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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-09-21
A Question for the kino.

Divinity doth not always hedge a
king. There have been many rulers
who could take as we'll as give in the
joking line. The most striking in
stance of this kind is seen the case
of Charles II, that good natured Stu
art, who once asked his chaplain, DR..
Stillingfeet:
"How is it that you always read
your sermons before me when, as
understand, you can preach eloquently
enough elsewhere without book or
nOtes?"
The good doctor answered that he
was so overwhelmed by his majesty's
presence that he could not trust him
self otherwise, continuing, "And now,
sire, may it please you to tell me why
you read your speeches when you have
no such excuse ?"-St. Louis Republic.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-09-21
WHEN WASN'T TAFT RIGHT?

Manchester Press: The Spirit Lake
Beacon says that Taft is all right
when he stays right" When hasn't
he stayed right" He was right in
his estimate of the tariff, if no less
an authority than Roosevelt is to be
believed. He was right on the tariff
commission, according to Roosevelt.
He was right on conservation, if
Roosevelt is to be believed. He was
right on the railroad rate law, if the
Beacon is willing to take Roosevelt's
word for it. We would be glad to have
Bro. Funk point out the spot or place
where w. Fl. Taft has been unfaith-
full to the interests of the people of
this country.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-09-21

President Taft has encountered bit
ter opposition within the party. While
the president has compromised with
his own Feelings, and has declared to.
ward his party enemies that there will
be 40 exercise of executive power
against them, to the end that he may
make the utmost contribution to party
solidarity in the struggle of the cam
paign, it still is an open question
whether he will be met on that
ground, candidly and in open spirit,
by those who have contributed to the
difficulties of his way. The president
is anxious to avoid the catastrophy of
an opposition house of representa-
tives, the result of which would prove
an effectual block to legislative
achievement during the remainder of
his term. The opposition that has
been most trying to him has been the
opposition from within his party. Can
he hope to escape that in the last half
of his term? In other words, in re.
Spouse to his generosity, is the pros.
pect inviting for united party in the
next congress? If not, then little is
to be gained by the election of a house
of representatives, republican in name
by slneder majority.-Sioux City
Journal.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-09-21
Teaching a Girl to Swim.

F. Hopkinson Smith, painter, author,
engineer and professional optimist,
tells story showing that Boston boys
of the street are like all others. He
youngsters selling newspapers.
'Say, Harry, watts de best way to
teach a girl how to swim?" asked the
younger one.
Oats a cinch. First off you puts
yer left arm under her waist and you
gently takes her left hand
Come off; she's me sister,"
Jaw, push her off de dock. "-Cosmo-
politan Magazine.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-09-21
wienies by the Mile.

Des Moines-A string of wiener
sausages long enough to stretch from
Waukee, Iowa, thirteen miles, to the
Polk county court house, with enough
yet remaining to be entwined about
the golden dome of the capitol in a
perfectly lovely "wiene" boa, is one
of the items in a $225,000 contract for
food made yesterday by the state
board of control for state institutions.
Just $4,000 pounds of link sausage
were contracted for by the board.
"Wienie sharks say that one pound
of link sausage will measure two feet
in length when stretched out, so when
the board contracted for $4,000 pounds
of wienies it contracted for 79,600
feet of German delights" or about
thirteen miles of it.
Link sausage was not the only pur-
chase made by the board. Ham, bacon,
bologna, fresh beef, liver, butter and
-four were contracted for. While the
exact figures are not available by rea-
son of the fact that prices will fluc-
tuate during the year, it is the opinion
of members of the board that fully
$225,OOO worth of meat and -four was
contracted for.
The exact amount of each of these
foods purchased is as follows: Ham,
22,3O0 pounds; bacon, 1900; link sau.
sage, $4,000; bologna, 12,150; fresh
beef, $4,000; liver, 50,590; butter,
2S1,24O; -four, 1868 barrels.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-09-21
Both Rather Elippant.

There is a curious parallelism be
tween two stories told respectively Of
the late Mr.. Spurgeon and of Dear
Swift.
Mr.. Spurgeon on hearing of the dev
astation wrought by an earthquake in
Essex merely remarked, Il am glad tc
hear that my country is moving al
last"
The dean of st. Patrick's, Dublin
was watching with friend the ROOT
of building on which several mer
were at work fixing states. Suddenly
one of the workmen vanished. There
upon the dean turned to his companion
and said, 81 like to see man &C
quickly through his work"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-09-21
The Only WAY.

us there any method that will en-.
able man to understand a woman
queried the innocent youth.
1.-The only way to understand i wo.
man." replied the home grown philos-
opher, "is not to try. Under these cir
cumstances she will reveal herself
sooner or later."-Chicago News.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-09-21
The Skeptic.

"Pa, what does skeptical mean?"
"Well-er-did you ever see man
taking in the washing for fear of rain
in spite of the weather prediction
fair? buffalo Express.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-09-21
THE PRESIDENTS STATEMENT

1t would appear that President Taft
had authorized the statement that
hereafter, in awarding federal pat
ronage, he would not draw the
color line between republicans and in
surgents, providing the insurgents
show a willingness to carry out the
pledges of the republican platform
and fight for the party in the future
instead of against it. There is moth
ing in the statement to warrant any
one to believe that the president in
tends to reward his enemies at the
expense of his friends, or that those
who have abused his confidence, in
suited his person and sought to de-
stroy the party which elected him,
will be given an equal share of his
confidence with those who have stood
his friends at all times. There is
nothing in the statement that would
warrant belief that the president in
tends to withdraw appointments
which he has already made or that
he is prepared to sacrifice any of his
friends as burnt offerings to his enc
mics. This would be poor policy and
one would discredit the presidents
high reputation for good judgment and
fair play were he to presume that he
would adopt such course.
AS we read it the statement given
out by Secretary Norton simply means
that the president is willing to start
this fall with a clean slate, to wipe
out the old scores and give the in
surgents every opportunity to show
that they are republicans in fact as
we'll as in theory. In this the presi-
dent has gone more than half way
and it is to be regretted that the in
surgent press has SO far accepted his
proposition, not as an invitation to
harmony, but as a weak surrender to
their invincible selves.
Grant said LET us have peace"
and it is not to be doubted that there
were hot-heads on the firing line, both
north and south, who secuted the idea
and whose sole desire was the destruc-
ton, humiliation and condign punish
ment of the other side. President Taft
has said LET US have peace in the re-
publican party" and there will doubt
less be those who will question the
verdict and who with their fighting
blood up and the memory of conflict
fresh in mind will desire that the fight
shall go on, or who will wish to use
the presidents pronouncement for
factional advantage. The olive branch
extended by the president will have
no avail unless it is in turn extended
by the others of the party. II the
congressional delegations shall carry
out the presidents idea that faction
shall cease, that no man shall be re-
warded simply for fractional activity,
but shall stand on his own bottom as
a republican, then will the presidents
course be justified.
The results in Maine and the evl
dent trend of the country towards
democracy would seem to warrant,
not only the presidents proposal for
peace within the republican party, but
that the lesser leaders should one and
all Join to make that policy effective.
Those who think that President
Taft would play the towards part, or
that he would turn his friends over,
bound hand and foot, to the mercy Of
their enemies, have most nightly
misjudged the man. The president has
set the example, let others follow it
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-09-21

Should Iowa follow the pace of
Maine," says the Marion Register, "a
democrat will be the successor of
Senator Dolliver and seven to nine
republicans will give up their seats
to democrats when the new congress
meets. Ten long years have been
spent sowing the wind and the whirl-
wind harvest is here.'
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-09-21
OUGHT to Cheer Him.

Figg-What's the matter, old man?
You're looking wretched. Fogg-Pm
not myself at all today. Figg-Oh,
come; that's nothing to feel wretched
about.-Exchange
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-09-21

The denocratic party has a record
of about 121 elections won in Septem-
Der sin@e 1889, but somehow when
the little showdown in November
came, the voters often failed to ratify
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-09-21

The customs men are searching for
diamond smugglers and such gems as
truth and honesty seem too scarce
among our tourists.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-09-21

No man should be chosen to pO-
litical office unless he has shown the
courage of his convictions by wearing
straw hat after Sept. LIST.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-09-21

Now rejoiceth the school boy at
another chance to play hockey, sweet
er by far than all the vacation days
that are his by right
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-09-21

Although the late rains helped the
crops, they dealt severe blow to the
American people by interrupting the
ball games.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-09-21

The flying tackle and other things
are ruled out of foot ball this fall,
but while the old Adam remains in
it the gametis much the same.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-09-21
A Foot Rule.

Workman-Is there a foot rule in
this house? Housekeeper-Yes Ev
erybody wipes their feet on this mat
before they dare come in.-Comic Cuts
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-09-21

Milwaukee's socialist mayor snubs
Roosevelt. Some one please tell him
that the colonel once held the office
of president.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-09-21

Here, arithmetic class! If cotton
is 13 cents, how much costs suit of
wooden clothes?
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-09-21

Close race between Boston and st.
Louis for fourth city. Which B wins,
Beans or Beer?
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-09-21
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.
(From The Sioux City Journal.)

The Harlan Republican says it he
gins to look as though the republican
party may be beginning to get the
thrashing that will teach it the horse
sense it has been lacking the last sew
eral years.
The Iowa City Republican says the
only way the Roosevelt nationalism
can be realized is to have either a
monarchy or a permanent president
after the Mexican plan.
Are we to have struggle between
the Roosevelt and Dolliver forces on
the one hand and the Cummins forces
on the other hand for the control OF
the delegation from Iowa to the next
national convention of the republican
party?" asks the Dubuque Times
Journal.
For the result in Maine the demo-
cratic party is under the greatest
obligations to Ex-President Roose-
velt," says the Burlington Gazette.
What are the insurgents going to
do with the boom that Teddy has CIV
en- Dolliver for the presidency or vice
presidency" asks the Coon Rapids
Enterprise. what will Cummins do?
Will he not fight the Dooliver boom
when the time comes? Cummins is
real live candidate for the presi-
dency. Iowa can't we'll have two can
didates before the same convention
for president. If Dolliyer has the bee
in his bonnet he will have to. fight or
subside."
The Charles City Press suspects
that the colonel would rather be spok-
en- ill of than not to be spoken of at
all.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-09-21

mo, ! can never be your wife,"
What? Am never to be known as
the husband of the beautiful Mrs.
Smith,"
She ccumbed.-Lippincott
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-09-21

Have those sale bills printed at the
REVIEW office.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-09-21

"The democrats all over Iowa." OBJ
serves the Knoxville Journal, "are
jubilant this year because they ex-
pect democratic victory. The Journ-
al believes that they are counting
their chickens before they are Matched
but it must be admitted that there
is some prospect of democratic sue
cess in old rock-ribbed republican
Iowa.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-09-21

"The insurgents of the house anu
senate" says the Monticello Express,
spent last winter in the manufacture
of democrats and those newly made
democrats are getting in their work.
Maine is the first natural result, but
it is not the last. 1t foretells the cleo
ton of democratic house of repre-
sentatives."
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-09-21

The Des Moines Capital says it will
be interesting to watch the effect of
President Taft's action in opening the
pie counter to the insurgents. The in
surgents declare they never did care
anything about political pie" the Cap
ital continues. "They assert they
have been concerned on y in regard
to great moral ideas and political
uplift. Now that the president has
invited them to step up and get their
pie we shall watch with great care
and count those who decline honors.' y
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-09-21

The Charles City Press suspects
that the colonel would rather be spok-
en- ill of than not to be spoken of at
all.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-11
Shakespearean Recita.s.

The first of the series of ShakeSpaarear
recitals to be given under the direction
of Miss Exerine NJ. Flood and a commit
tee from Colby College, Coburn and the
High school. will occur next Monday
evening, Jan. II. at tue First Baptist
church. Walter Bradley Trip of Boston
has been secured for this opening recital
He will render THE Tempest"
Mr.. Trip is one of the best Shake
spearean Interpreters in the country. He
is man of fine general culture, with an
unusually good stage presence and with
the absence of self-consciousness which
is necessary to the true artist. his in
depreciation is distinctly intellectual. yet
this attitude detracts in no sense from
the spontaneity and humor of his pieces.
The distinctly personal element which Mr..
Trip brings to his work at once makes
him one with his audience, so that he
never gives the impression of talking to
his hearers. 1t is rather the charming
story-teller visiting with his friends.
The people Of Watervile will look for
ward to witnessing this charming play of
presented by so powerful
a master of Interpretation as Mr.. Trip.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-11
Adolphus A. Grant.

Adolphus A. Grant, aged 54 years
died at $40 o'clock Monday morning al
the home of his son, Harry Grant
Prospect street, after a lingering i'll
ness with tuberculosis. He came to
this city from Bangor. where he had
been in the hospital, three weeks ago
His former home was in Midtown
Me. where he was carpenter by
trade. He was born in Linneus, Me
The deceased was a member of the
Methodist Episcopal church in Dan
forth; also a member of the Free and
Accepted Masons and odd Fellows OF
that town and a member of the knights
of Maccabees in Midtown. A widow
and one son Harry Grant of this city
one brother in Jacksonville. n. B.. and
two sisters, one in Allston. Mass. and
one residing at Union Corner n. B.
survive.
A prayer service will be held at the
home of his son on Prospect street
this afternoon at o'clock and will be
conducted by Aev. J. NJ. Frost of the
Methodist church. The body will be
taken to Danforth Tuesday for burial
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-11
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Rex. Father Patrick Hcaley. pr"Si-
dent OF Georgetown University from
1877 to 1881. died Monday at the uni
vcreity. aged Il years.
The striking shirt waist makers at
| New York have asked state Commas
sioner of Labor Williams to intervene
in their dispute with the employers
Mills NJ Dawson. counsel for III"
strikers Monday night sent Il letter to
this effect to Mr. Williams at Albany.
The British bark Alcides Monday
evening locked at Baltimore after what
is said to be the longest trip on rec
ord between Hong Kong. China ana
Baltimore. she having consumed 700
DAYS in the passage. 1t is considered
rema rkablc that the delay in her ar
rival with her cargo of mating was
due purely to adverse winds and
Gains. no accident having married the
trip. which. save for the adverse con-
ditions mentioned. was uneVentful.
The first tobogganing fatality Of the
season at Montreal, Que occurred Mon
dav evening on the Park slide on the
mountain. resulting in the death of
Mrs. A. j. Corner and the serious in
Jury of her daughter. Mrs. George Bar
rat. Boys ascending the slide allowed
their toboggan to drop back into the
slide, where it was struck by the one
on which the two ladies and the
younger woman's husband were des-
cending. The impact threw the des-
cending toboggan from the slide.
Effie Sellsberry, supposed to be on
train nearing New Orleans. is wanted by
the police as a witness in the mysterious
death of W. H. Holman, a jeweler. He
was found unconscious Monday in a room
at hotel at Terre Haute. Ind. and died
soon afterward, evidently of poison. Hell
man returned to Terre Haute Sunday
night from Chicago. A chambermaid
found him lying on the floor in his room
Monday. He did not regain consciousness
before he died. but the coroner found in
the room two letters. In both he accused
Fife Sellesberry of having administered
poison to him in coffee which he drank
In a restaurant in Chicago Sunday. Fife
Sellsberry is a stepdaughter of Holman.
He was divorced from her mother.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-11
TO BLACKWELL'S ISLAND.
Convicted Sugar Weishers Begin
Years Imprisonment.

New York, Jan. 10.-Four former en-
ployes of the American Sugar Refining
Co, convicted Of underweighing frauds,
were sentenced to one years imprison-
ment each by Judge Martin in the
United States circuit court here to-
day. The men given this term We're:
Thomas Kcnoe Edward A. Boyle. Pat
rick ]. Hennessey and John M. Ccyle.
The quartet were checkers on the
docks of the sugar company in Will
!iamsburg when Richard Parr made
his famous raid and discovered that
the scales used to weigh sugar imports
had been tempered with and by means
of a concealed spring and other dc
vices made to register less than the
real weights.
The jury convicted Oliver Spitzer,
the dock superintendent and the four
men sentenced today. There was dis
agrScn-cnt over the case OF James T.
Bcndcrraocl. the cashier of the re-
finor,. one of the defendants
The fo'T checkers were taken this
afternoon to Rlackwcll's island to be
gin serving their terms.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-11
Today Will Settle Hubs
Great Mayorshy Fight.
Struggle Now Believed Be-
tween Storrow and Fitzgerald.
eood Weather Predicted and the
Heaviest Vote Ever Is Expected.

pos,op Ian 10-With clear under
..onding Of the issues involved, which are
almost wholly personal, the voters OF
Boston will decide tomorrow on the ques-
,ion Of placing the administration or the
c;tv In the hands of one OF four we'll
knou,n candidates for the next four years,
under the provisions Of the new city char
Tor These four candidates as they ap-
near ON the ballot are Nathaniel Taylor.
an editorial writer; James j. Storrow, a
former school committeeman and banker;
Iobn F. Fitzgerald, former mayor and an
EDITOR. and George A. Hubbard, the pres
emf mayor and a tailor. new city coun-
ell of nine members will also be elected,
a member of the school committee chosen
and the license question decided for an
other year.
As good weather is predicted and as the
1ls.OO voters in the city have been can
yassed, buttonholed and politically urged
az never before it is confidently expected
that the vote will be the heaviest on rec
ord.
Close political observers and the bettino,
public agreed today that the fight tomor-
row is between StOtfOW ana f1tISerdiu.
These two candidates have fought each
other with nearly every implement known
10 political science and tonight ended
their campaigns with whirlAind tours
through every one of the p wards of the
city Storrow speaking Sc times and Fitz-
gerald addressing 40 gatherings.
II has been a campaign of much adver-
Using much speaking and much personal
solicitation. Mr.. Storrow has charged Mr..
Fitzgerald with abusing the administra-
tive powers Of the city while in office. Mr..
Fitzgerald has retorted by claiming that
Mr.. Storrow has made an eXorbitant use
of money in the campaign. Mr.. Hubbard
has attacked his opponents only briefly,
while Mr.. Taylor has mildly asked sup
port without referring to the other three
candidates.
Tho animosities stirred up during the
last days have brought on libel suits, de-
mands for criminal prosecution of news
paper proprietors, and much acrimonious
controversy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-11
ADDITIONAL SPORT NEWS
A PRETTY WARM BOUT
Between Kid Pantz and Tommy Berain
At Bangor.

Bangor, Me-, Jan. 10.-(SpeciaD. -
Kid Pantz of Hallowell and Tommy
Bergin of Lewiston went six rounds at
the Criterion Club tonight. the last
two of which were characterized by
smashing fighting by both boys. Pantz
through having knocked out Arthur
Cote, claims the lightweight champion
ship OF Maine. Although no decision
could be given. under the law, tonights
bout leaves the situation unchanged
Ciinches We're frequently throughout
the contest and there was much fight
ing after the clinching with which the
mill opened. Both boys swung willing
for some minutes without apparently
damage to either In the next break
Pantz landed right swing. knocking
the Lewiston lad half way across the
ring to the ropes. He recovered quick
~, however, and returned with his old
time fierceness Just as the gong
sounded the Hallowell boy slapped a
short arm jab with his jaw, which sent
him staggering.
The second round was largely made
up of close fighting in the breakaways
anu Lie ClliCIleS were dliIlOSl CONSTANT.
Things loosened up a bit in the third
and fourth. both boys landing fire.
quently and landing both face and body
blows in swift succession. Bergin did
some clever lodging in GLIDING the
PUSHES OF his adversary, who was
eventually not in the best of condition
In the fifth Bergin started in like a
whirlwind. Pantz blocked cleverly and
came back vigorously and for time
the two stood in the center of the ring
and exchanged blows, but the pace be-
gan to tell and they were soon at the
same old game of clinchng at the
close of the round
The last round was the liveliest of
the bout and both were repeatedly
forced to the ropes by rushing.
Mike Daley refereed the bout, which
Is considered by the talent having been
draw. There were two fast pre-
liminarios by local stock.
BASKETBALL.