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The Lost Family.

great crowd had gathered to witness
the closing exercises of the village school,
1t was 10 o'clock at night when they fin
ished and everybody started for home.
Then. suddenly, some one shouted aloud !:
Little Paul Chiffon is lost!" Now Paul
was only four and a half years old
The minister hurried alone down the path
to the spring, hoping the little one might
have taken that familiar walk Ali SIRE
brave little steps, up the sloptng nah
oh, Paul cried the minister. running
toward him, how did you come to be lost ?a
Il don't fink rs losted." answered the lit
te Ieiiow, quaver OF relief In his voice as
the big man gathered him in his arms.
Then he went on in Tired little tone ..but
the rest of the family must be losted. for
can't find EN- anywhere"
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How Old Fox Caught Crawfish
BY BERTRAND n. o. WALKER.

It was in the olden times long before the
white man knew anything of the Indian
people. their country or their ways and
manner of living; those were the days of
good times. Everything was different then.
so the old people said, and nothing was
thought of the animals and birds talking
and doing many things as the people did
Many of the things which they did often
furnished much amusement and source OF
comment to the people. They would re-
count them over and over during the long
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SOLUTION OF CHAPTER XIV.

"Oh. Granny" cried little Rad
Riding Hood. what great eyes
you have gott"
All the better to see you with,
my dear" said the wolf.
What great arms you have
got!"
"Alf the better to fold you in"
what great ears!"
"All the better to hear you,
sweet voice."
And what . large nosei"
"Al the better to smell"
No wonder the child was fright,
tAned-
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Foolish Fancies.

Does the elephant carry her clothes In her tr1,nk
Does the snakes baby play with its rattle?
Gan the goat blow Its hornf Did the wren pav he's
bill? ~ A p@s nef
Did the swordhsh e'er go out to battle7
DID clock ever yet wash its face or its hands,
what does fish weigh It's scales pray7
Can an Irish pota TO out of its eyes
How far can ons go driving nails, heyf
Would IT pain chair If you broke OF itt
arms? -
Does the grass ever sharpen its green bladesf
neatf
Is the oceans sfide bed spread by mermaids7
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The Quick Stick.
BY F. NJ. BICKNELL.

used TO meet an aged man
A plodding down the lane:
Sometimes he walked unaided,
And sometimes he had q cane.
90 aged man. o ancient man.
asked. PLEASE make 1t plain
Why tits you often go without,
Yet often use a cane"
He smiled q funny. toothless smile,
Then said. 81 win explain:
take my stick when I'm IN haste.
For it's my hurry cane
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PRIMAL ACRoSTIC.
/. Never.
2. Even
8. East.
4. Dawn.
D. Lend
O. Eta.
NEEDLE.
HIDDEN WORD SQUARE
I. TEA
5; ATE
DIAGONAL.
1. Pear.
2. table.
3. serve.
4. horRid
8 borrow.
9. threat.
PARROT.
WORTS WITHIN WORDS
1. Cruel. ?. Scarf 3. Travel.
BEHEADINGs
l. Aisle. 2. Shoe. s. Valley.
DIAMOND.
/ TEN
3. CEDAR
( MY
SISTER SUES SLATE.
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Papa Enters.

Upon her mothers hreast
She laid her curly head:
u love you. mamma. dear.
With all my heart" she ca i:
Her father tried in vain
To wear a little frown:
Then where do I come in?'r
lie questioned. looking down.
Her big. blue. merry eyes
With mischief trimming DER.
She answered. with a laugh,
Why, you come IN the doorI r.
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OF all my toys he has the best.
| can deny him no request
When he's the Company |"
| do the best can, you see,
To show him every courtesy.
Next time III be the guestl
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I Don't Care.
BY DORIS WEBB.

i don't care for the doll / broke
Smashed her against the waIi.t
She Is all in hundred bits:
I don't mind IL at ALI
! don't care II my lessons hard,
! don't wish It was through,
] don't care for the doll I broke,
| don't cars-but / dol
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Next time when I reciprocate,
| bfavely do the things | hate
Because | am the Host"
| always let him eat the most,
| listen meekly to him boast,
Agreeing that he is great!
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SIR PETER.

Written for The Star by
CLEMENT CHAPMAN YOUNG.
Copyright, 1906. by @. C. Young.)
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When | go out to spend the day,
With some small friend of mine to
play,
| am the Company"
So he must be polite to me
And show me every courtesy,
For that's the well-bred wayl
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CHARLTON.

Charlton, Feb. 27.-Messrs Newton
and Low Howell of sebert, Colorado,
George and Pleasant Howell of Central
City, Nebraska, ale visiting in the
city with their sister, Mrs. 7. S.
Frazier. They were all called home
by the death of their father, David
Howell, who resided near Tacoma.
Miss Emma Powell spent Sunday In
Lucas with her sister, :. Mrs. Alice
Swanson.
Smoke Noxal Club cigars. &c..
Senator Hasselquist spent Sunday at
home, returning to Des Moines Mon
day morning.
Mrs. Kate Gleason spent Sunday in
Osceola.
Miss Anna Hess was an over Sun.
day visitor in Hiteman.
Carl Abrahamson went to Council
Bluffs Sunday evening on a business
trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Whittelsey Of
Russell, spent the first Of the week
with Mrs. Whittelsey's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Geo. White in Warren town.
ship.
Mrs. Gussie Buchanan entertained a
company Of friends Monday evening
in honor of her father, B. F. Bates
who celebrated his sixty-eight ami
versary.
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MYSTIC.

Mystic, Feb ~. The members Of
the Catholic church gave a social In
Leppars Hall Saturday night.
Mrs. John Lee Is still very Ill.
News was received here Wednesday
Of the injury Of Lewis Broshier 4
brakeman on the X. & W., near Gar
field. Relatives from here FASTENED to
his bedside. but he died Friday morn
ing. He was well known in this Vi
cinity, once having lived near Walnut
City. A sister. Mrs. William Best re-
sides here. The accident occurred
while he was coupling two cars.
Mrs. Anderson of near Plano depart
ed Friday evening with her mother,
Mrs. Walter Jardin and attended the
Rathbone Sisters lodge.
Rev. Chambers has resigned his pc.
sition as pastor Of the Christian
church and accepted an offer from the
Ottumwa First Christian church
/; Mesdames Gus Asteroth and Mrs
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END OF TRAGEDY.
Funeral of Miss Allen and Eldredee
Becker Held at Mt. Pleasant.

Mt. Pleasant, Feb. 27.-Two of
the saddest funerals in years were held
here Monday when the remains of
Miss Florence Allen and Mr.. Eldredge
Becker were laid away to their last
long sleep of death. The details Of the
said affair of last Friday evening are
still fresh in the minds of the people.
and a heavy air of gloom has lowered
over the city ever since the time Of the
shooting.
The funeral of Miss Allen was held
yesterday afternoon at the Methodist
church at o'clock. and the large seat
ing capacity of the church was entirely
Inadequate to handle the crowds who
desired to attend the services. The
building was filled long before the flu.
neral party arrived. AS the funeral
procession came up the church isle,
preceded by number of intimate girl
played softly on the organ and DR..
Swickard, the, pastor, read appropriate
selections from the scriptures. The
choir. of which the deceased was a
member. rendered touching selection
and Dr. Myers, presiding elder, offered
up fervent prayer. DR.. Swickard
made short address, and was follow
ed by Mrs. Alice Babb and Mrs. Grace
Piersell who made very appropriate
remarks on the life and character of
the deceased. Miss Belden sang Lead
Kindly Light" and the choir chanted
the Lords prayer. Mrs. Allen, al
though seriously wounded. was present
at the services, but did not go to the
cemetery. The flowers were very elab-
crate and pretty, many wreaths being
sent in from organizations with which
the dead girl had been connected. The
remains were laid away in the Forest
Home cemetery. near this city, and
the earthly career Of splendidly
promising young woman was forever
closed.
The funeral of the late Eldredge
Becker was held yesterday forenoon
at II o'clock from the Pleasant Hill
chapel, a few miles southeast of this
| city, in the neighborhood where the
young man was reared and where his
: family reside. The remains had been
cared for here at Birds undertaking
rooms until yesterday morning
when they we're taken to the
church. The services were con
Quoted by the Rev. 7. S. Pool
the pastor. and in spite Of the
awful condition of the roads in the
country the church was crowded with
people. Many Howe students went
from here to attend the services, anc
the floral offerings were very
numerous and beautiful The entire
community sought to show the
sympathy they felt for the stricken
family. Rev. Pool preached helpful
sermon, and the remains were laic
away in the little cemetery near by.
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ELDoN.

Bldon, Feb. 27.-Miss Frances sed-
wick returned home today from visit
to Bonaparte.
Mrs. H. q. Brownfeld is an ottum-
wa visitor today.
w. A. Stewart, day operator here.
left today for Clarksdale, Mo-, where
he will take the position of agent for
the, Rock Island company.
Mrs. Ed Trevey went to Beacon this
morning for visit with relatives.
A. j. Shelter is a Selma visitor to-
day.
Rev. B. F. Shane, Of Selma, father Of
Frank Shane, of this city, died Sun
day, and will be buried on wednesday
afternoon at Mount Moriah.
Misses Floy Murphy and Edith Alb
bolt returned yesterday from Des
Moines.
The women Of the Catholic church
gave social last night at the home
Of James Casey. There was good
crowd in attendance About SIS was
realized from the refreshments.
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WILL PENSION OLD FRIEND.
Andrew Carnegie to Take Care of His
Former Boss

Andrew Carnegie to Take Care of His
Former Boss.
Washington, Feb. u. - Andrew Car
negie has promised to stand by j. H.
Larcomb, veteran clerk in the pen
sion bureau, who. by reason of advanc-
ing years, was reduced in rank and sal
airy.
Years ago Mr.. Larcomb and Mr..
Carnegie worked together in a tele-
graph Office in Pittsburg. Larcomb be-
ing the BOSS" The old time friendship
between the two men was brought out
recently, when Mr.. Larcomb who is 80
years old. was telling his troubles to
friends. His salary had been cut down
to 5000 a year. and in talking of his
prospects for the future, which appear
ed gloomy. he incidentally told Of the
past.
Prof. J. Fraise Richards learned OF
the case and determined to communi.
cate with Mr.. Carnegie. He received
a reply, in which Mr.. Carnegie sug
gested that Mr.. Larcomb quit the gov.
eminent service and said that he
would provide for him for the rest Of
his days.
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ALBA.

Abba, Feb. 27.-Two cases are as
signed for hearing tomorrow, that of
James Mericle for assault with intent
to commit murder on the person of
George Kelsey, and that of Frank Col
lingwood, for wife desertion- Which
ever case is ready first will be taken
up at the reopening Of the adjourned
session Wednesday morning.
L. L. Porter, brother of Tad Porter
who is having q siege Of the smallpox,
Is here from Oskaloosa to see his
brother. Tad is considerably better
and no serious results are feared.
Chas. A. Walsh, Of Ottumwa, was in
Abba yesterday In the interests OF
proposed interurban line from that
city to Des Moines.
A. w. Sayles,of Chicago, is visiting
johnson on South Main street.
Harry Clever went to Milo yester-
day to dispose Of the stock of clothing
shipped from Abba to that place re-
Mrs. Lucy NJ. Craig is visiting her
sister. Mrs. Mary Wallace at Moravia
R. M Holt is moving his family to
Ottumwa today.
for Trinidad, Colo.
Henry Allen, an old citizen Of Mon
roe county, is in very feeble health
this winter His son, w. G. Allen, OF
Bluff Creek township, spent yesterday
with him.
A. E. Love, mail clerk on the Iowa
Central, left yesterday for Nebraska
to look after land conditions in that
state.
John Grav and family expect tc
leave for their new home in Kansas
this evening. Mr.. Gray has lived fol
many years on farm near Avery ane
has many Monroe county friends who
regret the departure of the family.
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Jno. Luse went to Centerville Friday
evening to attend the Brosier funer-


The exercises in honor of the birth
day OF George Washington, were held
Ia all the rooms of the public schools
An exhibition of the work Of the pupils
was also given Many Of the parents
were in attendance and all expressed
themselves as being well pleased with
the work that was being done.
Swanson Bros, opened their new and
up-to-date store. They are we'll known
having been in business here ever
since there has been Mystic until
about year ago when they concluded
to seek new. fields. Both families NOV
ed away but after few months alb
sence they were glad to return to Mys-
tic where hearty welcome awaited
them and they have again embarked
in business at their old stand.
The protracted meeting at the M.
E. church closed on Sunday evening
with but three conversions.
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town a short time last week, visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harlan.
Leo Bridger. who was an Ottumwa
visitor a few days, is at home again.
Mrs 7. F.. McCarty was on the sick
list few days last week. "a
Mrs. Harry Mills died last night Of
consumption. She leaves a husband
and one child. IS
Rev. Monknan. who is assisting II
the Methodist revival, went TO his
home in Chillicothe to fill his Sunday
appointment, and is expected back this
week.
al Johnson, who lives south OF town
~ miles, had sale last Thursday of
his stock and household goods and
will visit among relatives for some
time
Jesse Smith will move his family
onto his farm in a few days.
George mccarthy, OF Delta, came
here last Thursday and made a short
visit with his parents
Miss Maude Hinshaw, Of Brighton.
is In town visiting friends.
Miss Pliney McCracken was on the
sick list Saturday and Sunday. #
Miss Minnie Baily and Mrs. Mills
returned Friday evening from Kansas
City.
William Drummond, who is work
Ing at his trade in Packwood, came
over and spent Sunday at home wiM
his family.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. G. Famous went to
Ollie Saturday evening and visited UNI
" Monday with Mr.. and Mrs. Curt
Rhemel s
Master Willard Kline, who has been
confined to his home with a crippled
ankle. was able to be out Sunday on
clutches.
Rev. Wall and wife, Of Brighton,
came up Sunday afternoon.
The rural route carriers have to.
make their trips on horse back now
since the roads are so bad
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FARMlNGToN.

Pennington, Feb. 27.-Miss Elsie
King of Centerville, is visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. George King.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs r. w. Woods
Friday, son.
Roy Sotterly and Miss Lizzie Neu
were married in Keokuk Thursday. The
Congregational minister Of that place
officiated. This popular young couple
expect to reside few miles from
Harrington on farm.
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Beard and Miss
Nell Jones of Bonaparte were over
Sunday guests at the home of ]. M.
Eddy.
Mrs. e. D. Berthold and family
moved to Fort Madison Monday A
large circle of friends regret their de-
parture. 4
w. H. Field, cashier of the Union
Thust & Savings bank has been in
Burlington attending a meeting OF the
Iowa Bankers association.
Mrs. E. J. Miller is in ST. Louis at
tending the millinery openings.
Mrs. Harry Daily and Miss Margaret
Mulyihill entertained the High Five
club Thursday night at the home OF
Miss Mulvihill The guests were ar
rayed in colonial costume; those OF
IL. l.. Bickmore and Conrad Hassler
deserving special mention. Mrs. w. D.
McCcrmick and w. T. Boyer were the
prize winners.
Rev. J. H. Taylor Of the Methodist
Episcopal church occupied the Congre-
gtional pulpit Sunday night, thus open
ing series of evangelistic meetings
which will be conducted by Rev. n. z.
Ohm stead, pastor of the Congregational
church at this place, and assisted by
Rev. Jones Of Salem.
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FIRE DOES DAMAGE.
LOSS CAUSED BY coNFLAeRA-
TON EARLY THIS MORNING
ESTIMATED AT $4,000.
J. P. Anderson the Heaviest Loser
Fire Started In Tailor Shop In Build
ing on East Main strset-Dense
Smoke Made Firemen's Work Hard.

smoke Made Firernen'S Work Hard.
From Tuesdays Daily.
The most disastrous fire Ottumwa
has experienced within the last year
occurred carly this morning in the
building at 224 and 226 East Main
street. belonging to the Lilburn estate.
The total loss is placed at $1,000.
The cause of the fire is unknown
The blaze 1t is supposed originated in
the back room of the part of the build
ing occupied by the tailor shop of J.
p. Anderson.
The alarm was turned in this morn
ing at 4:20 o'clock. When the depart
ment arrived the fire had gained con-
siderable Roadway and dense smoke
was pouring out into the hall way
that leads up through the center of
the building.
So thick was the smoke that it was
impossible for the firemen to ascend
the steps and ladders were placed and
the fire was reached through the front
windows of the second story. 1t was
first attempted to extinguish the con.
flagration with the chemical, but Il
was soop seen that this was impossible
on account of the Roadway gained by
the fire, and water WIS used
The fire was confined principally to
the tailor shop of j. p Anderson,
though aholewas burned down through
the floor into the room occupied by
the jewelry store of Charles Bachman.
Also the fire burned through the roof
into the hall Of the 1. o. o. F. lodge
above.
MIR. Anderson suffered the greatest
loss. He had Just received his spring
stock of goods, practically all Of
which was destroyed. He estimates
his loss on goods; clothing that was
made up or being made, and the
furnishings of the shop at $4,000. The
insurance carried on this is $4,000.
The stock of Charles Bachman and
the /. 0. o. r. hall suffered far more
severely from the water and smoke
than they did from the fire. Next to
Mr.. Anderson, Mr.. Backman was the
heaviest loser, it being estimated
that the water which drenched the
lower floor will damage the stock to
the amount of $1,000 There was no
insurance.
The damages to the furniture and
paraphernalia in the lodge room on the
third floor will amount to about 5000.
This Is fully covered by insurance,
$1,000 being the amount carried by
the lodge. 49,.
The loss on the building from all
three. of the destructive agencies is
estimated by the f1renen to be about
| $500, $4,000 insurance was carried
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Work That is Done


But to date the legislature has dis
posed Of very many large propositions
There was the pure food bill which
passed, the amendment to the road
law, the woman suffrage question, the
marshal law and dozen other liquor
bills, election of printer and binder,
etc. The senate has disposed of state
certiflcation of teachers and other
measures while the house has disposed
of the child labor bill so far as it is
Iconcerned.
The reformatory question. the con-
sumptive sanitarium and few other
matters of large Importance though not
first on the list have not yet been
touched.
But in general terms the eighth week
of the session begins satisfactorily and
with a feeling that the assembly has
disposed of a very considerable amount
of business. The members of this as
sembly did not have to waste time
getting into their harness is the reason
they are able to walk right off,
Des Moines Primary.
The primary in Des Moines today
illustrated the fact that the legislature
would do well, whether it enacts a
primary election bill or not, to put
some restrictions around the expendi-
ture of money at caucuses and volun.
tary primaries
Two years ago money flooded like
water in Des Moines at the primary.
1t was no crime then to buy voters
outright, to buy them by paying them
to work on election day. to steal the
ballot boxes, to work the chain bal
lot scheme or do any other thing
Things were done and when men were
arrested for repeating, for working
the chain ballot four years ago, etc.
there was no conviction for there was
no law covering it.
The new primary law for Polk
county puts the primary election in
the same category as the general cleo
| ton and makes it a crime to buy
voters by hiring them to work fol
candidates. The result was that there
was mighty little Of that sort Of thing
| in Des Moines today. Men are afrait
to violate the general election laws.
At every session of the Legislature
bills are offered to prevent the use o
liquor and cigars in campaigns and tx
require candidates to make sworr
statements of the funds they expent
in campaigns; but all these things
refer to the general elections which
seem to be reasonably pure in Iowa
There is no law which makes any &C
at a caucus or primary a crime how
of law is the kind needed.
i
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MANY JOIN THE CHURCH.
Are Numerous At Delta
Revival.

Montezuma, Feb. q. - Delta has
been the scene of a great home made
revival the services having been con-
Quoted by the local pastor in the Meth
odist Episcopal church. At the close
of the revival, lis persons. who had
been forward, joined the church, and
of this number, but seven were less
than IA years of age, the other 1903
ranging in ages all the way from 10 to
Y. One old man, aged u, was con-
verified. At one beautiful service dur
ing the course of the meetings the al
tar was filled with men only, who
sought their Saviour.
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Cheap Rates to Pacific Coast.

Commencing February Is and con-
tinuing until April T. the Iowa Central
Railway will have on sale reduced
rate one way tickets to California, Ore.
gon, Washington, British Columbia,
Utah, Montana, Idaho and Old Mexico
Rates $500 below regular fare. On
Wednesdays through tourist cars to
Los Angeles and San Francisco are
run via Kansas ',itv and popular San
ia Fe System.
Call on agents for particulars, or ad
dress, A. B. Cults. g. p. & T. A., Min
neapolis. MINI.
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RlcHLAND.

Richland, Feb. 2s.-warrSn Stalker
spent short vacation at home last
week.
Miss Britta Anderson returned to
her home in Ollie wednesday,, after a
pleasant visit with the Misses Coft-
man, here.
Mrs. N. E. Haworth departed last
Thursday for Atlantic, whore she will
visit her daughter. Mrs. Latta, a few
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Neal Smith arrived
last week from Cedar Rapids.
Mrs. J. B. Fox. OF Brighton. was In
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ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
Dee Moines Bureau Of the Courier,
Des Moines Feb Q

The opening of the eighth week Of
tls session OF the legislature finds it
fairly well along with it's work.
There remain to be disposed of
only a few questions of the first i'm
portance. The senate yesterday made
a good start on the primary election
business; and may dispose of this
whole proposition tomorrow. For If
the senate beats the Crossley bill,
which has been materially liberalized
as compared with its form when intro
duced, 1T is unlikely that the house
will do much with the proposition
There remains to be DISPOSED of