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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-02-08
The Violet In Mythology.

"Violets," says N. Hudson Moore in
his "Flower Fables and Fancies," "oc-
cupy conspicuous place in Greek my
thology. We are told that 10 was be-
loved by Jupiter, who, on account Of
Junos Jealousy, changed her into a
hsifer. Such common food as grass
was far too gross to serve as nourish-
ment for the sweetheart of one of the
gods. Therefore as something wonder
fully delicious he created the violet,
that 10 might feed upon its fragrant
petals" The Greek name of the flow
er is Ion, and the Greek adopted it as
their national emblem. The Romans
also eXtolled this emblem of modesty,
and it was the fayorite flower of Mo-
manned. Besides being the emblem
Of humility, the violet is held to sig
nifty love Of truth.
-Four flowers only, Mr. Moore re-
minds US. have entered into politics
the rose in England, the lily in France
and the chrysanthemum in Japan. The
fourth is the violet, which was more
closely associated with one man than
with the country. The violet is ever
reminiscent of Napoleon the Great,
whose emblem it became
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-02-08
between English and Japanese walnuts

between English and Japanese walnuts
which is larger than either; spineless
cactus which cattle can eat, and any
number of new flowers.
While some of these discoveries are
of little commercial value, others are
calculated to mean very much to fruit
growers in different parts of the world
The recently announced discovery OF
an orange tree capable of withstandine
frost will, if the claims made for it are
verified by experience, be immensely
valuable. What nature through hund-
reds and thousands of years does by
Natural selection, Mr.. Burbank seeks
to do by crossing differentst strains with
IN a species or by the hybridization OF
different spices.
So far his experiments have been con-
Quoted with money earned as COM
mercial scotsman and nurseryman.
With the fund placed at has disposal
by Mr.. Carnegie. he will be able to
develope the work of experimentation
in which he has proved master, AMI
the world will be the gamer.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-02-08
The Pine Woods.

The pine stands in the woods like an
Indian, untamed, with fantastic wild.
ness about it even in the clearings. If
an Indian warrior We're well painted
with pines in the background, he would
seem to blend with the trees and make
a harmonious expression. The pitch
ranes are the ghosts of Philip and Mas
sasoit. The white pine has the smooth
er features of the squaw.
The distant woods are but the tassels
Of my eye.
Books are to be attended to as new
sounds merely. Most would be put to a
Sore trial if the reader should assume
the attitude of listener They are but
a new note in the forest To our lonely,
sober thought the earth is wild unex-
plored. Wildness as of the jay and
muskrat reigns over the great part of
nature. The ovenbird and plover are
heard in the horizon. Here is a new
book Of heroes come to me like the note
of the clewink from over the fen, only
over deeper and wider fen. The pines
are unrelenting sifters of thought;
nothing petty leaks through them. Let
me put my ear close and hear the
sough of this book, that may know if
any inspiration yet haunts it. There is
always later edition of every book
than the printer wots of, no matter
how recently it was published. All ma
ture is a new impression every instant
III. d. Thoreau in Atlantic.
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The Pie Libel.

A piece of pie is not necessarily q
death warrant. 1t depends on what it
is made of and how it is made. Pie
proper should represent an unobjec-
tionable combination of fruit and
bread
The word pastry" however, covers
multitude of dietetic sins. Flour and
fat relied into a couple of soggy layers,
between which spiced meats. chopped
with more fat, mingled with raisins
and other fruits and moistened with
cognacs-this may be pastry, but it is
libel on pie.
A crust made reasonably tender with
sweet cream, olive Oil or fresh butter
or with half butter and half beef suet
(the soft variety, with sufficient bak-
ing powder or cream of tartar and
soda to make it light and porous, filled
with wholesome fruit or berries-this
is pie, and it is quite as digestible and
harmless as the ordinary bakers loaf.
It is about time the pie libel was
relegated to the limbo of other les
Dietetic and Hygienic Gazette.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-02-08
Names Of Tennessee Towns.

When it came to naming her towns
Tennessee did not forget the Good
Book. She put an Ark in Meigs coun-
ty, a Noah in Coffee, Genesis in Cum
berland a st. John and st. Luke in
Jackson, a Joshua here and a Caleb
there, here an Elijah and there Sam
uel Ruth and Naomi were not forgot
ten, and two Ebenezers We're raised up,
one in Knox and one in Humphreys
county.
But Tennessee did not lay too much
stress on Scriptural names. On the 9th
er hand, looking at the map one may
readily ascertain that in the naming of
her towns Tennessee played no favor
ites From mythology she obtained Jul
no, Venus, Vulcan, Bacchus, Diana,
Hercules. Neptune, Olympus and Del
phi; from Shakespeare Romeo and 9th
clio; from the Greek alphabet Alpha,
Beta and Omega; from the church
Methodist Baptist, Priest, Pope, Friar
and Tabernacle; from the family
hearth Many, Bud, Aunt, Home and
Family; from the poets Dante Milton
and Homer. Indianapolis Star.
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Speak For Yourself. John.

A story is told of Mr.. Coke, an an
cestor of Lord Leicester, which is like
the John Alden and Priscilla Mullens
romance read backward. cat about
seventy years of age" says Home
Notes, "AIr. Coke was a bachelor and
very anxious that his heir presump-
tive, nephew, should take unto him
self a wife" So the uncle selected a
handsome and clever young woman,
and the nephew obediently began to
his addresses, however, in half heart
ed way. When he at length proposed
the girl rejected him, and when Mr..
Coke begged her to reconsider her de-
cision she promptly replied to the old.
man, "Tll never marry your nephew,
but III marry you if you like He did
like, and the child of their marriage
cut the nephew out Of an immense for
tune,
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English Tai1ors, yernaculnr.

The plaintiff in recent libel action
was not the ninth part of man" or
he would have known that '".jiggery-
pokery' was tailor's slang for humbug.
There are still many terms employed
by the trade which are unknown to the
outside public, and some of them show
a pretty turn of fancy.
A young lady friend is ''long haired
chum," a mans wife is his cleft fore
part" and the masters wife is the
"marm puss' or "jiffness," Legs and
arms" is beer with no body in it, and to
"give his pint for man. means that
he will vouch for him to the utmost Of
his power. Going to America is "cross-
ing the damp pot" To spoil anything
is to make pig or pork" of it. A badly
worked buttonhole is dead sow's
eye" and collar or lapel too large for
the coat is a pigs lug" A ''paralrtic
fit is misfit, and "misfit'' is a man
of awkward figure.-London Chronicle.
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How Sarasota Taught Singing.

II was in South America once years
ago as young man, and l was
stranded after a very unsuccessful tour
in city there. Teach said somebody.
and you will easily earn enough to pay
your debts, such as they are But,
alas, nobody wanted to learn the VIC
lin.
Never mind said my enterprising
acquaintance, who was genuinely sorry
Tor my plight and wanted to help me.
teach singing Here was another diff
Guilty. never had as much voice as a
crow and knew nothing about singing.
But needs must'-I need not finish the
proverb. My pupil, lady, came, and
I played my violin to her. There 1
said, with all the assurance of the
most fashionable voice producer, sing
like that That is the way to sing.'
She was amazed, but honestly believe
she learned more from my tone and
phrasing than if had taught her scales
and songs. London Express.
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ONE MANS GREAT WORK.

Atlanta Constitution: OF all th,
| benefactiOns of Mr.. Andrew Carnegie
none wiser or better calculated tt
bring valuable results than his 800 00{
endowment of Luther Burbank of San
ia Rosa, Cal. This sum has beer
placed at the disposal of Mr.. Burbank
to enable him to pursue his investigat
ions of plant life.
Interesting insight into the valuable
work Mr.. Burbank has already done is
furnished by President Jordan of LIE
land Stamford university, in recent
contribution to Popular Science
Monthly. DR.. Jordan pronounces the
California plant expert 1.-The mos,
skillful experimenter in the field of the
formation of new forms of plant life by
the process of crossing and selection
He is,' DR.. Jordan says, ''the creator
of many of our most useful plant forms,
roots, nuts fruits, grains, grasses, as
we'll as many of our most beautiful
flowers. His methods are the practi-
cal application of the theories of OAR
win and his followers"
Among his products are mentioned
the Climax plum, a hybrid of the
Chinese and Japanese plums, which is
said to have changed the whole fruit
shipping industry of the world; Bart
lett plum, plum with a Bartlett pear
flavor. a recessed plum, with small
seeds instead of stones; an almost stone
less plum. produced by crossing the
French plum with the wild California
variety; hybrid Of the strawberry and
the raspberry, not yet made CONNER
cially valuable, however; the plumcot,
a cross between the plum and the april
Get; new white blackberry; cross
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-02-08
FUNERAL OF CAPT. SMITH.
Simplicity Marked the Last Sad Rites
Over Remains. From the Account
Published in Sioux City journal.
o. h. OLSON.

Simplicity marked the last rites over
the remains of Capt. Melvin Smith, at
2 o'clock yesterday afternoon at the
residence, 11lS Jennings steet.
Rev. George M. Hughes, nastor
the First Methodist church, had charge
of the services, which were very brief
and simple in accordance with wish
expressed by the deceased man while
he was in health. The service was but
about quarter of an hour in length
and consisted of prayer, the reading
of hymn and scripturai reading.
There was no music. The services
we're largely attended by friends and
relatives.
The pall bearers were: Melvin j,
Smith, Claude Smith and FLOYD Smith,
sons of the deceased man David Mould
of Sioux City; G, B. Smith, of Wheat
on. Ill. and F. J. Gary, of West Side,
10. The latter formerly was a bust
ness partner in the grain business at
WestSide when Mr. Smith was connect
ed with the firm of Smith g. Gary at
West SIDE and lived in the Melvin
Smith home. He is now an assistant
claim agent for the Northwestern
| railroad.
Capt. Smith had said that when he
died he wanted his three sons and the
three men mentioned to act as his pail.
bearers. Interment was in the Logan,
Park cemetery.
Maj. Jonas M. Cleland former mayo.
of Sioux City; r. E. Sackett, former
clerk of the courts of Woodbury. county
and E. j. MCGOWAN. all three of Chica.
ago, came to Sioux City to attend the
funeral.
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fronted; and with his tow hair, dishev-
elled and bristling, a la pompadore, he
wildly waves his hands, and provides
diversion for the spectators in the gal
leries. de failed to secure renomina-
ton last summer, and consequently his
brief, though exciting, career in Con-
gress is soon at an end. No lamenta-
tions are heard because of his prospec-
tive retirement 1t is suggested that
he has adopted the tactics which he en-
ploys in pursuit of publicity sevidentiy
regarding the nature Of his reputation
less worthy of concern than the extent
of it. One day this week he attacked
his colleagues of the South, charging
them with persistently injecting the
race question into national politics and
seeking to burden northern and west
ern democrats with irrelevant issues.
He charged the South with responsible
ty for the nomination of Judge Parker
last summer. and maintained that he
was the nominee of monopolies
The republicans of the House held a
caucus yesterday to determine what
steps to take in the matter of rate legis-
latiou. The administration plan has
been to force some action, and evident
| ly the Esch- Townsend Bill is its favor
lite of the ibills now introduced bearing
on this question. There was want OF
entire harmony at the caucus, and
many of the members are opposed to
hasty action, as they wish to have
abundant opportunity for debate. Some
of the members seem to regard the bill
mentioned as being too radical, and I'M
friendly to the railroads, and lit is their
wish to trim it down a little and relieve
it of certain alleged hardships which it
would impose upon transportation com
panies. This plan will in all probabil-
ity result in delaying action on this
question until the extra session which
will probably be called to meet next
fall. A definite course of action will be
decided upon at caucus which it is in
tended to call soon.
o. II. OLSON.
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Legend of the Seven stars.

To the naked eye six of the Pleiades,
or Seven Stars" seem to be of about
the same magnitudes, While the sew
enth is very dim. The dim star, the
legend says is Merope, one of the sew
en- daughters of Atlas and Pleione, and
her paleness is punishment visited
upon her for having married mortal.
The other sisters all married gods.
Alcyone and Celaeno married Neptune.
Electra, N1aia and Taygeta were we'd
ded to Jupiter and Sterope to Mars.
Poor Merope united herself to Sisyphus,
common mortal, and was doomed to
eternal dimness for her rash act. Be
sides this her husband must through
out all eternity roll a huge stone up a
hill. AS soon as it gets to the summit
1t rolls back, and his never ending task
is again resumed.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-02-08
CORN GOSPEL SPECIAL TRAIN.


Professor Holden of the Iowa State
College at Ames, is rapidly perfecting
plans for a campaign through the
state in the interests of better seed
corn for Iowa farmers.
The Chicago & North Western Rail
way has placed a special train at his
disposal and he will spend the latter
half of February in making some of
his most interesting talks at the vari-
Gus stations along the line of that road.
The Grain Dealers Association is
taking an active interest In the plans
and it is hoped that our citizens, par
ticularly those who are directly in
terested In the growing or handling
the grain crop, will take measures i'm
mediately to get into communication
with the Professor and with the rail
road people and see to it that an audi
ence is guaranteed him here. and APP
plications made before all dates are
taken, so that he will be sure to stop
here on his way through. 1t is nee
essary that immediate action be taken.
The farmer who carries out the in
structions that are included in Prof.
Holden's plan for the selection of seed
need have no trouble in increasing the
size of his crop in tremendous proper
tions. A day or two's work in making
proper selection of seed will mean
thousands of bushels increased pro-
duction.
Prof Holden does not leave any room
for argument; his talks are so clear
and practical that there is only enc
side to the question.
Our people should get into touch
with the agent of The North w estern
Line here at once, so that our town will,
without fail, be selected as stopping
place for the Corn Gospel Train.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-02-08
Iodine.

3
If iodine be taken continuously for a
length of time what is known as
iodism results. Different individuals
are affected differently by this drug.
There are three forms of iodic intoxica-
tion-first, that in which the symptoms
are those of gastric irritation; second,
that characterized by nervous troubles,
neuralgia, ringing in the ears, convul-
sive movements, disturbed intellect,
and, third, that characterized by rapid
emaciation, commencing mostly in the
face, and severe nervous palpitations
OF the heart, with excessive appetite,
which sometimes precedes and some
times follows the loss of flesh. These
symptoms are said to be most easily
induced in goitrous persons.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-02-08
Her Ptous wish.

Robert Burns friend, DR.. Blackjack
the blind poet, was a licentiate of the
Church of Scotland and used to preach
occasionally.
One Sunday he was supplying a
country pulpit. Certain deaf old wo-
men, as was the custom in those days
had squatted on the pulpit stairs to be
as near the preacher as possible. Like
the mass of the Scottish people, they
abominated sermons that were read.
One Of them as soon as the discourse
was begun said to her neighbor in a
tone that was audible through the
Whole church, els he readin'?"
"Ihts, woman! No, he Gamma read.
He'Yblind."
"Alin, is he, eh7 That's real fort,
nate I wish they were a. blind"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-02-08
Matrimony In India

Matrimony.-A business gentleman,
thirty-two, Buujahi Sikh, having an in.
come of about thousand per mensem
and who is not on good terms with his
wife Of late, seeks another partner in
life. age thirteen to sixteen. He in
tends giving the present wife a decent
allowance (besides a separate house,,
according to advertisers position, say,
at least Rs. 100 per month Further
particulars from No. COZ, care Of the
Tribune press, Lahore.-Lahore Trib-
une.
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&C.,
A Reseryed Hour.

The whole Of the day should not be
daytime nor of the night nighttime,
but some portion be rescued from time
to oversee time in. All our hours must
not be current; all our time must not
lapse. There must be one hour at least
which the day did not bring forth, Of
ancient parentage and long established
nobility, which will be serene and
lofty platform overlooking the rest.
We should make our notch every day
on our characters, as Robinson Crusca
on his stick. We must be at the helm
at least once day. We must feel the
tiller rope in our hands and know that
If we sail we steer.-H. D. Thoreau in
Atlantic
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-02-08
Tic OH. Ola co1d. p

''The Sayings of Lao Tzu," the great
Chinese philosopher, who was born 600
years before Christ and fifty before
Confucius, have been translated into
English by Professor Lionel Giles of
the British museum. They contain some
utterances which remarkably antici-
pate the morality of the sermon on the
monitor instance, "Requite injury
with kindness" and "To the not good 1
would be good in order to make them
good"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-02-08
The Fragrance of Yaeua..

Many smokers are probably unaware
that part of the fragrance of Havana
cigars is impaired by the wrappings
called "yaguas" in which they are
rolled. A yagua is the thin, netlike
covering found on the leaves growing
round the fruit of the yagua palm and
Is large enough to wrap a bundle Of
fifteen or twenty cigars. So highly are
yaguas esteemed that a Cuban law
prohibits the expectation of them.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-02-08
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
January 30,

January 3U.
Elisabeth Houston VIM Houston to
r Best lot Is biz G Dow City. $50 @!
Laura Marshall VIM Marshall to
Tillie Lister lot blk rs Denison..... 1850 OF
Nellie Mccarthy unmarried to Dore-
thea lots IL and IL blk 2S ,Denison.... $50 OF
January 81
Mary Hepner and Husband to P, M
Lane lots II and l2 blk Holmes Add
nenison. ....... ................. $4,000 90
Pat Lane and wife to Mary Heppner
Ell neA section 35 Goodrich .......... $500 Oh
August Beutel and wife to Byron Nc
Mullene1a nw1a sw4 nwA section II
Washington township. $500. 1880 q
February
Samuel Luney and wife and W:n
Luney and wife to James Luney und
q corner at w end of Alley in blk 1863
along line of alley 620 it S to Slime
of section11 Denison township w
along section line 62O feet to begscom
at Sc corner of sec II Denison twp
to Gen ofriver down to center of
river 10 fit south of ne cor of blk 1855
w500 TT to section line e to bog blk
l64-165-167 lott blk 1872 lot Re-sub-
div of nA of blk 1853 vii feet of JEFF
fefs5n ave 9 OF .line OF lot b and
Pnblic alley and W through blk 1853
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-02-08

"If you don't stop talking" cautioned
the husband, "I'll not be able to catch
any fish" CHATS funny" answered
the wife. when girl angles for
husband she has to talk great DEAL"
II know. But there's difference be-
tween fish and Holsters"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-02-08
Certain of One Thinp

"Well, little boy" said the kind heart
ed dentist "does the tooth hurt you?"
Il don't know whether it's the tooth
or whether it's just me-" groaned the
boy, "but I'm blamed sure that if
you'll separate us the pain'll go awayw
Chicago Tribune.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-02-08
Unconscious Fr.nkne...

A London editor received from Berlin
printed notice of a new hair dye, de-
scribed in English. II deliver the hair
dye from the fair to the deepest dark, !"
the Berlin man said. Then, with a
burst of candor, for which he cannot be
sufficiently commended, he adds: ct
produces natural color and is thor
oughly injurious"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-02-08
Punishment.

'The wretch has been proposing to
both of us. 1 wish we could think of
some horrible way to punish him"
"Well, why don't you marry him ~.
Illustrated Bits.
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How to Make n Ru.t .Joint

Mix ten parts iron filings and three
parts chloride Of lime to paste by
means of water. Apply to the joint
and clamp up. 1t will be solid in twelve
hours. Blacksmith and Wheelwright.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-02-08

From the time a baby is six months
old everything he sees and hears has
an influence for good or bad upon his
character.-Lavinia Hart.
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A Discouraging Outlook.

A DlscOuraE1nE Outlook.
$50 your daughter is writing a
book?"
eyes"
"Are you pleased?"
mo. We're worried. If it isn't
success, we'll be disappointed, and If
it is the neighbors will probably be
shocked when they read Washing
ton Star.
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A Safe Listener.

He-So you are in the habit of talk
ing to yourself? She-Yes. You see,
I've got to tell somebody, and if l tell
1t to myself I'm sure that it won't get
any farther.-Detr Free Press.
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,Twou1d BE a Relief.

"Now," said the voluble salesman,
there's piece of goods that speaks for
ITSELF.
"All right" interrupted the weary
buyer. Suppose you keep quiet for a
couple of minutes and give it "a chance .
Philadelphia Ledger.
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Positive Proof.
eyes, I'm getting old"

eyes, I'm getting old
"Why. you're looking younger than
ever
That's it. You may be sure you're
getting old when your friends tell you
you're looking younger than ever"