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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-12-23
MINIATURE GOODIES.
Tiny Puddines and Cakes Make Nice
Christmas Offerings.

One of the most attractive holiday
novelties on the market last season was
a miniature plum pudding put up in Il
dainty white lMstcboard box. The pud.
ding was an inch and half or two
inches in diameter and rolled in oiled
paper tied together with red satin rib
bon. A piece Of holly was tackled to the
outside of the box. A tiny card bearing
the familiar Christmas greetings in.
closed in the box made little souvenir
particularly appropriate to the season.
The plum pudding could be eaten. and
one little girl who received such Il sou.
venir had Christmas feast for her
dollies with the pudding.
Gifts of this sort are always appre.
ciated by the homeless contingent that
lives in hotels or furnished rooms. The
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-12-23

1t is hoped that our brother editors
have not been so busy writing articles
about buying Christmas presents ear
ly, that they had to wait until the last
few days before shipping their own
gifts. -, &, -, 49, .,s.....-
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-12-23

And even then that Congressman
who wants the United States to annex
the North Pole may be one of the
people who complain when the win
dows are open in winter.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-12-23

The army may not be ready for war,
but it is hoped that at least the lawn
mowers at the army posts are under
cover and the leaves all raked up.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-12-23

Mexica never needs any vicc-prcsi-
dents. as there are always plenty OF
presidents lying around loose to pro-
vide for all contingencies.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-12-23

"Perhape it is beginning to dawn on
those fierce whiskered Russian cos
sacks that fighting. Germans is some
what more of a job than doing stunts
in Buffalo Bills wild west show" says
the Sioux City Journal
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-12-23

The fact that turkey for Christmas
dinner will cost high does not worry
many people as long as it is charged
on the bill.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-12-23

Mr.. John Reed, Of Ute; Miss Stella
Butler, of Arion; Mrs. Florence Carl.
of Dcnison; MI. and Mrs. Isaac Gard
ner and daughter, Dorothy, of Topeka,
kanS.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-12-23

Almost everybody in Iowa seems
familiar with the fact that farm lanes
have gone up marvelOusly in price
everybody except the assessors" says
the Burlington Hawkeye.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-12-23

Congress will probably order sever
al million unnecessary copies printed
of the Presidents address urging econ
Omy.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-12-23
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

The Cherokee Democrat says Iowa
doesn't need Il state song any more
than it needs a state 1lag-that the
noise the corn makes in JULY and
August is song enough for anyone.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-12-23

The essence of neutrality in war
seems to be sending the stuff
by the fastest ship.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-12-23

"A good way to get IL shorter ballot
would be to hold annual elections"
suggests the Sibley Tribune.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-12-23

Dancing the new dances seems to
be mostly trying to show your part
ner how you learned the steps.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-12-23

The plan to make every post Office
a labor agency is enthusiastically in
dorsed by the Charles City Intelli-
gencer.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-12-23

The Clinton Herald points out that
"the whole country has swung to
Tafts views on the recall OF judges
and OF judicial decisions"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-12-23

familiar with the fact that farm lanes
have gone up marvelously in price
everybody except the assessors" says
the Burlington Hawkeye.
"A good way to get IL shorter ballot
would be. to hold annual ele ctions,"
suggests the Sibley Tribune.
The plan to make every post office
Il labor agency is enthusiastically in
dorsed by the Charles City Intelli-
gencer.
The Clinton Herald pOint; out that
1.-THE whole country has swung to
Tafts views on the recall OF judges
and OF judicial decisions"
Bryan's intense interest in the tenn
perancc issue leads uhe Fairfield
Ledger to suspect that he would like
to be the prohibition party's candi-
date in 1916.
Iowa will never be greater until
she builds better roads," insists the
Cedar Falls Record.
In the opinion of ths Odebolt Chron.
iclc, it has been many years since the
party was as rich in gubernatorial ma
terial as it is right now.
o.
The Burlington Gazette. comment
ing upon the sentencing of young
murderer of keokuk county to eight
years in the penitentiary, says MUIR
der is not looked upon seriously
enough by the courts OF Iowa-that
in two years this defendant will be
applying for parole, with chances
OF getting it.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-12-23

In the opinion of the Odebolt Chron.
iclc, it has been many years since the
party was as rich in gubernatorial ma
terial as it is right now.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-12-23

Iowa will never be greater until
she builds better roads" insists the
Cedar Falls Record.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-02-20
WHERE There's ANVIL
= MARY ROBERTS PLNEHART
G5ze7 CIRCULAR STAIRCASE. Gle MAN
E8WH4HEBB TF ESA Wbi HT AAM s:i1

And at that minute the door was
flung open, and Bath-house Mike stag
gered in.
The old doctor!" he gasped. Hes
dead, Miss Minnie-died just now in
the hot room in the bath-house! One
minute he was givin' me the divil for
something or other, and the next l
thought he was asleep"
Something that had been heavy in
my breast all afternoon suddenly
seemed to burst and made me feel
faint all over. But didn't lose my
head
Does anybody know yetr I asked
quickly. He shook his head.
Then he didn't die In the bath
house, Nike" said firmly. He died
ir his bed. and you know it II 1t
gets out that he died in the hot room
I'll have the coroner on you"
Miss Patty was standing by the rail-
ing Of the spring. got my shawl and
started out after Mike. and she fol-
lowed
IF the guests ever get hold of this
they'll stampede. Start any excite
ment In a sanatorium." said. land
one and all they'll dip their thermom-
eters in hot water and swear they've
got fever!"
And we hurried to the house to-
gether.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-02-20
BABIES INJURED BY ROCKING
English Mothers Are Being Told That
They Should Stop This Time
honored Practice.

The hand that rocks the cradle and.
incidentally and metaphorically. rules
the world. IL no longer to enjoy un-
disturbed these notable functions.
The anti-rocking movement has begun
vigorously in London. the opening
declaration of hostilities having been
made in a leaflet addressed to moth
ers by the public health department OF
the city of London. This document
most solemnly adjures mothers never
to rock the baby. It is here set forth
that rocking the baby to sleep. tar
from being the wholesome and a.
together admirable performance We
have been taught through centuries
to believe, II one that II rankly
diabolic In possibilities. Rocking the
baby to sleep, 1t II declared. ID likely
to set up various digestive disorders.
It stupefies the child and may breed
In him or her various bad habits. A
healthy child. 1t IL avefred. requires
no rocking to sleep. the rocking being
after all merely q kind of mechani-
cal narcotic. scarcely less dangerous
than the poppy Juice Of the so-called
soothing strip. The baby should be
put to bed in the dark and allowed to
90 to sleep naturally. Cradle rocking
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-02-20
ENDS DYSPEPSIA
INDIGESTION, 6s
SPape's 0iapepsin" cures ,Iek
sour stomachs in five minutes,

Really does" put bad stomachs -
order-"really does" overcome indie.
ton. dyspepsia. gas. heartburn M
sourness in Eve minutes-that-ir.t
that-makes Pape's Diapepsln the ~
gest selling stomach regulator in N.
world. II what you eat ferments ,r,c
stubborn humps, you belch gas A.
eructate sour, undigested food ana
acid; head Is dizzy and aches: breath
foul; tongue coated: your insides ANA
with bile and indigestible waste -.
member the moment "Pape's Diapee.
sin" comes in contact with the stomach
all such distress vanishes. It's trulv
neutrality-suspicious. marvellous. Ana
the Joy Is its harmlessness.
A large flfty-cent case of Pape's D,s.
pepsin will give you q hundred dollar,
worth Of satisfaction.
It's worth its weight In gold to man
and women who can't get their stom-
achs regulated. 1t belongs in your
home-should always be kept. HANDY
In case Of q sick, sour, upset stomach
during the day or at night. It's thu
quickest, surest and most harmlssa
stomach doctor in the world.-Adv.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-02-20
c0eNeN0zv zAs 81 S ssssM CO.

hand on the knob. Minnie. the old
place will be under the hammer in
three weeks. and II you know what's
good for you. you'll sign In under the
new management while there's va.
cancy."
If l were you," I said. looking him
straight in the eye, Il wouldn't pick
out any new carpets yet. Mr.. Thoburn.
! promised the old doctor I'd help Mr..
Dick, and will"
so you're actually going to fight
1t out" he said. grinning. We'll. the
odds are in your favor. You are two
to my one"
Il think It's pretty even." I retorted.
I'VE will be hindered, SO to speak, by
having certain principles Of honor and
honesty. You have no handicap"
He tried to think of q retort. and
not finding one he slammed out of
the epring-house in rage.
Mr.. Van Alstyne and his wife came
In that same day, just before dinner,
and we played three-handed bridge Cor
half an hour. AS I've said. they'd been
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-02-20
SAGE TEA DARKENS GRAY
HAIR TO ANY SHADE. TRY 1T
Keep Your Locks Youthful, Dark,
Glossy and Thick With Common
Garden Sage and Sulphur.

When you darken your hair with
Sage Tea and Sulphur. no one can
tell. because It's done 90 naturally, %
evenly. Preparing this mixture,
though, at home IL mussy and trouble
some. For 80 cents you can buy ak
any drug store the ready.to-use tonic
called "Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur
Hair Remedy" You Just dampen Z
sponge or soft brush with 1t and
draw this through your hair. taking
one small strand at q time. BY morn
ing all gray hair disappears. and. after
another application or two. your hair
becomes beautifully darkened, glossy
and luxuriant. You will also dis
cover dandruff n gone and hair has
stopped falling. ~
Gray. faded hair, though NO dis-
grace. 10 . sign Of old age. and - ~
all desire . youthful and attractive ~
pearance. get busy 1T once with Wy
eth's Sage and Sulphur and look ysass
younger.-Adv.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-02-20

over and kissed me. I could hardly
believe II.
why won't you talk about it," she
insisted, catching me by the shoulders
and holding me on. Minnie. your
eyes are as red as your hair!"
Il don't approve of It," said. you
might as well know 1t now as later.
Miss Patty. l don't believe in mixed
marriages. had a cousin that mar.
ried Jew. and what with him making
the children promise to be good on
the Talmud and her trying to raise
them with the Bible. the poor things
is tLat mixed up that it's pitiful."
She got little red at that, but she
sat down and took up the clipping.
Hes much better looking than that,
Minnie" she said soberly, "and he's q
good Catholic. But II that's the way
you feel we'll not talk about it I've
had enough trouble at home as It b."
With that I began to blubber. and
she came into my arms like baby.
You're all I've got" declared. over
and over. and you're going to live in
. country where they harness women
with dogs. and you'll never hear an
English word from morning to night"
Stuff" She gave me little shake.
He speaks ~ good English a. l do
And now we'rs going to stop talking
about him|yoa'rs vorss than the
navnnanara~
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-02-20

Concerning the African craving for
salt. Livingstone gives interesting to-
timony. Only the rich among Bah
wants could afford to buy It, and tho
poor suffered from indigestion for
lack Of It Native doctors accordine-
ly made salt . usual ingredient g
their medicine. and Livingstone suc''
cessfully gave sufferers teaspoonfulo
Of neat salt. But now comes notable
point. Either milk or meat had u
same effect, though not 20 rapidly, -
salt. Long afterward. when va
myself deprived Of salt for four
months. at two distinct periods, ] feJe'
no desire for that condiment, but 3
was plagued by very great longing for
the above articles Of food. This con-
tinued as long as was confined to a
exclusively vegetable diet. and when J
procured q meal Of flesh. though
boiled in perfectly fresh rainwater, =
tasted as pleasantly saltish - q
slightly impEegnated with that condi-
ment"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-02-20
FRIENDLY TIP.
Restored Hope and confidsnee.

After several years of indigestioa
and it, attendant evil influence on the
mind. It IL not very surprising that
one finally loses faith in things gen
orally.
AN. Y. woman writes an interesting
letter. She says:
Three years ago I suffered from a
attack Of peritonitis which left me b
q most miserable condition. For over
two years l suffered from nervousness,
weak heart, shortness of breath. coull
not sleep. etc.
my appetite was ravenous but !
felt starved all the time. had plenty
of food but 1t did not nourish me be-
cause Of intestinal indigestion. Medlr
cal treatment did not seem to help. ]
got discouraged. stopped medicine an9
did not care much whether lived -
died.
"One day q friend asked me why J
didn't try Grape-Nuts food, stop drine
ing coffeesand use Postum. / had los
faith in everything, but to please my
friend I began to use both and son
became very fond Of them
1T wasn't long before got SOM
strength. felt . decided change In ~
system. hope Aprang up In my heart
and slowly but surely l got better J
could sleep very well, the constant
craving for food ceased and ] have
better health now than before the ~
tack Of peritonitis.
my husband and I are still using
Gr1pe-Nuts and Postum"
Name given by Postum Co, Batus
Creek, Mich. Read The Road to Wen
ville," in pkgs. There's . Reason.
Ever read the above 1etters
enc appears fPon time to tlDes I.sy
are gesUines trues snd fuu q
interest.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-02-20
Their Calculations Unset.

Sir George Biddell Airy. British ~
tronomer royal. told the pioneers Of
the first Atlantic cable that II was Q
mathematical impossibility to sub
merge the cable to the necessary
depth. and II 1t were possible no Gig
mails could travel through 20 great .
distance. Sir George was also asked
about the possibility Of making Big
Ben. the great clock in the tower
above the houses Of parliament, 20
Trustworthy that It would not lose
i've seconds . day on the average.
He replied that no clock exposed to
the weather could run with 20 small
an error. The late Lord Grimthorpe,
however. said he would guarantee
that degree Of exactness. and By DE-
signing his gravity escapement he
produced q timepiece that II never
f1ve seconds out with the observatory
at Greenwich. to which 1t signals it,
time each day. and on most days u
dead true.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-02-20

The Iron Duke 10 to be the next
big British battleship. The Duke. Of
course. was Wellington. but he csme
by the nickname In . roundabout way.
He was never 20 called until long
after Waterloo. An iron steamship. .
novelty at the time. was built In the
Mersey. and named the Duke Of Well
ington. and 90 the vessel came to b
known as the Iron Duke-the transit
ton being easy and obvious II was
the dukes union Of resolution and
physical energy which made the pop
ular name for the Mersey-built steam
ship to at him like . perfect cap.
Such. at least. 10 the explanation Of
his biographer. Sir Herbert Maxwell.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-02-20
Il Takes the kIno.

"Now. children" said the school
teacher. "can any of you tell me Of
. greater power than king?"
Yes, ma'am." cried q little bow.
eagerly.
Very well. you may tell the class"
replied the teacher.
AN ace" was the unexpected reply.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-02-20

pens to me, Minnie. I'm counting on
you to do what you can for the old
place. You've been here a good many
years, Minnie"
Fourteen years I have been ladling
out water at this spring." l said. try
ing to keep my lips from trembling.
Il wouldn't be at home any place
else. unless 1t would be in an aqua
rum. But don't ask me to stay here
and help Mr.. Dick sell the old place
for summer hotel For that's what
he'll do"
He won't sell It," declared the old
doctor grimly. "All l want is for you
to promise to stay"
"Oh, Ill stay" I said. Il won't
promise to be agreeable, but I'll stay.
Somebody1l have to look after the
spring; reckon Mr.. Dick thinks 1t
comes out of the earth just as we sell
1t, with the whole pharmacopoeia In
it."
Well, 1t made the old doctor hap
pier. and I'm not sorry l promised.
but I've got joint on my right foot
that throbs when 1t Is going to rain
or l am going to have bad luck,
and 1t gave a jump then. l might
have known there was trouble ahead.
It was pretty quiet in the spring
house that day after the old doctor
left. ! drew a chair in front Of the
fire and wondered what would do II
the old doctor died, and what a fool
I'd been not to be a school-teacher.
which Ii what studied for. l was
thinking to myself bitterly that all
that my experience in the spring fitted
me for was to be q mermaid, when |
heard something running down the
path, and 1t turned out to be Tillie.
the diet cook.
She slammed the door behind her
and threw the Finleyville evening pa
per at me.
"There!" she said, i've won a cake
of toilet soap from Bath-house Mike.
The emperor's consented"
"Nonsense!" snapped, and
snatched the paper. Tillie was right:
the emperor had! l sat down and
read 1t through. and there was Miss
Patty's picture In an oval and the
princes In another. with q turned-up
mustache and his hand on the handle
of his sword. and between them both
was the Austrian emperor.
Well. I sat there and thought 1t over,
Miss Patty, or Miss Patricia. being.
90 to speak. . friend of mine. They'd
come to the Springs every winter for
years.
In my wash-stand drawer I'd kept
all the clippings about her coming
out and the winter she spent in
Washington and was supposed to be
engaged to the presidents son, and
the magazine article that told how
Mr.. Jennings had got his money by
robbing widows and orphans and
showed the little frame house where
Miss Patty was born-as II she's had
to do with 1t. And SO now
I was cutting out the picture Of her
and the prince and the article under.
meath which told how many castles
she'd have. and l don't mind saying
l was snifiling q little bit, for l
couldn't get used to the idea. And
suddenly the door closed softly and
there was q rustic behind me. When
I turned 1t was Miss Patty herself.
She saw the clipping Immediately, and
stopped just inside the door.
"You. too" she said. And we've
come all this distance to get away
from just that"
We'll. l shant talk about it."
replied. not holding out my hand. for
with her. so to speak. next door to
being a princess-but she leaned right
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-02-20

to read or had told me the whole truth
instead of a part of 1t, would have
understood, and things would all have
been d '-erent. 1t Is all very well for
her to say that l looked worried
enough already, and that anyhow 1t
was a family affair. l should have
been told.
All she did was to come up to me
as stood in the spring. with her
face perfectly white. and ask mo II
my Dicky Carter was the Richard Car
ter who stayed at the Grosvenor in
town.
He doesn't stay anywhere" l said,
with my feet getting cold. but that's
where he has apartments. What has
he been doing nowr
you're expecting him on the eve
ming train. aren't your" she asked.
Don't stare like that: my fathers
watching"
HE ought to be ON the evening
train" said. wasn't going to say
expected him. I didn't.
THE wretch" she cried. "the hate
full creature-as II things weren't bad
enough! suppose he'll have to come.
Minnie, but l must see him before
he sees any one else"
Just then the bishop brought his
glass over to the spring.
Hot this time. Minnie" he said.
do you know. I'm getting the mineral
water habit. Patty! I'm afraid plzin
water will have no attraction for me
after this"
He put his hand over hers on the
rail. They were old friends. the bish-
op and the Jenningses.
Bishop" she said suddenly. will
you do something for met"
Il always have. Patty" He was
very fond of Miss Patty. was the
bishop.
"Then-tonight. not later than eight
o'clock. get father to play cribbage.
will you? And keep him in the card
room until nine"
Another escapade!" he said, pre-.
tending to be very serious. Patty,
Patty, you'll be the death of me yet.
Is thy servant q dog. that he should
do this thing?"
Certainly not" said Miss Patty
"Just q dear. slightly bald, but still
very distinguished slave!"
There will be plenty of slaves to
kiss your little hand. where you are
going. my child" he said. Sometimes
wish that some nice red-blooded boy
here at home-but dare say It will
turn out surprisingly well a. 1t L."
Bishop. Bishop!" MN. Moody
called. How naughty Of you. and
with your bridge hand waiting to be
heidi"
Well, l knew Mr.. Dick had been mp
to some mischief; I had suspected It
all along. But Miss Patty went to bed.
and old Mrs. Hutchins, who's . sort
Of acknowledgements Of hers, said
she mustn't be disturbed. was pref
ty nearly sick myself. And when Mr..
Sam came out at i've o'clock and said
he'd been in the long-distance tele-
phone booth for an hour and had
called everybody who had ever known
Mr.. Dick, and that he had dropped
right on the earth. Just about gave
up.
Luckily Mr.. Stitt was in bed With .
mustard leaf over his stomach and Ice
on his head. and didn't know whether
1t was night or morning.
CTO BE CoNTINUED.)