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Child Death-Rate in Spain

The nlnrtality among children in
Spain IS extremely great. During the
last six years the number of children
who died under one year of age III
Madrid alone was 22,26j, as against
40GS in Paris during the same period.
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Army Officer a Deserter.

Having been absent without leave
from the Department Of Texas for
several months. Second Lieutenant
Max Sulnon has been declared a del
Serter.
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Ffchters Would Get Hurt.

The toy pistol in South America
would make those revolutions far more
dangerous than they are.-Philadelphia
Press.
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opinion among yachting experts that
a convincing test of the relative mer-
it's of opposite theories Of yacht de-
signing, especially Of boats which
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German Fleet to Visit Us.

Advices from Berlin state that Ger
many will send a fleet of her finest
war vessels to participate in the naval
display at Hampton Roads in connec'
ton with the opening Of the Worlds
Fair at st. Louis May |. 1904.
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Free Distribution of Bibles

1t is reported that. in view Of the
Iooting Of Boer Bibles TINT tnnli place
during the late war. tie Er:t!Sh Bible
Society is to make free distribution
Of 5000 Dutch Bibles bcund In leather.
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lar to every merican who takes an
interest in sports. especially in yacht
ing. 1t seems almost Incredible that
so much money, what would be more
than an ample fortune even in these
days of huge accumulations of wealth,
should be spent with no other object
than to secure silver cup Of little in
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shall be useful for cruising purposes
after racing contests, is as far or as
ever.
But the New York Sun voices the
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-09-02
The Matter of Confidence.

The man who has TOO little conf
dence in himself generally has too
much in others.
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Manufacturer KilioI by Employe.

Thomas R. Morgan. sash and doori
manufacturer, at Oshkosh, Wis. was|
shot to death by Frederick Eanfpel, al
discharged employer
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The Trade situation.
The general trade Of the country has
undergone no contraction.
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Turks Capture Krushevo.
The Turkish troops have captureo
Krushevo from the insurgents.
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When a girl finally marries the man
of her choice there are generally lot
Of others to whom she awards honor
able mention"
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les were SS50,0O0.

"161-'OE' SDUO,O0U
Leaving the yacht proper and COM
Ing to the collateral expenses. there is
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-27
SHOOTING SEASO N
PRAIRIE CHICKENS AND SOURI,
RELS CAN BE KILLED SEP
TENDER l..

September, October, November and
December are the four months in
which grey or fox squirrels can be
lawfully killed in Iowa. The first day
Of September also marks the begin
ming of the open season on ducks,
geese, and prairie chickens. The
shooting season on the above game
opens on the same day but does not
close at the same time. 1t is against
the law to shoot chickens after the
first day of December and squirrels
after the first day of January, al
though the duck shooter does not
have to dodge the game warden
until the fifteenth of next April.
| There is also now on the statutes
of Iowa an act which states that any
nonresident of the state must take
out license before he can hunt or
pursue game in Iowa. This costs him
$1,000. In Illinois the nonresident
law makes the license cost even
more.
The section of the Iowa game law
which covers practically all the game
in this part of the state, is as fol
lows:
Game Protected.
No person shall trap, shoot or xii
any pinnated grouse or prairie CHECKER
between the first day of December ant
the first day of September next follow
ing; any woodcock, between the frs
day of January and the tenth day o
July; any ruffed grouse or pheasant
wild turkey or quail, between the frs
day of January and the first day of No
lvember; any wild duck, goose or brant
rail, plover sandpiper and marsh o
beach bird, between the fifteenth da,
of April and the first day of Septem
Der; or any gray or fox squirrel o
timber squirrel, between the first da
of January and the first day of Septen
, ber Shooting or killing quail on tn
public highway shall be in violation {
: law. No person shall kill any of til
birds mentioned in this section frol
any artificial ambush of any kind c
t with the aid or use of any sneak boa
i or sink box or other device used 70
concealment in the open water nor us
any artificial light, battery or any othe
deception, continuance or device what
} ever, with the intent to attract or d,
: ceive any of the birds mentioned i
i this chapter, except that decoys ma
be used in hunting wild geese an
i ducks, but no person shall at any tim
hunt or shoot from any boat, canoe
contrivance or device whatever, on an
J of the waters of this state betwee
, sunset and sunrise
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knew from Flinders record of his
work that this smoke was from the
bush being fired by blacks to drive out
kangaroos, for Flinders saw similar
smoke clouds.
\ The CHEF scientific result of the
cruise was the determination by the
scientists that the Gulf of Carpentaria
is more nearly related in its fauna to
the Indian ocean than to the Pacific,
proof OF which is afforded by the mol
lusca found by Mr.. Hedley by means
Of his dredge. He took back with him
to Sydney large number OF speci-
mems. shells and fishes mainly, some
Of which are undoubtedly new to sci
ence,
This work with the dredge only
confirms hypothesis he advanced
some years ago, that in a geological
age New Guinea was connected with
Australia by the York peninsula. This
accounts for indian ocean forms in
the gulf.
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SEARCHESFORFAMILY
Young Man Separated From Relatives
Over Twenty Years.

asks that they write to him if there
are any parties of those names in the
city.
Favors Sister Who Wrote Him.
Mr.. Martin has apparently prosper
ed. He desires to find the relatives
to whom he has been stranger. He
states that he intends to spare no
expense to find those of his blood
from whom he has been separated.
Martin is eager to find, especially
the lost sister, Lizzie Martin, from
whom he heard some years ago. He
carries a considerable amount of life
insurance and wishes to name this sis
ter as his beneficiary. He gives his
address as Henry Martin, or Henry
Spray as he is known among his ac-
quaintances. He asks if there are
any persons of the names given who
know of the existence of their missing
brother, that they write to him at
Montgomery Qa.), box II, care of A.
M. Johnson, and promises to commune
cate with them and arrange for a re-
union after a separation of almost
quarter of century.
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Z m FASHIONABLE as we'll as a
IA really artistic and unique eff
~ feet in fitting UP the library or
sitting room can be obtained
,by the upBuilding of an Indian coy
corner For this the chief essential
,nay be said to be Navajo blankets
which serve alike for couch covering
and for rugs. These blankets range in
price from 81 to $500. The finest speci-
1nens are old bayettas, which are. very
scarce and expensive, as no duplicates
are produced III the present day The
,colors used in these, especially the red,
were obtained from cloth brought into
Mexico by the Spanish and sold to the
padres, who in iturn sold it to the IN
dams at handsome profit. This fine
cloth was raveled and the thread woven
into blankets.
1t will thus be seen that the cost of
the materials was large in the begin
ming, and as it is long since any Of
This variety has been made the bayet-
tas are quite rare. But they are very
durable and the colors are absolutely
,unfading. Then there are the more
common and less expensive blankets
woven by the Navajo squaws of the
npesent day. These Indians raise the
sheep, make their own yarn and dye it
with colors obtained from herbs and
minerals. bright reddish orange or
fiame color enters largely into the color
ing. also scarlet, black, white and blue.
rrhe skill with which the savages blend
the colors and weave the intricate pat
terms is wonderful and curious. Every
thread is woven in and out the warp
on the rough loom by hand and pressed
down tightly with little stick until the
rug is as stiff as a board.
For couch covered with one of these
blankets there are sofa pillows made of
sheeuskins in red, green. orange and all
the shades of tan and brown. Some are
painted with Indian heads and some
are worked in beads, so that you may
repose with your cheek resting against
the war paint and feathers Of the blood
thirsty Geronimo or Observation-Disclosures
while your feet are holding down Sit
ting Bull or some of his ilk. These
cushion covers are made from Skin
much larger than the cushion proper
the superfiuous edges being slashed Il
make deep fringe and the top ant
bottom covers laced together over thu
cushion with colored cord or ribbon
passed through holes made in thu
leather. There are also cushions Gov
cred with wool materials in bright col
ored stripes and designs. filled with fl
and pine needles, while some may bt
covered with beautiful Mexican draw
i work, put on over a dark color
The wall behind your couch may b,
draped with one of the bright coloree
Mexican serapes Or shawls. the artist,
salns of which Is beyond price. but ",
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{ xQ4e11ef'
Tee CREAM WITH HOT CHoCa
OLATE-A delicious and simple

ICE CREAM WITH HOT CHOC-
OLATE-A delicious and simple
dessert is composed of ice cream
and hot chocolate sauce. Break up the
chocolate, put it in an agate saucepan
and melt over the fire, stirring it well
until it is thick, smooth paste. Have
the ice cream in brick form. Cut in
slices and when they are ON the plates
put two or three tablespoonfuls of the
chocolate sauce over each slice.
TONGUE TOASTETTES.-Ke the
remains of cold boiled tongue, hang 1t
up until quite dry and hard, then CRATE
as much as is requisite. Put this into
a saucepan with enough cream to make
1t into a nice paste add pepper and salt
to taste. Warm up and serve on small
squares of buttered toast.
CUCUMBER SOUP.-Peel large
cucumber and lay it in cold water for
about half an hour; then divide into
pieces an inch thick. Place these in,
stewpan with salt and pepper to
taste two onions, sprig Of parsley!
and sufficient veal or fowl stock to-
cover all. Simmer till the cucumber is
| tender, then take away the onion and
parsley and pass the rest through
sieve. Fry together, without browning
| one ounce each of butter and flour; on
| to this pour the cucumber PURGE. Bring
to the boil while stirring. then add suf-
ficient milk to make the soup of the
right consistency. Just before serving
add beaten egg with a tablespoonful
of cream. Have ready dice of cuoum-
Der, which have previously been boiled|
in saited water till tender, and serve I'M
| the soup.
| CHEESE CUSTARDS.-Butter some
small cups thoroughly and cut some
/ thin slices of bread and butter into
small dice, arranging them in a pattern,
on the side of the cups. Scatter grated
cheese-parmesan, if possible-oyer all.
| Make custard with the yolks of two
eggs and three-quarters of a pint of
milk. At the last minute before cook
ing add the whites beaten to "a stiff
froth. Season with salt, white pepper
a and cheese Fill up the molds and
steam very slowly till set. Turn out to
serve and garnfsh with chopped parsley
or tru@es, .......- ......-.....,A --..-s !.
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ABOUT IOWA.

Iowa City Press: OF the eighteen
men who have filled the office of gov
ernor of Iowa since its admission In
to the union as a state in 1876, seven
are now living, probably a larger pro-
portion than in any other state. Those
now living are Buren, Sherman, 1882
6; William Larrabee, 1SS6-90; Horace
Boies, 1904; Frank D. Jackson, 1891
SO; Francis M. Drake, 1868; Leslie NJ.
Shaw, 1S9S-1902; Albert B. Cummins.
next. Two eX-governors, Samuel Mer-
rill, 1882; and Joshua G. Newbold,
1878, have died within the past year.
OF these two governors Newbold had
been elected lieutenant-governor ana
filled out the term of office on Kirk
woods resignation when elected Unit
ed States senator; Jackson had served
three terms as secretary of state; Sher-
man three terms as auditor of state.
Mr.. Newbold is the only lieutenant gov
ernor who succeeded to the executive
Office.
Orange City Herald: The harvest
days are upon us and bring to the
towns an unnatural quiet to the farm
|, ers season of toll and exertion. The
man of business takes stock, dusts off
| his shelves and prepares for his own
harvest at later time. While the ac-
tual labor involved in gathering the
grain has in late years been WONDER
fully lightened, there is still a-plenty to
do on the farm to make the harvest Sc
cure. First of all, there is the direct
] ing hand and head of the farmer him.
self. He brings to his task an intelli-
gence born of years OF experience, for
/ tilted by constant reading and study.
Next in Importance are the hands who
labor in the fields. Sometimes there
! is a shortage in this department and
then the hours are heightened Well
| fed men and well sroomed horses and
well kept machinery accomplish won
ders, and by the end of another week
| the grain shocks will attest not only
the fruitfrlness of the soil, but the en-.
ergy of the Iowa farmer.
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trnsically it is anywhere from S. to $50.
Or YOU may decorate the space with
such interesting trifles as the "head-
ache sticks" (war clubs) of the Sioux
and Apache tribes. These harmless
looking weapons are made of a smooth.
oval stone as large as good sized hens
egg, fastened in some ingenious manner
to a strong stick about foot long,
which serves as handle. The whole is
then wound tightly with strips of thin
leather and completely covered with de-
signs in bright colored beads. The top
of the handle is decorated with little
tassels or fringes Of slashed leather.
However innocent and ornamental
these playthings may look, upon exam
ination you will decide that good,
hard tap administered by strong and
supple savage wrist would crack a skull
of almost any density and cause as
severe headache as any quantity of
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Heads of chiefs in war paint and
feathers on whole sheepskins may be
tackled up around the wall with ex-
eeilent decorative effect. and the beau
uful baskets of the different tribes may
be scattered about with as much pro-
fusion as the purse allows. The most
beautiful of these baskets are made by
the Moqui or Hopi tribes. These In
dams live on the buttes of northern
Arizona, and the beauty of coloring and
symbolism of their baskets outriyal all
the other tribes. Their large ceremonial
baskets make imposing ornaments.
Then there are Hoopa acorn baskets;
Pomo. klamath. Shasta Shoshone,
Apache, Pima and host of others not
emitting the sweet grass and splint
baskets of the northern Indian. The
latter baskets are easily woven, and the
materials can also be obtained from the
Indian goods stores. Indeed, the maxi
ing of these baskets, as we'll as some
Of the more difficult kinds, has become
quite a fad. There is no difficulty in
making them If book of instructions
is obtained, and in some places CLASSICS
are formed for teaching the art.
The little birch bark canoes, baskets
| and boxes are both pretty and orna-
| mental. Some of these fashioned by
| the northern Indians are worked with
porcupine quilts in red, blue, green,
purple and white in queer artistic de.
signs Among the most highly priced
treasures of my childhood was little
workbox made from the brown inner
| bark of the birch, embroidered tfickly
with porcupine quill work in bright
colors. especially the cover, which had
strong hinges of the quilts. have seen
| too, ornamental toboggans, snowshoes
| and other articles of a similar make.
A corner shelf to hold some of the
smaller things may be covered with {
piece of sheepskin, with slashed firing,
hanging from it and festooned with on,
of the necklaces made of black hawks
beaks, tipped with vermilion and strung
with large beads alternating with
the beaks Or perhaps you would prefe
necklace of buffaloes', teeth. stained
red and strung also with beads be
tween. The CORY looking teeth have
disagreeably human appearance, and IL
these days when the necklace holds do
minion one can imagine the sensation
an up to date and faddish dame woul,
make should she appear with one o
them depending from her fair neck.
A corner furnished in this way nigh
not be cheap one, but 1t would b
very odd and interesting.
EDITH CLARK TEMPLETON.
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.n.c feather Sofa Pillow

lobster la Newburg or cold beans and
hard cider overnight.
There are also Tuscarora and VIM
nebago tomahawks, which give you the
shivers to gaze upon, even though they
are hung by an inoffensive ribbon to
the ornate peg in your contest den. They
remind You so forcibly of the bludgeon
depicted In the story book of Jack the
Giant Killer" at the thought of which
you have not yet got over having
little thrills of terror creep up your.
spine. To accompany these are lariats
Of rawhide. feathered headdresses.
decorated bows and arrows, Yaaui
CURTIS or riding &hiD~. Monui sash haitA
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Deprived of mothers love in the
days of his babyhood and denied the
companionship of his brothers and sis
tiers in his childhood and youth, Harry
Martin of Montgomery, after twenty
three years of separation from his
blood relations has given heed to his
often felt longings and has decided to
search untiringly for the dear ones of
whome he has no remembrance Left
in the care of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Spray, while a babe in arms because
his parents were too poor to care for
him and afterwards adopted by that
couple, he never learned to know the
joys and solace of a mothers love, al
though he was well treated by his fost-
er parents.
Thought Were RiehtfuI Parents.
AS a baby the boy had never known
but that Mr.. and Mrs. Spray We're his
rightful parents, although in later life
he realized that his life had been be.
reft of the endearing ties that bind the
offspring to his parents. He realized
that he had never when held upon his
foster mothers knee witnessed her
face light up when he spoke the name
Mamma" so treasured in the mothers
heart when lisped by baby lips.
Foster Parents Tell Story.
When about ten years of age he was
told by his foster parents that he was
but their adopted son. He was told
the story of his life then; that he was
born July 81, 1880 at Leavenworth
Neb., and had been given in infancy
to Mr. and Mrs. Spray for adoption
He realized then that what had been
missing in his life was the devotion
and love Of mother and understood
| the cause OF the unrequlteu longlngs
which had been his from the earliest
years to which his memory reaches.
Receives Letter From Sister.
About ten years ago he received q
| letter from a sister named Lizzie
Martin, who resided in Ottumwa. The
letter stirred him deeply as it was
the first time that he had had any
communication with a blood relation
He was young at the time and although
he often longed to see his sister hi
could not be unmindful of the kindness
/ of the only parents he had known
who had reared him from babyhood
Since that time he has heard nothing
from any of his relatives.
| He has now grown to young man
hood and is making his own way il
the world. The pent up longings Of
the many years have moved him &c
make determined effort to become
1 reunited with his blood relations. He
feels that possibly his parents are We
living and that he may be a help tt
them in their declining days, although
they were unable to care for him IL
his infancy. He has written a lette
Ito the Ottumwa postmaster in whicl
he states his desires to learn the pres
ent whereabouts of his parents, hi
brothers and his sisters.
Gives Names of Relatives.
: In his letter he asks if there are an,
!. persons living here named eithel
Mary, Lizzie or Millie Martin, his sis
; ters. He asks if there is man nam
ed James Martin, whom he was tolt
by his foster parents was brother
He also inquiries if Joseph or Charlie:
Wiley are located in or near this city
as those were names of relatives a,
given him by Mr.. and Mrs. Spray. H,
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can be purchased from any Of the In
dian goods stores.
On table covered with painted
leather or a cloth of Mexican drawn
work may be gathered a collection of
horned toads, tarantulas, trapeoor
spiders and centipeds. mounted to
serve as paperweight; curiously deco
rated water bottles and pottery from
the Maricopa, zuni and Moqui tribes;
quaint Pueblo idols, made of clay, rep
resenting gods of rain, plenty, peace
and pain. with hideous distorted faces;
paper weights in Mexican onyx.
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Navajo kMQ

rated at intervals by bits of turquoise
or anthracite.
A medicine mask, hung at the head
of your couch, might invite repose
These are also becoming as rare as they
are hideous. with their Medusa- like
cast of countenance, horrible rolling
lips, wild eyes and long, streaming hair
from an enemy's scalp. There are also
dainty squaw caps, buckskin leggings
ana rnannasins, afnhnaidaHaa fuiiA AssAa
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Embellshing the House With an Indian Coy

porcupine quilts and colored beads.
Other pleasing ornaments are calti-
mite peace pipes, hand carved and
painted canes of horribly MUIR
derous short, thick variety and vari-
Gus kinds of bead and porcupine
quill work in pouches, head ornaments,
knife sheaths. amulet bags and belts.
These bead belts are simple and easily
made. A tiny loom and outfit, includ-
ing a book Of designs and instructions.
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woven of bright colored wool. strings of
wampum, which, by the way. is becom-
ing quite scarce and expensive. You
can spend as much as you please on
this curious Indian shell money, as
every tribe had it's own coinage and
there is a great variety. The most of it
is, however, composed of little disks of
carved shell, from an eighth to quar-
ter of an inch in diameter. strung
through a hole in the center and sepa-
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save ri.sue Paper.

Try saving every scrap of tissue
paper that comes into the house for
wiping looking glasses 1t gives Pc
c,1iag Iusssc 10 the Ri2ss.
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A Waterman on a dark night may
have pride in himself in rejecting how
large he looks to, belated men from the
club
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asks that they write to him if there
are any parties of those names in the
Icity