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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-05-19
TO PRESERVE OLD LANDMARK
Creation Of National Monument Area
Assures Security to Posterity OF
Famous Mullan Tree.

The Mullan tree, landmark Of the
old Mull9n trail, the. first highway
connecting Montana and Idaho with
the coast, will be preserved to pos
terity through the creation Of ma
tional monument area by the presi-
dent.
On July A, 1861, Capt. John Mullan.
leader of the party having charge Of
the survey and construction of the
Nlullan trail from Walla Walla, Wash,
to Fort Benton, Mont, closed his work
at the connecting point of the roads
from the east and west, at the head
of the Fourth Of July canon. between
Wallace, Idaho, and Occur d'Alene,
Idaho. There he marked appropriate
~ huge white-pine tree, which since
that time has been known as the Null
Ian tree. Tourists seeking souvenirs
Of their jaunt along the Yellowstone
trail have damaged the ancient tree so
much that forest service officers have
found it necessary to take steps to
protect it, and, to accomplish this.
have submitted a petition proposing
that a national monument area be
created, which has been approved.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-05-19
Doo Saves Feline chun,.t

Deuce, an Irish terrier, proved at q
Are In the pet shop at 270 Livingston
street, Brooklyn, that the term "cat
and dog lifen sometimes means the
opposite of hnte, combat and commo-
ton. Deucelh had been living in amity
with seven blooded cats in the shop
for several weeks. when thes fire
started he saved himself. and then
watched the firemen rescue the cats.
Apparently he counted them, for when
Na,e men stopped rescue work after
bringing out the sixth he dashed, into
the burning shop and came out carry
ing the seventh by the scruff of its
neck. Deuce had to open cage to
do 1t. When he released the cat on
the sidewalk, the latter purred and
rubbed against his.legs, until tn, shop
owner gathered, up both animals and
took them away.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-05-19
When Paint Causes Wood to Warp.

Wheh FAINT CauSeS "ooo 10 warp.
Coatings of equal moisture resist
ance should be applied to all surfaces
of a wood product which would give
dissatisfaction IL 1t were to warp in
service. Tests at the forest products
laboratory, Madison, have shown that
even when wood is properly kiln
dried, no coating entirely prevents it
from picking up or giving off mois-
ture and, consequently, from swelling
and shrinking under the influence Of
varying atmospheric conditions.
varnish, Shellac, and other mois-
ture-resistant finishes merely decrease
the rnte at which the moisture
changes in wood occur. The higher
the grade and the more coats an
piled, the slower viii be the moisture
changes. ssf4i't.
Unequal coatings on opposite sur
faces of "a wooden article cause I'M
ieqliae rates of change In moisture con-
tent and hence unequaled shrinkage on
the two sides Of the piece. The result
is that the wood tends to cup or twist
out Of shape. t'a.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-05-19
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! DELOIT ITEMS
!.

Fourth OF July is; coming and, De-
lott is talking about celebrating.
Miss Garnet Campbell went to Boyer
Saturday to visit at Fred Newlnan's. 7"
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Campbell ac-
cornpanied their son, sabin,s to Boyer
Sunday. r 5fgfs = Fst y
Miss Edith Darling spent the week
end in Dcloit. ia%
y Miss Alice Darling is assisting Mrs.
Phil Pifer with her house work and
was at home Sunday.
NJ f. services next Sunday as usual.
Sunday school at Ia. M, preaching at
II a. M, Epworth League at 745 p. M,
preaching at 7:45 p. m. A cordial in
vitation to all to come and worship
with us.
. Mr.. and Mrs. Pete Petersen and Miss
Clara Evers, of DenisoIl, drove up Sun
day to visit Mr. and Mrs. Broder Boy
sen.
IF. A. True returned home from a
business trip the Inst of the week.
Mrs Walsh Myers, of Lamont, is
visiting her sisters, Mesdames Cose and
Richman for a few days
Grandma Williams was taken i'll sud
denly Thursday morning. Her daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Brogan and Mrs. Hetherton.
of Fort Dodge, were called and arrived
on the afternoon train. Grandma is
still in critical condition. Her son,
James, has been here a few days also.
Pope Foster, Ernest Schlccta and
Horace Miller were Deloit callers, We'd
nesday
Prof. Kuhn and Will Childress were
Denison shoppers Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Boysen and Miss Mabel
Ehlers autoed down west OF Denison to
the Paul johnson home to spend Fri
day afternoon. 49,
IS Se6rick I.andon is spending the week
at his aunt's, Mrs. Myrtle Mashlunds.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-05-19
MORE OR LESS AZ MYSTERY
Few sscm to Know the Real Facts
Conserving The so-called
Pr Monkey OF Mons. ~ &
Are you acquainted with the monke

Are you acquainted with the monkey
of Mons?t
An army officer brought home from
Belgium replica--a tiny silver figure
with one clawish hand posed reflective
ly against its chin and with a look Of
introspection in its deepset eyes. In
showing It to friend lie mentioned
that, like d number Of officers who had
been to Mons, he carried the thing as q
mascot. The friend told woman
about it, and she, being unacquainted
WITH the monkey OF Mons, asked sol
dier who had been there. =,
"Never heard of it, but you can't
Judge by me, as was only in Mons a
couple of days--got great coal mines
there, though"
Another soldier who had been to
Mons long enough to go sightseeing
was impressed mainly by the cathedral
of st. 'Waldrup-"built in the fifteenth
and sixteenth centuries; Gothic archi-
lecture, and-the monkey must have
been there, Of course, but"
Then the woman extended her In
quiry to private who had hobbled
around Mons for two hours while wait
ing to get away. 81
""Sure I saw it Bronze statue In q
street-or maybe it was one Of those
gargoyle things on the church wall,
but, anyhow, saw it-at least 1t
looked like a monkey, though !
wouldn't be willing to swear to II"
Which is the why of this cry:
''Are you acquainted with the mon
key Of Mons ?"-WashingtOn Star
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-05-19
eermanx,s Airport PLANS.

Negotiations are being carried on
between German and foreign firms
with the object of securing Gernany's
participation in an international air
post service. Regular air-mails be-
tween Berlin and Copenhagen are ex-
pected to begin shortly, and arrange
ments are being made with the other
Scandinavian countries. An important
part of the service win be the convey
ance of 'airgrams" to relieve the teie-
graphic service. The shortage Of gas
dime in Germany at present is re-
stricting the use Of aircraft for mail
purposes. Scientific American.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-05-19
SOFT WOOD MADE BEAUTIFUL
Proper Application Of Finishing Meth
DDS Gives, All the Effects Of More
Costly Material.

Beautiful wood floors, approximate
ing in effect and finish the oak and
maple floors found in the best type of
homes, can be developed, with the aid
of proper finishing methods and ma
terials, in such woods as pine, fir, and
cypress, says bulletin Of a large
American company. These so-called
"soft" woods are very durable and
possess not little natural beauty OF
grain.
Hardwood effects are secured on soft
woods by staining with an oil wood
stain, consisting Of permanent color
pigment in an oil vehicle. These
stains are particularly adapted to use
on the soft woods. The effect Is COM
.pleted by applying thin coat Of shell
lac and finishing with two coats OF
prepared wax or floor varnish:
The first step toward obtaining the
desired finish is to sandpaper the wood
smoothly. The stain should then be
applied freely with a brush, and, af-
ter being allowed to stand for about
five or ten minutes, buffed off with
cloth. When the stain has dried for
"a hours the shellacSand wax or var
nish may be applied MS described.
A deeper effect than that procured
by the method outlined may be OBJ
tanned by the use Of varnish stain
over the oil wood stain. Both should,
Of course, correspond in color. Often
it is difficult to determine upon the
best finish for a floor in the absence
Of expert advice.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-05-19
Ayiators' DANCERS.

Air service doctors have discovered
that airmen who have been experts
will, on occasion and for period, make
all manner Of mistakes In landing.
With a smooth lawn below them
they will do "poached egg" and crash
the machine on it's tail or will take
the ground before they mean to.
These accidents are attributed to a
particular sort Of WEAKNESS OF eye
muscles as well as eye nerves. The
eye fails to convey to the brain a
proper eye picture Of the ground or
other object.
The eye fails very much as the mus
Giles of an unframed athlete fail. Many
exercises for the eye have been de
signed which will remedy This de
feet.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-05-19
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SWAT THE FEMALE MESQUITE
III the Case Of Those insects, kipllno
Was Undoubtedly Right In HE 4
/ Assertion. tM

d . h 4 ~
Contrary to popular belief, the mos
quito lays only 80 or 100 eggs at q
time; we naturally would suppose 1t
laid about 100000. The laryal stage
lasts seven to fourteen days. II you
have barrelful of mosquitoes under
your caves trough have look at them.
It is easier to spot the malarial kind
than others. The harmless wrigglers
hang with their heads down, l,but fthe
malarial mosquito lies with its body
parallel to the surface of the water II
a fullgrown mosquito bites you, look
at its back, preferably with a micro
scope. II it has the figure Of a Tyre
on its back tits bad medicine. If 1t
is all one color it won't hurt you.
Only the female mosquito will bite,
according to writer in the Saturday
Evening Post. The males die in the
fall, the females ALTERNATING and then
living one or two months. The male
lives but a few days. No doubt You be-
lieve that mosquitoes live oN blood
alone, though you may have wondered
how they get along in the remote will
derness where there seems to be no
animal life, as, for instance, in the
subarctic and arctic country. The
truth is that the mosquito also lives on
the juice of plants. They will bite al
most any sort of animal, will bite rep
tiles and even caterpillars. Some mos
quitoes can bite through leathermoc-
casin. Any Of them can bite through
Il human hide.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-05-19
FREIGHT CAR I BROKE AWAY AVA I
Peculiar Happening Hailed as Some
thing Particularly New in His
re tory Of RaiIroading. ft

The Erie railroad has demonstrated
the practicability of a theory that a
freight train may lose car from It's
midst and keep to. its. schedule with
its crew in, ignorance Of their loss, and
Ed Mott, Of Goshen. the local histo-
rian, is happy. 4.
For a generation Mott has been tell,
ing folks of an Erie train that left ,Sus-
uuehanna In the winter of 1859. with 10
cars of cattle. At Port Jervis one car
was missing. It had disappeared from
the middle Of the train without leav-
ing broken couplings or other traces
of the manner of its ejectment. Two
days later the missing ear was found
in d field near the track at Shohola.
II was empty. The cattle it had held
were recovered In Sullivan county,
New York. They had freed themselves
from the car and crossed the Delaware
river on the ice.
Engineer Albert o. Roberts was
driving train to New York last Sun
day morning. At West Tuxedo air
brake trouble led to the, discovery that
the fourteenth car was missing. The
thirteenth and fifteenth cars had re-
coupled themselves. Search led to the
discovery of the missing car alongside
the track mile to the north.
The accident of Sunday was exactly
the same as the one which Mott de-
scribes rs of sixty-odd years ago, ex-
cept that the modern form of brake
caused the loss Of car to be discov-
cred more quickly than was the case
in the old days. when the couplings
were Of simple design and the brakes
were operated by hand.-New Haven
Union. $
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-05-19
Japanese Paper Undertaking.

An excellent and durable quality Of
,underclothing has been made of a fine
grained paper by Japanese manufac-
turers. After the paper has been cut
to pattern, the different parts are
sewn together and hemmed, and the
places where the buttonholes are to
be formed are strengthened with cali
co or linen. The paper is very strong
and at the same time very flexible.
After garment has been worn a few
hours, it will interfere with the pers-
piration Of the body no more than do
garments made of cotton fabrics. The
paper is not sized, nor is it imperme-
able. After becoming wet the paper is
difficult to tear. When an endeavor
is made to tear 1t by hand it presents
almost as much resistance as the thin
skins used for making gloves.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-05-19
Character Of Future Naval Attack.

Rear Admiral w. f. Fullam summar-
ICES the method of naval attack of the
future as: plunging fire from long
range guns attack by bombing from
aircraft; attack by submarine mines;
attack by torpedoes fred either from
submarines or destroyers or by torpedo
planes. He believes that. aircraft will
become increasingly determining fac
tor in ranging and he believes that sea
power or fighting power will be largely
dependent upon control Of the air and
that the fleet which secures this con-
troll must win, other things being APP
proximately equal.LScientific Ameri-
can.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-05-19
Boy Scouts Equipment.

Chief Sea Scout James A. Wilder Of
Honolulu has aroused the Boy Scouts
of America until 80 sea scout centers
have already acquired training ships,
16 cities now have shipping boards.
and 63 others are following suit. II
is probable that training ships for this
branch of scouting will soon be sailing
The oceans and rivers Of America.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-05-19
That war Spirit.

Mrs. Gotham-Td like tc go to the
theater or opera tonight, dear.
Mr.. Gotham-All right. What would
you like to see?
"Oh, something with some fighting
In 1t, Henry"
"But you know they've stopped the
production Of those German operas,
dear" % ~.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-05-19

Mr.. and MRS. D. Whey and child
rem ana Miss Dorothy Greene autoed
to Denison Saturday.
Elmer Johnston was h Deloit caller
Tuesday.
Miss Mable Ehlers and Miss Evelyn
were visitors with their Sunday school
teacher Friday.
a l.. T. Morris drove to Denison Sat
urday.
Mr. A. d. Whey and sister Mrs.
Sam Anderson, went to tDes Moines on
business Monday. His children are
spending the time ct his aunt's, Mrs.
Albert Winey.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-05-19
Depressing Personality.
"There comes Blithersby."

"There comes BIltherSby.
81 see him. Let's avoid hirl."
"Why?'
"He's the worst crepe hanger I
know. Every time he hears me start
to talk about buying new motor car
or taking little trip to Florida or
Cuba he wantssto' tell me how many
babies die every day in Europe
Birmingham Age-Herald.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-05-19
The kAw$loof

1.-THE second-story man is going out
Of business"
"What do you fnean?"
"Since the stoclsingsp process. hs
makes now for the CELLAR
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-05-19

People who kick on higher prices for
shaves and hair cuts do not seem to APP
preciate the value of the barber's con.
versatiOn.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-05-19

Sac City Bulletin: The republican
candidate for governor will be selected
in convention. The candidate WIN be
either; Deems or Kendall or some one.
not now; known as a candidate.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-05-19
SECTION page SEVEN

Having prepared to clothe every
American man in a silk shirt and $500
suit of clothes, it Isl an awful shock to
the clothing makers to find out that
they all want overalls. II; Mi, 81 4 ID
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-05-19

I, Knoxville j Express: No matter how
much popular vote Gem ii Wood can
muster. no additional conyention would
nominate him. This is not q high
testimonial for the primary system. Il
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-05-19

Bird songs are supposed to be the
sweetest sound OF spring, but the house
wives of yDenison would rather hear
their husbands beating the parlor rug.
The people who never lift finger
to improve political conditions are
about the same ones who always claim
that the primaries are all cut and dried
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-05-19
GOODRICH ITEMS

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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-09-16
Getting at the Facts.

II wish to marry your daughter"
said the Young man to the girls IA
Their, according to the Detroit Free
Press
Does She love you?" asked the ia
Their.
Eyes, sir. And l love her"
"Well, that, of course, is the first
necessary condition, but there are a
few more questions | must ask. Have
You made any shopping tours with
her lately?'
mo, SIR
Ever been in department store
and asked the present price of wom-
ems suits and hats?"
mo, sir"
'Know anything at all about the
cost of provisions?'
"Only that which l have learned
from the talk of Others"
"Well, young man. my advice to you
is to make a "trip of investigation.
don't know what your present income
is, but after you've learned for your
self just what those clothes she wears
are costing me, if you come back and
say that You can support her in the
style to which she has been accus-
toned lately, I'll give my consent"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-09-16
NEWS OF OUR
NE|CHB0R|NG TOWNS
Items of Interest Gathered
From Our Exchanges
Roundabout.

Superintendent Mary Boggs
of Guthrie Country reports that
there are only 6 or s schools in the
county that have not teachers for
the school year and she feels sure
she will be able to fill these vacan-
cies without trouble.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-09-16
The Emo

The Times of London announces
the discovery by Captain Phillips in
British Ruanda of a species of duiker.
The natives know it as an eppo or en-
puyi and regard it with a good deal of
respect as the totem-beast of Musinga,
the now reigning chief of that coun-
try of Ruanda, the greater part of
which the peace conference has placed
under the tutelage of Belgium. The
bamboo forest of Mount Sabine and
other mountain forests provide the
habitat of the eppo. In appearance
the creature resembles large goat
and is a rufous black with a bright
yellow stripe along about half its lack
bone. 1t has a sumpy tail, oribi horns,
and marsh hoofs.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-09-16
Took Peek Before Answering.

AT the time of tests In the schools
the small fry were very busy discuss
ing how lawful hard" the questions
were and wrinklng their brows in
anxiety as to whether they'd passed.
There is humorous side to the mat
ter, however. One small girl reported
that she knew she had her first ques-
ton answered correctly. "How are
you so sure?" inquired mother. well.
1t was to name % birds and, as the
teacher left the bird chart open at
that place. it was easy" was the
naive reply.-Sprinetield Union.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-09-16

A copy of John c. Boards world
war history of Cass county will be
placed in more than one hundred
rural schools Of the county. The
board Of supervisors have pur-
chased one hundred and twenty
five copies to be distributed to the
schools.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-09-16
BIRD club
1Qotes

Some kinds of birds are good to
eat, especially Of the larger varie-
ties. Geese, ducks, turkeys,
pheasants, grouse, pigeons and
many others are valuable as food,
but many of them are more valu-
able as helps in our fight against
noAious weeds and destructive in
sects. They are the farmers best
friends although many of the far
mers do not seem to know it.
The cowbird is perhaps of the
least account in the world of any
of the bird family, and yet even
the cowbird has it's use.
1t is too lazy to build nest, and
raise its young so it looks around
for another birds nest. When it
has found one with eggs in it takes
possession for brief period while
the owner is away and when the
owner returns there is an egg in
her nest which she did not leave
there.
The cowbird always chooses a
nest of q smaller bird, a warbler,
tanager or kinglet. These birds
are too small to get her big clumsy
egg out of their nest. After the
eggs are Matched the baby cowbird
is so big that he soon crowds the
smaller birds out Of the nest or
smothers them.
The little yellow warbler is said
to be smart enough to outwit Mrs.
Cowbird. When che finds a cow
birds egg in her nest they seal the
top and build another nest over it.
Their nests have been found with
as many as three stories and each
of the lower ones were found to
contain a cowbird's egg.
The goldfinches will be changing
their suits soon. The yellow and
black summer suit will be laid aside.
He loses his bright colors when the
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-09-16
An Orchard Ode

A little peach in the orchard grew,
A little peach of emerald hue;
Warmed by the sun and wet by dew
1t grew.
One day, as they passed that or
chard through,
That little peach dawned on the
OF Johnny Jones and his sister Sue,
Them two.
Up at that peach a club they threw
Down from the stem on which it
Fell the little peach Of emerald hue
Mon Dieu!
Sue took bite and John chew
And then the trouble began to brew
Trouble the doctor couldn't subdue
Too true
Under the turf where the daisies
grew,
They planted John and his sister,
Sue,
And their little souls to the angels
flew,
Boo-hoo!
What OF the peach Of the emerald
hue,
Warmed by the sun and wet by
the dew
All we'll, its mission on earth is
through
Adieu.
Eugene Field
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-09-16
The Best Advertisement

The best advertisement any mer-
chant can have is satisfied customer
No greater Recommendation can be
given an article than the following by
p. b. Milburn, Prop, Guion Drug
Store. Guion, Ark. "We have sold
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for
years and have always found that it
gives perfect satisfaction For sale
at kearney's Pharmacy.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-09-16

One night last week thieves broke
into box car standing near the
freight depot and took large box
of dry goods consigned to a mer-
chant IN Earlham. They carried
the box over to the oil tanks, broke
it open and took what they wanted.
Tim Harmon of Adair lost his
Chalmers car by fire on the road
near his home. He, with Pat Han
ley, was returning from Casey.
They were climbing hill when
flames burst out about the front
seat. The men jumped out with
out accident but were unable to
save the car.
The old feed store at Elk Horn
is being torn down. The building
is one of the first erected in Elk
Horn. 1t was formerly used for a
schoolhouse. Part of the building
was erected forty-two years ago.
Forty-two years ago there was no
store or postoffice at Elk Horn and
the settlers drove to Atlantic for
all their supplies. The schoolhouse
which was built at Gates before
the one at Elk Horn is the same
building which is still in use there.
Bride Carries Canary
A bride in Paris recently appeared
at the altar with her pet canary fas-
tened to her shoulder by golden
chain. During the ceremony the bird
broke into song
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-09-16
Monkey Bread.

Monkey bread comes from a native
tree of tropical Africa and the East
Indies that is more properly called
adansonia. The fruit of this tree Is
about the size of a citron, and the
bruised leaves are often mixed with
the food of inhabitants of tropical At
RIGA for their medicinal value.