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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-08-10
Navy. Best Hitter,


The battleship Idaho is to enjoy for
= year the coveted honor Of being the
best hitter in the American navy. A
comparison Of the shooting perform
slnce Of the battleships this year was
made public recently at the navy de-
tartment. The Idaho made score
II 1921. The South Carolina gets sec
md place with 1885. and the Wiscon.
lin third. with 40.47S.
The battleships are competing for .
rophy. their rank depending not only
IN the hits of the guns. but on their
york with mines and torpedoes. While
NE target practise has been concluded
~ the battleships. only a few have
lone the required mining. OF these
lhe Wisconsin stands at the head Of
hose which have completed the COM
petition. with score Of 1894: the
Maryland second. with 37.5S7. and the
West Virginia third. with 22.264.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-08-10
Remarkable Tyroiese Dance.

l .
A student OF the Tyrol and Tyrolese
people describes remarkable dance
in which the male dancers beat time
on the ceiling with their feet.
I'm Brandenburg and one or two
other Tyrolese valleys which boast Of
q particularly muscular fair SEX says
the writer. the girl at the conclusion
Of her swain's fantastical Jumps
catches hold Of him by his braces and
HOSTS him up in the air. He Of course
helps by jerking himself upward when
she lifts. and then, balancing with
his hands on her shoulders, he treads
the ceiling Of the low room to the tune
Of the music and she continues to
dance around on the floor Of the room
Such dances are rapidly falling into
disuse. and it Is almost impossible for
the ordinary tourist to witness one
nowadays.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-08-10
HERE lei ARE TONGUE WlsTERs
Great Difficulty Is Frequently Expert
enced in Pronouncing . Certain
Succession Of Words.

Whether certain succession words
Is difficult to pronounce or not, largely
depends upon the rate at which they
are uttered. A lecturer recently had
great difficulty with a sentence in
which he described how two savages
who had been converted fell tooth and
nail upon images Of their ancient
heather gods. thus totally repudi-
ating their two tutelary deities." II
he had spoken more deliberately, he
would not have had SO much trouble
getting past the concluding words A
poet once went and stood by the sea-
shore, and imagined that in the quiet
hush Of the twilight hour the sea
babe him lingering farewell But
the line in which he expressed his
poetic imagination Is practically Inn
possible to read aloud rapidly:
The sea ceaseth and dismisseth us
with his blessing
This line. as Lowell said Of line
Of Matthew Arnold's about Shake
speare. Kisses like an angry gander.
1t makes such an awkward collocatiOn
of words as Shave cedar single
thin" seem comparatively easy to
say.
It is not always hard saying"
that involves the ST aa. n in confusion.
He may trip up on comparatively
simple. easy words. The story is told
of the young actor who was promoted
from .my-lord-the-carriage-w waits
part to impersonate nobleman He
was very nervous over his new dig
nifty. When he was asked as he ap-
peared on the stage whether he had
brought any luggage. he was supposed
to answer: only two bags and q
rug" What he said was: "Only two
rags and q bug"
A clergyman intending to refer to
the Diety In the course of his prayer
as loving shepherd" said "shov'
ing leopard" instead. The worst Of
fender was perhaps a politician who
addressed a woman suffrage conven
ton, and intended to ..e excruciatingly
polite. He meant Ter somewhat
lengthy Grafton to indicate that be
4 hoped he was not ADDRESSING weary
benches" But what he said wal
"beery wenches."
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-08-10
DENlSON NECLECE
OPPORTUNITY
"uncle" Morris Says Grace Park
Should be Condemned for Park
Purposes.
WHERE ARE PARK BOOSTERS,
Imagine Park with Grand Old Trees,
Tansles Of shrubbery, Springs
Of Water, Lakes and Drives,

Denison is neglecting one of the
greatest opportunities that comes to a
city. Right at the head of Main street
inside the corporation is natural
park Of unusual beauty. 1t only needs
the hand of landscape engineer to
develop a thing of beauty and joy
forever" Think of park with grand
old trees, wild tangles of shrubbery,
running springs of pure water. with
gourds hanging by them, and if jul
diciously laid out two or three; miles
of woodsy carriage drives; small
but beautiful lake with curving shores,
rustic bridges, etc. 1t is good place
in which to go counting for know
~ fell in love-with the park more
than fifty years ago. Mr.. Denison
took great care of it, w. A. Mcenry
and myself secured control of the
forty acres embracing the park with
the intention that it should be made
into a park, but no one seemed to be
park hungry, so 1t was sold to Mr.. j.
Fred Meyers, who seemed to be able
to see the latent beauties of the
place and named it Grace Park, beau.
5tiful name but none too good for the
place. Now move that the name
be perpetuated and as there is no one
else to do it, second the motion, and
suggest that Denison take the neces-
sary steps to condemn the property
for park and issue bonds to pay for
1t. But before selecting the ground
you should send for good landscape
engineer, one who can see things, and
have him select what land you need to
make your carriage drives complete.
Let the boosters of Denison take their
wives for picnic supper in the park
and play they are 81 and 16.
Uncle Morris.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-08-10
Married.

On Tuesday morning at 1880 oc-
Cured the marriage of Mr.. Joe Pol
lock, Of near Denison, to Miss Ruth
Claudy, of McGregor, Iowa. The cere-
mony took place at the Presbyterian
parsonage, Rev. James DePree officiat-
ing, and only the immediate friends
and relatives of the contracting parties
were present. The groom is q young
man Of sterling qualities residing on q
sas1n vest OF Donison. and eninys q
large; circle Of friends in this com
munity. The happy young couple will
leave today for short honeymoon
trip through Nebraska. s,3.s e 3s s
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-08-10
GEORGE ENRiGHT MARRIED.


"A quiet but very pretty wedding
occurred at st. Mary's Catholic
church Wednesday morning. July H.
the Very Rev. Father Cooke perform
ing the ceremony, when Maurice Jo-
1seph Enright and Miss kathryn Reilly
were united in the holy bonds Of mat
rimony. Promptly at seven thirty to-
the strains of the wedding march as
played by Miss Pearl Rush, came the
groom accompanied by Miss Grace
Emmet, of Chicago, after whom came.
the bride accompanied by her broth
er. Daniel. The bride was attired In
a gown Of veronz silk with hat and
gloves to match and carried large
bouquet of brides roses. The brides.
maid was dressed in . gown Of cream
lmessaline, also hat and gloves to'
match, and carried bouquet Of pink
roses. The bride is the daughter of
Mrs. Kathryn Reilly Of this place, and
one of Storm Lakes most accomp-
llished young ladies. She is known
for her lady-like manner and her &C
complished ways. She has lots Of
friends and acquaintances and she
certainly needs no Introduction here
as she has lived in and about this com
munity all her life. The groom Is the
son Of George Enright, Of Denison.
Iowa, coming here two years ago.
where he has since been connected
with the barber shop with L. G. Doan.
He numbers his friends by the score
and nothing but praise can he given
him. After the ceremony q hounteouss
wedding breakfast was served to the
bridal party at the home Of the brides
mother, after which the young couple
departed ON the morning train for
Niagara Falls, where they expect to-
spend a week. The bride was attired
lin wine colored messaline silk trav-.
cling suit. After their honeymoon
they will return to their beautiful.
home which the groom has furnished.
They were recipients Of many beauti-
full presents. Storm Lake Pilot.
II p ~ . q H sf
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-08-10
DEATH AS RELIEF
to- HRISI'Y LARSON
Aged Swedish Woman Dies at cIa-
rinda Hospital After Years Of
Suffering, Resulting
FROM INJURY in a TORNADO.
Was the Wife Of Olaf Larson, De-
ceased-tiad Been Resident Of
4 Crawford County for Years.

Mrs. Christine Larson, born at Mas,
Sweden, January 9, 1881, died at the
state hospital at Clarinda, August Z,
1910.
The deceased with her husband.
Olaf Larson, their son and daughter,
came to this country in the spring of
1868 and settled in Denison Mr.. Lar
son was in the employ of the Chicago
& Northwestern Railway company
after coming here.
Eight years after their arrival from
Sweden they bought and moved on a
120-acre farm three miles north of
/ Deloit, Iowa. which land is now well
improved and one Of the most valuable
farms in the county. It is still owned
In the family.
In the early part of May, 1874, q
tornado passed across their farm and
struck and demolished their house and
other buildings. Mrs. Larson was at
the time in the house and suffered in
juries in consequence of the tornado
which later caused her mind to be-
come affected. A number of people
living in Denison well remember the
tornado which occurred on Sunday
afternoon and of visiting the locality
where It occurred and following the
path Of It. The wreck of the Larson
home as Seen on the Monday morning
following is well remembered.
a large number Of people will re
member Mrs. Larson prior to her in
( jury as a lady Of gentle and refined
disposition, who always had KIND
word for everyone.
Her husband died January 20, 1899
just three days after she had been re
+ moved to the hospital at Clarinda fol
treatment. Their son and daughter
s both died several years ago. The fam
lily estate is valuable, having been TO
number of years under the manage
ment of Halver A. Norman, of thi
city.
The body was brought from Clarin
da Tuesday and funeral services he'll,
at the Norman home this morning
Rev. LaRue officiating, after whicl
the body was taken to the Kiron CEN
etery for burial.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-08-10
Telling Age Of Old Horses.

Telling Age OF Old Horses.
Wallaces' Farmer: .Mr. Sidney Gal
wayne, an Englishman, has discovered
a very simple and apparently reliable
method of telling the age of q, horse
by the teeth after the age of ten is
passed. Heretofore, after the age of
ten years the teeth have been useful
in Indicating age only by their general
appearance of wear and their slant.
The new system is based entirely on
la groove which appears on the corner
teeth of the upper jaw. At ten years
of age distinct groove appears at the
upper part of this tooth. Each year
for eleven years it grows down to the
cutting edge. Then the groove starts
to wear away and at the end of nine
or ten years is entirely gone.
This method is said to furnish quite
accurate indication of the age Of a
horse between the years ofA ten and
thirty. At ten years the groove barely
shows at the upper part of the tooth;
at sixteen years the groove extends
from the upper part about half way
down toward the cutting edge, and at
twentyone years Of age the groove ex-
tends the whole length of the tooth
from the upper part clear down to the
cutting edge. The groove now starts
in wearing away below and at twenty
six years extends from the middle half
of the tooth down to the cutting edge.
At thirty years of age the groove has
nearly disappeared, only trace of It
being perceptible at the cutting edge.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-08-10
Real Reading.

In anything ut to be called by the
name. OF reading the process itself
should be absorbing and voiuptuous;
we should gloat over book, be rapt
clean out of ourselves. and rise from
the persual. our mind filled with the
busiest. Kaleidoscope dance of i'm.
ages. incapable OF sleep. or Of contin-
uous thought. The words. If the boo
be eloquent. shoiild run thenceforward
in our ears like the noise OF breakers,
and the story u ii be story. repeat
itself in thousand colored pictures
to the eye. Robert Louis Steven.
son
REVIEW advertising pays
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-08-10
a Composite Wedding Cake.

At a recent wedding the brides
cake contained besides its own special
component parts. small portions of the
wedding cakes of the brides father
and mother. her sisters and brothers.
as well as the silver and golden wed.
ding cakes of the grandparents.
In the wedding cake which the
bride cuts, there are usually hidden a
gold ring. a thimble. q dime. raisin
and other tokens desired. These are
wrapped in paraffin paper. and the one
receiving the ring is properly expect.
ed to be the next bride. The tLimhle
foretells spinsterhood. the dime.
wealth In prospect. and the raj .ip an
unannounced engagement
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-08-10
Change Evsryvhere At Work.

!. Reflect often upon the instability
Of things and how very fast the scenes
Of nature are shifted. Matter is in q
perpetual fux Change is always and
everywhere at work; 1t strikes through
causes and effects, and leaves nothing
tixed and permanent. And then how
very near us stand the two vast CULTS
Of time. the past and the. future. in
which all things disappear. Now, is
that man blockhead that. lets these
momentary things make him proud,
or uneasy. or sorrowful, as though
they could trouble him for Iong?-
Marcus Aurelius
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-08-10
WEATHER AND CROP REPORT.
For the week ending Aug. n, 1917

WEATHER AND SnOr HcFOhJ.
For the week ending Aug. Z, 1910.
Des Moines, Iowa.
Light to heavy showers occurred
over nearly all parts of the state on
the night of August I'd, but in some To-
calities the rainfall was not heavy
enough to afford more than temporary
relief from the drouthy conditions.
The showers, however, were timely
and beneficial and in few sections
where rains have been frequent and
heavy the corn crop is now assured.
On the other hand, the crop has de-
Perforated over the northeastern coun-
ties and, in many localities of small
area in the central districts where,
the showers have been few and the
rainfall light. The bright sunshiny
days and moderate temperatures have
been favorable for threshing and this
work has progressed rapidly with very
satisfactory results, both as to yield
and quality of grain. The bulk of the
shock threshing is completed and
early reports indicate that the aver
age yield of oats will be about forty
bushels per acre; wheat, twenty-five
bushels; barley, thirty-two bushels.
and timothy seed. four bushels. Pas
lures, meadows and potatoes are suf-
fering for moisture and rain is needed
for all growing crops and for fall
blowing in southern counties.
Following is a summary of reports
from crop correspondents of the Iowa
Weather and Crop Service, showing
the estimated condition of staple crops
August l, 1910, as compared with the
average condition on that date in past
years. There has been decided i'm
provement in the condition of corn
during the past month, over the larger
part of the state and especially over
the northwestern, southeastern and
many of the southern counties where
showers have been timely and rainfall
sufficient to keep the plants growing
rapidly. On the other hand, the condi-
ton has declined over the northwest
ern and some of the southeastern
counties, due to a deficiency of mois-
ture. The average condition Of corn
for the four quarters of the state are
as follows: Northwest quarter, 81 per
cent; northeast 80 per cent; southeast,
So per cent, and southwest SO pc.
cent. which makes an average for the
state of 9O.5 per cent. The average
condition for the western half of the
state, which has 50 per cent of the
corn acreage, is SO per cent as com
pared with SO per cent for the eastern
1half.
! The average condition Of spring
wheat was 102 per cent; oats, 1O1;
barley, 80; fax, 80; hay. 20; pastures
So; potatoes, SO; apples. 4; grapes, %;
pop corn, 81; sweet corn for can, IS
The condition on August 1, 1909
was: Corn, 81 per cent; spring wheat
1872 per cent; oats, 80 per cent; barley
Isl per cent; fax, SO per cent; hay
4 1O1.5 per cent; pastures, 1O2 per cent
potatoes, 80 per cent; apples, IS PEI
cent; grapes, 80 per cent.
4 August LIST average of the past tel
years: Corn, s6.5 per cent; oats, 81
per cent; spring wheat, 81 per cent
barley, 8S per cent; fax, SO per cent
hay. SO per cent; pastures, 90 PEE
cent; potatoes, 81 per cent; apples
81 per cent, and grapes, 50 per cent.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-08-10
Gard Of Thanks.

We wish to express our sincere
thanks to our friends and neighbors
who SO kindly assisted us In caring
for our darling boy; also for the beau
tiful flowers.
Mrs. and Mrs. D. Wingrovc,
and family
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-08-10
a Great Obstacle.

Land Agent Water. you know. Is
king Of the desert.
Alcohol Al-Then. podner. thar amt
no use o my buyin' that lot to put up
/. = booze tint q benefit TIL boys.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-08-10

II there Is . green stamp on your
paper. Hts ! sign that you are more
than year In arrears. 81
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-08-10

If there is green stamp on your
paper, it ifs sign that you are more
than a year in arrears.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-14
SMUGGLING By AIRSHIp
threats Of the Future that Govern
nents are Soberly CONSIDERING.

mere have been various report
lately OF an impending agree
meht with Mexico for the control of
alrShips. and the details are said to be
awaited with some expectancy in Eur
ope, where frontiers are many and
where the advent Of aerial navigation
has caused not little dismay. The
Old fences are down there is no use in
blinking at that. Whether one be san
Guine or skeptical as to the future of
the airsf!ip, its present achievements
are enough IS destroy tho intresitv of
the most rightly guarded frontier.
immense sums have been invested in
fortifying. in fencing, in patroling
these imaginary lines between states
on the theory till lately quite sound.
that an invading force, or n smugeler.
or fugitive from justice. must pass
On the ground level and could be kent
out by force or seized by the police. No
frontier. to be sure has ever been quite
Theoretically sealed. Even Russia
which spends enormous sums chiefly
to keep undesirable" persons from
passing, knows very well that there
are leaks. ways by which members Of
organizations are helped across in de-
fiance of the army and the police. And
Although many smugglers are caught
by the vigilant inspectors of the Uni
ted States, there can he no question
that a vast an}ount of smuggling is
successfully done. and very likely
many immigrants rejected at Ellis Is
land. as we'll as many Chinese. find
their way i'lcitly into the country
Yet while for from perfect the sys-
tern has worked so we'll that there has
been no question OF giving it up be-
cause of efficiency. EMISSIONS have
sheen the exception, and even elabor-
ate!y organized conspiraciess to defraud
the revenue or the immigration laws
have been SO often detected and
punished as to constitute a real de-
terrent Influence. The question is
what effect flying will have on those
frontier regulations. AT the presen;
moment. presumably, it has none
whatever: aviators are few ana are
either enthusiastic amatuers or cup
hunters who find more profit in eN-
hihiting before crowds than evadins
laws But at the present rate o.
growth of awe lion within two or threo
years the experts will ne numbered
not by the hundreds. hut by the thoas-
ands, and cruising will hc rs nopr'"r
as track r. int: "f'rose-cnnn.rv'' "v
inc i" nrc . i"aEv ,ieFe'op t'n,''t os
the present season, and tie fas.-ion i
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-14
7 10 Grow MAR on a
! Bald Head
by a Specialist.


Thousands Of people suffer from bald
ness and faiiiu" hair. who, having tried
r"arly every advertised hair tonic and
'ir grower without results, have 10
signed themselves to badness and its at
tendant discomfort Yet ii cir case j.
rot hopeless; the following simple homo
prescription has n"de hair grow after
Years of badness and is also unequale7
for restoring grey hair to its original
color, stopping hair from falling out. ana
destroying the dandruff germ. it viii
rot make the hair greasy. and can he
ITut up by any chemist: BAY Rum &
ounces, Lavona de Composee' ounces.
Menthol Crystals u drachm IL YOU wi IN
IL perffned add half to one teaspoonful
Cf Toka!on Perfume which unites rer-
fectly with the other INGREDIENTS This
preparation is highly recommended hv
tnySiclans and specialists, and is abso-
ltely harmless, as it contains none Of
the poisonous wood alcohol 50 frequently
found in hair tones. Do not auplv t.
the face or where hair is not desired.
Be sure to ask the druggist for all the
enclosures in the Lavora de Compose
package. One Of them entities YOU to a
tandsome free sprinkler ton for vnu,,
2ir tonic bottle and vcr 8re also entitled
- roe IN ne f'ee aGvife 0f IN n,5ne~t
n tn h1'r ~ -iruIs. vriti,s q, he al
hon
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-14

rider Of the air is once more the re-
spectacle licensed yachtsman.
ii is real difficulty and it is doubt
Iul whether eTen restrictions so Sc
we're as to be intoraule TO the lava
Didjng in a free country would serve
to restrain the secret offenders. 1t
may even some day he a question
whether it is not wiser to give up
high import taxes on small valuable
rticltS than TO try to enforce the
laws. Nothing. for example, is served
by a tax on diamonds or fine laces
which could net be gained in other
ways. Both are taxed primarily as
i,lNjlries, and the price of diamonds is
lept artficiallv high by revenue duty
rs Wen as by the restsiction OF produc-
ton by the sXndicates. If possibilities
Of aerial smuggling should ever be
fllly developed, honest importers
~, Guild be put at 4 serious disadvantage
end the eNpediency of continuing to
lax these portable luXuries at the
frontier would become dubious.
| Diamonds and laces are no great
matter because there are so many
possible ways OF taxing the fortunate
! people who can afford such luxuries
But the DEVELOPMENT of an eeropan,
which can carry three persons for .
long distance has already threatened
| the enforcement of the immigration
| laws. The exclusion of paupers is not
. 'fected for the price of an ''air-linc
ticilet would amply qualify the appli-
! { INT at Ellis Island But plainly Their
are the possibilities Of a lucrative
trade in smuggling excluded Aslatics
8 nd undesirable persons like criminals
,a0archists, immoral women and vic
Tins Of infectious diseases across the
frontier Springfield Republic.