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SECOND PRIZE
The Poultry Show

One night 1 went to the poultry sbov,
The smallest rooster and the bisgest
rooster were TO fight. They made a little
ring. First they put on gloves. or nads-
so they wouldn't get hurt.
The little rooster went for the big one.
All the big one could do was TO pick a
Few feathers out of him. The little one
would get on top OF him, and the other
times under him. After they fought few
ROUNDS The little one won. They had all
Kinds of chickens and wild game.
In one part of the hall they had big
place set off for wild game. They had
a big, big pond the shape of a lake.
"here the wild ducks We're swimming.
Ihere were about five peacocks. and a
id.ge eagle, and about five rabbits
They had wild cat which roared u,han
you came near him David Peterson
of5 broadWay street: Franklin school Il
sixth grade; age l. years
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THIRD PRIZE
The Story of a Little Girl

There was once n man who was pass
ing by well and met little girl years
old who was sobbing over a broken pitch
er which she had broken When he tried
to comfort her. she asked him TO mend
the pitcher He told her that he could not
mend 1T. but that he would give her six
pence to buy "A new one
On looking in his purse he found he had
no money to give the child Il will
bring you the siXpence tomorrow: meet
me here at the same hour" The child
was cOmforted and the man went on his
way.
When he reached home he found await
ing him an invitation from a friend
which he greatly desired to accept. But
his acceptance would have prevented him
from meeting the little girk He there
fore declined the invitation writing TO
his friend. II would not disappoint the
child, because she trusted in me.
Raymond Cokley.
Savage. MINI; Public school, grade
fourth; age 10 years.
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Two little girls twas plain to see
Were fun OF fun as they could be;
Said Kate. Lets make a popcorn man.
L saw one once / know We can
They worked with most persistent will
Ii took much patience tact and skill:
They worked until the clock struck one;
Then stood him up, the man was done.
They then fell TO with might and main
And ate him up. yes every grain.
Dear mamma smiled too bad / see
You're little cannibals, said she.
We're cannibalSi What can she mean?
Said Maude. There something we've not
seen.
Don't YOU know why? I know. said Fan
Because we ate the popcorn man.
Florence WeniSch
Hendricks school. grade B third; age S
years.
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Poor Susa

Once there was a little girl who's
name was Susan She was kind and
loving. She had little sister and
brother whom she loved dearly. They
used to have gay times till there moth
er died then they got a stepmother.
One dav Susan fell in the mud and
got her clothes dirty and she went
home crying. Her stepmother said
she was a nuisance so she sent both
her and her brother and sister to re-
form school But people learned tho
story how they got there. They had
pity on them and set them free and
they had better times after that for
they got a new home. The wicked
mother was punished.
Alice Carlson,
$50 Woodward avenue; Franklin
school grade b fifth; 10 years.
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The Beauties of Nature

How beautiful is nature everything
around. seems to proclaim the beauties
cf nature. the brilliant sun az il gives
heat and light to the earth and also the
that twinkle I'm the heavens all evening
when the moon shines on them and makes
them look so clear and beautiful. Art is
beautiful but when compared with the
beauties OF nature. IL is not much the hills
and Valleys all around show TO us the
beauties OF nature, in summer the earth
is beautiful when the ground is covered
with trees and grass. everything around
Proclaims the admiration of men. and
praises Of God Bella Gazette.
449 Bidweli street: Douglas school, grade
r seventh: age l. years
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Grind Organ

Once there were three men at war
After spending four years at war they
were let free. One day while they We're
walking one man tripped over a poor
organ man that was grinding an organ
Then after helping the poor man up then
one played the organ. the other singing
and the other collecting the money. And
IN few minutes they drew large crowd.
After playing and singing few songs they
stopped Then the one who collected the
money told the man to show him where
his pocket was and emptied the money in
the pocket The old man thanked him
very much. Then the three men went Off
laughing and talking Jane RYAN
Isl Ielehart street: St. Joseph's school
grade A fourth; age IL years.
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The Bad Boy

One day there was little boy whose
name was Robert. His sisters name was
Mae She went TO the door and called
Robert but he did not answer He and
some of his piaymates were playing hide
and go seek When he heard her call him
he and his plsymates ran to one of the
boys houses and began playing. HI.
mother was going visiting and Robert
said when she told him in the morning
tnat ne wanted to go too Then she said
An right. you can so with me Go out
and play now and come in when Mae
calls YOU But when Mae called him he
was having so much fun that he would
not leave his playing When ne got home
Mae told him that HIS mother had gone
visiting. He began to cry and said that
the next time he was called ne would
come. Annie C,aIlasher
Savage. Mimi; grade sixth; age 10 years.
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A Visit to the Country

There is nothing like visiting the colIn-
try. where You can have all the fun you
want. riding horseback. feeding the chick
ems and doing other things.
The first morning you are there, the
farmers are out doing cheres early in
the morning and when you sit down TO eat
your breakfast, you have the singing Of
birds. the bob white. calling To his mate
the ROSTERS Growing and the chickens
cackling.
After breakfast the men go out to the
lelds cutting and binding grain and now
ing hay Then we return home TO eat
dinner which tastes very good
In the afternoon We go picking flowers
and in the latter part OF the day pick uD
the eggs and In the evening milk the
COWS and then we return to the house.
-Gustave Brohaugh
2sS Williams street; Franklin school
grade A sixth: age IL years.
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Well. she said in mild voice. ARE
yous home already? It's only quarter
till -"
We come right away out then said
Elviny, speaking cheerfully to hide the
signs of her weeping Amt We did.
AmaAahf Are you pickin' the lettuce
Tor market, mom?"
Yes. 1 thought I'd do it for pop:
then il would be done"
Why didn't you wait till come to
help you through oncet? She does too
much still" she added explanatoriIv to
Amaziah- Ever since she had the pee
noo-mony 1t makes her so tired till she
gets the work through
Yes, I'll be glad when Eliviny's done
school oncet. SOS she can help me still.
We got such big washin'-'tiu each has
their pile. the wash is big already
That's what nom says still said
Amaziah sociably. And she amt no
daughter TO help her-only a dopplig
(awkward) hired girl.
Well" said Mrs. Dinkleberger. Il
got to go in now and make supper.
Won't you come in, Amaziah, and set
awhile?-
SADLY (thank you). but can't just
so very convenient today Goodby.''
"Goodby, AmaZ Ziah, then''
Without looking at her lover Elviny
took the books from his hands over the
fence
Promise. Elviny." he whispered. as
he gave them to her. Go on, dear,
Ihat YOU won't never wear one OF
them
Elviny shook her head, the tears ris-
ing again TO her eyes
Y ou think ii out and write me off a
note then" was his parting admonition
And Elviny left him and FASTENED after
her mother.
Elviny had known from the first that
when AmaZiah took that tone of firm
ness with her, she would in the end.
do what he demanded of her. So she
was not surprised at herself when that
night, Sorely against her conscience
she dispatched "a note to him. giving the
promise that he had required, namely.
that she would never wear one OF
them little white caps with ties this
particular feature of the Mennonite
garb evidently standing to him for n
symbol OF all the asceticism and mar
rowness of the New Mennonites' life
But AnaZiah's joy in his conquest
was short lived. When two evenings
later. being Sunday, he betook himself
clad in the fashionable" apparel his
soul loved, to the home of his sweet
heart. he found her so pale, so silent
so woe begone, that he was stricken
L
did not discuss, or even mention, the
painful subject OF the promise; but
AmaZiah felt convinced after a two
hours fruitless endeavor to make her
"act sociable and pleasant" that poor
Elviny would never be ~contented"
again with such a load of sin on her
conscience as that promise seemed
to be.
Il wisht l could see her lookin' con-
tented once again." he said to himself
one Saturday evening. as. with little
pleasure in his visit. he walled up the
lane to her home. Blamed If !
wouldn't most be wiliin' to do anything
to see her lookin' eontented again
He was destined to have this gener-
Gus wish of his put to the test sooner
than he had counted on. When, ten
minutes later. Elviny walked into her
paFlor to receive him he knew in a
fash such as seldom came to his mo-
notonous, slow moving mental life that
never had he seen her more beautiful
than she appeared to his eyes this
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A Lame Bat

One day 1 bought little white tame
rat which L named Tommy. Every time
I called. Here Tommy" it would crawl
up my feet and into my pockets and look
for cheese or apples because these were
its chief food One day l made little
screen house but it did not like this place
so II broke through the screen and made
a hole through the floor and would not
come out. But the next day | put a
piece OF cheese by the hole and 1 would
stay by the hole and when il came out
after the cheese l would catch the little
rascal Anton B.
4 Phalen Greek: Lincoln school. grade
nth; age l. years.
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The Street Boy

One cold morning. little Alfred boy OF
ten years. hurried down the street with a
large bundle OF papers under his arms
His poor mother and sister were home sick
In bed. He had risen early and wanted TO
sell his papers
He had almost completed his task. but
TWO papers remaining unsold. when a
gentlemen came walking M the street nd
inquired of the group of newsboys where
certain building was. Little Alfred an
swered him very politely. The man thank
ed him and bid him goodby. The
other boys scoffed and laughed at Alfred.
one OF them going SO far as to slap him.
but Alfred walked on as II nothing had
happened.
He had sold his last two papers and was
returning home when he stopped down
and picked ap a pocketbook which con-
tained four hundred dollars i'm gold and a
check and draft amounting to two
thousand dollars When he returned home
ne showed his treasure 10 mis- mother who
was very happy. Next morning as he
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Bruno in the SNOW storm

Once upon time there was a dog by
the name Of Bruno who was a very good
shepherd dog. One stormy day his mas
ter gave him signal that ne should 20
after the sheep He ran quickly to the
pasture to bring them home. When h.
got there he found them all cuddled under
a tree He drove them home and when
his master counted them he said. There
are two missing. He did not wait for
another word but ran 10 find them After
Bruno had gone he counted them again
ard they Mere there. The dog hunted for
them until midnight II was such dark
cold night that he could not find his way
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figures of Clay

1 was walking through the meadow one
day,
And l found some figures made of clay.
L took them home to my mother dear
And she threw them out in the garden
near.
She thought they were nothing.
But l thought not so;
Mr.. Paine thought them something
Dug up long ago.
They We're relics the Indians had fashion,
ed with care
And to ruin or destroy them did not
dare
l shall keep them always to remember the
day,
That l found those figures made of clay.
SIS Goodrich avenue: Irving school
grade seventh; age IL years.
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A Summer Days Adventure

IL was hot day. The breeze was hot
and oppressive. no birds flying about and
everything was quiet as possible IL
was on this day that Robert resolved to
play truant and go swimming. and he said
10 himself. No one viii ever know / am
here. for L viii go TO school tomorrow
and tell the teacher that l was sick
While enjoying his swim he saw some
thing IN front OF him. He looked again.
1t was a large snake
Out Of the water he few put on his
clothes and ran as fast as he could As
he raced up the road a policeman caught
ing truant
Next day Robert was in court for vio-
laiing the school laws. He was severely
punished. and II IL did not do anything
else IL certainly taught him good lesson
John J. Daley.
$50 East Fourth street: Cretfn high
school. grade first commercial: age Is
years.
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One summer 1 was visiting in the couu-
try the trees, was so tall and thick that
II you stood under them and look up. YOU
could not see the sky as | heard noise
and looked to see what it was and TO my
surprise. 1t was "A squirrel popping from
one tree to another he would run down
the tree pick up an acorn and up again
SO. quick l could hardly see him l could
look at him ali. day but had to go home
,- Nina Kann.
25S East University avenue. FrankIin
school. grade A third; age IL years
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Christmas Eve

Last year after supper we lighted our
Christmas tree. We had put cotton all
around il and my little sister was burn
ing some Of Il. She dropped a piece that
was lighted and all the cotton caught on
fire. We had some fish I'm water out in
the kitchen and frightened by the screams
my big sister took the bowl OF FISH and
threw il on the fire When my father
came in he took a quilt and put on It,
The room was filled with smoke and We
thought the house was surely going to
burn up. l think this is the last time We
are going to have a Christmas tree
Ellen Engstrom.
732 Cook street: Cleveland school. grade
b fourth: age l. years
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A Letter From Santa Claus

When | was about or years old got
letter from Santa Claus
In the letter il stated if | was not a
good girl / would not get many things for
Christmas. So l tried to be very good
/ thought | would get many things. So
instead of getting all I wanted l only got
a little. But in another letter il stated
4 was not good. But afterwards | found
out II was only my mother who had writ
ten the letter Emma NoVotny
996 East Rose street: Harrison school,
grade B sixth; age IL years
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hold to the things OF the world no
more. 1t wouldn't be aecordin' to
scriptures. deed'n It wouldn't" she
pleaded. with quivering lips. "Oh,
AInaZiahi"
They had turned from the pike into
the lane leading to Elviny's home, and
the girl suddenly stopped short. leaned
against the fence. bent her arm over
her eyes like a child and sobbed. ANA
ziah's kindly face twitched with SYM
pathy for her trouble as he awkward
ly stood before her.
4 guess you think I'm usin' YOU
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Out In the Country

one day my cousin came to NE and
said that should come out In the country
with him. He said that / was to STAY
with him all summer. 1 was very glad
TO go because had never been cut In the
country before. l made myself busy pre-
paring TO go. Soon my cousin and his
father came TO get me. II was quite far
out, but 1 did not mind that because 7
could have all the longer ride. We came
out there about one O'Clock
Al frst did not like getting up at four
used to it. Ny cousin and I went 10
drive the cows to pasture. After we did
that We got our breakfast. We then went
nsnins OF II there Was anything else to do
We had TO that. Sometimes we had TO feed
the chickens and pick eggs At last I
had to come home and did not like this
very much Ny cousin said that / could
come out again David Petersen
5'4 broadway; Franklin school; grade e
sixth; age L: years
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Johnnle's Fate

Johnnie was a very wasteful boy. He
would always eat the inside OF his bread
but never the crust. His mother was
partly to blame because she allowed him
to have his own way in most things.
His father tried to make him eat the
crlsts but the mother generally sided with
Johnnie. and the father usually came out
second best.
When Johnnie was about .. his father
died. and his mother followed a year
later. Johnnie had then to care for him
self. and after a month or so OF hard
work. he was more than willing to sub
nit to the cruel fate of eating the crusts
of his bread. James j. Fleming
g. Tiiton street: Cretin high school. grade
first commercial; age IL years.
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might any day. You might mebbe
some come under conviction yourself.
a body can't tell of them things. I
can't choose you instead of Christ. can
L? think you are, now. unreasonable" !"
You pass me your promise you
won't never put on their little white
caps with strings-that's all / got to
say. Anything you want me to prom
4se back again. I'll say yes to. IL you'll
pass me that promise. Elviny. I'll
marry you and be the best husband to
you that anybody kin
Elviny knew full well the force OF
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Poor Little Ruth

Il have been walking around all morn
ing and have not had a bit to eat" sa id
little Ruth to herself. What shall 1 do2
l can't stand it much longer at least II il
Is going to stay cold as this. / will
surely freeze to death, and | don't know
where TO stay tonight. Now 1 have been
going around on the street a whole month
with nobody to care for me-"
Just then Ruth heard a voice. What
are You SO sad about. little girl? Ruth
looked around and there stood a lady.
Ruth told her her sad story. and the lady
listened tenderly. So the lady took her
home with her and cared for her as a
mother, and Ruth became very happy.
Cora Gilbert
e76 Mississippi street; Franklin school.
grade A sixth; age Is years
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BY II. r. MARTIN

these words. for Amaziah always
meant just what he said and always
stuck to il. Moreover, he would be
fully able to carry out his promise
to be a good husband to her, for he
was the only son OF a father who
owned three large, rich farms. and was
therefore. in the language of the neigh
borhood. very well fixed
Il tell you, Amaziah." Elviny said
brokenly. How can a body make such
a promise like what that is? II 1 ever
came under conviction"
Then join the Methodists or the
Baptists- 1 pass il as my opinion that
there's good in all religions. You can
have religion without turnin' plain.
The Methodists stays fashionable after
they are convicted of their sins"
But il 1 was ever to come under
conviction, AmaZiah. / couldn't never
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gown. and little white cap with fiy-
ing ties At a first glance. Mrs. Din
heberger's face appeared to be COM
monplace enough. stolid, heavy. unin-
teresting; but a closer examination re-
vealed in her otherwise dull eyes look
that only deep experience OF life can
give TO any countenance: that look
which shows that through some chan
mel the soul has sounded its own Meth
er foundations and has laid hold upon a
reality which only those who lose
themselves in the larger life of the
divine can ever find
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FIRST PRIZE
The Robin

There was once a little girl named Mil
dred. She was very fond of birds. One
day her brother was coming home from
school He found a little robin and Its
leg was broken. He put it in his cap and
carried it home to his sister Mildred.
She got a little cage for il and fed it
on crumbs and worms. She kept it there
long time. One day she saw that its
leg was better and that ii could fly.
The next day she let it go and it flew
away. And she never expected to see it
again. But one evening she was sitting
a. the window when the robin flew up on
the window. and every evening after that
ii came and thanked her.
George Cokley.
Savage. Mimi; grade B fourth; age Is
years.
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A Little Girls Mistake

Little Grace. aged years. and In the
first grade, was told by her teacher one
day. that to pay the debts We have to
pay, while they are small. is good
thing. Little Grace. who did not know
what debts meant. thought that the
teacher meant deaths" and readily got
up and told the teacher that she did
not have any deaths to pay, because she
did not die yet"
Josephine Pampusch
Jackson school; grade B eighth: age 13
years.
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When / was years old Santa Claus
gave me rocking horse. and one day 1
got tired of the rockers. and 1 said: II
am going 20 have shoes On my horses
like other horses 1 took my horse to
the blacksmith shop. The blacksmith
looked at me and smiled. and said: "A
new customer. Please. mister will
you put shoes on my horse why. yes.
wait awhile And | waited and waited.
and the blacksmith kept on working and
working i have been waiting ever since.
Elmer Geske.
3S: Toronto avenue: Davis school: grade
A second; age years.
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George III and His Paoe

George III was one day sitting alone in
his library when he noticed that the fire
was getting low. Summoning his mage in
waiting. he desired him TO bring a Scut-
tie OF coal Instead Of doing this the
page summoned the footman whose Office
IL was TO perform such chores around the
palace
His majesty was very much diSpieased
at the youths want of thought. Tor the
footman was = Very old man Resolved
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A Man Without Brains

Mamma told me a story one day Of
man that didn't have any brains. He was
digging post holes out in the sun near a
house without a hat A lady came out
and gave him hat To put on. He didn't
put IL on at night. He brought il back
and thanked the lady. Didn't you put
IL on? Don't you know YOU viii melt
your brains Out2 No | won't lady for
/ haven't any. If 1 had | wouldn't be
digging post holes.
Emery EggleSton.
S42 Fremont street: Van Buren school
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Champion Fisher

One day, out in the country. my
cousin and l We're going fishing. We
met a man who said that he would
show US how to fish. We gave him
line and he threw il into the water
A pickerel got on the hook and pulled
him in the lake. My cousin said to
him II will teach you how to swim.
if you wish. instead of you teaching US
how TO fish, Albert Oman.
59s Bradley street: Lincoln school.
grade b sixth; age IL years.
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Two eroth.rs and On. H,t

There We're two little brothers and they
had but one hat. and were too poor to buy
another.
The hat they had was Of straw as old s
could be; they never could go out to-
gether.
When they wanted to go to town they
could not go. for they mad but the one hat
One OF the little brothers had a good
idea. and tore the hat just under the
band. and when the two little brothers
walked To town one wore the rim and the
ether the crown. Angus Lee.
23s East Ninth street: age II years.
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TO rebuke the boy for his lack OF thought
he asked the page TO show him where the
coal was kept. The page brought him to
the place and George took the shovel
hiled the scuttie. took il up 10 his library
ana put IL on the fire and then handed the
empty scuttle to the page saying II am
ashamed OF YOU. sir, for your disrespect
10 my aged footman. Never again while
YOU are In my service ask an old man to
do work that you can do much better
yourself" Edwin II Gouher
2ls West Third street; Cretin high school
grade hrst commercial; age IA years.
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At one Of the railway construction works
in Glasgow Roman Catholic clergyman,
who takes great interest in the members
OF his flock engaged at the cutting. saw
one of them entering saloon. He hailed
him. but Pat simply looked and walked
in. Waiting till he came out, the reverend
gentleman accoSted him thus: Pat
didn't YOU hear me calling2" Yes. your
ravrince. l did. but-but 1 had only the
price of one. Mary joyce
L.