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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-07-31
NERVE OF NEW YORK WOMAN
Remarkable Display Of "cheek" by
Mistress Of Doggie Who Was
Getting an Outing.

think there is particular brand
Of Cheek" otherwise known as
nerve among the women of New
York, writes an observer It's the calm
est, coolest kind, almost unbelievable,
it's SO egotistic, and SO stupid that it's
amusing. Here's an instance, and
assure you it's no fairy tale. was
in big house furnishing establish
ment, and in came woman with a
little dog. She said she didn't know
just what she wanted, but she'd like
to 60 through the shop. They said all
right, and clerk took her round.
followed along. The woman priced a
few things, looked casually at others
and finally made ready to leave.
II like your shop very much" she
said, "and I'll come again. It's an out
ing for doggie. Good-by!"
"An outing for doggie!" gasped the
clerk, starting to follow her.
eyes. He's been smelling the var
nish. He simply loves varnish. I'll
bring him again. Good-by"
Should she be in Jail or in lunatic
asylum:
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-07-31
Real Literary Crumbs.

The librarian opened the book wide
and shook it hard.
Looking for possible love letters
and mementoes?" a visitor asked.
mo; bread crumbs" said the libra
rian. "Subsequent readers do not
mind love letters, but they do object
to bread crumbs. Half the books
brought back have crumbs tucked
away between the leaves. That shows
what a studious town we are. Our
people are so enamored of literature
that they can't stop reading long
enough to eat. Also it shows what a
lonely town we are. Only people who
live alone a great deal read anything
except the newspaper at meal time.
And it shows what slovenly town
we are. In the interests Of hygiene
and aesthetics those voracious read
ers who cram their heads and their
stomachs at the same time ought to
clean their books of crumbs. but they
never do"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-07-31
THE SACRED PRIMARY.

Talk about your sacred primary,
we had a sample of it in Crawford
county this year. Washington town
ship was entitled to seven delegates
in the republican convention. Only
one delegate was elected, however,
and he was elected by just one vote.
Under the iniquitous caucus system
number of the thoughtful republi-
cans of the township would have got
ten together in a public meeting and
would have selected seven good, rep
resentative neighbors to represent
them in the convention, as it was the
whole thing went by default save that
one man was elected by one vote.
How was it in the other precincts
Is it not a fact that lists of delegates
were selected by half dozen or less
men in each precinct and that these
lists were in most cases the only ones
voted for? Some concert of action is
necessary and we do not object to the
consultations by which these dele
gates were selected, but wherein does
the new system beat the old caucus
plan? And is not the primary almost
the sole fruit of the great reform ca
movement?
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-07-31
OPENED WEST POINT IN 1902
Some Efficient Officers for
Uncle Sam.

! The selection of West Point as the
place for the national military acad
envy was due, says Mrs. c. R. Miller in
Leslie's Weekly, to its advantages
from military viewpoint, for its
rugged beauty and it's severe climate
were calculated to be beneficial in the
foundation of that sort Of character SO
essential to a successful officer. The
academy was formally opened July 4,
1902, with ten cadets and five officers
as instructors. Its success Is said to
be due to the administrative ability of
General Sylvanus Thayer, who became
its superintendent in 1917 and served
as such for 16 years. This officer is
known as the Father Of West Point.
Since the opening of the academy, in
Guiding the class of 1911, more than
five thousand officers have been gradu-
ated
A cadets education costs the gov
eminent about $500. All cadets are
on the same footing. The pay Of a
cadet is 5000 a year and one ration
per day, or Communication thereof at 30
cents day. The total is about $709.50.
to commence with his admission to the
academy. Immediately after his ad-
mission the young man must spend
about S16C for uniforms.
After graduation the cadet is elfgi-
BILE to the rank of second lieutenant
and is appointed to whatever branch
of the service his record entities him.
Those who are highest in class honors
are generally appointed to the engt-
neer corps.
An act Of congress authorizing the
expenditure Of $5,S00,000 for the re-
construction of the United States Mill
tary Academy was passed in June,
1902, and at a later session Of con-
gress 100000 additional was al
lowed.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-07-31
KILLED INVADER OF HER NEST
0hrewd Tactics Of Crow Resulted in
the Death Of DefenseIess Preda.
tory Cobra.

II the testimony offered by an Eng
lish naturalist in Ceylon be given full
credence, then the cobra is not sc
dangerous a snake as popular reputa
ton makes him. In at least two in
stances, reports this naturalist
cobras were chased by large birds
In neither case did the snake seem
to have any hypnotic power such as
is generally credited to snakes in
general.
A crow was seen fighting an in
truder into its nest situated at the
very top Of tree. The crow was cir
cling at close quarters and pecking
hard at the nest, cawing loudly all
the time. The nest was some 40 feet
above the ground.
Presently snake came out of the
nest and started to descend, with the
crow In hot pursuit pecking at the
cobra continually. The snake took
refuge about ten feet down in a
clump Of dead ferns from which it
was chased out by the crow. 1t came
from branch to branch until it
reached large horizontal limb,
which stretched out about 20 feet.
Here the snake was at great dis
advantage, inasmuch as it could not
turn upon the crow The latter SEEM
ed fully to appreciate the situation
and its tactics were excellent. 1t
would peck hard at the spine close
to the tail and then peck near the
snakes neck. At each peck pieces of
the snakes skin were torn out;
whereupon the cobra would lie quite
motionless. But just as soon as 1t
evinced signs of again attempting to
escape the crow would recommence
Its attacks with extraordinary surety
of aim. After Is minutes the cobra
was dead.-Harper's Weekly.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-07-31
Westminster Catechlsnns.

The longer and shorter Catechisms
of Westminster, along with the con-
fession of faith of Westminster, the
documents which contain the creed
of the Church of Scotland, are &C.
cepted by the Presbyterian church of
the United States and of other Eng.
disappearing lands. No party in the
American Presbyterian church has
disclaimed the Westminster stand.
ards openly, although Of course there
are some who do not follow them very
closely. The Westminster catechisms
are not to be supplanted by the inter-
mediate catechism adopted by the
Presbyterian general assembly at
Louisville, KY, during the week
which ended May rs.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-07-31
"1hat Will Do"

Big as a house was one of the two
arguing at the corner and he sawed
the air with arm and mighty fist.
My, but he was laying down the law
to the other fellow-a little chap
and in such public place 1t was the
more humiliating. The big mans
anger was at its height and his words
the loudest and strongest, when the
little fellow turned to face him and
quietly said
THAT will do"
Did you ever have small man,
with little red on his cheek bones
and eyes between blue and gray
bore you with those eyes and remark:
THAT will do?"
Well, 1t did do
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-07-31

stepped the tariff during his admins
tration, and since that time he ha:
proven his ignorance or his insincerity
by approving Canadian reciprocity
and by disappearing it within twelve
twelve months.
In Iowa reform party, led by the
most typical railroad attorney in the
state, man who was held under such
suspicion that he could not be nom
mated for any office on republican
ticket, makes the whole propaganda
a joke
trust the republican party because one
of its leaders owns stock in local
electric light company said to be at
filiated with an alleged trust. In Iowa
we are asked to follow the inspired
and inspiring guidance of the legal
representative of the Chicago &,
Northwestern railroad
But, as we have said, we have too
much faith in the sense and judgment
of the American people to believe that
they will not see through the comb
nation of Doodle and bombast which
alone makes Roosevelt formidable.
What of the other horn of the dilem-
ma? We are sick and tired of the
childlike simplicity which urges that
it will do no harm to drive the great
constructive republican party out OF
power for four years. That it will
purge the party and bring it back
sanctitied and holy and fit to be
trusted.
There might be something in this if
it was not for that four years of demo
cratic misrule which would stare the
nation in the face. Do you want it,
Mr.. Farmer and Mr.. Businessman?
You who were afraid of Canadian
reciprocity, aren't you afraid Of Ca
madam free trade, and Mexican free
trade, and free trade with the cattle
producers of tie Argentine?
The danger of Canadian reciprocity
is past, but the danger of free trade
with all countries confronts us
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-07-31
Formula for Rapid Firinu,

!; The rifle for rapid firing should
have shotgun weight, shotgun bal
ance, shotgun trigger pull, shotgun fit
and the sights must be such as can
be caught Instantly without effort in
alignment. The hands grasp the
piece firmly, not with the rifieman's
loose grip, but the left arm pushes
forward Whine the right draws back,
and the trigger is pulled by trans
ferring the drawing back force to the
trigger finger, and not by any con-
'scious crooking of that finger. The
moment the bead covers the mark the
bullet must be under way, be the aim
good or bad.-Outing.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-07-31
REMlTTANCES
z. w. MEYERs-EditoriaI Writer
THE CAMPAIGN.

No successful presidential cam
paign can be waged on a crouch and
an ambition. That is all there is to
the Roosevelt program to date, OK
cept string of glittering promises of
so-caned reforms, the only relieving
feature of which is their impossibility
sof fulfillment.
Thus far the progressive platform
is in that nebulous state where it ap-
peals to every visionary as the apothe-
sis of his widest dreams.
But we shall be greatly mistaken if
the Roosevelt movement does not
reach it's zenith at the Chicago con-
veHfton. After that, when it is down
in cold black and white for every man
ITO read and study, the enthusiasm will
melt away and saner purpose will
lrule the american people.
If Roosevelt were president we
would be at war with Mexico within
six months. The warlike appeals to
Roosevelt, to be in the peoples eye,
ito be popular at any cost, these are
the very breath in the nostrils of The
Odore.
The Don Quixote of the Simplified
Spelling crusade does no great harm,
and affords amusement, but the war
lord bent on glory and having in his
hands the destiny of a hemisphere is
not an inviting proposition.
Roosevelt succeeded to the presi'
,dency in the full swing of Mckinley
times, a period which will ever stand
as an epoch in America, but within
seven years he brought the country
to the very verge of panic, from which
it was only saved according to Roose'
welt himself, by an Ubiquitous and il
legal bargain with the steel trust. In
seven years time Roosevelt brought
congress to the verge of rebellion by
his arrogance, his unreliability and
his unwonted extravaganza. He quar-
relied with every supporter and was
bitter with his insults for the very
progressive leaders from whom he
expects support. We have it from ex-
cellent authority that his pet nick
name for the senior senator from Iowa
was strictly unprintable.
One of his great achievements is
said to be the treaty between Japan
and Russia, in which the crushed and
humbled Russia was obliged to make
concessions which have made Japan
a formidable world power and which
has brought the yellow peril to our
very door.
In all those years not one pro
gressive" step did Roosevelt make.
His newborn zeal is the child of am
5bition, sired by egotism. He side
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-07-31
HUNTER TELLS "TRUE" STORY
Full and Particular Account Of an Al.
fair in Which He and
Bear Figured.

II had proceeded in this way a few
steps. when suddenly saw, about
eight feet away on the curving border
Of the spruces, running directly at
me what appeared to be large bear.
had just time to push forward the
butt of ny rifle and yell, when the
bear collided with me, knocking me
down. 1t aeemed to turn slightly to
the left as l pushed my rifle into it.,
and I clearly recall its shoulder strik-
ing my left hip, it's head striking just
above my left knee, while it's claws
struck my shin so that it is now black
and blue. had the sensation of one
about to be mauled and mutilated. AS
fell to the right my rifle dropped,
and In my confusion, grabbed with
my left hand the animals fur, while
I remember having quick, foolish
thought of the small knife in my
pocket.
"The bear was, believe. more sur
prised than l. I felt it's fur slip
through my hand, as it quickly turned
to its right, and, swinging about, ran
back over the hill without any at
tempt to bite or strike me. Rising,
as the bear wheeled, picked up my
rife and shot as the animal was dis
appearing. The bullet struck it, evil
IDENTIFY high in the back Immediate
ly took up it's trail, followed it down
into the woods and on the flats for
over an hour, and at last lost the i'm
pressions on hard ground. It's tracks
showed that 1t had kept running for
more than mile and then settled
down to walk on the timbered
ridges, continuing to fiat country be-
low. For the first mile I saw, at in
tervals, considerable blood on the
leaves of brush and trunks of trees
about three feet up from the ground,
but afterward saw no more.
'*Who will believe this remarkable
incident? Certainly if another had re-
lated it to me, might have thought
1t some mistake owing to excitement.
'Twice have had the good luck to
see the action of bear when it
crossed Unexpectedly the fresh trail
of man-once in Mexico, and again
last summer on the Macmillan river,
when a bear crossed Selous' trail. In
both cases the bear jumped in great
fright and ran at full peed."-Charles
Sheldon. in Scribner's Magazine.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-07-31
WILL STICK TO WATER WAGON
No More Cornwall Times for Boston
Man, After an Experience IN
Rhode Island.

The confidential clerk Of a Boston
financial establishment, who is noted
for his scrupulousness, explained thus
to a party of friends the other even
ing why for two months he has con-
fined his convivial exercises to the
consumption of buttermilk, apo1linaris
and other innocuous beverages:
Il hit it up pretty strong one week
in March," he said, "and when came
to I was in Providence, broke. hadn't
the heart to wire home for money, and
set out to walk the forty-four miles
between me and Boston. I got lifts
from farmers and slept in a barn one
night, and the next day got along as
far as Stoughton. l was passing a
humble home in the woods when
smelled corned beef and cabbage
cooking. simply couldn't pass that
house without eating.
"Resolved to send the housewife a
dollar if she fed me, made known my
almost agonizing hunger. She prompt
ly set me down to the best tasting
meal l had ever known and l was
working at it man fashion when the
young hopeful of the house, about 4
years old, began a dismal wailing.
Keep still. Mickey said the mother, or
I'll have the bum ate YOU felt a
lump in my throat that stopped the
passage of food for more than min
ute. then realized as hadn't be-
fore just what my spree had done to
my appearance.
Unlikely Immediately checked his
grief, and was maintaining perfect ST.
lence when his mother addressed me,
saying, If Mickey cries again you'll ate
him, won't you, Mr.. Tramp I would
If you'd wash him. answered. I've
been on the wagon since"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-07-31
BELL OF TRAGIC MEMORIES
Has Remarkable History That Will
Strike the Reader as Being Typi-
cally Russian.

The Kamaoulie Koloko, or "Bell
With the Ear Torn on" had a most
romantic history. In the sixteenth
century Prince Dimitri the rightful
heir to the Russian throne, was de-
posed by revolt led by Boris Godun-
off, who was afterward proclaimed
car. The seat of government was
then at Uglich and thither Dimitri was
sent, in order that he might remain
under the direct observation of the
usurper.
Boris, fearing that the populace
might awake to the justice of the
claims of the young prince, planned
the assassination of Dimitri. He was
one day stabbed in a courtyard. None
Of the bystanders showed any disposi-
ton to aid him. A priest, however,
from the cathedral belfry, saw the
crime and Immediately began tolling
the great bell, which was held sacred
and rung only on unusual occasions,
such as at coronation or the death of
a car
VI AouS dC tuIS LdClt eAWeSSlOu VI
reproach, the car commanded that the
priest should be tortured and executed
and that the bell should be taken down
and placed beside the body of its
ringer. This order was fulfilled, and
the bell was beaten with clubs by the
entire populace, the Car Boris being
at their head.
The car then decreed that the bell
should be exiled to Tobolsk and that
one of its hangers be removed to in
dicate its disgrace.-Harper's Weekly.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-07-31
Will "Nest" Life Boats.

One of the great transatlantic
steamship companies has determined
to make use of the system of carrying
boats on deck known as nesting"
Nesting requires boat of special con-
struction, for the standard lifeboat
could not be nested above two, or at
the outside three, deep.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-07-31

Another thing which makes us
think the Roosevelt boom is about to
collapse is that it has the support of
Billy Payne. 1t is so long since Payne
him heart failure if Roosevelt won.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-07-31

Now that DR.. Lyman Abbott has
convinced us that Roosevelt is a strict
ly Mellins food product will he please
explain to us that when the colonel
swears he never says anything worse
than "By gol?"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-07-31

The latest victory of the Taft ad-
ministration is the dissolution of the
beef trust. Can Roosevelt point to
one such victory?
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The daily sentinel., 1912-05-28
PULL THE MASK FROM ROOSEVELT'S FACE.

The Theodore Roosevelt who will 90 down in history will
differ considerably from the Theodore Roosevelt who is today
abundance of official data the archives the department
Washington which shows beyond successful contradiction
that Roosevelt allied and always has been with the far
ing Morgan interests the which financing
with lavish hand his campaign for denomination declares Clyde
II. lavemer the noted Washington correspondent.
Although the expesden postmaster in politics that he is
be able lead thousands of believe that he really
the industrial which tightening the
the American public and sending prices though
Mr. Roosevelt may be able temporarily fool the majority
the people this regard he will be able fool historians
he data the department of justice Washington revealing
his failure bring criminal against George W. Per
knS organizing the illegal harvester considered
with the report of the Roosevelt campaign
New York showing how Perkins contributed thousands
Mr. Roosevelt the White House. chain evidence
that will surely be commented upon by preuced historians
History will have that during all the time he
the White House, well when running for the third
Mr. Roosevelt frequent conference with George w Per
of Wall History show that Perkins the chief
aide and coschemer of p Morgan while the latter the
years between 1908 and 1911 throtng business dec
ton 1t Perkins who Mogans business partner showed
Morgan how dominate the boards of directors of all great
railroads. banks and companies express telegraph and
phone companies steamship lines and all
industrial the end that Morgan has strange
hold wealth than billion dollars
equal one-third of the total wealth of the nation
Mr. Rooseves biography will also relate that while he
president Burdete d. Townsend of his
generals Investigated the harvester reported that
of the characters that holding the
farmers that all the plans organization and manipulation
had been conceived and executed by Roosevs friend George
W. Perkins and that Mr. Rooeves the recommends
attorney general until he gave the word which
word given Mr. Perkins thus being saved from pos
sbe penitentiary and the from dissolution
Not of hundred persons knows of these and
impossible educate all the people subject like this
short But Mr. Roosevet's historians will find all And
perhaps morel
The daily sentinel., 1912-05-28
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.

A symphony orchestra of from 25
to 81 pieces will dispense music at
weekly concerts in Grand Junction
this summer, if the present plans of
the Revelers mature.
Arrangements have already been
concluded for about % musicians to
take part and in all probability the
best talent in the city will be secured
during the next few days to prepare
for the first concert which will be
rendered next month
1t is probable that Prof Emile
Raspillaire, the talented young vio-
linist and cornetist, who spent the
summer here two years ago, will ar
rive shortly to direct the orchestra.
The concerts, it is planned, will be
entirely free
The daily sentinel., 1912-05-28
Will TAKE PART.

The local military company will
take an important part in the OBJ
servance of Memorial day Thursday.
Marching in the place of honor in
the procession of patriotic societies,
the company will attend the services
at the opera house and at the Gem
etery on Orchard mesa. will fire three
volleys over the graves of the de-
parted veterans.
Their appearance in the line of pa
rade is by invitation of the local
post of veterans and by order of the
adjutant general.
All members of the company have
been ordered to meet at the armory
at $3.50 a. m. Thursday morning in
uniform.
The daily sentinel., 1912-05-28
ONE OF THE MARVELS OF THE AGE.

The completion of the famous Galveston
celebrated Saturday. May which date it of
hcaly opened.
Governor O. B. Coquitt and many the officials were
that occasion This will withstand fire.
and water 1t practically makes Galveston part of the mainland
Gavesons achievements raising the grade of the and
building four miles of wall have attracted the admiration of
the world The agitation of the building of the causeway covered
period of years This causeway the unique
of its kind salt anywhere the world The
way has total length of I2,642 feet little than
miles This total length made up of causeway proper
filled and protected roadway the mainland side of the bay
1910 feet long, reinforced arched bridge portion
urng 2472 feet from back back of end abuments with
Guile Scherzer type lift bridge having clear opening of
feet the of this arch bridge and auseway filled
and roadway the island side of the bay feet long