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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-01-13
FOR NATIONAL AID.
Col. Brownloyv Talks About His Road
Bill Which He Has Reintro-
duced in House.

Congressman w. p Brownlow, of Ten
nessee, has introduced in the house his
well-known roads bill. Acting on the
criticisms of opponents and the sugges-
lions of friends, Col. Brownlow has re-
yised the bill somewhat, but all impor-
tant features have been preserved. The
new bill appropriates 24,000000 to be
used as fund for national aid in the
improvement of highways. This sum is
made available during the next three
years, at rate of $S,000,000 annually.
No state or subdivision thereof can Sc
cure any part of this fund without rails
ing an amount equal to the share re-
ceived. The distribution among the
several states and territories is to be
made on an equitable basis SO as to leave
no room for :"log rolling" In reference
to the bill, Col. Brownlow said the other
day:
II think my good roads measure has
made wonderful progress during the
past year. Conventions all over the
country have Endorsed it, and number
of state legislatures have adopted reso-
lutions in favor of it. The number of
public men who have come out for it has
exceeded my highest expectations. In
the west and south the sentiment for
the bill is especially strong. A large
number Of senators and members from
those sections have assured me of their
willingness to support the measure,
and it will also have some strong sup
port from the eastern states, where
state aid has paved the way for nation
al aid. l can't see how any man repre-
senting rural constituency can vote
for river and harbor bill and refuse to
vote for my bill. And dom see how any
one who wants the rural free mail deliy-
cry extended in his state or district can
refuse to support measure to aid in i'm
proving the roads. for bad roads are al
most the sole obstacle to such extern
sions. l am hopeful of getting the bill
up for discussion in the house early in
the regular session.
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WELLS IN Qu1cKsAND.
Kept Clean, If Built According
to These Instructions,

Have ready supply of four-b -four
scantling, one-inch foot-wide boards
four feet long, and plenty of stout four
inch wire nail spikes. The scantling and
boards will cut to best advantage if 20
feet long. At the start, saw two of the
scantlings so as to make lengths of
4, 8, IL and is feet. Upon two of these
nail board, making it flush with the
edge Of one, but overlapping the other
by one inch, as shown. Place the end
OF the next board against the projection,
nail and let it's other end overlap the
third scantling, and so on with the
fourth. Now nail on second tier,
making the boards break joints with the
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-01-13
8 1T rank heresy to say,
when writing onNthe fash
ions of the hour, that the
styles are not always
haantiful2 What u,o oon

peautltul! what we can
truthfully say about the
modes of the day is that it is foolish
woman who cannot find something eX-
actly suited to her individual style and
requiremnts.
AS for fur hats, they mostly consist
OF two contrasting furs. Moleskin, for
instance, is often mixed with what
appears to be white rabbit, or with
caracul. Seal and sable, seal and
chinchilla, broadtail and chinchilla,
and ermine and caracul, all make up
into admirable fur toques of the elon-
gated shape and tilted backwards. The
quaint touches of gold in the form of
cockades, ETC., are effective trimmings
to the fur toques.
But unless very carefully treated,
never think fur is very becoming
worn on the head. Toques of fur and
beaver mixed, trimmed with Parma
violets and roses, are smart with some
of the tailor-made costumes.
Here are descriptions of some OF
those in the illustrations: That charm
ing Marquise hat, which is carried out
in soft white felt, has the brim caught
up in the most becoming fashion
Imaginable, and trimmed underneath
with wide band of old silver gallon,
laid fatty along the felt. A few folds
of white tulle lift the shape off the
hair. while on one side under the brim,
there is also long ostrich 1cather,
shading from brown to black, and
dropping gracefully over the hair. This
way of trimming the underneath hrim
of the hat, while the crown and the
upper brim are left entirely una
dorned, may be noted as character
istic feature of Forthcoming millinery
fashions.
Another is pretty toque of white
Volga fur. trimmed with long white
ostrich feather, and having wide
band of mink inserted into the brim
all the way round. With this toque,
our artist has sketched a beautiful
mink stole cut in a plain straight
shape and lined with white Volga.
A beautiful picture hat may be seen
in another sketch, carried out in green
short-haired beaver, with very be-
coming brim lined underneath with
green velvet. Round the crown there is
a wreath of roses in soft shades of red,
mauve and green.
Yet another beaver hat, which we
illustrate, is made in that shade which
is known in Paris as vioiine, and
which is really something between
petunia and the old-time shade that
was known as magenta. This hat has
a wreath of small petunia shaded
roses arranged round the crown, aud
then apparently drawn through the
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-01-13
swindles in Binder ru.ne.

The Dominion government maintains
an inspector of binder Irvine. whose
business it is to detect frauds in the
length and grade of the balls of binder
Irvine sold in that country Frauds of
this kind are punishable by fines of from
81 to $25 per ball. 1t is quite common
thing for makers of cheap Irvine to re-
duce the length of the ball in order to
make up for the lower prices they
charge. During recent visit to Winni-
peg, Manitoba, the inspector con-
demned - lots Of Irvine, the fines on
which aggregated $500. The Irvine was
of different Canadian and American
makes and of several grades. Some
balls of Irvine supposed to measure 600
feet were found to contain only 428 feet.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-01-13

Prof. Wheaton sets fairly high
standard for the COW that possesses no
value aside from her beef qualifica-
tons. A few years ago some Of our
foremost Jersey breeders thought they
were setting themselves very high
mark when they aspired to bring the
average Of their herds up to that point.
We fear a very large percentage of
the Jerseys of the country would fail
to come up to that standard, and their
beef value would be small recompense
for milking them two or three years at
loss while determining what they
were going to do. We are afraid Prof.
Wheaton has overlooked one very inn
portant point in determining the value
OF COW for strictly dairy purposes.
Gross returns are one thing, but net
return Is sometimes quite different
proposition, and the latter is what de-
termines finally the value of the ami
NAL. For example, in the recent report
of the production and cost of feed for
the Wisconsin dairy herd we find one
COW standing fourteenth as regards
value of total products, but thirtieth as
regards net returns or returns above
cost Of feed consumed. Another COW
of the same breed with $15.71 less total
product to her credit returned larger
net profit by $780, The first mentioned
COW stood second in cost of food con-
sumed, the feed bill being $9.S7 more
than for the largest butter producer
in the herd. and six dollars more than
for the COW yielding the greatest value
of total products. In figuring above
total products the calf is not consid-
ered.-Prairie Farmer
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-01-13

Will WlpeJne novels
off the face of the earth. OF course the
owners of the shanties will oppose the re-
form, for it will mean the loss of thou
sands of dollars to them and they will
have to invest their money! in some other
way-which is always nuisance-but
sooner or later the change must come.
1t would not be strange if the presi-
dent, who is great friend of Riis, were
to call the attention of congress to the
matter in a special message; for he is
not accustomed to let SNUG respectable
ity stand in the way of what he knows
to be right.
The most astonishing thing about this
whole business is that the disease and
wretchedness of the alley finds their way
Inevitably into the very finest homes in
the city. Nine-tenths of the domestic
1 large proportion Of these come from
the alleys. In many instances they drift
back to the alley novels every night to
sleep. The peril that thus creeps into
the homes of the city can hardly be ex-
aggerated.
Domestic service in Washington is less
expensive than in any other city in the
country. The wages that are commonly
paid would not be considered for mo-
nent in any other community, but the
colored people who perform the service
are alley denizens. To wipe out the al
leys means an increase in the cost Of liv-
ing for them and an increase in the cost
of living must result in a corresponding
increase in wage.
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ucollIuIlOA GUN.
pared with which theslumaof New York
and London are luxurious. The extraor-
binary part of it is that this restitution
is right in the midst of the city, within
the very shadow of the white house and
aext door to the most costly mansions
ofthe town.
Every square of the city is bisected by
alleys, 15 or 20 feet wide, many of which
are built up with miserable shanties
rented at eXorbitant rates to the poorer
negro population. These novels belong
to some Of the wealthiest citizens of
Washington and in some, of them, hardly
big enough to shelter family of pigs,
three or four families of human beings
are huddled together in indescribable
6lth and perjury.
The death rate. among these wretched
creatures is simply astounding. Mr.
Riis puts the mortality among infants
less than year old at almost IS per cent.
There is no death rate equal to this any
where else in the civilized world. If it
were among white people there would
have been an outcry about it long before
this, and the alleys would have been
cleaned out like the pest they are; but
the victims are negroes and in this town
with its southern atmosphere and north
ern callousness the negro has no rights
which the white man feels bound to re-
spect.
The landlords get 25 per cent. on their
investment as a rrle and dividends lilo
that close the eyes and ears to suffering.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-01-13

Yet after his sudden death it developed
that he had been sick man for years,
and that he was victim of organic dis
ease.
Proctor was a wonderfully active man.
He was ever on the go. was,impossible
for him to keep still for minute. In
conversation he would jump up from his
chair and pace up and down the room
gesticulating vehemently.
Only a few days before he died he had
received a loving cup from the president
to gather with him at the white house;
for democrat though he was, Proctor was
very close to the presidents heart.
He was chivalrous southerner who,
as boy, rode out to the war even when
the cause of the confedercay was known
to be lost, and his chivalrous spirit did
not grow dim. He was as full of hope
and of lofty ideals the day he died as
he was the day he enlisted in the lost
cause.
Proctor was poor almost to the limit
of poverty. He has given his life to the
public service, doing work in which he
took an absorbing interest. His salary
as civil service commissioner was one of
the smallest on the goyernme Mt pay roll,
bat small as it was it was the only in
come he had and for ten years he had de-
MED himself ordinary comforts in or
der to make both ends meet The only
legacy he left was two boys-one in the
army and other in the nayv-Of whom
he was, proud and fond. His active mind
was never at rest. His courage never
failed.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-01-13
He artistic neglige has
steadily beengainingground
among American women;
and this season the exquis-
lite softness of the materials
ES HE arr

long lines and graceful folds open the
way for new developments in this at
tractive garment.
That word neglige covers wide
range of garments and includes every
thing from the severest and most un-
pretentious of wrappers to the most
costly and elaborate O. tea gowns, but
there Is surely no excuse to-day for
ugliness in any form of neglige, and
while the expensive and gorgeous tea
gowns are for the few, there is no rea-
son why every woman of very mcder-
ate means may not possess tea gown
both artistic and becoming.
The crinkled silks with wadling back
are tie most beautiful of the very
warm loungine robe materials, and
while more expensive than the wadded
and quilted Japanese silk robes, are a
better investment, because the silk in
the latter is likely to be fiimsy and
wear badly.
Soft bToadclcth in one of the innu-
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-01-13

they have not been
stirred in many a
year before. He has
brought them face
to face with a con-
dition which has
prevailed for a gen
Grafton t o t h e
hideousness of
which long use has
deadened the sensi-
bilities.
There are in the
District of Column
bia $4,000 negroes.
a large proportion
of whom live in
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-01-13

Hr.G Time III Cne his
tory of that body a
clergyman of really
national reputation
is to attend to its
devotions.
There has been a
long line Of capa-
BILE chaplains, con-
Guiding with the
blind DR.. Milburn,
who was led in and
out Of the chamber
for many years,
but now the place
is to be filled by one
who ranks IN in
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-01-13

SAA0 1A4Cy II. II VI
there a r e thou
sands of Christian
people in the Dis
trict who will never
let the matter rest
until the plague.
spots have been
swept away. 1t may
be that nothing
will come of it until
public sentiment
has forced congress
to take this question
up and legislation
is enacted which
will winethe novels
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-01-13

Sc rVlce cOrnm$S-
sion was one which
will appeal to the
hsart of every VET
eran of the civil
war. There is a
touch of pathos in
that, too. A gener-
Gus share of the
credit for his ap-
pointment should
be given to Mrs
John A Logan.
Gen. Black, since
his re tirement from
the pension Office,
has be,sn in con-
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-01-13

PrOcter just at this
time. OF all men in
Washington he was
the one whom most
people would have
set down for long
years of vigorous
old manhood. He
was only SO years
of age and helooked
at least Is years
younger. He seemed
to be physically
perfect with the
well-knit muscles
of an athlete and
a face that betok-
ened narfact health.
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Cha rmin& NEGLlGE Costumes

merable beautiful shades in which this
material is offered is a delightful stuff
for the neglige robe. 1t falls in grace
full folds, has beautiful finish, wears
we'll, will clean perfectly and is very
warm. The cloth robes do not need
lining, but are often lined with China
or India silk.
Braiding, ribbon bands or quillings
appliques of velvet, silk or contrasting
cloth, bands of lace or of embroidery
all these trimmings and many more are
in order for such robe; but as rule
a somewhat plain and severe style Of
trimming serves for the robe of cloth
or other wool. while the dainty furbe-
lows and frills and lacy effects are re.
served for the boudoir robes Of silk,
crepe, etc.
Velveteen and the Liberty velveteen
in particular is practical for very
simple lounging robe, as for hand
some tea gown; for It's wearing quail
ties are beyond criticism, it falls grace
fully, and it is eminently becoming.
Her Chief Aim.
What are your chief objects In life?"
We'll to manage my own affairs and
let other people manage DE
troit Tree Press
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teIIeCt and reputa-
ton with anyone of the members of the
body which he serves.
Or. Hale is now an old man, but he
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-01-13
GOSSIP
Talk Of Men and Affairs at the Ma
tional Capital.
JACOB RIls AND THE sLuMs
Negro Hovels That Are Worse Than
the Slums of New York or Lon
don-New Chaplain or
the Senate.

W.shington.-Jacob Riis has stirred
the dry bones of local Washington as
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-01-13

Proctcr's Successor.
The presidents selection of John G.
Black as Procter's successor on the civil
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-01-13
An Era of Reform

Now that Riis has taken Washington
to task there is bound to be reform of
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Death of Proctor.
There is something peculiarly pa
thetic in the sudden taking off of John r.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-01-13
Chaplain of the Senate.

ChNpIn1n OF TIC SehHte.
Edward Everett Hale is to be chaplain
of the United States senate. For the
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-01-13
VALUE OF DAIRY COWS.
Not the Gross Income Il to Be
Considered.

In recent exchange Prof. A. H.
Wheaton furnishes the following table
for determining the value of dairy
COW:
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SWINGING sTANcH1oN AND STALL.

be made. This is an ordinary chain
hanging swing stanchion, with blocks,
on the floor and from the crosspieca
above on each side, to prevent the for-.
ward and back swing. This will allow
it to move sideways. Rather than go
to this trouble. why not tie the cattle
by the neck?-Farm and Home.
To keep butter from sticking to tho
churn scald the churn thoroughly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-24
MAJORITY CLAIMED
 BY THE HEARST MEN
SEVERAL FACTIONS ARE BUSY IN OHIO, AND CONVENTION TO- MORROW WILL BE A LIVELY GATHERING.

Columbus, O., May 23-The Hearst men tonight claim a majority in the state central committee tomorrow when contests will be determined from several counties with a total of 200 votes.
 The Bryan-Hearst men call themselves regulars and the others the ''reorgan- izers.'' The opponents call themselves the "conservatives'' and the others the radicals"
 The Bryan-Hearst poll of the 723 dele- gates is: Regulars, 351; reorganizers, 172; doubtful 200; the last named including contested seats. The conservatives say the contests will be decided in their favor by the committee on credentials, no mat ter what the state committee does, and that their poll shows 323 conservatives and POO radicals without the 200 contested seats, and that when the convention Is permanently organized any ballot will show 523 conservatives to 200 radicals.
 The hope of the radicals Is with the state committee tomorrow morning and district meetings in the afternoon. II they w.n in both the conservatives still claim that radical control would end with the temporary organization. The conser- vatives denounce absurd the claims that the radicals may carry majority of the districts. It is conceded that the convention will be opened by Hearst men. w. l.. Finley, the Ohio manager for Hearst, as chairman of the state central committee, calls the convention to order Wednesday morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-24
NANCY HANKS SOLD
 UNDER THE HAMMER
SEvENTY-sIx FLOODED HORSES BRING TOTAL OF $116,45o AT BIG SALE IN READvILLE, MASS. AN AVERAGE OF $1532.

Readville, Mass. May 23.-Seventy- blooded horses, the entire complement of the famous racing stable and stockbreed- ing farm of the late J. Malcom Forbes of Boston were sold under the hammer at the trotting park here today. The horses brought $116,4 45O or an average of $1532. The highest price of the day $S2,- GOO was commanded by Bingen (2:O6D4). Bingen is il years old, sired by May King t2:2O out of Young Miss by Young Jim. Arthur H. Parker of Bedford. Mass, was the buyer.
 Unusual interest centered in the bidding for Nancy Hanks, the famous mare that at one time held the worlds record. This splendid old racer was knocked down to J. M. Johnson, the mayor of Calais, Me, for $400O Mir Johnson also purchased Nancy Hanks and sired by Lord Roberts, bay colt foaled by Arion. The price in this instance also was s4oO0. Nancy Hanks and five of her foals, Markala, Palema Lord Roberts. Marion and Princess of Monaco, together. brought $15,325.
 Marion and two of her foals, Vice Com modore and Albia, sold for total of s11,- 800. Only two sales outside of the Forbes consignment were made today. The sale will be continued four days longer, dur ing which time some of Thomas w. Lawsons stock will be sold.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-24

in Mexico, there is ming to hinder it from gradually moving further north un- til 1t has infested the entire cotton belt. The cotton experts of the department estimate that in ten years the boil weevil had gradually advanced a distance of about 800 miles and will undoubtedly in- wade new territory at about the same rate They estimate that 1t would only take a few years for the insect to spread all over the cotton belt
 Based on the loss entailed by the cotton industry in Texas last year the depart ment experts estimate that should the boil weevil spread to the other cotton growing states the annual loss in the production of this staple would be about S25, 000000 annually. The object of the trip by Dr. Howard to Mexico and Texas was to discover If possible. a par asite that would destroy the cotton boil worm. He made a careful investigation of the subject, but reports that he did not meet with any success in finding a de- stroyer. He Is now experimenting with various species of beetles, ants, flies and other insects in the hope of meeting with some success. Secretary Wilson ex- poets to detail another expert from the department during August to visit Mexi- co and Texas with a view to discovering natural enemy to the insect
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-24
UninstTucted Delegations Are
 Becoming Very Numerous
SOME TALK OF DARK HORSE
Speech Made By Hearst Before Judi clary Committee Has Been Lost and Capital Police
 Are at Work.

Washington, May 23. .-(Special)-It is becoming more evident daily that the uninstructed delegates to the democratic national convention are becoming so nu- merous that they will control the situ- ation and name the next President. In fact 1t begins to look as if nearly two- thirds of the delegates to the convention will be uninstructedJ Since the Parker boom has destroyed the Hearst prop uganda democrats are looking around and doing a good deal of thinking about the next candidate for the Presidency. In the list of favorites stand Parker, Cor man, Gray, Mcclellan, Olney, Folk, Pat tison. Cockrell and Cleveland Though 1t is now generally admitted that while the ex-President would like to have the nomination he has very little chance for the place. Which 1t will be is a ques- ton perplexing the minds of democrats generally.
 Chairman Jones of the national com mittee says It looks like a dark horse. The factional fight in New York between Hill and Tammany has seriously weak ened the Parker boom. There is no doubt of that Democrats generally believe that if a New York man is nominated for the Presidency he ought to have the enthusiastic support of the New York city democrats as well as those up the state. Without this united vote 1t Is thought by many democrats that 1t will be ten times bettetr to go out >Qf the state for candidate Leading democrats who were supporting Parker and falling over themselves to get in the farmer band wagon" a few weeks ago are not so sure about 1t now and some of them are actually going back on the judge, not so much on Parker, of whom they know nothing, but because they are afraid of Hill and his foolish fight against the New York city democrats who poll the votes which carry the state at an elzetion but not at convention. The Parker boom may get another run ahead but just at present the swing is against 1t.