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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-01-31
SAMOAN COSTUMES.
Made With q Ratchet, a Club and &
Pot of Paint.

In the south seas dresses are made
with Ratchet, club and pot Of
paint. Every housewife is her own
robe and habit maker. When she feels
the need of new gown, she goes and
chops down tree. When her husband
needs a new suit, she chops Down an
other tree. That is easy, for men and
women are clad exactly alike-a plain
fold of cloth caught about the waist
and hanging loosely to the knee or
shin. The races inhabiting the islands
of the tropical Pacific are almost alone
in having no idea of the loom and the
various arts of the spinner and weaver.
This lack is undoubtedly due to the
natural provision of material which
renders woven cloth unnecessary to
this primitive people. The only fabric
used in that part of the world is a
crude, tough paper made Of bast. The
tree from which the material is derived
Is the paper mulberry, or Broussonetia
pap. Frifera which is grown in planta-
lions under the sole charge of women
and is also found wild in all parts of
the islands. In archipelagoes so high
ly advanced as Samoa and Tonga,
where women have none of the coarser
work to do, the entire care of the null
berry plantations rests with the woni-
en- of each village.
The trees are planted closely to III
sure a spindling growth without lat
eral branches. The plant will grow
from seed. In such climate there is
no difficulty about getting things to
grow, but experience has shown that
better results follow the planting of
twigs from the sturdier wild trees. In
about three years from planting the
tree will be in the best condition for
the clothmakers. In that time it will
attain height of twelve feet or more.
and the trunk will have a uniform di.
ameter Of rather less than two inches.
About four feet of the trunk is waste
and not available for the particular
purpose for which the tree is grown:
the first two feet from the base is too
tough to work well, and the two feet
at the top is too soft. If the tree is
properly grown and left to mature.
there will be available for the cloth,
maker stick of eight feet in the clear
and as straight as a measuring rod,
without knots or branches and of uni
form g;rth throughout. New York
Tribune.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-01-31
A Story of a Father. Love.

Old Mr.. - has an only daughter.
They are of lowly rank, but he is hon.
est and Industrious. By trade he is a
puddler in foundry, and he earns
$3.50 day. Twenty years ago the
wife and mother died, and the child of
five became the old mans pet. Twelve
years ago he sold his property and
spent I'll his money in sending her
abroad to study music. She came back
two years ago famous singer and a
matchless beauty and refused to own
her father. He has moved to the east
side in order that by living on pit
lance he may have $50 every week to
give her to buy clothes. Every week
he sends it, and every week she spend
it, though she neither sees nor writes
to him. Week after week he grows a
little prouder and also little sadder.-
City Missionary in Ladies' Home Jour.
nal.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-01-31
FOREIGN BANK METHODS.
The Undeveloped System In Use In
Continental Europe.

Continental Europe.
A bank check is looked upon with
suspicion in Italy. Practically no small
tradesman would take check, and
none of them keeps bank account. 1t
was still more surprising to me to find
that such a statement would be almost
literally true of Paris itself. l was
studying the mechanism of the Bank
of France under the guidance of one
of the officers. We went into one great
room in the old building in which there
were 200 desks Enclosed in wire cages,
all empty at the moment. asked what
these were for.
'These cages are for our city col
lectors," l was told. "When small
merchant borrows from the Bank Of
France, he does not, as with YOU in
America, borrow bank credit and
have his loan merely added to his bal
ance on the books of the bank. With
us the merchant, when he makes a
loan, gets the actual money and takes
it away. He probably has no bank ac-
count with Us. He writes no checks.
When the loan is due, he does not, as
would be the case in your banks, come
in and pay his Indebtedness with a
check; instead Of that we send a col
lector to him, and that collector is re-
paid the loan in actual currency. Two
hundred men start out from the Bank
of France every morning to collect ma
tured loans Several days each month
it is necessary to send out 400 men,
and on the LIST and the 18th of each
month GOO collectors go OUT
These collectors were uniformed
men, carrying leather pouches, in
which they have the matured notes
and which are later filled with curren-
cy as the collections are made from the
banks borrowers.
1 stood at the paying teller's desk as
l went farther along in my tour of the
Bank of France. AS halted there the
man who happened to be at the win
dow at the moment presented check
for $4,000 francs. The money was
counted out and handed over to him,
stored away in a big wallet, and he
passed on. l asked if it were not un-
usual for a man to draw out so much
currency and was told that it was not.
1t was but another illustration of how
undeveloped is the BANKING system of
continental Europe in its uses by the
general public.-Scribner's Magazine.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-01-31
pIsINFEcTING A SHIP.
Kaast Heat, a Thorough Germicidal
AGENT, Is Used.

Agent, Is Used.
When the vessel has tied up to the
wharf in New Orleans, the first step is
the removal Of the bedding, clothing
and cushions and other cloth fabrics to
the quarantine shed. Here they are
hung on a framework consisting Of a
series Of racks suspended from a long
car running OH track and so arranged
that when the racks are filled the
whole thing may be run inside one Of
the three great disinfecting cylinders
with which the station is equipped.
These cylinders are enormous steel
boilers fifty feet in length by eight feet
in diameter and fitted inside with con-
tinuous coils of steam pipe. The cylin-
ders are covered with asbestus and
swathed in felt, and when the cylinder
caps are on they are alright. When
the clothing has been placed inside and
the cylinders closed, dry heat is forced
through the pipes at temperature Of
$50 degrees, and this is followed by
moist heat raised to temperature of
$50 degrees The pressure of from six
to eight pounds put upon this steam
heat is sufficient to force it through
heavy mattresses or bundles of cloth
ing.
After a period which varies from
thirty minutes to an hour the cylinders
are opened, the racks are run out, and
the rapid evaporation which follows
causes the clothing to dry almost i'm
mediately. The clothing is unframed
by this process, and the moist heat is a
thorough germicidal agent. 1t is an in
teresting fact that if freshly launder-
ed linen shirt or collar is put into the
cylinder it will emerge thoroughly
moist and apparently in need Of anoth-
er starching. The evaporation is so rap
id, however. that it is Immediately re-
stored to it's original condition, not
even the gloss being removed.-Leslie's
Monthly.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-01-31
TIE Force Of cvc,onos

Careful estimates of the force of a
cyclone and the energy required to
Keep full fledged hurricane in active
operation reveal the presence of pow
er that makes the mightiest efforts of
men appear Dc nothing in comparison.
A force fully equal to over 100000
horsepower was estimated as develop
cd in a West Indian cyclone This is
about fifteen times the power that can
be developed by all the means within
the range Of mans capabilities during
the same time. Were steam, water,
windmills and the strength of all men
and all animals combined they could
not at all approach the tremendous
force exerted.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-01-31
BUCK GROVE LETTER

Mr.. Walter Towne arrived home
Friday with his father who went to
meet him IN Dakota. We ere glad to
hear he is getting considerably better.
Several of the young people of this
vicinity attended the masquerade ball
at Manila last week.
Mr.. John Davis cousins from Deni.
son were here visiting and attending
REVEALS
The revivals here, conducted by Mr..
Matheny, were intending to continue
for few more days, but ended Sunday
on account of the sickness of his young
est child.
| Bian Isminger and Herm Hahn went
to Nicola Monday, to visit relatives.
Mrs. Cruise has been visiting with
her daughter. Mrs. Green. She re-
turned home Wednesday with her hus-
band who drove up from Dunlap
Mrs. Gigax Jr. and children and
Marie Gigax went to Schleswig Friday.
She received a telegram that her hus-
band was sick. He has been quaran-
tined for small pox
Mr.. and Mrs John Tranter, of De-
lott, were callers here this week.
Mr.. Pankoes sale Tuesday proved
quite success.
A very sad accident occurred to Mr..
John Brewer who has been staying at
his niece's home, Miss Etheline Tillet.
He went to Arion Tuesday to see DIR.
Evans and returned on No passenger
at 1889. He started for the house and
walked off the northeast end of the
depot platform which was about five
feet high and fell on his left arm, stun
ming him so he was not able to get up.
Ee called several times for help and
several of the men ran and helped him
up and brought him. They are quite
sure his arm is broken Mr.. Brewer is
quite an old man; we hope it may not
be serious
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-01-31
Irving as a Tipper.

Sir Henry Twins prodigality to-
ward servants was well illustrated
some years ago when he was at Bluff
Point. Lake Champlain. He gave the
driver of the break which daily ran to
Au Sable Chasm $50 in two weeks and
feed the other servants with like reck-
lessness. The guests Of the hotel grew
very indignant, because there was no
getting along with the employees, who
almost literally fought among them
selves to minister to the needs of the
English actor and sadly neglected the
rest Of the guests.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-01-31
A Test of Eriendshin.

A gentleman has tried the following
peculiar way Of probing the ties Of
friendship. He sent letters to twenty
intimate friends asking for loan of a
pound. Thirteen of the two dozen
friends did not reply at all, five de-
clined to lend the money, two promised
to send it on the next day and did not
do 1t, one sent his "last 10 shillings,"
and only three sent the full sum asked
for. The supplicant and all the
friends he had written to are well
of.-St. Petersburg Novoe Vremya.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-01-31
A Case of "auits."

Clerical Customer (arousing himself
from nap in BARRIERS chair)-All
through, eli?
Barber-Yes, sir; quite some time
ago.
Clerical Customer-Indeed! Then /
must have been INDUCING in a quiet
nap.
Barber-You surely have, sir.
Clerical Customer-It was certainly
very kind of you not to awaken me.
The rest has done me good, and l am
very thankful to you for what was
really very refreshing sleep.
Barber-Don't mention it, sir. It's
only fair return. attended service
at your church last Sunday.-Boston
Courier
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-01-31
Origin of Word Grippo.

The word 'sgringo," which Mexicans
apply to Americans when speaking OF
them with contempt, is said to have
had it's origin thus: During the Mexi.
can war our soldiers got into the hab.
it Of calling the simple Mexican sol.
diers whom they took prisoners "green.
ies," to signify their ignorance of
things in general and of military tao.
tics especially. The Mexicans retaliat.
ed by calling the Americans "greenos,'
and this word finally degenerated into
"gringos."
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-01-31
g'i,e Crocodile.

The crocodile's lower jaw is not
socketed in the skull. as is the case
with other animals, but the skull is
socketed in the jaw, so that the ami
NAL can lift the upper part of It's head
as upon hinge and so capture what
ever prey may be at hand without 60
ing to the trouble Of getting upon it's
legs,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-01-31
Candid.

DO you mean to say that you have
not read all Of Shakespeare's playsY"
NO" answered Miss Cayenne. .'To
tell the truth, did not mean to say
1T. AS in the case of most people, the
confession slipped out quite by acct
dent. "-Washington.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-01-31
Her Smile.

He looked despairingly into vacancy.
II have had my misgivings," he said
in dull, passionless voice, "but now I
am sure. Your laugh shows me you are
utterly heartless."
She turned pale.
"HeavensW she cried in terror. .sDid
open my mouth as wide as that?"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-01-31
what He Wanted to Saw.

Prisoner at the bar" said the Judge,
lis there anything you wish to say be-
fore sentence is passed on your?
The prisoner looked wistfully toward
the door and remarked that he would
like to say Good evening"" If it would
be. agreeable to the company.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-01-31
Shot to Death by Bartender.

Sioux City. Jan. 24.-Joseph Rus
sell, bartender. last night shot and
killed Samuel Starks. an employee of
the Armour Packing company. The
shooting followed a quarrel over a
dice game.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-01-31

Ready For the Expe Amen-,
His Fiancee-Are you sure you would
love me just as tenderly If our condi-
tons were reyersed-if you were rich
and were poor?
He-Reverse our conditions and try
me.-Harlem Life.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-01-31
One Sign of Old Age.

Henry-How can man tell when he
begins to get old?
John-Well a man has begun to get
old when he finds out that he would
rather sit by the fire than go sleigh rid
ing.-Detroit Free, Press.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-01-31

The iron pen mentioned by Job in the
book of that name in the Bible is sup
posed to have been a steel grayer used
for cutting inscriptions on stone.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-01-31
Not n Sensible Man,

Daughter-oh, mamma, 1 do wish I
were pretty!
Mother-You needn't, dear. Sensible
men think very little about beauty.
Daughter-But it isn't sensible men
I'm thinking about, mamma; it's Char
lie!
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-01-31
Nerve Required.

Perdita-Did you say, "This is so sud.
DEM"
Constance-I didn't have the nerve.
You know how he stutters.-Ch Chicago
Record Herald
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-01-31
Lady Help A-plenty.

Lady Help A-plenty.
Mrs. aangle-I've advertised for
servant for a whole week with ro re-
suits.
Mrs. umso-Well, adv tisei Or a
good Il king lady help an. had fty-
four tt select from the fir day Bal
imore Sun.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-01-31

Satan puts another gridiron on the
fire when he sees a man buying beer
with the money his wife earned at the
washtub. Chicago News.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-01-31
Rio Stock Sale

w. j. McAHREN, Auct.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-19

The sophomores held their first class
meeting Thursday afternoon and elected
ihe following officers. President. Walter
Nrsifriifll. Wee president. Hans Han
son, secretary Edith Chapman. treas
l''r Nnral SnrckeN The executive
S,mmlitr chosen consists Of Arthur
MAlir,on chairman, Ed Pearce. Edwin
i"hlfst, Ella I.nwenstein and Ada Whit
ogsrl, 4 business meeting of the class
W. oe called soon to provide for con-
S'.llloH -H. bylaws.
AT NE senior meeting Monday after
n',h ta'rrlal sherman rendered his
-.a.shall'a as class president The office
VII loj De- oiled ul later meeting.
jig a mr..H- NO sii the boys Thursday
-. att. .-l"n gave brief talk on
ON Thursday Mrs. Prosser's mid-year
,...- .".~ N.'d "a written contest In
.'- .1- tfTl period class came out
,..'.-'..7. WIN considerably higher aV-
rH. .'.u OBJ. fourth period division.
+--. .fF''- .rU highest standing On the
,.'' .E.-.'. N.r. Naude Miller. Allney
'.AN HaH A." lIusley. IN the second.
U..- 0a, .r'.HHt Clara Cowburn. Myrtle
NV. AgTam cooley and Elsie Ridge.
, Guy N'.. -s.. uplom0re division In ge-
,.. aas rr-aged IN some interesting
-F week. the boys being pitted
'.'->l iHr girls. ON Tuesday the con-
~, sisted u one side giving ont
pts '. propositions which must
'.-. r. trated on the board BY
-. . NL The other side Each
NJ. -H"a-trat.on scored one point.
.... number az points averaged two
F.s.. I'd .tt.r OBJ. the boys. on Friday
.-r. .. -r1mrtrical terms were
-.-.t ... .H tE- same manner. and the
h..-. D.. asa.n victorious, the points
-- ...." Iu nine.
EI. Mr. Travis continued his
..7.t ...Ns before the ciVics class on
r.. ..-N Government" The subject
nal r.. was The Working OF Cabi-
S,..'.. ..-...n ur more 81 the civics stu
en-. .' making Ga study OF party gov
..' elections. using Brvce's
b. d. .. 'Nn.uaWgalth" as the source
l-e- "Ee-r.Eat0u.
a, 1'. A.... states history class is now
NJ. 'a the period of colonization.
''-. RAYS European history classes
~. finished rlt srudy IN Greco IN
rfrs... ,H Jae textbook work they have
N-. .- overall maps and entered an out
- .- H.r'-r IN their historical nOte-
81 special topic assigned for study
81 ~. ,liN states in Greece From
vF1 %. Next week the class
o. .ti 2. .p me history OF Rome.
rr... NIa.ay AN the second wear latin
~, be. "a contest I'm writing nrinciD,i
ifsf- verbs which they had met in
- "sliH reading during the precedina
80 Il number OF very good nanars
81. handed On from each division. The
S..'..'l number of verbs written i'm any
lgrol was nfty-six
~. l-4.e OF The French quotations which
h..r ---l.hs~ advanced classes have
tba, oIl.hl,,lns for the past few weeks
rfr.. 'It '-'tntly begun the study OF
sl'srs and sentences relating 10 Er.,eh
ana customs
~. .'.'-r beginning German classes
sb5-. nrn Interested In interpreting 4
MI, story n German. which mas hen
Giy'. on the board This week an fhs
r5r,. nave had vocabulary spelline
I'M Eteh pupil is expected hv This
"''e vocabulary Of al least 10,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-19
University Notes.

At chapel exercises last Wednesday
lie Grand Young addressed the
students for A few minutes. Mrs. Ros-
mary GlOsz Whitney sang Il Arise From
Dreams of Thee AID then the meeting
was turned over 20 the students FOR the
purpose OF electing one OF their number
TO represent them upon the university
athletic council. g. &. Riser, president
OF the student body presided. The names
of Mr.. Riser and James Wade were pre-
scented for election TO the council Mr
Riser. owing 20 the pressure or otheF
work. withdrew his name. whereupon
Mr. Wade was selected by acclamation.
George Eaton. principal of the High
school. will speak 10 the students at
chapel hour next Wednesday.
OWing TO the TACT that Edwin Evans
has had almost 800 students In his three
sections OF free hand drawing, II was
found necessary 10 form fourth class IN
this subject. so that more personal aJten-
ton can be given each student Con-
siderable confusion was caused in the
sections of English and algebra by the
change, but Professor Cummings, chair
man of the programme committee, Is adj
iusting these difficulties as fast as they
arise.
Professor d. r. Allen on Friday after
noon took some photographs OF the
museum building. the foundry. the shops,
and the physical building In its newly
finished condition. and from these pie
lures the professor viii make some Ian
tern slides for his illustrated lecture upon
the UNIVERSITY
The students interested IN intercOl-
legiate debate. especially the annual meet
With the University of Nevada, met on
Thursday and organized for vigorous
wears work Oscar ". Carlson was
elected president T. N. Reese, secretary
and Messrs. Burgess Young Fred J. Pack
and Daniel Alexander We're selected as an
executive committee. Professor ". g.
l "A HNfS
member OF this committee Correspond
{ ence Tor debates wiz be begun az olsce
Or ralmage laid aside the regular work
l of his classes In physical geography and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-19
High School Notes.

pr F. W. Whitney was a visitor al
The LOngfelloW school Wednesday.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-19

The great White Enamel line and I
earth. You can't possibly do better IN
BUCK" If there were better stoves
inspect the large stock The prices are
ferior goods. and we have all sizes an
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-19

! haven't to FREEDS. We largest
shngs be found in the West and prices that won't
liberal and you wish, you arrange furnish
The age-herald., 1902-04-07
When the Premier Sleeps.

From London Black and White.
 Even premiers have been known to fall asleep in parliament In our own and other days. Lord North was the Duke of Devon shire of the eighteenth century His parli- amentary epitaph might have been. He yawned and yawned, and fell asleep h. dignant orators were constantly complain ing of his refusal to listen to their speeches and the premier had a way of humiliating them. Even now. in these perils, the mo- ble lord Is asleep" burst out an angry member of the opposition, and Lord North waking up, exclaimed: "I wish was" "The physician should never quar- rel with his own medicine" the sleepy minister retorted to another grumbler, and to a speaker who impeached him of all sorts of crimes and called attention to the fact that he was dozing, Lord North com planed that it was cruel to deny him the solace which other criminals enjoyed that of d nights rest before they met their fate But the best of all the stories of the sleeping premier is that of the peer who bored parliament with history of shipbuiIding from the days of Noah and his ark North dozed at the mention of the ark and slept on until the speaker reached the Spanish Armada, when a col league awoke him. Where are we now?" asked North only to be told that they were then in the reign of Queen Eliza beth. Dear, dear" exclaimed the prime minister, why not let me sleep a cen- tury or two more?"
The age-herald., 1902-04-07
ROOSEVELT SENDS
 MONEY TO BOERS
ILLINOIS RELIEF COMMITTEE SENDS CHECK FOR $5ooo AND IT IS IMMEDIATELY FORWARDED TO CONSUL AT cAPEToWN.

Chicago, H., April GA certified check for 5000 drawn to the order of President Roosevelt, was forwarded to the Presi- dent on March 2S by the committee of citizens which Governor Yates appointed in December last to raise funds for the relief of Boer women and children suf- ferers in the concentration camps in South Africa. Inasmuch as the commit tee was without satisfactory means of forwarding the money, President Roose- welt was inquired to accept the fund and have it forwarded through such channel as he might deem best to be disbursed for the relief of the sufferers for whom it was intended.
 A letter from Secretary Hay to Peter VanVlissingen, Secretary of the Illinois committee, says the money has been for warded to the United States consul-gen- eral at Capetown, who has said he will distribute the fund in the manner intend- ed by the donors.
 President Roosevelt and the Secretary of State having so readily complied with this first request MT. VanVlissingen an- nounced today that it was now the pur- pose of the committee to undert ake the collection of much larger sum and that q systematic effort would be made throug1 the State to collect checl:s and drafts for one dollar each, payable to Theodore Roosevelt.