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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-12-22
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Jurgen Krohnke, of Schleswig, wa
business caller here Tuesday
Henry Cook, of Mapleton, was
business visitor here Tuesday.
Mrs. George Conyers visited at tn,
parental home Tuesday.
Tie little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
J. H. Detlefs was taken to hospita
Tuesday, where she underwent an op
Grafton for appendicitis. At this writ
ing the little patient is still seriously
i'll.
Mrs. Gus Shaw returned from Bat
tie Creek Thursday after short stay
with her parents.
]. Fl. Detlefs returned from Battle
Creek Thursday after accompanying
his little girl to the hospital.
Born to Mrs. Pete Munster, a baby
girl. on Wednesday.
Miss Collins, OF Schleswig. visited
few days last week with Mrs. Hol
lander. Little Philip Hollander re
turned to Schleswig with her.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Bretthauer. OF
near Charter Oak, were Ricketts, Wis
itors Saturday.
Mrs. VIM. Mundt and children and
the Misses Ethel and Hazel Beals
were callers in Schleswig Saturday.
MISS Hazel Beals visited in Ricketts,
over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Wendt visited
at the Will Baak home Friday and Sat
urday..
The Bell Brothers orchestra. of Car.
roll, furnished music for the dance on
Saturday night. The crowd was not
very large, but everyone present re-
ported good time.
A party of friends were gathered at
the Gus Shaw home Sunday.
Mrs. Uhde, of North Dakota, has
been visiting her sister. Mrs. Henry
Mundt. for the past week.
H. c. Baak entertained few friends
at his home Sunday.
Mrs. Harry Langholdt returned on
Tuesday after a few weeks stay with
the Aug Messick family.
While coming to town Monday VIM.
a runaway, due to the coast
ing Of some small boys. The team
was frightened and upset the sled and
broke loose. Mr.. Meyer was not in
jured, but it was some time before the
horses were recovered.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-12-22
Rural.carrier Examination.

The United States Civil Service
commission has announced an exam
nation for the county of Crawford,
Iowa, to be held at Denison on Jan.
%, 1916, to fill the position of rural
carrier at Schleswig and vacancies
that may later occur on rural routes
from other post Offices in the above
mentioned county. The examination
will be open only to male citizens who
are actually domiciled III the territory
OF the post Office in the county and
who meet the other requirements set
forth in Form 1877. This form and
application blanks may be obtained
from the Offices mentioned above or
from the United States Civil Service
at Washington, ID. G. Ap-
plcations should be forwarded to the
commission at Washington at the
earliest practicable date. A. Aebisch-
er, Local Secretary.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-12-22
WHAT The 1916.
ALMANACS TELL
Three Visible Eelipses Are Scheduled
Nor Leap Year, and Other Items
Regarding Next Year.
LcHuRcH DAYS FOR THE YEAR
Next Year is Leap Year-Mars Morn.
ing Star Until February 9Th;
Then Evening Star.

The year 1915 comprises the latter
part of the 140th, and the beginning OF
the 14lst year Of American indepent,.
ence and corresponds to the year $500
|of the Julian period; the year 1916
5677 of the Jewish era (the year 5677
beginning at sunset on September
27th); the year 1859 of the foundation
of Rome. according to Varro; the year
2576 Of the Japan era and to the fifth
year Of the period entitled "Taisho; y
the year 1885 of the Mohammedan era,
or the era OF the Hegira, which begins
on Oct. %. 1916. The first day of Jan
uary 1916, is the 2.42O,864th day
since the commencement of the Julian
period,
This may be of interest to some peo-
pie, but what interests US Denison
folks in regard to next year is the fact
that there will be five eclipses during
the year, three of the sun and two of
the moon. The first is a partial eclipse
of the moon on January 1920, the be-
ginning visible generally in North
America. On February Sd there will
be an eclipse Of the sun, visible to the
United States as a small partial eclipse
There is partial eclipse Of the moon
set for July 14-15, visible in North
America. The moon enters the shad.
ow at 9:19 p. IN. and leaves it at 1912
a. m. The eclipses invisible here are
an annular eclipse Of the sun on July
Goth and partial eclipse Of the sun
on December oath.
Chronical cycles for the year are:
Dominical letters, 3. A.: lunar cycle
or golden number, II: epact, 26: solar
cycle, I'll: Roman indication IA; JUL
an period, 6629.
The planet Venus begins as evening
star and continues as such until July
Cd, after which date it is morning star
the balance of the year. Mars is morn
ing star until February 9th and then
evening. star the balance of the year.
Jupiter h evening star until April LIST.
morning star to October 23d. then eve
ming star the balance of the year. Sat
Urn is the morning star until January
4th. evening star until July 18th, and
then morning star again the balance
y; the year.
Church days for the year: Epi-
phany, January 9th; Septuagesima,
February Goth: Sexagesima. February
9th: Quinquagesima, March 9TH:
Shrove Tuesday, March 9TH; Ash
Wednesday, March IA; Quadragesima,
March 18th; Palm Sunday, April 10th;
Good Friday. April 21st; Easter Sun
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-12-22

he'll take it to the house for YOU"
Nonsense" said Mr.. Snively. ITS
light package and don't mind
carrying it q particle"
Mr.. Smith ground his teeth with
rage. How was he to get that book
away from snively?
"snively." said he, my ONCE is only
few doors down the street. Come
up and smoke cigar with me. I've
got some good ones"
A few minutes later Mr.. Smith ush.
cred Mr.. Snively into his Office.
"sit down here. snively," said he.
offering his guest q chair. Let me
have your package; Ill put 1t over
here on my desk" !.
He took the book eagerly and put it
on his desk out OF sight: As he
smoked and talked. he racked his
brain for scheme to get Snively out
Of the room without his book.
Good morning, gentlemen. Merry
Christmas" 49,
1t was Smiths partner. Perkins.
who thus addressed them as he came
out of his private office.
Suddenly brilliant scheme took
shape in his mind. He proceeded inn
mediately to put 1t into execution.
by the way, Perkins, have a
Christmas present for you" As he
spoke, he picked up Snively's package
and, holding 1t SO that Snively could
not see it, walked over the Perkins
and handed 1t to him.
"But-but-" Perkins protested.
Take it and. keep your mouth shut,
or I'll choke you!" whispered Smith
fiercely.
"Oh, thank you very much" said
the astonished Perkins. well, must
be getting home. Good morning"
After talking a few moments longer,
Snively rose to 60.
Can trouble you for my package.
now?" he said;
"Oh, yes" said Smith, going to his
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-12-22

lion, rose ana answered II.
Hello, Is that you. Smith," said .
voice. '"rhis is Perkins"
Smith braced himself for the worst.
II didn't quite understand about
that present you gave me down at
the Office. When l got home found
that 1t had Snively's name on It."
"Oh!"
Il thought there must be some mis-.
take about It, so didn't open It,"
"You say you didn't open IT."
NO"
Thank Heay9n!"
What do you say?"
Il said that you did right. It was
Just q little joke on Snively."
rs that so? Well, I'll bring tho
package down to the office with me
in the morning"
THANK you. Good-by."
Thank heaven" said Smith as he.
hung up the receiver and once more
settled himself in comfort, Christ.
mas comes but once year,"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-12-22

The newspapers are picking out their
most capable men to attend to their
Washington correspondence, perhaps
not so much because of the session OF
congress, as because of the necessity
of getting the news about, Mrs. Galt's
wedding gowns.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-12-22

Leading educators have much to say
about the necessity of training the eye
and the hand by industrial teaching,
which seems to be accomplished adj
mirably by practice at shooting the
basket ball into the basket.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-12-22

The scenes witnessed in many city
stores about now are not a lot OF our
women friends trying to practice the
football forward pass, but merely
crowding up to the counter to get their
Christmas presents.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-12-22

Will some one explain why the man
,ufacturers Of mems neckwear make
the ties lavishly wide with material
below the vest where they don't show.
and narrow and contracted above
where they do show?
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-12-22

President Wilson thinks that every
man that owns an automobile can at
ford to pay an extra war tax, but in
many cases ownership of machine
is due merely to superior ability to Dor.
row money.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-12-22
HAVE you BEEN SICK!

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If you are run down, tired, nervous,
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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-12-22

So far none of the European powers
has stopped fighting to wait until Hen.
ry Ford gets there.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-02
Changed Views of William Allen White.

William Allen White OF Kansas, who has been
ono OF the ablcst advocates OF prohibition, now
Expresses his belief that national prohibition
would not only prove failure, but would prob
ably create economic riot. He finds that the dry
territory which prohibtionsts claim is extensive,
is rural, and not cosmopolitan, that prohibition
has not been tried in the larger cities because it
would be a Serious and perhaps calamtous cx-
pertinent" to suddenly prohibit all liquor traffic
in such cities as New York, Chicago Boston, and
Philadelphia, where dominant majority is an
grily opposed to the idea
Washington is classed as one of the larger
cities of the country with a population of more
than $4,000, and Mr.. White says he has discov-
cred by investigation that prohibition has been
successful only in cities of less than 10000, which
are largely "overgrown country towns"
If the prohibitonists in Congress follow Mr..
Whites advice they will their efforts to
make the District of Columbia dry but will con-
tinue the regulation of the liquor traffic in the
past. They all profess to be anxious to make the
National Capital model city, and yet they have
proposed to associate with this effort "a perhaps
calamitous experiment.
There is not city in any prohibition State
that approaches Washington cosmopolitan
city 1t is as far removed from overgrown
country town as any city in the United States
and as the seat OF government II OuSHl 10 HdNC d
rest from experiments at the hands of men who
have no experience in municipal government at
home.
Mr. White finds that the revenue problem is
also a serious embarrassment to national prohbi-
ton, and although he places the revenue at
$Ioo, 100000, or about one-thrd of the amount
reported by the Commissioner of Internal Reve-
nue., he believes that to attempt to cover the de-
hcit at one stroke of the legislative pen would
create economic riot" The significance of this
suggestion better be appreciated since the dis
covery that at present there is large deficit in
the Treasury which promises to be very embar-
RAISING by the end of the fiscal year, and the fact
that the Postofice Department has begun cur
tament of postal accommodations, which threat
ems to become general throughout the country,
touching the rural routes, we'll the city de-
livery, affecting the farmer of Kansas as we'll as
the business men of the large cities
A good many recent legislative experiments
in the last few years now showing signs OF
calamitous qualities, and the country will be for
tunate to escape economic riot, without adding
any new experiments OF the Missionaries who have
more zeal than practical experience in business
and government affairs.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-02
Hit Below the Water Line.

The struggle over the ship purchase bill will
be resumed today, with complications after
the Democratic caucus revses the tactics which
it adopted for an offensive warfare to meet the
necessities of defensive one. The advantage is
now with the Republicans and there appears no
reason why they should sacrifice it. The bill, in
its present FORM is indefensible from any stand
point and those Democrats who voted with the
Republicans in effort to have it sent back to
committee in defiance of party coercion, have
won, or should have won, the country's confidence
and support. The majority leaders have right
or reason to expect them TO yield from the posi-
tion they have taken. Their patriotic, logical
course now is to stand with the Republicans and
prevent the passage of the bill in its present form
The this morning probably will result in
the offer of concessions; that anything will be
presented that will win majority of votes for
the measure is scarcely conceivable. The bill
should be recomnitted and radically changed, and
while that is in process the Senate can proceed
with its regular business and possibly avoid
extra session.
There is not the slightest reason for hurry
about the ship purchase BILL since it must now be
apparent that we cannot purchase and operate the
nterned German vessels without involving
selves in serious international complications. The
measure contains no provisions that will evolve
an American merchant marine in three weeks
three years. If the bill goes to the regular
session Of the Sxty-fourth Congress no harm can
be done. If the peoples money is to be spent in
losing venture, any benefits that may be
pectcd to accrue in the future should be carefully
conserved, and this the present bill docs not do.
With much depending developments at this
mornings caucus, there is no risk in predicting
tha, if the wise craftsmanship which was in the
ascendant yesterday prevails again today, the bill
will 60 back TO the committee for repairs.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-02
TIP FROM CONAN DOYLE?
His story May Have Prompted Ger
man Submarine Exploits,

On Dec. %, Grand Admiral Won Tirpitz.
head Of the German navy, in an inter
view, said:
II believe that submarine warfare
against the enemys ships would be ef-
fectiye. England wants to starve us. We
can play the same game. We can bottle
her up and torpedo every English or all
lied ship which nears any harbOr in Great
Britain. thereby cutting off large food
supplies"
Now, It happens that Sir Arthur Conan
Doyle. British author. had written, some
months before the outbreak OF the Euro
pean war, story which showed how a
country possessed OF eight new and pow
erful submarines could bring England to
her knees by following this Identical
course. Whether or not Won Tirpitz read
Danger" the following parallels and
contrasts between his statement and the
Doyle story are interesting:
Capt. Sirius, Sir Authur's mythical sub
marine commander, was very careful to
avoid British men-Of-war, and newer to
attack anything more formidable than a
cargo boat. German submarines have
sunk at least one battleship. three armor-
ed cruisers and several lighter warships
Capt Sirius stationed one submarine
off the mouth OF the Thames, one i'm
the Straits Of Dover and two in the Low
er Channel. The entire squadron of Ger
man raiders appears to have concen-
trated in the Irish Sea, st. Georges and
the Bristol Channel.
Capt. Sirius almost invariably attack
ed his merchant victims without warning
on one occasion drowning two hundred
merchant sailors and noncombatant
passengers. He also sank ships under
the American flag, on the plea that Eng
land was blOckaded and that they were
attempting to run the blockade. The Ger
mans, so far. have been more humane
than Sirius. as in two at least of the
ships they sunk on Saturday. they gave
the crews ten minutes to take the boats
before sending the ships to the bottom.
Capt. Sirius, being a hero Of fiction.
was able to sink five merchant steam
ers in one day and TO keep up nearly
this average for weeks on end
The Washington herald., 1915-02-02
Mr.. Bryan's Notion Of a Newspaper.

Mr.. Bryan told the members of the National
Press Club in Washington that the people have
no confidence in great newspapers because they
business interests" 1t is the fact that great news
papers arc "big enterprises" which prevents their
being influenced by big business interests" The
great newspapers are independent of big business
and little business alike. They may be conserva.
tive or they may be radical, but their financial
status is such that nobody can exert pressure
upon them. Newspapers that are susceptible to
the influence Of "big business interests" are not
great newspapers, and are nowhere recognized
as great newspapers.
Mr.. Bryan's notion OF honest newspaper is
newspaper that supported him for President in
1906 II is the same test that he applies 70 de
serving Democratss-New York World
The Washington herald., 1915-02-02
Chamber of Commerce Convention.

The whole country will be given trustworthy
information this week upon a great many ques-
tions affecting the national welfare about which
there is dispute. Men from all over the United
States who are leaders in every activity connected
and mercantile industries are in Washington to
attend the annual convention of the Chamber of
Commerce of the United States, which begins to-
day. The delegates to this convention know from
their business experiences and personal observa-
ton just what industrial conditions in the country
are today. Representing all political faiths, what
ever they have to say will be free from bias and
prejudice These men will tell to just what extent
business has improved and will give reliable sta
tstics as to the number of unemployed in different
sections of the country. What they will have TO
say about the effect of the tariff and currency laws
will be Illuminating and we'll worthy of credence
No organization is so well qualified and COM
petent to analyze and pass judgment on the in
dustrial situation or to determine what is needed
to restore the country's prosperity and promote
its progress It is announced that the convention
is to discuss the merits of the ship purchase bill
now the subject of the Senate flibuster, and to
vote its approval or disapproval of the measure
Whether their Judgment will produce any effect
or not, the delegates to this important convention
are we'll qualified to form one and have every
right freely to express their views, in which it is
quite certain the public win be interested
Our statesmen viii find it profitable to spare
a little time from their labors at the Capitol to
bestow some attention upon the proceedings of
the Chamber OF Commerce Of the United States.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-02

day evening, February 3. Of the Alumni
Association Of Belvue Hospital
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward E. Aver. of Chi
cago. are at the New Willard for a
few days en- route South.
Mrs. William G. Brown. wife of Repre-
sentative Brown. of West Virginia, enter
tained at tea dance yesterday afternoon
at Congress Hall The ballroom was
beautifully decorated with palms and cut
flowers and the music was furnished BY
the McGee orchestra. Mrs. Brown, who
was assisted in receiving her guests by
her sister. Mrs. d. c. Goodwin. wife OF
Ensign Goodwin. wore an exquisite gown
OF blue crepe de chine. Mrs. Goodwin
wore a lavender afternon gown, and
Mrs. ]. Beatty. who presided at the
tea table, was attired in cream lace.
Mrs. Medorem Crawford gave a tea this
afternoon in honor of Mrs. Junius Parker.
Of New York. who is the guest Of Mrs,
Walter Wells in this city.
Mrs. Walter Hines Page. who has been
the house guest of Representative and
Mrs. Robert Newton Page. leaves for
New York today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey s. Chase, of Bos-
ton, who have been passing some time at
Old Point Comfort, are staying at the
New Willard during their visit to Wash
ington.
Mrs. Horace Lurton has taken a house
at 1877 Sixteenth street for the remainder
Of the season.
Mrs. Marjorie Sells Carter and Miss
Dorothy Sells, OF Leesburg, Va, have ar
rived at the ShOreham. where they are
spending some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. S. c. Mead. Of New
York, arrived at the Shoreham yesterday.
Mrs. Charles Warren will be at
home today and on the remaining
Tuesdays in February.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-02
Don't Skimp the Postal Service.

In its search for objects of Federal expendi-
ture the administration must take extreme care
to keep hands off those branches of the public
service upon which the progress and prosperity
of the country Immediately dependent. 1t is
not unnatural that the presence of the Phadel-
phia postmaster in Washington for conference
with the department should have given rise to the
suspicion that measures of economy were under
consideration.
The postal service in this city has suffered in
the past from ill-advised retrenchments made in
the name of economy, and should there be the
slightest danger of another spasm of the same
sort the business men of Philadelphia should
make prompt and emphatic protest Our present
need is for greater efficiency, especially in mail
and the government cannot afford to
cripple the service or to impose fresh inconven-
fences upon the business ommunity.-Philadel-
Dhia Ledger,
The Washington herald., 1915-02-02
THE OPEN FORUM.
Attention Called to Dangers in the
Ship Purchase Bill.

Editor of the Washington Herald: Your
editorial Of Sunday upon the subject OF
fiilibustering is admirable, both in tone
and logical statement. 1t deserves to be
read aloud in the Senate as a part of the
debate now going on; that is to say, II
the proceedings may be called a debate.
The truth Is, the proposed entrance by
the government upon the business OF
carrying on commerce Is so dangerous
departure from settled principles OF
administration. that IL demands a most
scrupulous attention from every Ameri-
can citizen. Let the country understand
what is going on,
1t is a pity. indeed, that this measure
should be forced upon the Senate. in
the shape of an edict from the White
House. sustained by a party caucus.
There is more than one Democratic Sem
ator. who believes the proposed legisla-
ton to be pernicious, and wholly indie
fensible. To pass this bill would be for
the government OF the United States to
enter upon a field of action which is
really prohibited to 1t.
Senator Sutherland, in clear and con-
vincing speech last week, demonstrated
the unconstitutionality of this enter
prise Under the commerce clause Of
the Constitution power has been given
to Congress to regulate commerce. No
power whatever has been granted that
permits the government to engage in
commerce.
Apart from the conflict with foreign
powers that this legislation IL successful.
will bring down upon us. II behooves this
government to move cautiously in the
direction of extending its powers into
territory undehned-a step that
means untold evil in the future.
All honor to the Senators who take
upon themselves the risk of injury to
helath in the performance of a duty OF
the gravest import for the welfare of
their country
am one OF those who believe that pub
lie sentiment Is almost unanimous against
this new and strange legislation. The
struggle now going on bears the mark
OF a party contest. only because the
Democrats have made it the subject of a
caucus. Would that the shackles of a
caucus might be broken. and the Senate
permitted to record a vote based entirely
upon its conviction of what is best for
the country.
FRANK WARREN HACKETT.