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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-03-09
Peculiar New Guinea Feast.

Peculiar New Guinea Feast.
Quaint and curious customs still pre-
vail amongst the natives Of Papua.
New Guinea. One day recently various
tribes held a feast day at Port Mores-
by in honor Of the governor. A won
derful array Of food was piled up
roast pigs, bananas, yams and other
native Injuries. until they made bar
ricade Of 1t. The ceremony was civ
ilized version Of what used long ago
to be a sanguinary affair. Then the
tribes used to fight, the victors piling
the flesh Of the yanquished up in bar
ricades along with the food. On this
occasion there was sham attack and
defence of the barricade. The aggres.
sors charged. shouting war cries and
brandishing their spears. The defend.
ers pelted them with bananas. and
turned the spears aside with reeds.
War dances and other things followed.
and then the feast. The day did not
pass without excitement. The Orokolos
offended the Orikivas. who are very
warlike. The former took something
from the pile that did not belong tc
them and refused to give 1t back. They
were Immediately attacked with any.
thing handy and put to flight
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-03-09
NlsHNAHoTNY ITEMS.
Miss Hannah Stang is spending .

e e5 3
Miss Hannah Stang 10 spending q
few days at the August Loewe home.
Among the farmers who are moving
from this vicinity this week are
Herman Strissel, Herman Sieyers and
Fred Steckelberg. They will Gil be
greatly missed by their many frie d..
Mre. M. Hamer of Denver. Col. !,
was here transacting business q few
days last week.
The McGinn Bros. have moved on
their farm they recently purchased Of
Mrs. Hamer.
Miss Ruby Mullenger was visiting
with friends in Manila over Sunday.
Mr.. Charley Gessman and sister.
Miss Bertha were Manila callers Sat-
urdsy
Mrs. Mullenger and daughter,
Mildred were visitors at the Fritz
Muhl home Sunday,
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Strissel re-
turned Tuesday from their wedding
trip TO Omaha. The young people re.
membered them on their return and
gave them q charivari. Refreshments
were served and . very pleasant even
ing was passed.
Mrs. Henry Meyer 10 spending !
few days under the parental roof.
Messrs. John and James McGinn
we're visiting with relatives in Dun
lap Sunday.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-03-09
have returned to their home at Lu

have returned to their home at Lu
Verne, MINI.
The Five Hundred Club was enter
tanned at Mrs. B. L. Wright's Sat-
urday evening. Mrs. Petersen and
DR.. Waterhouse won the consolation
prizes. Mrs. Waterhouse and Mr..
Rogers winning frat.
Carl Rademacher, who was formerly
I resident Of Charter Oak, returned
to his home at Pierce. Neb., after
transactinR businsss in our city.
Mrs. Barney Wiegel left for Free
Heights, s. D.. where she will join
her, husband. Free Heights will be
their future home.
The daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Tom
Heffernan suffered q severe sprain Of
the ankle last Saturday. The liga-
ments were town and = bone fractured.
DR.. Waterhouse was called.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-03-09
VAIL ITEMS.

Mrs. Mike Slechta was called to
Cedar Rapids last week by the death
Of her4aged mother.
Mr.. Caughlan Of Panama spent
last week here with his daughter.
Mrs. John Walsh.
Ed. Ryan came down from Omaha
Saturday evening and spent couple
of days with his father E. 7. Ryan.
Mesdames G. G. Vail and H. Stuck
spent last Thursday in Omaha.
j. Hern came down from Omaha
Thursday for q visit with his Vail
friends.
Tom Maher was up from Arcadia
the first Of the week visiting relatives.
Miss Foley returned last week from
l. visit with her sister. Mrs. Jas.
Mcclure. at Washington, s. D..
Miss Marie Harringt who has
been visiting relatives here. left
WEDNESDAY for her home in Armour.
is. D.
John Vennink was over from Manila
Sunday and spent the day with rela-
tives.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Breen spent the
first Of last week with relatives in
Denison.
John Dieter and son. Raymond. re-
turned Thursday from trip to Sioux
City.
James Hickey and daughter.
Blanche. werecalling on Denison rela-
tives last week.
Mrs. Ihos. Dalton and daughter.
Minnie. spent couple Of days last
week in Omaha.
Mrs. Jas. McAndrews returned
Thursday from few days stay with
her daughter, Mrs. ]. 81. Jones. in
Denison.
John Molseed Of Omaha 10 here fol
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-03-09
READS STROKE Of BUSINESS.
Gifted Literary Man Made Use Of
Hirsute Adornment to Bring Bust.
ness TO His Paper.

In the Chicago Press club an adver.
vertising agent complained of bad
day.
''Ah,'' he said, 'if / only had pro
prietor who'd back me up the way
Opie Read used to back up the Trav-
eler's men!
when Read established his bril-
liant Arkansas Traveller" the agent
went on. "he took an interest in all
departments Of the paper. One after
noon he lunched with his advertising
manager. and on the way back from
lunch the manager, as he pointed to
9 Little Rock druggists shop. said:
There's a man I'd give anything
to get an ad. out Of!
Read looked through the window
into the shop. "A farmer was talking
doubtfully to the druggista bald
farmer, who held three-dollar bot
tie Of hair restorer in his hand.
I'll get your ad. for you, said
Read to his manager, and he stalked
into the place and took OF his hat.
Now, Read has, as all the world
VI 1otCeTS KNOWS, maSnlHcenI neaA
Of hair. Shaking out It's thick. rich
masses. he said to the druggist.
warmly:
There. sir, look at that! That is
what you've done for me! To think
that three months ago was as bald
as an egg!'
The druggist looked confused, but
the farmer said, eagerly:
What did you take for it.
friend? 2
What did l take?' numbered Read.
running his fingers through his great
name. proudly. What did l. take?
Why. sir. took six dozen bottles of
that incompatible mixture that you
now hold In your hand
Well. Of course, the farmer bought
q dozen bottles then and there. As
for the druggist, when he found out
later who Read was, he said to the
Travellers agent:
Put me down for regular half.
column display from now on till fur
ther notice.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-03-09
LOCAL HAPPENINGS OF The COUNTY
~ News Gathered BY Our Efficient Corps
Of Correspondents All Over Crawford
County.

for few days at the home Of her son,
j. Hansen.
Quite number Of the farmers are
getting seed corn testers and they re-
port that but one fourth Of the corn
is any good % seed.
| Hugo Miller Of Manilla was Wis
itor ia our little burg Wednesday
evening.
G. h. Molter shipped his household
goods to his new home at Denison
Monday.
| Mrs.. Julius Kuhl visited in Manning
over Friday.
.Mr. M. j.. Kingsboro Of Weston,
Iowa. visited with the boys in our
burg over Sunday.
Dan McGrath and Henry Cath at
tended the class play at Manning Fri
day evening.
Harry and George Schsde were busi-
ness visitors in Manning Saturday.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Schade were
passengers west Wednesday.
Mrs. A. Wiese and daughter, Helen.
were passengers east Saturday
morning.
Miss Luth and Miss Miller Of
Manning spent Sunday at the Holland
er home.
Mr.. and Mrs. 81. Schade returned
home Saturday evening from Denison.
where they had been to attend q
wedding Of . relative.
"A large number Of young folks at
tended the ball at Aspinwall Sunday
evening.
Miss Pearl Ralph visited with her
brother over Sunday.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-03-09
MORGAN ITEMS ::

Jacob Jensen shipped some cattle
to Chicago Saturday.
Miss Emma Mohr was in Charter
Oak visiting last week.
School No. 8 has closed because
they could not secure . teacher.
Mr.. Christ Irinkelbach has moved.
on Fred Kuehl's farm which has had
no occupant on it for two years.
Mrs. Morris, teacher Of Dist. No.
/. Sundsyed in Denison.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-03-09
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The meat market was moved Thurs
day in the N. H. Brogden building
and the cream station to the building
IL moved from.
Ethel McKim. Glenn and his baby
girl and Clair visited at Deloit during
the past week, while their household
goods were being moved 10 Creston.
Evan Mcneil returned to her home
at Sioux City last Thursday.
a Lois Tucker Of Denison came up
Wednesday last week and visited her
sister. Aletha and family and grand
mother between trains.
A. N. Galland went to Pisgah Mon
day last week to work for Nye.
Schneider Fowler Go. for short time.
Mrs.. r. q. Wedlock and baby Of
Schlsswig we're visiting at Mrs. s.
Wedlock q Last week. 81
The Ladies Willing Workers
Society met with Mrs. 8. Horr
Wednesday. They were pleased to
have Mrs. "A. 81. Rudd Of Dow City
with them. ai5ly
Among those who went to Denison
Saturday were Mrs. James McKim.
Mr. Aletha Anderson, Mrs. Spence
and. three sons and Miss Lucy Flint.
George Prentice was down from
Boyer between trains Saturday.
R.tW. Robertson moved in the G.
p. McKim house the latter part Of
the week.
Anna Lackman was the guest If
Mrs. Horr Thursday afternoon and
Friday.
Mrs. j. G Myers visited the past
week with her sisters. Mrs. ]. De
Witt and Mrs. a. Gould Of West Side.
81. 81. Walden and wife moved
Thursday in the e. L. johnson house.
Charles Waite and Marie Jacobsen
were married at her parents home
Feb. 18th. The best wishes Of
friends accompany them.
Russell Armour returned to Rock
Island. ILL.,. the latter part Of the
week.
A birthday surprise party was given
for Jay Myers ct his nome Tuesday
evening and . good time had BY all.
"a rocking chair Was presented 40 .
token Of esteem.
Edna Meyers closed her school last
Friday and began work 10 the True
Mercantile store Monday.
Euhice Dobson had vacation last
week and on Wednesday afternoon
visited the Deloit schools. On FRI
day she went to Dow City and with
her sister, Mrs. A. q. Rudd visited
the Dow City schools.
Mrs. Kessler went to Sioux City
Thursday Earl went Saturday.
We understand Mrs. Josie Schlecta
10 the mother Of one and half
pound girl.
Henry LaFrantz Of near Schleswig
drove over four carload Of cattle Sat-
urday to be shipped to Chicago over
4 the I. G. R. X. and Jonathan Mile,
shipped one.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-03-09
CHARTER OAK ITEMS.

John Wiess returned from Pierre.
IS, D.. Thursday. He says they have
two; feet Of snow up there and things
are blocked generally.
Miss Edna Stolt went to Odebolt
Friday afternoon to see the home peo-
Pile.
A letter to Mr.. Cathcart from Mr..
Kennedy tells Of the sad accident that
'befell Mrs.. Kennedy at George. Iowa.
where Mr.. and Mrs. Kennedy are
holding revival meetings. On her
way to church one evening she fell
10 such way 40 to break the bones
OF the leg in two places. The Stand
ard Bearers Of Charter Oak sent Mrs.
Kennedy bouquet Ct cut flowers %
an expression Of sympathy.
Mr. and Mrs. August Lii went to
Denison to visit under the parental
roof.
John Nemitz moved with his family
to Woolsey 8. D., last week.
Richard Nicoley went to Platte. s.
D., to make settlement on the three
-quarter section piece Of land that he
and Chas. Bartlett have purchased.
Mrs. Will Schauten Of Dow City
visited her sister, Mrs. B. T..
Wright and other relatives in Chart
or Oak over Sunday.
F.. b. Davis has been on the sick
list for the last week.
Pit Jones has moved his family into
the Schurke house on the east side.
Emil Messenbrink's youngest sor
met with quite painful accident
last Thursday. He 10 much better
at the present writing.
John netelsen has moved from
I Buck Grove to Charter Oak and viii
live on the John Mordhurst farm
south Of town.
Hazel Hall. the nine year old
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur
Hall, was operated on at DR.. Water
house's for appendicitis last Friday.
She il recovering nicely from the
operation.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. B. j. Stodden
Hast Thursday q little baby girl.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cunningham and the
Misses Carson and Stolt have decided
to 60 to housekeeping 10 the rooms
over the Waterhouse drug store
They will be happy family withou,
the dread Of hunting another boarding
place hanging over them.
The social given at the Sturgas
home by the Epworth League youni
people was very pleasant affair
II was . dutch social" and til,
rooms were decorated with the littl,
blue Dutch girl found on ..Old Dutcl
Cleanser. = Miss Florence Drak,
won the prize for making th'
greatest number Of words out Of Of.
Dutch Cleanser. The Refreshments
i we're in keeping with the Dutch
idea aud the guests went home feel
ing that it was one ofthe best social
the League had given this year.
4 Bert Weed il putting in new floors
papering and fixing up in general hi
town residence. 1t will be Yer
cosy home when finished.
4 Mr.. Cheney. the aged father .
Mrs. Blanche Irwin, 10 reported worse
4 Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall left Charte
Oak Monday for few days !
Omaha. Mrs. Marshall went
Denison before going to Omaha.
Otto and Frank Knoll moved t
Mar Teton. They will live on th
farm that their father traded fo
not long ego.
Csc. Pautsch and family, who wei
hn.n -. ~A4...a A. = r.,~A 7 :let-.ll:..
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-03-09
Mioht BE Anything.

els your occupation a sedentary
one?"
Nom; faint nothin' 80 hifalutin'.
It's just sittin' down SEWN By the
day. p Baltimore American.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-03-09
National Differences.

) "Chinamen are very different from
us In one thing. amt they, pop?" IN
9 great many, but what's your oneYs
Why, II Chinaman don't get vel.
w-jacket on him. he's stung."
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-03-09
Small Feet,

Small Feet.
Spanish women have the smallest
feet. but those Of the United Staten
are best shod.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-10-04

stalks hang down each side liz
almost to the ground. Thar. .'7ck
King kneeing under the COW . .
attitued Of prayer. That sta4- g." the
probably worshipped at tha 1919 was
Israelites were working in tha me
of the Nile. and it NAV bs,. alley
from n like her that thev zen
their calf Of gold. NODDED
The Jewels of the Egyntians
And this brings me to tho
Of which that calf was MAD, ysN'.S
will look up the Bible records you
dus, you will see that Moss 80 L@o-
the lsraelltes that every man .h1
borrow OF his Egyptian neighbor -,3
every woman or her neighbor. iav,a,-
or silver and jewels of gold: and
llttle 1afther on, 1t is stated thar +haT
did so, the paragraph c~onclutt~r
follows: %
And the Lord gave the reo-ls f.
vor in the sight of the EgvDt,.rs 80.
that they lent unto them. ArF .1 ~
spoiled the Egyptians '
In the museums here in Calr. ,u.
may see pints and quarts of i.oal-r-.
such as the Israelites borrowed az
took with them into the wilderness
to melt down to make that goJdan
calf. There are many such in The
museum of Gizeh, in a room Lnoun
as the "a Of Jewels. This place *
filled with great cases containing az
naments of gold and silver taken
from the tombs. Some date back AL
to the time of the pyramids
and many were in use before the Is
rae1ites left Egypt. Among them are
bracelets Of gold much the same az
our girls are now wearing. Some ara
golden snakes With spring coils So
that they Will fit any arm. and others
are solid rings of massive gold. saw
armlets to be worn above the elbow.
golden girdles for the waist and a
chain of gold with q goose head at
either end. Some of the finest of
these ornaments were owned hy a
queen who lived 1900 =. G.. and
whose mummy came from a tomb.
not far from Thebes.
FRANK G.. CARPEUTER
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-10-04
M. p. in Manchester Mail

IN. P. in Manchester Mall
Everybody turns up sooner or later
on the terrace of the House ~ Com
mons and latterly it was my chance
to meet there that veteran Of letters
Mr.. w. d. Howells. He was talking
of his Journey slow crossing '4i
he had brought some editorial WORK
along with him. Just enough L" ne
a pleasure" ] said. "Ah,' he reNI.-i.
sis work ever a pleasure "\..
struck in another man at the table.
cit is always a slavery / appr.'" d 10
Mr.. Howells. Il know what me-
means he said. 1--WE done That E.na
of work. When? At the printer
case"
I remembered then that the famous
novelist had printed books before ~
wrote them. But" said L "dg you
mean that all manual labor of INA.
class is disa greeable?" a. certainly
found it 80" he said. The other man
was more emphatic. "YoU my lahs
it from me, out Of my W eAfs--
ence, that all the hands IN "l. ..
tories are simply countinG the ia'~'''
till the clang of the bell.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-10-04

In the before-the-war time. Of which.
Marion Harland has told so much in
her recently published autobiography.
even school children were expected
to profit by d~fscourses on future pun
ishment. One day" writes Marion
Harland. 9TH word Heaven fell to me
to spell and define. lis done. the
Improvement followed in Mrs. I4asS S
best class-meeting tone: Heaven" I
hope you may get there, Virginia.
You ought not to fail of abundant
entrance, for you parents are d-NoIt
Christians and set you a good example
Next, Heavenly Near the foot Of
the column stood Hell Ann tarus
rendered it with modest confidence
But Mrs. Bass was not to be cheated
Of her application. Hell! She ter
ated in accents la conveyed the idea
of recoiling from an abyss. Ah-h-h.
] ond which Of my little scholars
will lie down in everlasting hurn'ng~.
Another pupil cried out: Mercy.
hope / WON'T The teachers gFoan
was that of a trained eXhOTter. Il
can't answer for that, Betty. IF you
will dance and go to balls! But the
author adds that the children took
it all very much as a matter NJ
course
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-10-04
Rebuilding Steel Bridge.

Especial to News and ohs~F\''
Spencer, Oct. 1.-The Wofr
building the big steel br1d4e
Southern Railway across I'll"
river, which has been under H-
the past two months, near N|' a
has been completed and the trS. %"
being placed ready to put tu'
into regular use on the H-..
The work which entailed an '>'
of many thousand Of doIl4'@ '.-..o
the bridge in first class conolt 80.
racks now being ready for l-5 ,~ 49,
trains that pass every pour f
graph offices which were eSl~ .h-
at each end of the bridge
handling of trains have prt1
tinued.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-10-04

Most men make the voyage rs.
as if they carried sealed ~. 7
which they were not to open
were fairly in mid-ocean.-L0"'
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-10-04

FRANK C. CARPEUTEP.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-10-04

Old RaIneses and His Queens
Travels Afnong the MuInnHes-
What It Cost to Be Mummlffed-
Some of Three-41aousand- Year-Old
Babies-"The Book Of the
The Origin of the Golden Calf Dis
covered in the Sacred Cow Recently
Dug Up at Tflebes-Ancient JesVelry
and How the ~ISfaelites Spoiled the
Egyptians"
Copyright, 1910, by Frank G. Carpen-
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-12-15

The Merry Maidens will give
A dance at School Hall, Monday
December 26th. Music by MeBride't
Orchestra. cordial invitation is
extended to all
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-12-15

ieh tor ne coming winter,
Rebvft ! Dewey i =, work Al
tho Arlington Refrigerator Co II
Arlington
Miss Grace Andrews Is home
Zen weeks vacation from her
school Ia Arlington
ChAa Hays. who was called D.
lurymAn from here At the Coua.
IL Court session in Bennington. has
returned home a. there WAS NO WORK
for the jurors.
"A Christmas tree and entertain
meni win be held In the church on
Thursday eyaaing. the 2and. Great
preparations are being made for the
occasion and a grand time isespect-
ed. A fuli attendance IL desired.
Rev. Mr.. ilarvile preached g
fine sermon last sunday while his
earnest remarks on local affairs was
certainly of the right SORT 20 make
as think There are great many
men who require good, plain Englisa
spoken 10 order that they realize
aud appreciate the responsibilities
that are on them. The questions OF
needed repairs and Of fuel for the
proper heating Of the church cdifiee
during the cold winter months are
matters which should call forth a
hearty response from those most In
leregted In the welfare OF our
church home.
LONDONDERRY
Mrs. Gibson and Mrs. Abbott
were in Chester Wednesday
The Congregational sunday
school give a cantata Christmas eve.
Rehersals begin soon for play
10 be given for the Library, Dec,
5oth.
Mrs. II. M. Leonard and Law
renee visited In Troy, N, y, last
week.
Rev L. d. Davies and family
have arrived and are at home at
he parsonage.
Mrs. f. A. Curtis has been
visiting the past week In Rutland
and Springfield, Vt
Norman Woods has returned
from birmingham. Mass. where he
nas been employed.
p. r. Holt went to Manchester
Friday and from there goes to Rich
lord and Burlington for week.
Mrs. w. L. Gibson and Miss
Marion attended the State Grange
meetings at Burlington this week.
Mrs. Geo. Paterson and daugh-
Ter Dorcas have closed their house
lere and gone to Springfield, Mass,
Tor the winter.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-12-15
Stockholders Meeting.

The annual meeting OF the stock
holders Of the Factory Point Ma
.ional Bank Of Manchester Center,
Vt, for the purpose of electing a
Board OF Directors for the ensuing
ear will be held at their banking
ooms on Tuesday morning, Jan. 10,
1911, at 10 o'clock.
w. H. ROBERTS, Cashier
Manchester Center, Vermont.
December 18th, 1911.
33-4t
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-12-15
Come

We've never before offered
80 complete an assortment
of giveablc articles. Only
one or two OF a kind and
many kinds.
Specials i'm Books.
Specials in Leather Goods.
Specials in Silyer--.Picturc
Frames 75c.
Magazine subscriptions.
COME. NOW.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-12-15
MANCHESTER DEPOT.

"A. G. Conner Is on the sick
list.
IN. l.. Manley IN III and confln-
ed to the house.
George ". sexton has sold his
coal business.
-R. II. Bradley OF Boston ~
home on vacation.
---P. v. Baldwin visited his father
Ia Arlington this last week