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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-08-12
BEFORE THE STORM

Waiting we stand whilst wars wild
cry
Rolls round the world its threaten
ing wave;
Vast armies wait, with watchful eye
Their leaders call, their flag to save
The widows wall, the orphans tears
The mothers prayer, the sisters
moan,
Stayed now a seeming
years
Till from the field, midst shouts and
cheers.
Is heard that loved ones dying grOan.
God of all -wondrOus power
Rulers of hearts where passions sway,
o hear us now-'tis sorrows hour
From strom swept night bring peace
full day.
Ambitions curb; break greed's
strong chain;
Bid hatred cease; subdue mans will
Blind justice lead; let mercy reign;
Save now the world from wars dark
stain.
The troubled seas behold again,
And whisper, Peace, mad waves, be
still"
M. II. Underwood, Los Angeles.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-08-12
HOME PAYS THE COST.

z Az recent cartoon renresantinp tho
war showed a king MS highly la,nused
as IN s7boy with; 4 5tov; turning .t,1a
crank az "a machine. pIin ana tfeedin,
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How many ofathe nations OF Europe
would now DC at war II the question
mad been submitted without argument,
but with an the Eiacts IN the case, 10
2 vote OF the homes OF the country?
tits the home that represents the DIE
sest interest involved III war. Z
A The kaiser says lie calls on every
man in Germany capable of bearing
arms. President ,Poincare OF France
has ISSUED an appeal to the women
to 70 into the fields and garner the
grain and press out the wife in the
vineyards. Chancellor David Lloyd
George tannouices that the English
government is considering taking oven
the harvests of the British Isles. In
the Balkan war the women and chill
dren tplowed the fields and tended
the crops. After the war destitute
widows and ORPHANS applied by thou
sands for charity, and public sub,
scriptions for their relief were opened
in other countries. And the awfulest
picture that thei Imagination contem'
plates I now in the prospect OF tbs
European Armagedlon is suggested
not by the, guns and shells, but by
what the kaiser, Poincare and George
have said. They have indicated where
the blow is going TO; fall hardest. 'lhe
picture is not one iof the agony o.
battle, OF bursting sHells, lhansiee
men and heaps OF dead. awful as TINS
may be. 1t is Of the lonely home o.
suspense, heartache, want. the homt
that feels absences. the nome q
mourning. the home OF ruined forum.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-08-12
STOMACH SUFFER.
Frs READ THIS

So many stomach sufferers have
been benefited by u simple prescrip-
ton OF vegetable oils which cured a
Chicago druggist of chronic stomach,
liver and Intestinal trouble OF years
standing that we want you surely to
try this remedy.iIt is known as Mayr's
Wonderful Stomach. Remedy. One
dose will convince you. 1t usually
gives wonderful relief within "a hours
even il; the most stubborn cases.
Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy
is now sold here by" Rudolph Knaul.
and druggists everywhere. ~
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-08-12
SWISS BEHEADS GERMAN
Harvester Swings scythe When Cues
toned as to Army.

Paris, Aug. 12.-Half dozen Amer
leans have arrived here from Berne
They report that the Swiss army is
f,llly modified. and every pass lead
ing into Germany is manned. On"
man told story illustrating the spirit
Of the Swiss A German in civilian
attire asked a harvester near Zurich
how many Swiss troops were in the
vicinity. The harvester drew back
three PAGES. swung his scythe, and the
Germans head rolled in the corn.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-08-12
Younu Farmer Ends Life.

Cedar Falls. Ia, Aug. 12.-Fred An.
dcrscn. farmer, aged thirty, committed
snicide by drinking carbolic acid.
Dependency over the continued dry
weather is said to be the cause lie
leaves q widow aud infant child.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-08-12
Congressman erecrc's Secretary Wins

Washington, Aug. Il - Charles
Ketchum. secretary TO Congressman
Greene of the Ninth Iowa district, has
been chosen secretary of the board of
trade or Washington. Pa, in compe.
tition with number of candidates.
The committee appointed to select the
secretary announced that they wanted
a western man and in view of the
splendid showing, selected Mr.. Ketch-
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-08-12
Two Big Men of the War

In the war Great Britain is upon the
defensive, with foreign possessions
and interests far greater than those
OF Germany, and with the larger
navy and overseas trade. Germany is
upon the offensive, and has long been
getting ready for a test of strength.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-08-12
Police Stop War Pictures.

San Francisco, Aug. 12.-The police
closed z moving picture house and ar
rested the proprietor on n charge of
melting to riot because pictures were
shown pK:por.ing to represent the
Fr"!oo Plussian war
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-08-12

1.-THE namR of the fellow who pro-
posed the 'dlWdplank to the democrat
ic conventionis lost in oblivion" says
the Charter Oak Times. He was a
cat in a-strange garnet. and they were
all ashamed OF him."
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-08-12
German Rescrvists Drilling In Chicago

Chicago. Aug 12.-Rcports that Ger.
man reservists are drilling in the sub.
urb of iIlmhllrst were investigated by
Tie federal authorities. Such action
would be in violation of the United
Gtl1es neutrality Celebration.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-08-12

The Des Moines Capital says that
the appointment of Attorney General
McReynulds TO that vacancy on the
United states supreme bench seems
to belong inuhe class OF unthinkable
political things.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-08-12

It's queer world after all. The
question with those American tourists
a few months ago was how to get to
Europe. Now, it is how to get away,
says the Sioux City Journal.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-08-12

II Is not Necessary for the boys to
make courteous acknowledgements to
the girls forI favors, as they can get
all the invitations they want anyway.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-08-12
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

The killing of a few thousand sol
diers in Europe is likely to boost the
cost of living everywhere else" says
the Des Moines Tribune.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-08-12

Country Clubs are being establish
ed everywhere to promote rural pur-
suits and show off peoples best
clothes. ,,.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-08-12

| the suffering, the sorrow, the money,
and at last" will be when?-Omaha
World Herald.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-08-12

The peoplaIo fthe United States
We're generally agreed in the begin
ming that, there should be no war.
They are equally in accord now that
the war should be short. However,
this seems to. be case where the
umpire has host control of the game,
says tho COUNCIL Bluffs Nonpariel.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-08-12

The Review and Chicago "a m
Daily Tribune, year only l0hfauO
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-08-12

We're generally agreed in the begin
ming that, there should be no war.
They are equally in accord now that
the war should be short. However,
this seems to. be case where the
umpire has host control of the game,
says tho Council Bluffs Nonpariel.
y i.sT
1t is the prediction of the Pocahon.
tas Democrat that IF the next legis-
lature passes.a bill giving women the
right to yotej- Frank Gotch will sure
be elected gavSrnor on any old ticket"
The Burlington Hawkeyc says mo
one knows where the high point in
Iowa land is going to be or when it
will be reached. but 1t is evident to
all that it is not yet in sight"
The AnaplOsa Eureka thinks Iowa
has too much law. and not enough
law enforcement
Woe to the man who is afraid to
trust the 'peepul.'" cxclaims the Mar
ion Register. True, not one III a
hundred know how to mark the
squares intclligently. for the voter
cannot know anything about one-h half
the candidates 'who by petition get
their names on the primary blanket
ballot. Still we must have the blan-
ket. An cdict to the contrary would
be the objectionable sim"
THAT the much discussed and often
n n nl lnv 1Du
ing a great work cannot be disputed
by any fair minded person who will
compare road conditions today with
| those of two years ago." declares the
| Cedar Rapids Gazette. while the
law may have some defects. the re-
suit aimed at by the legislature is
being gained and Iowa today is enjoy
ing vastly better roads than at any
previous time in history"
when you have seen Iowa, you
! have seen the cream OF the agricul-
tural sections of the world" says the
Webster City Freeman Tribune.
| 1t is pointed out by the Charles City
lntelligencer that 1.-The serried columns
in the American corn fields 20 march
Ing forward TO victory over drought
insects and various enemies, while the
embattlcd hosts of Europe march to
death
The Cedar Rapids Republican notes
that the attorney general of Iowa
has held that fishing is a permissible
sport on Sundays, but hunting is not"
and remarks: "Our state government
nowadays can render almost any sort
OF an opnion--and is liable to do So"
| The Fort Dodge Chronicle doubts if
| prayers to, the9gOds of battle travel
any great distance
Country Clubs are being establish
ed everywhere to promote rural pur-
| suits and show off peoples best
clothes. o.s
1t Is not necessary for the boys to
make cDlrtaouc arknpw Ioduau,ontc ~
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-08-12

The Fort Dodge Chronicle doubts if
prayers to theegods of battle" travel
any great distance
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-08-12

1t is the prediction of the Pocahon-
tas Democrat that IF the next legis-
lature passes;a bill giving women the
right to yotej- Frank Gotch will sure
be elected gavSrnor on any old ticket"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-08-12

The Cedar Rapids Republican notes
that ''the attorney general of Iowa
has held that fishing is a permissible
sport on Sundays, but hunting is not"
and remarks: "Our state government
nowadays can render almost any sort
OF an opinion-and is liable to do So"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-08-12

The Burlington Hawkeyc says mo
one knows where the high point in
Iowa land is going to be or when it
will be reached. but 1t is evident to
all that it is not yet in sight"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-08-12

1t is pointed out by the Charles City
lntelligencer that the serried columns
in the American corn fields go march
Ing forward TO, victory over drought,
insects and various enemies, while the
embattlcd hosts of Europe march to
death
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-08-12

when you have seen Iowa, you
have seen the cream OF the agricul-
tural sections of the world" says the
Webster City Freeman Tribune.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-08-12

The state game warden is making
an investigation into the killing OF a
large number of fish in the Coon river
above Dcs Mcincs. They are said to
have been killed by dynamite. The
Iowa streams are fairly we'll filled
with fish at the present time.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-02-19
A NEW ONE

''At last" cried the musician, 81
have fame within my grasp" st..
How SOP" asked his wife, who had
heard the same thing before.
You know Memberships Wed
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-02-19

ding March, and the marvellous re-
pute it brought him?" said the musi-
clan.
yes; but what of it?"
well, I'm going to write divorce
march
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-31

poleon I am convinced that the I.ittls
Corporal could have been & mighty foot
ball coach had he lived in our day and
generation. am aware that certain
military men well versed in football play
consider comparison between football
and warfare rather far fetched, but they
are easily answered. for those among
them who are actively engaged In COACH
ing are putting into effect on tho gridiron
every fall. whether consciously or un.
consciously. tho basic principles OF their
calling.
in warfare there arc three arms, in
Nantry. cavalry and artillery, and II IN
football the work OF tho limo coupled
with all attacks OF the backs on tho op-
posing forwards between tackle and
tackle be considered as infantry move
ments; runs outside tackle and end.
whether from single. double or delayed
pass, as cavalry 0ction; and puntinE
place and drop kicking. Judioiously mixed
with forward passing, as artillery fire
the parallel, II will readily be seen, IL
very close. Tho laws governing tho use
of the three arms in battle may be fol-
lowed 10 the greatest advantage in foot
ball, as has already been demonstrated
in action, The greater part OF the game.
Just as the greater part OF tho battle.
IL consumed IN errecting the more or less
elaborate manoeuvres designed 20 make
the flnal assault as simple as possible
to make /, swift, sharp and decisive."
From Football for Public and Player"
by Herbert Reed (Stokes).
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-31
A CALL TO ARMS.

This hitherto Ynpisd
@ . d Ss d1 %'Sy fg g Lg%y
Rumtod Choral B fSe POEM
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-31
BIOGRAPHY AND HISTORY

Two large octave Volumes contain
memorial biography THE Life OF
Rutherford Orchard Hayes Nineteenth
President OF the United States" by
Charles Richard Williams OHoughton
Miffiln Company. which is perhaps
more a careful arrangement OF selec-
lions from an immense mass OF manu-
script material, diaries. letters and so
forth. than a biography in the proper
sense The author while always show
ing his high respect and admiration for
Mn. Hayes, refrains conscientiously from
ntruding his own comments and opin-
ions to a point that renders the I'M
avoidable narrative portions colorless In
the extreme. This may be due TO the
character OF the diaries and correspond
ence. which are as markedly respect
able. observant Of the conventions. at
tentive 20 the thought of duty, and
somehow lacking in interest, as Mr.
Hayes was In life himself. The first
volume deals with the years before Mr.
Hayes entered upon the Presidential
office and describes a career which many
an American boy would wish TO emulate
college, law school, successful prac-
Union army so efficient as to make
him a Major Congress, three
times Governor of his State. and at last
installed as President. Always good
always conscientious. Always respected
yet always dull and conventional. rs
these pages show. The author passe:
over the election as briefly as possible
referring to special works. The seconC
year relates the personal side OF tn,
Administration and tells OF the years IL
retirement The biography is dignifeC
and conscientious and probably will b'
frequently used for reference; what wat
really needed was much less respect anC
| some feeling for human nature.
The one hundred and fiftieth ami
versary OF the foundation OF Brown
University is the occasion for Prof w
c. Bronson's writing THE History o.
Brown University" tThe University
Providence, r. -, a learned and care
full piece OF work. that suffers some
what from It's being an official authori
tative record. The story of the begin
nings with its frequent quotations from
| contemporary documents Is very inter
esting. With the account OF the ad
mnistrations OF the successive presi
dents. the history becomes a sort O
chronological chronicle OF events which
while doubtless important to universit,
antiquarians and often such as Brown
men Will care for, are generally OF it'll
concern to the general public, mat
tiers such as the acquisition of appa
ratus or the change in the duties Of pro
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-31
THE LAUNCHING OF A
NEW CRITICAL JOURNAL

4 critical journal somewhat on the
model OF the English weeklies has just
appeared under the name OF the Neio
Republic. 1t IL edited by group OF
well known persons, including Herbert
Croly. Philip Littei Walter f. Weyl, Wal
ter Lippmann. Francis Hackett and Char
lotto Rudyard.
Mr.. Croly, speaking OF the purpose OF
the new journal. said:
what we wish TO do In part is TO
treat education as the fundamental in
tercst OF democracy TO help In working
out tho questions of the control OF indus
try. the power OF labor and the interests
OF the consumer In their relation to the
scientific organization OF business TO
fight with modern weapons against pow
erty, corruption and feeble good inten-
lions: to translate into terms OF action
tho vision OF what cities and States may
become. TO make criticism an ally OF
honest artistic expression 10 insist that
money getting and reforming, agitation
and research, are merely aspects OF the
desires and ironies Of daily life
I'VE recognise that the Nsw Repststp "
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-31
SOME NEW FICTION.

In William Jasper Eic1llss story "
"Wid Mustard" 81. r.. Lippincott Com
pany, Philadelphia t may he learned
that Anne had an uncomfortable time
with the suffragetteS, She was young,
She ala not heed what her kind old
father said, nor what her wise and indus
trlous mother said, nor what Harold
J.ukens said. The suffragettes set out
20 march to Harrisburg, the capital of
Pennsylvania. The idea was that there
was to he an army of them. There was
to he a general Mt their head and they
we're 10 he provided with drums, trum-
pets. banners and everything that be-
longs to an army. They We're II move
on the state legislature.
The story tolls how there was trouble
with the automobiles, how most Of the
army deserted. how the army came al
most to consist merely Of Anne. ~
course the girl was Inundated II was
hard to he jeorod ON the way e. Harris
burg, She did not proceed all the way
10 that threatened and eXpeCtaut city.
Reversing the direction OF her march,
she was soon again AT home and in the
gladdened arms ~ her parents and OF
Harold Lukens. The story is n playful
satire. II mOclis gently the unrest" oi
women.
How far Joseph C Lincolns Kent
Knowles, Quahaug" CAppe,ous), &, au.
Geographical We will not venture &c
say. The desultory opening, the depar.
ture from his Cape Cod stamping
ground and the impressions of travc
will lead the reader to suspect that w.
is unburdening his own memory. As ;
epinster from tho Cape is his companion
the international comparisons on boarC
the steamer and in England are very
amusing; they are good naturcd an,
avoid the things that most traveller,
complain of The purely American
Jokes are very bright. Tho reader vii
grow fond OF tho spinstor as the Jour
pey proceeds, The complication tina
develops into the real plot is uneNpeCte,
and funny; Mr., Lincoln cNcrts himscl
90 tell love story and does pretty well
enough the Partisan portion might hav
bean spared and the ending is somewha
clumsy, He seems to have met wiz
some dIsagreeablcs in England. II Is
thoroughly enjoyable story. even If IT
unnke those TO which he has accus
somed us, The whimsical turn in
Inakes us hope he viii keep on, thoug
r'e should be sorry to lose sight OF hi
Cape Cod folks.
An uncommonly impressiouabl
physician is the hero or Frances Nimm
Greenes one Clear Carr (Charlc
Scribners sons, lie determines in
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-31
FRANk n. SlMONDS.
AUTHOR OF
VITAE SHEN MAH
(xEM~ESLEV

but ruch things 60 with these back
woods tales. She becomes a trained
nurse for tho sole purpose. apparently,
OF bringing under discussion n medical
subject which had better be left 10
competent hands and which has nothing
to do with her story. The author drags
in too wholly without excuse. modifca-
tons OF notorious murder cases OF re-
cent years. She seems TO have strong
prejudices about the professional ethics
OF physicians. What her love story and
the woods have to do with these matters
the readers may determine.
with THE Night Winds Promise"
%. w. Dillingham; Company Varick
vanardy completes series OF scnsa-
tional criminal tales in the A. Bupin
style. II IL hard TO imagine what class
OF readers can take an interest in such
crude and slipshod work.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-31

fessora Tho Biographies we fancy will
be disappointing to the alumni; they
give judicial estimates of the Brown
WORTHLESS and OF their achievements In
scholarship but pass over entirely the
undergraduate view, the nicknames and
traditions. the pranks that made them
remembered in after years.
Laudatory though the tone Of Gen.
Charles King is in THE True Ulysses
s. Grant" 81. H. Lippincott Company
the impression left by the biography Is
that the evil things said of Grant were
not without foundation. 1t is like the
repetition OF gossip with no attempt at
proof one way or the other. gossip
which in most cases should have been
allowed TO die. The intrigues that Grant
had TO contend against during the civil
war would make more impression II
they were told with more fairness and,
bad as the second administration was.
It should not have been passed over
in silence
A popular history OF The French
Revolution" by Harold F. Il. Wheeler
a British production. is published by the
Frederick A. Stokes Company. 1t Is a
quarto volume, apparently intended for
the holidays. 20 that the eighty well
chosen illustrations are very effective
The authors style is little pretentious
but he tells the oft repeated story en-
tertainingly.
The same subject Is treated by II
Packard Adams in THE French Revo-
luton" "a. C. McClurg and Company
Chicago). a small volume. Tho author
tells the story clearly SO that II will
satisfy those who wish 10 learn the
main facts IN short time.
Though intended as boys book
Henry Newbolt's THE Book OF the
Blue Sea" Gongmans Green and Com.
pany) will attract all who care for tn,
romance OF the old fighting ships be,
fore steam came In Some of his storie,
are taken from memoirs like Basil
Halls, others tell more connectedly bu
! from the point OF view OF young officer.
the tales OF Trafalgar. OF Sir Johr
Franklin. OF Admiral Pellew and OF Far
raRut In the Essex. All are true tale!
OF the first half OF the nineteenth cen
fury. the days OF Peter Simple and Mid
shipman Easy.
The barest touch OF history will h,
found in Bishop Frank NJ. Bristol
"Heroines OF History (The Abingdon
Press. New York;. for the author simpl,
explains his ideals OF woman In her re
lations as mother. wife and daughter
drawing his examples from familia
characters in classical mythology, II
Shakespeare's plays and In the Bible
In a way II IN counter blast TO tn
modern woman agitation.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-31
S. S. McCLURE'S ONE
TEST FOR A STORY

~ had but one test for a story, and
that was a wholly personal one, simply
how much the story interested me. |
always felt that I Judged story with
my solar plexus rather than with my
brain; my only measure OF It was the
pull It exerted upon something inside Of
me. or course sometimes one is infiu-
enced by ones own mood: II one Is
feeling moro than usually vigorous, he is
apt 20 transfer some OF his own high
spirits 20 the story he Is reading. To
avoid being influenced thus, ] always
made a rule OF reading story three
times within seven days. before l pub
lished Il, to see whether my interest kept
up. ] have often been carried past my
station on the elevated, going home at
night, reading a story that I had read
before within the same week"
From MY Autobiography tstokes).