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neadS, IatneadS and "headS." The only one man recognizes on himself is "head.' Congress is one jungle that Upton Sinclair will not break into. The President is also finding time tc back some digging on the site of Hercula- neum.
 Prison is the best hospital for curing money madness. The Stensland affair has been drama tized. It made hit with his dupes Senator Guggenheim of Colorado is remarkable example of millionaire who is popular in spite of his money. CONJECTURING.
 With women in Congress, I guess you would see
 A wonderful change in Washington, D. C.
 Somebody would start out to legislate And give a gold medal to each baby that smiles.
 There would be so much talk for the coun- try to hear That laws would be quickly forgotten I fear.
 The question of servants would take up the days, With hurried adjournments to see mati- nees. Gloomy men may become famous, but never popular. Give us old wine, but new clothes. What with her thugs and her million aires. Pittsburg's nights are full of trouble. People who live in glass houses should put up a screen when they dress. NOTHING MORE. As we draw near the close of day. With slow and weary pace, We often write four lines like these That merely fill up space.
 PAUL COOK.
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CALLEDAIEETING. What means shall we adopt, my friends, What think you best to do?" The hall was cold and those who came Did answer him, .'Kerehew!'
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There are pnheads, blockheads, flat. heads, fatheads and heads" The only one a man recognizes on himself is a "head.'
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The President is also finding time tc back some digging on the site of Hercula- neum.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-11-13
THE EAGLE.

The eagle is large bird. 1t is large
enough to pack off children The gold
en- eagle which is one of the rargest is
nearly four feet from the point of the
beak to the end Of the tail. He is
found in most parts Of Europe, and Is
also met with in America. High rocks
and ruined towers are the places which
he chooses for his abode. His nest is
made Of sticks and rushes. His tail
feathers arc valued by the American
Indians. The bald eagle is an Ameri-
can bird. He lives chiefly upon fish.
He watches the fishhawh as he dives
into the sea for his pray, and darting
down upon him as he rises, forces him
to give up his victim, then seizes it be-
fore 1t again reaches the water. The
eagle seems to enjoy ruling over the
rest of the birds of the air. Such is
the loftiness of his flight, that he often
scars in the sky beyond the reach Of
the naked eye One of the most notable
species is the harry eagle. This is
said to be bold and strong, and to at
tack beasts and even man himself. He
is fierce, uuarrelsome and sullen, ~
ing alone in the deepest forests. He
is found chiefly in South America.
Bertha Heger, Age 8.
Douds, Leando, la.
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1t was warm summer day. boy
whose name was Tom was wandering
through the woods with his dog Rover.
He was water spaniel The water
was warm and he thought he would
go swimming. He had a good swim
ming, then he got out and put on his
clothes, got a stick and would throw
it in the river and have his dog go
get it. When he got tired he cut
a fishing pole and went up the river.
where he threw his line in and caught
five large catfish. Then he looked at
his watch and it was lalf past three.
Then he started for lis cows. He had
six. He then drove them home and
then he went in the house and got mis-
buckets and MIXED three and left
them in the barn yard. When his
brother. came home he MIXED the
other three. While John was milking,
Tom put the horses in the barn and
then took the harness off them. He
feed Johns horses and his own and his
fathers horses. Then it was supper
time. After supper he got book
and reaG till nine, then he went to
bed. And then he got up at five in
the morning, then he fed his horses
and MIXED his three COWS before
breakfast. After breakfast he went
out and got. his mothers potatoes
and water. Then he put the harness
on his horses and drove up to the gate
and then went in and got his mothers
butter and took it to town and after
dinner he went out in the woods again
and so on till summer was over.
Yours truly,
Willord Forsyth.
Aged IL.
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Mystic, Iowa.
MY STATE.
aged ~.

Iowa is my state. 1t has been a part
successfully of the territories of Louis
lana, Michigan and wisconsin. In 1888
1t became separate territory with
boundaries much larger than it now
has The first white settlement was
made by Julian Dubuque in 1888, near
the city which now bears his name.
Iowa City was the first capital of the
state. In 1855 the legislature passed
the capital to Des Moines: and in 1857.
by the proclamation of the governor,
Des Moines was declared to be the
capital of the state
In the civil war Iowa furnished sew
enty-five thousand, five hundred and
nineteen men.
1owa's soil is for the most part rich.
black, sandy loan, varying in depth
from few inches to several feet. 1t is
we'll suited to drouth as we'll as to alb
serb rainfall.
wild roses abound where the land has
not been cultivated The wild rose is
the Iowa state flower.
Although a prairie state Iowa Is ex-
ceeded by only six states in the pro-
duction of bitumlnous coal. The coal
beds are In the southern third of the
state. The average thickness of the
veins is from four to five feet.
Accos ding to the census of 1900 the
population of Iowa numbers 2,231, S53.
Many ,ationalit.es are represented in
Iowa yet l. IS than IA per cent of the
people are Of a foreign birth; of these
the Germans are the most numerous;
the Irish and the Scandinavians rank
next in point of numbers.
Iowa It's 80 counties. I live in the
county of Monroe.
Edith Miller, age II,
R. F. l.. No. I,
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JUNIOR STORIES.
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THE POSTAL CARD.

The postal card is very small ar
ticle but there is lots that can be
written on it. 1t is lots Of fun to send
the comic postals to your friends,
they can enjoy them so much. The
postal cards home is every where and
gets to travel all over the country.
1t can see all sights. and hear what
lots Of people have to say and he sure
ly knows what his writer had to say
after all that he wrote on his back and
then made those beautiful marks all
over his face that carried him so many
miles away. Some people don't like
him after they adopt him, for after
they have seen him once they don't
want him anymore and are then so
cruel that they poke him into the
cruel fire and then the poor little fel.
low goes up the chimney into old
black smoke and that Is the way his
young life is generally ended.
Your loving Junior,
James Benson.
Abba, Ia, P. o. Box 926.
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The Courier Junior
Published by
THE COURIER PRINTING co,
oTTuMWA, IOWA.
MATILDA REvEREAux.
EDITOR.
TWO NEW CONTESTS.

Dear Juniors We are going to give
you two contests this week and hope
you will work very hard to win the
prizes. One contest will be flag con-
test and the other a Courier Junior
Guess Cake contest Now for the flag
contest you must write an essay on
the flags of the various nations, and
the Junior writing the best essay and
giving little history of the flags, and
naming the most flags. will receive as
reward one Of the following articles:
flag, knife, book, cuff buttons. locket
Or cross. The contest is open now and
next week we will announce the clos
Ing date.
You must write on one side of the
paper only, sign your name in full ana
give your age and correct address.
Your work must be neat and the essay
must not contain more than 300 words.
Now here are the rules for the Cour.
Ter Junior Guess Cake contest. This
contest will also commence at once
and will be open until Monday, Novem-
Der 26. In the cake will be some kind
Of an article such as doll, thimble,
dime, nut cross. spoon, etc. To win
this elegant cake you must name the
correct article baked in the cake and
also write on one of the following sub
!ects:
EARLY Breadmaking.
Mothers Pies"
'Grandpa's Turkey"
"My Birthday Cake"
Thanksgiving at Grandmother's
You see these subjects are especially
for Junior girls. We think they are all
1,,,t1 oy,ff 10 qaa0
positive about It, The Courier Junior
Guess Cake will be one Of the best that
can be made from the receipt pub
lished last week, and the Junior win
ming 1t can have it for Thanksgiving
day.
Every Junior writing during No
vember will receive souvenir card
for every letter or story and for each
new Junior secured. At the end Of
the month we will give another album
to the Junior having the most souvenir
cards
We have many nice receipts today
Every Junior sending in nice letter
or story together with receipt Of
some kind will receive a souvenir
card.
There has been little delay, in
sending out the souvenir postal cards,
rnt all the Juniors will receive their
cards by Monday
The story about "The Visit From the
rhovennes" will probably be enjoyed
only by the big Junior boys. We
thcught the Junior girls would be so
Interested in the Courier Junior Guess
Cake contest that they would not read
any story so we decided to give the
Junior boys a. genuine Indian story OF
course the Junior boys can compete
In the cake contest if they want to.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-11-13
IOWA, NY LATE.

Iowa the twenty-ninth state, was
admitted to the union December %,
1916. Its name is of Indian origin,
signifying "Drowsy Ones" Julien Du-
buque, Canadian Frenchman. obtain
ed, in 1888, large tract of land in
Guiding the present site Of Dubuque.
He there built fort and traded with
the Indians until 1910. The first per-
manent settlement was made at Bur
lington in 1888. by emigrants from IL
linois. The same year Dubuque was
founded. Iowa is a prairie state In
general it's surface is level, especially
in the northern counties, In the
So,Itharp co,,ptia. ~ ;e ,,,ore ,,,d,,1,+;,.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-11-13
Cup Cake.

One cup Of butter. two of sugar,
three Of -four and four eggs" Thus
ran the formula that fixed the proper.
tions Of zone, two, three and four
cake" in our grandmothers' minds.
When we add a cupful of milk and a
heaping teaspoonful of baking powder
we better the receipt. You may vary
1t by beating the batter alternately
with the -four, half a cupful Of raj.
sins, seeded and halved then dredged
with flour, or the same quantity OF
cleaned currants, also Toured.
Maggie Mccoy.
Age 13 years.
Ottumwa, la R. R. No. 4.
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Strawberry shortcake.

One cupful of sugar, one table spoon
full Of butter, one heaping oupful of
flour, quarter Of a cupful Of milk,
three eggs, the whites and yolks beat.
en- separately; one teaspoonful of bak.
ing powder. one quart Of strawberries.
Rub the sugar and butter together, add
yolks, milk. flour, whites and baking
powder. Bake in three jell-cake tins
and when cold place the berries be-
tween the layers sprinkling them with
vulgar. Heap whipped cream upon the
IKE.
Maggie Mccoy.
Age 13 years.
Ottumwa, Ia, R. R. No. 4.
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THE WOUNDED cURLEw.

By yonder sandy cove where, every
day,
The tide flows in and out,
A lonely bird in sober brown and gray
Limps patiently about;
And round the basins edge, DER stones
and sand,
And many fringing weed,
He steals, or on the rocky ledge doth
stand,
Crying, with none to heed.
But sometimes from the distance he
can hear
His comrades swift reply;
Sorhestimes the air rings with their
music clear,
Sounding from sea and sky.
AMI then, oh, his tender voice, so
sweet,
Is shaken with his pain,
For broken are his pinions strong and
fleet,
Never to soar again.
Wounded and lame and languishing
he lives,
Once glad and blithe and free,
And in prison limits frets and strives
His ancient self to be.
The little sandpipers about him play,
The shining waves they skim,
Or round his feet they seek their food
and stay
AS if to comfort him.
My pity cannot help him, though his
plant
Brings tears of usefulness;
Still must ne grieye and mourn, for
lorn and faint,
None may his wrongs redress.
Oh, bright-eyed boy! was there no bet
ter way
Than to make sorrow that must mar
the day
With such despairing pain?
Oh, listen to my words,
And hear with me the wounded cur
lew moan
Have mercy on the birds!
Celia Thayter.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-11-13
RECEIPTS.
Courier Junior Cookies.

Two cups brown sugar, one cup lard,
one cup butter, two cups New Orleans
molasses, two tablespoonful ginger,
mix all together and let 1t come to a
boil, when cool add four eggs and two
tablespoonful Of soda and -four enoguh
to roll. Bake in hot oven. hope all
the Juniors will try this receipt and
have as good luck as l do.
Blanche Alese Miller,
Age 10 years.
Abba, Ia.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-11-13
Nut Cake.

One cupful Of butter creamed with
two Of sugar; three cupfuls of -four
sifted twice with two teaspoonsful of
baking powder; one cupful Of cold
water; four eggs; half teaspoonful of
mace; two cupsful of white walnut
kernels, or of hickory nuts, or of
blanched almonds dredged In flour,
cut up small and add alternately with
the sifted -four and stiffened whites,
Cream butter and sugar, add the beat
en- yolks, the water, and spice, the
nuts, whites and -four A delicious
cake and a well tested receipt.
Maggie Mccoy.
Age 10 years
Ottumwa, Ia, R. r. No. 4.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-11-13
A HALLOWEEN.

One Halloween all the boys and girls
had a party. We made jack Ian
terms of pumpkins and torches Of cat
tails and oil. We put them all around
the yard and they looked very pref
ty. Then we played games out in the
yard. When the torches went out we
went into the house and popped corn,
made candy and then took strings and
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-11-13
THE BELL RINGERS.

When a child, my father took me to
see some feats performed by some
travelling cats. They were called the
Bell Ringers, and were respectively
named Jet Blaule. Tom, Mop and LIB.
Five bells were hung at regular in
tervals on a round hoop erected on a
sort of stage. A rope was attached to
each bell after the manner of church
bells. At a given signal from the master
the cats all jumped to their feet and at
a second signal each advanced to the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-11-13
One sunny Day.

Ann and Kate were out at play. It
was clear fall day. They were look
ing up to the sky when thew saw some
thing fly over the trees. 1t lit on an
old oak tree. They heard it singing
gayly. What do you suppose it was?
"Oh look at that" said Ann,
Have you ever heard anything so
sweet?'
ooh. yes said Kate. 81 have heard
it many times
They were very happy. The girls
sat down on stone. Mr.. Crane saw
them sitting there He bowed at
them and walked on quietly, and the
girls returned home very happy.
Yours very truly,
Edith Drake.
Eldon, la.
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ropes and standing on their hind feet,
stuck their front claws firmly into the
ropes which were in that part covered
with worsted or something Of the kind,
80 as to give the claws firmer hold.
There was moments pause Then
No. 1 pulled his or her rope and so
sounded the largest bell. No. 2 fol-
lowed, then No. and so on until a reg
ular peal was rung with almost as
much precision and spirit as though 1t
We're human hands instead of cats
claws.
George Lewis. age 10,
Dahloneea Iowa
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tied apples on them and fastened the
ends Of the strings to a nail in the
ceiling, then tried to catch them in
our mouths. After that we tried our
fortune with chestnuts. Then we blew
out the lights and our teacher told a
long ghost story We all had nice
time.
Your Junior friend,
Edna Meeker,
Dahlonega, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-11-13

Deaf Eu1IOf:-
! have written to the Courier Junior
before. For my pets have a dog and
cat. Winter Is coming on will be
glad when it SHOWS. l have little
sled that 1 am going to coast with this
winter. My teachers name is Miss
Amy Bowen. I like her very much I
went to Missouri on visit to see my
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Edna Meeker told me to write.
Eldon Iowa Nov Z. 1905.

Eldon, Iowa, Nov. Z, 1905.
Dear Editor: I thought I would
write and tell you that go to school
every day. enjoy it very much and
l also like the way the building is
made. My teachers name is Miss
Roberts. / help my mamma before
go to school. / have three pets. They
are kitten, dog and calf. When my
calf gets out have hard work to get
it in. 1t is little red calf and think
lots Of It, My kitten catches mice and
rats 1t is white and black am very
much interested in the Junior.
Yours ruly,
Reva Collins,
Eldon, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-11-13

Dear Editor -
have never written before, so
thought 1 would write. am girl 10
years old I have six brothers and two
sisters. / live in the country. I go to
the Liberty school. like my teacher
very well; her name is Miss Louise
Herman. l read in third reader.
study spelling, reading. language and
arithmetic. AS my letter Is getting
long I will close.
Yours respectfully,
Ethel Redmon,
r. F. D. No. 1,
Ottunlwa, Iowa.
Edna Meeker told me to write.
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sisters: live quarter Of mile from
Competine. / have not gone to school
for three weeks because I was sick. 1
go to Sunday school nearly every Sun
day to the Baptist church. Our pastors
name is M. c. Alexander. take sew
en- studies. My playmates are Iva
Sword and Fairy Davis. have a lit
tie niece. Her name is Gladys Cline.
She is over year old and she has
black eyes and light hair. We are go
ing to move to Farson. / will close,
wishing the Junior page success.
Your friend,
Hazel Adams,
Competine, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-11-13

Dear Editor
came over to see Edith from Rut-
ledge We had a pleasant walk. We
came to see Keb. Edith Carr asked me
to write letter to the Courier jun
Tor. / will close.
Yours truly.
Elizabeth Cavanaugh, age 10,
Rutledge, Iowa.
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Dear Courier Junior

Dear Courier Junior:-
AS 1 have never written letter 10
the Courier Junior before, thought I
would write.
I go to school every day, My teach
ers name is Anna Peterson. I study
reading, history, arithmetic, geography
grammar and spelling.
AS my letter is getting long, I will
close for this time, hoping to see my
letter in print.
Lille Galland,
r. F. D. No. 4,
Ottumwa, Iowa
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Dear Editor

I came from Rutledge to see Keb. !
have pleasant walk to the brick
school. l am in the fifth grade Edith
Carr asked me If would write a few
lines to the Courier Junior so 1 thought
I would. I will close for this time.
Yours truly,
Martha Spears, age 10,
Rutledge, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-11-13

Dear Editor
As have never written to the Cour-
Ter Junior before 1 will write now.
thought would write the story Of the
Declaration of independence, and am
sending it with my letter. I go to the
Lfndell school. I have two miles to
walk My teachers name is Miss Edith
Brown. and like her real well. am
in the sixth grade. I have two sisters
and two brothers. Their names are
Ida Mae and Linda; Davis John and
William Joseph. AS my letter is get
ting long. will close and write again
some time.
Yours truly,
Anna Lavinia Thorne, age II,
r. F. D. No. s,
Ottumwa, Iowa.
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JUNIOR LETTERS.

Dear EDITOR
My sister, Edith Miller, and 1 were
over to Grandma's Sunday We were
over there for dinner. Edith asked me
to write a letter l will close.
Beatrice Miller age g.
R. F. D. No. S,
ottumwa. Iowa.
Dear Editor
My little sister and I were at my
grandma's last Sunday and also at
Edith Carr's. She asked me to write
letter to the Courier Junior. 1 will
close. Yours truly,
Edith Miller, age I,
R. F. d. No. 5,
Ottumwa, Iowa.
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: The eagle is g, bird It is very large.
1t is the largest there is that flies.
Some eagles are brown. and some are
blue. Some eagles are found in South
America and few are found in some
parts of North America For food
they eat small animals, different kinds
of birds and they sometimes eat fish.
They make their nests in the tops Of
trees and among large rocks. The
eagle does not go in the water and get
his own fish, but robs other birds that
catch fish.
The eagle is larger than the fish
hawk, SO he can steal the fish. The
eagle sometimes flies so high, that a
person cannot see him with the naked
eye. The eagle is so strong that he has
been known to carry away children in.
his talons. The eagle lives to great
age. Some eagles have been known
to live in cage for one hundred years.
There are several kinds of eagles. The
golden eagle is one of the largest. 1t
is almost four feet from the point of
the beak to the end Of the tail. He is
found In most parts of Europe. The
eagles nest is made Of sticks and
rushes. The tail feathers are highly
valued by the American Indians.
The bald eagle lives mostly upon
fish, and is found in the neighborhood
of the sea, and along the shores, and
cliffs of our large lakes and rivers.
The harry eagle is bold and strong.
lives alone in the deepest forests. He
Is found mostly in South America.
Tela Harvard, Age 10.
Douds-Leando, Ia.
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Miss Viola Ross Dear Friend-l
was glad to see your letter in the Cour.
Ter Junior. Lam going to try for tho
souvenir postal card contest.
l go to school. My teachers name
is Miss Funk of Eddyville. She is
good teacher.
will close.
Yours truly,
Anna Carnes.
Eddyville, Ia
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The eagle is very large bird. He
is known to carry off children. He
flies very high in the air, so high that
he can't be seen. He builds his nest
of sticks, leaves and grass. The color
of an eagle is gray. They watch on
the river to catch the fish as they swim
in the water. The age of an eagle is
from 1902 to 1904 years. The eagle is
found in America.
Hollis Brown Age 10 years
Douds-Leando, Ia