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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-12-09

in the civil war, and was afterwards
provisional governor of Mississippi in
the reconstruction period and United
States senator from that state.
Young Ames has just a shade of re-
semblance to his grandfather, and he
has the old generals faculty for at
taching friends to himself. Young as
he is he has a record in which he
ought to take good deal of pride He
was lieutenant in the Massachusetts
militia when the war with Spain broke
out. He went to the front with his
regiment and came out of the Porto
Rico campaign a lieutenant colonel.
Then he went home and served three
years in the legislature, and now he is
in congress.
When Ames was stationed at Camp
Alger early in the spring of 1898 he
was engineer officer of the camp, and
in the course of his duties he had a
good many scraps, owing to the fact
that, though merely a lieutenant, he
sometimes had to give directions to
officers of regiments of much higher
rank. One of his troubles as with Rep
resentative Dick, who was lieutenant
colonel of an Ohio regiment. The two
had not met since till the opening day
OF congress, when they happened to sit
side by side in the street car leaving
the capitol. They matched pennies for
the fare and made UP for good.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-12-09
STARTING A MEADOW.
First Requisite Is Thorough Prepar-
ntion of the Land and Syste-
matte Cultivation,

When new meadow is to be made
1t is advisable to see that the land has
most thorough preparation. A meadow
that is permitted to become such with
out proper preparing is likely to have
characteristics that will remain with it
as long as it is meadow. We have
seen such meadows and have worked
in them, and can testify that they are
hard to NOW, hard to rake and hard TO
travel over. Doubtless the plants find
1t hard sometimes to make growth
on hard, lumpy, sunburned land that
might have been made otherwise by
little extra work with the harrow
and drag
IT during the year preceding the
abandonment of grass the land has
borne corn crop, its Irregularities are
very likely to be intensified. The old
stalks are seen in the field of grow
Ing grass and are only too plainly appar-
ent. Ii such land be rolling and in a
humid country, the chances of it's gull
lying are increased. Sometimes these
gullles develop into considerable water
courses during the few days of heavy
rainfall.
1t pays to put good deal Of work
on the land that is to be made into
meadow before seeding. If the disk
harrow is used on the farm it can be
made to do good service here. The
smoothing harrow and the roller will
! carry the work on still further, and in
some cases, ss of hard ridges, the drag
will help to equalize matters. A
smooth surface is desired, and it
should be obtained at any cost Roll
ing the land will give it surface that
will not easily gully, at least not SO
easily as when the water gets a start
between the ridges of corn of the
previous year.
When the grass gets started is the
time to see that there are no barren
spots. When found they should re-
celve attention and seed at once, be it
fall or spring. Grass starts on such
spots from seed sown in the cool
weather of the fall or spring, but will
not start in the hot weather, as the
soil Immediately on the surface is kept
dried out too much to permit of the
seeds getting enough moisture for the
terminating process. 1t must be re-
membered that moisture is one of the
requisite conditions that make germi-
nation possible. If these spots are al
lowed to remain vacant through the
fall and spring they will harden in the
sun of July and August and become
still harder to reseed.-Farmers' Re-
view.
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luey udu WORKED
their way up through service in the
Office at London, or in minor places
in legations. Sir Julian Pauncefote,
when he came to Washington, had
never held real diplomatic post in his
life. He had grown gray as an under
secretary in the foreign Office and was
strictly an Office man. Sir Michael
Herbert likewise, although he had
served as secretary Of legation both in
Washington and Paris, had spent
years in the foreign Office; and he had
never served even as minister before
he came to Washington as an ambas-
sador
Sir Mortimer Durand, on the other
hand, has had a strictly diplomatic
career of the strenuous sort He has
trained his mind and sharpened his
wits by conflict with the machiavellian
intellects of the Orient, and Washing-
ton is by far the most civilized post
that has ever fallen to his lot
Sir Mortimer comes from a family
that has been in the Indian service for
generations, and that doubtless &C.
counts for the bent of his mind. His
training will stand him in good stead
in Washington now, for questions af-
fecting oriental countries are coming
more and more to the front in Ameri.
can diplomacy.
LOUIS COOLIDGE
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-12-09
TIMELY ORCHARD NOTES.

A big cider barrel makes a poor
farmer.
Nut culture holds out possibilities of
profit in some localities, but the re-
turns are longer coming in than from
fruit trees.
Cover strawberry beds early. Its the
first hard freeze that does the most
damage. Get the mulch on just be-
fore this is expected.
Delaware, Concord and Niagara
trio of grapes hard to beat. Set three
vines of each and add one of Hartford
Prolific, Green Mountain and Brighton
to make an even dozen.
The Ben Davis gets lots OF hard
knocks from consumers, but it comes
up as handsome and tasteless as ever.
Look out for overplanting and add
some better varieties to your list.
At least dozen varieties of choice
apples, suited to all seasons and tastes.
should be grown for family use by
every considerable land owner. But
for profit, it were better for the grower
to tie himself down to the least num-
Der of winter varieties, all of which
are found to do well in his locality.
To set an acre of two-year-old apple
trees, of ordinary quality, $12.50 viii,
perhaps, cover the expense Suppose
the cost of trees was double; that
would be difference worth consider
ing, but if you get trees that will bear
few more barrels of fruit, it would
be good investment. In no other en-
terprise is the starting with a good
thing so important-J. w. Adams. in
Farm and Home.
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Tension
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STRONG PICKET FENCE.


even to goat, chicken or rabbit. The
timber for the pickets are cut three feet
long, and split like clapboards, or shakes.
one inch thick. Two thousand can be
easily made in one day by two men
one bolt and bark-and timber will go
much farther than in rails. The posts
are set ten feet apart, and broken rails
-sharpened-wi do for every other
post. The pickets are woven between
wires, and driven back with little mall
let. The tension can be made at the
blacksmith shop for trifle, and will
let the wires loose, as needed. 1t ia
made with five little iron pegs, put
through a piece of iron extending one
inch on each side; one wire goes on each
side Of it. Put barb wire on top.-El-
mer Holland, in Epitomist.
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it is only hairy, silvery surface on the
black material, or stripe raised like
ridge, or an oblong splash of closely
set silvery white fur.
A very smart short skirt is the UNI
brella cut into narrow and graduated
cores, say nine or II gores With this
skirt the coatlet may be Russian
blouse jacket, or a three-quarter tight
fitting coat. The seams should all be
strapped with glace silk. The upper
part of the coat sleeve might match the
dress and end a little below the Shout
der line, where the glace silk sleeve bal
looms out in the fullnesss provided by it's
closely-set gathers. Long skirts are
more or less of the umbrella type, but
many are gathered or tucked at the
top.
The present tendency in skirts is the
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-12-09


the laurels of debate between them.
There has been nobody else who could
quite touch either of them; and they
were fairly even match. 1t was in
evitable that the two should not clash;
and the row came in the heat of de-
bate. Hepburn thought Cannon made
his remarks needlessly personal. Can
non couldn't see it in that light, and so
for many months these republican
gladiators never spoke as they passed.
1t looked as though the feud would
be lasting one; but year ago when
Cannon announced his candidacy for
speaker Hepburn, like the big-minded
fellow that he is, walked into Cannon's
headquarters one day, held out his
hand and exclaimed: "Joe, I'm going
to vote for YOU" That was one of the
early things that set the tide flowing
toward the Illinois man, and now that
congress is at work and he has
achieved the ambition of his life he
signalizes the reconciliation by asking
Hepburn to put him in nomination in
the house-which, of course, Hepburn
does cheerfully.
There was significance in the Incl
dent that was not generally under
stood, but it meant great deal for
party harmony during these coming
two years. Hepburn will come very
close to being the republican leader on
the floor. He's little outside the or
ganization, just as Cannon was during
the Henderson regime; but Cannon
was the real leader then in spite of his
isolation.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-12-09
A DAINTY RECEPTION GOWN.

champagne, and parchment tints are
never more seductive than in gloomy
winter weather, but such luxuries are re-
served for Fortunes favorite's. Very
lovely are the soft beaver cloths made in
these delicate shades, which combine
SO well with fur or feather stoles.
Spots of all sizes, from the pins point
to the size Of pea or large pastille,
are in vogue; sometimes the spot is a
small bright silk one, raised like an en-
broidered dot, but oftener it is quite
furry, splash of fur on light ground,
or disc of plush in ring of white fur.
silvery and long-haired, on a light sur
face. Pepper and salt fabrics are most
effective for short costumes. Sometimes
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-12-09

ETC., or add ten feet to the length Of
the building for such purposes.
Each gable near the peak has four
light window. Each section of the
poultry house has a six-light window
on the south side. All the windows
slide and are covered with wire net
ting on the outside.
The partitions between the sections
are made of inch boards running to
netting and are hung with spring
hinges, so as to be self-closing to pre-
vent the possible escape of the birds.
Each pen has one of these doors, and
likewise each end of the building.
Both inside and outside doors should
be kept securely locked.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-12-09
How EGGS Absorb odor.,

Very few people are aware how rap.
idly eggs absorb the orders of nearby
objects such as onions and kerosene or
even the filth of the poultry house. The
shell is porous and in few hours the
yolk of an egg will become tainted by
near proximity to strong odors. Strictly
fresh eggs that bring the highest prices
to local customers, are removed shortly
after they become separated from the
hen, and are kept in clean receptacle
in clean room Midland Farmer.
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PIGEON HOUSE AND FLY,

is 40 feet long, IL feet wide and nine
feet high to peak of roof Along the
north side passageway three feet wide
runs the full length. This is shown in
our second illustration. The rest of
the space is divided by four partitions
into five pens of equal size The pens
are separated from the pasageway by
wire netting reaching from the floor to
the roof, with a door into each pen. If
the pigeon raiser has but one house he
should either use one of these COM
partments as room for storing feed
and other supplies. picking squads,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-12-09

how to set type in the old days before
the type setting machine came into
vogue, and so drifted naturally into
newspaper work. He came to Wash
ington in the course of his wander
ings and got a place as a reporter on
the Evening Star. After working there
few months he suddenly took it into
his head to strike west again, and no.
body in Washington heard a thing
from him until 1894, when word
reached here of the eccentricity of a
person of the same name who. wishing
to be appointed United States marshal
under the Cleveland administration,
had written his application on piece
of birch bark. The novel petition was
granted, but Bede soon gave up the
Job because he couldn't stand for the
proposition that a government official
must give up active interest in poll
tics.
Bede was democrat then of a pref
ty stiff type. He resigned his place
and put in a lot of hard work for
sound money. In 1896, when the Chi
cago convention was captured by free
silver, he became republican, and he
has been one ever since
Bede has one distinction for a new
member. He got fine piece of pat
ronage before he had warmed his seat
in the house. He was on deck when
the vacancy came on the civil service
commission through the resignation of
Commissioner Foulke, and he prompt
ly secured the appointment of con-
stituent of his to the vacancy.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-12-09

warm to the eye, smooth and bright, de-
spite their long-haired proclivity. The
check patterns are particularly smart,
square of dull material. Paris sends US
over some beautifully soft tartan and
striped materials with lines of vivid
color blurred by wooden surface, so that
the bright hues are seen under haze
of dark fluff" Thick mohairs look
rather hard, and we have endless new
serges, homespuns and hopsacks, all
classical and eniinently useful.
New colors are not lacking the
dull, faded plum bloom, to the wine
shades and violine which is mixture of
red and purple. Petunia and heliotrope
have their opponents, but tobacco brown,
just the color of good cigar, is prime
mond green, Parma mauve and deep or
ange.
Tinted coloring, which is one deep
shade, such as fruit red, paling to it's
faintest expression, and which in this
case would be a pale coral, will be much
affected, and in ribbons we have an i'm
mense variety of these ombre or shaded
colorings. Dark blue is blended with
apple green, crimson or yellow, but the
contrasting color generally takes the
form of panne or velvet
Three colors are sometimes introduced
into one dress, such as gray and white,
with just suspicion of yellow or ma
genta velvet.
Plum bloom, a dull blush shade of
plum, is susceptible of all manner of
treatment as to color. 1t makes a splen-
did foil for pale blue, straw color or
cream, and mates admirably with GER
tain shades of rose pink. White, ivory,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-12-09
rlAl1O(eOD. !. ..8|VA4
GfgK{k>.,r,:,d ::SllI>E5&
HOUSE FOR PIGEONS.
Suggestions ms to Proper Construc-
ton Epitomized from Recent
Government Bulletin.

The pigeon house should be built on
a well-drained site. The following sug-
gestions as to construction are made
by a government bulletin: No house
should be built for more than $50 pairs,
nor should more than so pairs be kept
in each section. In our first illustra-
ton we show house that is very SER
viceable. This shows a general view
of the pigeon house in the rear, with
the yard Called the "fy"). The house
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-12-09

SduOI, WHO is e4-
pected to arrive
almost any day.
Sir Mortimer
Durand-for that
is the name
seems to be a lit
tie different order
Of diplomat from
any OF h er who
h a S been en- t
here from the
court of ST. James.
His predecessors
have all been what
are known as
foreign o fiji C e
men," That is.
@l,o,, Ll ,,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-12-09

Cno most interest
ing of them is
Butler Ames, the
grandson of Ben
jamin F. Butler,
W b o re p resents
the same district
the doughty old
general represent
ed for years just
after the war. He
is not only the
grandson of Gen.
Butler, but lie is
the son of Adel-
bert Ames, who
was a major gen.
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oSS4 S4oSSo W
everybody except
members of the
house ever since
the Reed regime.
T h e m a r b ! e
room, which COR
responds in the
senate to t b e
speakers lobby in
the house, has al
ways been open to
favored visitors,
and senators have
received t b e i r
callers there; but
this privilege has
never been ac-
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-12-09

is about as graft
flying news as is
likely to come out
of congress this
session. Two big,
manly, breezy fell
lows have been
hating each other
pre- t ty cordially
for three or four
years back-all on
account of words
unfitly spoken in
debate.
Since Reed went
out of congress
Cannon and Hep
burn have shared
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-12-09

striking figures in
t h e Fifty-eighth
congress. He is an
Ohio farmers boy
in the beginning,
and he shows the
marks now Of the
hard knocks he
had to put up with
on the farm. He
has run up against
all sorts of ex-
periences S II n C e
those days and he
knows the world
pretty we'll now.
He got his edu-
cation nv stutlying
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-12-09
AN EFFECTIVE FENCE.
1t Is of the Picket Variety and VIII
Turn Anything, Even the
Smallest Animals

Seeing plan for fence which has
long been in use here, attempt to de-
scribe one which is taking the place of
the post and rail fence; being so much
cheaper, more durable, quicker, and
easier made, and will turn anything
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-12-09
Winter Colors
and Materials

ASHIONS in materials, both
for dresses and coats, are de-
cidedly furry" Long
haired camel cloth is made
with a sheeny surface that
proclaims the presence of
mohoir Tho pa1., fohr;oc oro
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-12-09
The British Minister,

There is great curiosity in Wash
ington to see the new British ambas-
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-12-09
WASHINGTON GOSSIP
Interesting Incidents of the Law
Makers at National Capital.
THE END OF A HOUSE FEuD
How Speaker Cannon and Congress
man Hepburn Settled n Quarrel
Youthful Members of the House
The New British Minister.

Neutrality-suspicious. Cannon and
.Pete" Hepburn have made up. That
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-12-09
The Rise of Rede.

j. Adam Bedc, the new member from
Minnesota, promises to be one of the
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-12-09
Youthful Congressman.

There are a good many youthful
members of the new house. One of
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-12-09
Place to Enter;oin

Speaker Cannon is planning to
throw open the speakers lobby, which
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-12-09

winters and working through the sum-
'ner to support himself He learned
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-12-09
A Welcome Guest

"Will you have any guests at your
Thanksgiving dinner, Mr.. Cloverseed?"
We'll, I've axed turkey"-N. Y.
World.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-12-09
On Thnnksgiyins.

First Boy-We had the minister for
dinner yesterday
Second Boy-We had turkey Judge
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-04
SLLTAN'S WISH FOR SUBJECTS
Welfare OF All without Regard to Race.
He Tells Church Leaders.
Special Caol. Despatch to THE SUN.


CoNsrANTINoPIF. Sept. 3The heads Of
the various religious communities visited
the Sultan on Monoay and congratul d
him upon the anniversary OF his accession
to the throne. His Majesty, in thanking
the deputation, saio in effect that his only
desire was the welfare OF the populat ion,
without distinction of race or religion.
He added:
Concerning the detestable and regrettable
deeds to which the Ecumenical Patriarch
has alluded, am convinced that the move
ment is not spontaneous from the people
but that ii is instigated from abroad |
hope the measures taken will insure tran
quillity / call upon God to witness the
sincerity of my declaration that all my
aspirations and work are for the welfare
Of my subjects"
The Sultan ordered he Bulgarian Exarch
TO communicate his words 10 his flock
Addressing the Greek Patriarch, his Ma lest y
said he regretted that Greeks had suffered
from the disturbances, and that he would
contribute to alleviate their dist ress. He
regretted that some of the Turkish soldiers
had act ed contrary to their orders and to
his desires Then, addressing he Armenian
Patriarch, the Sultan said his words applied
equally 10 the Armenian nation
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-04
CROWN PRINCE FOR(ED orr,
Must Leave the Army or SaXOny because
lie Would Not Fight q Duel.
Spccn CIbls De,pa,ch 10 TaE suN


LONDON, Sept "A despatch fran Ber-
lin to the Daily Mail says the forthcoming
designations Of the Crown Prince Of Saxony
and Gen Won Treitschke, commanders
respectively of the Twelfth and Nine
leonth Army Corps are said TO form a SON
satiOnal sequel to the recent scandal in
regard to the Crown Primo es4 Louise, who
eloped with Andre Giron, the tutor Of her
children II will bo remembered about
that time her brother, Archduke Ferdinand.
thrashed the Crown Prince
Both the Crown Prince and Gen Won
Trel's"hkF have been practically ousted
from their commands, owing 10 the indig
nation felt IN high military quarter hero
because the former failed 10 fght duel
with the Archduss Saxon court Of
honor, presided over by GeL Won Trait-
s"hko, decided that II wac not Lcccssap
for thG Crown Prince 10 light duel
u Euer bcqu."sn"d 10 tho drciEiDh
and this bwo>"God such angry indiKratiol
lhAt the positions u both men worr made
uDtsnab" Th"u last appearance ~ army
officers VIII ~ during ~" annual msi ~
Nr"t u"S week
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-04
PLAY TO FIT WILLIE COLLIER
personal" Contains . Remarkable Ne
porter and Some Amusement.

A play called Personal" written by
Eugene Presbrey, was produced at the
Bijou Theatre last night and caused much
loud laughter among many auditors and
spectators. The purpose Of the play was
TO provide a vehicle for the exhibition
of the peculiar methods Of William Collier,
1t may also have had other purposes con-
cealed on it's premises, but they did not
blossom into pernicious activity. Mr. Col
lier perv AIDED the entire performance and
occupie d the centre OF the stage nearly
all the inc
1t had been promised that In this play
the world OF theatregoers was TO see the
newspaper reporter ~ he actually 10. Mr..
Golfers first appearances In the comedy.
or farce, or whatever IL 10, was as O re-
porter seeking An interview With Q wealthy
banker. III any such impertinent young
cub had ever been sent out by paper on
such Al srrand he would have been thrown
out OF the house and would not have secured
the interview The rest OF the realism
was just a. good A. that.
almost entirely OF feeders" Tor Mr. Col
liers smart replies 1t was dialogue which
could not for one instant convey any "
fusion But for tho matter Of that there
| the pine tree, which Yielded TO every touch
nor IL the suf set which suffered from square
! eclipses
III short 'Personsl' is a genuins theatre
made play, cut out by Thasplsn tailor TO
| 1T an actor who has characteristic style.
| That II will an,lse u great many peopls
| IL quite likely, beca,se q great many people
sIe very easy 10 anuse FuTheInoT
M Collier bss manner Of bis own, 9ulst
unob,n lsiys and Distinctly dry, and his
buInor IL quite worth wbi< Thare prohA-
bly, never was such reporter II there
wa he wac q failure, But thsrs " Mr.
| Collier aud I've IL funny
The Chief actor wYs assisted by @ com.
potent company including such sntors ~
Gaorge Mash, J W, ssyills, ksDnette Com.
stock, Marion Abbo, and IOuise Allen
The performance va by NO means smooth
| and ihs,s was zone idsrAbls uncertainty
aDou' the '",' However. those fsuts.
Vii soon disappear.