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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-09-23

finest traditions of the military service
of the United States. He has record
which is not excelled for efficiency by
any officer in the service. First, in the
civil war he served in subordinate
position, doing his duty faithfully and
we'll and coming out of it with all the
credit that belongs to determined
fighter Then there were long years of
thanliless service on the plains fight
ing the Indians, IN engagements where
splendid valor met with insignificant
reward. The war with Spain was an
opportunity and the training Chaffee
had received in Indian campaigns
served him well, for the fighting at San
tiago was much like that which he had
encountered in the rough west. But
Chaffee's greatest service, or rather
his greatest distinction, came to him
in the Philippines and in the march on
Picking, when he showed a military
capacity which compelled the admira-
ton Of the military authorities of the
old world.
Chaffee is plain-spoken soldier
who acts without talking and who
hates, above all things, the glamor and
prestige of dress parade.
1t is not often that federal statute
justif1es it's enactment so speedily as
the law passed by the last congress for
the restriction of the manufacture and
sale of oleomargarine.
The manufacturers of oleomargarine
have been utterly unable to devise any
scheme for successfully evading the
law. They cannot by chemical expe-
riments secure the color which is nee
essary il their product is to pass mus
ter as pure butter, and so they have
been compelled to abide by the law.
The sovernmentreportss show that ir
the year justprecediDg the one in which
the new law changing the oleomar-
garine tax went into effect there was
and sold 126,315, 427
pounds Of oleo. Under the new law the
fell the next year to 71.211,-
244 pounds, decrease of A per cent.
1t is said by the dairymen that this
reduction in the production of oleo re-
suited in an additional consumption Of
butter to value Of over $11 100000
placing the average price of butter at
20 cents pound They gay that the
decrease in the manufacture of oleo
equals the output of $50 creameries.
LOUIS u. COOLIDGE. !.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-09-23
A|RSH|PS ON TRIAL
Washington Is Center Of Activity
for Flying Machine Inventors.
BERLlNER MODEL THE LATEST
Built on the Plan of a Bird-Every-
body May BE Using Wings Be-
fore Long-Other Notes of
the Capital.

Washington.-Thi seems to be the
season for flying machines. 1t is the
one great ambition of inventors all
over the world, and especially in the
United States, to bring to successful
conclusion the experiments which have
been going on for years in the direc-
tion of transportation through the air.
The air literally seems to be full of
schemes and projects, so that many
scientists believe that the conditions
are ripe for the discovery of prac-
ticabie method.
1t is as it was with the steamboat,
the locomotive, the telegraph, the tele-
phone, the Roentgen ray. When the
successful invention or discovery in
each OF those cases was announced it
was learned for the first time by the
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-09-23
BAD FLAvoRs IN EGGS.
They Are Caused by the Food the
Hens Eat and Change of Ra-
ton Cures the Evil.

Farmers have known for years that
when onions were fed to hens they i'm
parted their flavor to the eggs. Now, an
experiment station has very carefully
proved it by thorough trial, but they
claim that 1t required some Is days be-
fore they could detect the flavor. Their
onions or garlic must have been very
mild favored, or the hens were not very
hungry for them. When we learned 1t
by experience, throwing some partly de-
cayed onions into the henyard, it took
but day or two to detect the flavor in
the egg, and in week the egg had a
stronger favor than raw onion. says
the American Cultivator But then we
had not learned to give the hens green
food during the winter, only as we had
1t from the table waste, which was not a
large amount, just cabbage leaves, par
ings of roots and such material from a
small family. 1t does not take week
to give fishy flavor to eggs if hens are
fed freely on fish when hungry for ami
NAL food, and It is manifest all the
sooner il the fish is a little stale, and de-
caying meat, not sweet enough for table
use, will flavor eggs just as quickly as
1t does milk when fed to cows, and we
only wonder that the experiment sta
ton should have thought it was neces-
sary to prove it. Now. they only need
another experiment to prove what 9TH
ers have proved long ago. that decay
ing meat or fish, if fed to hens in suffl-
cient quantity. will cause rapid decay
of eggs, or of the flesh of the fowl, If
they are slaughtered within from one
to three days after it has been fed. And
yet the fowl while alive may seem none
the worse for it, and perhaps be none
the worse for it week later if its use
is discontinued, rs the bacteria that
cause rapid decay cannot work in the
living body, and will perish there In
about week in healthy animal. This
is our reason for objecting to the raw
cut bone and meat, SO much advocated
now. If fresh it is all right except in the
point Of cost, but decay has usually be-
gun in it before the poultry keeper can
buy it, or he will buy enough to last
several days. and it has had time to
acquire bad odor and flavor and the
germs of decay
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-09-23
CARE OF COMB HONEY.
1t Must BE Handled Carefully to In.
sure u Profit and Establish
Reputation.

AS soon as the comb honey is sealed.
remove it from the hive, scrape all
sections clean of propolis then put it
directly into shipping cases and close
tight. Keep it in warm room till
time to sell, never allowing it to freeze.
as freezing it cracks the comb, says The
Farmer, and when warmed again it be-
gins to leak out, making nasty, dauby
mess.
Be sure your shipping case is tight so
that ants, millers, or flies cannot get
in. Do not put honey in cellar, as
the dampness busts the cappings, the
honey grows thin, loses its flavor and
leaks out, while if stored in dry room
it will improve and thicken.
Never pack two colors of honey to-
gether or mix it in the shipping cases.
Keep the white honey by itself for
better price.
Be very careful not to pack any Sec
ton Of honey having single cell OF
pollen in it, for it surely will have an
egg from a moth miller in it. which will
hatch out big ugly worm to spoil the
honey.
If you haven't shipping cases ready to
pack the honey in as soon as taken on
the hives, then store 1t in the supers in
dry, warm room, tiering them up az
high as you can reach. After two
weeks fumigate with sulphur to kill
any moth worms that may be Matching.
Also repeat the fumigation once in two
weeka till cO1d weather
Ship all honey to market before
freezing weather, If possible.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-09-23

model built on these lines has lifted it.
self from the ground and in perfectly
steady flight has reached height of
eight feet from the ground. 1t has also
maintained itself for so feet at height
of three and one-half feet from the
ground.
The model is altogether different
from either Langley's or Bells. The
main body consists of arches some
thing like funnel in shape, open be-
low to catch the air. and sloping down
in the rear, where wide tail ends are
attached. The arches in moving for
ward produce current of compressed
air and at the same time exert a para
chute action to support the structure
and to facilitate gentle landing.
1t is not strange that Washington
should have the distinction of being
most conspicuous in the matter of the
development of the flying machine.
For Washington is becoming more
and more the home of scientific men
and the center of scientific thought.
For years the tendency has been for
zen who loved study and research to
Washington their home. The
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-09-23
Essential. in Hen Foods.

There is no single food which is per-
feet, or which contains all the desirable
elements necessary for production, for
which reason corn as an exclusive diet
will not give satisfactory results. There
is but little lime in wheat and corn, and
as lime is essential in the production of
bone it is evident that young chicks will
make but little growth when the larger
portion of their food consists of corn
and corn meal. If clover, either green
or cured, or skim milk is fed with corn.
more benefit will be derived from the
combination than from the grain only.
Animal food should also be allowed
Farm and Fireside.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-09-23
Fall and Winter Fashion Notes

in the way of clothes. Discussions Of
the winter styles are the rule wherever
dry goods men and dressmakers con-
gregate. The continued vogue of 1880
mo6es, the revival of the severely tail
ored street frock, the success of the
soft taffctas and of zibeiines, the popu-
larity of the red blues, running all
through the dahlia, fucnsia, violet and
mauve shadings. The increasing liking
for high crowned hats-these are facts
upon which all the authorities seem
agreed.
The continuance of the 1880 ideas
implies a host of minor conclusions.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-09-23

The long shoulder must be obtained st
all costs, and the fad will doubtless
run into extravagant caricature. The
tendency is not so much to obtain the
required line by capes or cape collars
after the fashion most in evidence this
summer as to produce the effect by
clever cutting of shoulder and sleeve.
Yokes of all shapes, but invariably
coming down we'll over the top of the
sleeve, are popular, and when a yoke
is not applied, the bodice shoulder it.
self is cut in one. with the sleeve top
or cap, and the upper half of the arm
hole is entirely lost to view. To attain
successful results by this method is not
easy, and the "pelerine yoke" or
shoulder is more likely to be attractive
in fashion cuts than upon wearer,
but the dressmakers will soon learn
the trick and doubtless atone for few
early failures by multitude of later
triumphs.
From underneath this extended
shoulder piece the modish sleeve
emerges in considerable fullness and
sWells into a pronounced puff or ball
loon about tho elbow, or above. Also
it is written that this fullness must
not De allowed to droop and cling to
the arm as it has done heretofore. bu,
must stand out crisp and full above
the long, close-fitting cuffs on the ell
bow turn-back cuff and frills. In some
cases, the finest of wire.-milliner's
wire-is used TO insure the desired re.
suit.
This sleeve is, perhaps, the most dis
tinctive and novel feature of the new
frocks, and it takes unto itself many
eccentricities, but always there is the
swelling outline in the neighborhood
of the elbow and the fullness above the
elbow; SO the silhouette differs radi-
cally from that Of last season
The illustrations give ideas of the
early winter models of many kinds A
study Of them will show the diversity
of styles for that season. and will
demonstrate that there is still room
J for individuality in cur gowns.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-09-23

Smithsonian institution, the geological
bureaus of the government have at
tracted men OF learning, and to add to
these there have come number OF
educational institutions which are
doing remarkable work.
So great has been the influx of men
of scientific attainments in the past
20 years that there has been estab-
lished social club primarily intended
for them. The Cosmos club has dis
tinction which belongs to no other So
cial club in the United States. 1t has
in its membership more men of ma
tional and international reputation
than any other social club on the face
of the earth. 1t is by far to-day the
most important social club in Wash
inston, though others may lay claim to
greater wealth. Presidents of colleges,
professors, investigators, writer's, are
numbered in it's membership. Nobody
is even conMdered for admission I'M
less he shall be shown to have accom-
plished something which entities him
to public consideration or to the re-
gard of men of attainment which is
higher test of accomplishment.
President Roosevelt and his family
will return to the white house on the
26th Of September. They will find as
usual that 1t is not the same white
house which they abandoned to paint
ers and decorators earlier in the sum-
mer
1t is popularity Of the executive
mansion that no matter how much
money is spent on its preservation just
about so much additional money has
to be spent every summer while the
president and his family are out Of
town.
The white house is in a constant
state of repair. Only year ago more
than half million dolla1s was ex-
pended in restoring Infringing it
back to the condition in which those
who first designed it planned that it
should be. The results were crafty
ing. The tawdry improvements" Of
decorators and architects for genera
ton of presidents were calmly thrown
aside and scheme of architecture was
adopted which reestablished the sim
plicity and dignity of an earlier day.
But even with all this the expert
mentors cannot let the old mansion
alone, but must repaint and readjust
and change just because the presi-
dents family is away and the way is
clear.
In spite of all the refurbishing the
white house remains as it always has
the most dignified official residence
anywhere to be seen.
AS soon as Lieut.. Gen. Young is re-
tired from the service he will be sue
ceeded by one of the most gallant and
modest soldiers in the American army.
Maj Gen. Chaffee is one of the fight
ing men who carry with him the
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-09-23
NEAT POULTRY MARKER.
II IL Easily Tut On aud Doc. Not Mu
tilatc or Inconvenience
the Chicken.

A marker that is easily put on and
does not injure or mutilate the chicken
is made from two-inch strip of zinc
or tin, as shown in the cut. The waste
cuttings from any tin shop will include
plenty of strips that will answer with
outmuch cutting. A hole is to be punched
q the large end, through which the point
sto beinserted and bent over after wind
ing around the shank of the bird. To
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-09-23
FARM POULTRY HOUSE.
BY varyin. It's Length 1t Can BE Made
Large Enough for a Big
Flock.

The picture shows very convenient
poultry house. The scratching shed, S.
should have at least one window, which
should be large enough SO as to throw
very strong light in the inside. The
house proper should have a door and a
window the same as the scratching shed.
This is a convenient plan for poultry
house, and by varying its length it can
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-09-23
GOOD PoULTRY HOUSE.

be made large enough for good many
fowls. In the cut, shows the perches,
F, the floor; R, scratching room under
poultry house; A, the partition between
the house and shed.-Orange Judd
Farmer
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-09-23
HOMEMADE LEG BAND.

put on the numbers neatly. cover the end
Of the tag with grease, in which write
the figures carefully with nail. Then
apply little muriatic acid, which will
cut into the surface Of the metal where
the nail has laid it bare.I. A. Fiske, in
Farm and Home.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-09-23
Hints for the Autumn Modes

RINGEs are being greatly
worn on the autumn cloth
models; indeed, we have
seen them, more or less, all
the season.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-09-23

N THESE days of the short
skirt we feel smarter and
happier in the country
than we have done in pre-
vious years. The trotteuse
skirt can he 40 chic in
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-09-23

used on evening dresses, as well as on
sumptuous carriage wraps
Just now the object OF the chief tail
prs is to discover something new in
travelling costumes, and some charm
Ing muuels have been brought out in
a.i,aca ard coarse linen.
some of the new alpaca coats for
'-ayeliDs. Is wear With short skirts,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-09-23

Some white cloth dresses
for smart occasions are embroidered
with gold and finished with fringe of
white and gold gallon. Many of these
fringes are very costly and will be
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-09-23

AS soon as Lieut.. Gen. Young is re-
tired from the service he will be sue
ceeded by one of the most gallant and
modest soldiers in the American army.
Maj Gen. Chaffee is one of the fight
ing men who carry with him the
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-09-23

tweeds and fine Killed plaids, especially
in company with the short Norfolk
coat. Some of these Norfolk coats have
only two plaits back and front, and no
Wristbands, but they are beautifully
cut, and are quite short on the hips.
l think, however, that prefer the old
style, with its leather band and gen
eral appearance of workmanlike neat
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-02-26
Rural Mail Patrons Should Buy
Stamp Books,

The patrons of the rural mail routes
should at all times buy their postage
stamps, stamped envelopes and news.
paper wrappers from the carrier who
delivers their mail, as the government
IL keeping strict account of the re-
celpts from each route, and in meas.
ure the continuance of the routes will
depend upon the receipts from the
routes. 1t has been the custom of
many OF the Armers to buy their
stamps at postoffices other than the
one from which they receive their mail,
and this should be stopped, and the
patrons patronize the carriers.
The hrst assistant postmaster gen.
eral IN a recent official circular in
regard to the supplies carried by
the carriers says: ga portion Of
this supply should be in the form Of
postage stamp books, the use of which
should be encouraged as much as pos
slblo by rural carriers. The purchase Of
stamp books by patrons of rural free
delivery service will do more than any.
thing else that can be suggested at the
present time to avert the penny
trouble" about which so many carriers
complain during cold and inclemsnt
weather. 1t is the best method for pre-.
serving postage stamps which are car
ried in the pocket or in the pocket
books. For Is cents patron can Sc.
cure twelve two-cent stamps, bound in
such form that they may be preserved
for an indefinite length of time" We
trust that the rural mail patrons
in Decatur county will heed this advice
and help out the faithful carriers as
much as possible.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-02-26
Axes & Sig1er's Horse Sale is Next
Wednesday,

The monthly commission sale of
horses and mules will be held in this
city next Wednesday by Axes & Sigler,
and the indications are that it will be
the biggest sale they have had, for an
unusually large number of extra good
horses and mules have been booked for
sale. Farmers will also have an oppor-
tunity to buy some good farm work
horses. Word has been received from
number of buyers from the big horse
markets that they will attend, and if
you have horse to sell here is chance
to sell it where 1t will bring the top
price. If you are looking for horse o.
team you may find just what you want,
and have an opportunity to buy it in
open competition. There is no by.bid-
ding at these sales, every sale being
bona fide one, and all buyers and sellers
are assured of fair and square treat
ment. You still have time to book
your horses for this sale. Remember it
is next Wednesday, regardless of the
weather, as they never postpone.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-02-26

For many years there was an Eastern
Star chapter in this city, but it was
finally allowed to die out and the char
ter was surrendered. Recently there
has been an effort made to re.establish
the order and it has been successful, and
on Wednesday, March 4th, Mrs. Fannie
M. Sever, of Stuart, Iowa, will be here
to institute chapter.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-02-26

S. G. Mitchell who for several years
has been assistant cashier of the
Farmers Bank at Davis City, passed
through Leon last Thursday driving
through with his horse and buggy to
West Grove, Iowa, where he has pur.
chased farm and will try filling the
soil for the benefit of his health. Garry
has many friends in this county who
are sorry to see him leave this vicinity.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-02-26
He Made Converts.

Blythedale, Mo-, Feb. "a, 1903.
LEON REPORTER @. w. Reeder
closed one OF t.e most successful Union
revivals here last Sunday night ever
held in this county. There were lo7
conversions, 81 of them adults. Over
70 per cent of the converts were males
w. II. CROUCH, T. NJ.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-02-26

Special bargains in under muslins at
Hurst's. The sort you like-mater rial,
workmanship and trimmings. First
quality. Glad to have you see them
and get prices. At Hurst's.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-02-26

Denny Moran of Westerville last week
recovered two of his steers which it is
claimed were stolen from his pasture, by
Richard Pray, Port Woodland and Frank
Greenland. The steers were found in
Illinois and were shipped back to Grand
River to be used as evidence in the trial
of the case Of Woodland and Greenland
at the coming term of court. Pray was
tried and acquitted at the Jannarv term
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-02-26

Drs. Layton and Brown of this city,
and Drs. Homer, Wright, Greer & Greer
of Lamont, and Greenman of Kellerton,
operated last Friday at Lamont on
Frank White, who had suffered for
many years from stiff knee, so that he
was compelled to use peg in walking.
The operation consisted in saving the
knee cap off and wiring the bones to-
gether and it is thought will result in
enabling Mr.. White to walk, although
the leg will always be stiff.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-02-26

On Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 10,
1903 at the Leon M. E. parsonage Mr.. j.
Cook and Miss Lena Stoneburne, both
of Davis City were united in the bonds
of holy matrimony by Rev. l. N. Wood.
ward,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-02-26

Mrs.J w. Long of Center township,
was operated on last week by Drs. Lay.
ton and Bowman for an ailment of ::long
standing which it is thought will restore
her to good health again.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-02-26

Harry Shumway was called to Chi
cago Saturday evening by a telegram
announcing the serious illness of his
mother. Word received from him is
that she is kept alive only by the use of
stimulants.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-02-26

James H. Alldredge, Icons champion
wrestler, who also holds the title of
champion of Iowa and several other
states, has signed for match with Jack
McCardif1, of Minneapolis, champion Of
the northwest, which will be pulled of
in this city at the opera house on Satur-
day night. March 7th.s Should All.
dredge defeat McCardiff he will endeav.
or to secure match with Farmer Burn,
champion of the United States, as he
will be the only wrestler Of any mote
whom he has not defeated.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-02-26

E. B. Gaylord of Lamont, and Sher-
man Wheeler Of this city, are buying
walnut logs in this city for Biswell Bros.
of Darlington, Mo. The logs are ship
ped to England. Walnut logs are get
ting to be pretty scarce and command
good prices. #
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-02-26

The opera hall was crowded last Satur-
day evening at the Washington birth
day entertainment given by the grades
below the high school of the north
building. The pupils acquitted them.
selves in creditable manner and the
teachers were we'll pleased with the sue
cess of the entertainment.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-02-26

Jerry Pickering was feeling highly
elated yesterday at the result of his first
attempt at chicken Matching in an in.
cubator, having rs lively little chicks
out of a total of Ill eggs, which for a
winter hatch is remarkably good.