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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-06-16
Synopsis of Preceding Chapters.

his party
the steamship Brazil remarkable
American republics wireless brought them the that
had been the by Consev
and that the ohbon and Independents had endorsed that
Secretary Testers time friend but political Senator
Barnes Ohio had been nominated by the Liberals the
Labor and Socialist had endorsed him making the
would be divided political
terest campaign of the country's history.
With Secretary Captain Dick Barnes
of Senator Barnes and the ACCENTED itor OF SECRETARY Lester
daughter board the Brazil Before the Senator Barnes
had been received Captain Barnes had been invited
tterward publicly denounced
political although
his daughter believe him
his New York Captain Barnes discovered
him the
tell in bavado how his fathers political
had been rcked The published under
young In the depths despair
Tiger Reilly him his hotel and offers him his friendship
and declares that he will stick by him.
In the that followed the alleged eachery played
unhappness finally resulting
in between the Captain Miss meeting
in Washington cafe Immediately after the election.
The election close that civil
the would be settled The hinged the
the Alaskan electoral The
bodies delegates started for Washington armed and
med Their attracted the of the whole
watched became that both would
Washington different special lines within
each other,
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pear impressed when their own partisans hailed
them with cheers they passed, nor did their
faces overhangng brows relax into signs
OF frendliness. Two opposed armies of gladators.
parading in the arena before ancient Roman
tyrant and about to die, could have been more
stern, CT m. unperturbed and determined than
We're these two groups OF men who had Travelled
for days and nights unfrequented seas,
broadstretched prairies and high desolate noun
tain ranges to this turbulent goal. Their springy
feet trampled in unison up the steps and then. in
moment more. they too. had entered the theatre
where the drama of many months was to have its
close
II HE whispered hush of the great galleries died
away into restless movement OF curiosity
the Alaskan contngents entered The busy ush
ers seated them on the opposite wings, where each
sat as if unconscious OF the others presence The
situation had been tense before they came, now,
for Intangible, subtle reason an air of dead
illness injected into it. Grace leaned far
from her favored seat, and studied the men one
after the other. Presently, with long sigh OF
uneasiness. she turned her eyes to the floor below.
The members OF the United States senate, grave,
dgnifed, and palpably impressed by the import
ance Of the hour filing in. The representa-
tives in congress quietly standing to receive
them. Up to the front, with resoute steps,
walking the man who was foremost in the ma
tons eyes this portentious occasion, the presi
dent OF the senate. for it was his duty to open
and count the state returns, and announce the
decision OF the electoral college. He was stockily
built square-jawed, square poised, and, as he
his audience He had the air OF who knew
what coming, had drawn his conclusion be
forehand, and resolutey facing the issue. In
a voice that harsh, cold, official and decisive,
he went through the prelimnares The voices OF
the readers had lost their perfunctory drone, while
the from each state We're being opened
and read AS if purposely, those OF South Alaska
We're last to be opened. \ hush that almost
painful came the dignified the floor
below. the interested visitors in the gallery and
the two Alaskan delegations who sat quietly in
their seats
The president OF the senate stepped forward
with two slips of paper in his hand, and spohe
so clearly that in the breathess hush his every
intonajion audible throughout the hall Of
representatives.
THE state OF South Alaska he said, "is en-
titled three votes in the electoral college, l
have in my hand, under the seal OF the state and
in due legal form, two certificates OF election
which are in conflict. l. and those whom have
called in to assist in passing impartial Judg-
nent, have placed before certain atldavlts IRON
both sides of this dispute which make it extreme
ly difficult to render decision.
He paused and his overweight hearers moved
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-07-28
Exercising the Eyes.

Have you a high roof" was the
apparently irrelevant question put by
the oculist to the woman who had
complained of having bad eyes.
Higher than the roofs of the sur
rounding h~ou5es?" -
"Oh, yes" said the woman; "a
good deal higher. If you saw it you
you would think So"
Then what I want you to do"
said he, "is to go up there every day.
and look around for half an hour o r
an hour. That will do you nor good
than glasses. One trouble with your
eyes and with many pairs Of eyes in
New York is that you exercise them
so little at long range. They are used
to looking short distances only. Long,
distance looking is good for eyes.
Persons who habitually have a wide
expanse of sea or plain to gaze upon
very seldom have weak eyes. OF
course, you cannot move out on the
plains, neither can you spend a life
on the ocean wave, but you can let
your sight travel across the Hudson
River every day, and I advise you to
do it."-New York Times.
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THE ROSE AND THE FAIRY.

Once upon a time there lived a
fairy named Flutterby. One day she
saw a lovely golden butterfly and she
chased it from flower to flower. At
last she found herself in a strange
wood. She started to cry, but she
thought she would ask the flowers
around her to help her. So she went
to a lovely lily and asked for a nights
lodging. But the lily only shut her
petals tight and would not let her en-
ter. She then tried the other flowers,
but they all did the same. Just as
she was going to give up she came to
a rose and asked for a nights lodg-
ing. The rose opened her petals wide
and let the fairy enter. In the morn
ing the fairy awoke and asked the
rose what she could do for her. Make
me a fairy" said the rose. The fairy
granted her wish and they lived hap
py in fairyland ever after .-Elizabeth
MacAlpin, in the Brooklyn Eagle.
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collar or with a neck band. Plain
linen trimmed with striped is the ma
terial illustrated.
The blouse is made with fronts and
back. There are tucks laid over the
shoulders, which extend to the waist
line at the back, but only for A short
distance at the front. The plain
sleeves are made in one piece each,
and can be finished at the wrists to
suit the fancy. The shirt waist
sleeves are gathered and Joined to
straight cuffs. When the Dutch col
lar is used it can be either Joined to
the neck edge or finished separately
and adjusted v it.
The quantity of material required
for the s~ixieen-year size is three and
seven-eight.h yards t~wenty-four, two
and fve-eighth yards thirty-two or
two yards forty-four inches wide with
three-quarter yards any width for the
belt and trimming.
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Public and Private Forests.

At present only about one-ifth of
our standing timber is in public for
ests. This term is used TO cover the
national forests, State forests, the
timber on Indian and military reser-
vations, national parks, etc. These
forests are bAng managed according
to the principles Of scientific forestry
so far as funds available for their
administration permit. In the main
they are being conserved. While the
extent Of the public forests will un-
d~oubtedly be increased in the future,
it is not likely that for a very long
time to come they will contain even
as much as half our timber supply.
Four-ffths of our forests are now
by individuals, companies or
corporations. The n in which
these forests are handled is, there
fore. of the utmost Importance in for
lest conservation. So far but little at
,tempt has been made to conserve
ithem.-Conservation.
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SURPRISE.

One bright June morning Mildred
was awakened very early. She sat
up in bed to rub her eyes, and heard
something moving near her. She lift
ed her pillowcase and there, in a tiny
bunch, was something gray. 1t wrig-
gled out and came up to where Mil
dred sat. AT first she was frightened,
but seeing he did no harm, she began
to pet him.
The door to the bedroom opened,
and Mildred's mother came into the
Dom \.
Happy birthday, Mildred" she
said, coming up to her.
ooh, mamma, see this funny little
muf that I found under my pillow
this morning." exclaimed Mildred.
Eyes, dear, that squirrel Is your
birthday present from papa"
"I must hurry up and dress, so !
can thank him for it," she said.
What are you going to name
him." asked Mildred's mother.
After a few moments she replied:
"I guess I will call him 'Muf' be-
| cause he looks just like one when he
curls up"
When she was all dressed she ran
I'D to her father and thanked him for
the squirrel.
at forgot that to-day was my birth
day." she said, "but after this guess
shall always remember" - Helen
Janson, in the Brooklyn Eagle.
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Girls Dress.

A semi-princess dress for a young
girl was a neat attraction in white ba-
tiste, trimmed with flounce of en-
broidery in a banana shade. That
Is, the flounce was white and embroid-
cred in a small pattern of banana COL
ored flowers. Bands of scalloped in
sertion decorated the seams. The
yoke and sleeve arrangement was
white net. The colors are extremely
beautiful in a combination, and it is
really a wonder that more white and
buff tints are not used, especially
when there is so much demand for
color schemes.
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IN the French city of Nantes the
municipal experiment of serving
MONDAY meals to school children at
low cost was begun a few weeks ago,
and has proved eminently successful.
The "cantines' are installed in each
n~on-sectarian (public) school and are
intended to furnish poor children
with hot and nourishing food. In
one of the rooms Of the school there
is a refectory where the meals take
place. At five minutes to II the chill
dren are released from their classes.
They go into the courtyard, where,
under the care of one of the school
masters, they wash their hands at the
wristbands. Then at II o'clock they
place themselves in regular order and
walk into the refectory.
Each child, before entering this
room, gives a check to the master.
This check is given to the poorer chill
iren in an unobserved manner and
without charge, and is sold at fifteen
.eatimes (three cents) to the schol-
ars whose parents are more able to
gay. Thus the children's pride is not
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THE COST OF ONE r
This Man Made Many Millionaires, But Never Had Muck Money
Himself, and is Now Poor and Helpless.
X X X X X X

! dependent upon a faithful sister,
Elizabeth Womack, who has been
forced to run q clearinghouse to
make a living for her father and
brother.
There is an interesting sidelight
on Womack's discovery of gold in
the Cripple Creek district. Search
for the metal in that region dates
back almost to the arrival of the first
white man. Repeated trials were
made prior to 1901 to find pay
| rock" but so cunningly had the
| storehouse of wealth been concealed
that even the most expert miners
we're deceived. There are thousands
of Colorado people who remember
the mad rush to Mount Pisgah, at
the foot of which the city of Cripple
Creek is now situated, in April, 1885.
A rich deposit of gold was found at
that time, but it had been placed
there by human hands, Sailed"
There was gold in untold quanti-
ties within a stones throw Of the
place where this piece of knavery
had been practiced. Many who
rushed there during the Mount Pts
gah excitement pitched their tents on
the very sites of what are now some
of the biggest mines in the world.
Many an old prospector examined the
outcropping at that time and m
body was even confident enough to
run a tunnel into the hill directly
over the spot where one of the richest
deposits in the district has since been
opened. Nobody, however, succeeded
in finding gold in paying quantities.
The ore is unlike any other known
to miners and is deposited in such
an unusual manner that nobody
dreamed of finding it until Womack
tapped the golden stream. In open
ing some of the mines in the early
days ore that was worth. hundreds OF
dollars to the ton was thrown on tho
dump as worthless.
Mount Pisgah, where the first
wildcat mining scheme in that region
was promoted, Is now used as Cripple
Creeks graveyard.-St. Louis Re-
public.
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Paper From Corn-Stalks.

A special from Washington says:
Representative Stanley, of Kentucky,
made a favorable report on his bill
to enable the Secretary of Agriculture
to conduct experiments in making
paper material out Of corn-stalks. In
concluding his report, which contains
the features of a speech made by him
on the floor of the house last week,
Mr.. Stanley said:
cit is apparent that demonstration
Of the availability Of corn-stalks as a
paper making material must be made
by the Government, and that It can
not and will not be done by the
PAPER mills, until the forests have
been exhausted and these concerns
are forced by necessity to find a sub
stitute.
These large >0ncerns will not be
inclined to change the locations OF
their plants or to alter their machin-
cry until forced to do so by the Lace
Of available material or from the ef-
feet of competition.
I'm addition to that, the paper
mills. are not supplied with skilled
chemists or experienced scientists
capable of making a thorough and
conclusive demonstration of the pos
sibilities of the corn-stalk for the
purpose above mentioned.
"The manufacture of paper from
corn-stalks necessitates, as we have
said, the use of caustic acid. Expen-
sive machinery and large quantities
of fuel are necessary. For that rea-
son the proposed paper mill should
be located at once in the corn belt
and in a coal field. Western Ken
lucky, at least that part of it border
ing on the Ohio River, to an eminent
degree meets all the essential condi-
tons. 1t has excellent facilities for
transportation, both rail and water,
and large areas of river bottom land
devoted exclusively to the culture OF
a corn peculiarly adapted for this
purpose. In addition to this, under
lying the whole area are several veins
of the finest coal, which veins are at
present highly developed, and coal IS
available at a minimum cost" .
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A MODERN

When lofty heights YOU seek to gain,
Though you may toll with might and malns
You must be careful to obtain
4 press agent.
To be hero in the strife, -
A champion with gun, sword or knife,
Get some one to write up your life
A press agent
OF if you'd shine on histry's page
AS a lawyer and a sage,
Do not be backward, but engage
A press agent.
In court or camp, in field or mart,
In mimic scene or salon smart,
You should secure, before you start,
A press agent.
A strange creation of our time.
Unique. grand. sombre and sublime,
There is not cen a word to rhyme
With "press agent"
Washington Star.
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For the
Younger
Chiidren...
CAN YOU

CAN YOU PRONOUNCE?
There lived a man in Mexico,
Who all his life did battle
To rightly spell such easy words
As Nahuatlacatl.
He wrote the names Of all the towns
1t took of ink a bottle,
But could not spell Tenochtilan,
Nor plain Tlacaecotl.
He went to spelling school each day,
And, though a man of mettle,
He could not conquer Topiltzin,
Nor Huitzilopoehctl.
He dwelt some time in Yucatan, 4.
And there, at ~Tzompantilli,
He learned to spell little word;
Twas Ziuhonolpilli.
The Joy of spelling just one word
Did all his mind unsettle;
But, spelling still, he failed at last
On Popocatepetl.
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Pinafore Bodice.

The pinafore bodice Is one of the
latest developments of fashion and Is
exceedingly attractive. 1t is worn
over a guimpe and it consequently
can be made from almost any season
able material. This n is simple in
the extreme and makes its W finish
at the lower edge. In the illustration
it is made of white linen with threads
of blue and is worn over a guimpe Of
tucked net. For the neck and arm
hole edges any banding can be util-
lied or some pretty little braided de-
sign could be substituted.
The pinafore is made with front
and back portions. The front is
fitted by means of dart tucks and is
extended to form a girdle, which IS
Tapped over onto the backs. The
guimpe is a plain fitted n with
long ~one-piece sleeves.
The quantity Of material required
for the medium size is, for the pima
fore, two and five-eighth yards twen-
ty-one or tWenty-four, two yards thir-
ty-two or one and a half yards forty
four inches wide. two and a half yards
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FOOLED HIM.

Katie, who had been taught that
the devil tempts little girls to dis
obey, was left alone in a room for a
time one day with the admonition
not to touch a particularly delicious
plate of fruit that stood on the table.
For a while she bravely withstood
the temptation. Finally, however,
her resolution wavered and she took
a big red apple from the plate. She
walked away with it, but before put
ting it to her lips her courage re-
turned and she quickly replaced the
apple on the plate, saying as she did
so, "Aha! Mr.. Devil, I fooled you,
didn't I?"-The Housekeeper.
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Cooking in the Open.

OF course, the prime pleasure OF
outdoor life is in eating. No one
can live out of doors and escape a
good appetite. An iron rod three
feet long is a good addition to the
camp outfit. Cut two poles, drive
them into the ground, put a perpen-
dicular row of nails in each, swing
the rod on the nails, and you have an
excellent campfire crane. If in camp
for several days, gather a few thin,
fiat rocks-they are plentiful in the
Missouri hills-and stand them on
edge in a semi-circle, with the post5
at the ends. This bit Of work Will
bring splendid returns in comfort and
effectiveness in cooking. The only
thing necessary to carry is the rod
Kansas City Star. .,
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Are you going to take the late
train to Chicago?" mo; the engi-
neer of the train is going to do that"
Baltimore American.
Teacher-"James, what IS gram
MARI" James (alias Jimmie)-
Grammar is the science which learns
us how to speak correct. Life.
II suppose Newrich is making
quite a splurge with his money!"
"He did the day he backed his auto
off the ferryboat."-Puck.
The waffle wagon needs no bait,
To lure men to get on; ~
Beside the curb for it we wait
From darkness unto dawn.
Baltimore Sun.
II see that our friend still enter
tains the idea of running for Con-
gress." mot exactly" answered
Farmer C~orntossel. 1.-THE idea enter
tains him. "-Washington Star.
Waiter Tin expensive restaurant)
will you have sugar in your cof-
fee?" Mrs. Nurich-"I don't see 1t
on the bill" Waiter-"There is no
charge for sugar, madam" Mrs. Nu-
rich-"No, thank you!"-Puck.
Fisherman-"I don't suppose you.
see the papers so much up here, hut
you've probably heard about the King
winning the Derby?" Boatman-
GO, ay, I heerd tell O. that. He
maun a guild rider, him!"-Puncb.
"Wot's yourn?" asked the waiter
of a quick-lunch patron. Dough
nuts and black Coffee" was the reply.
And the waiter sent in the order to
the, cook by wireless: "One in the
dark an two rubber tires ."-Chicago
Daily News. e
Author-"I have here a wonderful
play, the suppression of a woman'S
heart and a mans soul by petty con-
ventions. I call it The Muzzle.'
What would you advise ME to do with
it," Manager-'Try it on the dog"
Baltimore American.
The doc, said: Dyspepsia, I knew it;
Eschew things like pastry and suet,
Especially pie"
But the man winked his eye,
"I would far rather chew than eschew it"
The Columbia Jester.
"Pa, what do they call a person
that reads heads?" "a phrenologist,
my boy" Gee! Then ma must be
n of those things. She felt of my
head this afternoon and said right
away: You've been swimming =
Detroit Free Press.
Jane says she is sorry she didn't
arrange to be married in June"
That's undoubtedly true as far as
It goes. Jane might have added that
she would be only too glad to arrange
20 be married at any old time
Cleveland Plain-Dealer.
"Oh, what a tangled web we
weave" said the apt quotationist,
when first we practise TO deceived;
THAT'S right" answered Senator
Sorghum; deception is mighty dam
gerous unless one has a great deal
of experience "-Washington Star.
MY play was intended to show
the cold-heartedness of society" said
the author. "And did you prove
YOUR point?" II should say so.
There was never anything more cold
and heartless than the manner IN
which society sighted the box Office"
Washington Star. -,
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Toby had a family Of four puppies,
and found it very difficult to keep
watch of the rats when her family re-
quired so much of her attention.
Old Tabby looked on disguised. She
had four kittens, which no one would
think Of comparing with these pups,
and she was not at all "set up" over
them. But kittens were rather an
old story with Tabby, and this partic-
ular set were the cause of a great
deal of trouble. Tabby had been al
lowed to lie under the kitchen stove
before they came, and she did not see
why she could not keep her kittens
there. Again and again had small
Jennie Brown carried them to the
woodhouse and fixed as cozy a nest as
any sensible cat could ask, but Mrs.
Tabby would carry them back to the
kitchen stove. One rainy day, when
it seemed that everything had gone
wrong at the Brown home, it rained
so hard no work could be done in the
| garden, and the old hen who had
Matched turkeys took them walking
in the rain, when, If she had an atom
even of hen sense, she should have
known that turkeys could not stand
that. The chase after the old hen
and her turkeys had exhausted the
last mite of Mrs. Browns patience
when, as she came into the kitchen,
she saw the old cat with her kittens
under the stove again. 1t was too
much. Mrs. Brown seized the broom
and swept cat and kittens out into the
yard. My! how surprised and angry
Tabby was. She stood up and took a
look at the kittens, and no doubt
thought, This is all your fault. "
Then she shook her feet and walked
back into the kitchen and sat down
under the stove. Toby had witnessed
the affair, and when the mother cat
walked off, leaving her babies in the
rain, she could not understand 1t. She
walked around the crying kittens,
and then went whining to the open
door and looked at Tabby. But Tab
by only blinked and looked deter.
mined. She was comfortable under
the kitchen stove, and she did not
propose taking care Of kittens. that
made so much trouble. Toby walked
back and forth between the crying
kittens and the door, whining and
trying to make the old cat see her
duty, but all to nc purpose. Tabby
had enough Of those kittens. Then
Toby picked the kittens up n by
one, and put them in the nest with
her puppies, and never again did the
old cat go near them. Toby raised
both pups and kittens, and seemed as
proud of the adopted babies as Of her
own.-Home Herald.