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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-10-16
&&ottinay Of a @0rld Tourney

SNAAS~A
Miss Pope, from the states, has been
principal for 20 years. She is a tower
of strength for the social uplift of the
native people. She goes through the
islands visiting the abodes of her
pupils. While the girls are pursuing
their education she arranges that they
remain in the school during vaca'
ton if their homes would lower the
ideals the school imparts. This is
generally quite readily accomplished
for many Hawaiians do not have the
usual parents clinging to their chill
dren.
The earliest natives of the islands
were probably of the Polynesian race
as their speech is of that widespread
family of languages and they had SINH
lar names for their gods. Their ira
ditions concerning the origin of fire,
the deluge, and other events we're
alike. Almost every act of the ancient
Hawaiians was attended with prayers
and offerings. Those engaged in ag-
riculture was very careful to plant
on certain days of the moon. The
digger had to be fashion ! with prayer
to insure good luck. )ther invoca-
tons were repeated at planting. The
first fruits were offered to the family
gods. There was, however, no re-
ligious ceremony connected with mar
riage. Not even the favor of the an
cestral spirits was invoked. 1t was
entered upon with less ceremony
than fishing or planting. As a rule
women were given secondary consid-
Grafton. They were not permitted to
eat with men.
Several kinds of food were forbid
den to them on pain of death, viz.
pork, bananas, cocoanuts, turtles and
certain fish. There was an inferior
order of Lemans, who were mostly
females. These were sent on errands
of mischief In their mourning GUS
toms, the people generally knocked
out one or more of their front teeth
and cut their hair in the most fan.
tastic style. Some tatooed their
tongues, and others burned semi-cir-
cles on their bodies with blazing bark.
A pathetic condition is now appar-
emit, With the oncoming of civiliza
ton, the happy, care-free race, like our
Indians, is rapidly dying. In 100
years they have dwindled from 100000
to less than one-tenth that number,
if the reports are correct tuberculosis
is taking many and leprosy, first OBJ
served here in 1858, is now very fire.
quent. In quick succession the rem
nant of the primitive race are saying
their last sweet "aloha oe' (their
one salutation either at meeting or
parting, meaning "love to your They
put much soul into it as visiting
friends depart bearing about their
necks wreaths of flowers called leis,
as is the universal custom. A phys.
ician has just taken his family and
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Miscellaneous SO. /.

Total ........ -. .$4Ol ,9lO,3OO
The yield an acre of practically ev-
cry crop raised in Iowa this year will
be far in excess of that of last year.
A preliminary estimate, issued by DR..
Chapel, places the yield of oats at
46 bushels to the acre, as compared
with 25.7 bushels in 1911. The esti-
mated acreage of oats is 5000 acres
more than last year. With one-third
of the wheat threshing done, the aver.
age yield an acre is IS bushels of
spring wheat as compared with 1873
bushels last year and rs bushels of
winter wheat as compared with 17.6
bushels in 1911. The corn yield this
year is expected to be fully 10 bushels
to the acre in excess of that of last
year, thanks to one of the best crop
seasons that Iowa has ever expert
enced. The federal department of ag-
riculture places the potato crop at 36
per cent more than 1911, while the hay
yield is estimated at about 81 per cent
more than last year.
The immense total of nearly
$4O2, 100000 produced in the fields of
Iowa in one season can be better com.
pretended by a few comparisons:
The amount is sufficient to pay one.
third of all the interest bearing pub.
lie debt of the United States. 1t is
sufficient to build, equip and arm fifty
battleships of the size and fighting
strength of the Kansas, Connecticut,
or Louisiana-the dreadnaughts of
the United States navy.
The total is all the more remark
able when it is considered that it Is
twenty-five times the amount paid by
the United States 4or the Louisiana
purchase.
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AS the traveller lands at Hawaii's
chief city he would better be careful
not to pronounce it Hon but Homo
lulu, else the natives will knowingly
shrug their shoulders and say malt
HIM." which, being interpreted, means
''greenhorn." AS there are only twelve
letters in the alphabet the vOWels are
kept on quick call. Every one COM
pletes syllable, no matter how many
times the letter may be repeated. If
an American wins the favor of the
natives they will grace him with the
title Haul" 1t is we'll that the mere
translation of the word does not i'm
mediately appear to the visitor, else he
might not appreciate the left-hand
compliment, for the word literally
means white pig"-but as pig is
choice delicacy, and was much used
in the old Sacrifices, the term is an ex-
preston of the highest esteem.
Honolulu is certainly much on the
map these days. Her native product,
Duke Kahanamoku, is the youth who
broke the worlds swimming record
in this years Olympic games at Stock
holm. His townspeople speak of him
with great affection and his friends
plan to present him with house,
which seems to be the gift extraor-
binary" here. He cabled the home
folks that their love was more to him
than. all the honors received abroad.
He was feted by royalty. but, accord
ing to the press dispatches, Duke"
as he is familiarly called, though
lionized, maintained a gentlemanly
modesty that allowed his popularity to
grow, and the end of the meet left
him with more than normal share of
the favor that comes to victors. He
is now at our eastern seaside giving
exhibitions of surf diving in which he
developed the skill and strength that
made possible his fine achievement.
Honolulu is one of the very few
places where this unique sport is an
ancient tradition. The present form
of the old-time play consists in skim
ming the breakers as the rider stands
on long board. The boys become
so expert that they can accomplish the
feat at the rate of race horse even
carrying a companion on their Shout
ders. These lads are veritable water
rats. They will swim away out in the
harbor by the side of ships and dive
for coins thrown into the sea. Scarce
~ ever do they fail to bring up the
money, which they hold in their
mouths, while they continue eager for
more.
Hawaii has it's stirring chapters of
history. In the early days the sew
eral islands had little, or no political
connection one with another, but each
had it's own coterie of rulers. Small
chieftancies abounded and war was
the usual condition. In the latter
part of the eighteenth century a
young chief by the name OF Kane
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BIG CROP ESTIMATES.
Director Chapel Declares Oats and
Wheat Are Double in Size the
Crop Of Last Year.

With wheat crop more than
doubel that of last year and an oats
crop practically double, Iowa grain
fields will this year produce fully
$500, 100000, says the Jefferson Bee.
The Iowa farmer confronts a pros
perity such as has not visited him
for many years, for in addition to the
$500, OOO,OOO produced by his fields
there is total of more than $500, $780,
600 which his herds will yield.
DR.. G. M. Chapel, director Of the
Iowa weather and crop service, Is
authority for the statement that the
oats crop this year will reach total
of 214,5OO,OOO bushels lat the ratio OF
threshing done to date). while the
total yield of spring and winter wheat
is estimated at II, 461, 800 bushels. The
magnitude of these figures may be
better understood when it is realized
that for 1911 the oats crop was only
12O.2O8, 800 bushels and the wheat
crop was only $685. 800 bushels.
With 81 wheat and 80 cent oats
these two crops will bring the farm
er this year $9O,OOo,0Oo in round num-
bers. Nor does the pleasing pros
poets stop here. Last year Iowa corn
fields produced 2s1 ,366,6O0 bushels,
while this year there is every indica-
ton that the yield will reach 425,-
100000 bushels, which, at so cents a
bushel. will bring the Iowa farmers
}212,5OO,OOo.
This years hay crop is expected to
be worth fully $6O,0Oo,OOO.
A conservative estimate of the
value of farm crops for Iowa this
year, based on preliminary estimates
made by the Iowa weather and crop
service and by the federal depart
ment of agriculture is as follows:
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-10-16

Another crying need is carnation
which will sprout a pin with which it
may be attached to the lapel of a man
0r wOman's coat.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-10-16

Now that man has invaded the
white house grounds and MIXED the
presidents COW, Pauline, the guard
about the presidential goat ought to
be doubled.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-10-16

There is this to say for marriage:
Those who have had experience with
it are always willing to give II another
trial.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-10-16

American slang IL steadily gaining
ground over academic English. The
former seems sure to arrive.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-10-16

No matter what becomes of Senator
La Toilette in the whirligig of politics,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-10-16
IDA GROVE APPOINTMENTS
Northwest Conference of the Metho-
dist Church. Rev. S. L. Eddy
Re.Appointed for DeIoit.6oyer.

A subscriber to the Review has
handed to us the 1912 list of appoint
ments made at the recent Northwest
Iowa conference of the Methodist
church.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-10-16

he will always be remembered as the
man with the beautiful pompadour.
Isn't that glory enough?
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-10-16

Football this year will have to COM
pete with some mighty ganey politics.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-17
St THE TIMES HAVE CHANGED
. .
(ChicaCo Tribune)

(ChicaGO Tribune)
The times have changed in many
ways. since knights wore duds of tin;
the modern wife has too much woe
which gets beyond her chin. She
whoops and walls and rants around,
for love has grown SO cold and hubby
does not kiss her oft as in the days Of
old. Ye wives get down and thank
your stars that you're alive at all; to
talk about a frigid love! You have
a bunch of gall! Way back in 1928,
when steam heat was unknown, fat
kings did only what they pleased or
else kicked down the throne. A mon
arch in those CORY days would COP a
lovely femme and turf the church and
state about to keep his precious gem.
But when her hair grew short and
thin, when lips had lost their red, he'd
call an executioner and amputate her
head.
Full soon he'd cast his lamps about
to catch another wife, whose looks
would get his royal goat and share his
royal life. He'd get one, then grow
tired of her and then some summer
day he'd walk into her gold boudoir
and speak his little lay: MY dear,
you've been a dandy pal-the one spot
of the deck-and though l hate to see
1t done you'll have to lose your neck.
It's true. 1 have another belle, who's
down-stage in my eye. so since there
cannot be but one, it's better hat you
die" He tells the ancient to
send n fancy hearse and into it he'd
slide his wife, for better or for worse,
just see. YOU modern kicking wives
what lives your sisters led. You wa Mt
to mott a lay of thanks: you're not
completely dead!
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-17
Curious CONVERSATIONS
(Taken from Exchanges.)

Many pearl divers in Japan are
women.
In London and its suburbs there
are 10000 diaries.
The total trade Of the United King
ION IN 1910 was estimated at $4,000
15S,424.
Japan's new central railroad is o25
miles long and has cost SIT, 500, 900.
Prussia is n very small country. but
IT has a forest which contains 7,OOO,-
900 acres.
There are two imperial universities
in Japan, but women arc admitted to
neither.
1t is proposed to erect a statue of
Joseph Pricstlv at Blrstall. near which
he was born in 1893.
Ten sailing vessels. each a century
or more old. still are in service in
Denmark's merchant marine.
Tests have shown that the air in
the crowded sleeping quarters of mod
ern warships is purer than in barracks
or average residences ashore.
The coroncr's report shows casa
deaths from violence last year in New
York city. They occurred chiefly in
localities where the population is con
gested.
a $1,000 industrial fellowship has
been given the college Of agriculture
OF the University of Wisconsin for the
purpose OF studying pea diseases with
a view to their prevention.
In order to save twenty minutes on
the running time of its fast trains be-
tween New York and Buffalo, the
Lackawanna Railroad company has
built a cutoff which cost S1l. 900. 900.
Electric power for the Swiss rail-
way to the Matterhorn is obtained
from the Findalen glacier. which pos
sesses the great advantage of supply
ing more instead Of less in hot wealth.
or.
The American Association for tn.
Conservation of Vision is starting a
widespread campaign of public educa-
ton to call the attention of people to
the care and preservation Of their
eyesight.
Few callings are more highly es.
teemed thai that of the trained nurse.
Miss Ellen Emerson. the granddaugh-
ter of Ralph Waldo Emerson, is n
nurse in the Massachusetts general
hospital at Boston.
Coilapsible water towers adopted
by the Berlin fire department are but
nve feet long when closed, vet can
be extended to throw a level stream
OF water into a window on the eighth
floor of a building.
Kansas City. Mo-. cultivated it's va
cant lots last summer. A nine-acre
for example. was planted in
vegetables. and worked by people in
circumstances. The scheme
was under the direction Of the City
cruz. which engaged a practical gar
dener to supervise the cultivation.
About half the lima bean crop in
the world is produced by a coastwise
strip of California. including Santa
Barbara, Ventura. Los Angeles. San
Diego and Orange counties. Peculiar
climatic conditions are required, and
the only other section where the bean
been Grown successfully is the
Island Of Madagascar. Off the east
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-17
THE NEW CHINA.

The Manchu dynasty Of China has
at last dropped it's pretensions OF
power and joined the historic has
beens of the rubbish pile. This fact
was registered in Picking this week by
various edicts. the validity Of which
the Chinese people may be depended
upon to maintain.
1t is not every week that one has
the chance to read of the downfall
of a dynasty or an empire. Such
things do come along, however, at
intervals. Louis Napoleon got
through with France some forty years
ago.: and in more recent times poor
Persia threw out a mature shah of the
kajar dynasty for a boy shah; Turkey
exchanged sultans. and is now prac-
ticing with a constitutional form OF
government: and Portugal gave little
Manuel a fair chance to run away,
which he promptly accepted land is
working hard to solidify the ignor-
ance. superstition and poverty Of that
little country under a republican form
OF government. The change in China
- more important numerically than.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-17

coast OF Africa. England takes the
entire island output.
The Japanese are making great
strides in the WOODEN industry, and by
importing the latest modern machin-
cry. are striving to manufacture all
classes OF wooden goods that find a
market In Japan. This they will prob
ABLY do in a few years. with the cx-
ception of goods intended for mems
outside wear. but at present the mills
are making shirtings. both plain and
FANCY, and ladies' dress goods Of vari-
Gus kinds.
A new submarine cable between
England and France has resulted in
telephone communication between
England and Switzerland.
"A committee on printing has dis
covered that the paper on which gov
records are printed is so
adulterated that there is danger of the
records being lost. The paper will
crumble away in less than a century.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-17

circus and went in vaudeville in the
winter time. we always had to play
small time because we didn't stay at
it long enough to get the big time; but
last summer Percy Williams saw our
act at the circus and signed us.
Now. it's for Pullman and nice,
comfortable dressing rooms, run in
the theater and do your act. No more
of your red-and-blue balloons, red
lemonades, h%ey-rubes ana r%azorbacks,
or having to get the bulls to get you
off the lot at night or chase around in
the dark looking for escaped snakes,
and all these other ~pleasantries which
go to make UP a circus life. Not for
yours truly!"
"oh. is that SOP" retorted the old
spieler. 1--WE heard a lot Of you fell
meet them all on the lot at the OPEN
ing day Of the circus, happy as clans
at high tide.
Meantime the acrobat's wife was
busily engaged spangling costumes for
the forty weeks our and while hur-
rying through a department store one
afternoon after purchasing satins Of
every u h passed a counter where
a glittering array Of spangles were on
sale. h paused for a minute, fas-
cinated by a flood Of old recollections.
Turning she saw the chariot racer
from h old Barnum show alongside
Of her.
."Why. Flossy Nelson!" she ex-
claimed. What are o doing, buy
ing beads?"
That's what! Same old stunt.
Queen of Sheba in the parade and
driving a chariot in the hippodrome.
Eyah. I did think I'd quit the bust
ness bought a nice rooming house.
R1t I uyonf IN thu CNJ~~lo1 a. ~k~--
night. and saw a troupe in a stunt
called "A Night at the Circus and say
when h curtain went up and I saw
that side show band and heard about
four OF those blue notes from that
clarinet. I knew the wanderlust had
seized me, and I rushed down to John
Ringing the ext day and Joined out
with the circus. Sousa never saw the
day when he could make a band
sound just that good to me-"
When the acrobat returned to his
coy fiat that night, full Of plans for
the future. his spouse received every.
thing he said in an apathetic fashion,
and even brushed away a surreptitious
tear which had gathered in the corner
Of her eye. He told her Of having met
MT. Ringing that day. and also that
the next day to look the gang over and
cut up some old money.
Bright and early in the morning he
landed at Bridgeport, and coming to
the circus winter quarters the first
sound that greeted his ears was the
calltope. which was being overhauled
and made ready for the road. A SQUAD
OF workmen were stretching the tents.
which had been laid away all winter.
Every one greeted him warmly.
Looking around, he saw the herd OF
elephants making all kinds Of strange
noises known to the elephant verna-
cular. That sight was almost too
much for him. bringing back, an il
did. q scene down in the swamps Of
Arkansas. where, in q train wreck. he
was pinned down in a mass Of debris
on the banks of q marshy creek, and
old elephant had reached down his
trunk and one by one removed the
timbers. until finally, twininK his
trunk about his body. the beast had
lifted him out Of danger
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-17
FASCINATING Of THE CIRCUS
LURE OF THE sAWDUsT RING TOO MUCH FOR OLD nm
WHO HAD FALLEN FOR VAUDEVILLE.

quarters Of the world" slapped him
ON h back and exclaimed:
Hello. Nelson! Haven't seen you
since we left the Allied Palace Of
Monoers with n Ten Big Circus.
You're going to stay in vaudeville:
Don't believe It,"
Well" said the chesty acrobat.
"you had better believe 1t, for i've al
ready given away. my 1sx24 trunk and
Riddles to stay in. and have framed nm
q troupe to be known as the 'Umphty
Umph Acrobats.' I've got contracts in
my pockets for 40 weeks at q bigger
salary than L ever got before, and I
can rave enough to leave the business
altogether and try some commercial
enterprise and be a real citizen, nav
taxes and get my children baptized,
and. all that sort Of stun.
up to now, when We herewith the
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-17
New York WORLDLY

The fascination which the circus lot
holds for my who has ever be.
longed to the craft is always particu-
larly evident at this time of the e
and any old "trouper' who can resist
the sight OF a red wagon with gold
wheels or the lay Of the callope is
known to be hopelessiy immune to the
temptation which the canvas holds for
its former habitues.
Standing on the corner nearby
where a flock of bill posters were
FASTING Autographs heralding the ar
rival of the worlds greatest circus"
was n Of a famous family of aero
bats. AS he gazed on the scene a man
wearing an expression Of there IL
nothing in tn circus to shock the mod.
esty of the most fastidious. right this
way to the main tent, greatest mega
therian mastodonic collection of ami
mails ever gathered from the four
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But the climax came when he saw
tho flap Of the tent. dash under and
run like mad. in spite Of the fact that
n tent door was open and there was
no admission charge.
Gulping down his Adams apple, he
rushed for a train for New York.
Hurrying into the circus Office he ex-
claimed:
Hurry UP there, MI. Ringing, and
son."
Hold on" said the circus man.
What about those contracts with the
Williams circus? Do you think he'll
let you cancel?"
ooh. I don't want to cancel. I only
Gus season Closes"
People in Long Acre Square were
surprised to see a man with his hair
disheveled running as IL his life de-
pended on 1t into the United Booking
office. Bursting into Williams office
he exclaimed:
Here are your contracts. thank
you very much, but I can't play the
time this season."
"No?" queried Mr.. Williams.
whats the matter?"
"Oh. I've Joined out with the cir
GUS"
But don't you understand the ease
OF life in vaudeville compared with the
h%ardships OF circus life?"
"Oh. yes, I understand all right, but
you see my-my-my wife is home-
A merry twinkle rested in the eyes
Of the vaudeville manager, for every
season at this time Of the year the
circus acts find the lure Of the lot
stronger than vaudeville contracts.
oh" said he. ''of course, IL your
wife wishes it. then it's all right. But
!! don't believe it's YOU wife any more
than 1t is you. You know you old
troupers would rather a in a cook
house than at Delmonico's. Now. Jess
up. wouldn't you?"
Well. I never ate at Delmonico's,"
said the acrobat, and hurried to the
nearest telephone, and with fear and
trembling informed his wife that he
q Cancelled the vaudeville and sign
ed with the circus. He listened
have to say.
"oh. Tm-(sob), I'm-(more sobs).
$3.50 so glad. Can I go, too?"
Now, amt that just like a woman?
Here ! was afraid there would be a
squawk when she heard I was home-
sick. and she was homesick all the
time for the lot and wouldn't tell me.
NOW. got to hustle and buy some
more circus trunks. Sorry L gave
mine away to that wire walker"
Up in the United Booking ofice Law
q bunch Of contracts that seemed to
feel that they had been mercilessly
deserted. and when Mr.. Wiliiams'
secretary inquired Of him what dis
position should be made Of the acro-
batic family contracts he said:
Just put them away and write on
them Claimed by the Sawdust.'"
Years, ago he. too. had been a mem.
Der Of the craft. and understood.
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ment involved. The dramatic quality
is particularly in evidence in this un-
usual feature in musical comedy, in
the second and third acts end
with situations" instead Of the con-
ensembles. The finish is in
the fashion Of a straight sentimental
comedy. Louise Cunning. with the
voice of a nightingale. and surrounded
by a Metropolitan cast and chorus. is
duplicating on tour the prosperous
reign she enjoyed for a wear in New
York as the star of this romantic and
tuneful tale. On Saturday. February
"a. Miss Cunning. as the Princess
Stephanie of Balaria, will trill her
troubles and triumphs at the Metro
politan for the amusement of theater-
goers.