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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-10-26
HANDKERcH1EF STOCKS.

a. If there is good inside finish over
hand these strips together, as shown
in Fig. 3. Otherwise turn the raw edge
once as for hemming. and put the two
border pieces together with fagoting
or some other open stitch. Sew the
tab to the under part of the stock in
the center.
The neck piece in Figs. and 4 is
made in the same way. After cutting
this off, from the remainder cut the
square e.. and from that the piece c.,
this making the lower part of the dou-
BILE tab. The upper part is shorter and
is shaped like d, which can be cut from
the last quarter. Make neat narrow
hem on the raw side edges, put to-
gether and sew on neck piece as for
Fig. 3.
Fig. differs from the others in that
the tab is formed of square whose
sides are as long rs b, or if shorter
tab is liked make the square the size
of e. Fold in cascade form, as shown,
and square off the top. Neatly hem
the raw side edges, and if preferred
fold them under out of sight.-Farm
and Home.
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are indigenous to Africa, but now It
has been demonstrated that they will
thrive in this country they are bound
to become popular production.
The New York Tribune says that
the graceful foliage vines are not only
ornamental. but they bear in profu-
sion fibrous sponge that is eminent
ly useful for bathing, as we'll as for
securing pans and kettles. Imagine
picking dish-rags in ones garden, just
as one would pick blackberries, or
imagine having vines all laden with
dish-rags clambering over ones
kitchen windows, so that all one
needs to do is to stretch out an arm
and pull one in. Such an arrange
ment would be much easier than go
ing to the ragbag or buying dish
rags at stores
These curious vegetables assume the
form and appearance of cucumbers,
and hang on the vines until their
green coats become brown and dry
like parchment. At this stage they
are ready to harvest. After they are
picked the brown coat is removed, and
an extremely strong and compact
fibrous sponge is revealed. Through
the center of this sponge, in three
lengthwise compartments, are many
black seeds which shake out easily In
the Pasadena garden these sponges
have averaged eight inches in length.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-10-26
Damage Done by Insects.

The extent of damage done by insects
which prey on the agricultural inter-
ests of the United States is but little
appreciated. Twelve bugs, according
to reliable statistics, do an estimated
damage to farm products of 1858, OOO,-
600 per annum. The chinch bug heads
the list, with $1OOOO0,O0O a year;
grasshoppers, $9o,Ooo.oOO; Hessian fly
Ca reminder of the revolution, since
the mercenaries hired by King George
brought its eggs over in the straw for
their horses, $50,000.O0O; cotton worm
and boil worm (cotton), $4,000, 900
apiece; cotton boil weevil, $4,000, 900;
San Jose scale, grain weevil, apple
worm and army worm, $4,000 900
apiece; potato bug, sS,OOO,O0O, and
cabbage worm, s5,Oo0,0oO.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-10-26
WHEN SPRAYING ORCHARDS
Have Everything Ready and Then
Conduct the Work Without
the Least Delay.

Success with any method of treatment
often depends upon adequate and early
preparation, so that the treatment may
be administered at just the right time.
Writing in Wallace's Farmer on the
Importance of preparation for success
full spraying, Prof. Little says:
Where large orchard is to be
sprayed, the mixture should be made
up in large quantities, SO that there
will be no delay at spraying time. 1t
Is somewhat difficult to estimate the
amount of material needed on GER
tain number of trees, but safe. basis
size is so gallons of mixture to SO
trees, or one gallon to each tree. After
an approximate amount required has
been determined upon the mixture
should be prepared. A quantity of so
gallons is most easily made up, as a
common barrel will hold this amount
Prepare stock solution of Bordeaux,
the common mixture. by placing so
pounds of copper sulphate in gunny
sack and suspending it in barrel
holding so gallons of water. Cold
water will dissolve it, providing the
Jumps have been crushed; if not, it will
be necessary to use hot water. The
SO pounds of lime should be carefully
Stacked in a large box, and when it has
assumed creamy condition place it.
in barrel holding so gallons, and
stir thoroughly. Now you have stock
solution of Bordeaux mixture. When
ready to use, stir the contents of both
barrels. Take five gallons of the lime
mixture and place it in the spray bar
rel; add rs gallons of water, then
add five gallons of copper sulphate
solution, filling the barrel with wa
ter. Stir thoroughly and apply. For
spraying plums and cherries this should
be diluted more, using only four gal
Ions of each mixture. Never mix the
copper sulphate and lime mixtures to-
gether, but put each in the spray barrel
separately and dilute with water
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Botch Life-savers Station.
Chicago has had its full share Of ex.

Chicago has had its full share of ex-
perience with government architects.
For ten years the stately pile that will
some day house the post Office, and pos
sibly the United States courts, if there
is room, has been under course of con-
struction. Buildings of very nearly as
great magnitude have been builded in as
many months by private capital. Be-
fore the interior of the building is COM
pleted it will, in external appearance,
be almost a ruin. Postal authorities
have found many grieyous defects in it,
some of which may be remedied, but at
the cost of appearances, others will have
to be made the best Of 1t isfound at this
late day that the facilities for loading
and unloading mail are so limited that
it was thought advisable to ask the city
to vacate the sidewalk on the Dearborn
street side so that a wagon shed might
be built there. The interior arrange
ments of the building are also said to be
defective in many ways, and the trouble
is laid at the doors Of the government
architects, even though it is possible
that they may not be entirely to blame.
Now comes another experience in the
case Of the new life saving station at the
foot of Rush street on the river. The
building has been completed according
to the governments plans, and is now
ready for occupancy, but Inspector
Wickham. of the life-saving service,
pronounces it entirely unsuited for
the purpose for which it was built, and
condemns the life savers to remain in
their old home for several months while
the new one is being remodeled. The
observation tower from which a lookout
of the lake and river is kept at all times,
and the ways down which the life boats
must be put into the water, are de-
fective features of the building, and both
are practically useless for the purposes
for which they were intended. 1t will
take about $4,000 and some four months
time to remodel the building. In the
meantime the life savers will continue
to occupy their old home.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-10-26
WORKING FOR WIDE TIRES,
Bureau Of Road Inquiry Says Dirt
Roads Are Improved Wonder !
fully by Their Use.

The United States bureau of road In
Quiry has been making a study Of the
width Of tires prescribed by local and
national authorities in various parts Of
the world. In France every freighting
and market cart, instead of injuring
the highway, improves it. Many of the
tires are ten inches wide In the four
wheeled vehicles in that country the
rear axle is IA inches longer than the
fore, and as a result the rear wheels run
on line about an inch outside the level
rolled by the front wheel After few
loaded wagons have passed over road
the highway looks as If steam road
roller had been at work. A national law
Germany prescribes that wagons heav-
lily loaded must have tires not less than
four inches wide. In Austria the mini
mum for similar vehicles is 61s inches;
in Switzerland, six inches.
In number Of states in this country
laws have been passed granting rebate
OF highway taxes to citizens who use
on lumber wagons tires not less than
three inches wide. On toll roads in
Kentucky and several other states, farm
ers hauling loads in wide-tired wagons
are entitled to lower rates than those
paid by the owners of narrow-tired
vehicles.
At an experiment station it was dem.
onstrated that it requires 40 per cent.
more power to draw a load on wagon
with one and one-half inch tires than
on one with a three-inch tire. With a
dynamometer, careful tests were
made with loaded wagons drawn
over bluegrass sward In a wagon
weighing 1000 pounds it was found
that a load of 3,24S pounds could be
drawn on wide tires with the same force
required to move 1000 pounds on mar
row tires. Moreover, the wide tires
did not injure the turf, while the mar
row ones cut through it. In some parts
OF the country pioneers in the use OF
wide tires have had to stand a good
deal of ridicule. The manifest bene-
fit to roads, however, soon changes pub
lie sentiment.
The president of leading wagon man
ufacturing company states that the de-
mand for wide tires is increasing every
year. Another company in the same line
OF business conducted q series of tests.
and was convinced that on very hard
roads the preference, as far as daft is
concerned, is for narrow tires. In the
effect upon the roads, however, wide
tires have the advantage.-Barnum
Midland Farmer
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-10-26
PRETTY THINGS IN STOCKS.
What an Ingenious Woman or Girl
Can Do with a Little Work
and a Handkerchief.

These pretty handkerchief stocks
will commend themselves to those who
like dainty neckwear, easily made,
easily laundered, easily adjusted and
best of all, inexpensive. Select hand
kerchief that corresponds in size to
that of your neckband, so the ends will
have the handkerchief edge for a fin
ish. Hemstitched or scalloped borders,
white or in colors, will do for Figs.
2 and 4, but for Fig. a square must
be chosen that has border fully an
inch wide "a little wider is better),
with, if possible, an openwork stripe
inside, that when cut away from the
plain center will have a finished and
firm edge. Such a design is shown
iu Figs. and 8.
For Fig. 3 fold the handkerchief Az
inches from the edge if you wish the
stock to be two inches high, as at 2
in Fig. l.. Cut off this strip, narrow
ly hem on the raw edge, and fold to
form the neck piece. For the tab cut
off the borders marked b, beginning at
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-10-26
Use Heavy Parchment Paper.

When parchment paper is to be
used in the packing of butter only the
best kind and quality should be used.
The cost is small matter for any
one package of butter, and it is not
safe to use an inferior quality though
there is much of such stuff on the
market. In the battle to secure trade,
low priced articles are always being
put on the market and this is as true
of parchment paper as of anything
else. Generally the very thin paper
does not afford the protection that
the butter packer supposes he is get
ting. The very light paper is some
of it so loosely made that the spores
of mold once in it find abundant OPP
portunity to grow. The cheap paper
often proves to be very expensive in
the end.-Farmers' Review
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-10-26
Cream for Chapped Hands.

A cream for chapped hands, which
is also whitener, is made as fol-
lows: One ounce white wax. one ounce
spermaceti, one ounce nut oil, all add
ed to one-quarter ounce camphor gum
dissolved in one ounce olive oil. Melt
together and beat to cream. Rub
into the hands after bathing them in
warm water and CASTLE soap. Tho
cure is aided by sleeping in loose kid
gloves after the application, as this
prevents the cream rubbing off during
the night; it also causes slight per.
spiration of the hands, which il
whitening.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-10-26
ELIJAH PAYING HIS DEBTS
Where the Money Comes From Still
Somewhat of Mystery-other
Gossip In and Around
Chicago.

Chicago.-When a short time ago
John Alexander Dowie returned to Zion
from his trip around the world he found
the city he had builded very much as he
had left it only more so. Despite the rid
icule of the unbeliever; despite the
prophecies of failure, Zion is growing
1t is growing in population, it is growing
commercially, it is growing in beauty,
It is growing in wealth.
What is the reason for this growth?
1t is as hard to find an answer for that
question to-day as it was four years ago
when the city was first founded. 1t is
even harder, for four years ago the place
was but city of tents scattered over
600 acres of ground which Dowie had
acquired Religious enthusiasm might
have set up the tents, but it takes more
than passing enthusiasm to build
handsome brick homes, fine public struc-
lures, big factories, to construct roads,
lay vast sewerage system, run COM
plicated city government and furnish
employment to $500 people. 1t takes
money to do this, and yet Zion is doingit
Where does the money come from?
There is not SO much reticence on this
subject now as there was but few short
months ago. The leaders of the church
tell you openly it comes from the tithes
collected from members of the Christian
Catholic church from the four corners
Of the world. In and out of Zion, wher-
ever a member of the church may be
found, they pour their tenth into the
cup of Dowie without murmur The
collection of the funds is as regular, and
Is sure, as the collection of political as
sessments levied against public Office
holders by the party in power. But it
comes more willingly. No one seems
to think of questioning the rightfulness
of the tithes system. 1t is not be-
grudged. The payment of it is as much
a part of their religion as is the peace
be unto thee" that greets one at every
turn.
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Paying Big Debts.

What seems strange to the unbeliev-
ing prophets of evil is that Dowie seems
able and willing topay the enormous &C
cumulated debts which seemed ready to
tear his strange community limb from
limb but a few months ago. With the
same cheerfulness that his followers
are pouring their tithes into his Golfers
he is passing out checks to his creditors
and they are good checks, too, redeem
able at their full face value at the Zion
city bank.
Suits for an aggregate of 100000
stared Dowie in the face and threatened
his destruction last fall. Receivers took
charge of Zion, but they could find moth
ing with which to satisfy the hungry
creditors. More as last resort than as
q matter of sentiment, the claimants ac-
cepted Dowie's proposition to pay the
claims in ten per cent. installments, pro-
vided the receivers were withdrawn and
he be left with the problem he had build
ed for himself. Twenty per cent. of the
total has been paid, and there is every
evidence that the remainder will be.
w ALA tAC SOuA 70 AZ SOALAO1 COllSCIlOu
Of the tithes stopped; with Dowie in con-
troll they began again. They come from
every state in the American union, from
every nation on the American CONT
nent, from Europe, Asia and the islands
of the sea; but they come only to Dowie,
or those designated by him.
What these tithes amount to the pub
lie does not know. That they are con-
siderable is evidenced from the work
going on at Zion, from the lavishness
of the expenditures. 1t takes vast sum
to pay 1900 workers wages each week.
and they are paid good wages, better
than is paid for the same class of work in
Chicago Within the past year Uncla
Sam has collected more than $4,000 at
the Zion post Office, and the receipts are
doubling every year. This is another
evidence of the wealth of Zion
Dowie's credit is good to-day; the mer-
chants are willing to sell to him, COM
mercial travellers find the town prof
liable place to call. The bills are paid,
but by what method is Zion secret.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-10-26
FACE OF A PLANK DAM.

inches Of water. Since it was possible
to irrigate my farm from this cyeek.
provided it was properly damned, /
constructed plank dam similar to the
one shown in cut. stones being used on
either side in retaining banks for some
distance back from the dam.
The stills or bed pieces are six by
eight inches by 16 feet long, laid every
three feet to sustain uprights and in
clined timbers. The stones are laid for
several feet back of incline to prevent
washing of the sandy soil. Either
timbers or plank floors should be laid
in front to prevent the pitting out of
the bed of stream, that will eventually
undermine the framework. Such q
dam may be constructed from any
lumber that may be availahle.-T. A.
Russell, in Farm and Home.
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II the statements of the strike leaders
may be taken as truthful, it would seem
that the men in whose interest the strike
was called are in need of financial as
sistance under present conditions Sew
enteen and one-half cents an hour
sounds fairly liberal at first thought.
Figured out at ten hours day, six days
week it amounts to 5000 for 60 hours
work. This, however, the strike lead
ers claim the men do not receive, and
that the average is not over 40 hours
work per week, for which they would be
paid seven dollars.
Taking this statement of the leaders
as fact, let us see what this seven dol
lars must do. Within the past year rents
have advanced an easy ten per cent, and
to-day even the poorer accommodations
of the stock yards district cannot be had
for less than $40 or $12 per month; fuel
means at low estimate at least two dol
lars per month more; these two items.
with the occasional Doctors bill will
eat up half of each months earnings,
leaving about so cents per day for the
purchase of food and clothing.
Large families are the rule in this Sec
ton of the city, and the family in which
the children are large enough to work in
the packing houses can manage to make
both ends meet without great amount
of difficulty; but the man who is at
tempting to support a wife and small
children on seven dollars per week in
Chicago has the kind of problem that
makes anarchists Of themselves and
criminals of the children.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-10-26
Government Harness Dressing.

The government harness dressing is
made as follows: One gallon neatfoot
oil, two pounds Bayberry tallow, two
pounds beeswax, two pounds beef tall
low. Put the above in pan over a
moderate fire. When thoroughly dis
solved add two quarts of castor oil,
then, while OF the fire, stir in one
ounce lampblack. Mix we'll and strain
through fine cloth to remove sedi-
ment; let cool and you will have as fine
a dressing for harness or leather of
any kind as can be had.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-10-26
New Model Summer Resorts,

The old-fashioned summer resort
where people went for rest, where they
were permitted to enjoy their days in
hammock under the trees and their
nights in bed; where every influence
was conducive to rest of both mind and
body, is rapidly passing away and giving
place to those places in which the dane
ing pavilion, the bar, and all the environ
ments of the beer garden are the predom-
mating features.
To be sure, there are still places of the
old kind, where the weary may go and
find rest, but they are but little known
and hard to find, and, as rule, the desir-
able locations have been taken up by the
so-called more progressive new kind Of
resort.
A friend proposed spending his vaca-
ton at one of the well-known Michigan
resorts. He was away for two weeks,
but at the end of the first week found
him at home again, and asked the rea-
son for his quick return.
II had to have week to restup before
I go back to work." he explained. "Fo1
the week that was away it was dance
every night until one or two O'Clock
and there is no use trying to escape It,
for between the dance and the bar to.
gether the place was kept so noisy that
sleep was out of the question. am go.
ing to spend another week of vacation
in bed to recover from the effects of the
first"
The same experience may be had at rs
per cent. If the resorts within 100 mile,
of Chicago.
WRIGHT A. PATTERSON
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-10-26
How to Keep Hair Light.

KEEP your hair light by exposing it
b the sun as many hours each week
Is you possibly can. Soda or borax
will keep it light, but they are not
the best shampoos. as they make the
hair brittle. A good tonic is made of
one pint bay rum, one ounce castor
oil. one drachm tincture cantharides,
one drachm carbonate ammonia. Use
three times week at first, gradually
lessening. Try egg shalnpoos
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-10-26
Kl@PU(SVD.' ..AVN>
fiRK,nd|}SllRE5S
LAWN OR GARDEN ROLLER.
Its Form Is Simple and It Can Be
Made Either Of Hardwood
Log or Cement.

For the simplest form, saw the roller
from a hardwood log, as nearly round
as may be. Lay out the centers and
bore straight five or six inches deep.
The frame is two-by-two-inch hard
wood, and may be mortised or halved
together and fastened by one-fourth-
inch bolts. Handle bar is bolted in the
same manner, and eyen-eighths-inch
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-10-26
A Born Diplomat.

He-Miss DeJones. Clara. l never
loved any one but you. Will you be
my wife?
She-But I've been told that you
proposed to four other girls within a
month.
He-True: darling, but did it merely
for practice, SO l wouldn't blunder in
proposing to you.--cincinnaj Ell,
Quirer.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-10-26
Value Of the Busy Bee.

The value of the bee in the work of
fertilizing plants by carrying pollen
from one plant to another is greater
than its use in producing honey, says
an exchange. In fact, without the aid
of bees many crops would be complete
failures. Darwin found that in 100
heads of purple clover protected from the
visitation of bees not seed was pro-
duced, while 100 heads visited by bees
produced nearly 5000 seeds. When two
varieties of certain plants are grown in
the same neighborhood there is likeli-
hood of cross-fertilization, as bees for
age over a large territory. twill, there
fore, pay the farmer or fruit grower to
keep at least one hive of bees or en-.
courage his neighbor to do So
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-10-26
CONSTRUCTING PLANK DAM
Any Lumber That May Be Available
Around the Farm Can Be
Used for It.

have creek of clear spring water
running through my place that tried
for a number of years to dam success
fully. Land was so sandy that it was
impossible to build an earth dam that
would stand the pressure of water.
The stream is swift, running at dryest
time Of summer from eight to Ia
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-10-26
The Butchers Strike.

Except the strike of the employees of
the building trades two years ago the
walkout at the packing houses of the
stock yards is the greatest labor dis
1-"bance in point of number of employees
Oh. since the railroad troubles of 1894.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-10-26
Not So Marvellous.

1T has been demonstrated that frog
can live without brains"
"Oh, we'll. there are quite number of
human beings who come pretty near
doing it."-Brooklyu Life. -.
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At the clnh

Aren't you drinking little more
than usual?"
Yes. Ny wife has 6 cold IT. tha
head and can't smell 1hiug.-ChiaaCo
Post.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-10-26

The up-to-date dairyman knows what
each COW is giving in the way of produce
ing milk and butter fat, and also what It
costs to keep and feed her.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-08-25
MARKET REPORTS
CBy Guillot Bros)

Chicago, H., Aug. 2j.-The follow
ing quotations were made on the
market here today: