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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-05-17
CHARTER OAK NEWS.
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Miss Hazel Davis invited eight OF
her young friends to help her cele.
brate her twelfth birthday Tuesday. A
O'Clock, after which the party broke
up. The guests all say they had a
good time.
c. C. Hardy is selling his house
hold goods and after he gets them off
his hands he expects to go west.
Mike King and family left Wednes-
day morning for their new home at
Dunlap.
ID. A. Waterhouse went to Omaha
Saturday evening and returned Sun
day evening in the car he had left
there when it had rained.
Dur Holmes returned the first of
the week from the eastern part of
the state While he was gone the
| G. Jones.
| Miss Maylou Richards left Tuesday
morning for Washington, d. c. She
expects to be gone about six weeks.
Before returning home she will spend
a couple of weeks with relatives in
Vermont and New Hampshire.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jenter came from
South Dakota for visit with the
lady's mother, Mrs. Laura Crone.
Monday morning the family of G..
| c. Hardy were released from long
quarantine.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Reed returned
to their home at Ames after short
visit with Mrs. Reeds parents, Mr.
and Mrs. e. P. Andrews.
Ora Malone and wife went to Dun.
lap Sunday for few hours visit with
old friends and neighbOrs.
Mr. and Mrs. Henrichsen returned
Tuesday from near Battle Creek
where they had gone to visit their
daughter, Mrs. Reinke.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Schleis went tC
Danbury Monday to be present at the
wedding of Mrs. Schleis' niece.
J. F. Deur went to Missouri Valley
Thursday morning for visit with his
mother, who is very i'll at that place
Mrs. Jean Deur came over from
Wall Lake Saturday for a visit in the
J. F.. Deur home.
Mrs John Torrey returned Tuesday
llTOHl lOuB "lllcI > NlSlt III view
York
The first annual meet of the higl
school of Maple Valley was held il
Mapleton Saturday. The meet wa:
we'll attended by members of the
Sloan. Charter Oak and MapletOn higl
schools Sloan made GO points. Char
ter Oak % and MapletOn bat :. Thi!
is the first meet of this kind held il
this vicinity, but the boys say it viii
not be the last. The track team ex
pect TO go to Fonda May 21th.
Miss Eva Peterson came down from
Sioux City Saturday evening for al
over-Sunday visit with her friend, Miss
Edna S1olt.
The Presbyterian ladies are getting
up a May festival TO be given May Is
10 and 20. The first evening is to be
a big supper. On the 18th Rev. J
Jas. DePree will speak on Making {
Living on Life" On Saturday even
ing will be program OF mostly
music.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-05-17
Weather Crop Bulletin.

For the week ending May 5, 1911.
The weather during the past week
was ideal for field work and the
growth of vegetation. The first three
days were excessively warm with the
temperature above 80 degrees in many
localities. but the latter part of the
week was moderately cool and pleas
ant. The rainfall was light during the
six working days, but copious to heavy
showers occurred in many localities
on Saturday night and Sunday, es-
pecially over the central, southern
and eastern sections. Rapid progress
was made in planting corn, and that
work will be practically finished be-
fore the Goth. Much of the early
planted corn is up, but it is yet too
early to determine what the stand will
be, although the few reports received
indicate that it will be good. Grass
and small grains have improved dur
ing the week. and are generally in
good condition, but need more rain to
keep up normal growth, especially in
eastern and northern counties where
the rainfall has been light. Fruit
trees of all kinds are now in full and
prOfuse bloom in the northern part
of the state and show no signs of in
jury by the frosts early in the month.
Geo. NJ. Chapel Section Director.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-05-17
Ro.,;nr. Reception Of Wagner.

Wagner and some companions called
upon Rossini. Hearing them on the
stairs, Rossini hastily placed the score
Of "Lohengrin" on the piano. and when
the German composer entered he said,
pointing to 1t. "You see. illustriOus
maestro. l am studying your work"
"But the score is upside down" en-
claimed the other. seeing how the book
was placed
"Yes." returned RosSinf calmly: 1.-THE
fact is ! have had it the right way up
for some time. but could make nothing
Of it," and then all present began to
laugh including Wagner himself
Voice and Violin.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-05-17
DECORATION DAY.

Gather lilies, fair and fragrant,
Our sleeping heroes graves to deck,
They have fought to save our country
Now they're cold and still in death.
Cold and hunger. toll and suffering,
For their country they endured;
MANY a hard-fought battle winning,
Worn and faint and lacking food.
Home and parents, brothers, sister,
Wives and SWeethearts, all they left
For to fight and save their country,
For their cOuntry'S sake to die.
When the battle fire was ended
And the hard-fOught battle won;
Some already dead some dying,
ON that field of carnage lay.
Never more to see the loved ones,
Or to hear the bugle call
Never more to fight in battle,
Deaths deep SlumberS Ger them fall.
Peace now reigns in our fair country
The war cry no more is heard;
And our soldier boys are numbered
With the ranks of hOnOred dead.
Gather lilies. fair and fragrant
For to deck their graves today;
Honor to our sleeping heroes,
Who have died our flag to save.
Mary Griffin, DeniSon, Iowa.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-05-17
MILFORD CENTER NEWS.

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Jas. Monahan and Jas. Byrnes mar
keted hogs Monday.
NJ. L. Houlihan. of Vail, and Mr.
Gibson, of Des Moines, were seen in
this vicinity Monday.
The farmers in this locality are
nearly through with corn planting.
, w. w. kral and family and Mr.. and
Mrs c. E. Breen took dinner at the
John Breen home in Vail Sunday.
Miss Marcella Byrnes closed a very
successful term of school at the Cen
ter school Tuesday of last week by
giving a program, followed by pic
mic. BY request, Mrs. Chas. Breen
favored the audience with descrip
ton of the beautiful scenery of Colo
RADIO and other western points, which
was thoroughly enjoyed by the pat
rons as well as the pupils.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-05-17
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ADDITIONAL DOW CITY.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Price and the
formers brother visited at the VIM
Blackman home Sunday.
Dr.. c. w. Carr spent Sunday after
noon at the home of VIM. Blackman
returning to Denison in the evening
Mr.. e. Armstrong and family called
at the H. Hodges place Sunday.
There was a very pleasant evening
spent at the home of Fred Nelson
Saturday. Dancing and games were
the enjoyment for the young people
A very large crowd attended and re-
ported having had fine time. Re
freshments were served at midnight
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Jacobsen visited
at the William Blackman home Sun
day.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-05-17

Our son. who is six years old. began
to be hard Of hearing when about three
years old. He had catarrh and the
tonsils we're atfected We feared he
would alwa VS. b. Handicapped by his
ai,i ,ction. He soon became SO deaf
that we would have 10 talk very loud
to make him understand aud we could
rot son6 him 70 school IN account vt
his deafness. We were anxious TO
nave something done but waited until
We knew OF some specialist who was
reliable.
Dr.. Weber having cured some Of our
friends, we had him treat FREQ with
his special treatment and we are glad
to say that our boys hearing is now
perfect and his catarrh and throat
trouble cured also
MRS. FRANK KIRKPATRICK,
Role, Iowa.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-24
A Discouraged Sport.

This is the sad story of one of the most thoroughbred sports known to the history of hazards. His name was Sullivan, and he had blue eyes and red hair, with a brogue to match his coloring. John Hays Hammond, the mining engineer, met him in prison in South Africa at the time when Ham mond and other prominent men were held as captives by the Boers in con- nection with the Jameson raid. The engineer and the Irishman became well acquainted.
 Probably you wonder why I'm here," said Sullivan one day when the thermometer had gone as high as 115 in the shade. Well, Illsten you. 1 got into a little trouble, and pleaded guilty to it.
 "'Five years!' said the judge
 Your hOnor,' cried out, I'll throw heads and tails with you to see wheth- CT it shall be ten years or nothing
 "And, would you believe it, MT. Hammond, that judge got mad =nd added on the five years anyhow. And now Pm serving that extra five. Whats the use of being a sportT'- Popular Magazine.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-24
Persia,s Pipe Guardian.

The queen of pipes belongs to the shah of Persia. Why is the great chief tain of pipes queen? Probably be- cause pipe is a feminine noun in French. The little shah's pipe was smoked by his father before him, and by his uncle, and by his grandfather, and how many more of the rulers of Darius kingdom we know not. The pipe is adorned with all kinds of pre- cious stones and is said to be worth f1O,OOO. It is constantly guarded by a high court functionary, whose duties allow him as much leisure as the super 1ntendent of the Persian arsenal, but as there is 10 arsenal in Persia so the extent of the sinecure may be judged. Still, this functionary is responsible. This is how his office was created: Once a grand vizier was found trying to pry out stone from the pipe with his poniard. Then the office of guard ian of the imperial pipe twas created. What became of the grand vizier IS not recorded.-London Globe.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-24
A Puzzlina Arrlfcsnk-

When needy Mrs. Caderette reG1ffe4 a letter of introduction to the bensTo- lent associations Jules Duprts proud of his ability to express asa1self i1 English, obIigingly helped her ou<- Imagine the bewiIderment of the sec retary when a large, robust lady fn search of work presented what ven meaning Jules had written:
 "This is Hiss Caderette that | f1p duce wherewith to everybody Jhis
 lady has been sick for a long time as4 is still in bed. She has Eve cnfs1rsn, all little and partly dead, and is fa very poor condition, as sbs have 70 money. Her husband went away two years ago and has not never been heard of since. This man has rheu matism, is cripple and csBnes b<1p herself. This lady is his bFofbsrs girl. Help her and she win bs very 
 As the sick abed lady could sDesE no English, she was unable fo exp14t1 why she looked so well, but fbe secrsA ,ary made her s'very corafoTtz11er with steady employment in c 1sund<Y. Youths Companion
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-24
A Comedy of Economy.

A comedy of economy is reported from St. Moritz. A stout couple, ac- companied by son and daughter who were also thick" as the Germans translate stout, entered a crowded hotel at the busy time of lunch and ordered one lunch at table d'hote. The father sat down and finished two help ings of soup and all the bread near him and left the table, his place being taken for the entrees by his wife, who had been waiting with her children in the hotel corridor until her husband appeared.
 The young man then took his moth- er's place to attack the joint, and he was followed by his sister for the sweets, all doing justice to the menu. In the crowd the tourists did not notice the unusual lunch, but the head waiter did, and when asked for the bill pre- sented one for four lunches. The paterfamilias grumbled a good deal and paid! = Geneva correspondence Pall Mall Gazette.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-24
Oriain of Mcanard.n

The French name for a duck Is canard and a French journal recalls the ietymology of ''canard' in the pejorative journalistic sense. A Paris reporter once upon time in the bot weather could find no news and he fell back upon his imagination. He published an account of a remarkable experiment conducted in a farmyard.
 A farmer took twelve ducklfngs, chopped one up fine and gave. it to the eleven others to eat. A second was chopped and the remaining ten gobbled him up. For eight more days one duckling was served up to the others. At last, when only two were left, one of the two was given to the other to eat. This remarkable expert ment resulted, therefore, in the one remaining duckling havng eaten up his eleven brothers.
 The story of the sTwelve Little Ducks" sprang at once into fame. A 'canard" in a newspaper has ever since meant statement nearer fic- ton than fact.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-24
FIRE GUNS IN UTILIZATION Capt. BOytOn Issues Royal Salute in Honor of His Acquittal
 by Jury

Captain Paul Boyton took substan- tial means today to declare to the world that he is no longer "The Out law of Steeplechase Island," and ''The Pirate of Lewis Gut.''
 The captain hauled out his cannon, dusted the cobwebs out of 1t, and fired off salute of nine guns. They could be heard all over the city.
 ITO signalize the triumph of com mon sense over intolerance and bigotfy,' explained the captain when he was asked to explain the signifi- canoe of the salute.
 Captain Boyton took no pains to conceal his delight at the outcome of the famous "blue laws'' case against him in the local courts. His acQuit- tai late yesterday brought rejoicing not only to the friends of the captain but to the patrons of Steeplechase generally.
 captain today ''It's a source of of my peers has adjudgd me an up- holder of the laws, instead of a vio- lator of them.
 T don't delight in being held up to the world as a criminal. I want to abide by the laws. I have always re- spected the laws, and when little coterie of men with selfish interests seek to discredit me before the com munity, merely for their own aggrap- dizement and to satisfy religious big otry and intolerance, I must say that it's good to find that I still retain the respect of the courts and am re- lieved of the stigma these men have tried to put upon me.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-24
D.a.... Susar.

b.a...-..-- OuSar.
 1t can be stated with perfect truth that lump of sugar may be turned into diamonds Not all the substance of the sugar, of course, will enter into the composition of the gem, but only the carbon that it contains. Sugar consists of carbon united with oxygen and hydrogen. The carbon can be easily separated out, and in certain ex- periments for the production of dia- monds this sugar carbon has been em- ployed. The diamonds so produced were, of course, very small and des- 'titute of commercial value, but still they are real diamonds, and the chemical result achieved would be no greater intrinsically if they were as large as the Kohinoor. The hope has often been held out that an improve ment in the process of manufacturing diamonds may be effected whereby the necessity of dissolving the carbon in molten iron may be dispensed with, and the required combination of great pressure with great heat may be brought about by some such opera tion as sqdeezing the carbon between red hot metal plates.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-24
Strenoth of a Czar.

A story is told in St. Petersburg which illustrates the phenomenal phys ical strength of the old czar. At a little station not far from the capital the imperial train was delayed for quite a time, and the czar, being hungry, partook ot scme of the simple food of the buffet. Meanwhile the lit- tie daughter of the mayor presented the empress with bouquet, the flow CTS of which were hastily gathered from private hothouses in the neighbor- hood. The stalks being still damp and earthly, the empress visibly hesitated to take the bouquet in her neatly gloved hand. The czar coolly took up one of the heavy pewter plates on the table, and twisting it as if it were paper, made neat covering for the stalks. There is nothing incredible in the story. since the czar had been known to bend a kitchen poker as an ordinary man would a strip of tin
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-24
Winnind the Derby.

It costs good deal of money to win the English Derby. An authority tells us that horse with the least chance to win will cost anywhere from $25.- 900 up, which will prevent the aver age clerk or newspaper man from own ing more than half a dozen or so at the outside. Then there is the train- ing, which is a thing not to be done on Sunday afternoons in the back yard. An experienced trainer must be employed, and his charges for the necessary period will amount to about $1,O00 for each horse. The jockey has to be paid, and good jockey would scorn the pay of an archbishop or the profits of even a senator And if he wins he will expect a present. King Edward used to give his jockeys $2.5OO for a win, which makes one wish to be jockey. But of course it takes brain. Exchange.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-24
Just Like Himself.

The cheerful patient needed all his good spirits, for the severe operation had been a failure and the doctors were hesitating to tell him. The phy- sician stood by his bedside in the hos pital. and from his grave expression, the patient suspected the truth.
 Well, doc," he said, with sad smile, '.it must have been like this.." 5 He fumbled under his pillow and produced an envelope which had been aerroneously delivered in another ward. On the envelope was scribbled in pen- cil, Opened by mistake."-New York Sun. !,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-24
MOVING PICTURE LAW IS HARD ONE
 TO PUT IN EFFECT

( Prosecutor Alexander Delaney is preparing to report to Police >Superin- stendent Birmingham regarding the new law which excludes children of IA and under, from theatres, moving picture places, skating rinks, dances, <etc., unless accompanied by parents. Or guardian. Girls under 16 are excluded in the night time.
 "It is going to be extremely difficult to enforce this law. but we will do the
 best we can," declared Superingtend- ent Birmingham this morning.
 .& The law is so full Of flaws, loop holes, and impossible requirements, that it is little more than a joke, in stheS opinion of the authorities. The sonIy way to enforce it is to exclude zeveryone under 21 from the amuse- ment places.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-24
A Whistler Story.

When Whistler had not yet rezehef the height of his fame a mflionafre called at his studio and wanted his wife's portrait done.
 How much will you charge me, Mfr, Whistler" he said, flor a nfesize pc ture of the madamw
 My price," said Whistler. @v1u be $2,5oO."
 The millionaire took up hiz hat snd stick.
 "Why," he snorted, turning to %, "you expect. to be paid for your work as. if you had been dead four or fvs hundred yearsy'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-24
'BLOWPIPES TO
 'A VALUE OF $15O
 TAKEN BY THIEF

Goods valued at $50 were stolen from the office of the Delcampe Weld ing Company, at 1517 Wood avenue, on Saturday night. Four special blow pipes used in the company's business of Oxy-acelylene welding comprised the loot
 Entrance was obtained by forcing the office door. Whether the thieves intended to sell the valuable blowpipes as junk, in which case they would fetch about 10 cents apiec or whether they were stolen by someone who needs them in his business, the po- lice are puzzled to know.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-24
No Business In
 The City Coun

When Judge Frank l.. Wilder, seated himself On the city court bench this morning and gazed around with an expectant air he was surprised and pleased to see very few present in the court room, besides the officials.
 Court Officer Finnegan repeated the official 70 yez,' of the court, but no ness.
 If things keep up like this we'll all starye,'' said Officer Finnegan after ward.
 2 Bridgeport is an1oral city,' was Capt. Arnold's comment.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-24

and roasleu tne Gurmp itself in uopo ashes. Horseradish and carrots vsrs known to them, and capers were se<y- ed boiled in oil or vinegar. Cucum- bers, radishes, parsnips and cabbazs also figured at the Tudor meal tzbze- for which. by the way, they bofzed their oysteB9 9and spread theft beef with honey. It Would be fun f1 these days to eat-or refuse-a Tudor mezL- London Chronicle.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-24
Vegetables In Tudors' Time.

What did people eat before they had the potato as staple article of diet? Apparently they had most of the vege- tables that we have now. Of London CTS in the time of the Tudors, Sir Wal ter Besant tells us that they ate let tuce as separate dish before the meat, used turnip leaves as Q salad
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-24
Miohtv Jupiter

Jupiter, the largest of the planets, is 1900 times the bulk and BIO times the mass of the earth, and accomplishes it's rotation on its axis in nine hours fifty minutes. As the equatorial circum- ference is 275.OOO miles. the linear rota- tional velocity of point on the equator is nearly eight miles a second.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-24
Seal Oil lee Cram.

A favorite dish with the Eskfruos is an ice cream made of seal oil f1ts which snow is stirred until the desired consistency has been obtsineds tfes frozen berries Of different kinds art added. This decoction is said to b< about as tempting to the civilized palate as frozen cod liver oil
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-24
A IeoaI ouibbls

She (making upland you win a4 init you were wrong? He "a yo1ns lawyer)-No, but I'll admit that ss unintentionaI error might bsve 1sI knowingly crept into my assertion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-24
The Reason.

Daughter-Father went of in god humor this morning. MotheF-15s That reminds me. I forgot to s1k him for any money.-Christfan AdsDL cate.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-24
Not Much.

Jack-Would you like to live your life over again? Tom-And owe twice as much as I do now. No, siri-Bos ton Transcript.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-24
His writinos.

Kidder-Do you write for arts sake or for the money? Scribbler-For both. write for the magazines for arts sake and to my father for money.-Toledo Blade.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-24
1hs Eternal Maseulfns-

As soon as man gets everTthfng he wants he finds that the things se has are not the things he wanted Chicago Record-Heraid-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-24
Eore Useful,

Bride Elect-What would you have thrown instead of rice? Brutal friend A few grains of common ssnse.- Judge.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-24

There's room for everybody f1 thzs big world, but we can't all have fs6nf rooms.-Exchan9e.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-24

He that follows twp hares catchks neither.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-24
The Dear Innocent.

Mother-When he attempted to kiss you. why didn't you call me? Daughter dnnocently)-Well. mamma. dear, I didn't know you wanted to be kissed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-24

Anything to Sell? Try a "For Sale''
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-24

We have purchased the entire Sam- pie line of Latest Coate from one of the foremost manufacturers. Because was very low and we now offer them to you at THE BIGGEST BARGAIN PRICES OF THE YEAR.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-11-03
A Chicken Supper

Last Saturday night after 10
O'Clock P. M. while a gang were
playing cards in the Jasper Light
and Water Works office; using
the town lights, coal and furni-
ture free of charge; a certain
candidate for office yelled up the
stairs Fried Chicken and beer
down stairs!" If a cyclone had
struck that room it couldn't have
got the Gamblers out side quick
err. 1t was grab and run. When
that candidate files his election
expense report next week under
the corrupt practice act, we won
der how much he will swear to
for last Saturdays Chicken and
beer. We will publish all of the
reports as soon as filed, they
will make interesting reading if
the truth is told, otherwise
everybody can have their own
opinion as to the size of the
story.