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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-01-17
cleAREr-s.

1 Oklahoma is trying to get in line
with the states which have prescribed
| the cigaret. 1t is convention tina
the cigaret is inherently bad and thai
it represents a sort of depraying II
the use of tobacco No legislature
would think of considering bill
against corn cob pipe, and yet there
is more kick in an old pipe well sat
found in any other container of tobac
&C. E2 ~ +
The relative harmlessness Of the
cigaret causes its bad reputation in
communities which still regard it as
an instrument of deadly sin. A young.
ster who would get little pleasure and
much punishment out of q cigar can
smoke a cigaret because it is mild. He
has no business smoking at all so the
cigaret gets the blame.
Because of the mildness of the CT
garet the smoke can be inhaled and
the cigaret carries the medical re-
proach that belongs to the manner OF
smoking it.
The men in the air service in the
war know that success and security in
enterprise may depend at any moment
on steadiness of nerve. They are not
put under code to preserve their fit
ness, but they are, by personal selec-
ton, the most obstemious Of fighters
in the armies. One Of them, the AM
erican fiier Winslow, relates, that al
tho there is no prohibition which re.
stricts their use of wine and tobacco,
they barely, color their water with
wine and they smoke only two or three
cigarets day.
|; Two or three cigars a day would
mean a considerable use of tobacco
Two or three cigarets means negli.
gible indulgence. But convention
must put tags on things. Cigaret
smoking is tagged as in itself scan.
dalous and dangerous habit. Every
now and then a legislature, anxious
to be up and doing good work, anxious
to protect people from the risk of Sc
lection in their own habits, hits the
cigaret with bill for an act.-Chica
go Tribune. 4
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-01-17

and Newport, had been offered the po-
sition Of mistress Of the robes to Queen
Mary, vacated by the Duchess Of Dew
onshire, consequent on the appoint
ment Of the duke to the governor gem
eralship Of Canada.
The rules Of the court require that
the mistress Of the robes should not
be Of lower rank than duchess, and
this rule considerable limits the num- m
Der of ladies to whom the premier po-
sition in Queen Mary's household could
be offered. But the rules also say she
must be an Englishwoman by birth,
so the Duchess Of Roxburghe was
barred.
OF the duchesses the two who stand
most high in the regard Of Queen
Mary are the Duchess Of Portland and
the Duchess of Roxburghe. The Ouch
ess Of Portland is mistress of the
robes to Queen Alexandra, otherwise
it is more than possible that the posi-
ton would have been offered to her.
The Duchess of Roxburghe's friend
ship with Queen Mary is not Of very
long standing. Her grace was, Of
course, received at court after her
marriage, and afterward, with her nus
band, was the guest on several occa-
sions Of the late King Edward VII.
and Queen Alexandra.
The Duke of RoXburghe is one Of the
best all around sportsmen in England.
He shoots, skates, rides to hounds and
has half dozen other strenuous pas
times, in all of which he excels.
He took part in the South African
war and won much praise. During a
reconnaissance at Rensburg private
lost his mount. The duke, realizing
the great danger the man was in, rode
out under heavy fire and effected his
rescue, the private and peer riding into
safety on the same horse.
The duchess has wonderful collec:
ton OF turquoises, which has attracted
a great deal Of interest in society. The
chief item in the collection is a large
ornament for the neck composed Of
hundreds of turquoises, all fawless
and of great beauty and value. The
duchess had a hundred pieces Of jew
elry broken up to form this wonderful
thing.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-01-17

separated. This method was not very
popular as it had tendency to dis
color the coin.
One of the most successful schemes
was the use of a specially prepared
male and female die. The diameter OF
the die was about one one-thousandth
of an inch smaller than the diameter
of the coin, and 1T was SO made that
after the resultant rim of metal was
cut off the milled edges remained The
gold thus obtained from single twen-
iy dollar coin was probably worth
about SO cents and the coin itself to
ali appearances had not been temper
ed with. When the practice was dis
covered the banks installed scales on
which they weighed gold coins before
accepting then" New York Times.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-01-17
She Would Not Call Names.

The county. superintendent Of schools,
Miss Whitehead (whose hair was al
most white), was paying a, visit to a
country school. At the close Of the
school, when the children went troop
ing out, each one said, "Goodby, Miss
Whiteheadv' But one little girl, with
red hair, said nothing and hung her
head. AS she was about to pass, Miss
Whitehead put out her hand and said:
'Nellie, are you not going to say
goodby to me, as the others have?"
"No, I'm not" answered Nellie. II
know what 1t Is to be called Miss Red
head and I'm just ashamed Of the
others. youths Companion.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-01-17
Why We Walk In Our Sleep.

Roughly speaking, the mind Is d.
vided into two parts. One controls the
actions Of which we are conscious and
the other those which we do uncon-
sciously. In the latter class are such
things as walking and breathing. So
that the second part Of the mind works
equally as well whether its owner is
asleep or awake. When the body or
the other part of the mind is tired to
the point Of exhaustion or is harried
by pain the second part is liable to be
nnduly active. Then it is that we are
most likely to walk Or. talk in our
sleep and have nightmares" And be-
cause the acutely conscious part Of the
mind Is dormant and not subject to
fears the sleep walker frequently trav-
erses dangerous places unhurt.-Den-
yer News
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-01-17
The BIRDS BATH.
Baking Tins Make Delightful Tubs"
For Feathered Pets.

Baking Tins Make Delightful -"Tubs'
For Feathered Pets.
Some canaries simply refuse to take
baths regularly in the tiny bird baths
usually provided for them. The thing
to do then is to take oil perches out Of
the cage and also the bottom. Then
set the cage over an oblong or square
baking tin, according to the shape Of
the cage, just partly filled with water.
This will leave-no place for the bird to
30 but to cling to the side Of the cage,
Of which we will soon tire, or take his
plunge OF course, II the bird simply
sits in the water without bathing be
must not be allowed to remain in the
bath for very long, as he will catch
cold. Most birds, however, will battle
if thus managed and enjoy the bath
much better than If it were taken in a
tiny dish. The baking tin should he
new. E
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-01-17
Different.

Thomas Junior-Father, what does
either mean In thistle beautiful flow
ers grew on either bank? Thomas
Senior-It means both-don't worry,
my child. Two hours later. Thomas
Senior (who meets his son and heir
crying bitterly)-What's the matter,
my child? Thomas Junior-Bo 90!
There were two-apples on the table
and mother said I could have either
and when took both she spanked me!
Parsons Weekly.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-01-17
CRYSTAL BASKETS.
Easy to Make Handsome Ornaments
With an Alum Solution.

easy TO MAKE BJAn0SOUSo VTU&SuOUSO
With an Alum Solution.
Water will, especially when boiling.
dissolve large quantities OF various
substances, which when the water has
cooled are left behind in the form Of
most beautiful crystals, the shapes Of
which may vary with the substance
employed. One may take advantage
of this fact to make very handsome
ornaments, says contributor to the
Electrical Experimental.
Boiling water will take up much
larger quality of alum than cold wa
ter. If we dissolve as much alum as
possible in the former as the liquid
cools crystals Of alum will be deposited
on any object placed in the fluid. A
piece Of coke or cinder allowed to
stand in a boiling solution Of alum will
become coated with numerous gltsten.
ing crystals as the liquid cools. It
will have the appearance Of natural
,ly formed neurological specimen.
Ornamental baskets, ETC., may be
formed in this way by covering wire
or willow baskets. The baskets COW
cred with wire and then cotton are
the most successful, as the surface to
be coated with crystals must be some
what rough. Take twice as much wa
ter as will be sufficient to cover the
basket, boil it in saucepan and add
as much alum as will dissolve in the
water. A quart Of water will require
about eighteen ounces of alum. Strain
this through muslin or plotting paper
into a large jar and hang the basket in
the boiling liquid. Stand the jar on
one side to cool and keep free from
dust. In few hours the basket will
be completely covered with white crys-
tails of alum. Should 1t be desired to
color the crystals add the requisite
dyestuR to the alum solution before
straining it. A few drops Of cheap
dye will serve the purpose well.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-01-17
TAKE THEM or LEAVE THEM.
To Be Allowed to Buy From This COM
pany 10 4 Sort Of Favor.

pany 10 Sort Of Favor.
Some exclusive clubs are next to i'm
possible to break into, such as the Cor
sair club, which the late j. Pierpont
Morgan founded, for example. nut they
have nothing Oh one world known or
ganization which keeps houses waiting
years and years for the privilege OF be-
coming one of its customers. This con-
Germ only has ten or twelve customers
in America. 1t has refused for years
to have more, and its methods of do
ing business are amazingly independ-
ent.
'' To illustrate: If you want to buy
goods you write and ask when you can
see them. Then date is set, but In
stead of salesman calling at your Of
fee you pack your little grip, sail to
England and take taxi to Holborn
viaduct, London. Here such goods as
the house cares to show are spread be-
fore you. You look at them, take or
leave, as suits your pleasure, and II
you buy you pay the price stated with
out bubble or question. Sometimes
Lu0 pE1Cc lS PAOVsVOOs 0VAASSAAAASS5 F-~oS
600, and incidentally the transaction Is
invariably c. o. D.
If perchance you don't like what Is
shown you so home empty handed
there is nothing else to do. One man
hemmed and hawed and hesitated for
an hour on one occasion, and on in
quiry he explained that he didn't quite
like the goods, SO the representative
babe him good day, and it was some
thing over two years before he was
given an opportunity to either like or
dislike the houses wares again.
The concern is the London Diamond
syndicate, owners Of the South Afris
can diamond mines, the De Beers, Pre-
mier and the balance of the earth's
producers Of fine stones. Its annual
business with the United States totals
about $1O,OOO,OOO, and its expense for
statesmen runs little less than moth
ing.-New York Sun.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-01-17
REP. l<LlN.<ER RECOGNIZED

4 T.. IN y % 4 \ -. .
The speaker Of the hoise of repre-
sentatiyes at Des Moines has an
nounced his committees, and we find
that among the committees that P. J.
Klinker, the representative from this
county, has been dealt with most gen.
erously. He is named as chairman Of
the committee on constitutional
amendments. which is very import
ant committee, and one that will have
something to do at this session. Be-
sides, he is named on q large number
of committees, many of which are
leading committees as follows: APP
preparation, judiciary, election, insur-
Sance, public health. rules, military,
state educational institutions.
We are pleased to observe that the
member from Crawford county is rec
ognized as one of the strongest men
of the house. -
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-01-17
THE SPEED OF SHIPS.
Influence Of the Depth Of Water and
tha "\Nave Of Translation"

-. the WAVE Of Translation
On first thought the seas depth
seems Of little Importance if the ship
finds depth enough to give her an easy
draft. II she can run free apparently
it makes little difference whether she
has six feet or 600 feet between her
keel and the bottom. Such an infer
ence is, however, erroneous. for the
depth exercises an important influence.
The British cruisers Blake and Blen-
helm were expected to run twenty one
knots, but actually ran two knots less
in shallow water. They ran again I'M
der the. same power, but the depth
was between 1876 and 165 feet, and
their speed was twenty-five knots, one
knot in excess Of the maximum cal
culation. ~. =
The difference in speed is attributed
to the influence Of the wave of trans
lation'' displaced by the ship as she
moves forward, which acts as brake.
The nearer the ships keel to the bot
tom the stronger the friction. A ship
drawing twenty-seven feet Of water
say ship Of 1900 tonnage-feels
that friction over depth Of $50 feet.
According to some calculations, the
dragging influence ceases to be felt
at depth equal to ten and one-half
times the draft if the ship stands high
out of the water. - w
A curious feature Of the matter Is
that the speed Of the ship is as impor-
tant an element as the depth of the
water-that is to say, tlse influence OF
the depth Oh the ships speed is more
or less powerful in proportion MS the
speed is great. a ship increases her
speed more readily over deep water;
but, on the other hand, the faster q
ship runs the more depth Of water she
requires to prevent the hindrance
caused by the dragging influence OF
the friction which is always felt when
the ships keel senses bottom.
Running ten knots an hour, a ship
must have between twenty-six and
twenty-seyen feet of depth or she is
dragged from below. If running
twenty knots she needs depth Of 1O4
to 1O5 feet, and when running thirty
knots she feels the drag over a depth
Of nearly 324 feet.-Exchange.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-01-17
Helping the Clock.

"Ahaw said the head clerk. I'm
glad to notice that you're. arriving
punctually now, Mr.. SIocombc."
"Yes, sir. I've bought a parrot
az parrot? What on earth for? i
told you to get an alarm clock.",5i
Eyes; I did. But after a day or two
I got used to it, and it didn't wake me.
So got the parrot And now when I
go to bed fix the alarm clock and
put the parrots cage on top Of it.
When the alarm goes off it tstartles
the parrot, and what that bird says
would wake up anybody."-LondOn
Fun.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-01-17
Sc Yourself.

Insist on yourself; never initiate.
Your own gift you can present every
moment with the cumulative force Of
a whole life's cultivation, but Of the
adopted talent Of another you have
only an eStemporaneous half posses
sion. That which each can do best
none but his Maker cnn teach him
Where Is the master who could have
taught Shakespeare? Where is the
master who could have instructed
Franklin or Washington or Bacon or
Newton? Every great man - unique
Do that which issassignedstos you and
you cannot hope too. much or dare too
much Emerson.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-01-17
Freshenina Vslvets.

Velvet must be ironed over the iron
so as not to crush the pile. The best
way is to get some one to hold a hot
iron upward while you draw the Sel-
vet backward and forward along the
hot surface. Keep the velvet well
stretched and go over every piece care
fully till the pile stands up well.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-01-17
An Earthuuaka.

The secretary of agriculture asked
the chief Of the weather bureau, CAS- a
scientific man can you tell me anything
definite about an earthquake?"
Certainly I can," replied the wealth.
er man, who is witty as well as wise.
can earthquake Is great movement
In real estate"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-01-17
Attention Wanted.

Little Lydia had been given new
ring for her birthday, which none Of
the guests at the dinner table had no.
ticed. Finally, being unable to stand
the obscurity any longer, she remark
ed, ooh, dear, Pnlls warm in my new
ng!'-Exchange.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-01-17
Cause Of the Taste.

'.This cake tastes trife queer, my
dear. How did you make it,"
81 made 1t from recipe cut from
a magazine. have quite a collection
of recipes. Here is one"
."Um! This is for cleaning straw
.hat."-Louisville Courier Journal.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-01-17
YANKEE. DUCHESS
Once Miss May Ogden Goelet Of
New York City.
FRIEND OF QUEEN MARY,

Could Not 30 Appointed Mistress Of the
~ Robes Because She Was Not Born In
England-CoIlects Jewels and Has a
Marvellous Necklace of 7urquoiscs.
q It was recently reported in American
newspapers that the Duchess OF Rox-
burghe, who before her marriage was
Miss May Ogden Goelet of New York
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-01-17

This investigation of stock market
leaks will make official positions at
Washington seem still more attractive
and full Of opportunity to some people
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-01-17
COURTESY.

How sweet and gracious. even In
common speech,
Is that fine sense which men call
courtesy @ s .
Wholesome as air and genial as the
light,
Welcome in every cline as breath
of flowers,
It transmutes aliens into trusting
= friends fE
And gives its owner passport round
tho globe.
Ri James T. Fields
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-01-17

u 1T is not believed that congress will
be satisfied with the public buildings
bill, as only half the money is wasted.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-01-17

When the tree Is fallen every o,
goeth to 1t with his hatchet.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-01-17
How U. S. Stopped Destruction of the
-a Gold Coins. .,

AM old time manufacturing jeweler
tells how the United States govern
ment stopped some forty odd years
ago the melting up Of twenty dollar
pold pieces by persons who wished to
use the metal in the manufacture OF
gold jewelry.' , ~.
In those days it was the custom OF
many of the jewelry makers to use
these coins instead Of buying fine gold
as matter Of convenience. So they
went to a bank and got twenty dollar
gold pieces enough, or ten dollar ones
for that matter, to supply sufficient
metal for the work in hand. The gold
pieces being % carats fine, "a carats
being absolutely pure gold, it was not
difficult for the jewelers. to melt them
up and add the necessary alloys to
produce the degree of fineness desir-
ed for the jewelry they We're going
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-04-27
PRESENT DITCH LAWS
SCORED AT MEETING

Thief River Falls, Mimi, April 27.
"A special meeting of the farmers
who have been protesting the estab-
lihsment of Judicial Ditch No. 80
was held at the Commercial club
rooms here and was addressed by At
torney James Manahan and Thomas
Sullivan, who have been retained to
fight the case before Judge Stanton
at Bemidji Mr. Manahan stated
that the present ditch laws are so
loosely drawn that they permit "a
half baked engineer to form an alli-
ance with a contractor and make the
farmer pay the freight"
Mr.. Sullivan stated that there
would be twenty-six objections to the
jurisdiction of the court and twenty
three objections to the merits of the
case and twenty-one objections to
the assessments and methods Of
levying of the assessments.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-04-27
POTATO DEALERS IN
COMBINE; EVIDENCE
HASBEEN DISCOVERED

Chicago, April 27.-Special agents
Of the department Of justice are said
to have discovered evidence Of sup
ply manipulation and price fixing by
a combination of potato dealers here
and 1t is believed the Federal grand
jury will investigate reports Of the
alleged conspiracy. Figures have
been obtained by the Federal inves-
tigators showing that 1,1S1 cars were
held out of the consuming market
during the first two weeks in March.
In vestigation will be made. it is
said. of the holding of 5000 car
loads of potatoes on Sidetracks near
Chicago for many weeks during tho
winter, when prices were soaring,
dut to reported shortage. 1t was
said at the time that these potatoes
were freezing. but investigation is
said to have disproved this and it
is indicated that the potatoes were
held there to keep them off the mar
ket and so force the price up.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-04-27
NEW TRAFFIC MARKERS
GRACE BEMIDJI STREETS

Bemidji's business district is now
adorned with handsome and durable
traffic markers at the street inter-
sections, they having arrived this
forenoon and set in place by Chief
Ripple shortly after dinner. The
markers were ordered purchased at
the last meeting Of the city council.
The guides are of iron, on the top
of which are two disks, placed where
they can be easily read from all di-
rections and bearing the instruction
KEEP TO THE RIGHT"
The obeying of the instruction
will make driving of cars and all
other vehicles much easier and
greatly lessen the danger of colli-
sion or injury to car owners and pc
destrians at street intersections.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-04-27
AGRICULTURE TO Be
UPON WAR FOOTING
(By United Press)

Washington, April 27.-To combat
the high cost of foodstuffs, the de-
partment of agriculture is to be. put
on a war basis, it was given out to-
day. The increasing of wheat pro-
duction and the lowering of the price
of bread are the main objects. Con-
gress is to be acked to pass legisla-
tion for this. Assistant Secretary
Vrooman believes the placing of the
department on war footing like
the navy and war departments would
enable it to cope with the sudden
boosting of prices.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-04-27
BERNE GERMANS PLAN
REPUBLIC FROM EMPIRE

Washington, April 27.-Officia1
dispatches from Berne to the state
department announce the appoint
ment there Of a committee to advo-
cate the establishment of Republi-
can government in Germany. The
commission is headed by Dr. Reese
Meyer. former editor Of the Morgen
UPOst Of Berlin. Establishment at
an early date Of a newspaper to fur
ther the work of the committee at
Berne is announced. The publica-
tion will be known as the Freie
Zeitung.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-04-27
$4,000 men APPLY To
SERVE UNDER "TEDDY''

New York, April 27.-Approxi-
mately $4,000 men have applied
thus far and been found to meet the
necessary requirements for member
ship in Colonel Theodore Roosevelt s
proposed army division, it was an
nounced here last night at enroll
ment headquarters, which were open.
ed some time ago with the former
presidents approval. Only so of the
applicants, it was said, were below
rs years. None below this age are
being accepted. OF the total, 10000
are negroes.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-04-27
Save Seed Ends of Potatoes
~ FOrThOSe Who Are Unable
ToBuy;Here'sWorthyPlan

A committee comprising E. J. Will
Its, w. G. Schroeder, w. E. Dean and
C. S. Carter, known as the field COM
mittee of the Commercial club, to-
day asked the Pioneer to make a re-
guest of all private residents, hotels,
%Istaurants and all others to save
>%seed ends of their potatoes when
Eeparing them for meals.
The seed ends should be placed in
~ cool a place as possible and the
committee will then call for them and
distribute them to the poor people
who wish to have gardens but who