, and, hopping en- the next
train, arrived at Pasadena safe and I'M
concerned With the satisfied air of a
man who had seen the world Once
after leaving him in Pasadena his mis-
tress telegraphed for him and he
Joined her here, coming on in the
charge of Pullman conductor and
adapting himself as quickly to sleep.
ing car life as he had to that Of the
baggage car. The porter is said to
have wished that all his passengers
gave him as little trouble as Tatfy did
Taffy's character. as we'll as his ex-
periences, is out of the common run
of dogdom. Though devoted to horses
and other animals, including human
ones, he is utterly Indifferent to his
own kind, never mixing in street
brawls or with ordinary dogs. One OF
the loves of his life has been big cat
which he has raised from kitten with
jealous care. At all times he is indie.
pendent and curious. Driving he is al.
ways on the coachman's seat On q
trolley car his preferred perch is with
the motorman. And crossing the Mis-.
sissippi he made fgurehead of him
self in the prov of the vessel.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-11-07
GREAT DOG TRAVELLER.
Tany Has Covered Thousands of
Miles on Railway Trains and His
Own Sturdy Legs.

Taffy is neither a Welshman nor a
thief, but Californian, gentleman
and traveller. He is now a resident OF
Lake Forest and the devoted follower
of his mistress, Mrs. Franklin Smith,
says the Chicago Tribune.
Taffffy has made five trips between
Pasadena and Chicago, the shortest be-
ing $500 miles. Several times the dis
lance has been increased 500 or 900
miles by his mistress going to New
Orleans or by some other indirect
route. Only after the invention of a
canine padometer can it be ascertained
how many miles Taffy has covered with
his own sturdy little legs.
Taffy was born and spent his early
doghood in Pasadena, being addicted
to gardening and the care of the stable.
He has remained devoted horseman,
alternately wild with delight when
the horses are put in, and overcome
with fear lest he may not be allowed to
take his place beside the coachman. AS
a reward for good behavior he is some
times allowed to ride one of the
horses, and then his enthusia SIN knows
no bounds.
His first railroad journey was made
when he was year old and for several
succeeding years he took the round
trip. Taffy's sleeping car was the bag
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-11-07
News in Brief.

The post Office at Sweetland, Mus
catine county, has been discontinued
Mail to Muscatine.
The semi-annual statement of the
Iowa banks shows over 100000 sur
plus in the state banks.
A. H. Bickford, the Standard Oil
company's representative at Rolfe
died very suddenly.
The Commercial hotel at Cincinnati
was burned while crowded with
guests. All escaped by jumping eN,
cept the landlord, who was severely
burned.
II. III. Abrams. superintendent OF
the Anti-Saloon League for Iowa, has
secured. injunctions against all the
saloons in Greene and the town is
dry"
Stephen Rye, aged 16. was instantly
killed at Eddyville while choppine
down a tree. The tree fell upon him
crushing him.
Miss Drury Nixon was burned to
death at Ash Grove. She was burn.
ing weeds from a potato patch when
her clothes caught fire.
DR.. Holland, Il prominent physician
of Dubuque, died of typhoid fever.
Joseph Schreckengost, well-knowr
Iowa railroad man, was killed by :
train in the yards at Ottumwa.
The Ida Grove Era, the second old
est paper in the county, has been solo
by w. j. Anderson to Freeman Brown
a capitalist of Storm Lake, and Frank
Brown, of Wprthington, Ind, a broth
er of Freeman Brown.
Mrs. Updegratf, wife of former Con
gresham Thomas Updegraff, of the
Fourth district, died suddenly in Nc
Gregor.
Judge Isaiah Doane, aged SIS years
died in Webster City of heart failure
He had resided there since 1858.
&C. Mcintyre, of Ottumwa, promi
nent railroad attorney, died in Chart
ton of paralysis.
Willie Mckee, aged nine years
while playing circus with trapeze
was accidentally hanged at Ceda,
Falls, and when found he was dead
Herman Martin fell 80 feet from
the Third street viaduct u in Fort
Dodge ANA broke his neck. Death
was instantaneous.
John II. You'll was kicked over the
heart by vicious COW and killed al.
most instantly at Battle Creek. lie
had lived there 25 years and was in.
tuential in the community.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-11-07
sliraculou. Apple Trick.

You can divide an apple into severalf
parts without cutting the r:nd. rass a
needle and thread under the rind cf:
the apple, which is easily done by put.
ting the needle in again each tin. e.
at the same hole it came out of; ana
so passing on until you have gone
around the apple. Then take both ends
Of the thread in your hands and pull;
by this means the apple will be dividedl
into two parts. In the same way you.
can divIue it into as many parts as.
you please, the rind remaining en-
tire.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-11-07
A CHICKEN STORY.

Once there was little chicken,
And he used to go a-pickin'
All among the biddW hens to get his food
Twas a pretty little fellow,
Plump and downy, soft and yellow,
But he never Thought that anything wa
good.
He would bitterly complain
Whenever it did rain,
OF if the grass was very wet with dew.
He didn't like the cold
And If the truth be told,
He just found fault with everything tina
grew.
So the other little chicks,
Thought they'd put him in fix,
And they said: I'VE will no longer pla!
with you.
You're SO very glum and sour
We have ne'er happy hour,
When we might be a jolly, happy crew.
So they left him all alone,
Sitting perched upon a stone,
And they would not speak to him singh
word.
But they were very kind
When he did make up his mind
That he would really be better bird.
Chic Garden.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-11-07
FIGHTING THE BADGERS.
west Prairie Farmers Suffered
Great Loss from Them.

From Eleanor Gates Chapters from
the Biography of Prairie Girl" in the
Century. we take this description of an
experience familiar enough to the
farmer of the far northwest.
1t was the little girl who discov-
cred that the badgers were encroach-
ing upon the big wheat fields that
stretched westward across the Dakota
prairie, from the farmhouse to the
sandy bank of the Vermillion. In
bringing the cattle home from the
meadows one night, along the cow
path that bordered the northern end
of the grain, she allowed several to
stray aside into the field, which was
now family green with its new sprout-
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-11-07
Down a shaft.

Five men fell so feet down coal
shaft at Newton and We're probably ia
tally injured. The men were being ele-
waited to the surface of French Broth
ers' mine at the close of work when
the cable broke just as they reached
the top. Of the five but one, Andrew
Fleming, may recover, and the 9TH
ers, Hugh Smith, John Shook, Eugene
Walsh and John Walsh, are not ex-
pected to live. All have families.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-11-07
IOWA STATE NEWS.
Scored the Jury.

A report of the Dubuque county
grand jury occasioned universal sur
prise in the case of Miss Della Liddy,
who confessedly murdered her three,
weeks-old baby by pouring carbolic
acid down it's throat. The woman did
not deny her guilt, but to the utter
amazement of the court and the pub
lie, the grand jury refused to return
an Indictment and the judge was
forced to liberate her. He took occa-
sion, however, to score the jury for
their action.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-11-07
Hereditary Hatchet Buriea

Two boys on the training ship Min
neapolis are representative of both
sides of the most merciless feud ever
known in the south-the Hatfield-Mc
Coy war. The lads are Perry Mccoy
and "Anse" Hatfield. They have buried
their hereditary hatred and are fast
friends. with hammocks sluna SIDE by
side. .--t--.--..
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-11-07

Football, Captain Would you mind
giving us fellows little practice with
your auto"
Chauffeur-Howc could l assist YOU?
''Why. get a good flying start and
smash into our line few times. Ill
instruct the boys not to injure the ma
chine. Judge.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-11-07
Banker Under Arre.t,

H. c. Christensen. president of the
sharpsburg bank, was arrested in
Marysville, Mo-, on the charge of en-
bezzling the banks funds. The amount
which Mr.. Christensen is alleged to be
short is not made public, but it is said
to be $4,000. The doors of the bank
closed recently, and at that time it wa S
stated that there was shortage. At
the same time the president of the IN
stitution disappeared.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-11-07
Money Missing.

Officers of the Des Moines national
bank made public the loss of $4,000
shipped by the American Express
company to the Bank of Erwin on Oc-
tober 20. When the package was
opened at Irwin the next day it con-
tanned brown paper.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-11-07
Sues for Damages.

The administrator of the estate of
Christopher Leonidas, who, with his
son, was shot and killed in Daven-
port last July, by Mate Dan Breen
of the Diamond 10 liner Dubuque,
has sued Breen and the Diamond
Joe line for $4,000 damages.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-11-07
Wns Well known.

Col. Edwin H. Hibben, one of the
most prominent Odd Fellows of the
country, and very well known in
lodge and insurance circles through
cut the state, dropped dead in the
Elks' clubroom in Marshalltown. His
death was due to apoplexy. Mr.. Hib-
ben had been a resident of Marshall
town for the past 81 years and was
50 years old at the time of his death.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-11-07
Held for Murder.

Harris Levich and James Walker
were indicted by the Polk county
grand jury for the murder of Isaac
Finkelstein in Des Moines August Z
last. 1t is charged that Walker
struck the blow with buggy single
tree which killed Finkelstein, and that
Levich hired Walker, who is colored,
to commit the crime. The trial will
come off this month.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-11-07
Dedicated.

slope Hail." the home for ex-con-
victs located on the beautiful farm
Of l.. S. Coffin, near Fort Dodge, was
dedicated by addresses by Mrs. Bal
lington Booth, Warden Hunter, of
Anamosa. and j. II. Cownie, of Des
Moines, member of the state board Of
control. Mrs. Booths visit was
made solely to attend the dedication.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-11-07
Robbed of Jewelry.

Burglars entered the home of NJ. j.
Eagal, at Davenport, and carried off
jewelry and sealskins valued at s., 900,
most of which belonged to Mr.. and
Mrs. A. II. Arnold, of Chicago, who
were staying as guests.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-11-07
A Novel R1ce

At state fair in Syracuse, n. Y, re-
Gently. there wss' race between two
focksa Of geese, driven by women
Cleveland Ilain Dealer.
Smyrna times., 1902-07-30
THE AUGUST MONTHLY MAGAZINES
Leslies Monthly; WOmau's Home Comuan.
ion and Scribners Magazine.

Robert Barr, Quiller- Couch, E. F.
benson. Harriet Prescott Spofford
MARION Hill, Onoto Watanna and Har-
Vey j. O'Higgins are some of the
tltle page of the August fiction num-
Der OF Leslie's Monthly. The short
story by Benson is the best thing he has
done since ''Dodo" created such a sem
satlon and Robert Barr's love story.
that revolves around a new and most
attractive MarcOni invention, is as sur
prlslng as it is delightful. The Japa-
nese story of Onoto Watanna with its
mixture of Eastern and Western sen.
lment against the back aground of
Japan offers an interesting contrast tn
O'Higgins story of a New York en-
gagement.
Professor c.. E. Borchgrevink. the
Antarctic explorer and the man who
has been nearest to the South Pole.
tells of those remarkable birds. the
penguins, and illustrated his article
with many exceptional photographs.
The interesting plan of printing
photographs of the authors in connec-
ton with these stories and giving
short account of their lives is one of
the original featul of this number.
Fiction is what people want in hot
weather, and in the August Wonaan's
Home Companion the tired reader
has treat. "A Bank Mystery" by
Robert Barr, and "The Folly of the
Rutherfords,.' by Octave Thanet, are
strong studies. GA Chemical Come
dy, by Morgan Robertson, is a hu-
morous tale of the sea. Onoto Watanna
contributes ga Japanese-American
Love Story, and in "a Lake. Country
Elopement' Louis Pendleton gives a
charming picture of loxe in the Cana
dian wilderness. A feature likely to
create a discussion is Mr.. Hudson
Maxim's "How the World Will End"
The Renaissance of the Apron - "a
Dutch Kitchen" and 'Lace- Making"
are all articles likely to appeal to the
housewife. Published by the Crowell
Publishing Co., Springfield, Ohio; one
dollar year; ten cents a copy; sample
copy free.