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THE LAST MESSAGE.
Destruction Of the City by Flames Con-
tinues This Afternoon.

Destruction Of the City by Flames Con
tinues This Afternoon.
*sssss .ss..
= New York, April 1s.-The fol-
lowing message from San Fransis-
CO was received by the Western
Union. at $3.50, New York time:
1--WE are having succession OF
slight shocks.
= "a heavy southwest wind has
sprung upwlthin the last half hour.
and the section OF the city south
= Of Market street, bounded by that
= street, Third and Sansori1e and
= Ninth streets, is mass Of flames.
= Every building in the city was
= more or less. damaged by the
earthquake. 4
: "The Southern Pacific railway
has brought a ton OF dynamite into
= the vicinity Of the burning section
= on Market street, to be used, II
possible, In blowing up property to
' prevent the spread Of the fire."
- = -
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TERRIBLE CALAMITY.
CONTINUED from Page ~

department and has ordered that all
the dynamite available be used to blow
up buildings in order to stay the pro-
gress of the flames.
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Tobacco grows sometimes like
cabbage, but I never saw any cooked
have heard men say that cigars that
We're given them on election dt.y for
nothing were mostly cabbage leaves.
Tobacco stores are mostly kept by
wooden "Injuns,'' who stand at the
door and offer you bunch Of cigars ,
which is glued into the "Injun's" hand,
and is made Of wood also. tried to
smoke cigar once. and felt like
sea voyage. Tobacco was invented
by a man named Walter Raleigh When
the people first saw him smoking they
thought he was steamboat and were
frightened. My sister, Nancy, is a girl.
don't know whether she likes tobacco
or not. There is young man named
Leroy who comes to see her. He was
standing on the steps one night and
he had cigar in his mouth and said
he did not know as she would like It
and she said, Leroy, the perfume 10
agreeable" but when my big brother,
Tom, lighted his pipe, Nancy said, Get
out Of this house, you horrid creature:
the smell of tobacco makes me sick"
Snuff is "Injun" meal, made out Of to-
bacco. I took a little snuff once; then
I Sneezed
Ada Lewis.
RI sf & Dahlonega, lows.
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THANKSGIVING AT GRAND
MOTHERS"

One Thanksgiving day it was very
cold, the ground was covered wifi:
snow and the wind was whistling
among the trees. we were all going to
grandma's for Thanksgiving dinner.
We got there about an hour before din
ner and so we had plenty of time to
get warm and talk about the different
things we had to tell. For dinner we
had turkey, pumpkin pies, pudding,
cranberry sauce and many other nice
things for a Thanksgiving dinner.
After we had our dinner we had can
dy, nuts and apples to eat. When it
was time to go home we got some
horses and large bob sled and went
for a sleigh ride. We were wrapped
up real good, so we did not get cold
My grandma and grandpa went home
with us for supper. We went for an
other sleigh ride in the evening and
when we got home we all declared we
had had fine Thanksgiving day
Olive Reese,
r. F. D. No. 8,
Ottumwa, Iowa.
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Aged 10 years.
THE MOUNTAIN EAGLES.

The mountain eagles are found in
Europe and Great Britain. The eggs
are pure white. They are highly
colored, reds and puppies. The eagles
are dark brown and ashy gray. The
tails of the young ones are white when
young. The older ones are grey.
Eagles live to great age. They can
be domesticated and taught to help
their master hunt. They can be taught
to spread their feathers out like a
hood and ride between two men on
horse back. These kind are valued
about the same as two camels are
worth. The mountain eagle is about
four feet in length. Their nests are
made of rushes and sticks in lonely
places such as towers and rocks.
Louise Briggs,
419 Center Avenue,
Age IL years. Ottumwa, Iowa.
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THANKSGIVING AT eRANDMA's

Just one more week till Thanksgiv-
ing, sighed Lucy, as she was sitting
by the window looking at the snow
flying one afternoon. hope 1t will be
good sleighing, so we can go in the
sleigh. | have not had a sleigh ride
yet
The time soon passed and when the
day came, Lucy could hardly wait I'M
til they were ready to start, and at
last she saw her papa drive up with
the sleigh.
They had fine time on the way,
but much better one after they ar
rived. Grandma was ready to greet
them. Lucy jumped from the sleigh
and as she came near the door she
could smell the delicious turkey and
plum pudding.
She ran out and played in the snow
until her grandma came to the door
and called her to dinner.
And as she came in she smelled the
pudding and turkey. 1t made her feel
hungry, but after she got through
eating her dinner, she was not hun
cry.
When ttey were going home Lucy
said, II think that the best time I
ever had is when I go to grandma's on
Thanksgiving.
Ruth Davis,
Age IL. r. No. 8, Ottumwa, la.
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me from the master, she said quietly
You will have the man punished 2"
What is the use That won't stop
him from being cruel"
ut will put check to his cruelty"
II DON'T think it would do any good"
said the young man.
Cousin Harry" and the young girl
stood up very straight and tall, her
brown eyes flashing, and one hand
pointed at me; that animal has been
wronged, it looks to you to right it.
The coward who has manned it for life
should be punished. A child has a
voice to tell Its wrong-a poor, dumb
ter, bitter silence. And you are doing
the man himself an injustice. If he is
bad enough to illtreat his dog, he will
is checked and punished now for his
cruelty, he may reform. And ever if
his wicked heart is not changed, he
will be obliged to treat them with out
ward kindness through fear of punish
ment. | want you to report that man
Immediately. l will go with you If
you like"
very WELL" he said, and together
they went on to the house.
The boys came and bent over me.
as lay on the floor in the corner.
wasn't much used to boys, and didn't
know how they would treat me. 1t
seemed very strange to have them pat
me, and call me good dog" No one
had ever said that to me before to-
day.
One OF them said, What did Cousin
Harry say the dogs name was?"
'Joe," answered another boy.
1--WE might call him ugly Joe,'
then,' said lad with round fat face
and laughing eyes.
II don't think Laura would like
that said Jack, coming up behind
him. "You see," he went On, eff you
call him Ugly Joe,' she will say that
you are wounding the dogs feelings.
Beautiful joe would be more to her
liking"
A shout went up from the boys. l
don't wonder they laughed. Plain look
ing l naturally was; but l must have
been hideous in those bandages.
Beautiful then. let it be-" they
cried. LET us go and tell mother, and
ask her to give us something for our
beauty TO seat" and they all trooped
out of the stable.
Marshall Saunders from Beautiful
joe"
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JUNIOR STORIES.
THANKSGIVING AT GRAND
MOTHERS.

The week before thanksgiving was
very busy one at grandmother's.
presume you know why. 1t seemed
as though Thanksgiving would never
come, but it did, and brought snow
with it too.
Mamma, papa, Helen, Alice and I
were comfortably seated in the sled,
drawn by Bally and Thin, our
horses.
We arrived at our destination safe
ly. Grandmother was very pleased
to see us and grandpa was too.
When we were all seated at the ta-
BILE we heard rap at the door and
when grandfather went to the door,
who do you suppose was there?
1 am afraid you would never
guess right, so will tell you. 1t
was a little ragged girl, half frozen.
She said her mamma and papa were
dead, which proved to be true.
She stayed for dinner, which con.
sisted of pumpkin pie, cranberry sauce
great fat turkey and oh! it was
good, and many other things which
make a Thanksgiving dinner a sue
cess.
Violet (as that was our visitors
nancy was beautiful child, ten
years old, and had brown eyes and
hair.
We had decided to take her home
| with us and l was very happy.
Grandma gave me sled, which
shared with Violet, and gave Helen
and Alice doll.
We went home at five o'clock
tired but happy
| Violet lived with us until her death
at the age of fourteen.
Many years later we enjoyed talk
| ing Of our Thanksgiving at Grand
mother's.''
Edith Lucille Perry, age 10.
Bidwell, Iowa.
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MY BIRTHDAY CAKE.

When was 5 years old 1 had
birthday cake and invited my friends
to come and help eat it. 1t was nut
cake, and when we got through we
played games till it was time to go
home and then the children all went
home and told their mothers about the
birthday cake.
will make a guess for the Courier
Junior ,1 cake. l will say thimble will
be in it.
Yours truly,
Hazel Chapman, age ".
r. F. D. No. A,
Abba, Iowa
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-11-27

England and in the low lands of Scot
land eagles exist only as stragglers.
The Golden eagle is the largest. 1t is
about four feet from his beak to the
end of his tail. The sea eagle lives
near the sea and eat fish. The eagles
nest is made of sticks and rushes. The
Golden eagles are beautifully colored.
They are different shades of red and
purple. But the adult is rich dark
brown His neck has a golden tint,
and his tail is tinted with brown and
Aash grey. This is the second time
l have written to the Courier Junior.
Your friend,
Mignon Baker,
442 Mort Jefferson St.,
Age IL. Ottumwa, Ia.
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eRANDPA,s TURKEY.

Grandpa lived in the country; so did
I, but we went to visit him and grand
ma the day before Thanksgiving.
Gradpa had fattened turkey for tina
Thanksgiving dinner. We started ear.
ly in the morning.
chasing the turkey, but he could not
catch it, l jumped out of the buggy
to chase 1t, but instead of me chasing
1t, 1t chased me, but grandpa told me
to turn around and run after it, and
that would scare 1t. In a few NOM
ents it got tired, and ran into the hen
house for shelter, and we shut the door
and caught it, and chopped its head off.
and grandma cooked it, and we ate 1t.
Marie Spencer, age IL,
Abba, Iowa
Maggie Spencer asked me- to write.
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RUSkS

Set the yeast the night before. In
the morning, to one bowlful of the
light sponge add " cupful of white
sugar. the white of one egg beaten
light, and of l egg beaten light and
butter or lard the size of an egg;
mix all together in the sponge and
knead well in -four as for bread,
then knead until light and puffy; let
it rise, then make into rolls or small
biscuits, let rise again and wash over
the top with the yolk of an egg, a
little molasses and milk.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-11-27
GRANDPA's TURKEY.

One day grandma put an old turkey
gobbler in an old coop. He said ne
would keep it up to feed it plenty Of
corn and crumbs of bread. This old
gobbler was mean to fight. When he
was eating with the other turkeys he
would fight them. And when he got
enough he would let the other fowls
have what was left. The old turkey
did not known what was going to hap
pen. When Thanksgiving came grand
pa went to the coop and got the old
turkey. He took him to the old chop
ping block and chopped his head off.
All his children came to eat Thanks.
giving dinner. They enjoyed eating
their dinner.
Yours truly,
Reva Collins.
Aged 13 years. Eldon, la.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-11-27
THANKSGIVING.

Thanksgiving day was first held by
the Pilgrims who left their homes and
came to America that they might wor-
ship God and educate their children
as they pleased.
They landed at Plymouth, Mass,
1920. In the fall when they had gath.
cred their crops they held a day, to
thank God for their homes and bouati-
full crops
And now when Thanksgiving day
comes, do not only eat of the Injuries,
but give thanks to God, and not only
on that day, but every day.
Maggie Spencer,
Aged IA years. Abba, la.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-11-27
EXQUISITE CAKE.

One and one-half cups sugar and
one-half cup butter creamed two
thirds of cup of sweet milk, three
eggs, yolks and whites. beaten separ-
ately; one and one-half cups -four, two
teaspoonfuls baking powder, one tea
spoonful VANILLA tablespoonfuls choc-
olate, grated and dissolved in three
tablespoonfuls boiling milk or water.
Add to cake.
Frosting for Exquisite cake:-Two
cups of sugar, two thirds cup of sweet
milk, butter size Of walnut. and boil
fifteen minutes.
Edith Perry, age ~,
Bidwell Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-11-27
THANKSGIVING GAMES.

An interesting little contest is for
each child, or grown person to tell
tho story of some historical person or
place connected with the early life
of the New England colonies, the 9TH
ers to name the person or place cor
rectly. To the one giving the name
first is given tho privilege of adding
to the story. Take for example Roger
Williams, King Phillip, Miles Stand
ish, Masassoit, Governor Bradford,
John Winthrop, William Blackstone,
Richard Mather, John Cotton, Sir Will
uam .Phips.
All Thanksgiving games should lie
those in which the entire family from
grsndfather and grandmother down to
Baby Nell can join, for this is pre-
eminently the family feast 1t is al
ways interesting and sometimes anus
ing, after dinner is over to gather
around blazing fire and ask each
thankful for. This can be arranged TO
go straight around the ring, or ask
each alphabetically, or let them draw
numbers. A vote can be taken on the
best answer and toy turkey given as
a favor Another pleasant feature is
to, ask each one to give some senti-
ment or quotation suitable to the day
or to pay forfeit. Thanksgiving can
be used in many ways to strengthen
our patriotism. One housewife who is
trying her utmost to be a good, all.
around mother" as she expresses it,
arranged little program for four
o'clock Thanksgiving afternoon, allow
ing half hour for dinner to settle and
brains to clear little. She arranged
q platform of empty boxes covered
across the end of the room. The boys
of the family and the boy cousins were
dressed in Indian costumes made Of
yellow. canton flannels at little cost
and the girls were dressed as little
ruritans. The stage was set with
plain wooden chairs, spinning wheel
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-11-27
THE MORNING

Will there really be a morning?
Is there such thing as day?
Could see 1t from the mountains
If were as tall as they?
Has it feet like water lilies?
Has 1t feathers like a bird?
Is it brought from famous countries
Of which l have never heard?
Oh, some scholar! Oh, some sailor!
Oh, wise man from the skies!
Please tell little pilgrim
Where the place called morning lies
Emily Dickinson.
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BEAUTIFUL JOE.

My name is Beautiful Joe. and l am
brown dog of medium size. l am
not called Beautiful Joe because l am
a beauty. l know that l am not beau
tiful, and that am not Thoroughbred
am only cur.
am an old dog now, and am writ
ing, or rather getting friend to write,
the story of my life.
l love my dear mistress; can say
no more than that; love her better
than any one else in the world; and
think it will please her if write the
story of a dogs life
She loves dumb animals, and it al
ways grieves her to see them cruelty
treated. have heard her say that if
all the boys and girls in the world
were to rise up and say that there
should be no cruelty to animals, they
could put stop to It, Perhaps it will
help little If I tell story. I am
fond of boys and girls, and though
have seen many cruel men and wo-
men, l have seen few cruel children.
l think the more stories there are
written about dumb animals. the bet
ter it will be for us.
was born in stable on the out
skirts of small town. The first thing
l remember was lying close to my
mother and being very snug and
warm. The next thing 1 remember
was being always hungry.
1 am very unwilling to- say much
long in family where there is never
harsh word spoken, and where no
one thinks of illtreating anybody or
anything, that it seems almost wrong
to think or speak Of such matter as
hurting a poor dumb beast.
The man that owned my mother was
milk man. He kept one horse and
three cows, and he had shaky old
cart that he used to put his milk cans
in. don't think there can be a worse
man in the world than that milkman.
1t makes me shudder now to think of
him.
He used to beat and starve my moth.
er. ] have seen him use his heavy
whip to punish her. When got older
asked her why she did not run away
She said she did not wish to; but |
soon | found out that the reason that
she did not run away was because she
loved her master. Cruel and savage
as he was, she yet loved him, and
believe she would have laid down her
life for him.
One reason for our masters cruelty
was his idleness. After he went his
rounds in the morning with his milk
cans, he had nothing to do till late in
the afternoon but take care of his
stable and yard. If he kept them clean
it would have taken w all his time
but he never did anything to make
his home neat and pleasant.
My mother and l slept on heap OF
straw in the corner of the stable, and
when she heard his step In the morn
ing she always reused me, so that we
could run out as soon as he opened the
stable door. He always aimed kick
at us as we passed, but my mother
taught me how to dodge him.
After our master put the horse in
the cart, and took in the cans, he sci
out on his rounds. My mother always
went with him. used to ask her why
she followed such man, and she
would say that sometimes she got q
bone from the different houses they
stopped at. But that was not the
] whole reason. She liked the master
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-11-27
NY PLAYMATE.

My playmate's name is Harry Gahe-
gan. He is seven years old. We sit
together in school and play ball to-
gether. We always have good times
together.
My playmate and went out nutting
last Saturday and got lots of hickory
nuts. One day we had a quarrel, but
it did not last long. After we made up
We we're better friends than ever.
Harry has light hair, blue eyes, and
he is not very tall We are about the
same in strength.
Phillip Fritz.
Age years. West Burlington,
Iowa.
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THANKSGIVING AT GRAND.
MOTHERS.

Thanksgiving is almost here. One
Thanksgiving day grandmother had a
turkey for dinner, and we went out to
her house from school for dinner. And
we had to hurry back for school. Our
little cousins were there and we had a
nice time.
| will guess that nut is baked in
the cake:
Your friend,
Leila Shaffer,
Age 9. Douds-Leando, Ia.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-11-27
MY BIRTHDAY CAKE.

birthday cake which my sisters made
for me when I was six years old. 1t
was muade Of two colors, light and
dark, called marble cake. It was COW
cred with frosting and the design of
the year, 1901, and age, six, was put
on in red candles. It was very good
and it took me several days to eat 1t.
The editor says the boys can guess in
the cake contest, so l thought would
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-11-27
MOTHERS TIP TOP CAKE

One and Il cups sugar. Y cup of
butter, 1 cup sweet milk, whites Of 3
eggs beaten till stiff, 21s cups flour,
Q teaspoonfuls baking powder, flavor
to suit. Josephine Smith, age 10 yrs
Keswick, Iowa, R. R. No. 2.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-11-27
CANDY FUDGE

Take 2 cups of granulated sugar,
II cup of milk. butter the size of wal
unit, and Bakers chocolate to suit
the taste, boil until it hardens in
water beat and put in buttered
tins; cut in squares.
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The Courier Junior
Published by
THE COURIER PRINTING CO.,
oTTuMlWA, IOWA.
MATILDA REvEREAUx.
EDITOR.
ABOUT THE CONTEST.

Dear Juniors: We do not
feel that the Juniors who started
out to secure new Juniors in the
souvenir contest are working hard
enough tc get TIE prize at the end IF
the month, an album in which to keep
the souvenir cards. One of the Jun
icr girls sent in six names. but surely
that is not enough to entitle her to a
prize. Now we are going to give the
Juniors one more chance for this
beautiful prize. The contest will not
close until Deu. I, but the Junior re-
ceiv;ng the prize must have at least
twenty-five souvenir cards, and must
write nice letter and also story on
one of the following subjects:
How l Spent My Thanksgiving"
1.-THE first Snow Storm
How the Rabbits Live"
Snow Birds.
We do not feel that the Juniors
working in This contest have sent in
as good work a, they should. You
must nat think it ,s only necessary for
you to write a few lines. Your let
tiers must be Interesting and contain
little news Several of the Juniors
are getting e little bit careless about
their work; that is they are writing
as.;nst +,,e r,,,os of The Gorrier I'm,
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+la ranl,r nu,,, 49, go ~ 800 80
CIV, ~ onrraot aadrass os VOL, ~
your age. We want the Juniors to do
go, 80 LIS snsa .e'. go. III, III
sase ..o Meshs lie ON souay W. WI WI
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NV .'ial you an VIII pe uei'sn !.yu
VIII GU oiiisllias SUGGESTIONS. we
Wlil Iol alnouace the winner Oh lh Is,
oouileI junior uuess CAKE until
next week, put the contest wan ciose
as previously announced, MONDAY
NOV. ~ ana the lucky junior VIII re-
eelFe the cake by thanksgiving. we
nave round 1t an excellent plan TO a.l-
Eoshce cach contest Twice SO toaay
we WIN rehf1ht the fules Tor the
Ihankseiyine and flag contests
he Thanksgiving Contest.
We have chosen six different dates
for fhe thanksgiving contest. each to
le7n Fhanl[ssieing but dealing with
g Gifserent epoch When the papers
are sent IN we viii have a history OF
faanT ;'l3ie Ihanhsglv1ngs. me
eafas we choEen are:
phaFi5-Ss-iting IL 1871
..aa hkselying IN l5as
=, lal, lss .i.! n 49, ,asa,,
Ih2nfss.V!ng N Isds.
lii.,l59!Ving IN 1871
thanksgiving IN 1906"
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BRIDES CAKE

Three cups white sugar, cup but
ter, l cup sweet milk, cups -four,
" cup corn starch, whites of ~
eggs, 2 teaspoonfuls of baking powder,
1 teaspoonful of vanilla and lemon ex-
tract each; bake.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-11-27
SILVER CAKE.

2 Cups of sugar, i cup of butter, 1
cup Of sweet milk, cups of flour, 2
teaspoonfuls of baking powder, the
whites of eggs, beaten to stiff froth,
stir the butter and cream flavor with
lemon.
Mary Boggs,
Selma, Iowa.
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cocoANUT PIE

One-half pound sugar, "a
pound butter, 8 eggs, II pound grated
oocoanut, 1 teaspoonful of extract of
rose; bake with just one crust.
Myrtle Nadine Miller.
Abba, Iowa.