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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-05-20
Threatened to Blow up Train.

st. Joseph, Mo-, May 19.-An effort
has been made to extort $4,000 from
the Burlington railway officials here
under threat to blow up with dyna-
mite one of the fast mail trains run
ming between Kansas City and Omaha.
A decoy in the form of a bag filed
with rock was placed at spot desig-
mated by the robbers, near the town of
watson. Mo. At midnight the form
OF man was seen to approach the
bag, but rapidly disappeared upon
discovery of a posse lying in wait.
He was captured by the officers and
proved to be j. H. Franklin, young
farmer. He declines to give the
names of others who are supposed to
be with him in the plot.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-05-20
Doodle Investigation.

st. Louis, May 19.-Testimony be-.
fore the grand jury was to the effect
that $4,000 was paid to defeat the
bill to reduce the fees of the excise
commissioner Of ST. Louis This
money, it was testified, was distriD-
uted in blocks of $500. w. T. earring
ton, state superintendent of schools,
and R. P. Thompson. chief deputy ex.
else commissioner, were witnesses be-
fore the grand jury. Despite the
money used to influence members Of
the legislature against the bill, a
compromise was finally adopted,
which gave to the excise commissioners
only 40 per cent of the income of the
office. just who paid the Doodle
money has not yet been divulged.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-05-20
Heavy Losses Among Lambs,

Butte, Mont. May 1s.-Advices
from northern and southern sections
OF the state tell of extremely heavy
losses among the lambs as a result of
the snowstorm. Dillon reports say
tens of thousands of young lambs have
fallen beneath the fierceness of the
heaviest blizzard for May in the his
tory OF this section. H. H. Wilson.
sheep herder on the range near
Portage, has been lost and undoubt-
edly frozen to death. Wilson's horse
was found wandering in deep drifts.
Ranchers about Fort Benton, Cascade
and Griser have suffered heavily and
reports OF losses come in from every
side.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-05-20
Yale Students in Strike Troubles

New Haven. May 19.-Union labor
and Yale student interests have come
into conflict by the adventure of six
undergraduates of Yale who recently
TOOK the places of striking truck driy-
ers. Committeeman from the trades
union lave asked President Hadley
to cah the students from the trucks.
Yale's president has declined on the
ground that the constitution permits
any man to sell his labor, and now
threats intimating that union labor at
wosk ON Yals's aev halls NY b
called out in q sympAshs&ac strike sre
heard among the strikers.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-05-20
STUDY AGRICULTURE.
Party of German Agriculturalists
Visiting America.

A party of German agriculturalists
are now touring the United States in
the interest of agriculture: There are
forty -four in the party and all are mem.
bers of the German Agricultural socie-
ty, one of the great national institutions
of Germany, which has membership
of over 1900. While the party now
travelling in this country has the sane
tion of the German government, it is
not sent by the government. Each man
travels at his own expense and for the
purpose of learning what will most
benefit himself Trips Of this kind have
been taken each year for many years,
although this is the first time the men,
bers have ever came to America having
heretofore confined their travels to Eu-
rope.
The party arrived here about two
weeks ago and came west by way of
Washington and then on to st. Louis
and Kansas City. From Kansas City
they came to Ames college, where they
were guests on Tuesday last. They were
much pleased at their. reception and
showed their pleasure by sending tele-
gram to Secretary Wilson The mes.
sage spoke in the most complimentary
terms Of the college to which the secre.
airy had been connected and which he
had in measure been able to build up.
Upon the arrival of the distinguished
guests. the college chimes struck up a
number of familiar German airs, caus-
ing the visitors to express their apprecia
tion repeatedly.
During the day every department was
inspected and studied with great inter.
est. The fine stock. the improved
machinery, the. dairy departments, all
received many words of commendation.
The party visited the Cookfarm in Sac
county and have gone west
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-05-20
CARS RUN At BRIDGEPORT
Company Resumes Traffic
Without Interference.
WOMEN OUT WITH sTlLET7os

italian Strike Syn,pa-. c.s Attack
Workmen on I1w iork SuaW-y.
Police Arrest Fclr hmazons, T.4o
Carrying Murderaus i-cokins Knives.
Bridgeport. Conn LAY 19.-With
very few exceptions the running OF
trolley cars on the lines of the Con-
necticut Railway AMI Lighting COM
pany, manned by nonunion motormen
and conductors, was not intertered
with. There were ffteen, men and
boys locked up during the day on
charges OF intimidation The majority
of the prisoners were using offensive
language to the strike breakers at
the time of arrest. A. trolley car
manned by nonunion men and guarded
by two deputy sheriffs was fired on
by a man on the west side. No dam
age was done, and the man escaped
after chase.
Despite the apparent quiet which
prevails over the city. the day was
not without it's sensational features.
The most important feature of the
day was the action taken at a meet
ing of the police commissioners, in
which some of Bridgeport's most
prominent citizens participated. This
meeting was called because OF the
difference Of opinion between Mayor
Mulvihill and the police commissioners
as to the disposition Of the police de-
partment at this time. Mayor Mulvi-
hill presided. Early in the session
he evaded questions put to him by
gentlemen present and his bearing
resulted in several speeches being
made in which the mayor was directly
caused Of doing more to incite riot
than all other causes combined. This
the mayor strongly denied, but before
the meeting was over he agreed that
hereafter he would not into. 1ere with
any action taken by the police officers
conducting the police department.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-05-20
Fires Into Movino Train.

Fayette. Mo-. May ia Missouri,
Kansas and Texas excursion train re-
turning from Jefferson City was fred
into by unknown persons near Estill.
A man named Upton, from Hannibal,
was dangerously wounded, ball pass
ing through his abdomen, and several
were cut by falling glass. Six shots
We're fired, all striking the coaches
or passing through the windows.
The train was crowded and the great
est eXcitenient ansnad.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-05-20
sleAM,sr AGAIN IN CUSTODY.

Nan Wanted in Nebraska, Iowa and
Oklahoma Recaptured at Guthrie.i-
Guthrie. Okla. May 19.-W. w.
Montgomery. charged with bigamy in
Iowa, Nebraska and Oklahoma, and
who escaped from the county Jail here
last Thursday after killing the jailer,
Jerry Emerson, was recaptured under
meath the residence of Mrs. Kate
Wyeth here, who. it is alleged, Be-
came infatuated with the handsome
prisoner, gave him revolver and
thus assisted him to escape. Mont
gomery is badly wounded, having been
shot through the left lung by the Jail
er's wife and through the right groin
by the jailer just before his death.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-05-20
Trainmen Killed in Wreck

Junction, Colo. May 19.-West-
bound passenger train No. s on the
Denver and Rio Gr,nde ran into a
rock slide near Pala Palisade, killing
Engineer George Stewart Of this place
and Fireman w. A. Woods. The mail
car plunged into the Grande river.
where it lies submerged, and the two
baggage cars were telescoped. The
coaches and Pullman remained on
the track and the passengers escaped
with severe shaking up.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-05-20
Italian Women Start , Riot.

New York, May 19.-The police were
called out to quell riot at Broadway
and Sixty-eighth street, where several
Italian women. evidently strike sympa-
thizers. had been intimidating the
men at work on the subway. Stones
were brown indiscriminately and the
women flashed huge stilettos. Four of
the women were arrested. Two of
them had stilettos, one of which was
two feet long.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-05-20
Baseball Results.

National League-Brooklyn. 3; Gin
cinnati, Z. Philadelphia. S; st. Louis,
8. Boston, 2; Chicago, 4. pittsburg,
8; New York, 2.
American League = Chicago, l.;
Washington. Z. Detroit, IL; Boston,
1. Cleveland. Z; New York, 3.
American Association-Min
8; st. Paul, g.
Western League-Omaha, 5; Peoria,
Z. Des Moines. 6; Milwaukee, 8. Den.
yer, ay Kansas City. 2. Colorado
Sprtnss,'s1; st. Joseph, 0.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-05-20
INCREASE RAILROAD TAXES.
State Board o, Equalization Raises As

oSo'o VI EQuaiiZdtion raises AS.
sessments on Lines in Nebraska.
Lincoln, May 19.-The state board of
equalization has completed it's labor
as board of assessment. The aggre-
gate assessment of railroad property
was increased $4SS,740.SO. Included
In the total is seventy-three miles Of
new road which were constructed dur
ing last year. Sixty miles of this be-
longs to the Elkhorn and thirteen to
the Union Pacific. The Union Pa
c1hc main line was increased $1OO per
mile, the Elkhorn $50 and the Chicago
st. Paul Minneapolis and Omaha $500
per mile. Without the increased mile
age the total increase in the assess
ment was $23O,OO0. To make up the
increase nearly all of the roads were
increased Slightly on the main lines.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-05-20
rarkinoton Is Worse.

Indianapolis, May lathe condition
OF Booth Harrington, who is suffering
from typhoid fever is much more Sc
rious and his temperature is 1o3. He
has been unable to take solid food for
several weeks and Is very weak Be.
fore taking sick Mr.. Harrington had
Just completed q four-act literary
play. entitled 'The Man on Horse
back" play Of the Napoleonic pc.
riod.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-05-20
Judge orde ers Rent Paid.

Chicago, May i15.-Judge Grosscup
has ordered the receivers OF the Union
Traction company to pay the rental to
the West Chicago Street Railway com.
pany today. directing them to borrow
the, money on either receivers certin-
Gates or on notes. The order was in
response to q formal application by
.the receivers for permission to borrow
the money. The amount due from the
Chicago company is $ls7ss5. .ges.-z
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-05-20
To Build Electric Road.

Jefferson City, Mo-, May 19.-The ST.
Joseph, Parkville and Kansas City
railway has been chartered here, cap
ital $5,Oo0,00O. The company is to
build an electric road from St. Jo-
seph to Kansas City. via Atchison and
Leavenworth, Kan.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-05-20


right resting on Broadway, at e:3o a. M,
IN the following order and proceed to the
cenetry.
i J. Shropshire, marshall
Sons of Veterans
John A. Logan Post, in carriages.
Women's Relief Corps. in carriages.
Civic societies. in carriages.
Citizens in carriages.
Memorial services will commence upon
the arrival of the procession at the GENE.
terry, under the auspices of the Sons of
Veterans.
Music by Quartette.
Lincoln Memorial address, by Post
Commander,
Post Commando" Sons of Veterans,
what brings you here2'
Services by Sons of Veterans.
Prayer by Chaplain.
Song-Amerca.
Address by Comrade
Song-"Cover them over with beautiful
flowers"
Memorial services to the unknown dead
by w. r. C.
Taps.
salution to the dead, by Sons of Vet.
erans.
Decoration of Comrades sygraves by Post
Responsive reading, by w. R. c.
Procession will return to the city in the
ord er itcame.
w. H, Scaggs,
Post Commander
N. L. Hunt,
Captain S. of "
Emma l.. Hunt
President w. r. C.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-05-20
DaptIsts Meet At pdn.lo.

H1alo, May 19-The great national
etheripg Of the Baptists Of the north
'dtn states from Maine to California
opened in the Prospect Baptist church
with the twenty-sixth annual meet
Ing Of the Women's Baptist Home
Mission society. of which Mrs. j. N.
Grouse of Chicago is president. !
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-05-20
salt Trust Fined s1.ooo.

San Francisco. May 15.-The case
OF the United States vs.. the Federal
Salt company was finally ended in the
United States court by Jw.ge De
Haven. who. in rendering judgment
on the case. sentenced the company to
pay ane of $1,000. It having pleaded
guilty to violating the provisions of
the Sherman antitrust law.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-05-20
kohlsaat,s Men Strike

Chicago May 19.-By their action
in voting to strike in sympathy with
the colored walters of the same firm,
the bakers in the wholesale plant of
H. II. kohlsaat & Co., has precipitated
a lockout. The bakery and the one re-
naming restaurant are closed. More
than 700 employees are made idle.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-05-20
FOR NE MORTAL DAY.
Program as Arranged by the
Committee.
SATURDAY MAY THE THIRTIETH
Lay Aside Your Labors on this Day
and Assist in Paying Tribute to De.
parted Heroes.

pAFte0 Heroes.
John A. Logan Post, the W. r. @.
and the sons of Veterans will observe
Memorial day in Denison on Saturday
May 3Oth. All are invited to attend
the services We publish the program
as prepared below. The Iowa G. A. R
ranks are fast lessening n membership,
CAPT. l.. B. Cousins, inspector for Iowa
lu his annual report, shows that
IRON membership of Is, ,299 one year
ago there only remains 1885 nearly
1000 having either died or removed
from the state. The posts in the state
have likewise decreased in numbers
IRON 1872 to 376. The following is the
exact condition of the Iowa G. "A. R.
Number of posts in the state, 376.
Members 10 good standing, 1885.
Posts inspected, 376.
Number of posts uniformed, SO.
Posts with Woman's Relief corns
auxiliary, 226.
Posts with Sons of Veterans attached
49,
Total post relief fund, s3,s72.65
Total relief fund expended, 81, 943. go.
Amount OF money in hands of quar-
ter-masters, 1923, O25.36.
Other property owned by posts, $751;
S64.O4.
OF the post inspected 156 we've in q
good condition, lis fair, and 1O5 in poor
condition of organization.
While the mem bership of the organ
ization has materially decreased DUR
ing the year intervening between Cap
tian Cousins two.reports, yet the 6nan-
ces OF the G. A. r. in Iowa shows q
good increase. On June 30, 1901 there
was owned by the Iowa organization of
the g. A. r. in monies s2l, 878.36. The
same posts this year report funds on
hand amounting to s23 O25.65. The
amount of the relief fund for the wear
ending June 1901, was 81. .279. 46; for the
last year, $3,672.65. The amount ex-
pended for the same. years was 81, 764. So
and 81 ,943. .6O
The real property owned by the
Grand Army in the state has, however
decreased from s64,o15.o2 to the a.
mount named iu this year'sreport, $751;
st4.o4. The decrease is explained by
the Inspector to have occurred on ac-
count OF the decrease in the number of
posts.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-05-20

Melbourne, Mey lS.-Ths railroad
strikers by ballot decided by an over
whelming majority to resume work on
the goverpment's terms.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-05-20
First Boat for the North.

Seattle, Wash, May 19-The steam
er Portland put to sea for Nome, be-
ing the first boat OF the season to
carry passengers north.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-05-20
Denver Cathedral p.stro ved.

Denver, May l5.-St. Johns cathe.
dral. the largest Protestant Episcopal
church In the city, was totally de-
stroyed by fire early this morning.
Loss. 100000.
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PROGRAM.

Procession will form on Main street,
right resting on Broadway, at e:3o a. M,
in the following order and proceed to the
cenetry.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-06-02

be well cultivated. There are boys
who speak up so that they can be
heard a long distance every time they
open their mouths, who are even
more Objectionable than a boy who
mumbles. An overload voice, with
a kind of defiant ring in it, is x
tremely unpleasant, and it is sure
to make a very bad impression. A
voice with a whine IN it is always
irritating, and an insolent tone of
voice has told against more than one
boy when he has been in search of a
position. The voice hat is clear
and distinct and, at the same time,
d~eferential, is the voice that makes
the best impression. Don't humble,
don't "meech," don't whine, and don't
use an insolent tone when you speak.
You may think that it is of no
consequence how a boy speaks, if he
does his work properly and faith
fully, but l. am sure that you are
mistaken. There are other things
to be taken into account besides do
ing ones work as it ought to be done,
if a boy hopes to get on in the world.
I know a young man nearly thirty
years of age who is very thorough in
his work, and would long ago have
been advanced to the position of fore
man of the establishment in which he
works, but for the fact that he is
boorish in his manners. The manner
of ones speech, as well as ones gen
eral bearing, are all considered at
certain times, apart from his work.
So speak up, and acquit yourselves
like men, boys!-J. L. Harbour, in
Success.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-06-02
U YOUNG PEOPLE
His Shadow.

I have a little shadow that goes in
and out with me,
And what can be the use of him is
more than | can see.
He is very, very like me from the
heels up to the head,
And I see him jump before me when
l jump into my bed.
The funniest thing about him is the
way he likes to grow,
Not at all like proper children, which
is always very slow,
For he sometimes shoots up taller
like an Indian rubber ball,
And he sometimes gets SO little that
there's none of him at all.
One morning very early before the
sun was up,
I rose and found the shining dew on
every buttercup,
But my lazy little shadow, like an
arrant sleepy head,
Had stayed at home behind me and
was fast asleep in bed.
Robert Louis Stevenson.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-06-02
Little Language Slips.

A teacher in a famous eastern col
lege for women has prepared for the
benefit of the students the following
list of "wOrds, phrases and express
sions to be avoided"
Set a watch upon your lips, and if
you are accustomed to making these
"slips" try to substitute the correct
expression. But don't be content with
that alone.
Learn why the preferred express
sion is correct, and this of itself will
so fix it in your mind that you will
soon use it unconsciously:
Guess" for Suppose" or "think."
elk" for arrange" or prepare"
"Ride" for "drive" interchange
ably.
"Real" as an adverb, in expressions
such as "reaI" good for "really"
good.
"Some" or "any" in an adverbial
sense; for example: Il have studied
some" for Somewhat" II have not
studied any" for "at ALL"
"Some" ten days for "about" ten
days.
Not Gas" I"know for " that" I
know.
CRY" an experiment for make"
an experiment.
Singular subjects with contracted
plural verb; for example: "She
don't skate well" for "she doesn't
skate we'll"
Expect" for Suspect"
"First rate" as an adverb.
Fright away" for Immediately"
party for person"
promise" for assure"
"Posted" for Uniformed"
Just "as sOon," for just "as lief."-
Denever Post.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-06-02
HI HUMMING-BIRD
Where to Find It's Nest, and How 1t
Feeds Its Young,

In St. Nicholas for October, Henry
Hales writes of the ruby-throated
humming-bird.
The humming-bird builds on the
upper side of a branch, a branch gen
orally about the size of the nest. The
NEST is beautifully felted with fine
white vegetable down and studded on
the outside with fine 1ichens and
minute specks of bark like the
branch itself.
They do not seem to retire to Sc
Guided places to build; they are as
eccentric in their choice of a nesting
place as in their nature and habits.
Some suppose their nests are near
the gardens or vines they visit; but
that is not often the case. A few
magic vibrations of the wings, and
they are far away in a few seconds.
The last nest I found was on the
outer end of a branch of silver pop
lar that hung over a public road; ev-
cry carriage-top that passed under it
was within a few feet of the nest
the last place in the world where 1
should have expected to find such a
nest. I should not have seen it ex-
cept that I was accidentally looking
UP into the tree, and [ saw, protrud-
ing over the side of the nest, the
long, fine bill that happened just
then to stir. The nest might have
been passed hundreds of times and
then taken for a small knot unless
thus betrayed.
These birds lay but two eggs-tiny
white morsels. The young birds
when first Matched are curious little
things, and feed by inserting their
bills in the mouths and threats of
their parents. AS the food of the
parents is composed of nectar and
fine insects, it is easily made ready
for the little ones tiny stomachs.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-06-02
Speak Up, Boys.

Next to standing erect, and having
a manly bearing, I like to have a boy
speak up when he is spoken to. He
can never make a good impression if
he mumbles or mouths" his words
when he is talking to others. Clear
and distinct e"nunciatiOn is a valuable
trait for a boy to possess. / was
in the office of the president of a
great corporation, one day not long
ago, when he rang his bell for his
Office boy. The boy came in a NOM
ent, and the gentleman said:
Odd you take that package over
to Brown and Smiths for meg
"Mum-mum."
"Did Mr.. Brown send any message
to me?"
"Mum-mum-mum."
"What did he say?"
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ooh, speak up so that I can under
stand you'll" said the gentleman, a
little sharply. "I do not know what
Observation-Disclosures means"
1t sounded exactly as if the boy
were saying Observation-Disclosures"
every time he opened his mouth.
When he had finally held up his head,
and spoken more in~telligibly, and
had then gone from the room, his
employer said:
81 really think that I shall have to
let hal boy go. He mumbles every
thing he says so that I can hardly
understand what he means. I dc
not like to send such a boy with mes
sages to our customers. | like a boy
who can speak up like a man. He
can do that, and, at the same time
be a perfectly modest and respectful
boy. Somehow, I feel rather SUSPECT.
Gus of a boy who hangs his head and
mumbles everything"
I think hal a good many people
have that feeling, although a boy may
be excessively shy and humble all
that he says and at the same time be
a perfectly honest boy. But he makes
a very poor impression, and will not
advance so rapidly as the boy who
looks one ~squarely in the face anc
speaks up like a man when he has
anything to say.
The voice has much to do with
boys success in life, and it should
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-06-02
srErn OF Ono, CRY OF TOLEDO, a.

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doing business in the City Of Toledo, County
and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay
the sum Of ONE HUNDRED for
each and every case of Catarrh that cannot be
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Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9Th day of December, AID. 1885,
iSBAL. A. w.
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the system. Send for testimonials, free.
F. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
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Hall's Family Pills are the best.
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A good book is the precious life
blood of a masters spirit, embalmed
and treasured up on purpose to a
life beyond ife.-Milton.