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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-07

AT each corner Of the fortress stands
a great watch tower from which seutinels
could look down upon the valleys and
tetect the approach of an enemy when
he still was a long ways off. The gates
to the pa are so narrow that only one
person could enter at time and were
adorned with the intricate carvings for
which the Maori is famous.
The dancers were approaching now and
II did not require much imagination 10
believe that time had been set back a
few decades and that these gaily CARRIED
brown folk were the savages of their
forefathers's day.
The men started off with a haka a
dance that was both a war challenge and
ceremonial affair Strange chantings
accompanied the movements OF the body
and the stamping Of feet and a close OBJ
server would have discovered that almost
every muscle Of the body was brought
into play. accompanied by horrible grim
aces and the protrudlug Of tongues which
seem iusepdrable from a Maori war dance
In direct contrast to this display OF
strength and bulk the girls staged poi
dances, graceful movements Of the limbs
and body 10 the haunting melody Of a
chant I'm a minor key and all the time
they kept perfect rhythm with two poi
balls, fax covered with the inner bark
If the cocoanut tree. about the size Of
an orange. and held I'm che hands by
means OF short or long strings. Every
pol dance has its peculiar movements,
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their home until the visitors arrived.
Then they intoned a chant waved aloft
green sprays in token that friendship
was ever green, and solemnly rubbed
noses with each visitor in turn, while
at the same time they clasped hands.
Kissing is unknown, or was until the
white man introduced It.
The Maori Of today is living under the
terms Of the treaty Of Waitangi. signed
Feb t. 1910, by virtue of which the
Maoris took the oath Of allegiance to
Great Britain aud in return were prom
lsed protection and full possession Of
their lands The New Zealand govern
meut does not attempt to govern them
except in the broadest sense Village and
tribal law stll exist and village coun-
ellis Of seven. elected by popular vo.e.
say what shall and shall not be done
by members Of the tribe. Except I'm
criminal cases, when the white courts
step in, an offender IS tried before his
village council and his punishment as
sessed should he refuse 10 abide by Sc.
the case Is certified 90 the white courts.
where the accused has a chance for a
new trial. n privilege Of which he is slow
TO avail himself
Marriage customs are sttu primitive al
though hetrothai Of infants is rare now.
There is little counting as we know It..
The family Of boy or girl picks ont an
eligible mate and makes ovortures to
the other family. Even II an agreement
be reached between the elders. the pros
pective husband and wife can decline
to marry. Sometimes If the match IS de-
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other a woman, and marry" them to
signify that the lands Of the contracting
parties also were united.
ATTENDED COLLEGE
BEFORE HE WED.
No Maori man was allowed to marry
until he had been through the Maori
college called the red house. where for
two or three years he underwent a rig
orous education In the art Of warfare
geneology, astronomy and memory train
ing. As an instance Of what resulted
one old chief is said to know the words
and tunes Of nine hundred songs. 1t was
a custom to require that man should
have Killed another in a Sight before he
could marry. Marriage between cousins
even second cousins, always has been
forbidden by Maori law. Since 1909 the
government has required that a minister
OF qualified official either perform the
marriage ceremony or. If it be celebrated
according to Maori custom to be pres
ert and record it in order to protect land
titles Divorce In other days was easy,
being accomplished by a separation Of
man and wife and an announcement of
their intention to live apart.
Maori morals are simple Before mar
rage a girl is not held in contempt If
she does as she pleases. After marriage
the lines are strict
Nearly ten thousand Maoris attend
the native and public schools There
are 119 public and twelve private schools
for Maori children exclusively, all free.
Lessons are in English the Maori Ian
guage not being taught In the schools,
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.WHEN'>A- GIRL MARRTES
4 NeW Serial of Young Married Life
BY Ann Isle

ously, for all the world like purring
cats
And now to inter the bones and do
the dishes for the last time smiled Jim
cOmplaceutly.
Wen do them later I want to talk
to you first l replied.
you look darn serious Fight with
Jeanie again." asked Jim, remaining
good-natured even at that idea
mo, but l am darn serious It's
money | want to talk about, jim"
said. feeling all the old aversion toward
accenting my financial dependence on
him.
Money? Want as much as fifty this
timer"
1T isn't what I want this time that
counts, Jim. It's what l can count on
all the time"
What you can count on? What d'you
mean, Amer"
81 mean-I suppose we're partners sort
or. And this partner has to run the
house and dress herself"
"YouIl get all I have to give you.
Surely you know that by this time
Anne" said Jim grayely. Il don't think
I've ever begrudged you anything
could possibly make out to give you
have II"
NO, Jim, you haven't. You've been
generosity Itself. 1t isn't that. But
don't want-presents want the right
and the responsibility of handling
working share Of our income"
Again jim laughed, but a little bit
terly this time
The feminist again. The woman who
Kicked up such row at her husbands
thinking he could-'forbid' her any
thing"
"Oh, Jim it isn't that. Listen and
I'll explain. Only today l was in a
shop and wanted to buy lace collars and
cuffs to brighten up an old dress and
after I'd practically taken them I dis
covered that they were nine dollars, and
had only four or so in my purse"
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KEEPING HOUSE WITH THE HOOPERs

law, putting down her sewing to take
her tea, at any rate I don't see how
Roger could have anything but respect
for handkerchiefs that he sees US putting
so much work into"
"Of course l do, Aunt Delle," said
Roger preparing to leave the group for
a game of baseball before dinner. do
you suppose I'd mop up the ink or wipe
out my dusty desk with one of these?"
You see,' added Mrs. Hooper
triumphantly rs Helen and Roger raced
down the stairs, 1T really makes the
children careful to give them nice
things"
But, you are always economizing SO,
don't see how you can afford what you
call nice things" argued Belle, resuming
her sewing.
by nice things ] don't mean extrava-
gantly expensive ones" continued Mrs.
Hooper, and it is only because l do
economic about everything in general
that l can manage to give the children
little things that insidiously suggest re-
fnement to them"
4 suppose your neighbors think you
are snobby, don't they?" inquired Belle.
"They are divided in their approval Of
me. l believe" smiled Mrs. Hooper, but
they always come to Henry or me If they
are in trouble or are faced with an emer-
gency that they can't handle"
We'll, l don't know as Id be so set
up over that was her sister-in-law's
sarcastic remark.
Mrs. Hooper's menu for Friday is:
BREAKFAST.
Apple Sauce Cereal
Griddle Cakes and Syrup
Coffee
LUNCHEON.
Bean Soup Lettuce Sandwiches
Apple Cake
Cocoa.
DINNER
Cream of Celery Soup
Baked Stuffed Smells
Vegetable salad Baked Potatoes
Sliced Oranges and Bananas.
Copyright, 1921
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NAAAi 1 In Al4AAAl.
Once had determined that this was
TIL evening to discuss the question Of
allowance with Jim. I decided also that
I'd see that my little drama had the
proper setting.
We must eat at home, not dine out
with the probable Interruptions Of meet
ing people we knew or drifting to a
movie. SO l stopped at luxurious mar
ket and bought fine, thick cut Of
steak. two artichokes. strawberries, rich
cream and Il salad Of French endive.
Needless To say that about emptied my
pocket Jim couldn't call my dinner
misery"
7 got everything in readiness and
popped the steak onto the grill the in
slant I heard his key in the lock. Then
| hurried on to the living room.
Hello. Anne" said Jim in his usual
oif-haud manner. "Where do we go
from here:"
How'd YOU like to stay home and dine
off steak and artichokes?' | asked.
Dream on" murmured Jim at the
mention Of his favorite fare.
"No-wake up and wash up! The
steaks on the fire already
Good girlv cried Jim in high good
nature. I'm sick of running around
after the eats This a fine farewell to
the little old place. We move tomor-
row"
At this my heart thumped a tattoo
against my ribs To move tomorrow. 1t
had come, then-the step forward toward
riches and luxury, the step away from
our first home together.
1t had come and ! wasn't ready either
spiritually-or as regards my trunks.
l sent up little plea that my accom-
mediator might be efficient and my
steak tender
Ten minutes later we sat down to a
delightful repast. as the society journals
put It when 200 eat together Instead Of
two. And when the last strawberry had
been blanketed in sugar and drowned in
cream and lusciously devoured, we drank
our amber coffee and stretched luxuri
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but in some OF the schools the pupils are
taught trades and farming. The youn-
NIaoris show the effects Of their school
ing. They talk excellently, they spell
rapidly aud they are quick TO learn.
was having trouble with the spelling
Of a Maori word and n little chap took
pencil aud my notebook and in very
clear hand wrote the name l could not
get
The land treaty Of 1910 has been inter
preted by different courts in various
ways. The Maoris complain that great
deal Of land which they should be al
lowed to keep under the treaty has been
taken away from them. However, the
court decisions have been all pretty well
affirmed now and the Maoris are well
paid for all the land which the govern
ment gets from them. When a Maori
wants to sell land to another Maori he
has very little trouble making title. But
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(The Hoopers, an average American
family Of five. living in a suburban
town, on limited income will tell
the readers of the Daily Times how
the many preSent-day problems Of the
home are solved by working on the
budget that Mrs. Hooper has evolved
aud found practical Follow them
daily In an Interesting review Of their
home life and learn to meet the con
ditions of the high cost Of living
with them)
Mrs. Hooper, Auntie Belle and the
children were gathered In the living room
for afternoon tea. The two women were
busy hemstitching Rogers new handker-
chiefs while Helen busted herself with
the tea things.
Making these handkerchiefs seems
rather foolish to me-" volunteered Auntie
Belle. Isn't it cheaper to buy them all
ready made?"
ooh, don't suppose l save much, -
said Mrs. Hooper, las far as the outlay
of money is concerned. l could have
bought Roger two dollars worth of
handkerchiefs when l was in town the
other day that would have done very
we'll but they would certainly not have
been Of this good quality of linen, which
with care last ever so long. You and
are both fond of doing hemstitching and
We might as well put our energy into
handkerchiefs this afternoon as into en-
broidering chair covers the way We used
to do.
"Well, I suppose you are right" agreed
Auntie Belle biting off her thread bit
viudictiveIy, but these lock altogether
too fine for a schoOlbOy"
why I like nice things, Auntie Belle
protested Roger I'D hate just an old
rag for a pocket handkerchief"
THAT'S just 1t Belle" said Mrs. Hooper
coming to Rogers defense. there is
nothing that means so much to a young
man as a knowledge of the importance Of
clean, good looking linen 1t has been
known to almost make or mar his start
in life. want Roger TO grow accus-
toned to the look and - Of things that
have quality in the mater of his clothes,
quite as much as l do Helen"
well. you always were queer abont
~" thi"'~s re rarked her siSter-in-
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Maori their confdant and counselor or
parent" as they call him, and he has
tremendous influence with them. I asked
him about the Maori Of today.
The traits Of my old friends have
mostly been lost" he said. The white
man introduced alcohol to the Maori and
even today tourists delight in supplying
drink to the natives in the hope that
while drunk they will give a better
show than they otherwise would do,
although there is fine Of $3.50 for Civ
ing a Maori liquor The Maoris, how
ever. are trusting, l"vdble folk and it is
hard not to love them. especially the
girls There is one tendency which I
regret that the natives are losing
most charming characteristic. the ability
to tell the truth. The old Maori would
not lie to you. Even today if you drive
him into corner a Maori Will admit it
if he has been lying and be only too glad
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sirable from tribal standpoint to keep
together large tracts Of land tho tribe
Of the man or woman opposing marriage
Will unite in q masscd effort to overcome
all objections. The marriage ceremony
itself is very simple, being merely
statement that the man and woman have
decided to live together. In olden days
elaborate rituals preceded and followed
tho ceremony. There was much giving
Of presents and one custom was to pick
out two mountains call one a man, the
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when he wishes to sell to a white man
the government courts are called upon
to straighten out the title. The land
court consists Of one white judge and
two native assistants. Sometimes as
many as twenty Maori appear as claim
ants to a single acre of land. l learned
Of one tract Of 1000 acres which was
cIaimed by 24S6 MaOris. The court
which was called upon to give a good
title TO the land required a year in which
TO do the work.
900 900 ACRES
LEFT TO MAORIS.
The Maoris stiu have left about 1000
600 acres Of land out Of the 66,0G,OOO
acres In all New Zealand. When a Maori
parts with his land the money is paid
directly to him and ne soon spends it
Government regulations provide that the
Maoris cannot separate from their lands
below a point where they VIII retain an
average Of fifty acres apiece.
Perhaps no man in the world knows
the Naoris better than Capt. Gilbert
Mair Of Rotorua Born in New Zealand,
he has spent sixty Of his eighty years
with the natives. first as soldier in the
wars which ended in 1871 and in which
he commanded contingent Of 800 most
~ friendly Maoris. in the chase after old
TIE Kooti. the most notorious Of all the
rebel chiefs. who was hunted SO hard
and fast that his forces we're finally dis
persed In the days of peace which fol-
lowed Captain MAR held many Official
positions. not the least Of which was that
Of Judge Of the native land court at
Roturua. He is an adopted chief of the
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Meet With, the belle of Whaka She
is only II and has a wonderful smile.
With says her name in English would
be "Fraidy Cat" but she doesn't
think it fits. She Is skillful poi
dancer, poi being the name of the
little balls made of fax covered with
the inner bark of the cocoanut and
which are swung in rhythmic move
ments and circles during the dance.
There are many kinds of poi dances,
each of them being Intended to repre-
sent some definite thing. such as the
futtering Of butterfly. the rowing
of canoe, the soaring of bird,
and so on,
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which are intended TO represent some
thing. For instance. there was the but
terfy dance. in which the huttering OF
butterflies was shown in the swinging Of
the pos And the canoe dance. I'm which
the girls sat down and in perfect time
pretended that they were rowing one Of
the old time war canoes.
Then. too, I saw the ceremonial with
which the Maori received visitors. Al
though perfectly aware that company
was coming, the family sat in front Of
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By w. D. BOYCE.

New
Z e a la II d - AL
though they have
yielded to civili-
cation b e t t er
than any native
race | know and
in spite of the
fact that they
h av e adopted
most of the white
m a ms g 90 d
things without
SuCCuulUluS "
all his vices ex-
cept the booze,
less than $4,000
Maoris remain in
New Zealand, the
country where
once they were
supreme. Like
O [ b e r rae e s.
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Susan, the Maori who guided US at
ROtorua and made friends OF every
one in the party. She speaks beauti-
full English. and Is as gracious as
society leader. Like her white ais
ters, Susan declines to give her age.
but admits she is grandmother.
Thirty years ago she must have been
"a beauty.
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The old and the new In MaoriIaud.
At the left stand Susan and Bella,
two of the old guides at RotOrua; tho
three girls arc bellies of the present
day. while the child Is the little
brother of one of them. The second
girl from the right Is wearing cloak
that Is scarce now. 1t Is made of the
feathers of the kiwi bird. which is
almost extinct, and S under the pro-
teCton of the government. because the
birds are being slaughtered to pro-
vide feathers for the ciOalSs.
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On watch for an enemy in one of
the towers of pa, or fortress. one of
the Maori stronghOlds before all
fighting in New Zealand ended fifty
years ago. When the tribes were
engaged in warfare with each other
these pas were found on the high
est mountain tops, where whole
tribe could live in safety. because 1t
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RESIDENTS the primaries
included original Club Now it is asserted
that list of Of the Rob
meeting Wood is running again!
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oil by verba
County board That
way county of their official bust
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-07

EX-GOVERNOR doubtless experienced the feeling
that of cooled his heels
outsid the oRc of McCray!
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r s,
which once were savage, the Maoris
have not benefited by taking to Euro
pean garb but they have withstOod
disease better.
The government takes more than
passing interest in them and insists
that sanitary conditions in the vii
lagos shall be of the best. Add to
this the fact that the country natur-
ally is we'll drained and that the fresh
sea air reaches to all parts Of 1t and
that it Is as far south Of the equator
as the northern part OF the United
States is north Of 1t and 1t is not sur
prising to find that In the last few
years the birth rate among the Ma
oris has crept slightly ahead of the
death rate.
1t may be. as some say, that the
decline of the race has been checked
and a steady increase may be ex-
pected. l hope so, for the Maoris are
lovable. grown-up children and It
would be a pity TO see them wiped
out.
Captain Conklin In I'LL, when be cir
cied the Islands. estimated the number
Of natives that he saw on the shores at
$4,000 and figured that az many more
80 an H.. 900 90 -, -
- - $500 " - Pl -
ease contracted from eating the sailors
from a wrecked ship.
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HOMES TO-DAY MUCH
LINE AN'iENF ONES.
Except mat many or their homes to
Gay are Httle houses OF wood with tin
roofs instead OF the matched grass huts
OF "ld. Maori WHARF, or home. Is
H"'u HN' 'Aai OF th'lr f"r'rathcrs. Just
rs their mothers did before them the
Maori women around Rotorua wash and
cook I'm the boiling springs kindly
government has built concrete Lodges
around the pools and placed iron graf
incs inside of them bur otherwise they
are used "A they were I'm Tho davs ~ can
nihaIsm Food Is washed and lowered
into them IN woven baskets If eev ana
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was virtually impossible to take them
by assault. When the white men
came, however, the pa went into the
discard, because cannon balls could
be used to tear to pieces the wooden
palisades. Ancient pas stiIl are to
be found in many places in New
Zealand.
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BUT lawyer his right hand than
give an opinion against the school board
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SUSPENDED becoming numerous in the Crmna
Court as paroles N Goodrich daysl
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ITO be continued,D
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1921-12-15

Thursday. AT present, he is doing
very we'll.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Wander Mey
spent Friday as the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter Den Abel of Lynden.
Mr.. Marius De Boer spent Wednes-
day evening at the Elzo Gelms res
idence.
The Busy Bee Society met Thurs
day with Mrs. c. Ericsson. A good
attendance was present, and delight
full refreshments served by the host
ess.
Mr.. Charles Wander Yacht is doing
some carpenter work for MIR. R. Van
Dyke of Riverside.
Preparations are under way for a
Christmas program to be given at
the local church soon.
The Misses Lottie. Annie and Lena
Kuchenreuther, Joyce and Faith
Bostwick and the Messrs. Erwin
Krohn. Melvin Bostwick and Fred
Markworth spent Thursday evening
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin
Bostwick to help Mr.. Bostwick eel
citrate his birthday anniversary. Can
dy was made during the evening and
a splendid time enjoyed.
Little Beryl Weidkamp has been
i'll the past week.
Mr.. Carl Nelson of Badger met
with a serious accident Wednesday
evening with his car. The front
wheel was smashed.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Kuchenreuther
spent Sunday at the Chris Krohn res
idence.