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MuaaERDlTcH's TROUSERS.

Muggerditch was a little Turkish
boy: Turkey Is q country in the
southern part of Europe. Mugger-
ditch's father was poor. He could not
dress his little son In beautiful red and
yellow silks like Achmet. Achmet was
the pasha son. Muggerditch wore a
little quilted calico slip, The calico
slip was tied around his waist with a
piece of cloth. The calico slip was
red. The belt was blue. His shoes
turned up at the toe in q long point.
HIS black hair stuck out from under
call a "fez." One day Muggerditch
was running along on the sunny side
ing man. Good morning, Bodriily."
The "Bodrilly' was q good man who
lived at the mission house. He. had
come from America to teach Mugger-
ditch and other little Turkish children.
Turkish children like the Bodrilly.
Bndrilly means teacher.
Are you cold, Muggerditch?" asked
the Bodrilly,
Eyes. Il you please" said Mugger-
void you like something warmer to
nodded his head. His black Q
%sparkled.. THE lady will give you a
pair Of my trousers. She will show
your mother how to make a nice suit
Of clothes for you, out Of them"
"Thank Q a thousand times,
Bodrrilly," said Muggerditch. may
your light never 60 out"
Little Turkish boys are very polite,
when they try to be. The next Sum
day morning Muggerditch came to the
Bodrilly's church. The Bodrilly rose
and read his text. He looked on the
people. He saw Muggerditch. He
tried not to laugh. But he. did smile.
Muggerditch was dressed in the
Bodrrilly's trousers. He had gone to
the mission house and got them. But
he had not told his mother that the
lady wished to show her how to cut
and make the suit. His father said he
could fix them SO Muggerditch could
wear them. They were long, SO Mug+
gerditch's father cut the legs off al the
knee. He sewed the pieces that came
off in at the pocket holes for sleeves.
Then he put Muggerditch's feet
through the trousers, legs and his
arms through h sleeves he had made.
Next ne ran a string around the top
under the waistband and tied It
around his neck. The waistband look
ed like a big, stiff frill. After that he
tied a gay handkerchief around his
waist for a belt. Then Muggerditch
was ready to go to church. Mugger-
ditch was very warm and very happy.
He would not change suits with Ach-
met, the pasha's son.
But do you wonder that Bodrrtlly
smiled when he saw him.
Alvin Arie, aged Z.
Blakesburg, Iowa.
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81
make it into a beautiful flower bed,
Just see what a great work you can
do. The Courier Junior Flower Seeds
consist Of holly hooks, nasturtiums,
daisies, phlox, marigolds, and mignon-
cite. These seeds are sure to grow IL
Q give them a little "coddling." The
of a bed or against the back fence.
The m~ignonette makes a beautiful
border and the other seeds can be
planted In between the holly hooks
and rnignonette. N
The manner Of Judging for this prize
will be announced sometime in June.
this splendid contest? Let the editor
hear from you soon. Make your stor-
les short. We have recently consign-
ed to the waste basket, several long
stories, Cultivate brevity in your
writing, but above all else be original.
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FUDGE

I'm dot mammals apron on,
Tied aroun' my neck,
An my hair in a knot
An I'm red I 'spect.
For the kitchen stove Is hot,
Hot as it a be.
But there amt no little dirl
Half so glad as me,
Back an forth 7 trudge
DOM Just what mamma says,
We are maxim fudge.
We am got to hurry some,
For I'm got to go
To the front gate pretty oon
An climb up, you know,
AM watch there for my OF dad
Cenin' down the street;
"My!" he'll say, your cheeks are
red!
Yum, but you are freet!"
An I'll say, dot nussin' dad,
For your drip" And he
He'll say, There's my pocket, sis,
Reach in there an see"
An I'll drag him through the house
To the kitchen, too,
An he'll squinch his nose all up
Th way; an Ms say VI aF p Ssrs.
'FTaid you'll sizzle us!"
An he'll grin at mamma then
An Pretend to fuss.
Men he'll say, IT don't p'etend
AT I'm any Judge,
But it smells like some one here
Was a-buildin' fudge!"
Then I'll clap my hands an dance.
Glad as I can be,
An I'll run away an hide
An he'll hunt for me
TIN ons T7orryr ont oil oraY1nA t
Till ] heller, "Roo!"
An we've Rugged each other tight
Like we always do;
Then dad'll tickle me an say,
An give me q nudge,
my! but WE are gittin' big!
WE are maxim fudge!"
~, M. Lewis in Houston Post.
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A lion that had grown old and had
no more strength to forage for food,
saw that he must get it by cunning.
He went into his den and crept into a
corner, and made believe that he was
very sick. All the animals about came
In to take q look at him, and as they
came, he snapped them UP. Now,
when a good many beasts had been
caught In this way, the fox, who
guessed the trick, came along. He
took his stand q little way from the
den, and asked the Ion how he was,
The lion said he was very sick and
begged the fox to come into the den
and see him,
$50 I would said the fox. tbut ]
notice that all the footprints point into
the den,a and there are none that point
out"
Mabel Anderson, age 8.
Dudley, Ia, r, +. d. No. /,
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w

$ Iowa is one of the greatest and best
states in the union. With Its level
prairies and wooded hills. It is called
the Hawkeye state.
The Indians lived here before the
white mel came and from them 1t took
its name.
There are ninety-nine counties ard
many large and beautiful cities, The
largest cities are Des Moines. Sioux
City and Dubuque.
Hubert Terrill.
Eddyville, Iowa.
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THE LITTLE RED HEN.

Once upon a time lived a little red
hen In a little white house alone. On
the other side Of the hill lived Mrs.
Fox and her son. They had tried for
a long time to get the little red hen.
So one day when the little red hen
was out in the yard getting chips, and
when the little red hen had her back
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The Courier Junior
Published by
THE COURIER PRINTING Co,
oTTuMWA, IOWA.
MATILDA DENEREAUx.
EDITOR.
ROLL OF a.

ROLL OF HONOR.
Mary ELIzABETH wELLMAN.
AILRE SCOTT.
BERYL DANIELS.
JENNIE PREvO.
NAE CHAMP,
ZULU M. TAYLOR.
GEORGE ROLAND. I;
FLORENCE PATTERSON.
EMMA DAVIS.
JESSIE SCOTT.
RHoDA DAVIS.
AGNES ASKLoF.
ADDIE CHENEY
EDITH VAWTER. )
ARTHUR SWANSON.
AIDA GAME.
BERYL DANIELS,
CHLOA MULHOLLEN.
EMMA DAVIS.
DOLPHIE LAIN.
JULIA WARREN.
MABEL SPRAY.
ANNA gARNES.
ELSIE TERRILL.
MARY ENTLER.
BRUCE MELLIS.
MARY BELL.
ANSELM HEM.
NORMA DANIELS,
DALE ZENTZ.
BEATRICE LYNCH.
MYRTLE MILLS.
MAE THOMPSON.
ERIE WILSON.
BLANCHE MILLER.
HELEN DEACON.
LLOYD KEPHART.
ANNIE VINCENT.
EDNA LEWIS.
MYRTLE ANDERSON.
MAY SHAFFER.
LIZZIE HILLERY.
ELIZABETH REEFS.
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Marriages are
fore they are welded.
made by the parents.

fore they are welded. Marriages are
made by the parents,
We wear black when we are in
mourning, but the Chinese YEA white.
The Chinese begin their books at the
back instead of the front, and in dat
a letter they put the year first
then the month and then the day.
The Chinese have theaters, but they
have them In the day time, and in
stead OF having peanuts and lemonade
they serve w~aternelons and pumpkin
seeds, which they nibble on during the
act,
They seldom wash their body, and 1t
Is said that a Chinese receives but two
baths during the time they are on
earth. one at birth and one when pre-
pared for the coffin.
The Chinese baby has no cradle.
The little babe is straped to the back
of its mother or that Of a servant.
The Chinese are great gamblers.
Cockhghting and quailfighting are
common.
Well I will close, hoping to hear
from you soon. 7 remain,
Your loving daughter,
Elizabeth Rees.
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send her a "Courier Junior Flower
Garden" We wish more Of the
Juniors would send a sample Of their
school work. This letter describes an
imaginary trip to China.-Editor.l
Pekin, China, Feb. 90, 1906.
Dear Parents: I arrived here after
but as / INV not been here very long
I cannot tell you much; but will do the
best I can.
The town looks like ar immense
orchard cut up by wide, dirty streets,
through which all kinds of animals
vehicles and men are going and cons
ing.
The city is filed with trees. We find
a government building near these
trees, which looks like a large Ameri-
can barn. Everything is dirty, shabby
yellow water are everywhere and
when we walk through the streets Of
Pekin we have to pick our way.
At night we must carry lanterns, be-
cause there are no gas or electric
lights here. The stores are all one
story high and there are no glass
plates in the front as in American
stores. The fronts Of the stores are
all carved and painted and if they
AioN0 oAlS ci61h ALC u
up and down the side of the store, in
stead of across. The merchants wear
caps and long gowns, and they keep
their caps on in the store. They are
very good statesmen, but they have
40 certain price, and they always ask
about three times as much as they
think you will pay for a thing. We
sometimes see a banking establish
ment or two n here and there we see
yano ~ oarr,are oo,1,tSr~ or1 ohio oNlnr
money for the people. Cash in Pekin
is very heavy and we find that about
80 dollars is a good load Tor a mule to,
pull. Some stores sell but one kind of
goods. There are some strange things
sold here that we should think queer.
For instance drug stores have signs
out such as Ground Tigers to
Strengthen Faint Hearts," and A"Ex-
tracts OF Rat Flesh to Make the Flair
which sell nothing but collins, which
cost hundreds of dollars. The Chin
csc often buy their coffin a long time
before death. 1t is usual for a Chinese.
boy to make his mother or father a
present of a handsome coffin for a
New Years gift, and the parents put
the coffin in the best room and show
it to their neighbors with pride. There
r nan bird stores in Pekin, be-
CAUSE tHt SAllASSC aIO WHY 4OllQ VI
pets.
The Chinese markets are as good
as the American. ' They have all
kinds Of fruit and nuts. They have
many kinds of fish which they bring
tc the city. They are kept fresh in
tubs of water until they are sold. 1t
is only the poorer class of Chinese who
eat cats, dogs and rats. The Chinese
" eat fresh eggs, milk or butter
In place Of knives and forks the Chi
nese use two small round sticks, call
ed chop-sticks.
A poor Chinese daily food is bowls
Of rice with q few scraps Of vegetables
or fish added.
When the Americans meet they
shake hands with each other and il
they are goiHg in the same direction.
they both go( together, but when the
and march off single file.
We trim dur finger nails to keep
them short, but the Chinese let theirs
grow from ONE to six inches long. a
Chinese girl lis never courted and the
husband seldom sees his wife be-
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name is Mrs. Childs. / study reading,
writing, arithmetic, spelling. language
and geography. am In Mines arith-
metic. ] go to Highland Center school,
Very respectfully.
Warren Mccormick.
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Albright, living near Ash Grove
writes for the Junior. For pets we
have a Shepherd dog, n little cali
and a pet hen. My papa has six COWS
three head of horses, two mules and
ten hogs. My papa is a farmer and
republican.
Yours truly,
Hazel Anderson.
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Chillicothe. iowa.

Ehillicothe, Iowa.
Dear Editor: I am a little girl Z
years old. Ny sister Is going to write
a story about "Etheps Mistake, s /
will write a letter. I have a cat and
dog. l have two dolls. The cats
name is Niger Tom. The dogs name
ia Fanny. The big doll's name IL
Christine. The little dolrs name is
Florence Nightingale. I have two
brothers. Their names are Ralph and
Loren. / go to school every day when
there Is school unless I am sick. ! did
not miss a day this winter. am In
the third reader. I Will close, with
love to the Courier Juniors,
Lola Bowen.
Colony. O. T.
Dear Editor: I have never written
to the Courier Junior before. l am a
girl 10 years old, I have been going
to school this winter. ! am In the
sixth grade. My mamma takes the
Courier. We like it very fine. / have
been reading the children's page. ]
like 1t. I read about the little Gray
Kitten. / thought 1t was a fine story.
I used to live in Iowa, but now I live
in Oklahoma. I see Indians nearly
every day. I can make Indian bead
work. I have a little sister 2 years old.
We have for pets two cats, one dog
and two pigs. Well as my letter Is
getting long I will close. With best
wishes to the Courier, Junior.
Ruth Hudgens.
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Yours truly,
Ansel Earhart.

Ottumwa, Iowa.
Dear Editor: I thought I would
write a few lines to the Courier. My
papa takes the Courier and he, likes 1t
very much. I am 10 years old. / go
to the Cleveland school. My teach
er's name is Miss McClain. There are
seventeen scholars going to school.
Our school was out March 8. I have
three sisters and three brothers. Well
as my letter Isl getting long 1 will
close. Yours truly,
Ada May Thomas.
Eldon, Iowa.
Dear Editor: I read the Courier
Junior and like 1t very well. / go to
the Eldon high school, second ward.
Ansel Earhart is my best friend. We
go riding and have a very nice time.
We went about a mile down the river
this morning. On the way down we
saw some boys tapping some trees,
Then we went back and got Ansel's
grandpa's auger and tapped his trees.
We got about 8 gallons in six hours.
We are going to tap some more down
the river maybe. He has two horses,
n called Charlie, or for nickname
Plug, and Brownie. We are going
camping next ummer. I wish the
Courier success. / am 10 years old.
am in the eighth grade. My teacher
Yours truly.
Keith Koht.
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1Iedrick, Iowa.
Dear Editor:

Ed1tOr:
My school closed the sixth of March.
We had a program. Our teachers
name was Minnie Larmore. She was a
good teacher. I saw a letter in the
Courier Junior from my little cousin,
Carl Heninger. ! hope to see more LETT
ters from him and all the rest of the
dear little Juniors. AS my letter is get
ting long I will close for this time.
Yours truly,
Alley Davis, age g.,
r. R. No. q.
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JUNIOR LETTERS.

1.-THE following Interesting letter was
written by Elizabeth Rees, aged 10
years, of Mystic, sixth grade. 1t is
such a. nice letter that we are going to
send her a "Courier Junior Flower
Garden" We wish more Of the
Juniors would send a sample Of their
school work. This letter describes an
Imaginary trip to China.-Editor.l
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Hedrick, Iowa.
Dear Editor:

Dear Editor:
AS I have not written for some time,
| thought I would write you a letter.
My school closed Tuesday. We had q
nice program. My teachers name vas
Miss Minnie Larmore. She is a nice
teacher. She is so kind to the little
ones. My brother James has got us
q g%raphophone. We had it over %
school the last day. ! will close. Good
bye, editor and Juniors.
Yours truly,
Ross Davis, age ~.
r. F. d. No. 2.
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Yours truly.
Keith Koht.
Kilbourne low

Kilbourne, Iowa.
to the Courier Junior. / am a girl IL
years old. We have taken the Cou-
Tier for two years and like 1t real we'll.
/ go to school every day, I have five
studies, reading, arithmetic, gram
E..ar, geography and spelling. We
have SO scholars In school. We live
close to the river and go fishing In the
summer and go skating in the winter.
l have four sisters and two brothers.
/ like to read the boys and birls' LETT
ters. Salome Maxwell,
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Agency. Iowa.

Dear Editor:
l received my prize for writing to
your paper. I have read it and like it
just fine. / am very thankful for it.
For pets l have a cat and five little
kittens. will close wishing the Ju-
nior much success.
Your little friend,
Mae Thompson, aged 10.
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Agency, Iowa.

Dear Editor:
! am 9 little girl 8 years old. AS I
have written before l thought I would
write again. | have for pets a cat and
dog.a have two brothers. Their
names are John and William. l like
TO read the Courier Junior. l am glad
that you gave us a page. virgel is
visiting with me. She is IL years old.
She came Wednesday. The cat is
white and black. My papa takes the
Courier. ] go to Sunday school and
church. am in the second reader, l
hope that my letter is all right.
job and Virgil are writing too.
Well, my letter is getting long. I will
close. Your little friend,
Your little friend,
n. +. u. No. 2. Hazel Whipple.
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Hedrick, Iowa.

F1SurICK, IOWa-
Dear Editor: I enjoy reading the
Courier Junior. This is the second
time ! nave written to the Junior. For
pets ! have three cats and a calf. The
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Keosauqua,, Iowa.
Dear Editor:

AS | have never written to the
Junior ! will write a few lines today.
! am a little boy z years old. l have
two sisters and n brother. My sis
ters' names are Mary and Minnie, and
brothers name is Chester. / go
to school and my teachers name is
Miss Snyder, and I like her very much.
! have two grandmas and one grand
pa. One Of my grandmas lives up In
Wisconsin. l have a big white rooster
for a pet. As my letter is getting long
I will close. My papa takes the Cour-
Ter. John Smith.
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Ottumwa, Iowa
Dear Editor: As I have never writ
ton before ! thought I would write. I
am a little girl 10 years old. go to
the Fairview school. My teachers
name is Miss Seymour. / live on West
Main street. My teacher is good to
all. For pets INhave two birds, one
fish and three sisters and one brother
AS my letter is getting long I will
close. Yours truly,
Cecil Wright.
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pttumwa, Iowa.

Dear Editer:
] am a little girl 9 years old MY
school Ia cut and I am having q va
cation. Ny teachers name is Miss
IMona Arnastreng and ! like her very
we'll. NY school mates are Nary Glenn
and Reva Scott, | Ga to the Presby-
tertan Sunday seheel every Sunday.
Sunday school teachers name is
Miss Edna Black and ! like her very
much. have Ave sisters and ave
hrethers. AZ my letter Is getting long
I Will close.
Your little friend,
Ruby Alternately.
r. p. q. No. 8.
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CentarxilIe Iowa

C~enteryille, Iowa.
years old girl. I live az miles south
west OF Centerville, i have a little
brother and sister younger than my
self. We just have a quarter of q
mile to go to school. My cousin Vera.
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cats names are Tommy, Touser and
John. The dogs name is Shep n
the calf's nane is Captain links. I
was 10 years old last September. MY
school was out March @. / got treated
to oranges and q lead pencil. My
studies are writing, reading, music
History, grammar, spelling, physiology.
arithmetic and geography. l don't
on a fruit farm 2 miles west Of He'd
rick and about a quarter Of a mile
north. I was glad when school was
cut. have four brothers and five Sis
ters. I like to shoot popguns. and !
Rave several. I make my own out Of
elder and they shoot quite a distance.
! am gathering up wood for Arbor day.
I have a lot Of kinds.
Your friend,
Paul Lindley.
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Eldon, Iowa.
Dear Editor: This is my first let
ter to the Courier Junior. I am II
years old. I go to the Eldon high
school. I am 4 feet Sh inches tall.
Most of my friends are from IL to 10
years of age, and are not near so tall
as am. I live In the second ward,
/ have a pony and a black horse.
The pony is spotted and he is SO lit
tie, I call him Brownie. The black
cne we call Charlie, but the boys call
him Plug. MY best friend is Keith
Koht. I am at his house. We are
both writing. We were riding this
morning. When we got home we tap
ped cur trees and got 10 bottles of
sep. Pete Shive is one of my friends
and SO is Tub Scott.
Yours truly,
Ansel Earhart.
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Batavia. Iowa.
Dear Editor: / will write to the
Junior for the first time, I am IL
years old. / 80 to the Hickory Ridge
school. My teachers name is Harry
E. Mady. I am In the fourth grade
My seat mate is Ruth James. Our
school closed on Friday, March q. !
have doll. I call her Helen. j
have two sisters. Their names are
Gladys, 10 years old, and Dayshen, S
years old. AS my letter is getting
long, ! will close.
Your friend,
Ruby Wilson.
r. f.. d, No. 3,
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Hedrick, Iowa,

Hedrick, Iowa. /
write to the Courier Junior, which 1
like to read very much. I am a little
hoy 9 years old. / have two brothers
and three sisters. ! go to school. I
have q mile and a half to go. My
teachers name is Miss Maud O'Brien.
Papa has B little pigs. They are.
all red ones. I think they are pretty,
For pets I have a pony, two pigs and
a dog. My pony is roam with white
legs, and my two pigs r red. My
dog is black. My little sister Is going
to start to school when the roads get
better. She is 5 years old. We will
have to walk to school then because
our pony won't carry three. Well ]
will close. Yours truly,
Norton Judson Davis.
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Richland, Iowa.
Dear Editor: I think 1t is nice for
the Juniors to have a page. Ny grand
pa has taken the Courier for about
seven years. I live in town. / am 10
years old. i have no brothers or SIS
tiers. I think the boy who wrote the
essay on Girls" should have the prize,
although I cannot say that all the es-
say is true. For fear that l am TAX
will close. Yours truly,
Carrie Lemley.
Foster, Iowa.
Dear Editor: AS / have never writ
ten before, I thought / would write a
few lines. I have three sisters and
two brothers. Their names are Les
ter, Lewis, Anna, Edith and Verna. !
would let George Lewis have the prize
he won. for l do not think many Of the
Juniors would be angry or jealous If
he won it. / will close before my let
ter gets too long.
Yours truly,
Maggie Winnie Dale, aged IL.
Box z.
Ottumwa, Iowa.
Dear Editor: AS I have never writ
ten before I thought ! would do sc
now. / live four miles west of OF
tumwa on a farm. I have been going
to Center school. 1t closed Friday,
March 2. We had a spread the last
day, which we enjoyed very much.
The teachers name was Miss Helen
Barnes. / have two sisters. We also
have two kittens and two chickens fer
pets.
Yours truly,
Myra Coon, aged is.
R. F. II. No. 4.
Highland Center, Ia.
Dear Editor: / am a boy 9 years
old. go to school. NV teacher,e
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Hedrick, Iowa.

Hedrick, Iowa.
Dear Editer: thought / would
write to- the Junior as have never
written before, have been reading
the letters every week and have be-
girl - years old. | go to school and
my teachers name is M. Handkam-
! do not have to go far to school
and therefore 7 ana never tardy. I
have three sisters and n brother. !
will close AS my letter Is getting long.
Luella Stevens.
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APPLES.

Mabel Anderson. age 8.
Dudley, Ia, r. +. D. No. !.