Gresham outlook. (Gresham, Multnomah County, Or.) 1911-1991, June 26, 1914, Page 19, Image 19

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    HOME AND FARM MAGAZINE SECTION
To Tune of Tomtoms Savages Watch Exponents of Modern Dances
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Castle Dance One Step Before Indians Who W ere In Northwest Last Sum­
mer a t Various Fetes and Festivals.
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to«, however. It waa with great serf»
ousneee that Medieine Owl offered Mrs.
t'aetle s pair of elaborately beaded
moccasins, telling her they were much
better for dancing purposes than her
long heels. ’ *
The dancers of two eras met in St.
Paul. The Indiana had arrived from
Glacier N ational park, Montana, en
route to the Shriners’ convention at
Atlanta.
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Indian Suggests M eeting.
Pish Wolf Robe learned that the Caa-
ties were in the city, and ho suggested
the meeting.
Mr. and
Mrs. Castle
agreed, and, following their matinee
performance, they hastened to the ho­
tel where the Indians had been apetid­
ing much of the afternoon enjoying
tho thrills of numerous rides in the
elevators.
The program of dances was lengthy.
A fter each number Fish Wolf Kobe
and Medieine Owl insisted on exchang­
ing compliments with
Mrs. Castle
through the interpreter, Eagle • alf.
Tho absence of an orchestra almost
prevented the Castlea from dancing, fox
Mrs. Caatlo feared to take the stage
without music. Then Eagle * alf sug­
gested the tomtoms, and the d ifficu lty
was bridged. Mr. and Mrs. Castle in ­
vited them to be the honored guests at
the ball at Castle House and the ac­
ceptance was as formal as the signing
Credits For Work on Farms.
The school board of the North Y ak.
ima district has adopted the recom­
mendation of Hupt. A. C. Davis provid­
ing for the giving of one credit iu
agriculture to each student who after
declaring his intention of earning such
credit shall during the summer vaca­
tion do 250 hours' agriculture work and
a like credit for each additional 250
hours. Work may be done in vegetable
gardening, feeding of stock or poul­
try, thinning, picking, packing, mar­
keting, cultivation or irrigation
of
fruit; eradication of tire blight nr «the»
rehard diseases or pests from orehardsj
growing o f cereals, grass or forage
eropa, keeping records of dairy ani­
mals; or care of bees and handling of
honey, i t is provide«! that careful
records must be kept of work done and
these mint be signed by the parent or
employer before credit will be given,
nnd the pupil must obtain snch informa­
tion by yeading or by questioning those
with whom he works to satisfy the i n ­
structor iu charge that the work dong
has been of real educational value.
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Think» Wenatchee Best.
W. C. Hunter, of Caldwell, Idaho, a
practical hortienltunst, has visited ev*
cr y fruit section of the Northwest and
my» he can find nothing to compart
with the Wenatchee valley. He waa
seeking a heme and pnrehased tho sin»
acre tract e f Ham Brewer nf Sunny*
Mope, paying fer the six acres gl2,00tt
F ive —Tea of the tract are planted t®
apples of good commercial varieties
which are ia hearing at the present
time. The other acre is in soft fr u it
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Cash Register Bargains
Our price» »bout half other dealer». W«
pay highest priee for seeond hand regia-
tern. Wa do expert repairing and guar­
antee oar work. Will exchange to »nil
our requirements. RUNDVAIxL CO., *03
2nd avenue, Seattle. Phone Mein 1180.
U. S. and Foreign Patents
Obtained.
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as to Patentability.
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;O U M O N W I* L T H
HE grass dance of the aborigine
and the m axixe in its newest de­
velopment» were given expres­
sion in St. Panl recently at the same
tim e and on the same floor, and it »««
to the oldest savage music o f which
America has record that the exponents
o f eiv iliza tio n ’» most modern terpsi
eborean achievem ents kept time.
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Eagle Calf, Medicine Owl, Fish W olf
Robe and Frank White Quiver whirled
aud shook their silver bells while the
Castles watched and applauded. Med­
icine Owl and Eagle Calf beat their
tomtoms for both old and new dances.
When the Indians danced their musi­
cians sang in weird tone»
They Forget the Chant.
When
the C'aatlea’ turn came the
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Castle danced
the one step, wuUe stolid rod aaiu cd •Baal waa lorgotvaa, waits Urn Imliaaa
died intently the whirlwind maze of
ures that make up the Castle walk
1 its companion dances.
rhe Castlea were loud in their praise
the dances o f the aborigine«. If the
bans were lea» prodigal aa to words
waa not because they were lacking
appreciation.
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