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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-06-24
aueer Swiss Colony.

\ Utopian society has established
itself in Ascona, little place on the
borders of Italy and Switzerland.
This little society, which numbers 3s
individuals, seeks to solve the prob
lem of how to live happily. The men,
bers are pledged to observe certain
simple rules of living, which they have
carried out now for three years. They
eat no meat, but live principally on
fruits and herbs, and they wear one
simple garment only, and no hats.
There are 16 women in the sect. They
know no laws save those of nature,
and they amuse themselves with Wag-
merriam music. The founder of the col
ony is a Belgian. Each new member
is initiated on his finding sufficient
money to buy plot of land, by the
cultivation of which he is expected to
support himself-N. Y. Sun.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-06-24
AN EAR FOR MUSIC.
Unconscious Relations Tha Exist he.
tween Musical Art and the
Human Organism.

According to new theory advanced
by Fere and Jaell, two French investi-
gators, the influence of musical tones
and intervals on the physical organism
is exactly the same with all persons,
says Success. The only difference be-
tween a musical and an unmusical per-
son is that the former is able to realize
the esthetic relations of these reac-
tions, while the other is not. BY means
of Mosso's "ergograph," a sensitive de-
vice by which the exciting or depress-
ing effect of any influence on the or
ganism can be measured the experi-
mentors have ascertained which are
stimulating combinations of sounds
and which are depressing ones.
Thus they find that discord has just
the same depressing physical effect on
a person who has no ear" as on one
who is eNquisitely sensitive to tones.
"These experiments seem to prove"
says the writers, that our musical cul-
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-06-24
MAKING ENGLISH WORSE.
Foreigners Have Enough Trouble
Over 1t Without These Mis-
takes Being Made.

Foreigners are always complain
ing, and not without reason, at the
difficulties of the English language.
This is quite natural, considering
how very different our pronunciation
is from our spelling, but what must
to them appear to be gratuitously
adding insult to injury is the entirely
opposite meanings some common
words possess in different localities,
says London Gentlewoman
In the eastern counties particuluar-
ly, many words are misleading For
instance, "there were several there"
means not just a few, but great
number; a "shy girl" is bold one;
and some of the verbs do double duty
with absolutely opposite meanings,
notably that of ''to learn
| will quote an instance CLEANED
from this mornings local daily pa
per: Situation required as under
housemaid, or where lady is willing
to learn. Good references.-Apply.' >,
etc. The advertiser was quite limo.
cent of any impertinence. She meant
where lady is willing to teach!"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-06-24
NEW ENGLAND THRIFT.
Careful Management Is n Part of the
Temperament of the Massa-
chusetts People,

The proportion of men and women
who retire on small completeness is
doubtless greater in Massachusetts
than in any other state in the union.
unless it be Pennsylvania, which is
the other state of DR.. Benjamin
Franklin's residence. But man who
has even the most robust respect for
the thrift of the people of Massa-
chusetts must be surprised to learn
from the report of the states bureau
of labor statisti that there are more
than $4,000 such persons-2s,o 900 men
and $1,000 women. Two-thirds of
them are native-born, too. The max
ing of such an Investigation was char
acteristic of Massachusetts, says
Worlds Work.
But it tells volumes about the care
full management that is part of the
New England temperament. The New
Highlander studicusly saves and he in
vests prudently, and when old age
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-06-24
Hostage for a Nickel.

Almost daily one sees records of
different persons being detained in
default of various large sums of
money. Here is q little girl who the
other day offered to place her little
faxen- haired brother in trust for tho
tiny sum of five cents. The transac-
ton, or what might have been one,
took place in certain barber shop in
town. The barber had Just finished
rounding off the little fellows bangs
and was heaping all manner of
praises on him for his good behavior
during the process of the operation,
and the little sister stood proudly
by, happy in the thought that she
was guardian through such an or
deal. Finally the time came to ''ren-
der unto Caesar the things that are
Caesars" and she handed over to the
barber a bright ten-cent piece.
"Oh. haircntin's Is cents" remark
ed his tonsorial highness.
us it? But that's all have with
me! Well, you keep him here" re-
marked the sacrificing little guard
ian, land Ill run home and get the
st.'-Philadelphia Press.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-06-24
DIGEsTIBILITY OF MEATS.
University Professors Experiment
with Artificial Digestion to
Some Purpose.

| The accepted notion that the frying
pan is the advance agent of indigestion
is supported by two University of lll
nois professors, who have been expert
menting on raw and cooked meats with
view of determining the relative di
gestible properties of each. Be the
meat raw, boiled, broiled, or fried,
they say, the stomach will handle it
with almost equal ease, but as in most
scientific treatises, there is an ''if,'
and in this case the "if" deals with
matter of time, says the Chicago Trib-
une.
If you can wait % hours to digest
your dinner, by no means be afraid of
the pork chop, fried as long as you
care to fry it in its own fat. IT, on the
other hand, you feel the need of inn
mediate digestion it would be well to
content yourself with some article Of
food more susceptible to the gastric
juices of the stomach.
The eXperiments-made at the Uni
versity of Illinois by Harry Sands
Grindley and Timothy Mojonnier-
We're by artificial digestion, solution
of pepsin being used. A pamphlet has
been issued on the subject, but as it is
so technical that the layman would
find difficulty in following it in detail,
a few quotations will suffice.
With a number of tables to support
their contention, the professors reach
this preliminary conclusion:
&c ,,lo;p1x- ay;5op+ {bot {boro &c
no difference between the digestibility
of raw and cooked meats. That is to
say, there is practically no difference
between the amount of heterogeneous
matter in raw and cooked meats that is
made soluble by the action of the acid
pepsin solution when allowed to act
for "a hours. In other words, the total
digestibility of raw and cooked meats
in acid pepsin solution of the strength
used. acting for % hours, is the same.
1t is commonly believed that cooked
meat is less digestible than raw meat"
Then, with more experiments and
more tables, they express themselves
as follows:
1T is plainly evident that there is
difference in the ease and rapidity of
the digestion of the protein or raw
meats and meats cooked by the com
mon methods. This difference is best
seen in the results obtained by diges-
ton of meats with pepsin solution for
one hour. Although the data here pre-
scented are not sufficient basis for de-
finite final conclusions; it does seem
that the protein of raw meat is more
readily soluble or digestible than the
protein of cooked meats. The eXperi-
ments also indicate that the protein
Of meat cooked by boiling is more read
lily digestible than the protein of
.broiled or fried meats. The protein
of fried meats is less rapidly soluble or
digestible than broiled meat.
"These same differences are also
noticeablein the results obtained after
continuing the digestion for two
hours, but after longer digestion these
differences mostly disappear and after
digesting with pepsin solution for "a
hours the digestibility of raw and
cooked meats seems to be practically
the same"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-06-24
Cartridge. a. Currency.

Emperor Menelill has had curl
Gus experience in his efforts to re-
place barter by metallic currency in
Abyssinia. The Maria Theresa thaler
has for years been current, but for
want of smaller coinage salt blocks
became the standard Of exchange,
and resisted all efforts. even of the
emperor, to replace them by new
currency coined in Paris some years
ago. The salt blocks have given way,
but not to the new coinage. The new
standard of values is the rifle car
fridge.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-06-24
Cherry shortcake

Sift twice together two cups of -four,
one-fourth cup of sugar, four level tea
spoons of baking powder, pinch Of
nutmeg, and one-fourth teaspoon OF
salt. Rub in one-third of cup of but,
ter; add one egg, we'll beaten and
mixed with two-thirds of cup Of
sweet milk. Roll out on a Toured
pastry board, and bake in layer cake
tin in hot oven for 90 minutes. When
done, split, spread quickly with soft
butter, then with pitted, drained and
sweetened cherries. Cover the top
also with cherries, sprinkle with
sugar, and heap whipped cream over
ell, Serve at once Home Magazine.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-06-24
AN EXTENSIVE zoo.
Wild Animals Along the
Uganl Railroad.

The Uganda Protectorate' is the
title of an excellent work in two vol
umes from the pen of Sir Harry II
Johnston, the discoverer of that
strange beast, the "okapi," and fresh
from the book presses of the Macmil-
Ian company. What is of special in
terest to American engineers, railroad
men and naturalists is the chapter in
which he describes the building and
operation of the Uganda railroad
from the East African coast inland to
the heart of Uganda, a, piece of the
quickest railroad building on record,
In this chapter Sir Harry relates that
the British have enacted the strictest
kind of game laws in Uganda; laws
which prohibit the killing of giraffes,
rhinoceroses, hippopotomi, okapi, ze-
bras, gnus, Glands, ETC., and that mas
much as the authorities are better a BILE
to enforce these stringent laws along
the line of the railroad than they are
back in the remote interior, the game,
with that instinct of self-preservation
SO well developed in wild animals, have
focked in great herds to the open
prairie lands along either side of the
railroad, paying not the slightest at
tention to the shrill whistling of the
locomtive or to the rattle of passing
trains.
Thus, in travelling rom the coast up
to the capital of Ugrnda, the traveller
observes from the car window the
unique sight, to be seen nowhere else
in the world, of a seemingly endless
geological garden turned out to Craze.
Zebras, Glands, koodoos, oraibas, ga
zelles, springbucks, beisa antelopes,
brindled gnus, hartbeasts, klipspring-
ers, invalas, harnessed antelopes, rhin-
oceroses (these are plentiful along The
line of road, considering they are never
very numerous in any locality, buff
faloes, sessebys, elephants, with now
aud then an occasional giraffe, have all
learned to look upon the railroad as a
protection from prowling poachers
snd hunters.
Wild animals are very quick to dis
cover and pick out protected localities,
fact which has been demonstrated
In more ways than one in the Yellow
stone Park, the Corbin game preserve
and the Vanderbilt game preserves in
the North Carolina mountains, SO that,
after all, the fact is not surprising
one. In one respect, however, the
reader must prepare for disappoint-
ment. The old story of elephants and
rhinoceroSeS buffiDU Locomotives off
the track is emphatically denied by Sir
Harry. While the wild animals realize
the protection afforded them by the
railroad, yet at the same time they
keep their distance from the track,
crossing and recrossing only when
trains are not in sight. In fact, the
elephant and rhinoceroses are the
shyest of all, the zebras and gnus TAX
ing the lead for boldness and daring.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-06-24

comes, or he has wish to rest, he is
willing to. stop work and to adjust
his life to his income; and he gen
orally leaves a legacy also to his
children. Anyone who has lived in
different parts of the United States
has had many occasions to observe
what this official report confirms
that the native New Englander has
learned the art of living considerably
below his income better than any
other man among us.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-06-24
A New Disease.

We'll, how do you like married
life?" inquired a friend.
Not at ALL" replied the man who
had married money and was suffer
ing from it. I'm case of matri-
monial dyspepsia
Matrimonial dyspepsia"
Eyes. She never agrees with me;
she's too rich. '-Philadelphia Public
Ledger.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-06-24
Congo Drum Talk

Perhaps the most curious means
of communication in the world is the
drum language of Congo tribe.
These queer people can talk to each
other with large drums made of
bamboo hoops, over which the skin
of some animal is stretched. The
drum, however, is used only on i'm.
portant occasions.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-06-24
For Eonsolatton.

81 don't suppose he meant anything
unkind," said the young woman, but
it was very startling coincidence"
'What do you mean?"
"Just before Harold and | got mar
ried his friends persuaded him 70 join
a don't worry club. '"-Chicago Jour
nal.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-06-24

The Turkish ruler is under such
constant dread of an attempt on his
life that he never sleeps for two
nights in succession in the same
chamber, and the particular room in
which he rests is known to but few.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-06-24
A Happy Medium /.

Furniture Salesman-Here are two
chairs-a Louis XIV that is worm $40
and Louis XVI for SIS.
Buyer like the last one, but
haven't you perhaps Louis XIV? I
don't want to pay more than $12.--.
Woman's Home Companion,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-06-24
Cos, of Rad Roads.

1t has been estimated that the bad
roads of the United States cost every
man, woman and child eight dollars
annually - Indianapolis News,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-06-24
The Gamer of Commerce.

The caper tree is a bush which is
grown in some parts of Spain and in
Algeria, as well as in this portion of
France. The commercial caper is the
flower bud, which is gathered before
its development and preserved in
vinegar.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-06-24

One of the most brilliant exploits with
ture of San HILL which
when that regiment achieved sufficient
charge that
the of the hill made the First Tenth
the hill, FRONT Tin a
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-06-24

ture makes more and more perceptible
to us the unconscious relations that
exist between musical art and the hu.
man organism"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-02-05
A eBT.RIcH.QUIcK CONCERN.
A so.cailed "whsat Syndicate" Arrested
ON the Charges Of Violating the
Postal Laws.

New York, Feb. 3.-on charges OF
violating the postal laws in connec-
ton with so-called ''wheat syndi-
cate" through the operations OF
which subscribers were promised .
profit of 5000 in 80 days on an in
vestment of $50, four men were ar
rested yesterday. The prisoners de-
scribed themselves as Fernando @.
Gardner, broker; Colgate Falos, Q
broker ard member of the Produce
exchange; j. II. Evans, publisher OF
the Wall Street Press, and Henry G.
SERVER, a general advertising agent,
formerly president of the Alaska
steamship line. The detectives max
ing the arrests seized the books OF
the concern, many circulars setting
forth the merits of the syndicate
and about 1000 letters, about half Of
which, they say, contained com
plants from the subscribers to the
syndicate that they had received no
profits from their investment.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-02-05
MAY BE A GENERAL STRIKE.
Conductors and TFainmen ON Western
Lines Ask for Twenty Per Cent
Increase.

Topeka, Kan, Feb. 3.-The con-
ductors and trainmen on the western
lines, among which is the Santa Fe,
are voting on proposition for q gem
eral strike unless the railroads accede
to their demand for q readjustment
of the wage schedule. So far as can
be learned the sentiment appears to
be favorable to q strike, although
this is in great part conjecture, as
the men keep their business pretty
closely to themselves.
The roads have all refused to meet
the demand for 20 per cent. in
crease, although quite number have
offered to compromise on a smaller
percentage. But the boards of ad-
justment, both for the conductors
and trainmen, take the ground that
they have made conservative re-
quest in the first place, that their
demands are fair, and they will not
bulge from 20 per cent. This is an
increase of 20 per cent. from the
schedule agreed on in 1892.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-02-05
BURNED TO DEATH.
Terrible Holocaust In a Lodging
House on Malcolm Island.
ELEVEN LIVES LOST in THE FIRE.


Seattle, WASH, Feb. IA special
to the Times from Vancouver says:
Thursday evening witnessed grim
tragedy with dire results to the Fin
nish settlers on Malcolm island, some
distance up the coast from Van
couver. In terrible holocaust which
broke out while the men were at o
meeting, in common living house,
In which "a families were living, II
women and children were burned to
death and II injured. The dead are:
Mrs. II. Hermanson and four chill
dren, Mrs. Lafbaca and two children,
NJ. Sortel and two young daughters
of August Oberg. There was no wa
ter supply and the crowd which
gathered around the blazing building
could do little but watch the women
and children burn to death. Several
children were thrown from the house
at their feet and number Of women
leaped from the second story OF the
doomed hotel, receiving severe In
juries. There were about 100 families
on the island. The building burned
was put up to provide temporary
shelter for the more recent arrivals,
who had been living in tents. Many
OF the men performed acts Of great
bravery and were badly burned. Mr..
Lafbaca, who lost his wife and four
children, had recently arrived from
naLnta
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-02-05

Guthrie, Ok, Jan. s0.-J. r. Ste
pbens, superintendent Of construc-
tion for the Santa Fe, announced
yesterday at Shawnee, Ok, that with
in a short time the work Of construc-
ton Of the Santa Fe extension from
owasso, L T.. to Tulsa viii com
mence and that from Tulsa q line
viii be run southeast. This is be-
lieved to be q counter move by the
Santa Fe against the NJ, K. 4. T.,
which has recently invaded the so
called Santa Fe territory in okla
honls.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-02-05
Kv.pr,IIslio Campaign Dsring Falr

st. Louis, Feb. s.-Evangelist
Campbell Morgan closed series Of
revival meetings In St. Louis yester-
day, during which he proposed
large auditorium be erected for q SIX
months evangelistic campaign dur
ing the Louisiana Purchase expod-
ton. Subscriptions amounting 70
100000 have been pledged and Il Is
proposed 10 erect . structure capa-
BE Of seating 5000 persona
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-02-05
- 5 Won rss1ISa1 on ROAD.

Topeka, Kan, Jan. si.-The legiEla,
tors behind the plan TO work Kansas
eonTicts on the country roads are al
ready perfectiDg the details Of the
campaign which they intend 10 be-
gin next week. Il viii be necessary,
however, for the friends Of the meas
ure 70 overcome tie objections Of z
B. 5ewett. warden Of the peniten-
tfnry, before they can sccompliah
much. Jewstt nays the plan IL inn
planlicahll. nnd hs Il On the ground
lr,paFrt . hrht t.s IN
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-02-05
nsstlnr Of slate labor sorle.y.

Topeka, Kan, Jan. 30.-The fifth
annual session of the state society
Of labor industry will be held here
next Monday. At that time labor
commissioner and his assistant will
be elected for the coming year. Lee
johnson, the present commissioner,
Is a candidate for reelection. B. p.
Scott, his assistant, will not ask for
another term. N. P. Burge, the chief
clerk, win ask TO be made assistant.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-02-05
D,,d from p.Iuw Gorsd b. . Cow.

Leavenworth, Kan, Feb. 4.--Mrs. j.
L. Howard, of Easton, Kan, died yes
terday as the result of injuries sus'
tanned by being gored by ferecioua
COW. Mrs. Howard was walking
through the lot where the COW was
kept and II attacked her. Before she
could be rescued the COW had broken
several of her ribs and otherwise
internally injured her.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-02-05

Lawrence, Kan, Feb. s.-Judge G.
A. Smart, in the Douglas county dis
trict court, decided that the legisla-
tive enactment empowering boards
of education in cities Of the second
class to levy tuition high school sup
port was unconstitutional and made
a perpetual restraining order against
the board Of education Of Lawrence.
thus preventing the collection Of .
high school tuition fee the board
wanted TO secure.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-02-05

Sumner and Montgomery counties.
By McMillan-To prohibit snake
eaters from giving public exhibitions.
BY Carpenter Providing for public
administrators to handle the estates
of deceased soldiers who die intos-
tate.
Representative Evans, of Lyon,
put bill in the house hopper asking
for $16S, ,412.50 for the state normal
school at Emporia for the next two
years.
Leland, of Doniphan, introduced q
concurrent resolution instructing the
two Kansas United States senators
to vote for the Cuban reciprocity
treaty. The resolution was laid over
one day under the rules.
Won Trebra, of Labette, presented
a petition signed by about 100 Of his
constituents asking the legislature
to enact a law creating secret serv-
ice department for the state. The
petition declares that secret serv-
ice force properly handled would
wipe out about rs per cent. of the
crime in Kansas The signers are all
temperance people and their plan Is
to create state spotter system to
run down jointists and bootleggers.
Under bill introduced by God
shalk, and passed by the house, the
register of deeds Of Rice county is
required to establish a bureau Of in
formation in his Office and keep o
daily record of the temperature at
that place. M
Broudbent's bill regarding insur-
ance in suicide cases was recon-
mended for passage by the house in
committee Of the whole. 1t pro-
Ides:
"In all suits upon policies Of in
surance on life hereafter issued by
any company doing business In this
state, II shall be no defense that the
insured committed suicide, unless II
shall be shown TO the satisfaction Of
the court or jury trying the cause
that the insured contemplated sui
eide at the time he made his applica-
tion for the policy, and any stipula-
ton in the policy to the contrary
shall be void"
A stringent law against carrying
concealed weapons was passed by the
house yesterday afternoon. II pro-
vides:
"Sect;on /. That any person who Is
not an officer Of the law or deputy
to such officer who shall be found
within the limits of this state carry
ing on his person, in concealed
manner, any pistol, bowie-lmife,
dirk, slingshot, knucks or any other
deadly weapon, shall be subject 70
arrest, and on conviction be fined in
sum not exceeding 800 or by I'm
prisonment in the county Jail not
exceeding three months, or both
such fine and Imprisonment, at the
discretion Of the court"
The house yesterday omnibused II
local bills through on one roll call.
This is the first time any omnibusing
has been done this session.
The house has killed the move
ment to investigate the harvester
trust by defeating the senate reso-
luton giving the committee addi-
tional powers. This ends the mat
ter.
The house committee Of political
rights of women yesterday by unan-
imous vote agreed to refer Lelands
bill granting presidential suffrage to
women to the committee of the whole
and that It be printed.