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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-08-01
OLD SETTLER ..
PASSES AWAY
Mr.. Matt Schuma cher. Formerly OF
Crawford County Passed Away
at Orleans, Nebr.
PROMINENT CITIZEN OF COUNTY
Settled in Crawford County in 1879
Was Father of Nine Children, Two
Living in Denison

Mr. Matt Schumacher. former resi-
dent of Crawford county, died at his
home at Orleans, Nebr., on Tuesday
morning of this week following an i'll
ness of several weeks duration. Mr..
Schumacher has many friends in this
county especially in the neighborhood
of Charter Oak, who will be panied
to learn of his death.
The deceased was born in Rhine,
province of Germany on Oct. 10. 1889.
He was brought up to work in the vine'
yards of his native land and remained
in Europe until he was thirty-tWo
years of age. In 1866 he was united
in marriage to Miss Catherine Creuz-
berg and in 1871 they came to America.
Arriving in the United States, Mr..
Schumacher came directo Iowa and
located in Clinton county, where he
remained until 1879. That year he
came to era wford county and located
on a farm OF 100 acres in Hanover
township. having purchased it in 1874.
He lived. on this place, however. only
two years. He then sold out and
moved to MOnona county. Two years
later he went back to Clinton county,
and the following year moved from
there to Gushing. Ia, being for three
years in the employ OF a lumber com
pany at that place. He was also en-
gagged in the lumber business while
in Clinton county, altogether eight
years in this business. His next move
was back to Monona county. In 1889
he purchased a farm of 1870 acres in
Charter Oak township where he RESIDED
until he moved to Orleans. Nebr. a
number of years ago. Mr.. and Mrs.
lnacher were the parents of nine
children, Misses Anna and Kate Sclu-
macher, of Denison, being daughters,
and were at his bedside at his death
Mr.. Schumacher was one OF the
most prominent citizens III the west
ern part Of the count yam dlc accu-
mulated considerable land during his
residence here. He devoted his time
and attention to stock raising and
farming although he found time to
take an active interest in local al
fairs. He was member of the CathO-
lie church.
Funeral services will be held at the
Catholic church at Orleans, Nebr. The
bcreaved family have the sympathy
of large circle of friends in this
community.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-08-01
GET THE TRUTH, DRAFT SLOGAN
Those Who Failed to Register For var
. ious Reasons Will Be Searched
Out and Examined

WASHINGTON. July 81 - Prompt
and efficient work by district exemp
ton boards is expected by government
officialssas' result OF stripping all req
tape from the procedure of the trlDu
nalsu. President Wilson's executive
order outlining the principles to gov
ern exemptions, coupled with lhstruc
tions to the boards from Provost Mar
shall General CrOWder are regarded
here as setting in motion the last
phase of the selection process with a
momentum that insures a minimum OF
confusion and delay.
The object of instructions is to I'M
press the boards with the view that
their primary purpose Is to select tie
personnel for the national army in
the shortest possible time. TO that
end they have been informed that no
legal presidents bind them and that
there need be no adherence to rules
of evidence or other technicalitleS OF
court procedure.
Round Up SIackers
Attorney General Gregory set in mo-
ton today further machinery to in
crease the size of the registration res
eryoir from which the $4,000 men OF
the first call are to be drawn. Thous-
ands of men failed to register it has
been found, for one cause or another.
Through the district attorneys the de-
partment of justice is rounding up
these men and when found they will
be assigned numbers which will in
sure their being called up for eNaml-
nation at an early date. They will
be given the serial numbers of men
near the top of the list already per-
manently discharged for physical rea-
sons.
The first reports of the local boards
on physical examination are begin
ming to appear. AS yet, however, they
are not complete enough to make any
logical deduction as to the probable
average of rejection for this reason.
The draft statistics of the civil war,
which showed between 25 and 80 per
cent rejected on this ground still are
tile best guide on the question. Such
figures as have come from the local
boards are in general harmony with
the old average.
Draft Men More Robust
The average OF reflections on physis
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-08-01
How to Manicure tho Canary Every
Few Months. i'-

As a canary grows Old it will be no
ticed that its claws get long and catch
ON the pprches and wires as it hops
about the cage. In a state Of nature
the activity Of the bird as it mOres
about on the ground or among twfgs
end limbs keeps the claws properly
worn down. Confined in cage the
birds claws become entirely too long.
1t is necessary. therefore. to trim
them with a pair of sharp scissors
every few months. 1t is important to
watch the condition of the claws care
fully, as by catching they may cause
broken leg. In each claw a slender
blood vessel extends well down toward
the tip. This may be seen on close
examination through the transparent
sheath Of the claw. In trimming cut
we'll beyond this canal and take spe-
ciaI care not to break the leg while
handling the bird.
In cage birds the horny covering of
the bill as well as the claws sometimes
becomes distorted through growth with
out sufficient wear. The tips Of the
mandiAlas may I,e pared down Will, u
sharp knife, but care must he taken not
to cut deep enough to reach the quick.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-08-01
WHY: 49,
!tl+ 80 a.
Gardens Should Be Frequently
and Adequately Cultivated ..

"TlcKLE the ground with the hoe
| runs an old adage. land you vii
make it laugh with the harvest.
That is only another way Of sayin:
that cultivation is necessary in order t,
make the garden grow. and cultivation
reduced to its lowest terms means moth
ing more or less than the constant USE
of the hoe.
| The average amateur supposes thai
! the reason why he hoes the garden Is
to keep down the weeds. That, OF
course, is4a necessary part of garden
ing. bntsevery time the ground is stir
red what is termed by farmers "dus,
mulch is created, which serves to lock
the moisture into the ground
Everybody knows that the oil in n
| lamp rises through the wick by reason
Of what is termed capillary action. The
moisture rises through the soil in ex-
Rctly the same way when the surface
Is packed hard, then being evaporated
and lost in the air
loose this escape of the moisture is
greatly retarded. 1t follows, therefore.
that the most important time of all for
cultivating the garden is as soon after
4 rain as the ground can be worked.
1t must not be hoed when sticky, but
prompt cultivation will help to hold
the water which has entered the
ground. ''"'
1t is also very important to cultivate
frequently during dry season, for the
sun bakes the earth unless it is kept
constantly stirred. A good hoeing in
midsummer is often worth almost az
much as a shower
The time to start cultivation is tho
moment the plants begin to poke their
heads through the ground. 1t Is neces
the soil if the plants are to thrive, and
this is accomplished when cultivation
keeps the soil loose.
OF course it isn't necessary to use Il
hand hoe all the time. If the garden is
n large one, wheel hoe is almost Il
necessity. although much labor can be
saved with scuffle hoe If the soil Is
not heavy and full Of stones.
Once week is none too often to cul-
tivate the garden all the season
through, and the most successful gar
deners will probably hoe the crops
twice as often. The oftener this work
is done the easier it becomes, for it
is not at all hard to cultivate soil
which is In good filth, while ground
which has become baked by the sun
or packed by the rain is difficult to
loosen up.
Cultivation, therefore, should be set
Down as one of the Indispensable items
Of garden work, even though it may
not sound quite so attractive as plant
Ing the seeds Or harvesting the crops.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-08-01
GROWING ASTERS.
How 70 Avoid tho e';sk. Of tho Plant
Run

Bug.
The furnished plant hug is every bit
as bad as he is painted, and the entU
nolO.ists offer no help. The Bugs are
most active and most numerous in dry
weather, when the plant are least able
10 withstand the infection which the
bugs carry. This is kicking man
when he is down. They seldom work
in shade, and asters grow well in shade
that is not too dense. A young or
chard gives about the right conditions.
There is one grower who has had fine
asters in his pear orchard many years
in succession. On another place the
asters planted in the open ground last
GUNNER were ruined by plant bugs, hut
those in garden inclosed by tall
hemlock hedge We're fine in spite Of
neglect and hard clay soil. Corn has
often been suggested as n shade for
listers, but it has not been we'll tried
out. At planting time we all think
that this year may be one Of the sea.
sons when the bugs will not be trouble
some. The earliest varieties Of astcrs,
if they escape stem rot, are ont Of the
way before the bugs get bad: This IS
assuming that they are planted as soon
as the ground will do the work in the
spring. If we'll hardened in cold frames
before setting out they will stand a
hard frost Some Of the most profit
able crops encountered either a SNOW
storm or frozen ground after planting
ont f-'"t : 's'
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-08-01
ABOUT UMBRELLAS.
How to Cure Them Of "Siipping the
Cog" Habit.

Even quite a new umbrella or para
sol has been known to develop the
trick of skipping the cog and half
closing itself at most inappropriate
seasons The trouble in such case Is
with the little bit of metal which
springs out from the stick for the pur-
pose of holding the top part securely
and faulty open. But exactly in what
that trouble consists very few suffer-
ers make the effort to Investigate.
Yet it Is generally very simple mat
ter both to discover and to remedy.
There need be no recourse to the UNI
brella member if the household tool
chest contains slender. three sided
''rattail' file, as every tool chest should.
The slipping is almost invariably
caused by the angle at which the top
of the above mentioned ''spring piece
meets the stick. If it fails to slant In
ward and downward trifle it is inev
table that the little tubular section to
which the ribs are attached and which
should be held securely by the spring
piece will calmly press 1t back into the
slot in the stick, and slide shutward
from the pressure Of the ribs. This
seems much detailed, but numberlesa
users of umbrellas never do discover
the cause of their discomfort and
merely manage by holding the article
open with a hand far up the stick
With the three sided file the top edge
OF the spring piece can be slanted so
that it meets the stick at an acute ar
GLE and therefore the tubular bit will
not be able to dislodge Itself. Once
and for all it is cured. -
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-08-01

Il grounds in regular army recruiting
has been far higher, but conditions
are entirely different with the selec-
tive draft forces.
In many districts where cXamina'
tions are proceeding, large number
of men have asked for affidavit blanks
on which to submit applications for en-
emption because of dependant tami-
lies This is no criterion of the eX-
emptions to be granted, however, as
each case must be considered on its
merits
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-08-01
Why There Is the Ammonia faint In
Artificial Ice.

Artificial ice nearly always has the
smell Of ammonia. and yet 1T does not
come in contact with the ammonia it
self. This fact is explained by reason
that water absorbs the ammonia vap0r.
Artificial ice is made by immersing a
vessel OF distilled water in brine. which
IS cooled by pipes containing evapOrat-
ing ammonia. Not infrequcntly- am
monia leaks through the joi:!tS of the
pipes. and it is this eaper in the air
that:is caught and imprisoned by the
distilled ws;rr as it freezes into blGclis
Of Ire.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-08-01
How tho First Telegram Ever Sen.
- ~ Mas REceiXed

We have been told that the first tee
gram to be sent over the wires was
What hath God wrOught:'' Now II
comes to light that this was not the
first message. The very first one was
sent by one Of the committee which was
debating upon the proposal to string d
telegraph wire from Baltimore to
Washington. Mr.. Morse, who wanted
to end the discussion, strung a wire
from the committee room to the top
Of the capitol. according TO Popular
Science Monthly. One of the commit
tee. who was an opponent to President
Tyler. wrote the words. Tyler de-
serves to he hanged and this was re
ccived by the man at the other end ex
actly the Way,it was written. -. g..
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-08-01
SOCIAL NOTES

The members of the Philathea and
Baraca Sunday school classes OF the
Methodist church gathered at the
home of Mrs Tllen Holden. in north
Denison. on Tuesday evening in hon
or of Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Madsen.
Their coming was a. complete surprise
to the young married couple who had
expected no visitors after the heavy
rainstorm A most delightful even
ing was spent with social c0nversa-
ton and games! followed by refresh
ments. A handsome desert spoon on
which was engraved the Philathea en-
blem was q gift presented to the
bride by Mrs. u. w. Pierce, one of the
Philathea class teachers. Mr. and
Mrs. Madsen are valued members OF
these classes and their departure
from Deniosn this fall will be regret
ted 49,,
In honor of Miss Marie Faus. Mrs.
Jacob Sims entertained the Flower
Mission on Monday evening, giving a
porch party and auto ride. A most
welcome guest was Miss Fanchon
Camel of Sioux City; who gave some
choice selections on the piano. -
The regular meeting OF the w. &.
r. U. will be held this week Thursday
in McKim hall at three o'clock. An
especially large attendance OF the
members is desired. =
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-08-01
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HOW TO MAKE AN ICE

o LESS REF1IGERA-
o TOR FOR THE SUMMER
Q MONTHS. - This refrigerator
Q consists OF Il wooden frame cOv-
o cred with canton flannel, bur-
o lap or heavy duck. 1t is dcsra
o bic that the frame he screened,
! o although this is not necessary.
0 Weeks made Of the same mate
0 rial as the covering. resting in Il
0 pan of waite" on top of the cool
o en-, conduct the water over the
0 sides and. ends OF the pan and
ALLOW 1t to scep dOwulithe sides Of
0 tlOHboX.s = The evaporation from
o t!.isj moistcned covering causes Il
0 lower temperature inside. This
o Is the way to9build the refrigera-
o tor: |..' ""Th. b..
Make a screened case three and
one-half feet high. with the 9th
or dimensions II by - inches.
If q solid top Is used, simply
O place tho water pau OH this.
Otherwise fit the pan closely into
opening Of fine top frame and
support it by one inch cleats
o fastened to the inside Of the
frame. ga" ut
Place two movable shelves in
o the frame twelve to fifteen
o inches apart. Use a biscuit pan
o II by II inches on the tOp'tO
o hold the water and where the
o refrigerator is to be used indoors
o have the whole thing standing
o iii large pan to catch any drip.
o The pans and case may he paint
. ed white. allowed to dry and
o then cnamelcd. 49,. = -
0 a. covering Of white canton
o flannel should he made to fit'thc
o frame. Have the smooth side
O out and button the covering on
o the frame with buggy or auto
o mobile curtain hooks and eyes,
. arranged so that the door may
be, opened without unfastening
these hooks. This can easily be
o done by putting one row OF
hooks on the edge of the door
0 near the latch and the other just {
o opposite the opening, with the {
o hem on each side extended far {
0 enough to cover the crack at the {
o edge Of the door. so as to keep {
O ont the warm outside air and re-
O tain the cooled air.
o This dress or covering will G
o have to be hooked around the top c
0 edge also. Two double strips c
o one-half the width of each side O
Q should be sewed on the top Of G
O each side covering and allowed @
Q to extend over about two and Q
O One-half or three inches III the Q
O pan of water. The bottom of the O
o covering should extend into the O
o lower pan.
o Place the refrigerator in y
o shady place where air will circu- O
Q late around it freely. If buttons Q
O and buttonholes are used on the Q
0 canton flannel instead of buggy Q
o hooks the cost will be reduced.
O O o. 5000 90 O. O o O o o
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-08-01
BIG CONVENTION
HERE NEXT WEEK
Fiftk Annual Convention Of Crawford
County Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union Next Week
STATE PRESIDENT TO SPEAK
Very Interesting Program Arranged
and a Large Attendance is tx
A.. pected-Program Below

The fifth annual convention or the
Crawford County WOman's Christian
Temperance Union will be held or
Monday evening and Tuesday of neN'
week. and large attendance is eA
pectcd. Mrs Mary l.. Strahan. presl
dent and Mrs. II. +. Pearson. treas
urer of the union have had much to
do with the making up of the program
which is an exceptionally strong one
The program is as follows:
Monday Evenine-Eight O'clock ;
DevotiOns .......... Rev karr
Solo Edna Wright
Demonstration of Boy Scouts under d.
rection of Rev. Hamilton.
Address .......... Mrs.
Ida B. Wise Smith. State President.
Song ............... Aiiicii''
Benediction .... Rev. Witter
Tuesday Morning-ln the NJ. E. Church
$3.50 Conservation Service ...
Mrs. Helen Cassaday.
9:45 Opening OF Convention.
Crusade Hymn.
Crusade Psalm.
Roll Call.
Appointment of Committees.
Reading of minutes of last con-
+ vention.
r n.J Report of officers; (2D LO-
cal Unions; 60 Superintendent
sA'7''falk on Loyal Temperance
-0!*Work 80 Mrs. Stillson, Arion
1920 Election and Installation of Of
Is ficers.
49, Noontide Prayer Service
= Mrs. Ella Sewell
Tuesday Afternoon
M,ot;,U Of nrrjf.io1 hOa ri
500 Devotions .......... Rev. Boyd
2:15 Reading of Journal.
Report of committees.
Words of Welcome .........
-~ ..............' Mrs. Anna Sims
- Why | Wear the White Ribbon
~ Mrs Mary Harper. Dow City
Some Things We Hope to DO
= ......... Local Presidents:
Mrs. Ellen Cook. Dow City.
Mrs. Anna Sims. Denson.
.. Mrs. Agnes Nichols, Aron.
= Some Things We Ought to DO
- ....... MTS. olhltH
]. Presentation of Our Periodl-
Gals ........ Mrs. Laura Etter
Music ...... Margaret Pearson
Parliamentary Drill Agnes King
Opening of Question Box
Ahlo. oiAAth
E Unfinished Business.
Closing of Convention.
Monday Evcning-Eight O'clock
CAT the Presbyterian Church. w. {. 1.
U. medal contest with six contes-
tants in charge of Mrs. Nellie Pen
neyD
DeYoticns- ,.......... Rev. Hamilton
Solo ............... ALICE noyu
Childrens Chorus.
Whistling Solo. Mrs. Garnet hllnker
Contestants-Milo GOberson. Ruth
Vassar, Katherine Woolston. Marie
Hawley, George Hoffard, Eugene
Eisman.
Subjects
A Boys Plea for Prohibition.
Where the Cross Roads Meet.
Fence or Ambulance?
Promise to Mother
A Case of Charity.
Why She Emptied the jug.
Judges Decision
Violin and Piano Solo ..........
Misses Pearson anu Hover
Presentation Of Medals .........
State President.
Benediction .............. lev. MARI
Admission 10 Cents.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-08-01

The weather bureau is of course ia
blame for the hot weather but it is
sufficiently punished BY having to
keep record Of it.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-08-01

1t is fortunate that the college boys
have come home, as now they can sit
in the shade and mix up some nice
cool lemonade for dad out in the
bayfield,.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-08-01

The pacifists don't want to fight tt
support the governmf mt. but they arr
perfectly willing to have the police
fight for ,:lem whom their houses are
attacked by burglars.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-08-01

Campers should look out not to set
fire to the forests. 1t is a good, thing
to clean up when breaking camp.
but don't feel that it is necessary to
hide live embers in the underbrush..
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-08-01

The really anxious men will not be
those who are called by the first draft.
but those..who are afraid they will be
taken the next time.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-08-01

Photo by American Press Association.
This is what the mOmentOuS food
bill. presented by Representative lie
yer of South Carolina, will do: EStab
fish government control of all neccs
saries: authorize the president to en-.
ter into voluntary arrangements to ac'
cept services without compensation. tc
cooperate with any agency or person
and to utilize and coordinate the nc.
tivities of departments and agencies
make it unlawful to destroy. wilfully
waste. permit preventable dcteriorn,
ton. hoard or mOnOpOliZe any ncces
sarics; prohibit the making OF uni just
charges for handling or dealing with
nercSsaricS: authorize the president *
license and regulate any hllSineSSs o.
importation. expectation. manufacture
storage or distribution of necessarics.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-08-01

day morning to spend the day. :
Miss Marie Hallem OF Elba Nebr.'
is a guest in the S. B. Weed nome.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-08-01

lN If his Stationery is poorly printeda sort of slap
u bang afair---on the cheapest kind of pspcr--he is
put down at once a poor business Good
Stationery gives p estige the business and shows that
the merchant is live rc-.vh the necessary get-up
and 20 to make u great out Of his business.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-11
SLAV REBELS ARE SO NILES FROM PETROGRAD
SWEDEN ADMITS
HER GUILT, BUT
OFFERS EXCUSE

By rni,es rr~.. r.a.sa WIZ.
STOCKHOLM. Sept. IL
Sweden admitted today she had
acted as Intermediary between
Germany ard Argentine. but
Justified her position on the
ground that she adopted the
Same course with regard TO
communications between Ger
many and other neutrals, and
did not know the contents OF
Count lusbura's messages.
The Swedish foreign office issued
n formal statement. explaining that
in 1915. on request OF the British
government. tho office had dlscon.
tinued transmission Of telegrams
between Germany and North Amer.
lea. II was not held this was n bar
TO continued transmission to and
from other neutrals.
To Prevent Repetition
Regardless OF German represent.
ations." the foreign office said.
Sweden has taken measures 20
prevent n repetition OF the Argcn.
tine incident.
THE government must first con.
firm whether the contents of the
kilograms are as reported. and then
get Germany's explanation, II It Is
found that misuse occurred.
"The government has not yet re.
ceivcd any official account OF the
transmission OF the kilograms mon.
toned. and is. therefore, unable TO
assume any position"
Here's Admission
The statement frankly admitted
that SwedeR had been an inter.
RsEe daRauy beaween Germany gn.a Ar.
gen tks G. tn thEe vsord.s
"In tho suHse@,cr ~ ls1S. the BlrEa.
ish govesnsuE1 Gpt kn fslSvsgail3s orpraAslsr
ed the wish tbes trmH s'ss Ng9Eaaag el'
telelrrapS hat . eRglsp GSs'tsssaJsg oRIlgI
North Amerioe No eGss 0esNsES. PIE
Swedish forelgp miaieasn acelsas 40
o "The Swedish ministry hela thFE
was not bar 10 continueua trssns.
missiofD OF other telegrams TO and
from o,her neutrals. hcsce Sweden
continued the intermediary be
tween Germany and Argentine"