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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-06-24
CASWELL W0RSTED
Editor Dictator Forced to Stay
at Home this Time.
WAS PuRPosELY LEFT OUT.
Anti Caswel Forces Control Com
mittee and The Boss" Suffers
Defeat

There was mighty little for the
democratic convention to do at it's
session Saturday and the attendance
was smaller than with the republic
cans.
The county surveyorship was the
only place on the ticket to be filled
and it is cinch that Uucle Morris
will be elected so there was not much
excitement. Arthur Butterworth.
of Dow City. was named.
The only interest excited was as to
the personal of the delegation to the
state convention. Caswell's dicta-
tions of the nominations has not set
we'll with the democrats and without
any pin being set. it was found that
a majority uf the committee was of
the opinion that it was time to teach
| the little Boss a lesson in humility.
Phil. Sch!umberger was the moving
spirit in the committe and although
Caswell's friends urged the import
ance of sending the National Dele
gate to the State Convention as we'll
|
as, the committee could not see it
that way. and Caswell had to hunt a
proxy. Caswell S policy OF rule or
ruin is doing democracy great harm.
When such an excellent German
American citizen as c. F. Denker must
be tra.uced because he dares to run
against everlas ting John Carey, it is
time that common every day demo-
Gratis call halt and this is just what
they did on Saturday.
The state delegates chosen were as
follows:
Charles Smith 0. NJ. Criswell
Chas. Bullock Hans Artf
NJ. j. Keane JOHN Hagge
N. Volertson John Hamer
Ted Abbott G. A. Norelius
Phi. Schlumberger L. ions
Wm. Schweitzer.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-06-24
WITH REGRET.

The correspondence from Arion.
Deloit and additional from Manila
and hiron came too late to put in
type. We tried to send out of town
to be set but it could not be done.
Correspondents must send in letters
by Monday night at the very latest.
We regret the disappointment to our
readers at the good letters being
omitted.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-06-24

The new officers of the Shakes
peare club are as follows.
President Mrs. George A. Rich
ardson
yice-Pres. Mrs. James Arm
strong.
Secretary Mrs. John Woodruff.
Treasurer Mrs. N. B. Seeley.
Critic Miss E. T. Cochran.
Parlimentarian Mrs.S. &. Wright.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-06-24
MEMORIAL,
Dodwall Lodge, Knights OF
Pythias Observe Day
DRJI GIBSON ORATOR OF DAY
The Graves of Eighteen Departed
Members Decorated

The order of Knights of Pythias
has for over twenty years set apart a
day each year to call to mind those of
the membership who have passed to
the great beyond. and to strew sweet
flowers On their last earthly resting
places. AS the years have gone by.
and one by one loved citizens and
faithful members have been borne to
the city on the hill. the Memorial
Day has become important and full of
interest to a widening circle of re-
la.ives and friends.
Sunday. June Il. was the date for
this year, and DowGall lodge at Den
ison did rot fail to observe it we'll.
Eighteen good and true Knights have
dropped from the ranks since the
founding of the order in Denison. and
the survivors felt glad duty to go
to the cemetery and lay tributes of
flowers on their graves. and listen to
an address calling to mind their vir
tues. Accordingly Knights to the
number of nearly forty gathered at
the Castle hall on Sunday at three
and tcok carriages hearing with them
the most beautiful flowers the month
Of June can grow, arranged in artistic
! bouquets and garland.
| The exercises were under the d.
recton of the present Chancellor Com
mander p j klinker. who carried
out his part we'll. Al the grave of
the first knights A. d. James the
full ceremony was given including the
address by the Chancellor Commander.
prayer by the CHAPLAIN. and singing
cy the quartette choir which for this
occasion was composed of B. j. Sib-
bert and wife Mrs. Maud McAhren
and Dr. Gibson. After the special
garland had been laid on the grave by
Chancellor Klinker, each knight went
forward with his flowers. The COM
pany went from grave tu grave halt
ing at each for words showing respect
to the departed one. 1t brought tc
the hearts Of all. floods of recollec
tions. of how the loved ones looked ir
health. and what they had done, as
their graves were remembered. Ir
many instances the wife. son. daugh-
ter. parents stood at the grave as the
words were said and the flowers
strewn. This was one of the added
things of sadness connected with the
occasion. But on the other hand how
pleased were the near re'atives to see
respect paid to loved ones whose mem
ory was one of the secrets of their
hearts. The names of the departed
knights whose graves were decorated
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-06-24
REPUBLICANS MEET.
The Republicans Meet and
Complete Their Ticket
As1RoNG TICKET PRESENTED
Delegates to State Convention are
Selected and Central Committee
Organized.
Republican, County Ticket.

Representatives. B. McGaryey.
AUDITOR H Hink.
Clerk--E. T. Tucker,
Recorder-PeterH Fl. Martens.
Teasurer-Geo. T Gum.
SheriH-A. D. Randall
County Attorney-P j. kGnker.
Surveyor Morris McHenry.
Superintenaent-W c. NanNess.
Coroner-F. A Burrows
Supervisor-Gustav Buesing.
Supervisor-Fred Gronau
Supervisor-Ot Iaebner.
supervisor -Thos. Carey.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-06-24
WOoDMEN MEMORIAL.

The Woodmen OF the World will
hold memorial services and unveiling
ceremonies at Oakland cemetery on
he afternoon Of Sunday, June 2o.h.
+. ". Meyers viii deliver the ad-
dress.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-06-24

For sale-Two short horn full
blood bulls for sale. Call on. j. II.
Mueller. Boyer. Iowa. r. T. D.
No. 24-4tpd.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-06-24

At the conclusion Of the ceremony
of decorating. the Knights and friends
moved to shay place on the south
side of the grounds and gave atten-
tion to the address of the day which
was delivered by DR.. j. l. Gibson of
Des Moines. who still holds his
membership in the Denison lodge.
The Doctor is one of the old time
members. and his heart was deeply
touched with the memories which
came spweeping over him as he spoke.
He gave utterance to thought which
was upper most in the minds CT each
member present-'.it may be that l
will not be among the living when the
boys come cut next year. He called
attention to the many virtues of the
departed ones in touchi lg and beauti
full language. and ended with the hope
that he might like them find resting
place in Oakland, so slightly and
beautiful and where his loved fellow
Knights might yearly visit and call to
mind his life work. DR.. Gibson GER
tainly did we'll and was given many
words of appreciation. The day while
warm was breezy and the.ef com.
Portable. The memories of il Will
long remain.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-07-07
Thinks Hay Better Than Sllage.

THE experience of Mr.. Wilson, giver
herewith, differs from that given by the
rank and file of dairymen. In fact il
differs from the advice given week after
week by The New England Homestead
however, he must have good reasons fol
his decision and our readers will be in
terested in his view of the matter
Editor
do not have silo and do not think
they are adapted to the general farmer
of Maine. Some years ago l had the
silo fever. / made plans to build silC
and raise corn, but before doing so went
to see an old farmer friend who had
used silo two years, to ask his advice
de advised me not to build silo, saying
it takes too much manure and too much
labor to raise silage. You had better
improve your farm by raising hay.
thought his advice good.
Hay can be raised much cheaper than
silage, and if cut at the right time is the
best food cow can have supplemented
with a good grain ration. l knew
farmer few years ago who had 2C
cows and three horses on II acres. he
cut plenty of hay for them and retaileo
milk in the city. Only one hired man
was kept. He claimed his method was
the cheapest way to produce milk.
think the general farmer would better
raise hay and expend the money he puts
into the silo, machinery and labor in
good protein food. He certainly will
not work as hard and if at any time he
has a surplus of hay, there is always 9
good market for it.-A. d. Wilson, York
County, Me-, in New England Home
stead.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-07-07
Maine PASTURES.

We have more than once referred to
the great lack of suitable pastures on
our Maine farms, and called attention
to the alarming condition of even our
best pastures. In Europe the farmers
pay as much attention to their pastures
as they do to their moving fields, while
with us the pasture is the last thing
thought of. We were pleased the other
day to note one farm that was improv-
ing, or rather constructing new past
ure from an old worn out moving field.
The dairy farm of Patterson Brothers in
Winslow carries large herd OF COWS
and the necessity of good pastures is
ever before them. Last fall they took
an old moving field and top dressed it
with old rotted barn manure. They
dressed it very heavily late in the fall
and then brushed it with heavy brush
harrow. The land is soft and springy
and as result as soon as the snow was
off the ground this spring the grass be-
gan to appear, and when it was time to
turn cattle on to it it looked like a newly
seeded piece, and now it is the best
pasture we have seen this season, and
Mr. Patterson says the grass is growing
faster than the COWS can possibly eat it..
He saved the bother of breaking up the
sod and reseeding it, and to all appear
ances got all the possible good results
from such procedure. 1t would look
as though here was an experiment worth
trying. Turf, Farm and Home.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-07-07
Breeding for Good Udders.

A writer in recent number OF
Hoard's Dairyman says:
~ care not what breed of cows man
keeps, he should make an effort to
eliminate from his herd all those which
show defective or i'll balanced udders,
and short teats. Some breeds show up
better than others along this particular
line. Defective udderS are not indie
ative of the highest effectiveness and
the effort should be toward their
elimination.
Even in heifers with the first calf
there is difference in regard to the
size and shape of the udder and length
of teats. Some of these possessed OF
small milking appendages may develop
while others never will. A heifer with
extremely short teatS is not apt to make
ANYTHING but short teated COW.
In the same bunch of two-year-olds
with first calf, have seen such a mark
ed contrast in this respect that it led to
further observation as they grew Older
and it was invariably the case that the
best mixers were the ones with good
sized udders and teats from the first.
This is a matter, like many others,
largely controlled by breeding. 1t is
fact to be regretted that some highly
bred animals have this defect and II
seems to me serious one at that. And
while it is undoubtedly true that some
deep mixers do not possess udders
marked particularly for their use, at the
same time it is rare to find one OF this
type which is not creditable performer
kny man who sat down to milk COW
with small teats will appreciate the
force of this argument"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-07-07
Quick Work in Haymaklng.

All practical farmers know that it is
almost impossible to put up two stacks
of timothy hay which will feed out with
the same results. There is just one
best time for cutting timothy hay;
hence the nearer we can put up our en-
tire crop to this stage so much better
will be the quality of our hay. Timothy
cut when the head is in full blossom
makes the best quality of hay and pro-
duces the greatest amount. at this
stage the leaves have attained their full
size, and they have not advanced far
enough to weaken and fall readily from
the stalk. Also at this stage the nutri-
tive matter which has been elaborated
in the plant to form seeds remains pref
ty evenly distributed throughout the
stalks and leaves. So at this particular
stage of growth no one part OF the plant
has been developed to the detriment OF
any other part. While it may not be
practicable to NOW any considerable size
field at just this stage, 1t would be un-
wise to wait until the flower has fallen
before We start the machine. Many
prefer later cutting, claiming they get
more hay, also that the crop is more
easily secured and that it will keep bet
teri. c. Brown in Tribune Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-07-07
Waste Products Made into Profit

On many of our farms the receipts
from poultry products are clear gain,
but there are plenty of farmers who
can well afford to make poultry raising
more than mere incident or side issue,
writes Wisconsin Agriculturist. And
more and more farmers are coming to
realize this to their profit. A butcher
who deals largely in poultry and eggs
told us recently that this year the sales
of poultry and the demand for poultry
were greater than any other year in
which he had been in business, and he
had been in the same business for twen-
ty-five years. They simply could not
supply the demand for poultry this year.
Furthermore, during our conversation,
he said that it was surprising to him
that farmers sold their laying hens.
Out of over 100 hens that he had killed
for consumption that day he said nearly
all had eggs in them and were ready to
Law. Eggs were IS cents per dozen and
the laying hen was killed. Farmers
must learn which hens are laying and
which are not. He must not send to
market the hens that will reap profit
in eggs during January and February,
when fresh eggs are in demand. Close
attention to the fowls and a little OBJ
servation will enable one to pick his
layers. They ought not to be sold:
The drones are fat and lazy, and will
show up in the market better anyway.
The farmer doesn't usually dispose of
his best work horses unless he is COM
PEELED to. Why should he dispose of
his working hens? A little education in
this line will mean money in his pocket.
Maine Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-07-07
poured a stiff drink of Scotch into q

poured stiff drink of Scotch into a
glass.
But In that moment mountain
breeze had somehow found its way In
and blown away the mist Of the false
Bohemia.
Jessie leaped and with one fierce
sweep of her hand sent the bottle and
glasses crashing to the floor. The
same motion of her arm carried II
around Bob's neck. where 1t met its
mate and fastened tight.
"Oh, my God, Bobbie, not that verse
Il see now. wasn't always such a
fool, was II The other one, boy; the
one that says, 'Remold it to the hearts
desire Say that one-'to the hearts
DESIRE"
81 know that one." said Bob. ut
goes:
"Ah. love, could you and with him con-
spire
To grasp this sorry scheme of things en-.
tire
Would not we''-
"Let me finish It." said Jessie.
would not we shatter 1t to bits and then
Remold 1t nearer to the hearts desire!"
Its shattered all right" said Bob.
crunching some glass under his heel.
In some dungeon below the accurate
ear of Mrs. Pickens, the landlady. To-
Gated the smash.
"It's that wild Mr.. Babbitt coming
home soused again." she said. "And
he's got such nice little wife too"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-07-07
Preserving Eggs.

l.. j. NJ, Massachusetts,, writes;
There are two ways in which eggs can
be preserved for later use. First, there
is the water glass method, where the
eggs are placed in stone jar or wooden
tub and covered with one part water
glass to ten parts pure rain water. This
water glass can be obtained at most
drug stores at 10 to 80 cents per pound
A few quarts of this solution can DC
placed in the vessel and eggs put IN
daily. The second method is to use
lime and salt. Slake one pound fresh
lime with four quarts boiling water and
add l-2 pound table salt. After settling
draw off the clear liquid and pour ovel
the eggs. Either of these methods Tli
preserve eggs six to twelve months. B'
sure strictly fresh eggs are used.-Ne"
England Homestead.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-07-07

ON lhL
Your train has just pulled out of the
station, Mr. Secretary"
"Finew cried Taft, with the Taft
laugh. He knew very well, Of course
that his train would wait for him. and
he was not worried. Twenty minutes
later he bundled up the department pa
pers on which he could work en- route,
stepped into his carriage and went to
the railroad station.
"a train can watt he remarked to
his private secretary. "but the United
States war department business can't"
Though Mr. Taft is very busy man,
he finds time to keep well acquainted
with his family He is fine family
man, with fine family. Mrs. Taft, the
grst lady In the land In the event Of
her husbands election to the presi-
dency, is q daughter Of John W. Her
ron, who was President Hayes law
partner. The Hayes and Heron fami-
lies were on terms of close intimacy.
During the Hayes presidency young
Miss Helen Heron, now Mrs. Taft,
spent the Christmas holidays in the
White House, the president being "un-
Gle" to her and Mrs. Hayes Aunt
Lucy" This visit remains Mrs. Taft's
pleasantest recollection Of girlhood
times. Nothing In my llfe," she has
said. reaches the climax Of human
bliss which felt as girl OF sixteen
when I was entertained Mt the White
House."
Mrs. Taft is handsome, intellectual.
talented, witty and vivacious. She has
been q student Of music all her life
and for seven years was president OF
the Cincinnati Symphony orchestra.
She believes IN the higher education
for both men and women, and 1t is her
proudest boast that all her children
are studious. Her daughter, Miss
Helen Heron Taft, now sixteen, has
elected to take a full college course
and is at Bryn Mawr. The eldest son,
Robert Alphonso Taft, is nineteen and
Is q Junior at Yale. He took two en-
trance prizes when he entered the uni
versity. He has chosen the law as his
profession. The other child Is Charlie,
boy Of ten, who now dreams OF West
Point.
81 am old fashioned enough" says
Mrs. Taft, "to believe that woman Is
the complement Of man and that what
IS most feminine about her is most at
tractive to man and therefore of the
greatest utility to the world. 1t does
not seem to me that college course
makes a girl unfit for domestic obiiSa-
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-07-07
SUNSET AT GUAYAQUIL.
There Is No Twilight, No Interval Be-
tween Daylight and Dark.

10 NV "i'S'N' wv ''N~' ~
tween Daylight and Dark.
The days aud nights at Guayaquil
are Of equal length. The sun knocks
! Off pi omptly at q O'clock in the even
ing and gets up at in the morning
with equal regularity the whole year
around. There is no twilight, no
cleaning. no interval Whatever be-
tween daylight and dark-only a bril-
| liant illumination, the sudden disap-
! pearance Of red ball into blue
| ocean. spread of flame color over all
| the western sky for few minutes and
purple haze In the east.
Then the surface Of the ocean, like
the heavens, Is lighted with millions Of
strange and shifting stars, for the wa
ter is so impregnated with phosphor-
us that each tiny wave Is tipped
with light, and the foam that follows
I'm the wake Of the vessel is often like
stream of fire. Sometimes you can
see porpoises swimming along the bow
Of the vessel livid with phosphorescent
HSUl uuu lOiIoNSu W SiiSoh VI
| sparks like comets tail.
The Southern Cross, with the right
arm tipped out at proper angle. lies
straight ahead In the midst OF myriads
Of unknown worlds that look strange
to those accustomed to the northern
consultations Under the left arm Is a
large black spot In the heavens. bright
ened by only single modest star,
which the sailors call "the devils din
ner bag" Over the stern Of the vessel
In the early evening you can plainly
distinguish the familiar constellation
of the Great Bear, but it goes to bed
with the children.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-07-07
POINTING THE BONE.
Queer Superstition Of the Native
Blacks Of Australia.

Queer Superstition of the Native
Blacks Of Australia.
The native blacks Of Australia are
stepped in superstition. A black fellow
will on no account go near the spot
where another black has been buried.
He has a deep rooted aversion to one
particular bird-the wagtail-because,
he says, him all day talk. talk along
white feler. tellum all about black
feller," and no opportunity is lost OF
killing these little birds.
Many tribes "bury" their dead by
sticking them up into the forks Of
trees and there leaving them till the
flesh has either dropped or been taken.
leaving the bones clean. These bones
are then taken down, the larger ones
buried and the smallest handed round
as keepsakes to those nearly related
to the deceased Should one black fel.
low wish the death Of rival or enc
my he points the bone at him. This
means that he takes one Of his late re-
lation's bones from his dilly bag and
points 1t, in the presence of witnesses,
at the man he wishes to get rid Of, all
the time pouring forth threats and
curses.
Strange as 1t may seem. the one
pointed at will often languish and
eventually die. perhaps in n month.
perhaps In year. for no sooner is the
bone pointed than he makes up bis
mind to die. and there is no saving
him.-London Standard.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-07-07

any, perhaps as all the others conf
bined, to make the Filipinos idolize
him, as they certainly do. for Judge
Taft Ia In the best sense Of the term
democrat. He Is as free from race and
class prejudices Of every description as
any man have ever known. He Is as
thoroughly a believer in the motto. "A
mans O man for a. that.
Those who know Mr. Taft either in
timately or casually testify to bis un-
falling good nature, his spirit OF COM
radeship. He Is man who likes a
Joke and upon occasion can crack one
himself. The Taft smile is famous be-
cause Of It's reproduction In newspa-
per and magazine pictures The Taft
laugh cannot be reproduced thus, but
recent caller at the war department
said after having heard the big cabinet
officer laugh "a great, deep voiced
laugh-the Taft laugh, in fne-which
ought to be put on phonograph rec
ord and sent to all those sad places on
this earth where folks never smile"
But Mr.. Taft can be stern when
Bternness Is required. He knows how
to enforce discipline in the army or
out of 1t. When Taft was placed In
charge Of the Panama canal work as
secretary Of war he received delega-
ton Of steam shovel engineers VINO
were threatening to strike for more
pay. The spokesman said:
"We'll strike right now II you don't
agree to give us this raise"
"Do I understand you rightly. gen.
tlemen" inquired the secretary. "Do
YOU mean to say that you want that
raise before I have decided and that II
you don't get 1t you'll striker
"Yes; that's right" replied the other.
| with a swagger.
"Then, gentlemen" said the secre-
tary, twill you kindly step over to that
table and write out your resign:
| tions?"
The men didn't want to resign. They
reconsidered. The upshot was that
they went back to work. Taft investi
gated their claims and after due con-
sideration determined not to grant
them the increase until such time as
all other classes Of labor employed OIL
the canal could have proportionafr
raise in pay.
Though Mr.. Taft's home has been in
Cincinnati all his life and he still votes
| In the city where he was born. 1t Il
probably fact that no man ever con
sidered for the presidency of the United
States has been such globe trotter.
Mr.. Taft has been nearly everywhere
He Is essentially world citizen, hav
| Ing hobnobbed with kings and com
mons. with princes and peasants. II
various countries. 1t Is estimated by
careful statistician that In his official
capacity since his appointment as
chairman Of the Philippine commits
sion Mr.. Taft has Travelled approx
mately 10000 miles, or half dozen
times around the earth. 1t seems az
easy for him to undertake a journey
halfway around the world as It is for
the average person to make hundred
mile trip. And Mr.. Taft always works
hard right up to the last minute. When
he was about to start on the journey