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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1907-12-14
MY DADDY WAS A soJER.
Ny daddy was a sojer,
And fought against the wrong.

Ny daddy was sojer,
And fought against the wrong,
''Bravely and defantly,"
AZ they say In the song.
My dad says it's gallant thing
To be a sojer. but
It's orful when the bullets sing
And sabers slash and cut.
II was Mr.. Uncle Sam
Or his next bestest friend
1 wouldn't let them really fight,
But make them Jest purtend.
MY daddy says 'twould be as we'll,
And he knows best. / guess.
II war was less like brimming hell
And more parade and dress
Will +. Stephens, in National Tri
une.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1907-12-14

II WISH lady recently said to her
husband with what Punch discreetly
terms considerable emphasis" Il
wish you wouldn't always sit on the
piano-stool when we have company.
Everybody knows you can't play a
motto"
Neither can anybody else when I'm
sitting there" returned the sage
Youths Companion.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1907-12-14
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Take aAlrs Family Pills for coputipstiop.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1907-12-14

with a smooth iron and Defiance
Starch. you can launder your shirt
waist just as we'll at home as the
steam laundry can; 1t will have the
proper stiffness and finish. there will
be less wear and tear of the goods.
and it will be positive pleasure to
use Starch that does not stick to the
iron.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1907-12-14

A prominent planter recently had
occasion to visit some of his holdings
in southern Arkansas. The land was
situated several miles from a railroad.
and 1t was necessary to finish the
journey in buggy. So he took a
friend with him and started out.
After traversing several miles OF
sparsely settled country. they came
upon a farmer blowing corn on the
side Of a hill. The planter, wishing
to appear civil to his neighbors,
stopped his horse and yelled at the
man. who came to the fence, mopping
his face with red bandana.
"Good morning"
"Mornin', mister!"
"You live here, SUPPOSED"
"Yep."
Flows crops?"
Fair to middlin'."
That's bad hill you're blowing"
II know it. Bad boss, pullin' tn
pillow, bad pillow. bad everything"
why. you talk like you were the
poorest man in Arkansas," laughed the
planter.
81 amt, though" was the response,
as the young fellow smiled good
naturally. Another Teller owns half
O. this crop"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1907-12-14
Reciprocity.

Every father thinks he has the
finest baby in the world"
Yes" answered the cynic, land
once in awhile, but not nearly so
often q baby grows up to think 1t has
one Of the finest fathers in the
world"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1907-12-14

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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1907-12-14

That an article may be good as we'll
as cheap. and give entire satisfaction.
is proven by the extraordinary sale Of
Defiance Starch, each package con-
tanning one-third more Starch than
can be had of any other brand for the
same money.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1907-12-14

Precise Degree q Intimacy.
Nan-Young Mr.. Ketchley u away
ON his vacation. isn't hot Are yoa
and he on corresponding tssmsf
Fan-Not quite-but wore o. ~
ture postcard terms.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1907-12-14

Sheer white goods. "a fact, any ilne
wash goods when new. owe much OF
their attractiveness to the way they
are laundered. this being done in
manner to enhance their textile beau
ty. Home laundering would be equal
ly satisfactory II proper attention was
given to starching. the first essential
being good Starch. which has SUFFICIENT
strength to stiffen. without thickening
the goods. Try Defiance Starch and
you will be pleasantly surprised at the
improved appearance Of your work.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1907-12-14

There Is something which will APP
peal to every American in the horror
of fate invoked upon Henry James.
Sr., by his son, the novelist. and
recorded in the letters Of e. L. God
kin.
The young man had been worsted
in argument, and exclaimed:
Then may your mashed potatoes
always have Jumps in them!"-
Youths Companion.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1907-12-14

Gyer-I was in railway wreck
seven years ago, and never got over
1t.
Myer-You must have been badly
hurt.
Gyer-I wasn't hurt at all. didn't
get over 1t because crawled from un-
der. See?-Chicago Daily News.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1907-12-14

A woman's egotism has reached
the limit II when she walks out she
imagines that all the men going in
the same direction are following her.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1907-12-14

Won't you have another drink
said the kangaroo to the giraffe as
they stood in front Of the zoo bar.
mo, thank you" replied the
giraffe. zone drink goes long way
with me, you know"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1907-12-14

What ripens fast does not last
Shakespeare.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1907-12-14

Whom fortune favors the world
favors.-German.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1907-12-14

Important 10 Mofhsrs.
Examine carefully every bottle Of CAsTOR1A
safe and sure remedy for infants and childrsn
and - that 1t
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-10-16

who. as an American Judge. enforced
the law with equal %sternness against
trusts and labor unions; created a
government for the mixed and sullen
Orientals in the Philippines; turned
from successful dealing with naked
1gorrote pagans and a Mohammedan
sultan personally to negotiate with the
pope in the vatican; twice refused a
longed-for seat in the supreme court
of the United States rather than
abandon the work of creating a stable.
self-governing nation IN the Philip
pines: welded the powers of secre
tary Of the state at the same time.
took cheerfully the burden of super
vising the national military establish-
ment while directing affairs III Cuba.
Porto Rico and the Philippines and
advising the nations policy in
Hawaii; helping the general admins
tration Of the vast Panama canal en-
terprise--aud all the while cheerful,
confident. full of the spark of native
humor and apparently without hot.
political ambition. looking upon the
Office Of the chief justice of the SUI
preme court as a more desirable place
than that of the president of the
United States. Not a meddler-both
types being necessary to America
in these changing. surprising. con-
structive. times. when the strong.
brave old national spirit of justice and
the continental conscience assert
themselves again in a body grown
powerful. sometimes purblind and
unruly.' Mr.. Creelman then reviews
in his usual style the important in
cidents that have crowded into the
life of the man from his school days
to the acceptance of the war portfolio
in President Roosevelt's cabinet. He
deals at length upon the sincere course
purued by Secretary Taft while gov
ernor general of the Philippines.
Mr.. Creelman goes on to deal with.
Mr.. Taft's appointment as secretary
of war and with his achievements
in that Office. touching upon his work
in Cuba and Panama. The article
concludes a follows:
$50 that if President Roosevelt
would like to succeed him in the
White House. he has chosen a man
who has not played politics in the
past and is not likely to know how
play politics in the future: but a
brave. clear-thinking. clean-minded,
capable. patriotic man. a constructive
a modest, sincere gentle
man. full of the knighthood under
the honor and strength of a
great nation must be shielded in in
s,dious peace as open war;"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-10-16
CAPTAIN S. A. MARINE

We note with regret the death Of
u friend. Capt. Marine which oc-
cured at Chicago rece' tly. He was
a magnificent man, of fine presence
and pleasing personality. In times
of war he was ready to give up his
life for the preservation of the union.
and did suffer the loss of a leg. going
through the remainder of his DAYS
with an artificial limb. After his
retirement from the Pension Oaice
at Des Moines he went to Mason City
to conduct the daily Globe Gazette
and there we came in almost daily
contact with him. He vas a man
who appreciated the higher intel
lectual things of life. In this he was
blessed in having a wife who loved
the poets and great writer's of history
and fiction. Together they read and
talked over the thoughts of these. to
them eve living men and women,
quoting from their works with famil-
iarity. Thus the Captain was a brill
liant and entertaining conversation
alists when the cares of life allowed
him to speak as his heart dictated.
His life in Des Moines gave him a
wide range of acquaintance in Iowa.
so he had a knowledge of men which
was q wonderful help in newspaper
work. and in planning in political
affair. We shall ever consider it
n of the pleasures of living in Ma
son City that we came in contact
with Capt. Marine one of the finest
men Iowa ever produced.
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three advertisers like him. every
country editor in the state could wear
diamonds. At any rate within a
reasonable time he could equip a
model Office and buy a good home.
In looking ver u books Of last
year we find that Gov. Garst. Tor E
& W. Garst) paid us s34l.6O for ad-
vertising. That is an average of
almost $50 a month. and here no doubt
the reader is disposed to say that
such advertising requires nerve. but
Gov. Garst has frequently said to The
Enterprise editor that''we find it pays
to advertise. and as he is a iudicious
and successful business man. who
watches result, abandoning methods
which do not bring good returns. his
generous use OF printers ink is evi
dence that judicious advertising pays.
The Garsts are persistent advertis-
ers-every week and every week. and
who never run the same ad twice.
And though they do a big business
they always find time to write copy.
The Garst practice and experience
ought to be a pointer to business men
elsewhe e. Where they hsvn't the
ad writing habit it would be we'll
for them to get it. 1t is a necessary
in this advanced age to successful
business, as any other part of mer-
chandising.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-10-16
Sch1esuia

Jurgen Schroeder and wife returned
Wednesday from their pleasure trip
through Colorado.
Floyd Smith and wife of Danbury
are visiting at the Iatter's parents.
The death of H. F. Schlotfelu oc-
Cured Oct. Bird at the home of his
daughter. Mrs. John Carstens in Ida
county. Deceased was Is years of
age. The funeral was held Sunday at
the Lutheran church In Schleswig,
Rev. Hansen officiating. The re-
mains were buried in the Nissen
cemetery.
Mrs. Julius Schroeder returned
Friday from Minnesota. where she
had been visiting for a couple of
weeks. accompanied by her aunt from
Rock Rapids.
Julius Schroeder celebrated his SIND
birthday. Saturday at his home near
Schleswig. Among the numerous
guests present were Pete Henningsen
and wife Of Denison.
NAhS. 0oiiu NlSuOlSeH went TO
Mapleton Wednesday for a short stay
with her sister.
Mrs. VIM. Stegeman celebrated her
birthday Saturday night. a and large
crowd was present. All report a fine
time.
Mrs. Girard and son Arthur went to
Denison On business Friday.
ferdinand Jebens from Wyoming
visited at the Jeben home from Tues
day until Thursday.
Mrs. j. j. Ladenburger. who has
been on the sick list for some time,
was taken to Ida Grove to the hospi-
tai for an operation.
Mrs. jain has been on the sick list
the past week.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-10-16
0vERDREssING THE CHILDREN

We print in an adjoining column
part of an editorial from the Mar
Notwithstanding in which
the editor censures the present custom
OF parents over-dressing the school
children. We will not r~eiterate what
is there said. but pass to the custom
OF overdressing the children sent to
the Sunday schools and The fine Dress
es. worn by the grown up church men,
bership. 1t is often the wonder and
the lament of those interested in
church and Sunday school work that
it is impossible to get the people and
the children from the homes Of the
poor and middle classes to attend
church and Sunday school. One great
cause of this lack of attendance.
comes from the lack of clothing.
While the law compels children of
proper age to attend the day schools
attendance at the gatherings on Sum-
day is voluntary and so if there is a
considered good reason for remaining
from church and the Sabbath schools.
it will prove a barrier. 1t is truly a
crying evil the overdressing for
church. There is nothing about which
people are so sensitive as having to
wear clothing which is plainly inferior
to ones neighbor. One may do SO at
work. but when others are we'll
dressed on Sunday and from poverty
Or misfortune one cannot be. he or she
shrinks from the public assembly. and
easily finds an excuse for not attend
ing church.
We sometimes think the Quakers
are about right in their humble
method of dress from the stand point
of putting all on q level in appearance.
1t would be a first class idea for the
church people OF Denison to begin a
reform along the line mentioned.
Send the children to the day school
neatly dressed but with no display of
color or rich fabrics. observe the same
rules for the Sunday school and re-
form the overdressing for church SER
vices. To do this out of respect for
one's poorer neighbor would be show
ing a christian spirit indeed. This is
a subject which we have thought
of for years. but only wrote about
now on finding the article from the
Marshalltown paper on the evils OF
over dressing the children going tc
the day school.
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r. T. vAN METRE, M. D.
Physician and Surgeon,
Dow city, Iowa

Fred and Oscar Feinhold of the
Paradise were up at Charter Oak las,
Saturday to see a corn husker work.
If it will do the work they say. pick
ing up down stalks, but cannot reach
an ear on the ground.
VIM. Jordan and R. w. Houston
brought in three cars of cattle last
week as feeders.
Mrs. Allie Sewell McConnaughey
will continue her visits to Dow CITY
and instruct in music. much to the
satisfaction of her admirers here.
Helen Woodruff came down from
Denison Monday afternoon. for a short
stay with her aunt. Mrs. Mary Nc
Henry.
Mrs. Jess Bremser enjoyed a visit
from her mother. Mrs. Palmer, over
Sunday.
Mrs. E. H. swasey went to Des
Moines Saturday to visit her sister,
Mrs. Parker. Mrs. E. H. Crandall
and her mother. Mrs. Kleeb, also
went to Des Moines the same day for
a visit with relatives there.
Mrs. G. w. Langley and her sister
in-law from Colo. expect to start for
Nebraska this week to spend a few
weeks with relatives.
r. Wight and wife are visiting at
the home of their son. Paul in Wood
bine.
Nette Earnest of Missouri vally is
q guest of her sister. Mrs. S. A.
Dow.
T. w. Swatman. wife and daughter
Grace went to Lincoln. Nebr., Mon
day taking a much deserved vacation.
Majorie Trip Of Omaha visited
friends here Tuesday. !.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-10-16

When the Illinois Central road was
first extedned from Fort Dodge to
Omaha through Denison it placed it's
track On high tressle work to get over
the lowlands just this side Of the
Bluffs. 1t has now made long, heavy
fills of earth and gravel and the track
is now firm and safe. This was in &C
cordance with the high degree OF
efficiency which that road tries to
maintain. If it enters the contest for
the fast mail there will be some live
~ racing from Denison to the Bluffs
between trains Of this road and those
of the Northwestern. The Fort
Dodge papers are reporting that a new
passenger train will be put on the
Illinois Central between that place
and the Bluffs to accommodate travel.
This of course means further passen-
ger service for Denison.
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GOV GARsT AS ANADvERTIsER

Coon Rapids Enterprise.-''If War
rem Garst does not stop running page
ads in The Coon Rapids Enterprise he
will have the unanimous support of
the newspapers of the State. He
used a full page add last week and it
was a good one."-Storm Lake Pilot
Tribune.
The standpat Plot Tribune editor
evidently thinks that Warren Garst is
the right kind of a progressive. and
SO he is-progressive in business
methods as well as politics. If every
country town newspaper had two or
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-10-16
1.-THE MYSTERY OF Mr. TAFT

William Howard Taft. Secretary
of War. is considered with much de-
tail and intimacy in his guise as pos
slble to President Roosevelt
by James Creelman in a recent num-
Der of Pearson's Magazine under the
caption. 'sThe Mystery of Mr.. Taft"
MI. Creelman does not keep his read
ers in suspense as to what constitute
the mysterious traits of Mr.. Taft. but
explains in the second paragraph Of
his article that the mystery of the
Secretary of War is that she wins the
hearts of individuals, but he does not
fire the heart of the sovereign multi
tude."
Mr.. Creelman describes the many
administrative achievement of the
secretary and tells of his stearling
qualities Of character.
"Mediocrity won't do for Willie''-
the remark made by Secretary Taft's
father. himself secretary Of wal and
attorney general under President
Grants taken as the central text
Of the Creelman article. Mr.. Creel-
man declares that Mr.. Taft plainly
was destined for leadership in the
words that follow:
sThe purpose of this article il
neither attack nor defense. but ar
impartial explanation of one of the
sanest and most useful and courageous
men which the American continent
has given to public life since the civil
war: and the key may be found il
DR.. Hollands lines:
God give us men. The time demands
ling hands:
Men whom the lust of office does not kill:
Men who possess opinions and a will:
Men who have honor. men who will not lie:
Men who can stand before a demagogue
And dam his treacherous batteries withou
winking.
ITO which might be added. ME,
whom mere pride of judgment doe
mot warp
Even in the age of busy. struggle
worn men and women it is wortl
while to consider an American citize,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-10-16
e OAK.

Freda Kuehl and sister. Mrs.
Jacobsen visited in S~chleswig Sunday
and Monday.
Gusta Hintz from Ricketts, visited
at A. H. Wendt's over Sunday. Her
folks expect tn move to Davenport
soon.
Fred Binger celebrated his birthday
Friday evening. A large crowd Of
young and old were present and every
one reported a fine time.
Otto Baak and family visited at
the home of Louie Knoll Sunday.
Walter Kuehl visited at Eck's home
Sunday.
Max Christensen is visiting at the
home of his cousin. Julius Christian
sen for q few days.
Herman Schmidt and Magnus
Hollander drove over from Schleswir
to spend Sunday with julius Christian
sen.
Will Meyer visited at Mr.. Bingers
Sunday. +
Paul Knoll went to Ute Saturday to
spend Sunday.
Martin and BENJAMIN Binger VS.
tied at their uncle's Carl Hopp Sum
day.
A dance was given ut A. H.
Wendt's Sunday evening. The young
folks spent a very pleasant evening.
Clara and Martha Baak. Lizzie Sol
and Anna Minister and John Minister
drove over from Ricketts, Sunday eve
ming.
Louie and Meta Ohm visited at
Herman Testers last week.
Will Kroll and wife from Charter
Oak visited at their son Louie's and
at Fred Bingers Friday.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-10-16
INNOCENT FARE RESULTS.

Sioux City ~Journal-Whatever may
be the fact in other states there is
good ground for the conclusion that
2-cent passenger fare is not confisca-
tory in Ohio. 1t is found in the re-
ports of the Ohio lines for the fiscal
year 1907. The 2-cent fare was In
operation all through that year.. as
we'll as for the last three months of
the previous year. The record shows
that the earnings from passenger
traffic in Ohio for the twelve months
ended June 80. 1907. were 81, 1892, 2S2
in xce of the earnings for the
previous twelve months. Twenty
nine lines showed increased revenues.
and ten showed a loss. The loss.
however. vas insignificant. amounting
to only $35, 645 for the ten lines.
The figures are for gross earnings.
1t is possible that operating expense
increased with the increased travel
and that the net earnings may have
been less than for the previous year.
But it is evident that. with increased
travel and that the net earnings may
have been let than for the previous
year. But it is evident that. with
increased gross revenues the roads
will have little basis for a contention
that the new rate is not remunerative.
Indeed, there is not much probability
they will advance such a contention.
The 2-cent rate involved a reduction
of one-third in the old rate. If there
had not been an increase of one-third
on the amount of business done
revenues would have shown a falling
off. Instead. revenues increased. 1,
is quite clear that something stimu-
lated railway travel in Pennsylvania
last year, and there 10 . strong pre-
sumption that it was the 2-cent fare
that did the business.
It is. of course probable that the
.2-cent fare will not be able to give so
good an account of itself in some of
the less densely populated states
where it as inaugurated this year.
Still. reports from all the states agree
that the volume of travel has been
greatly augmented. 1t is by no
means impossible that receipts should
increase in these states in such pro-
portion as to make up for the loss of
revenue from each individual passen-
ger. An increase of one-third in the
volume of traffic would fill the hole
and leave the roads as we'll off as they
were before. especially in view Of the
fact that old trains have been taken
off. rather than new trains put on. II
is possible, too, even il the increase
is not yet substantial enough to bring
receipts up to the old standard, at
such results will be attained later
after the public has become more ac-
customed to the advantages Of the
cheaper rate.
In any event the results following
the introduction of the 2-cent passen-
ger fare in Ohio elsewhere are such
as to encourage railway managers to
give the experiment a fair trial all
around. There appears to be little
danger that any road will be bank
rupted while the experiment is in
progress.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-10-16

Diphtheria having developed in q
few cases at Dow City the public
schools were closed and the meetings
in the Methodist church discontinued.
The people down there believe in
thorough measures for stamping out
contagious diseases. ).
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-10-16

Bears for sale-I have several
choice Red Duroc Jersey Bears for
sale. A. G. Sogren. 3amiles south
of Kiron. Al at.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-10-16

HAY FOR sALE.-Hay for sale il
any quantities. West Denison. Mill
41-tf.