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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-26
GOLFERS GATHERING.

I, New York. Aug. 25.---Amateur golf.
ers began to gather today for a week
of whetting up their strokes over the
links Of the Garden City Coli club on
Long Island. whore the national
amateur tournament commences next
Mondoy. Entries for the champion
ship close tonight but the list prob.
ably will not be made public until the
middle OF the week.
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Chicago Primaries,


New York. A,g. 25.-Prime mercsn-
tile paper-5k @6hR.
Sterling chanseSteady, 1853 for
so day bills and s4.s6.35 for demand.
Commercial bills-34.82N. rs
Government enthusiastically: railroad
bonds. steady.
Money on call-Steady. 2A@2h%;
ruling rate. az; closing. az OH.
Time Enthusiastically; so days, $40
SA9o; 30 days, ~: g months, 5A.
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LIGHT PORkERs Up
BUT OTHERS FALL
LARGE RECEIPTS IN HEAVIER
VARIETIES CAUSE DECREASE
IN HOG PRICE.

Chicago, Aug. 25.--Light hogs adj
vanced today but large receipts weak
ened other grades
The cattle run was large and the av-
erage kinds fell OF in price.
Sheep were steady to 10c lower with
choice lambs In most demand
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Kansas City Produce.

Kansas City, Mo, Aug. 25.-Butter--
Creamery, CSC: firsts, 25c; seconds
24c; packing, ale.
Eggs-Firsts, 21c; seconds, 12c.
Poultry-Hens. 11H@12c: ROSTERS,
&C; ducks, 10c; springs, l5c.
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Total Visible Grain.

Chicago, Aug. 25.-The total visible
grain. supply for today follows:
Wheat-44 ,6Ss,0o0; last year 1864
900,
Corn-2,el7, 900; last year, 5,5s3,00O.
OatC-22, 502, 0c0; last year, 3,l51, 900.
The visible supply for Tuesday, Aug,
rs, follows:
wheat-Increasc, 263,0oo bu.
Corn-Decrease, $4,000.
Oats-Incrcase. 2,666,0
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THREE ARE FINED
FOR VIOLATIONS
OPINION OF JUDGE ANDERSON
FILED AGAINST MEN CHARGED
WITH CONTEMPT.

Judge D. M. Anderson Of Abba filed
his opinion in the liquor contempt
cases OF. ]. Erbacher. Charles Dutton
and George Cline this morning.
The former will have to pay fine
OF 5000 with $50 for attorney fees and
other costs as we'll.
Dutton and Cline get off slightly
easier, having been assessed but one
half that sum, $500, with $50 attorney
fees and other costs. The record entry
and Judgment has not vet been filed
and until such time the men will be
at liberty.
The opinion orders that they be
committed until the fines are paid.
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Erojieh River eaptists,

Hedrick, Aug. 25.-The annual meets
ing of the English River Baptist assoc
citation will be held here Aug. 2s to 81.
inclusive. Their annual meeting Is q
very interesting affair, and the attend
sance will be large. as delegates are
selected from all Sunday schools hold :.
ing membership In the association.
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MjrneapoIIs cIosjno Wheat.

Minneapolis, MINI, Aug. 2b.-Clos-
ing wheat--No. ! hard, s6Mc; No.
northern, 87h@89hc; No. northern
s5h@S71Ac; No. 8 wheat, san @s5hc;
Sept, s6hc; Dec. $3.50; May, 94Mc.
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Tha Best Madeline IN tina World

The Best Medicine In the World.
my little girl had dysentery very
bad. thought she would die. Cham.
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy cured her, and can TRUTHFUL
~ say that think 1t is the best medi,
cine Ii the world" writes Mrs. Viii
liam Orvis, Clare, Mich. For sale by
all dealers.
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Peoria Cash Grain,

Peoria, ILL.,, Aug. 25.--Ths cash grain
market follows:
Corn--No. 2, 74Ac: No. yellow,
Tine; No. 3, 741se; No. 8 yellow, 741sc;
No. I yellow, TAG.
Oats--No,. 3 white. 400; No. 4 white
3Shc; standard, 4O1ac.
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EXHIBITION OF
BLUE GRASS

Clinton Aug, 5,--WiliiarH George, a
farmer near Garden Plain and broth
er Of Attorney C. H. George OF Clinton,
was here exhibiting samples OF English
blue grass and seed raised on his farm.
Much interest was shown by local az
riculturists
English blue grass. said MT. George,
in an interview, Originated In Eng
land and through the department Of
agriculture at Washington and the ex-
perimental stations IN Kansas was fi,st
cultivated In this country in Kansas.
II produces three times the amount OF
feed Of any other American grass. ac-
cording to all reports"
WELLMAN chAUTAUQuA PAID
Wcllmnn, Aug. 25.-Thc people Of
this town supported $500 chautaaq'ia
this year and came out 500 to the
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Now York SUGAR,

New York, Aug. 25-Raw sugar
Firm; muscovado 3.23c; centrifugal,
3.73c; molasses, 2.9Sc.
Rehned-Steady; crueshed $40;
fine graduated, $40; powdered, 1870.
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karsas City Grain Futures.

Kansas City, Mo-. Aug. 25.-The
closing grain futures follow: \,
Wheat-Sept., S1Ac; Dec. a86Ac.
Corn-Sept., 74Hc; Deca, 69h @6s%e.
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ST. Louis Wool.

st. louis, Mo-. Aug. 25.-wool-
Mnrket steady; northern and western
mediums, 17@20c; slight bury, 100
1e11c; dne bury, 15@lbhc.
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St. Louis Grain Futures.

st. Louis, Mo-, Aug. 25.-The closing
grain futures follow
Oats--Sept., AVG; Dec, 44h @44hc;
MAY k7kc,
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POST OFFICE TO
BE DISCONTINUED

Emmettsburg. Aug. 25.-The post Of
fice department has given notice that
on September Is, the post office at Gal
braith, Kossuth county. Iowa. will be
superseded by rural delivery and that
natl will 70 to Luyerne. s. ISL
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-26

The Ottumwa hog market is without
change today. Saturdays prices pre-
vatling. Some action ID shown In the
wholesale grain market. The other
wholesale and retail prices are steady.
The quotations follow:
WHO'LL SALE MARkEr&
Live Stock,
Hogs-l2ol150. $40; i5o9lso, $s.3o;
lsod2oo. 1885; 2o0D:lO. $3.50; 24o@
800. $50: 500 and over, 1870; packers.
s6.75@7.15.
Cattle--choice corn TED heisers $3.50:
good heifers, t5.50Ms: common TO fair
light heifers. IS: choice corn fed cowA
SS@S.5o: good cows, $3.50: common TO
fair cows s4@5: Gamers, t3@3.So:
bologna buiis. $3.50: butcher bulls $3.50
GO; choice light calves. -; good lisnt
calves. $500 choice heavy calves. $50
$50; common to fair calves. IS.
Lambs-Choice lambs, $5@5.b0; good
lambs, $4M4.75: fair lambs. $S@3.75;
good yearlings, $4,000.
Good sheep-$2.75@s.25; fair sheep,
Grain and Hay.
Grain ard hay-Street prices-Oate.
sc; straw. IS; hay. $s@12; wheat.
76c; rye, $50 57@Soc; corn. zoe.
Hidss-No. ! cured. l2c: No. : cured
&c: green, No. l &c. green No. 2. &c. !.
Wool-Medium combing, selected -
@2oc; coarse combing. 1sQlsc: me.
dunn clothing. l7@iSc: braid and
coarse. l5a1sc: light ane. 15@lsc:
heavy, Ans, ls@14c; bury tsliGhtly>,
i4@i5c; bury. thard,, ls01sc.
Beeswax and tallow--Hseswax. No
!. 36e; No. !. 22c.
TF. s.ts- MI 1 5Ho; IN, No. & :; s. ,.o
0NttAR. Rnna and 0AnltNA. Z
Creamery butter. s50.7c: country
butter. grocers pay. 2s0soe; ess&
iThsss price. are paid to
producer: Hens, lie; ducks. white
feathered. Zoe; ducks, dark feathere,',
LOG: turkeys, lshc; geese 7c; guineas'
RETAIL MARKETS.
Flour end Food.
Flour and feed Graham flour, per
sack. soc; corn chops per cwG, $3.50:
shorts. per cwt, $3.50; bran, per cwt,
$3.50; corn. new per bu., 70c; hay. per
twt., Zoe: straw per cwt,. 40 O 50c; meal
per sack, Zoe; corn and oat chop Per
cwt.: $3.50: corn chop. 20 lbs. 400: oil
meal. per cwt.. $3.50.
p.,t sut.:, Igs' and s,.t ssat' "a;
Sept. creamery butter $780,
Eggs-Doz., zoe.
Butter .-;at-No. /. 31c; No. Z, Ssc.
PouNry-ueese. dressed H.. lsc; tszr.
keys dressed. 25c: springs, a6c; hens
dressed. 1sc; ducks. dressed, zoe.
Fresh and Gait Fish.
Fresh fish-Catfish. h.. 20c: trout.
Sc halib 1t. zoo,
Salt fish--Mackerel. lo025c: white
fish, pail. soc; herring. SC; Goldfish. 100
lsc: lake lsh. pail. s6e: innan haddis
lb.. 1tc.
Frvite, ss9t
Truits--Bananas. 70W 1Sc: lemon1
4oc: oranges. 30@s0c: apples, PIX. 200
Csc; peaches. par bl, 3l.7b@2.S0.
ysuetsblos.
Vegetables Cabhsge h.. Sc; onions
25c per peck; cauli1lower. So@Soc; po-
tatoes, peck. 500; garlic. zoe; bsets. !
for &c: peppers. dox.,S3Sc; endive bunch
1oc: satisfy. for lie: celery, &c: car
rots, bunch, 2 for Sc: corn, dog. 10c;
Bermuda onions h.. 7Ac: rhubarb. lb-
INC; green peas, Csc at, new turnips
2 for &c: radish. for &c,
New York Produces.
A1yo NJ q ~ a.
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Chicago Produce.

Chicago. Aug. 25.-Butter, eggs,
cheese and poultry unchanged.
Eggs-Receipts, 1851 cases.
Slightly firmer; receipts
40 cars; Minnesota and Ohio, 5b@6sc;
Jersey cobblers, csc.
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kar.a. City Grain Futures.

Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. 25.-The clos
ing grain futures follow;
Oats Sept, 42Ac; Dec, 44hc; May
ASK @4shc.
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Estimated Car Lot Receipts. !.

Estimated Car Lot Receipts.
Chicago, Aug 26.-The estimated car
lot receipts Of grain for tomorrow fol-
lows:
Wheat-34s..
Corn-128.
oats-s2o.
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SWIMMER 10 KILLED.

SWIMMER 10 KILLED.
( Burlington, Aug. 25.-Charles e.
Schramm, aged 80, prominent dry
goods merchant who broke his neck
In diving In the Mississippi river last
Wednesday died this morning.
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Chicago Car Lot Receipts.

Wheat-1B3 cars, with IU4 OF cons
tract grade.
oats-s7 cars. with As Of contract
grade.
Oats-22s cars, with A Of contract
grade.
Total receipts Of wheat at Chicago,
Minneapolis and Duluth today were
1872 cars, compared with 57s cars the
corresponding day year ago.
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Elsin Butter.

Elgin, ILL.,, Aug. 25.-Butter-Higher
4Ylke ..e
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JEFF SAYS:

Me an Mutt
was fggerin on
bein candydates
for the legisla-
ture. but Judge
Hunters decis-
Ion seems to in
sinuate IN at
members of that
honorable body
had better do q
little studyin'
before they vote.
Does any judge
suppose that q
member OF the
legislature Is
goin to put In
any time rsadin
n, when he can
Az 49, - q
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New York Produce.

New York, Aug. Observation-Disclosures
Arm: receipts. 1859 tubs; creamery,
extras. 26X @29c: firsts. 26h@27Nc;
seconds. 25@26c; state dairy finest,
PING; process extras, 25@25hc; firsts
23h 424hc; imitation creamery hrsts.
24A Case: factory June make hrsts,
24c: factory current make nrsts, $50
23Hc; packing stock June make No. l,
22hc: packing stock current make No.
2, 2lh@2zc.
4 Cheese-Firm; receipts, 1926 boxes !;
state whole milk. .whits and colored
fresh specials, l5A @15hc; skins IN
@l2Ac,
Eggs-Steady; receipts, 1870 cases;
fresh gathered extras. 28@3Oc; extra
firsts, 78@27c; firsts. 24@25c; refrige-
rator special marks. fancy charges paid
24026c:S seconds, 21@23hc; nearby
hennery whites, 2S@ 5Bc; western gath
cred whites, 22@28c.
Poultry-Dressed dull. fresh killed
western chickens, 17@22hc; fowls, Is
@l9hc; turkeys, 10000.
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the state constitution, when he can
be moochin cigars around the hotels?
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MARKETS REMAIN
STEADY TO-DAY
LOCAL QUOTATIONS ARE WITH
OUT AcTioN--L,TTLE CHANGE
Is NOTED.

The Ottumwa hog market Is without
change today. Saturdays prices pre-
vatling. Some action ID shown In the
wholesale grain market. The other
wholesale and retail prices are steady.
The quotations follow: s
wHOI ESALE MARkETA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-21

When empty the weight pulls it UP again.
With the mechanical toys h.ch rank
high i'm the regard of the little folks
comes. of course, the aeroplane Lucky
the child who has seen the real machine,
man driven, soar above the housetops.
But lucky also the boy who owns one of
the modern toys built along the same
lines. No longer does the toy balloon
hold the attention of modern America.
If it is to be desired, it must be built
along the lines of the most efficient aero
plane known to science and must do
everything but actually carry it's owner
about.
siderable space for their proper enjoy
ment has proven somewhat of a check
upon their popularity. Trains, circuses
and theaters. all these can be set up in
the house without any imminent danger
to household goods. but heaven help the
bric-a-brac when the small son of the
house starts his toy aeroplane. Another
toy which is in this same class is the
motor boat. Exact in all its deta Is, it
races over the water at a merry clip,
provided. Of course. that the course is
larger than the bathtub.
Nearly all of the things mentioned up to
this point are for the boys of the house.
hold. 1t would seem that the girls have
been overlooked. But such is far from
being the case. Just take a trip to the
store for look at the doll counter. And
what a counter it is, If dear old grand
ma could but see what you are staring at
so hungrly, she would raise her hands
in wondefinent. Indeed, Yes, She loved
dolls as well you. But they were
haXen- haired beauties with great china
blue eyes. dimples. and all the delicate
loneliness which has for years been the
exclusive property of dolldom.
But now, now just look at what YOU
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-21
OLDEST MAN IN FAMILY
CUTS THE YULE LOG

ESPECIALLY in the southern part of
- France great preparation is made
for Christmas, which begins the Atm Of
December with planting st. Barbar RAJ
grain. Women I'LL plates with wheat
which are well watered and then put
in the sunshine or in warm asaes to
terminate. If ST. Barbaras grain grows
well or il. SO will the coming harvest
be. Later comes the cutting of the yule
log. The oldest man of the family cuts
fruit-bearing tree, almond, apple, oak
or pear. The grandfather uses the ak
and then the son finishes the work The
log Is five feet long, and is expected
to burn. il covered all night, from
Christmas eve to New Year day Before
the eating of the great supper the
youngest members of the family light
the log.
The little gayly-painted "creche" and
other small, inexpensive clay figures
are found in every home. Before dark
Christmas eve the children 90 out to
look for the magi. They carry with
them confectionery for the magi, figs
for the servants and hay for the tired
They also put up sheayes for
the birds, and the wealthy send out
donkeys laden with bread, meat, figs
and almonds which are sold for a few
cents to the poor. The nougat pie or
OF almonds and honey are on
the table for the great supper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-21

be made. ranging all the way from d
mere ladder up to seven or eight
story frame for building, Aup and down
whic, the dynamo propels tiny elevators.
so. is beyond the reach of the moderate
buyer of gifts there are small sets.
minus The motor. which are nevertheless
complete as far as they go, and are suf-
ficient to build numerous toys, such as
ladders, bridges and even a small wagon
The heart of the child of today still
beats fast at sight of a train of cars, but
not the little iron contraptions of yes
teryear which were pulled around by a
string. Today set of electrically pro-
PEELED cars can be bought for $50. But
there are others less expensive, while
new devices are still being added TO the
now well known mechanical cars W hich
run over tracks erected from sections,
and which can be built up as desired.
This feature is an important one in the
toys of today, and numerous examples
can be found. besides that of the trains
to which can always be added track.
switches, stations, tunnels, bridges and a
score of realistic additions to the scene
i: ::
There is the circus. AS beginning a
chi d needs a ring and few iieures
TO which can be added as the holidays
come around again other figures, until a
complete circus has been acquired. For
these toys there seems to be perpetual
love. for each succeeding Christmas finds
certain of the little folk clamoring for
more dolls for their circus. more players
for their theater or more track and scenes
for their train.
Another interesting field is the less in
tricate mechanical toys. Those. for in
stance. which at the patent office are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-21

lavishly decorated altar for the evening
of rejoicing. They all carry in their
hands lighted candles. The grave, hand
somely groomed master of the house and
the jewel-bedecked mistress bear about
the home the statuettes of the holy
family. They ask, in commemoration of
Joseph and Mary on the road to Bethle-
hem, for a nights lodging.
These entreaties are in peculiar, sweet
Mexican chants selected according to the
whims or talents of the shelterless Jo-
sephs and Marys. Latin and Spanish
prayers appropriate to the occasion are
also impressive features. The most joy
full feature of the 'posadas' in which the
happy little Mexican children are most
interested is the "p.nata.''
1t Is great, round. many-cOlored
earthenware jar. ranging from one to
sever Il feet in diameter. 1t hangs
center Of the patio, the inner courtyard
of the larger homes. and is flied with
many kinds OF Mexican sweetmeats.
candied fruits, nuts and toys. The
wi gay-y painted caricatures. A
senorit in comic ga:b. a typical
Yaqui Indian chief. an ancien. III -
monarch. cartoon of some Mexican
politician unpopular in that domicile.
are humorous.y painted on the p :
nata." to be figuratively annihilated
when one of the guests finally succeeds
in SIN shing it to pieces.
The most and hostess blindfold their
numerous guests as in our blind man q
buff" They are then whirled around
and around and led about the patio
until the pima as" location is a mys-
terry. The blindfolded guests are in
turn given long rod and told to
"romper la pinata.' or smash the
'.pinata" The lookers-on enjoy the
frantic efforts of the blindfolded to
break the hanging jar.
After an hour and more of sport a
lucky one strikes the pinata' furious
blow and its contents and fragments
are scattered over the marble floor. This
matchmaking ceremony is repeat tied
nightly by the boys and girls: hours
are spent by them cropping about the
patio" saving the air and beating the
walls and stately columns with their
leaden- tipped rods in desperate erYorts
to smash the gift-filled jar. Again and
again throughout the season it is broken.
its treasures fall, littering the floor. and
it Is replaced by another.
In the homes of the wealthy Mexicans
the shattered pinatas" contents are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-21

stuffed with oysters. fruit. mincc pie. eel
cry and such things, but = clock, ut the
very outside. finds them wide awake
again, boxing and climbing and running
and playing around generally as free as
group of children.
Toward evening the various contests
have been completed or mot unusually
called off ION account of darkness" and
after an early supper stage is rugged up
on the quarterback and the GROWING
event of the entire celebration is
Some times it is a minstrel show, again
vaudeville performance. but without
exception there is plenty of music and
near-music, and no such entertainment
would be complete without the inevitable
and inimtable cake-walk finale Some of
the improvised costumes are fearfully and
wonderfully made, but they are striking
and for the most part very appropriate,
while the pirouetting and gyrating of the
cake-walkers themselves are well worth
seeing. The program is long, but il never
for moment drass. and toward mid
nj. hit the curtain at last goes down and
each one seeks his bunk or his hammock,
as the case may be.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-21

-HE Christmas season in Mexico Is
curiously celebrated. The strange
= customs are seen only in the now
sadly war-ridden sister republic. The cere-
monies begin with the "posadas," Mex
lean term meaning lodging seeking.
literally translated. The 18th of Deem
Der the Mexicans' Christmas festivities
commence. In the Mexican cities and
villages are grotesoue booths for the
sale OF great cedar branches, the large
beautiful, many-colored Mexican roses
and flowers Of all the rainbow hues. and
palms Of many shades of green: gayly
coiored sweetmeats and candled fruits
more attractive to the eye than to the
stomach.
There are curiously handmade toys.
said to be Of Aztec origin. and figures
made by the present Mexican Indians. or
many kinds Of woods. for the Christmas
season. Religious statues. large and
small. of gold and silver. gilt and onyx.
represent the three wise men. or magi.
and the holy family oseph. Mary and
the infant Christ. Nightly for nine days
the holy family by going about streets
from house to house, asking for nights
lodging.
The ninos, or children, are enthusiastic
participants In these II osadas." or lodg-
ing seekings The families. rich and poor.
high and low alike, flock to the various
booths to buy the many miniature plas-
ter and marble figures and affairs for the
season. TIE humber families have SIM
pie little white affairs and plaster re-
iisious figures. In the large, old, spacious
Mexican palaces ample for gathering
OF many neighboring and related fami-
lies the altar spectacles in onyx and mar
BILE are very beautiful.
Large figures representing the Nativity
and magi are frequently made of silver
and gold plate. Toys. flowers fruits and
more religious statues. varying accord
ing to the means of the family. cover the
affairs which are brilliantly lighted by
great white candles for the celebra ton
Of ''Un Nacimiento.'' the coming of
Christ. The traditional OK in the manager
at our Lords birth is represented in ar
tistic miniatures.
Three and four generations. old gray
haired grand and great-grand parents.
their sons and daughters. grandsons and
granddaughter, bewitching dark-skinned
senoritas, swarthy senors and the ubiqui-
tous little children, gather around the