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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-01-22
But nine DAYS MORE
The Prize of Set of Furs Decid-
ed February First.
ONE GAINING MOST IN JAN
Miss jacobsen OF Charter Oak Having
Great Showing, But Others Make
Strong Gains.

The great voting contest is pro-
crossing we'll. The candidates are in
truth just getting down to hard
thorough work. and the results will |
show up magnificently during the
coming months. Our offer of five
thousand votes to the candidate who
brings in the largest number of new
subscribers in January should be an
incentive to cause each candidate who
is in earnest to put in some energy
between now and February first.
The dandy auto. is something worth
striving for and the piano will he even
more a JOY to the fortunate young
lady.
The furs go to the contestant maxi
/ ing the greatest gain in votes during
January. The furs cost over thirty
dollars and are beauties. Let it also
be remembeed that the Review has
pledged that no candidate who makes
an honest determined effort to gain
new subscribers for the paper or
brings in many collection by her
efforts shall be rewarded although she
does not gain the big prizes. All
candidates who have worked in the
last month have made liberal gains.
Votes are coming in for them direct
to this Office which do not go through
their hands. There is rumor that if
Miss Burlington at Manila cannot take
the time to work that another candi-
date will be in the field to make the
largest gains in February if possible.
Many of the contestants hold their
votes back until the very last day, so
we have no idea who is truly in, the
lead. Bear in mind that all who pay
a year in advance receive 400 votes.
that arrearages gain two votes for
each cent paid. and new subscribers
obtain 600 vote. We give herewith
the standing of the contestants up to
Wednesday night. Jan. %.
Atha Stilson. Arion, 1926
Alma Christensen. Denison. 49l80
Marie Heiden. Denisun. $3.50
i Lura Mofitt. Buck Grove. 364l5
Lulu Girard. schleswig. 3465C
a Nettie Wiley. Dow City. SEC
5 Mabel PETIT. Dunlap. s23o(
e Lottie Bixler. Dow City. 1886
Y Marie Keane. Vail. s225C
$ Matte Burlington. Manila. 2ss2(
. Pearl Bonney. Buck Grove. l1o7;
Florence Baker. Denison. 362l(
e Mabel Merrill. Denison. 1886
: Carrie Jacobsen. Charter Oak, 4347(
n Jennie Martins West Side 962
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-01-22
NOTICE.

Piano tuning. yolcing. and action
regulating. Having returned from
the East. will be at home for three
weeks. and will do tuning. voicing and
regulating. Work Guaranteed.
4-3. Russell q. Norman.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-01-22
Opera House Attractions.

Feb. II : Public Dance.
Jan. "a The hidden Hand.
Feb. L last Lynne.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-18
NOTES.

Luther Burbank of California declares
that for the first ten or twelve years OF
life the human plant needs sunshine and
fresh air more than books and schooling.
At the recent golden wedding Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert @. Lloyd of waitsburg, Wash,
more than ECO old settlers were on hand
with congratulations. Lloyd crossed the
plains In 1s45 and In season to take part IN
a four-day fight with the Indians on the
bark of WaIla wslla river.
Little Joe Brown. five feet six inches in
height, who will be the next governor Of
Georgia, is 81 years old and a son of old
Joe Brown, governor and senator, shrewd,
long-headed, long-winded. who held his
own and came into office among elders
like stephens. Howell Cobb and Bob
Toombs.
George c. Buchanan, engineer In the EN-
ploy of The British government ana presi-
dent of the port commission Of Rangoon.
India. is at present in St. Louis inspecting
the lefty system Of the Mississippi river
with a view Of obtaining Information to be
applied In the construction of a $4,000, eco
retaining wall at Rangoon.
Madame WI. wife OF the Chinese minister
at washington. will arrive in San Fran
cisco from Hong Kong on the steamer
Mongolia on June 10, and Collector STRAIT
ton has been asked by the State depart
ment TO extend the usual courtesies to the
marty. including free entry OF their bag
gaze. Accompanying Madame WI are her
son. WFu Choachu. and his wife There
also are sbout a dozen students In the
party.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-18
GREATEST OF ALL HARvEsTs.
BountifuI Nature Gives PeSsimiSts =
Knockout.
Philadelphia Press

1nlldu6ipnla AOoSs
An 5000, 900, 900 harvest! That is the size
of Uncle Sans total crops in 1908. At least
the officials of the Agricultural depart
ment put the figures at that unprecedented
level.
This is Americas ninth great harvest In
succession. 1t is true that one Of the coun-
try's leading staples-corn, wheat. OATS
hay or cotton-msy have been below par
In some one Of these nine years, and an
other crop may not have reached bumper
proportions in another year, but, taking
all together, the aggregate Of all Of them
has been huge.
The diversity as we'll as the quality OF
American agricultural products Is I'M
matched by any other land on the globe.
Our farms are an inexhaustible treasure
house, for their output of wealth is grow
ing greater year by year.
When the last federal census was taken,
in 1900. the average value of produce raised
on each farm in the United States was fS2S.
The average now must be close to $1,000.
No other form of enterprise in any coun-
try of this earth equals in value of output
the agricultural products of America. Our
farming constitutes the worlds banner in
dustry.
Now with the greatest Of all harvests,
in even the richest of lands, Just ripening
for the reaper. 1t is an opportune time for
everybody to cheer up,
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-18
THE UNIFORM DIVORCE LAWS,

The endorsement by the general
Methodist conference at Baltimore
Of the growing demand for uniform
divorce laws in the different states is
expected to lend a marked impetus
to that movement, particularly II the
bishops of the church undertake, as
1t is now announced to be their inten-
ton, to make concerted effort through
the churches of that denomination to
secure the desired legislation in the
different states. The Catholic and
Episcopal churches are already in line
for this reform and If so powerful a
body as the Methodists take up the
question 1t cannot be long until public
sentiment is educated to the point of
forcing action on the part of the state
legislatures.
South Dakota, which has been the
headquarters of the quick divorce
colony for a number of years, will
vote in November on a new law which
will require residence In the state for
one year as the first requisite to a
divorce proceeding. OF the $50 d.
vorces granted in South Dakota last
year 364 were to nonresidents, every
one of whom went to the state for the
purpose of divorce and committed
perjury by making oath that their
residence was established in good
faith. The new law will also provide
that divorce cases shall be heard only
at regular terms of court. Heretofore
the judges have been very accom-
modating, listening at any time to
those chatting under the marriage ties.
The legislation asked by the Ameri-
can Bar associations committee on
uniformity of divorce laws is not COM
plicated. 1t provides only that a di-
vorce shall not be granted in one state
on grounds that would not constitute
cause for a decree in the state from
which the applicant came. The gen.
eral adoption of such legislation would
end the farcical conditions that now
exist whereby, under the conflicting
divorce laws of the different states, a
man may be divorced in n state and
recognized as a married nan in an
other or may be married in one state
and liable to be held on a charge of
bigamy in another.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-18
VIRTUE
Trailing the Doodle from wall street
to Omaha.
Washington Post.

Washington Post.
The gloom from the face of the heavens
retired,
The winds ceased to murmur, the thun-
ders expired"
And what is more to the purpose. carp
Ing criticism and groveling envy cannot
invent reasons why the Peerless One
should make restitution Of that 5000 that
went from Wall street to Omaha in 1904 to
promote his candidacy for United States
senator.
Let us even suppose-for the huge prob
ability of it-that the money came dirty
from the plethoric pocket of Mr.. Tom Ryan.
1t went through the hands of William F.
Sheehan. Brother-in-law Allen, and Cow
boy Jim Dahlman. That cleansed it of
Its miserable plutocracy, and, of course. it
was no longer predatory when applied to
promote the political fortunes of the Peer
less and Matchless.
Thus do the righteous triumph; thus
are the wicked COMPOUNDED. And it was
ever thus. Twenty years ago come Sep
TENDER Mr.. John Wanamaker, a very rich
and a very religious man, went into poll
tics and raised a fund of 100000, every
cent of It clean money, sanctified with a
benson and approved with a text. This
money was confided to Mr.. Matt Quay
and Mr.. David Martin, on the cleanliness
of whose hands it is not necessary to
dwell. 1t was employed in the godly town
of Brooklyn. on Long Island, and as soon
as the last cent of it was placed where it
did the most good It was all over but the
shouting. Thus it is given to the good to
do evil to confound the Philistines.
Mr.. Wanamaker recouped himself some
weeks before the Mckinley tariff got to
be a law. He was one of the greatest dry
goods merchants in the world, and adver-
tised in page after page of the newspapers
that 1t wa then the time to buy. as the
new tariff would greatly advance prices,
which was tantamount to saying the tariff
is a tax-the then political issue. The
democrats used Mr.. Wanamaker's adver-
tisements to great advantage, and this was
a case where the wicked spoiled the right
eous to the end that the Philistines might
triumph.
AS in the case OF Widow Benefits $780,
900, Mr.. Bryan energies from the furnace
Of public criticism without the smell of fire
on his garments. Is not Tom Ryan's money
deprived of individuality by mingling with
the cleaner Doodle of the general cam
pakgn fund.-?
1t is said that Mr.. Moses wetmore, Mr..
Missouri, made a deal OF money promoting
that is, relieving of competiuon-the To-
bacco trust. Will Mr.. Bryan allow Mr..
Wetmore to contribute to the campaign
chest this year?
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-18
JUST EAT LESS BEEF.
Insures Improved Health and
Strain on Purse.
Chlcago Record-Herald.

Chicago Record-Herald.
Every cloud has a silver lining, and when
the price of beefsteak is % cents a pound
ard threatens to soar to 25 cents a pound
1t may send a shudder through the frame
of the housekeeper, but 1t is not an I'M
mixed evil after all. There is a providence
in prices, and high prices are sent no doubt
to teach important lessons and bring about
salutary reforms.
There is no dietetic habit that needs
closer watching than meat eating. That
1t Is vastly overdone is the opinion of
physicians OF every school. 1t follows,
therefore, that whenever people who are
fond Of meat are compelled by circum-
stances to eat less of it they ought not TO
fret about It. but, on the contrary, take
advantage Of the situation and improve
their health.
A partial abstinence from beef at pres
ent should be still less Objectionable, for
the reason that it is only temporary. This
is not the first time that the price of beef
has gone up ard that word has been passed
around that the farmer no longer finds 1t
profitable to raise beef cattle, The farmer
will change his MIND and the receipts at
the stockyards Of prime steers will be as
large as ever. The price of beefsteak will
fall again. and the beef eater who has not
lost his desire for It during his temporary
abstinence will eat 1t with increased relish.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-18
wHITHER Are WE DRIFTING'
Certain Danger Signals on h Higa-
way Of the Nation.

N0'A
That eminent churchman, Cardinal
Logue, is a man of such thoughtfulness
and high character that, though a pTelate
of the Catholic church, his opinions upon
whatever subject he may see cit to en-
tertain any are entitled to -he respect
of men of all sects, and even If those
who claim no sect. His recent visit TO
the United States was of marked import
ance. and will have considerable influence
upon members of his faith in this coun-
try, but he left them with a message for
the people of whatever religion.
The cardinal was pleased with America
and predicted for us the great future
which we, as a nation, so confidently ex-
pect. But he qualified his prediction to
some extent. We are TO realize that
future. he thinks, II we are true to the
ideals of the men who founded the re-
public. And. like other foreigners who
have come to view us without prejudice,
he has seen clearly our faults. The shoals
upon which we are drifting, and has not
hesitated to lay stress upon the import
anee of our needing certain danger sig
mails.
It is a striking thing that all our un-
prejudiced and wisest critics have laid
their fingers upon the S4me spot In our
national life and pronounced 1t a blight.
We have forgotten simplicity and are
inclining to misuse of our prosperity and
power. Out of this turning of our backs
upon the simple. fundamental things of
our life has come what the cardinal re-
CARDS as our greatest national Cvtl-di-
vorce. "The greatness Of any country. +"
says the eminent prelate, must be meas
ured by the strength and purity of its
home. Divorce disrupts the home"
But divorce Is the result and not the
cause OF any evils that may have come
upon US as consequence of our misuse of
prosperity. II is rather the last step
than the first. 1t is the logical outcome
OF our having already strayed from the
natural simplicity Of living, which has
distinguished every enduring people
When extravaganza and showiness and a
craving for excitement are cast aside
like soIled finery. and clean. simpler
ideals are substituted to clothe US in
stead. we will find no menacing specter OF
divorce handing darkly in the sky"
The cardinal was much impressed with
the simple dignity OF Mount Vernon. that
noble home Of "the first American How
many families OF today with the wealth
and position OF the Washingtons would
be satisfied viii a place OF such
stately. simple proportions as that OF
Mount Vernon? 1.-THE word is chosen; ouI
prominent families have only places
these days. either in town or country
They have no homes any more, Both the
word and its sweet meaning are old-fash.
Toned.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-18
1NrrRNArmNAL COURTESY PAYS.

The Chinese government has per-
formed a gracious act by announcing
in a formal communication to the
State department at Washington that
the / 1900, 900 returned by this
country, as it's share Of the unused
indemnity fund arising from the Boxer
outrages, will be expended in the
United States in the education of Chi
nese students at American universe
ties.
At the close of the Boxer rebellion
in China ten years ago the powers
made a demand upon China for an in
demnity to cover, their losses, the
losses of individuals and the cost OF
the military operations during the out
break. After much delay it was
finally agreed that the Chinese govern
ment should pay a total Of $S34,OOO,-
600 in annual installments extending
over a period of thirty years. In this
award the United States received
$25, 900 900. A commission appointed
by the government investigated the
claims and found that after paying the
expenses of the troops engaged In sup
pressing the Boxer uprising and the
individual losses sustained by Amer
lean citizens there was a balance OF
S12, $4,000 in the fund. Secretary
of State Root recommended that this
balance be returned 10 the Chinese
government and the recommendation
was approved by the president and
forwarded to congress. The president
urged tina this money did not belong
10 the United States, b~utIshould- be re-
turned. The congress decided to
withhold 81. 900. 900 to meet any other
claims that may arise and finally voted
to return S10,SOO 900 TO China.
The evidence presented at the hear
ings before the American commission
tended to show that the claims against
the Chinese were largely exaggerated.
The other nations that took part in
the suppression OF the rebellion have
apparently decided. however, to take
| all they cOula get anu ShS CAANNN
States is the only country to offer to
return the surplus. after ali reasonable
claims had been satisfied II was just
La little practice Of the square deal
principle between nations, and the
Chinese have been quick to show theiT
appreciation OF IT, There could have
been no complaint If the United States
had accepted aud retained the entire
amount Of the award, and the return
of a portion of It made the act o.
friendliness all the more noticeable.
Not to be outdone in courtesy. th'
Chinese government now announces
; that it proposes to send 10 American
universities next year 400 of tn
brightest students. and to send 2O'
( each year until the fund of 10000.
600 is exhausted. 1t is estimated tina
the money will last about ten years
by this arrangement the fund win b.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-18
THE KNOCKING PROPENSITY.

L. s. Warehouse in New York Sun.
II you have a little hammer In your fist,
And you start a gentle motion with youp
wrist, -fu-. fe
There will come a lot of knocks
That will give somebody shocks
Which will last until you're ready to
desist. a 80 ~.
Now, this knocking Is a very funny way
To find out what other people have TO sayl
Stir him up with rapid taps
And the quietest of chaps
Will convince you that the mischief lie 10
pay. tl
AS a knocker you will very quickly learn
How the sentiments of all creation turn;
Give a man a blow or two
And he'll pound you black and blue
It's the chance for which all m beings
yearn.
To enjoy the knocking habit one must be
Hammer proof and fond Of trouble-for you
see
When Dame Nature built mankind
She made each Of different mind,
But she gave them all the same propen1ts
tee.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-18
TO sUPPLANT PAPER TRUST.
Publishers Negotiating with PulR
Mills to Make Paper.
New York Times.


A new method Of trust fighting was dis
closed yesterday when an Advertisement
appeared in a paper trade publication an
nouncing that John Norris. chairman Of
the committee on paper of the American
Newspaper Publishers association, had
been authorized by publishers using ISL 1000
tons of news print a year to negotiate with
owners of pulp mills and arrange with
them for the installation ofSpaper-making
auxiliaries. with the understanding that
II a satisfactory basis can be reached the
publishers will underwrite and guarantee
the price free on board at MILL which the
owners will receives for a. term of years
on the product OF their new paper-making
installations. @
BY "u~nderwrite'' the publishers mean
that they will guarantee to take the entire
output of the new machines for Sl2 days
Of each year, at the minimum price to be
fixed, in case the mill owner is not able to
sell his product elsewhere at the time OF
manufacture at a higher price.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-18
Criminal NeeliEence.
Baltimore American.

As a result Of a building collapsing in
Washington the other day, killing several
men who were at work on It, a coroner's
jury has brought in a verdict against the
District inspector of buildings, the fore
man OF iron construction, the brick con-
tractor and the owner of the building. The
charge against the latter is not having
practical and competent men in charge Of
the work, the faultiness of which Is re-
sponsible for the collapse. Negligence
which ~endangers life is criminal, and 1t is
to be hoped that In this case the persons
responsible for this loss will be punished
to the full extent of the law, no matter
how high up they may be. The president
is interesting himself in the case, with the
view Of preventing such tragedies In the
future.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-18

spent In the United States and the
result will be the education of about
1000 young Chinese in our ways.
They will return from American uni
versities TO become the heads OF politi-
cal, professional and business activi-
ties in China and their influence will
doubtless be great in extending the
trade relations between the two ma
lions. The investment Of S1o.sO0.O 900
In international courtesy promises to
be a good one for both China and the
United States.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-18
Tgr oRowTH on ANATIoM

One Of the old savants once re-
marked that a decade was but a mo-
mem and a century but an hour in the
life Of a great nation, his purpose be-
ing TO impress the fact that a matter
which may seem OF vital Importance
to an individual, measured by his view
point OF time, was really but an incl
dent in the span of a national life.
This rather generally accepted method
OF measuring national progress. cor
rect as It may be from the viewpoint
Of centuries, is calculated to lessen the
appreciation Of the growth from year
to year, such, for instance, as has been
experienced In the United States IN the
last four years. Attention to Amer
ica's pace-killing record in this onward
march of Industrial triumph vas d.
rected by Senator Burrows in his key
note speech at the opening of the re-
publican national convention at Chi
csgo.
The history of the world furnishes
no parallel in the record OF achieve
ment in all lines of commercial, in
dustrial and social achievement to
that made by the United States in the
four years Of President R~oosevelt's
administration, now drawing to a
close. Summarizing from Senator
Burrows address, the record shows,
for the tour years, from 1g03>to 1907:
An increase in population from sl,5O,oO
to 81. 800 1000.
An increase In the value OF live stock on
the farms from %, sss, 10000 to s4.SS1, OO0,OO O.
An increase in farm products from &,sl7,-
OOO,444 to t7.412yOOO,OO.
An Increase in gold production from $4,-
OOO, 900 to $90,0O0,O00.
An increase In coal production from $314,-
10000 to S42O,OOO.OO0.
An increase IN savings banks accounts
from s2,s15,O OO,O 900. to s.. 4s5, OO0Ooo, and an in
crease in all bank deposits from 50, $50, 100000
to SIS, 100000. III
An increase Of 2O.OeO miles Of railways.
An increase In manufactured exports
from S46s. Co., 600 to T4O.0OO,0O0.
An increase OF 100000 bales a year in the
cotton consumed in American factories.
An increase in imports of raw materials
used in manufactures from SS9O,0o0,OOO to
$447, 100000. ~ q
An Increase of 100000 SbiDdles In the
cotton factories Of the nation. "a
The record Is simply amazing and
contains really but "a hint tof greater
results to follow the development of
the nations resources and a continu-
anee of the policies which have made
the nation a powersin the worlds mar
kets. With one-hfth of the worlds
population, the United States raises
annually 4S per emit of the worlds
total production of corn, wheat and
oats. We furnish AZ per cent of the
worlds iron, 81 per cen of It's petrol
cum, 81 per cent of its copper, 81 per
cent of its coal and nearly 10 per cent
of its cotton. s
1t would be clearly unfair to claim
that the republican party is entitled to
credit for this remarkable develop
ment, but 1t is proper to call attention
to the fact that this development has
come under the operation of repub-
lican principles and policies which
have been designed to protect Amer
lean Industries and stimulate their de-
velopment, a development that has
been pronounced only in times of re-
publican domination aty Washington.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-18

The muddle in South Omaha over
the assessment of property for taxa
ton is a splendid endorsement for the
wisdom that consolidated the Omaha
city tax department with that of Doug
las county. Not only economy, but
efficiency in administration, has been
gained by the consolidation and South
Omaha could we'll follow Omaha's
example.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-18

Acting Governor Saunders an
ounce the formation of a new polit-
ical society which promises to be about
the. most exclusive of it's kind. It's
membership is to be confined to men,
bers of the Nebraska senate who have
held the office of lieutenant governor.
1t will not take a very large room to
accommodate the state meetings of this
society.