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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-12-21
HEAD HUNTING.
i.easons For T..ix Barbaroux Custom
OF the Dy:llS..


OF the Dy:lls".
TEa principal reasons for which heads
are taken may be summed up in Il few
WordS-1rst. as IL sign of valor and
Token of manhood. and. second, as n
ready method of keeping the score in Il
blood fcul. Solnc of my readers may
be surprised that l stop short at two
reasons. for it is Il common belief in
England that the wild Dyak OF Borneo
is in the habit OF prowling around with
Il large knife, like the lion of Scripture,
seeking whom he may Gevour," and
also that he collects heads in much the
same way as his white brother collects
postage stamps or butterflies. This,
however, is far froin being the case,
and the native of the far interior is in
reality very mild savage, whose lnin-
cipal vice is the habit OF becoming OK
trelnely Intoxicated on Il fcrmentcd
drink Which he makes from Il far too
large portion of his rice crop.
We will briefly nnalyZe the first of
the two reasons given above for which
the young buck sallics forth on Il
head hunt. Undoubtedly in days gone
by The possession of IL head implied
that the owner. OF. rather the Few
owner. had successfully met and con-
quered an enemy. The young brave
staggered home with his newly ue-
quircd trophy, feeling that he had ut
last donned the loga virilis and was
entitled to marry n Wife and join i'll
the councils of the mon. Festivities
were held, large quantities of tapia
6ice wineD We're consumed and tho
hero of the hour, having taken posses
sion of Il room in the "married" por-
ton of the long house that shelters the
whole of Il Dyall village and found IL
damscl to share ii, would proceed to
hang up the head us proudly us his
English brother hangs up his first
sporting trophy.
Times have detcroratcd since these
good old days, and to find the reason
ii faut cherchcr In femme. The young
matrcn whose husband had three heads
hanging before his room would sncer
at the woman whose spouse could
boast but two, and the latter was prob
ably nagsed ut and badgercd for wo-
men are alike the world ovcr) till he
went out and procured another. And
SO by SLOW degrees the first question
asked by Il prospective father-in-lnw
of Il suitor for his daughters hand
came to be hot "iIow much brassware
have you:' bat "llow many heads
have you!" and no self respecting girl
would look at /; man who could not
boast his two or three. Well knowing
this, the ardent lover would take good
care TO provide himself With the neces.
sary number. 4As time went Oh sue
ccssive generations became less partic
ukr us to the way the heads We're pro
| cured, till ut the present day II head is
| merely head. NO matter what the age
or sex of the original owner! Verb sap.
"A. Cayendidl in Chambers journal.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-12-21
weslcy,. Mother.

The mother of John and Charles Wes-
ley. the founders of Methodism, was
one Of the most remarkable characters
Of her own or any other age. From
tender years the principles Of religion
and practical piety were instilled by
her in the minds of her children. She
daily took them into private room
and prayed with EACH and SO imbued
their minds with the spirit of religion
that the Methodist movement was real-
ly born In her home
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-12-21
CLERK. Mistake !cr Gain.

A handsomely gowncd woman en-
tered an uptown store where a special
ty is made OF laces. Approaching Il
pale, nervous looking clerk, she said
imperousy:
You remember selling Inc several
yards OF lace few days ago? 1t was
$3.50 il yard. want 10 get six more
yards jus! like It,"
The clerk leaned over the counter and
said in Il half whisper: Mnl;An. !
made /; fearful mistake nbot.. ilI;:t lace.
1t l.; worth $40 Il yard. II YOU will re-
turn me What | sold sou ! will gladly
pay YOU so IL yard for ii. and ii Viii
save me my position"
Tho woman tossed lc.. head i!npa-
tiemtiy. III is utterly imposs.ble,' she
said. "'lllc lace j; now OIL my new
dress. People who make mistakes
mast bear the results. VIII have to
see what can 60 to match tiiat which
bought. Ten dollars i. snr!: Why.
wouldn't dream OF paying lflat sum
for H. And the haliglty woman walk
cd out with the air OF one WHO has; been
glievoGsly offended New YORK Press.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-12-21
HABITS OF SQUIRRELS.
How These little Animals of the For.
est st.rylyc Winter.


While certain members of the sluir-
rel tribe store their winters supply of
food in hollow trees. think most OF
them hide it on the ground under old
roots, brush piles and even beneath
heaps OF dead leaves. Their tracks in
the winter woods seem to bear this out.
While it may be that this frequency
food and the travelling about Il desire
to find supply. believe in the main
that these outings of HE squirrels have
definite destination. because when
you see them skip across the snow,
stop short aEu scratch hole down to
the ground. brnsin. up II supply of
nuts or cones placed there in the month
of plenty. you are apt to attribute their
luck more to good memory than to
amy hupllaZard speculation.
OF the squirrel family the most prom
incnt in winter is the black. He
seems to be flowing over all the time
with pcnt-up energy. .Thich keeps him
in constant motion. and you sometimes
feel that you would like him to be able
to talk and tell YOU how pleasant it is
to have the joy which flows from n
glad heart. Now watch him jump from
limb to limb, rush headlong down the
trunk and course across the snow liz
long. graceful bounds. With no appar.
| ont purpose but to exhibit the liappi-
ness within him.
His rcd cousin once in awhile may
be seen ut the entrance to his home in
| the heights of some tree. but in him no
| sign of cxultation. He looks around
| for spring to come and clear away the
snow, and no amount of coaXing will
cnusc him to utter II note Of scolding
or alarm Not all the red squirrels
them through want of food have to
take to the EARTH and their track in
| the deep snow is IL heavy tloundcring of
labored bounds ms they 20 from tree to
tree i'll search of the scanty provisions
hidden beneath the surface. Here and
there we find the glmmy scales of the
pine cones, the shells OF the acorn. the
seed cones of the birch and cedar. scat
tered about OH the snow, showing the
food on which they subsist. In greater
contrast to the dclicacies just named.
often one will find during long and Sc
we're winters'that the squirrels have at
tackled the hemlock trees by stripping
| them of their bitter seeds. When one
| finds this. it is evidence OF great want.
and Il merciful act would be to bring
some food and scatter 1t about to as
suage the pualgs of hunger which these
little fellows are enduring. Recreation
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-12-21
A CHfcllYY0rl.


Concerning the term 'catchword" the
London Chronicle says that its old tech
nical sense lis familiar to those who
affect old books. The catchword was
the first word of page. which was
printed also by anticipation in the bot
tom right hand corner below the last
line of the preceding page. SO as to in
sure that the pages should follow Oh
properly. In Latin these catchwords
were known as 'custodes,' guardians
The device was invented in Venice
about 1IG9 and was in favor for cen
turies This is the oldest sense of
'catchword' in the English language.
Aftcrward it came to mean IL prom
incnt word heading column of a ,,ic-
tionary, the rhynling word of u line of
verse and an uctor's cue"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-12-21
Irade Him cnutic,.x.

N. Vickary, formerly for many years
we'll known taXidermi.t of Lynn.
Mass, had skinned an eagle fo4' mount
ing one day when an old co!ored man
who did odd jobs about came in.
"Uncle Ben" said the taXidcrmist
you can take home that goose over
there ii YOU want to-"
Uncle Zen bore the goose" joyfully
away. The net time he met Mr.. Wick
AIRY he looked at him rather auccrly,
but said nothing. A few days later
the taXidermist skinned an owl ana
again offered Uncle Ben goose to take
home. Uncle Ben removed his hat
scratched his head in some perplexily
and then said:
III it's all the same to you, Mistah
Ficllary, sub, I'd like to see the feet OBJ
dat goose before take him home to
my ole woman"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-12-21
IVORY CARVING.
III" Chinese still Excel la Making
Elaborate Fan Sticks

Elaborate Fan Sticks
You Ga;iy say tllat the Chinese still
excel i'll the elaborate carving OF ivory
for fan sticks" said fan importer
Wears of labor are represented in
some of the fans made in the orient
tor nearly two centuries the manufac-
ture of fans for the European market
has been an important industry oil
China.
"The Chinese workmen, brought to
Paris in the seventeenth century in
order TO teach Frenchmen the art, aid
ed greatly in giving the prominence
to French fans. At Dieppe and other
industrial cellters in France fine exam
pies of carved ivory fam sticks are pro-
duced. and many OF the most beautiful
fans reuching the New York market
come from there. There is IL wide
choice of material for the sticks, com
prisins ivory, motler-of-pearl, tortoise
Shell, horn. sandal and other woods,
with occasionally tiligrec work in
metal.
1.-THE most common materials, of
course, dic Noou aHu Doie, Wnlcl alC
decorated with prints or pressed work.
One OF the most notable fans, made
with metal sticks, is the one of carved
silver said to have once belonged to
Marie Antoinette. This fan il; now in
the South Kensington collection The
Mother-of-pearl sticks give an excel
lent opportunity for artistic carving
and also for clever gliding. Jewellers
Circular-Weekiy.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-12-21
White Say ds.

The sands at Black pool. in Lanca-
shire, are said to be the VIII test in the
British isles From l:aenza nee to the
Lands End. OH the ccast I'd Cornwall,
the sand on the seashEe /; very white,
while in st. Ma-y's, one. OF II Z Scilly is
lands, the sand OH the. sfsAft. is exceed
lngly white and glistening- IN the 9TH
er hand. the sand about Ph mouth is
BLUSH gray in color. probalbiy owing to
the shells OF musseis blDkaa III mixed
with it, and on the coasts; e6 he North
sen the sand Of the seG;limc. . yellow
ish brown or red;ii:;..... nc sal ! on the
coast of -Nrgyllsiiire. in SecaitL 4. is re-
ma,kablc for its VIII tezlss.s.-- london
Globe.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-12-21
THE VENETIAN KITCHEN.
1t Would Bother :sn American Cook
to preiarc Il Meal.


ANY one who keep; house iii Venice
will find that the pc,tifesGueness of
surrounding; is carried OFT i'm all the
details of life. The lsitc..ca. for in-
stance. viii lie more primitive than amy
kitchen you have vet seen i. yo!r apart
ment is .:Mythin:. short o. Il palace. 1t
is apt to be Il spacious room. around t q
top of which runs Il row of shelves
filled with pewter plates. There arc
rows of copper pot. an, S:lucepan.;.
and there are fascinating ca.thcn
dishes and caSScrclci OF ever, size. and
in the inventory there is sure to be Il
round wooden bosl. w..'i !, stubby
handle. to turn out the s;ea..ia- po.en-
Ia on. I'cienta is no Ming in ths world
but an cNcellently made connect mu ;l
"a cornmeal Mlush With the Elusllimess
left ovt. for to he perfect po,eata must
have constituency. i,ns.,!cs the exact
proportions of water, salt aud meal, 30
lenta. to he good. l.ll!,,t be stirred con
tinuallE. ard n long: c,.l.sc, TO. t:.is lpui'-
pose is another item in the Kitchen fur
nishing Gur rol1nt.l was cooled in Il
fire. and tls brings n!c to the cooking
arrangements. There is no stove in
this Venetian Kitchen: there i nothing
to cook OH by means OF which an Amer
lean cook could turn cut a square meal.
There is :. wide soapstonc hearth, the
site OF the ordinary range. sur:aount-
ed by AN imposing hood. On this
hn,
Il wood fire. The s.icl; arc long. and
only ono end is lighted The otllc, end
extends out ON the edge of THO hearth.
and as the lighted esd, bar, down the
stick is pushed back into the flame Oa
either side Of this fire stands forncllo,
an carthepw;,rr vessel something like
a large square towcipot.
In these arc made charcoal fires cute
large enough to heat .wo ia.iron; at
the same time. This is all the cooking
arrangement. There is 10 place fo..
roasting or baking No broad. cake or
biscuit is over made in an Rattan
house. II You wish To roast II turkey
or a large bird You send it in it,; Ean.
with the butter for its las.iil.s to the
Ddhel. WHO fo:tSlS III 10 II DctuliIul
brown for f"oin 3 to ) cents. The
smaller fowls are roasted in one of
the large coprc. casacio,cs. and l.v
turning and twisting an; h:stilay in
cessantly the bird is perfectly roasted
as one would wish. There i, M place
for keeping anything hot on t.:;; chl-
bryonic range, ;.md with only three
places for cooking something l.l,,st be
cooked first and set aside to Mlal.e way
for either dishes On the Other. hand,
there could not be !, Eore economical
way Of cooking. In Il very few mo-
llents the charcoal fire barns at fun
pitch, and il one wishes for just enough
and no more to broil Il chop o..c may
have it withGrt llaviLa, to l...s.l: ~ fire
sufficient to cook an entire dinner, as
one would have to co w.tll Us. for the
fuel for an American Kitchen raas,e
costs anywhere between -, and 30
cents day. In ltals fuel, including
both wood and charcoal, costs 10 cents
IL day for Il family CT llo4rr.lte size. =
Pilgrin
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-12-21
He Won the Trick.

"Oh, George, DEAR" she whispered
when he slipped the engagement ring
on her tapering finger, "how sweet of
you to remember just the sort Of stone
preferred. None of the others was
ever so thoughtful"
George was staggered but for mo-
ment. Then he came back with. Not
at ALL dear; YOU overrate me. This is
the one I've always used"
She was inconsistent enough to cry
about If.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-12-21
What She wou1d IN.

Johnnie, DEAR" said his mother, who
was trying to inculcate a lesson in In
dustry, "what do you suppose mamma
would do for you If you should come to
her some day and tell her that you
loved your studies?" "Lick me for
telling a falsehood" said dear little
Johnnie with the frankness Of youth.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-12-21

II You want place where really val
liable feminine accomplishments are
held in esteem. you should go to Can
ton. The Chinese there annually cele-
bratc the festival of the spinning maid
en- and the cowherd. 1t sounds gay. At
the last festival a girl Of sixteen, with
a needle in one hand and thread in the
other. kne!t before the shrine of the
star goddess and threaded the needle
behind Ler head. She was at once in
undated with offers of marriage. So
easily pleased Is the simple Chinaman.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-12-21
Good For Raldncss,

"say," said the man who was begin
ming to have bare spot on top Of his
head. "can you tell me what is good
for badness"
YES" replied the barber. "a cheer
full determination to make the best Of
what can't be helped" Chicago Rec
ord.Herald.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-12-21
C. ay

u dy
Fine weather this, everyone
is manifesting their apprecia-
tion of it by utilizing it to the
limit some in one way and 9TH
ers in another.
The following persons are
making improvements on their
premises by building, without
the issueance of interest bear
ing bonds. w. G, Butts a barn
20x36 #. LIFT. high. j. L.
Motz a cattle shed, 16x64 ft.
c. A. Locklin cattle shed l6x
36. Nathan Stansbury barn.
I. B. Boswell is hauling lumber
from the saw mill for the pur-
pose of adding improvements
on his farm also to his home in
Modale.
James Wilkinsonis preparing
to build a new house on his
farm for a tenant.
For the lack of a carpenter
S. L. Vittitoes house is not
quite completed.
The disposition to improve
and rearrange seems to be epi-
demic so much so, that VIM and
his brother j. A. Graham are
relocating their chicken houses
and COW stable moving them on
rollers with team and block and
tackle.
Grandma Motz is very poorly
and is under the care OF DR..
Cooper of Modale.
Adam, the son of James Tue
ker is in a dying condition with
appendicitis.
The United brethren have
been holding meetings every
night the past week and expect
to continue through this week.
Rev. Bennett in charge. All
who can are invited to attend.
IS. Mcdonald will preabh at
the L. D. s. church next Sum
day night at z o'clock p. m.
Everybody welcome.
There was a box supper held
last Thursday night at the pleas
ant home of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM
Graham. There being quite a
number Of young people pre-
sent enjoyed themselves huge
]y with the plays and games of
this day and generation until
ten o'clock, when the sale of
boxes was announced by the So
licitation Of all present. Clay
Thomas served as auctioneer
and he conducted it in a man
ner that would do a credit to a
Tnpper.
Mrs. j. A. Graham and daugh-
ter Nellie expect to go to Lin
coin, Neb. next Saturday to
make her mother a visit during
Christmas week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Pratt and
family, and Mr.. and Mrs. AL
bert Alexander and daughters
were visiting at the home of
G. w. Motz last Sunday.
The Christian people at Mo-
dale are preparing a Christmas
program to be rendered next
Saturday night assisted by
Prof. w. G.. Motz and Asa Tho
mas.
Before you hear from us
again Christmas will be here
and the school marms and R.
F. D. carriers will have a hol-
iday. A merry Christmas to
Won all
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-12-21

Jack-I suppose there is nothing thsa
pleases u woman more than the deyot-
ed attention Of the man Of her choicea
Bess-Except, perhaps, the devoted att
tention Of the man of some other stsga
-,ice.-Exchange.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-12-21
Nail. ana Nn,linx.

When buyer declared that he paid
cash right on the ma. and thereby nam
ed great bargain. what kind OFT
nail did he refer to? What is meant hI
q doornail and the expression, 'Doaa
~ loornail?'
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-12-21

Garry your present load firmly, CO,
rsttly and cheerfully. and some cod
will surely u0te at the proper time tha1
you are equal to larger one.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-12-21
The Celebrated Place Is. IIowevcr.
More Famous For LIS Rhymes nnd
Its Calscx ','1an Eor It's Part In the
.S..}ru .,f Ss.in
Would yoa not think. il You found
TIE followin. lines,
rs T0Hr- co c.FD Ipl

rs fsOEI. co CAED III!
Sec = i ,reve crc,l wcisu:rc vahl
al SEAS - otrv!l nos llebJnas
re.,i.i flctl lcs .s'!!.ros .ollycr
;s;,i.,3ed i....d ;s.c i,i.ac ose,s .'orcy
rub nabo. T.; ioai. co c;.e.. IL.
The Colorado statesman., 1905-04-08

Questions Raised by Armed Conflict.
When men defend the principle of
war between nations or peoples they
are very apt to assert that questions
now and then arise that can be settled
only by the test of physical force.
There may be such questions, but are
they ever the most fundamental to So
ciety and are the most fundamental,
ever really settled by the sword?
Clearly, the great trouble with war
is that even when it does settle some
questions, such as political supremacy
or political autonomy or territorial
possession or control of trade routes,
It almost Invariably raises up other
questions quite as harassing, perhaps.
rs the ones originally the cause of
war.-Springfield (Mass.) Republican.
The Colorado statesman., 1905-04-08
Return to Mule Teams.

Freight traffic between Reno, New.
and Golifiald, the new bonanza" has
increased so much that the railroads
cannot handle it, and mule teams OF
twelve mules each have been put on
the road, the first time in over a quar-
ter of century that they have ap
peared on Nevada's roads. By freight
train Goldfield is one day from Reno
BY mule team 1t is twelve days.
The Colorado statesman., 1905-04-08

A@5l y; ';@5l
1l6 High Grade Pianos bought
at 60 cents on the dollar. R. T.
Cassell. proprietor of the Colum-
bine Music Co., recently purchas-
ed in Kansas City, 116 Pianos,
dealers stock who was forced to
rne wall. The stock is now here
and placed on sale A chance to
buy a piano at S75 to 500 less
than regular price. So that all
may have an opportunity, no mat
ter how limited their income is, to
buy at this sale, we will sell you
this week a good piano for Sc
down, 81 per week. Come in and
get first choice on these wonderful
piano bargains. A few prices
picked at randum from this stock:
An upright for S65, one upright
for SSS, one upright for $125, a
$500 piano, less than nine months
use, $195; a S400 instrument for
S235, less than year old; a $3.50
piano, less than ten months old,
1865; a good square piano for $50;
a good organ for $25.
Free-A three months course of
music lessons.
COlumbine Music Co.
92O-922-924 18th Street.
Open Evenings. Charles Block.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-06-29
COUNTER CLAIM
IN MORTGAGE SUIT

Waialua Agricultural Co., Ltd. by its
attorneys, Castle & Wilmington, files
an answer and a cross complaint in the
suit of August Dreier VS.. John D. Holt
Jr. and others. 1t claims under q
mortgage executed by John D. Holt Jr.
ands wife to Mary E. Soper for $4,000,
which is now owned by this respondent
and on which s1326.67 is alleged to be
due.
Jose Nobrega has brought suit
against Jose da Costa and Antonio da
Costa for $1,000 damages on account of
respass upon a piece of land at Ka-
manaiki. kalihi, containing 163 acres
Judge Lindsay approved the accounts
and granted the discharge of Jo-
seph o. Carter, executor of the es-
tate of Thomas Jefferson Cummins. de-
ceased.
The ejectment suit of w. r. Kaleio-
kekoi vs.. Waikiki Sugar Co. was still
on yesterday before Judge Lindsay and
the following jury: Farm Cornn,
George Johnson, z. f. Hartmann. r.
Weldon, a. E Murphy L Livingston
w. A. MCGOWAN, j. a. Aud. c. J.
Schoening, James Weary, John K. Inch
and A Winterstein. c. W. Ashford for
plaintiff. E. B. McClanahan for defend
ant.
Joinders in demurrers of various de-
PENDANTS have been filed by plaintiff in
the suit Of Charles r. Hemenway, trus-
tee, VS.. Honolulu Clay Co. Ltd. ct al.
In this case the trustee in bankruptcy
of the defendant company seeks to
make stockholders liable for the debts
to the amount of their stock not paid
up.
w. Q. Bowen has petitioned the Court
of Land Registration for a title to a
parcel of land with the buildings there
on. situate in Makiki, Honolulu. and
containing an area of -. 900 square feet.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-06-29
Can't Be Separated
Some Honolulu People Have Learned
How to Get Rid of Both.

Backache and kidney ache are twin
brothers.
You can't separate them.
Ard you can't get rid of the back
ache until you cure the kidney ache.
If the kidneys are wei and strong
the rest of the system is pretty sure to
be in vigorous health.
Doan's Backache Kidney Pills make
strong, healthy kidneys.
s. Hanoland, of this city, is a Gus
tom House guard. He writes: "Having
been afflicted with an aching back for
some time. I procured a supply OF
Doan's Backache Kidney Pills at Hol-
lister Drug Co. IS store, and used them.
The results were most satisfactory and
know that the pills are a valuable
medicine Tor a lame back
Doan's Backache Kidney Pills are
sold by al druggists and storekeepers
at so cents per box (six boxes $3.50 or
will be mailed on receipt of price by
the HOLSTER Drug Co., Ltd, Honolulu,
wholesale agents for the Hawaiian Is
lands.
Remember the name Doan IS and take
no substitute.